Barry Switzer told Cowboys passing on DeMarco Murray in draft would be big mistake

DeMarco Murray may have never been a Cowboy if it weren't for Barry Switzer. 

In a lengthy feature written by Sports Illustrated's Austin Murphy, the former Oklahoma Sooners and Cowboys head coach recalls repeatedly pestering his former boss, Jerry Jones, about how good of a fit Murray would be for the team. 

"So I'm watching the draft that year, the third round's coming up, and my phone rings," Switzer told Murphy. "It's Jerry, in the war room. He says, 'Barry, tell these guys what you told me.'"

Switzer obliged and delivered his pitch. 

"You all are the luckiest sons of bitches in the world because this kid is a first-round talent falling into your lap, and if you don't take him, you're as crazy as that time you didn't take Randy Moss," Switzer said.

The room erupted into laughter, but moments later, the Cowboys drafted Murray with the 71st overall pick.