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Jerry Jones: I’ve tried to get cute at the quarterback spot
Posted by Michael David Smith on November 21, 2015, 11:09 AM EST

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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones loves what Cowboys General Manager Jerry Jones has done when it comes to signing Tony Romo as the franchise quarterback. But owner Jones gives G.M. Jones poor marks for his handling of the backup quarterback position.

Jones said on 105.3 The Fan that he has made some mistakes at the quarterback position. Those mistakes include spending a second-round draft pick (which Jones misremembered as a third-round draft pick) on Quincy Carter in 2001, and signing Brandon Weeden to be Romo’s backup for the last two years.

“I’ve tried to get cute — and I don’t mind saying tried to be cute — at the quarterback spot. I tried to get us what I thought was the equivalent of a Romo with Quincy Carter in the third round,” Jones said. “We tried to get one that was drafted high, obviously in somebody’s eyes had high potential, in this case Mike Holmgren thought Weeden was certainly a first-round pick and he had a lot of credentials coming out of Oklahoma State.”

Jones says that in hindsight, he wishes he had traded for Matt Cassel at the beginning of the offseason this year, rather than waiting to do it after Romo got hurt in Week Two. Jones believes that if the Cowboys had Cassel instead of Weeden as their backup going into this season, they wouldn’t have lost seven straight games without Romo.

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[MichaelWinicki]

3... 2... 1

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Jones is what he is.

 

[gimmesix]

I actually don't blame Jones for bringing in Weeden once Orton decided to be a crybaby. It didn't hurt to take a look at a former first-round pick. I blame the coaching staff for not seeing during his first year here that he wasn't the answer at the backup spot. They should have dumped him in the offseason.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Jones is what he is.

He is that...

But the truth is a lot of teams try to "get cute" at the QB spot... just because there's a lack of top-10 QB's out there. I look at what the Bills have done at QB... And the Jets... And Philly... And Washington... And Cleveland...

It's just brutally hard to find "that guy".

 

[Nova]

I actually don't blame Jones for bringing in Weeden once Orton decided to be a crybaby. It didn't hurt to take a look at a former first-round pick. I blame the coaching staff for not seeing during his first year here that he wasn't the answer at the backup spot. They should have dumped him in the offseason.

Agreed. There was good reason to believe Weeden would be a decent investment. First round pick that hadn't yet seen a consistent offensive system.

 

[Miller]

Also could have drafted Carr over taking DeMarcus Lawrence and had a QB in place that could be like a Young maybe. But to them it makes no sense with a 30 something stud starter with injury issues.

As far as Weeden. If that is how he felt, why spit out stuff about his live arm and great ability being in the system for 2 years?

 

[percyhoward]

Jones added that he thinks it’s unrealistic that the Cowboys will ever have a backup quarterback who’s so good that they could lose Romo without missing a beat.

Huge grey area between "not missing a beat" vs. ranking 29th in team passer rating, 29th in TD per drive, and going 0-7.

 

[kevm3]

Well he 'tried' getting a QB a few drafts back in johnny manziel, but most thought that was an idiotic decision. You're only going to find talent so great at backup QB because then they'd be starters.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

He is that...

But the truth is a lot of teams try to "get cute" at the QB spot... just because there's a lack of top-10 QB's out there. I look at what the Bills have done at QB... And the Jets... And Philly... And Washington... And Cleveland...

It's just brutally hard to find "that guy".

It most certainly is. But that list of names between Troy and Tony is sickening. Then to want to pull the trigger on Johnny Football just shows he has no clue. We see what life is like now with out Tony, I have a feeling it's going to be a very long QB drought in Cowboy land when he retires.

 

[Carson]

He is that...

But the truth is a lot of teams try to "get cute" at the QB spot... just because there's a lack of top-10 QB's out there. I look at what the Bills have done at QB... And the Jets... And Philly... And Washington... And Cleveland...

It's just brutally hard to find "that guy".

Very true. It's tough to find that franchise guy. You see teams spend high picks on QB's and they never seem to turn the corner. The Tannehills, Daltons etc.

But with that being said, with Jerry, we've drafted the following ...

2009 - Stephen McGee
2001 - Quincy Carter

The undrafted Tony Romo's are few and far between.

 

[Nova]

Jerry seemingly is going reverse Al Davis. As he gets older, he is gaining more perspective on his own faults and is getting less stubborn.

