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Jerry Jones must really be losing sleep now over failure to get Paxton Lynch
By David Moore
A collection of observations, random thoughts and opinions about the upcoming day at Cowboys training camp:
Jerry Jones found it difficult to sleep in the hours after the first round of the NFL draft.
It's safe to say he's spent a restless night or two here in Oxnard as well.
As the pursuit of a backup quarterback continues -- Nick Foles off the market, sights now set on Cleveland's Josh McCown -- does anyone doubt that the Cowboys owner is still kicking himself over what didn't happen three months ago?
Paxton Lynch was the target. The Cowboys offered their second and third round pick to move back into the first round to take the Memphis quarterback at No. 26. They lost that race to Denver.
Jones went to bed at 3 o'clock the next morning and awoke three hours later. He told the first six people he saw that he didn't do enough for Lynch. He was upset.
"I have overpaid for my big successes every time,'' Jones said a few hours later. "I probably should have overpaid here.''
Now, Jones must overpay to pry McCown away from the Browns. He's 37.
Lynch is 22. While he has yet to play in an NFL game, all agree he's more prepared to do so than rookie Dak Prescott, who, for the moment, is the Cowboys backup quarterback.
Another flashback to the draft: When the fourth round got underway the club was prepared to take Connor Cook at No. 101. The Cowboys had a higher grade on the Michigan State quarterback than Prescott because of his background in a pro-style offense.
So did Oakland and Chicago. Both clubs were talking to Cleveland to jump one spot ahead of Dallas to draft Cook. The Cowboys knew what was happening and also spoke to the Browns about a trade.
Oakland made the best offer. The Cowboys stayed put and took Oklahoma defensive end Charles Tapper with the next pick. Prescott was taken at No. 135, five picks before the end of the fourth round.
"We looked at Cook," executive vice president Stephen Jones admitted after the draft. "He was the higher-graded guy at the end of the day, but we actually think there may be a little more upside in Dak."
And one final thought: why would Cleveland be willing to part with McCown at the moment given Robert Griffin's (RG3) injury history and the Browns inexperience at the position behind McCown?
Yes, you can bet Jerry Jones would be sleeping much better now if he had landed Paxton Lynch in the draft.
By David Moore
A collection of observations, random thoughts and opinions about the upcoming day at Cowboys training camp:
Jerry Jones found it difficult to sleep in the hours after the first round of the NFL draft.
It's safe to say he's spent a restless night or two here in Oxnard as well.
As the pursuit of a backup quarterback continues -- Nick Foles off the market, sights now set on Cleveland's Josh McCown -- does anyone doubt that the Cowboys owner is still kicking himself over what didn't happen three months ago?
Paxton Lynch was the target. The Cowboys offered their second and third round pick to move back into the first round to take the Memphis quarterback at No. 26. They lost that race to Denver.
Jones went to bed at 3 o'clock the next morning and awoke three hours later. He told the first six people he saw that he didn't do enough for Lynch. He was upset.
"I have overpaid for my big successes every time,'' Jones said a few hours later. "I probably should have overpaid here.''
Now, Jones must overpay to pry McCown away from the Browns. He's 37.
Lynch is 22. While he has yet to play in an NFL game, all agree he's more prepared to do so than rookie Dak Prescott, who, for the moment, is the Cowboys backup quarterback.
Another flashback to the draft: When the fourth round got underway the club was prepared to take Connor Cook at No. 101. The Cowboys had a higher grade on the Michigan State quarterback than Prescott because of his background in a pro-style offense.
So did Oakland and Chicago. Both clubs were talking to Cleveland to jump one spot ahead of Dallas to draft Cook. The Cowboys knew what was happening and also spoke to the Browns about a trade.
Oakland made the best offer. The Cowboys stayed put and took Oklahoma defensive end Charles Tapper with the next pick. Prescott was taken at No. 135, five picks before the end of the fourth round.
"We looked at Cook," executive vice president Stephen Jones admitted after the draft. "He was the higher-graded guy at the end of the day, but we actually think there may be a little more upside in Dak."
And one final thought: why would Cleveland be willing to part with McCown at the moment given Robert Griffin's (RG3) injury history and the Browns inexperience at the position behind McCown?
Yes, you can bet Jerry Jones would be sleeping much better now if he had landed Paxton Lynch in the draft.