Summary: New Quarterback

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For the last few years, I’ve argued against the notion of the Cowboys drafting a quarterback. I never thought the timing was right because I simply thought it would be a wasted pick, considering how many years Tony Romo still had in him.

Sure, you could argue the Cowboys could’ve used an upgrade last year, but then I’d come back and tell you there was a first-round pick that began the season as a backup, and he couldn’t win a game, and neither could an established veteran who has made a Pro Bowl before.
Nothing is guaranteed at quarterback, which is what we saw here this past season.
But let me get this on the record – I do think it’s time for the Cowboys to invest some resources in a new quarterback.

First round? I just don’t think I’m ready
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So the Cowboys better do everything they can to have a better backup to Romo, and possibly someone ready to take over when his time comes.

Since the Cowboys couldn’t win at all without Romo, maybe this team is way too dependent on the starting quarterback. Perhaps the “talent” we see at the skill positions is only enhanced when Romo is in the game. Maybe there needs to be a major upgrade surrounding the quarterback so whoever takes the snap, will have help around him.

I side with No. 2. I do think the Cowboys have some talented players, but I think Romo makes them better. I would rather see this team keep adding to the talent around him, and that doesn’t exactly mean it has to be on offense. A great defense – one that gets off the field and creates turnovers and can close the door late in the game – can be just as beneficial to a quarterback than a playmaking
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Knowing that the receiver will play right away and the quarterback will probably sit, at least that’s the plan, think about the value you’re going to get at each position.

If you went receiver first, you could probably get Ole Miss’ Laquan Treadwell, a Dez Bryant-clone who is as NFL-ready as they get. You turn around in the second round and probably get someone like Connor Cook of Michigan State or maybe Penn State’s Christian Hackenberg. (I’m assuming three quarterbacks go in the first round, but if Carson Wentz doesn’t exactly light it up in Mobile next week, it’ll probably hurt his stock because he doesn’t have a ton of tape against D-1 competition.)

Still, you get either Treadwell and Cook, who will wear a ball cap all year, assuming Romo is fracture-free. Or you go for Jared Goff or Paxton Lynch or Wentz at No. 4, and turn around and grab a Corey Coleman from Baylor, maybe Josh Doctson of TCU or Will Fuller from Notre Dame.

It’s not an easy call, at least not for me. Initially, I thought I would undoubtedly go for the first option because I just see a bigger talent difference in the receivers from pick No. 4 to No. 35, than at quarterback, who is going to likely sit most of the year