 

[DFWJC]

This confirms it, imo.
We will not pass on a QB this year if he as at the top of our board, regardless of round.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Also could have drafted Carr over taking DeMarcus Lawrence and had a QB in place that could be like a Young maybe. But to them it makes no sense with a 30 something stud starter with injury issues.

As far as Weeden. If that is how he felt, why spit out stuff about his live arm and great ability being in the system for 2 years?

All depends on the time of day he's being asked the questions. Before or after his first sip.

 

[Fritsch_the_cat]

Well he 'tried' getting a QB a few drafts back in johnny manziel, but most thought that was an idiotic decision.

That's because it would have been.

 

[PAINFROMUKRAINE]

I actually don't blame Jones for bringing in Weeden once Orton decided to be a crybaby. It didn't hurt to take a look at a former first-round pick. I blame the coaching staff for not seeing during his first year here that he wasn't the answer at the backup spot. They should have dumped him in the offseason.

I totally agree. Jason, Scott, and Wade should have realized that Weeden was not the answer. Weeden was under their supervision for 1 Full Regular Season (2014),1 Full Off Season (2015), and 9 Games (2015). They cannot evaluate the QB position and Jerry is an Enabler by taking the blame. The myth of Garrett's talent evaluation greatness has been debunked. Hopefully, Jerry does not start taking the blame for Game Planning and Half-Time Game Adjustments. Jerry is only guilty of hiring a "green or inexperienced" HC for one of the top professional organizations of all organized sports and not having the backbone to fire Garrett.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

It most certainly is. But that list of names between Troy and Tony is sickening. Then to want to pull the trigger on Johnny Football just shows he has no clue. We see what life is like now with out Tony, I have a feeling it's going to be a very long QB drought in Cowboy land when he retires.

I agree that it's sickening... I just think it's darned difficult.

Look at who the Bills have had at starter since Jim Kelly...

You've got 2 1st rounders, 1 2nd rounder, 1 3rd rounder plus guys they traded for or signed as free agents.

2015Tyrod Taylor (5)/ EJ Manuel (2) / Matt Cassel (1)
2014Kyle Orton (12) / EJ Manuel (4)
2013EJ Manuel (10) / Thad Lewis (5) / Jeff Tuel (1)
2012Ryan Fitzpatrick (16)
2011Ryan Fitzpatrick (16)
2010Ryan Fitzpatrick (13) / Trent Edwards (2) / Brian Brohm (1)
2009Ryan Fitzpatrick (8) / Trent Edwards (7) / Brian Brohm (1)
2008Trent Edwards (14) / J.P. Losman (2)
2007Trent Edwards (9) / J.P. Losman (7)
2006J.P. Losman (16)
2005J.P. Losman (8) / Kelly Holcomb (8)
2004Drew Bledsoe (16)
2003Drew Bledsoe (16)
2002Drew Bledsoe (16)
2001Alex Van Pelt (8) / Rob Johnson (8)
2000Rob Johnson (11) / Doug Flutie (5)
1999Doug Flutie (15) / Rob Johnson (1)
1998Doug Flutie (10) / Rob Johnson (6)
1997
Todd Collins (13) / Alex Van Pelt (3)

 

[Super_Kazuya]

I think Jerry is just rationalizing here. They could have easily gone 2-5 or 3-4 with pretty much the exact same QB efforts and he would probably be singing a different tune. I think the backups did reasonable jobs and were let down by underperforming "All-Pros" and coaches/staff.

 

[TwoDeep3]

Here Jerry, allow me to correct your statement, ole buddy.

"I went brain dead on the running back issue in the off season, screwing up the chemistry of the team. Once Romo went down I got cute, but by then my lack of football knowledge married with my hubris destroyed what this team had last year that was special.

I'd say my bad, but I never take responsibility for anything I screw up with this team going back to allowing Jimmy Johnson, the creator of what would have been a dynasty, to walk over my ego having to be part of the discussion with who built this team. Simply put I decided not to play with Jimmy any longer and took my toys and went home. Or sent him home.

So I'll just say, between us girls, this isn't very serendipitous at all. But keep buyin' them tickets and merchandise cause there's this small island in the gulf I want to purchase from a guy named Fidel. I think it's called Cuba. I may rename it Jones Cay."

 

[ISUFan22]

Agreed. There was good reason to believe Weeden would be a decent investment. First round pick that hadn't yet seen a consistent offensive system.

LOL. There was? Based on what?