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http://thelandryhat.com/2014/05/09/zack-martin-pick-suggests-expert-narrative-cowboys-needs-updating/Some folks are surprised today that offensive lineman Zack Martin is a Cowboy and quarterback sensation Johnny Manziel is not. Some folks earnestly believed, with a conviction born of absolute certainty, that with the Cowboys on the clock at No. 16 and Johnny Manziel still in the green room, there was no way the Texas A&M lightning rod wouldnt have a star on his helmet this season. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones the Arkansas gambler, the black gold wildcatter, the spotlight seeker, the marketing master with an eye on future ratings for Americas Team was gonna make it happen.
And it was never going to happen. The whole Big Splash narrative on Jones is so 2010. Thats just not who hes been the past few years.
What the TV talking heads who yap incessantly about Wacky Jerry fail to recognize is the Cowboys have changed the way they do things since hiring head coach Jason Garrett before the start of the 2011 season. One of the most impactful achievements of Garretts three-year tenure has been to clearly define and implement a new organizational philosophy. One that builds through the draft. One that more realistically (and more ruthlessly) evaluates its existing talent. One that spurs growth through relentless competition. One that protects its cap space. One that doesnt reach for need on draft day.