Report: Cowboys serious about drafting a quarterback at No. 4

[Doomsday101]

With the No. 4 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys won't likely be in this position for quite some time.
With several star players returning from injury and a solid group of talent for years to come, the Cowboys should at least be a playoff contending team in the foreseeable future. Of course things can take a turn for the worst, like the 2015 season after going 4-12 in 2014, but that's not the expectation for America's Team. And if recent history has anything to say, the Cowboys can do no worse than go 8-8 in each of the next couple of seasons.
But before the Cowboys reach the end of this decade, the team will have a tough decision to make at the end of this month. Who will the 'Boys select with the fourth overall pick in the draft?
While Cowboys owner/GM Jerry Jones swore off the quarterback position last month with this upcoming top-5 pick in the draft, the team continued their evaluations of the position which included visiting with the draft's top quarterback prospects. Did Jones attempt to put up a smokescreen back in March?
Per Bleacher Report's Jason Cole, the Cowboys are serious about taking a quarterback with the No. 4 overall pick in the draft.

http://dal.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-Cowboys-serious-about-drafting-a-quarterback-at-No-4--44769460

 

[iceberg]

If they are speculating if jones threw up a smoke screen isnt said SERIOUSNESS also speculation? Old how journalsm is selling speculation as fact anymore

 

[mugsybows]

i wouldnt be against it at all, but then i saw jason cole's name attached to the report and it makes me skeptical.

 

[Doomsday101]

If they are speculating if jones threw up a smoke screen isnt said SERIOUSNESS also speculation? Old how journalsm is selling speculation as fact anymore

I would think with Dallas bringing in the top 3 QB as well as some other QB that the odds of Dallas selecting a QB at 4 is very good. As for Jerry over the years I have learned what Jerry says from 1 day to the next can change. I think the opportunity of selecting 4th overall is something the Cowboys do not plan on getting anytime soon and know Romo time is limited.

 

[CCBoy]

Bleacher Report....next.

 

[iceberg]

I would think with Dallas bringing in the top 3 QB as well as some other QB that the odds of Dallas selecting a QB at 4 is very good. As for Jerry over the years I have learned what Jerry says from 1 day to the next can change. I think the opportunity of selecting 4th overall is something the Cowboys do not plan on getting anytime soon and know Romo time is limited.

well great - but if you're going the SMOKESCREEN route to throw people off as to what jones is doing, then why not bring in the top 3 qb's and make people wonder?

means nothing in the end and this SERIOUS ABOUT DRAFTING A QB is again, speculation on what the cowboys are doing and why - not a fact of their being serious about much of anything. not saying it's a smoke screen or not and agreed jerry talks to talk. how this equates to them being serious about a qb is a journalism bored and making crap up.

just tired of the making crap up called journalism these days.

 

[Doomsday101]

Bleacher Report....next.

I put a grain of salt with all news reports but what I pay attention to is the QB the Cowboys have worked out.

 

[Doomsday101]

well great - but if you're going the SMOKESCREEN route to throw people off as to what jones is doing, then why not bring in the top 3 qb's and make people wonder?

means nothing in the end and this SERIOUS ABOUT DRAFTING A QB is again, speculation on what the cowboys are doing and why - not a fact of their being serious about much of anything.

Until it is done everything is speculation but it is also an area of need at a position in the draft you hope not to be in for a long while. Like any other position in football the best prospect are at the top of the draft including QB. Some here continue saying well you get one in the 3rd rd? hell get a DE in the 3rd rd but if you are going to take QB get the best prospect out there it is too important of a position to screw around with. I really do not think Dallas would bring Wentz back have private work out with Lynch if Dallas was playing games about the position. Then again that is speculation on my part but then isn't everyone view on draft picks nothing but speculation?

 

[Bowdown27]

Hard to know what the hell were doing. We'll see in two weeks time definitely. This board will blow up either way

 

[Deep_South]

Jerry has already said he plans on Romo starting for several years, so I just don't think he'll take a QB at #4. To me it seems far more likely he'll opt for a power running game like we had with Murray and draft Elliot. Maybe he'll take a QB with a later pick, but I can't help but wonder if Kellen Moore throwing for over 400 yards has him thinking he may already have his #2 QB.

 

[Doomsday101]

Hard to know what the hell were doing. We'll see in two weeks time definitely. This board will blow up either way

This board blows up all the time so nothing new there. As for me you bet I want Dallas taking a QB, however I know there are some other prospect out there in other positions and if that ends up being the directions the Cowboys take then all I can do as a fan is hope that player develops into a pro bowl type player. I may still think it was a mistake on the Cowboys part but too old to pout and throw temper tantrums

 

[Sydla]

Jerry has already said he plans on Romo starting for several years, so I just don't think he'll take a QB at #4. To me it seems far more likely he'll opt for a power running game like we had with Murray and draft Elliot. Maybe he'll take a QB with a later pick, but I can't help but wonder if Kellen Moore throwing for over 400 yards has him thinking he may already have his #2 QB.

