FRISCO -- Jerry Jones readily acknowledges that not having a first-round pick for the NFL draft's opening night Thursday in Nashville is "no fun," which hardly suits the Cowboys owner's panache.
Dallas' enthusiasm for its debut selection will instead be geared toward Friday's second round, when franchise great Ed "Too Tall" Jones finally announces the pick at No. 58 overall. That leaves the Cowboys, a team with win-now urgency, waiting out 25 more picks on Day 2 before they can begin improving their roster.
Dallas could always try to move up, though putting the club's 2020 first-round draft pick into play has been all but ruled out.