Twitter: Stephen Jones admits they would have reached for a cornerback had Horn or Surtain been there

[CouchCoach]

It’s not weird at all...

CB is a premium position and linebacker isn’t.

Totally depends on the draft and players within it. This particular draft wasn't a deep draft on defense and we don't know where Parsons' stock would have been had he played. The Cowboys might not have even have had a shot at him because I can tell you he was a force in his last college year played.

 

[CowboyRoy]

When you take a lesser rated player on your board you are reaching for that player.

Nonsense. A reach is taking a guy rated much lower. Slightly lower isn’t a reach.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Uh ah ah ah ah.

I think Horne will be incredible.

 

[CouchCoach]

I always wondered if they made the right decision making you a moderator and today I realize that they did.

Please tell them because they're still not sure,

 

[CowboysByChoice]

When you take a lesser rated player on your board you are reaching for that player.

That depends on how much higher player A is rated over B and C.

If they are closely rated and B and C are much higher in the need area it's not a reach.

What's odd about that tweet is Stephen saying they would have taken a guy they had rated lower, as we hear yearly how every player they've taken over the years was always rated a lot higher than where they took him.

 

[CowboyRoy]

This is what I love about our dysfunctional ownership. They just can’t help but promote themselves divulging info most front offices never would.

But this shouldn’t surprise anyone as it’s what most of us thought going in. But amazing they feel the need to disclose. Just pitiful but laughable . Lol

I don’t see the harm. I appreciate the candor.

 

[CouchCoach]

I think Horne will be incredible.

He and Surtain might be great and Parsons might be as well.

I still go back to what was the #1 problem with this defense? The run game. Show me the CB that solves that.

This is a guy playing the most exalted position at Penn State and he sets the freshman record for tackles and then leads the team the next season not being a starter in most games.

The Cowboys had needs at CB, DT, LB and S but the overriding need was to stop the run and no CB is going to fix that.

 

[Diehardblues]

So, he counters his old man's comments after the draft with this? Booger was emphatic that it was Parsons, Parsons was always the guy and invited the questioner to come look at the board as proof.

This is typical BS from Porky, The Lucky Sperm, that if Parsons isn't the guy and one of those CB's shows up, they can play the same card Booger tried to play about Aaron Donald. "We would have taken Aaron Donald".

You have your pick rated as the best D player in the draft, for a team that was awful on defense, but you would have reached for CB's that went ahead of him? I don't think this clown could even afford to buy a ticket if he wasn't getting in with his old man.

You "Stephen's the savior" people better hope he goes toes up before his old man, he's a train wreck looking for a tunnel.

Despite the ridiculously dysfunctional spewing from our Idiot and Son it supports what many of our beat writers and fans were stating that the CB’s were our target initially.

 

[dmq]

This shows their draft process is flawed.

 

[Diehardblues]

I don’t see the harm. I appreciate the candor.

It’s not about the harm . Except to undercut the selection in Parsons. You’re missing what they’re attempting to do here.

 

[Diehardblues]

He and Surtain might be great and Parsons might be as well.

I still go back to what was the #1 problem with this defense? The run game. Show me the CB that solves that.

This is a guy playing the most exalted position at Penn State and he sets the freshman record for tackles and then leads the team the next season not being a starter in most games.

The Cowboys had needs at CB, DT, LB and S but the overriding need was to stop the run and no CB is going to fix that.

Of course but all of that didn’t matter to our Idiot and Son.

Remember he’s a follow the ball GM.

But most gratifying in this ridiculous admission is it proves many of us were right. We had some pretty in depth discussions on this as some fans believed Parsons was their initial intention.

 

[Risen Star]

This shows their draft process is flawed.

Right.

We would have drafted T.J. Watt but nobody selected Taco Charlton yet.

 

[Trajan]

Stephan - "Yea, we reached for our #1 pick, only took the loser since all the guys we wanted were off the board already.....but Parsons was our highest pick."

I'm going back to drinking, a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue a day seems to work for the Jones family, maybe I'll follow suit.

 

[Rockport]

Horn and Surtain were gone and they picked Parsons so this is all nitpicking. Time to move on.

 

[CowboyRoy]

He and Surtain might be great and Parsons might be as well.

I still go back to what was the #1 problem with this defense? The run game. Show me the CB that solves that.

This is a guy playing the most exalted position at Penn State and he sets the freshman record for tackles and then leads the team the next season not being a starter in most games.

The Cowboys had needs at CB, DT, LB and S but the overriding need was to stop the run and no CB is going to fix that.

Cowboys had so many holes it almost didn’t matter. Cb is a premium position so horn would have been great.

 

[Risen Star]

Horn and Surtain were gone and they picked Parsons so this is all nitpicking. Time to move on.

Mods, close it.

Everyone report to other threads.

 

[Vtwin]

I always wondered if they made the right decision making you a moderator and today I realize that they did.

I think it was a reach. I have at least five members rated above CC, on my board.

The jury is out still, though. He's doing ok for a rook. We might have the Tom Brady of mods, blossoming before our eyes.

 

[Risen Star]

I would not be surprised if Micah sees this and demands a trade.

 

[Trajan]

I think it was a reach. I have at least five members rated above CC, on my board.

The jury is out still, though. He's doing ok for a rook. We might have the Tom Brady of mods, blossoming before our eyes.

As Coach Landry says, by year 3 we should see performance, give it sometime.

 

[Risen Star]

I think it was a reach. I have at least five members rated above CC, on my board.

The jury is out still, though. He's doing ok for a rook. We might have the Tom Brady of mods, blossoming before our eyes.

What about Bob? He's a late round flyer at best. One of those whoa reaches.