So because Jerry said that Romo will start for several years, that leads one to conclude that we are not taking a QB at 4. But apparently we will take a RB at 4 even though Jerry also clearly said they will not put a lot of money into the RB position. Taking Elliott at 4 would mean we'd have to give him $24MM in guaranteed money.

 

[iceberg]

Until it is done everything is speculation but it is also an area of need at a position in the draft you hope not to be in for a long while. Like any other position in football the best prospect are at the top of the draft including QB. Some here continue saying well you get one in the 3rd rd? hell get a DE in the 3rd rd but if you are going to take QB get the best prospect out there it is too important of a position to screw around with. I really do not think Dallas would bring Wentz back have private work out with Lynch if Dallas was playing games about the position. Then again that is speculation on my part but then isn't everyone view on draft picks nothing but speculation?

we agree. speculation regardless.

so how this writer can say the cowboys are SERIOUS about drafting a qb - well that's just pandering and weak writing.

 

[Idgit]

Why do reporters in these articles always claim to know which QB is sitting on top of a board, when they obviously do not? Does anybody out there fall for that stuff?

 

[Doomsday101]

we agree. speculation regardless.

so how this writer can say the cowboys are SERIOUS about drafting a qb - well that's just pandering and weak writing.

Maybe so but I do think QB is a serious consideration for the Cowboys and they seem to have spent a lot of time with QB's who are in this draft. Is it a smoke screen? from what most know QB is an area the Cowboys need. We also know the facts that Romo at 36 with back issues is not a sure thing he will be able to play for 4 or 5 years, personally I don't think jerry is that stupid to really believe that.

 

[CCBoy]

This board blows up all the time so nothing new there. As for me you bet I want Dallas taking a QB, however I know there are some other prospect out there in other positions and if that ends up being the directions the Cowboys take then all I can do as a fan is hope that player develops into a pro bowl type player. I may still think it was a mistake on the Cowboys part but too old to pout and throw temper tantrums

You aren't the only fan who takes his walk with Sportsmanship up front...you are appreciated, my friend. Hopefully, the Cowboys get a strong candidate to learn while on the pine.

Myself, I'm tired of a lame approach of Tony Romo on his death bed. He has plenty of game and plenty of ability still to put on the carpet. To me, that trumps all partial truths and crying in some of these fan's beer. First truth, the Cowboys don't owe me a thing as a fan. Fact, they still provide me with a wealth of enjoyment, whether or not I raise a pinkie finger when I drink my beer.

It's good to see a true blue fan as yourself...QB or not.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

a "turn for the worst" ?

 

[Doomsday101]

Why do reporters in these articles always claim to know which QB is sitting on top of a board, when they obviously do not? Does anybody out there fall for that stuff?

I think most writers do know the top 3 prospects are Wentz, Goff and Lynch in no particular order but all grade out higher coming out of the combines than any of the other QB's. How different scouts around the league rank them is likely different for many teams

 

[iceberg]

Maybe so but I do think QB is a serious consideration for the Cowboys and they seem to have spent a lot of time with QB's who are in this draft. Is it a smoke screen? from what most know QB is an area the Cowboys need. We also know the facts that Romo at 36 with back issues is not a sure thing he will be able to play for 4 or 5 years, personally I don't think jerry is that stupid to really believe that.

yea - i know i'm being "anal" to a degree. but this "slide" in journalism where they make up stuff based on their own "feelings" about the matter. that's simply not news and in no way can it be claimed as accurate. if jones came out and said it - great. if you can get a quote from ANYONE on the cowboys staff to say it's being strongly considered - great.

point proven and news has been reported.

but do we have ANY of that? we have pieces but given people put pieces together in their own manner, we can't say we KNOW where they are going. i'm old school here and think that journalism should report facts. otherwise you're a blog and of no more use to put in here than our own opinions and speculation. saying someone else THINKS what you think doesn't make it news or accurate, just an agreement.

 

[Doomsday101]

You aren't the only fan who takes his walk with Sportsmanship up front...you are appreciated, my friend. Hopefully, the Cowboys get a strong candidate to learn while on the pine.

Myself, I'm tired of a lame approach of Tony Romo on his death bed. He has plenty of game and plenty of ability still to put on the carpet. To me, that trumps all partial truths and crying in some of these fan's beer. First truth, the Cowboys don't owe me a thing as a fan. Fact, they still provide me with a wealth of enjoyment, whether or not I raise a pinkie finger when I drink my beer.

It's good to see a true blue fan as yourself...QB or not.

I feel Romo has some time left, how much? really hard to say. He is 36 and even starting this past season he does not practice on Wed because of the concerns of the back, that too me is not a sign of a guy who will be playing 4 or 5 years from now. My hope is Tony has 2 great years left in him and we can get a young QB ready to step in when the time comes but I just would hate to see the Cowboys put themselves in a position of scrambling for what is the hardest position in football to replace.