Latest quarterback talk surrounding the Dallas Cowboys ahead of 2025 NFL Draft is understandable but it barely makes sense
We've been headed in this direction for a while. With Cooper Rush and Trey Lance both becoming free agents earlier this month, the Dallas Cowboys were expected to go through a revamp at quarterback behind Dak Prescott. Now, Rush has signed a two-year worth $12,2 million with the Baltimore Ravens, which is more than the Cowboys […]
We've been headed in this direction for a while. With Cooper Rush and Trey Lance both becoming free agents earlier this month, the Dallas Cowboys were expected to go through a revamp at quarterback behind Dak Prescott.
Now, Rush has signed a two-year worth $12,2 million with the Baltimore Ravens, which is more than the Cowboys were likely comfortable with. As for Lance, you have to imagine he wants to head to a different team after he was firmly set at QB3 in Dallas for a couple of years. Even with a different coaching staff in place, a fresh start seems like the most likely bet for himself.
The Cowboys have Will Grier on their roster but the front office is admittedly aiming to land a quarterback in April's NFL Draft. With no fourth-round draft pick at their disposal, the question is if they'll do so in Day 2 or if they'll wait until the later rounds.
On Monday, NFL Network's insider Ian Rapoport posed a very intriguing scenario that got the internet talking: Could the Cowboys go quarterback as early as the second round?
"You obviously have Dak Prescott as the starter (…) but this to me says the Cowboys are going to go quarterback in the Draft and I wonder how high are they going to go?" Rapoport laid out on live TV. "I would be surprised at this point if they take a quarterback in the first round, I think everybody would. But what if it's someone like Quinn Ewers in the second round? A quarterback who is really talented, who they know well, who might not have to play for a couple years but in three years might end up being someone who is certainly talented enough to be the starting quarterback."
Rapoport added if the Cowboys waited until the fifth round in Day 3, there'd be a significant drop-off in caliber of play.
It's quite a dilemma, there's no doubt about that. The Cowboys have been lucky finding two back-to-back franchise quarterbacks in Tony Romo (undrafted) and later Prescott (fourth-round) but it's not easy to replicate that success. If the Cowboys invest a Day 3 pick in a quarterback, they'd essentially be throwing a dart into the board while blindfolded. Specially since they don't own a fourth-round draft pick.
With this being considered a thin draft class overall, chances are a quarterback run is going to happen earlier than that.
And yet, though I understand the point Rapoport is making, using a second round pick on a quarterback makes little to no sense for Dallas. If the Cowboys were an aggressive team in free agency that was willing to invest in improving the starting lineup in March, they could afford to take such a risk.
But being a front office than wants to fill voids through the Draft, it's simply a very important pick to use on something they don't need right now. They need a wide receiver to complement CeeDee Lamb. They need a legit running back to spearhead a committee that currently doesn't count with a true WR1. They must add help to the trenches.
Using a Top 50 pick on a quarterback is a luxury a team with as many holes as them can't afford. Maybe they could've had they been more aggressive in free agency.
Cowboys draft target is absolutely starting to sound like a possibility at No. 12 overall and it would be extremely controversial
Watch out for him as a potential pick.
