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The difference between the Cowboys and the Browns
There was once a time when Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had to be talked out of using Dallas' first-round pick on quarterback Johnny Manziel while being steered toward guard Zack Martin -- which left Cleveland to use one of its two first-round selections on Manziel.
Now Dallas and Cleveland square-off Sunday, and that draft is a prime example of why the Cowboys are 6-1 and the Browns are 0-8.
Since 2010, Dallas has picked 11 offensive players in the first four rounds of the draft, and nine of them (81.18 percent) -- Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Tyron Smith, Martin, Travis Frederick and Dez Bryant -- are still on the team, the highest percentage in the NFL.
The Browns have picked 21 players in the first four rounds of the draft during that same stretch, and only eight are still on the roster (38 percent), which is the NFL's lowest percentage of offensive players picked in the first round that are still on those respective rosters. The players Cleveland picked in those rounds who no longer are on the team include Manziel, Trent Richardson, Brandon Weeden, Travis Benjamin, Jordan Cameron and Colt McCoy.
Not many teams have done a better job drafting than Dallas, which has become a model of stability and productivity. Meanwhile, no team in the league has squandered more picks and more opportunities, which is why the Browns are staring straight at the prospect of becoming the fifth NFL team since 1944 to go winless, joining the 1960 Dallas Cowboys (0-11-1), the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-14), the 1982 Baltimore Colts (0-8-1) and the 2008 Detroit Lions (0-16).
Once again, Cleveland is armed and loaded with multiple picks in April, including two in the first round. But if the Browns want to catch the Cowboys beyond Sunday, they have to start keeping up with the Joneses.
-- Adam Schefter
The difference between the Cowboys and the Browns
There was once a time when Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had to be talked out of using Dallas' first-round pick on quarterback Johnny Manziel while being steered toward guard Zack Martin -- which left Cleveland to use one of its two first-round selections on Manziel.
Now Dallas and Cleveland square-off Sunday, and that draft is a prime example of why the Cowboys are 6-1 and the Browns are 0-8.
Since 2010, Dallas has picked 11 offensive players in the first four rounds of the draft, and nine of them (81.18 percent) -- Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Tyron Smith, Martin, Travis Frederick and Dez Bryant -- are still on the team, the highest percentage in the NFL.
The Browns have picked 21 players in the first four rounds of the draft during that same stretch, and only eight are still on the roster (38 percent), which is the NFL's lowest percentage of offensive players picked in the first round that are still on those respective rosters. The players Cleveland picked in those rounds who no longer are on the team include Manziel, Trent Richardson, Brandon Weeden, Travis Benjamin, Jordan Cameron and Colt McCoy.
Not many teams have done a better job drafting than Dallas, which has become a model of stability and productivity. Meanwhile, no team in the league has squandered more picks and more opportunities, which is why the Browns are staring straight at the prospect of becoming the fifth NFL team since 1944 to go winless, joining the 1960 Dallas Cowboys (0-11-1), the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-14), the 1982 Baltimore Colts (0-8-1) and the 2008 Detroit Lions (0-16).
Once again, Cleveland is armed and loaded with multiple picks in April, including two in the first round. But if the Browns want to catch the Cowboys beyond Sunday, they have to start keeping up with the Joneses.
-- Adam Schefter
