The Cowboys have only drafted 2 QBs in the last 17 years

[LittleBoyBlue]

I saw this little tidbit in Star Mag. We drafted Bill Musgrave in 1991 and Quincy Carter in 2002. No other QB has been drafted by the team in 17 years! I find that amazing. I never would've realized it without reading it.

Just curious... why did they go with in the last 17 years?
(oh, maybe cause it was Quincy's number? lol, not)

If you go back 20 then you get Aikman, Musgrave, Carter.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

And? Isnt the point to develop a young QB? We did that with Romo and also did it with Jason Garrett, who turned into a quality backup for several years.

I understand we did that and I agree that we did well with those moves. The point of this guys topic was that we havent drafted but two QBs in the NFL draft since 1991. There is nothing unclear about this fact.

yes we developed Romo and Garrett as UDFA's and that is great, and no one has any issue with that. It doesn't change the fact, however, that his point was that we haven't drafted but two QBs in 17 years. This is still a fact and still the point of his topic. I don't see where he said that Romo and Garrett working out is an issue, or wrong, just that he was surprised to see that we've only drafted 2 QBs in 17 years.


Also if you're going to point out two good moves we did with guys we didn't draft you'd have to point out the glaring bad ones like Stoner, Henson, Hutchinson, Wright, etc. We've missed a lot more than we've hit on undrafted guys.

 

[Trendnet]

Didn't the cowboys trade a draft pick for Drew Henson...

does that count?

 

[DallasEast]

Perhaps a wiser drafting philosophy would be a compromise. Draft a quarterback every three years. You would then be drafting a backup for the entrenched starter during his third season; a probable successor for the starter during his sixth season; and improve quarterback depth by the starter's ninth season.

This is assuming that the original starter remains with the team or was replaced (if necessary) via a trade by a player of equal talent. Doing so would address starter, backup and/or depth at least three times during any given decade; and it devotes the remaining seven years for selecting non-quarterback positions.

The only obstacles, which could interfere with the rotation, is for any of the selected quarterbacks (e.g. starter, etc.) would turn out to be a dud and a suitable replacement could not be acquired via a trade. That would be a risk, but nothing is a certainty anyway. At least there would be a set plan for fortifying the position over time and not solely depending on luck as quarterback longevity insurance.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Perhaps a wiser drafting philosophy would be a compromise. Draft a quarterback every three years. You would then be drafting a backup for the entrenched starter during his third season; a probable successor for the starter during his sixth season; and improve quarterback depth by the starter's ninth season.

I think this is a great idea. The QB position is the most valuable and we dont have enough quality ones in the league.

If all teams did this then we could "train" QB's to play in NFL and we would add more quality/quantity for that position. It would give some QB's a chance they never really had.

Instead of bringing in a washed up QB to back and take up space.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Perhaps a wiser drafting philosophy would be a compromise. Draft a quarterback every three years. You would then be drafting a backup for the entrenched starter during his third season; a probable successor for the starter during his sixth season; and improve quarterback depth by the starter's ninth season.

This is assuming that the original starter remains with the team or was replaced (if necessary) via a trade by a player of equal talent. Doing so would address starter, backup and/or depth at least three times during any given decade; and it devotes the remaining seven years for selecting non-quarterback positions.

The only obstacles, which could interfere with the rotation, is for any of the selected quarterbacks (e.g. starter, etc.) would turn out to be a dud and a suitable replacement could not be acquired via a trade. That would be a risk, but nothing is a certainty anyway. At least there would be a set plan for fortifying the position over time and not solely depending on luck as quarterback longevity insurance.

We only do that with TE's then trade them for a pick lower than where we drafted him. :laugh2:

 

[Hostile]

In the Jerry years the Cowboys have only drafted 4 players intended to be QBs.

