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If Dak Prescott doesn't make strides in the 2016 NFL season, will the Cowboys use a draft pick at the quarterback position in the 2017 NFL Draft? The Dallas Cowboys targeted the quarterback position early in the 2016 NFL Draft and despite being linked to Dak Prescott for quite some time leading up to the draft, the quarterback they had in mind at the top of the draft was Paxton Lynch. After the Cowboys drafted Ezekiel Elliott, Jerry Jones and company worked the phones to move up and select the Memphis quarterback, according to Peter King . Dallas had Lynch as a clear first-round pick, the 12th overall player on their board, and the conversation in the room echoed what they'd discussed as a staff for weeks: We think Romo's going to be our quarterback for three or four more years, but he's also been hurt two of the past three years. At some point we've got to start the process of finding his heir. Dallas had tried trading up for Lynch, calling up teams in the late teens up to the late 20s. The Cowboys were willing to give up their second- and third-round pick up until the mid 20s where they would then give up their second- and fourth-round pick to move up. One team that showed interest in trading back was the Seattle Seahawks, but after the Cowboys refused to give up their second- and third-round picks, the Denver Broncos swooped right in and offered a better trade. The Broncos and the Seahawks agreed upon the trade and Lynch bec ...
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