Joe Milton Dallas

[Huckleberry1]

If you gave the measurements of all the PHYSICAL attributes of a QB (size, speed, arm strength, etc) to an AI app, it would spit out Joe Milton every time. Yet for all the OTHER things you want in your QB he fell to us at the bottom of the draft.

The man is the DEFINITION of a "tease". Anyone who watched the Buffalo game last season would have to be enticed even though it was a glorified JV game. His performance literally exploded off the screen. I'm sure there were more fans than me who turned off their TV's after the game with fantasies of just how many first-round picks we were going to get in a year or as a payoff on that low round investment.

But there is a reason why at top 3 physical talent like Milton was draft just 6 slots higher than Brady at 193. This wasn't underestimating his physical talent like Brady and Purdy were. There was SOMETHING severely lacking for him to drop so low that some people though we "reached" on him.

Personally, I wish they had kept him, but I understand the reasons why they didn't. Milton wouldn't have be happy being a backup to a guy, who in HIS mind, he thinks he is better than, and you NEVER need that on a football team. But hey, I wish him the best. He made watching the last game of a HORRRIBLE season worth watching, so I thank him for that.

He is wildly inaccurate, but he has big arm. There’s also significant questions of his ability to read defenses. He was worth the flyer and they ended up improving their draft position.

 

[Clonamery]

How do you know that?

Q. How was your first draft experience?

JEROD MAYO: It was great. It was great. A lot of people in the room, a lot of good conversation, and hopefully a lot of good players. Right now, everyone feels pretty good, and we'll see as we continue to go down this journey what it looks like.

Just a whole lot of nothing. He's like a 3rd person omniscient narrator of an Andersen Windows brochure.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Q. How was your first draft experience?

JEROD MAYO: It was great. It was great. A lot of people in the room, a lot of good conversation, and hopefully a lot of good players. Right now, everyone feels pretty good, and we'll see as we continue to go down this journey what it looks like.

Just a whole lot of nothing. He's like a 3rd person omniscient narrator of an Andersen Windows brochure.

I agree, Mumbai jumbo. Nothing was ever clear with Mayo.

 

[Urgent]

IMO drafting Milton was low-key one of Mayo's biggest mistakes.

Following a 4-13 season it’s hard to label a sixth round pick the biggest mistake.
Even if Mayo is blamed for the draft I’d point to the results from the second through fifth rounds. Milton delivered more than any of those picks, whether we really wanted him to.

But you might focus on building the coaching staff, player development, game strategy, player communications, and media relations ahead of his impact on the draft.

 

[Froob]

IMO drafting Milton was low-key one of Mayo's biggest mistakes.

meh...throw away pick doesn't really matter. We basically got the exact value of the pick back from Dallas.

 

[State]

Calm down, Dov. Yes, his physical skills are a combination of Zeus and Achilles. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[Sorrynotsorry]

I believe there are a few here who believe it.

Young and healthy vs Mr.Glass?

Milton might suck it up on the field... but he could at least be on the field... so he's got that going for him.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

It was perfect, except for being a full yard+ out of bounds.

Calm down, Dov. Yes, his physical skills are a combination of Zeus and Achilles. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[JohnJH]

In just my life thus far (60 Year's and counting), the NFL has been replete with just 1st Round QB's who had amazing physical traits, yet were complete and total BUST'S. Such traits are surely great to have for a QB, but if they don't have the leadership ability, drive, work ethic, desire to put in the time to excel, and most important of all; what's between their ears, they'll fail.

 

[captain stone]

Young and healthy vs Mr.Glass?

Milton might suck it up on the field... but he could at least be on the field... so he's got that going for him...

...which is nice.

 

[State]

Just imagine Jeff George’s arm attached to Cam Newton’s body. Milton is an ideal developmental QB2 for the upcoming season.

It’s a shame he couldn’t keep his teeth together in New England.

If he starts putting it together, the Cowboys will be ecstatic.

I think they are already there having gotten him for next to nothing.

 

[rkarp1]

First of all it wasn’t a mistake because they drafted him in the 6th round and then got a 5th round pick in return for him,so that’s a gain. Second we have no idea what input Mayo had in the draft because there was never any reporting on it. Ultimately Wolf had final say on every personnel decision so he gets any credit or blame for those decisions. In this case it’s obviously a positive because they improved their draft stock.

to clarify
Milton was the 193rd pick in the draft, which is in the 6th round
the trade, was Milton and a 7th for a 5th
the 2026 draft value chart has the Dallas 5th rd pick valued at 11 points
the 2026 draft value chart has the NE 7th rd pick valued at 3 points
that 8 point differential equates to approx. the 173rd pick in the 2026 draft (end of the 5th rd)

 

[AQPE]

That’s because they are always looking to push peoples buttons, that’s how they drive ratings because they have no actual insight and are too lazy to do the work needed to gain any.

FIFY

 

[Huckleberry1]

to clarify
Milton was the 193rd pick in the draft, which is in the 6th round
the trade, was Milton and a 7th for a 5th
the 2026 draft value chart has the Dallas 5th rd pick valued at 11 points
the 2026 draft value chart has the NE 7th rd pick valued at 3 points
that 8 point differential equates to approx. the 173rd pick in the 2026 draft (end of the 5th rd)

So you are saying it was a net plus.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Following a 4-13 season it’s hard to label a sixth round pick the biggest mistake.
Even if Mayo is blamed for the draft I’d point to the results from the second through fifth rounds. Milton delivered more than any of those picks, whether we really wanted him to.

But you might focus on building the coaching staff, player development, game strategy, player communications, and media relations ahead of his impact on the draft.

Ultimately Wolf has responsibility for all personnel decisions when Mayo was coach, the only question is what Mayo’s input was? To date I don’t know of any article that discusses that.

 

[rkarp1]

So you are saying it was a net plus.

I am saying Milton had little to no value based on the trade value chart

 

[captain stone]

to clarify
Milton was the 193rd pick in the draft, which is in the 6th round
the trade, was Milton and a 7th for a 5th
the 2026 draft value chart has the Dallas 5th rd pick valued at 11 points
the 2026 draft value chart has the NE 7th rd pick valued at 3 points
that 8 point differential equates to approx. the 173rd pick in the 2026 draft (end of the 5th rd)

Pats never, ever EVER should've given the very First pick in the 7th round to Dallas. If they still insisted, I would've told Jerruh to ****. Off.

 

[Huckleberry1]

I am saying Milton had little to no value based on the trade value chart

My posts were in response to the claim that they made a big mistake drafting him, but it’s not a big mistake when you end up coming out ahead, no matter how slight that may be.

 

[captain stone]

I believe there are a few here who believe it.

Prescott's never winning the big one, so somebody will unseat him, eventually.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

My posts were in response to the claim that they made a big mistake drafting him, but it’s not a big mistake when you end up coming out ahead, no matter how slight that may be.

Food for thought: yes, they got a somewhat better pick than the one they used to draft him. But . . . how would things have shaken out if the coaching staff only had one rookie QB to try to develop rather than two?