That C- was the lowest grade Prisco gave to anyone.Pete Prisco's grade:
Dallas Cowboys
Best pick: I love third-round pick Maliek Collins, a defensive tackle from Nebraska. He is a penetrating tackle who will help the inside pass rush. He will end up being a steal.
Questionable move: Taking injured linebacker Jaylon Smith in the second round was a head shaker. He has nerve damage in his foot coming off a major knee injury. He probably won't play a down this year.
Third-day gem: Love the pick of quarterback Dak Prescott in the fourth round. They can develop him behind Tony Romo as a potential successor. Solid decision.
Analysis: I don't like taking backs high, so I ding the Cowboys for taking Ezekiel Elliott in the fourth spot, even if he's a good player. They also get two players -- Smith in the second and Prescott in the fourth -- who won't help right away. That's troubling. I did like some of their other picks, but not a great draft for me.
Grade: C-
Must be first time in years we didn't trade.
Fag.That C- was the lowest grade Prisco gave to anyone.
Jerry Jones still regrets not being more aggressive for Lynch deal
Posted by Darin Gantt on May 1, 2016, 11:25 AM EDT
The Cowboys finally drafted a quarterback yesterday in Dak Prescott, but owner Jerry Jones was still kicking himself for the deal he didn’t make two days prior.
Via Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Jones spent part of his post-draft wrap-up lamenting the fact he wasn’t able to seal the deal for quarterback Paxton Lynch during the first round. The Cowboys were trying to make the same trade with Seattle which Denver made to get to the 26th pick for, but didn’t get it done and had to watch the Memphis quarterback head to Colorado.
“When I look back on my life, I overpaid for my big successes every time,” Jones said. “And when I tried to get a bargain, get it a little cheaper or get a better deal on it, I ended up usually either getting it and not happy I got it. Or missing it.
“And I probably should have overpaid here.”
Jones said he wasn’t able to sleep Thursday night because of it, and over coffee, realized he wished he had pulled the trigger.
“I was still mad about it,” Jones said. “Actually thought we had it done.”
He missed another opportunity when the Raiders traded a spot in front of him in the fourth to take Connor Cook, but that one didn’t create the same kind of non-buyer’s remorse.
So as excited as he might be about Prescott, Lynch will remain the one who got away.
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No, Jerry, for once you actually did the right thing.
Philly, so classy.
Of course, but giving up the middle of your draft is a huge negative.In retrospect Lynch seems like the better NFL prospect over Manziel though.
Dak is a better NFL prospect than Mazel in retrospect...In retrospect Lynch seems like the better NFL prospect over Manziel though.
That's actually a very true statement. It doesn't mean that Dak has any particular NFL potential, but shows how little Manziel actually had. Of course, many of us (myself included) said that about Manziel from day 1.Dak is a better NFL prospect than Mazel in retrospect...
Same here. It wasn't a great draft like 2005 but it was solid. I think we came out of this draft with at least 4 key contributors.I hate to say it. Really hate to say it, but almost a cathartic sigh of relief saying it.
Golf clap for this draft. Maybe the first time I have no complaints about something our team has done since the hiring of Bill Parcells.
Kind of awesome.Sport Science: Gathers bringing NBA size to NFL
This guy looks huge in a uniform and looks to have pretty good hands.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=15388302
Bet he's pissed.Cook mentioned he was surprised to go to the Raiders, mentioned Cowboys trying to move up to get him.
This might be the dumbest thing I've ever read.but it's inconsistent overall, because most of the other picks reflect a win-later mentality.