Like Johnny Manziel, Jerry Jones needs to let Paxton Lynch go

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IRVING, Texas – If Jerry Jones were a fisherman, he would love telling stories about the one that got away.

The Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager loved him some Paxton Lynch. He lamented not getting Lynch after last Thursday’s first round. He came back to Lynch again on Saturday.

“I really have added it up, and you all don’t need philosophy here but … when I look back on my life I’ve overpaid for my big successes every time, and when I’ve tried to get a bargain or get a little cheaper or get a better deal on it, I ended up usually either getting it and not happy I got it or missing [it],” Jones said.

“I probably should have overpaid here.”

Jerry Jones would have preferred to see Paxton Lynch holding a jersey with a star on it and holding a news conference at Valley Ranch. AP Photo/David Zalubowski

And shouldn’t that make second-round pick Jaylon Smith and third-round pick Maliek Collins happy. Jones was willing to give up the Cowboys’ selections in those two rounds to take Lynch, whom the Cowboys hoped wouldn’t see the field for at least two seasons with Tony Romo as the starter.

Smith won’t see the field in 2016 either as he recovers from a serious knee injury. Collins could be a starter early in the season if the club decides to move Tyrone Crawford to defensive end during the absences of Randy Gregory and DeMarcus Lawrence.

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