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Stephen Jones says it wasn't 'unwarranted' for Cowboys to think offense in this draft
Executive vice president Stephen Jones said the makeup of the roster made the Cowboys lean to offense in the draft.
The Cowboys did not draft a defensive tackle or defensive end. (They didn’t sign one, either, after the draft).
“The way I look at this, you look at where our resources are,” Jones said. “We’ve got two very high-paid pass rushers, we’ve got one great defensive tackle in Ratliff that’s been to the Pro Bowl that obviously is in his second contract. So you’ve got three guys like that in your defensive line.”
Additionally, Jones said the Cowboys have “put great resources” into linebackers Bruce Carter and Sean Lee (both second-round picks), traded very high for cornerback Morris Claiborne and put “a whole lot of money” into cornerback Brandon Carr.
He said it was time for the offense to get attention.
“We haven’t put those kinds of resources over there,” he said. “We got one tackle. Obviously, we’ve got a quarterback. And we’ve got Dez. We’ve got Miles in the back end of a contract. It starts to get into a little question mark or two from there.
“So if you really look at the balance of our team, I don’t think it was really unwarranted that we look at the offensive side of the ball.”
But Jones acknowledged that the Cowboys can’t rest on their defensive line.
“We are getting a little long in the tooth there at some of the spots, maybe,” he said. “Would you have liked the right 3-technique if he would have been there? Would we maybe have used that pick on one, if one was there? But he wasn’t there. The 3-technique wasn’t there at 18.”
-- Carlos Mendez
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Goof Son is just a younger version of his father who unfortunately is becoming more and more like him every day.
There was no 3-T at 18?
Fact is, we simply didn't value it. And I am sorry, according to most reports I have read, nobody ranked Floyd any less than the 3rd ranked 3-technique in the draft. In a worst case scenario, he was behind Williams and Richardson, ahead of Short. He is not a Hankins, which is what I think he's trying to get at.
Instead of acknowledging that, he insults our intelligence and expects people to buy it.
Sadly, a lot of people will.
Executive vice president Stephen Jones said the makeup of the roster made the Cowboys lean to offense in the draft.
The Cowboys did not draft a defensive tackle or defensive end. (They didn’t sign one, either, after the draft).
“The way I look at this, you look at where our resources are,” Jones said. “We’ve got two very high-paid pass rushers, we’ve got one great defensive tackle in Ratliff that’s been to the Pro Bowl that obviously is in his second contract. So you’ve got three guys like that in your defensive line.”
Additionally, Jones said the Cowboys have “put great resources” into linebackers Bruce Carter and Sean Lee (both second-round picks), traded very high for cornerback Morris Claiborne and put “a whole lot of money” into cornerback Brandon Carr.
He said it was time for the offense to get attention.
“We haven’t put those kinds of resources over there,” he said. “We got one tackle. Obviously, we’ve got a quarterback. And we’ve got Dez. We’ve got Miles in the back end of a contract. It starts to get into a little question mark or two from there.
“So if you really look at the balance of our team, I don’t think it was really unwarranted that we look at the offensive side of the ball.”
But Jones acknowledged that the Cowboys can’t rest on their defensive line.
“We are getting a little long in the tooth there at some of the spots, maybe,” he said. “Would you have liked the right 3-technique if he would have been there? Would we maybe have used that pick on one, if one was there? But he wasn’t there. The 3-technique wasn’t there at 18.”
-- Carlos Mendez
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Goof Son is just a younger version of his father who unfortunately is becoming more and more like him every day.
There was no 3-T at 18?
Fact is, we simply didn't value it. And I am sorry, according to most reports I have read, nobody ranked Floyd any less than the 3rd ranked 3-technique in the draft. In a worst case scenario, he was behind Williams and Richardson, ahead of Short. He is not a Hankins, which is what I think he's trying to get at.
Instead of acknowledging that, he insults our intelligence and expects people to buy it.
Sadly, a lot of people will.