Jerry Jones hints at Dallas Cowboys looking for quarterback of the future

[Clay_Allison]

You still need to take one, either late in the draft or as an UDFA.

The length of time to groom a QB now means you need a couple of years. Either that or you wait until you are desperate.

Most won't get an Andrew Luck. Many will get a Blaine Gabbert or Blake Bortles.

I still think Bortles is going to be alright.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Ten to fifteen years ago it was easier to develop one. Most didn't play in spread offenses, were trained to read defenses and knew how to take snaps from center.

Now these kids are basically pitchers. They throw to a spot.

You have to wonder if part of that is just that the NFL is less patient these days. Teams just don't wait around for players to develop anymore. It's like if a guy doesn't succeed in his first year we throw them away and move on. I don't think teams are really taking the time or putting in the effort to develop a 6th round QB for example. By the time they develop that QB a new coaching staff will probably be in place. Hell Alex Smith was a first round QB but look how long it took him to develop.

You are right about college offenses changing though. It's much easier to teach a QB to run a spread read option offense in college. The QB isn't forced to go through progressions. You can get away with a shittier offensive line. In a lot of cases you don't even really need a QB with much arm strength.

 

[townsend]

You have to wonder if part of that is just that the NFL is less patient these days. Teams just don't wait around for players to develop anymore. It's like if a guy doesn't succeed in his first year we throw them away and move on. I don't think teams are really taking the time or putting in the effort to develop a 6th round QB for example. By the time they develop that QB a new coaching staff will probably be in place. Hell Alex Smith was a first round QB but look how long it took him to develop.

You are right about college offenses changing though. It's much easier to teach a QB to run a spread read option offense in college. The QB isn't forced to go through progressions. You can get away with a shittier offensive line. In a lot of cases you don't even really need a QB with much arm strength.

Even 10 years ago the Chargers were ready to replace Drew Brees after only a year as a starter.
It seems like a lot of the best QBs are given at least 3 years to develop, and aren't thrown to the wolves immediately. I think that a lot of great QB prospects are ruined by going to terrible teams and having to work in broken schemes schemes and work with poorly manned offenses that afforded the team their high draft spot.

 

[data]

I hope romo has 7 years left.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Even 10 years ago the Chargers were ready to replace Drew Brees after only a year as a starter.
It seems like a lot of the best QBs are given at least 3 years to develop, and aren't thrown to the wolves immediately. I think that a lot of great QB prospects are ruined by going to terrible teams and having to work in broken schemes schemes and work with poorly manned offenses that afforded the team their high draft spot.

The other thing I don't understand is the absolute fear GMs have of giving anyone else a chance. Teams keep bringing back the same retread QBs and giving them shots to start. Guys like Ryan Fitzpatrick, Hoyer and Matt Schuab. I get that the league is thin on QBs but I think it would be better to give a young unknown a shot then to go to someone you know sucks. Austin Davis looked pretty good for the Rams last year but he'll probably never get a shot again for god knows what reason.

 

[ravidubey]

You have to wonder if part of that is just that the NFL is less patient these days. Teams just don't wait around for players to develop anymore.

This is definitely part of it.

Romo, through bizarre circumstance of coaching knowledge and availability of ex-baseball players, got time to develop.

No one else does.

Brady was a Bledsoe internal injury miracle and Romo was just a miracle.

The rest are drafted. High.

 

[p1_]

The rest are drafted. High.

And of those drafted high, too many don't pan out.

 

[Clay_Allison]

And of those drafted high, too many don't pan out.

It's the only game in town.

 

[ravidubey]

And of those drafted high, too many don't pan out.

You speak truth.

I'm only extending that truth to say of the nearly 2000 draft choices made after the 3rd round in the last in 15 years only 1, Tom Brady, has panned out as a QB.

So whatever the odds are in the first 3 rounds, I think they are whole lot better.

It's the only game in town.

Yep