1989...Troy Aikman, 1st round
1990...Steve Walsh, 1st round (was actually a 1989 Supplemental pick but it counted towards the 1990 Draft.
1991...Bill Musgrave, 4th round
2001...Quincy Carter, 2nd round

 

[THUMPER]

Romo was drafted, but you cant not mention him. We signed him as a rookie f/a and developed him. He worked out better than ALOT of guys who were drafted that yr and since.

The idea that you should draft a QB every yr just for the sake of drafting one is proposterus to me. What happens when you have a starter, backup and developmental #3 guy that your team likes? Do you keep drafting them even with no roster spot available?

Tony Romo was not drafted by any team. He was signed by us as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2004.

 

[Doomsday101]

I think if Romo was late in his career as a starter Dallas would be inclined to draft a QB to sit behind him or a couple of years and learn then take over but that is not the case for now and Dallas will look for a vet QB like Kitna to come in should Romo go down.

 

[Silver N Blue]

Actually we drafted Steve Walsh in the supplemental draft after Aikman was drafted.

 

[xpistofer]

The idea that you should draft a QB every yr just for the sake of drafting one is proposterus to me. What happens when you have a starter, backup and developmental #3 guy that your team likes? Do you keep drafting them even with no roster spot available?

See Green Bay...always well stocked: had Favre, traded Brunell and Hasselbeck...even had Kurt Warner at one time, I believe. Buy low sell high...we need to start doing that with QB's...we are beginning to figure this out at running back.

It comes from just drafting the BPA and not worrying about position. I like the current philosophy at VR: fix glaring needs in FA and draft BPA. Even if it's a QB...

 

[Zaxor]

A little bird told me (be warned the little bird isn't always right) our first pick in the 5th is John Parker Wilson if he is still there...not my choice for a selection but I guess the Cowboys like him.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Actually we drafted Steve Walsh in the supplemental draft after Aikman was drafted.

That was 89. We're talking since 91.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Just curious... why did they go with in the last 17 years?
(oh, maybe cause it was Quincy's number? lol, not)

If you go back 20 then you get Aikman, Musgrave, Carter.

Probably to highlight the fact that since we struck gold with Aikman, we haven't gone the draft route to acquire QBs much.

 

[Randy White]

It galls me.

I agree.. It's right down criminal that this organization has never had the foresight to invest in the most important position on the field.

and they better not come to me with the 3rd round draft pick for Henson and/or the money invested on Hutchinson.. Those, along with Quinthy, were moves out of desperation instead of aspiration.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

I agree.. It's right down criminal that this organization has never had the foresight to invest in the most important position on the field.

and they better not come to me with the 3rd round draft pick for Henson and/or the money invested on Hutchinson.. Those, along with Quinthy, were moves out of desperation instead of aspiration.

What have you got against baseball players?:laugh2:

 

[Kangaroo]

Richards.

Old swervin curvin fumbled twice and Jimmy used him as a scape goat to stir the pot on the team

 

[Bluefin]

I agree.. It's right down criminal that this organization has never had the foresight to invest in the most important position on the field.

Even after the fine example set with letting Tony Romo develop in the shadows, we turned around in '07 and tried to get cute by hoping to stash promising prospect Matt Moore on the practice squad. The Carolina Panthers foiled our plans by signing him to their active roster instead.

 

[Clove]

I saw this little tidbit in Star Mag. We drafted Bill Musgrave in 1991 and Quincy Carter in 2002. No other QB has been drafted by the team in 17 years! I find that amazing. I never would've realized it without reading it.

Yeah it's about that time again.

 

[Randy White]

Even after the fine example set with letting Tony Romo develop in the shadows, we turned around in '07 and tried to get cute by hoping to stash promising prospect Matt Moore on the practice squad. The Carolina Panthers foiled our plans by signing him to their active roster instead.

True that.

But I was refering more to that timeline. It, sort of, gives off the persception that they didn't want to draft a QB just so not get Troy Aikman mad.

The Dullphins did the same thing with Marino down here.