Clarence Hill at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram dropped a story with a very favorable headline this morning:

Jerry Jones will make the Dallas Cowboys’ pick alone from home, but who will it be?

If I’m a Birds fan, I’m all about that. I’m licking my chops in anticipation of the #17 overall pick. Will Jerry screw it up? Will he SPURN the advice of the football people around him?

Hill:


Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones and his son, vice president of player personnel Stephen Jones, will adhere to the same rules as everyone else and draft virtually from their own homes, even if they are only a few miles apart in Highland Park.

That means that the elder Jones won’t have his son there to talk him out of ill-advised selections, as happened in 2014 when the son talked the dad out of taking Texas A&M Heisman Trophy recipient Johnny Manziel and instead wisely picked Notre Dame guard Zack Martin with the 16th pick in the first round.

“One of the things I’m not going to miss is when I came out of those draft rooms over the weekend, my old shins used to have big old bruises on them,” Jerry Jones joked recently. “That was from Stephen kicking me under the table for three straight days relative to some of our decision-making. I think I’m going to kind of miss that physical punching that goes on as we’re conducting this draft.”

In truth, the Cowboys generally make their pick after consulting with all the decision makers in the room, including both Joneses and scouting director Will McClay. New head coach Mike McCarthy and his staff will be added to the mix this year.

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Stephen Jones said 99 percent of the time there is a consensus on who should be picked. If there is a dissent, then Jerry Jones will come in and be the final arbiter.

Ehh, so this is somewhat of a nothing burger, but I sense an OPPORTUNITY for Jerry to trump his advisors and go rogue. The Dak Prescott contract situation is the X-Factor here, and maybe Jerry sniffs out a QB he likes and reaches for Tua or something along those lines.

Best case scenario for Eagles fans is that the Dallas decision makers come to some sort of disagreement, or even experience a technical hiccup with their virtual draft setup. Jerry feels discord in the air and TAKES CHARGE of the situation, drafting a player that the Cowboys don’t need.

Fingers crossed.