More than that, Jones feels it’s important that the Cowboys found a developmental quarterback who could learn under Romo. But despite Dallas’ attempts Thursday night to move from 34th overall to 26th, it was Denver that managed to orchestrate the trade with the Seattle Seahawks.
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Prescott became the first quarterback drafted by Dallas since Stephen McGee in 2009. He’s just the third quarterback drafted by the Cowboys since 2001. I think he has enough speed to play tight end, but he won’t be the smoothest route runner around. “When I look back on my life, I overpaid for my big successes every time”.
Picking up a quarterback in the fourth round puts less pressure on both the team and the player as he isn’t expecting to jump right into the fray, and instead can be brought along slowly. If Romo is able to stay on the field and Prescott can get the proper time to work himself into a professional quarterback, the Cowboys could receive great value with this fourth-round selection.
He envisions a similar scenario with how Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers learned under Brett Favre for a couple seasons. “The only thing that is different is that we didn’t go under center”. Even though teams such as the Washington Redskins regret giving up numerous draft picks in order to select their potential quarterback of the future, it is hard to find a signal caller in today’s NFL. Lee has battled knee injuries throughout his career, never playing a full 16-game season, but Jones expressed little concern about the latest procedure.
The incoming defensive linemen will get a chance to step up early.
Dallas has finished in the bottom third of the league in sacks in recent seasons and won’t have any proven pass rushers when the season starts. Sure, if Tony Romo gets hurt, this could change, but as long as Romo is healthy he could be starter for another two or three years easily. You’re thinking about the future here.
Prescott, of course, is happy to be pegged as a possible successor to Romo. And by picking multi-talented running back Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth overall pick, the Cowboys made a significant move to help protect their franchise quarterback next season. Tapper will have a shot to start immediately since Randy Gregory and DeMarcus Lawrence will likely be serving four-game suspensions.
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A mobile signal-caller, the 6-foot-2, 227-pound Prescott posted a 23-10 record in college and also ran for 2,501 yards and 41 touchdowns. He possesses 4.5-40 type speed, and is as strong as an ox.
