Cowboys call Press Conference for today 12pm

[theoneandonly]

Jerry waits til Gil is on his last legs to put him into the ROH because to have done so earlier would have taken "the shine" off Jerry as a "football guy" all these decades later. Another shameful move decades late and dollars short.

 

[theoneandonly]

Convenient timing on todays announcement and this statement. Jerry prompting Gil to say this to sell the unwashed. This of course assumes you draft the lesser player for need instead of the strength of the draft (defense) in the first which is now a hallmark of the Jones lead Cowboys.

 

[bbgun]

I think the Cowboys made a great trade for Amari Cooper. Don’t worry about giving up that first round pick. There won’t be a WR in next year’s draft as good as him

This pisses me off. Who said we had to spend a first on a WR next year? Why not a stud DT or DE? Good teams can find wideouts anywhere (see: Green Bay).

 

[English Cowboy]

Little known fact - Jerry still uses Gil's old computer, the one that contracted a virus in about 1979, to compile the Cowboys' draft boards.

Seriously though, well deserved, if a long time overdue.

 

[DDdave]

Congrats to Gil Brandt!! Well deserved and overdue. Also reminds what a steaming pile of dog doo the Cowboys have become.

 

[TheZoneSucks]

This pisses me off. Who said we had to spend a first on a WR next year? Why not a stud DT or DE? Good teams can find wideouts anywhere (see: Green Bay).

It's stupid for three reasons. The first is that nobody knows for sure what the receivers are going to do in the NFL. Could be the next Randy Moss or Jerry Rice in that bunch.

The second is that Cooper has wear and tear on him that these future rookies won't as well as a contract we gotta deal with that is more expensive than a rookie contract.

The third is to simply ask why the Cowboys were limiting their former 1st round pick to WR only. It's that kind of myopia that has lead to so many blown picks, and even entire drafts.

 

[icup]

"Then why did you fire me in 1989, Jerry?"

 

[yimyammer]

"and, then I , uh, er, uh, did the uh, only thing that, uh, made sense to me and uh, er fired his arse!"

 

[English Cowboy]

You know your time is up when your new boss puts your office in the hallway.

 

[theoneandonly]

30 years later nothing has changed

 

[theoneandonly]

translation: he's a fuckin idiot.

 

[TheZoneSucks]

translation: he's a fuckin idiot.

If Jerry loved the Cowboys even 1/1000th of what I once did he would long ago have gotten the hell out of the way.

To be perfectly honest, Jerry doens't love the Cowboys. Probably doesn't give to two shits beyond the cash cow that it is.

 

[MrB]

This pisses me off. Who said we had to spend a first on a WR next year? Why not a stud DT or DE? Good teams can find wideouts anywhere (see: Green Bay).

Green Bay has had a HOF caliber QB the last 26 years. WR’s are easier to find when you have a real QB.

 

[Scot]

Green Bay has had a HOF caliber QB the last 26 years. WR’s are easier to find when you have a real QB.

And yet they have only won 2 Super Bowls in the time.

So us winning zero Super Bowls without a HOF QB since 1996 doesn’t feel as bad

 

[dbair1967]

Gil no doubt deserves the honor, but his drafts from 1978-1988 (with the exception of that last one, 1988) were absolutely Jerry-esque.

He was absolutely atrocious.

 

[bbgun]

Gil no doubt deserves the honor, but his drafts from 1978-1988 (with the exception of that last one, 1988) were absolutely Jerry-esque.

He was absolutely atrocious.

Absolutely correct, but Gil taking a flyer on Herschel with a late draft pick kinda spurred the next dynasty. He also had some bad injury luck with guys like Cannon and Sherrard, who had potential.

 

[theoneandonly]

He also had some bad injury luck with guys like Cannon and Sherrard, who had potential.

Robert Shaw and Howard Richards too. Jeffcoat was a big contributor for a decade. Rod Hill, Kevin Brooks, Danny Noonan and Jeff Roher were busts

 

[dbair1967]

1978: 12 picks, best pick was Todd Christensen and he didn't do anything here. Only player from that drfat that amounted to anything for us was 11th rd pick Dennis Thurman.

1979: 15 picks, with top pick Robert Shaw undone by knee injuries, only Doug Cosbie and Ron Springs really panned out of this draft.

1980: 11 picks (no 1st or 2nd rd) Kurt Petersen was a decent player, but also undone by injuries. 2nd team all pro during 1982 season but then went downhill. Timmy Newsome and Gary Hogeboom only other notable picks.

1981: 14 picks..Howard Richards...inconsistent player, also injury prone. 7th rd pick Ron Fellows was probably the best pick.

1982: 16 picks, including the infamous 1st on Rod Hill. Not a single quality player in the draft

1983: 12 picks, used a 1st on Jim Jeffcoat who was a good player, but passed on Dan Marino. No other quality picks. 2nd rounder Mike Walter ended up playing for the other team (literally and figuratively) and was a decent starter for Niners.

1984: Had 18 picks. Billy Cannon career ruined with injury. 6th pick Eugene Lockhart was best player picked. Other notables: Victor Scott, Steve DeOssie, Steve Pelleur, and Olympian Carl Lewis

1985: 15 picks, 4th rd pick Crawford Ker was a decent starter for a few yrs at OL, this of course was the draft that netted us Herschel Walker in the 5th as well. No other quality players drafted.

1986: 14 picks. Top pick Mike Sherrard appeared to be the real deal, but multiple broken legs ruined him and he ended up a waste (as it turns out, him getting us injured did in part help us get Michael Irvin in 1988. We might not have drafted Irvin had Sherrard stayed healthy). Not one other player of any decency drafted.

1987: 12 picks, top pick Danny Noonan was never a difference maker but was a decent starter. They did draft Kelvin Martin and Kevin Gogan, who ended up quality players.

1988: The only really good draft Brandt had after the last super bowl winner (1977). Michael Irvin #1, Ken Norton #2 and late rd pick (11th rd) DT Chad Hennings ended up being a major steal.

The above is the recipe for how to ruin a franchise.