Signed by Cowboys ***Undrafted FA Signings Thread***

[Plankton]

I am not familiar with this situation, who is this player and what happened to cause him to go undrafted?

He was arrested on felony drug charges, and the charges were ultimately dropped.

 

[reddyuta]

Brugler had him as a 4th-5th round prospect, so I imagine there was some competition for his services.

he has a shot to make the team ,his competition is not great and cant stay healthy.

 

[Beast_from_East]

He was arrested on felony drug charges, and the charges were ultimately dropped.

Thanks for the info bro.

As far as the football side of things, is he any good? He is like 6-4, so maybe he could be a jump ball threat in the red zone. Anybody watch this dude play?

 

[Beaker42]

Wonder how he’d measure up here?

 

[_sturt_]

Its the money.

Teams are limited on how much money they can spend on UDFAs, so if there is a highly coveted one that a lot of teams want the money can escalate very quickly. That is how Dallas lost that WR that initially agreed to sign with them and then the Vikes stepped in doubled the offer. Dallas could have matched, but it would have limited what they could have spent on some other UDFAs.

To put it in perspective, some of these UDFAs are actually making more money than if they were drafted in the 7th round. So yeah, its very smart to draft a QB in the 7th (several teams actually did this, not just Dallas) because the money is already slotted and you got the player's rights for 4 years.

I get all that. Really I do. But perhaps I should have phrased the question more directly...

"Coach, there is nothing that is especially remarkable about this QB you drafted except that you appear to have some relationship with him to begin with.

"So, if he'd went undrafted, and if he didn't regard your relationship together to be anything significant enough that he wanted to go to camp with you anyhow, what really would have been lost to have drafted someone in the 7th--such as a Quartney Davis, the popular-as-it-turns-out WR from A&M--and signed some other UDFA QB who, though he didn't have a relationship with you previously, may have been remarkable for other reasons?"

 

[Beast_from_East]

I get all that. Really I do. But perhaps I should have phrased the question more directly...

They probably gambled they could get both, and it looked like they did for awhile, until the Vikes jumped in and outbid them.

But if the worst thing to happen this draft was losing an undrafted free agent WR, then you know its been a great draft.

 

[_sturt_]

Maybe I'm not making myself clear @Beast_from_East .

The point from my perspective is less about getting Davis, more about how hard it is to believe that a QB who doesn't even show up in most draft databases is going to be so coveted that it would come down to a money battle for him.

That's just not reasonable.

The better explanation is that the new coach was given latitude to make the call for the last pick, and he let his personal feelings for the kid, his family, and the coaches who have coached him in the Pittsburgh area make the decision for him.

Not complaining about it nearly so much as I'm just noticing that the situation walks and quacks like a duck, and that it's probably a duck. That's all.

Sooo....

if the worst thing to happen this draft was losing an undrafted free agent WR, then you know its been a great draft.

Or, if the worst thing to happen this draft was letting the new coach use the last pick to appease some friends, then yes, you also know then that its been a good draft.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Maybe I'm not making myself clear @Beast_from_East .

The point from my perspective is less about getting Davis, more about how hard it is to believe that a QB who doesn't even show up in most draft databases is going to be so coveted that it would come down to a money battle for him.

That's just not reasonable.

The better explanation is that the new coach was given latitude to make the call for the last pick, and he let his personal feelings for the kid, his family, and the coaches who have coached him in the Pittsburgh area make the decision for him.

Not complaining about it nearly so much as I'm just noticing that the situation walks and quacks like a duck, and that it's probably a duck. That's all.

Sooo....



Or, if the worst thing to happen this draft was letting the new coach use the last pick to appease some friends, then yes, you also know then that its been a good draft.

That QB was more highly known in league circles than to draft pundits. Its been reported that the Patriots had several video conferences with him and that both the Bears and the Broncos were talking to his agent during the 7th round about signing with them if he didnt get drafted.

So if Belicheck was interested in him, that's good enough for me...….that doesn't sound like Big Mike just drafting the son of one of his friends.

 

[_sturt_]

That QB was more highly known in league circles than to draft pundits. Its been reported that the Patriots had several video conferences with him and that both the Bears and the Broncos were talking to his agent during the 7th round about signing with them if he didnt get drafted.

So if Belicheck was interested in him, that's good enough for me...….that doesn't sound like Big Mike just drafting the son of one of his friends.

That had avoided my attention, and yeah, that's reassuring to know. Thanks.

 

[speedkilz88]

McCarthy compared DiNucci to Marc Bulger.

 

[fansince68]

The fact that you are uninformed does not alter the situation.

You haven't seen anything either unless you have trainers table footage.

 

[fansince68]

The fact that you are uninformed does not alter the situation.

9 receptions. 87 yards in 3 years....sir you have now been informed. Noah Brown is a bum

 

[ColoradoCowboy]

Did Matt Turk P sign with anyone ?

Michael Turk. Matt is his Uncle. And it does not appear that he has signed anywhere yet.

 

[1972COWBOY]

Cowboys undrafted 7 of the top 30 undraftable undrafted players. We did so well this year, we re-wrote the rules.

Cowboys drafted 7 players that never ever got drafted.

 

[stilltheguru]

9 receptions. 87 yards in 3 years....sir you have now been informed. Noah Brown is a bum

Point blank period. Hes so trash its pathetic. Nobody cares about his blocking skills

 

[blueblood70]

QD will make the team mark my words. Sewu too.

looks like Noah, Devin and others are about to be casutlys after camp..i mean how many WRs can they keep 3 starters are set, now you bring in 2 more to add to 4 bubble guys..

did we also trade for mahomes because im still wondering whos getting these Star WRS the ball when under pressure..Defenses will still key on EE, bring pressure and dare Dak to beats them in big game moments where he failed last year..you add more talent to help Dak but like the 32nd half of the philly game with many Wide open Wrs streaking down field only to have bad balls thrown at them..

we would need the Fantastic four on our WR team notably Stretch to get daks catch radius..

 

[tyke1doe]

Cowboys drafted 7 players that never ever got drafted.

Help me to understand what you're saying. The list comprises 30 undrafted players. So how could the Cowboys have drafted 7 of those undrafted players? Did you mean the Cowboys SIGNED 7 of those undrafted players?

 

[1972COWBOY]

Help me to understand what you're saying. The list comprises 30 undrafted players. So how could the Cowboys have drafted 7 of those undrafted players? Did you mean the Cowboys SIGNED 7 of those undrafted players?

They only signed the players that ended up unsigned after signing them.

 

[tyke1doe]

They only signed the players that ended up unsigned after signing them.

 

[BillyTessenair]

The running back fro TCU is a freak. Saw a video on youtube of his highlights that showed him in the weight room. He's a weight room freak. He's got incredibly good size. He may have a chance to be the #3.