NFL General Managers took Jerry Jones to school during draft
Prior to last weekend’s NFL Draft the Cowboys’ front office held a press conference. The Cowboys didn’t really go into any details on their draft plans of course. But leave it to Jerry Jones to make news anyway.
Toward the end he was asked about Vice President of Player Personnel Will McClay, a man who would make a fantastic general manager for any NFL team. He really should be the Cowboys’ General Manager already.
“I can’t make him the general manager,” Jones answered in response to a question about McClay. “We have one.”
And therein lies the problem. The Cowboys do have a general manager – and arguably the worst one in the NFL. Jerry Jones. The most damning evidence against Jones in that role was on display over this last weekend’s draft.
In a draft that saw a record 41 trades made, the Cowboys were involved in just one – sending a 2024 fifth round pick to Kansas City in return for the first pick of this year’s sixth round. They selected defensive back Eric Scott. But look at what a lot of other teams were doing.
Buffalo brazenly swiped Dalton Kincaid out of Dallas’ grasp, trading up to the 25th pick to grab him one pick before the Cowboys turn. If Kincaid was truly Dallas’ top target they should have done what the Bills did and moved up.
