Cowboys couldn’t afford to trade up in draft to get Johnny Manziel even if they needed to
By Mike Dyce
The Dallas Cowboys have been known to be shakers and movers on draft day, but Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones says they won’t be trading up in the draft this year. Even if they were in need of a franchise quarterback, they couldn’t afford to trade up in the draft to pursue Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel.
“We’ll never see him,” Jones told the Ben and Skin show on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM], via the Dallas Morning News. “We couldn’t get there if we traded three drafts to get him. But he’s an outstanding player. The area I feel the best about our chances in is at our quarterback. And I feel that way for the next several years. The only exception to that being injury.”
Jones is referring to his confidence with Tony Romo at quarterback.
“I’m going to be specific,” Jones said. “I’m a big fan of his, a serious fan of his, as a football player, as a winner. I think it’s highly likely that he’s going to go to a club and since that is the most important position on the club, will elevate that club in the NFL.
“No doubt in my mind he’s going to be an outstanding NFL football player. But we have Tony Romo, and Tony Romo is our ticket. Manziel’s ready to go. He can hit the ground running, as we’ve seen what these clubs over the last two years have done with quarterbacks with unique skills. The coach is going to do it his way. It’s just amazing to see the skill level that he’s got and his intensity of competition.”