Stephen Jones says the 1 priority in the offseason is to find a backup Qb

[WPBCowboysFan]

He may be our only hope to remove those three guys and clean house though...

I would say we dont have much hope then . . . . . . .

 

[khiladi]

Can we just get Hue Jackson, if Payton doesn't come, and call it a day?

 

[robjay04]

Our offense has 23 TOs.. So a back-up could reduce TOs on the offensive end, reducing the differential..

Also add some touchdowns since the endzone hasn't happened much for us.

That turnover differential has just as much to be with an incompetent offense as our defense not generating turnovers.

 

[Aven8]

Can we just get Hue Jackson, if Payton doesn't come, and call it a day?

I would take Tito Jackson at this point!

 

[Mr Cowboy]

So its not just Jerry, but an organizational thing which is actually worse.

Here is your answer to why THEY didnt draft Manziel:

"Do you remember two years ago when we sat there right to the last second on the clock with Manziel? My whole point is, there you are," Jones said. "That was the whole purpose of doing that. At that particular time, for a first-round pick, I thought that Romo had more time. And if we sat there and worked with Manziel for four or five years, now we all know what's happened. We know the off-the-field issues. But on our board, one of our top five or six picks dropped down to us and it was at the quarterback position, and I absolutely was a vote of one in that room to basically go there. And I understood why.
"I understood the risk that was involved. And we got a great player instead. But those are the circumstances that come up when you're thinking for the future. I was at that particular time, debating the value of him for the future as well as debating a backup."

at the time he said he wanted to Manziel because he would make the Cowboys relevant for years to come. Remember, he was convinced that the Cowboys were not going to be very good that year. He was shocked just like everyone else that the team was good last year.

 

[Mr Cowboy]

This roster is more complete than the 12-4 roster of a year ago. Need a bellcow RB.

I didn't say half will retire. I hyperbolically said half will retire, leave, get hurt, or decline.

Mettenberger is more proven than that guy you want to risk a 5th pick on.

Add them, just not by wasting a first-round pick. And for the love of God, not a loser like Johnny Manziel. Enough with these wastoids.

I've heard Polian and Rich Gannon say that Mettenberg at his best is a back up. He will never be a starting QB and likely out of the league before long. They laugh when callers suggest the Titans trading him for a high draft choice. So there's that!

 

[BigStar]

All about patching the holes, because they are 'that close'..

Absolutely nothing to do with coaching and philosophical changes, which are problem number 1 here..

Sometimes that 12-4 set the team back in many ways. Mainly the lack of scheme and talent that Romo covered for made the team resemble a borderline playoff/SB contender. The remaining inconsistencies with picking up the blitz, giving RAC opps to a inj.-vulnerable that other top 5 QBs are regularly afforded, as well as running the ball to take pressure off of him to be be superman.

These issues aren't a rant that just reared it's ugly head due to the injury riddled season or looking for an easy scapegoat. JJ ain't going anywhere (complaining about him would be redundant more than JG on a side note for that fact alone). We can improve the coaching staff, unfortunately we can't replace JJ.

 

[khiladi]

Sometimes that 12-4 set the team back in many ways. Mainly the lack of scheme and talent that Romo looked like borderline playoff/SB contenders. The inconsistencies with picking up the blitz and giving RAC that other top 5 QBs afforded as well as running the ball to take pressure off him to be be superman to hope for wins.

We also think we were dominant last year, but we weren't. We were good... Not enough to argue that if teams adjusted, we'd be as good. I felt the Callahan loss would hurt us.

We sucked at home..

 

[BigStar]

I'm actually hoping for jf and a # 1

I don't think JF has the maturity to handle this situation and honestly just like the prototype pocket QB with a gun. Cam is more of the exception bc the man has awareness of when to run (no panic).

 

[Mr Cowboy]

If Romo is good to go for the next 4-5 years, why are they so concerned with the back up?

 

[Clove]

There are so many great posts in this thread, I don't know if I have anything to add. I guess we're going to wait until the bottom completely falls out and hope it's a good QB crop that year. Every time you hesitate to get a QB, you waste 2 to 3 more years. I guess he's going to wait until Romo is in a wheelchair and we're 0-16 before the light comes on. Oh well, I guess another decade and maybe in his 80s, he'll relinquish the team.

 

[BigStar]

We also think we were dominant last year, but we weren't. We were good... Not enough to argue that if teams adjusted, we'd be as good. I felt the Callahan loss would hurt us.

We sucked at home..

TO diff. went our way/no injuries outside of Romo and then McClain down the stretch (many good breaks). Won the close games. Talented for short term success as you stated, but only for the long term personnel wise related to the 3 OL and Dez. Romo should've been looked at as a luxury (creating sandlot plays to compensate for lack of scheme) then but esp now with this recent season. There is talent on the team, but obv. needs a HC that can create the necessary mismatches that are essential in the modern NFL.

 

[okstateCowboy]

If Romo is good to go for the next 4-5 years, why are they so concerned with the back up?

I would have been much more comfortable with Stephen's statement if he said "Romo's replacement" instead of "back-up QB"

 

[Nightman]

There are so many great posts in this thread, I don't know if I have anything to add. I guess we're going to wait until the bottom completely falls out and hope it's a good QB crop that year. Every time you hesitate to get a QB, you waste 2 to 3 more years. I guess he's going to wait until Romo is in a wheelchair and we're 0-16 before the light comes on. Oh well, I guess another decade and maybe in his 80s, he'll relinquish the team.

If the QB light didn't come on this year then it is never coming on and the Jones' are never selling this team

 

[dreghorn2]

I would take Tito Jackson at this point!

That deserved more than just a like, needed a LOL, as well.

 

[big dog cowboy]

#1 you left out the second part. #2 did u see him play last week? Different player than he was you know kind of like Dez

The 2nd part didn't matter. Yes I see some of the game last week. He is still exactly the player I thought he was. My opinion of him hasn't changed in 4 years. Got nothing to do with Dez. Bottom line is it isn't going to matter Cleveland is not going to cut him.

 

[noshame]

The 2nd part didn't matter. Yes I see some of the game last week. He is still exactly the player I thought he was. My opinion of him hasn't changed in 4 years. Got nothing to do with Dez. Bottom line is it isn't going to matter Cleveland is not going to cut him.

We'll see won't we

 

[CowboyRoy]

This FO is just afraid to draft QBs,they have afraid of missing as badly as the last few Qbs they drafted and its why they will bring in terrible QBs for Backups rather than take draft QBs.

I agree. They have had no success because they stink at it. They are bad at drafting and they are bad at developing. Heck, they are even bad at judging FA talent. Guys that have played in the league for years.

 

[erod]

You don't know what the guys n the draft are. I would agree that they are probably not equipped to play from day 1, but the beauty is they won't have to, they can learn from one of the best. The young QBs in the NFL are forced to start from day 1, and some are progressing nicely. The longer you wait to draft your next QB, the less likely it is that you will find a good NFL prospect. College football, especially at the Davison 1 level, are recruiting and using the spread option QBs. It will get harder to find a pro ready QB, your best bet is in the lower divisions of College FB.

Does what you just wrote excite you about spending a top 10 pick on one of these iffy prospects?

 

[erod]

In what way exactly? If it truly were, the team would not be 4-9 with more losses to come. As I've said, the issues are bigger than Tony Romo and it's optimistic to the point of reckless to believe otherwise

[/quote]

Please.

If Romo is healthy, Dallas wins the overtime games against New Orleans and Philly, the New York game, the Seattle game, the Tampa game, and quite possibly the Atlanta game.

They'd be 9-4 or 10-3 and this division would be over.