Thank you Cowboys for passing on Manziel!

[dfense]

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.

Your comparing Moss to Manziel? Maybe if Moss was 5'9 126 lbs it may be more accurate. I got $10 that says Manziel misses time injured next year.

 

[big dog cowboy]

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.

This is so true. We could win another Super Bowl and he wouldn't get any credit.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

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

I fear that it's Randy Moss all over again. At least he's in the AFC.

 

[Red Dragon]

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

Tell us again in 5 years.

 

[DallasEast]

Personally, it was a confirmation for me. I always thought the front office would due their due diligence in evaluating and forecasting Romo's durability. If they thought Romo wasn't capable of enduring the pounding, they would pull the trigger in the first round on quarterback, whether that was Manziel, Bortles, Bridgewater, etc. If they were satisfied with Romo's recovery, we would look outside the quarterback position until approximately the fourth round or later.

I have zero proof, but I believe these are the circumstances which helped define the draft board. The Martin pick lifted a huge weight of uncertainty from my shoulders. If the pick had been safety, I would have grumbled some, but the nearest BPA's below Martin included safety. That would have been a solid pick as well. I can only hope that wide receivers and linebackers will eat up four or five of the next fifteen picks. That should push a handful of BPA defensive linemen right down to #47 or within striking distance of a reasonably practical trade up or down. This is what I have my fingers crossed for.

 

[Sportsbabe]

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 wasn't nervous at all. Tony is a Jerry-guy. $100 million dollars sealed it for me. And he's paying Kyle a lot of money as a backup, plus they signed Weeden. JFootball didn't make sense. I guess if the talking heads said it, and if it's on the internet, it must be true. I trust in my organization before I believe anything outside of the organization first.

 

[Sportsbabe]

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

Love it. I hope I live to see the day when we are not the butt of people'a jokes anymore. I hope it in Tony's life time. Maybe things are looking up for us.

 

[Sportsbabe]

Personally, it was a confirmation for me. I always thought the front office would due their due diligence in evaluating and forecasting Romo's durability. If they thought Romo wasn't capable of enduring the pounding, they would pull the trigger in the first round on quarterback, whether that was Manziel, Bortles, Bridgewater, etc. If they were satisfied with Romo's recovery, we would look outside the quarterback position until approximately the fourth round or later.

I have zero proof, but I believe these are the circumstances which helped define the draft board. The Martin pick lifted a huge weight of uncertainty from my shoulders. If the pick had been safety, I would have grumbled some, but the nearest BPA's below Martin included safety. That would have been a solid pick as well. I can only hope that wide receivers and linebackers will eat up four or five of the next fifteen picks. That should push a handful of BPA defensive linemen right down to #47 or within striking distance of a reasonably practical trade up or down. This is what I have my fingers crossed for.

I still won't be relived until I see him take a couple hits, get up off the turf and still work the jedi magic.

 

[DallasEast]

I still won't be relived until I see him take a couple hits, get up off the turf and still work the jedi magic.

That's totally reasonable. Perhaps they have gambled wrong, but I think they have made the best educated decision possible.

 

[casmith07]

Love it. I hope I live to see the day when we are not the butt of people'a jokes anymore. I hope it in Tony's life time. Maybe things are looking up for us.

We're right there.

 

[birdwells1]

This is so true. We could win another Super Bowl and he wouldn't get any credit.

Win the Super Bowl and credit will fall where it should just as it always has in the NFL.