Thank you Cowboys for passing on Manziel!

Joe Realist · May 9, 2014

I admit, I was nervous as he dropped. This should tell us Jerry really does not run the show. If he did, then he would have drafted him,. Whew...glad he is in Cleveland.

casmith07 · May 9, 2014

You won't get a lot of responses to this one! I am right there with you...but I've been saying it for a while -- Jerry ain't running this team.

Zimmy Lives · May 9, 2014

casmith07 said:
You won't get a lot of responses to this one! I am right there with you...but I've been saying it for a while -- Jerry ain't running this team.

I hope you're right. I want to see what McClay can do today and tomorrow before I believe Jerry is finally listening to other people. There is still a lot of necessary talent to be acquired.

Zimmy Lives · May 9, 2014

Joe Realist said:
I admit, I was nervous as he dropped. This should tell us Jerry really does not run the show. If he did, then he would have drafted him,. Whew...glad he is in Cleveland.

I was not nervous but I was hoping that the Cowboys would take Martin only to prove that they were still in it for the present and not the future. Drafting JF would have been a future move and a Jerry-type flashy pick. Martin was the best player on the board so that could be credited to McClay for now. Let's see what McClay can do today and tomorrow, though, before deciding who is actually in charge of this draft.

KB1122 · May 9, 2014

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tommyto...he-dallas-cowboys-didnt-draft-johnny-manziel/

Some of these are weak but some are funny.

10. Drafting an offensive lineman gives Romo the crucial time he needs to decide exactly where to throw a backbreaking interception.

manster4ever · May 9, 2014

Zimmy Lives said:
I was not nervous but I was hoping that the Cowboys would take Martin only to prove that they were still in it for the present and not the future. Drafting JF would have been a future move and a Jerry-type flashy move. Martin was the best player on the board so that could be credited to McClay for now. Let's see what McClay can do today and tomorrow, though, before deciding who is actually in charge of this draft.

All true....my gosh I was on pins and needles. What a relief.

The Natural · May 9, 2014

I wanted Johnny but still he ended up in a good situation, Cleveland has a legitimate elite defense, offensive line, and receiving targets.

Zimmy Lives · May 9, 2014

The Natural said:
I wanted Johnny but still he ended up in a good situation, Cleveland has a legitimate elite defense, offensive line, and receiving targets.

The Brownies had a great first day!

gmoney112 · May 9, 2014

The Natural said:
I wanted Johnny but still he ended up in a good situation, Cleveland has a legitimate elite defense, offensive line, and receiving targets.

Nothing made me happier than seeing Johnny, a rich oil kid from TX, go to the AFC North.

You could tell he wasn't very pleased with that.

Hope you packed a jacket, Johnny!

casmith07 · May 9, 2014

The Cowboys were also one of the only teams who's pick didn't leak early.

thunderpimp91 · May 9, 2014

No matter what he does people will never give Jerry any praise. He gets all the blame and the only people to get credit for good moves over the last 25 years are Jimmy Johson, Bill Parcells, and now McClay.

Deep_South · May 9, 2014

casmith07 said:
The Cowboys were also one of the only teams who's pick didn't leak early.

Jerry said they spent 8-9 minutes listening to offers from other teams for their pick, then decided to pull the trigger on Martin, so it was literally a last minute pick.

Wolf2k5 · May 9, 2014

The one thing I can't stand is when the pick is bad then it was Jerry who had all the control but when it's a safe, smart pick it was McClay. Give the man a tiny bit of credit lol

Zimmy Lives · May 9, 2014

Wolf2k5 said:
The one thing I can't stand is when the pick is bad then it was Jerry who had all the control but when it's a safe, smart pick it was McClay. Give the man a tiny bit of credit lol

Very true. Ataboy, Jerry!

DogFace · May 9, 2014

Hope you all are right about passing on JM.
I fear it will be a terrible mistake close to the Moss fiasco.

We will see.

Bullflop · May 9, 2014

Joe Realist said:
I admit, I was nervous as he dropped. This should tell us Jerry really does not run the show. If he did, then he would have drafted him,. Whew...glad he is in Cleveland.

I'm not one to give Jerry undue credit, nor would I be one to take due credit away when it's deserved. He's listening to guys like Will McClay and Garrett now. That's a whole lot better than exercising his "last word" option like we've seen happening in the past.

davey999 · May 9, 2014

We weren't the only team to pass on him, right? Just want to make sure.

Wheeltax · May 9, 2014

Not only that, but everyone in the draft thought Mo was going to be the best available - it's not like Dallas just whiffed on a pick and everyone else was snickering about it. It's easy to roll your eyes in hindsight but sometimes guys just don't translate to the NFL despite expectations. And Mo's not done yet, he still has time.

casmith07 · May 9, 2014

They weren't on the phone that much during their clock time, so either someone off-camera was fielding trade offers, or as I suspect, the team has gone to text/email for communication in order to be able to field a bunch of stuff at the same time.

Chevyman08 · May 9, 2014

Joe Realist said:
I admit, I was nervous as he dropped. This should tell us Jerry really does not run the show. If he did, then he would have drafted him,. Whew...glad he is in Cleveland.

We the fans and the Cowboys will regret passing on Manziel for the safe pick.

Thank you Cowboys for passing on Manziel!

No Kool-Aid here!

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