If a Dak deal isn't reached

rocyaice said:

Jerry.

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khiladi said:

Of course Romo outperformed Dak. The point is, Romo only played with Linehan as OC one year in reality. And Dak had Zeke and in 2015, Murray was gone.

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cowboygo said:

In the end, its possible to compare those 2 years, don't know why they shouldn't be compared. And they both accomplished the same thing, 1st round BYE, and a divisional round loss to the Packers.

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Whyjerry said:

My world of hate? What are you yammering on about? I got a great wife. Great kids. Best dog ever. Money. Good looks. Smarts. I am a super happy guy. I am realistic and surly about the mediocre Cowboys though. Sorry if that twists your panties.

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InTheZone said:

And he moves on to another team are we going to have threads essentially blaming the "haters and trolls" and will the Dak supporters have open arms and support for the next guy? As ridiculous as these questions are I have to wonder based on what I've seen.

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Chuck 54 said:

Where the heck do you get that Romo talked us into drafting Frederick? I’d love to see that evidence.

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Jones showed he wasn't kidding by seeking Romo's input before Dallas drafted Wisconsin center/guard Travis Frederick late in the first round and grabbed a complement to tight end Jason Witten in Gavin Escobar of San Diego State in the second round. Neither player was projected as high as he was picked.

"The more Tony can be involved in what we're doing offensively, the more the product we have out there (that) complements his skills, the more we're going to do it," Jones said.

The draft talk is more symbolic — Jones says a few minutes of input can't outweigh a year's worth of scouting work — but it was noteworthy that Romo called Frederick "the best player in this draft at his position" the day after he was taken.

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“Romo called and said, ‘Thank you for my extra half second,’ ” Jones said during a press conference Thursday night. “That is going to mean more to us than anything I can say.”"

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"[Romo] was inordinately interested, and I'm talking about our negotiations, he was inordinately interested in what we were going to be doing in the offensive line," Jones said. "It meant something to him to make the commitments that he was making, that we commit fair. It meant something to him and to me that he commit to what I'm talking about, doing more time and that he commits to doing more time. It's part of his job description."

Not surprisingly, Romo gave a strong endorsement of Travis Frederick, the Wisconsin center who was the Cowboys' first-round pick.

"I think he's the best player in this draft at his position," Romo said.

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Clearly, they were wanting to do something to address the problems on the offensive line, at least partly because the team had made a commitment to Tony Romo to do just that as part of the negotiations on his contract extension, and the OL talent was flying off the board at an unprecedented rate in the first round. They wound up with Travis Frederick, who is almost certainly seen as no better than a second round talent. They passed on all the players who were taken from 18 to 30, and there will always be speculation about what might have been.

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Jones believes both those deficiencies were addressed during the offseason despite an NFL salary-cap penalty that greatly tempered what roster moves the Cowboys could make. First-round pick Travis Frederick is slotted as an immediate starter at center with second-year guard Ron Leary expected to push for first-team action. Jones also said the team would like right tackle Doug Free back if they can reach agreement on a restructured contract.


Although some draft analysts believe the Cowboys reached by picking Frederick at No. 31 overall, Jones said addressing the interior offensive line was his team’s most pressing draft priority. After moving out of the No. 18 pick in a trade with San Francisco, Jones said he was unwilling to keep trying to move back and accumulate extra picks because they would risk losing Frederick to another team.

Callahan told Jones that Frederick has many of the same traits as Nick Mangold, who is considered one of the league’s top centers with the New York Jets. Callahan was New York’s offensive line coach during Mangold’s three All-Pro seasons (2009, 2010 and 2011).

“With our three interior linemen, he gives us real below-the-waist strength,” Jones said of Frederick. “That’s a big deal for us. You need to have that. You can’t (be) light in the britches with three guys across there. If you’ve got one, you could build possibly with the other two to work with him.”

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In the Cowboys' first preseason game, the first game in seven years in which GARRETT DID NOT CALL PLAYS, Dallas ran 34 times compared to only 24 pass plays (21 attempts, and three sacks). It is too early to know if that ratio will hold up, but Romo took the Hall of Fame Game stats as a positive sign for an offense that so often found itself trailing in games in 2012. A more balanced offense early could help take pressure of Romo to make all the plays late.

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5Stars said:

lol...that damn Jerry, always messing things up!

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InTheZone said:

how bad or good are we talking? I'm told 8-8 isn't the QBs fault, but when we go 13-3 it was Dak. So if we finish 8-8 or better you want to keep Dak vs 7-9 and worse let him go? I feel like the record shouldn't matter, no?

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khiladi said:

Do a search on " Jerry Jones: Greater time commitment part of Tony Romo's 'job description' after signing massive deal." for the above quote.



Do a search on "What Tony Romo said to Jerry Jones after drafting Frederick 31" for the quote above.




Do a search on "How much did Tony Romo's contract lead to picking Frederick" for the above.




https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...FL-draft-results-travis-frederick-jerry-jones


https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story...nsive-game-calling-role-dallas-cowboys-051413

As far as Callahan’s involvement along with Romo:



Leary was also Callahan’s boy, meaning JG fought with the guys that rebuilt the direction of the offense.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2013/08/08/tony-romo-dallas-cowboys/2634049/







https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/co...ony-romo-will-put-in-peyton-manning-type-time


https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...s-a-creative-offensive-mind-like-sean-payton/

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InTheZone said:

how bad or good are we talking? I'm told 8-8 isn't the QBs fault, but when we go 13-3 it was Dak. So if we finish 8-8 or better you want to keep Dak vs 7-9 and worse let him go? I feel like the record shouldn't matter, no?

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cowboygo said:

In the end, its possible to compare those 2 years, don't know why they shouldn't be compared. And they both accomplished the same thing, 1st round BYE, and a divisional round loss to the Packers.

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rocyaice said:

Romo was responsible for ESCOBAR!!?!

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khiladi said:

Romo made him a legend in 2014. 4 TDs on 9 receptions and 15 targets for 109 yards as a red-zone specialty... Not his fault he tore his achilles and then CHeckdown CHarlie came along.

That being said, it's pretty obvious that Romo gaining more power changed the direction of this franchise. That's why Zach Martin was picked, followed by Zeke.

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rocyaice said:

Oh wait....so its everyone else's fault that Gavin Escobar didn't do anything? He was a redzone specialty? Hahhhahhahahhah...is that what you want to call it?

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America's Cowboy said:

I'll be laughing for the next many years it will take Jerry and you Daktractors failed attempts after more failed attempts to find another QB who can put up numbers like Dak has.

I'll be on my recliner drinking an ice cold michelada knowing I was right while saying, "You wanted to get greedy? You didn't appreciate what you had? Well, now it's time to reap what you've sown."

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rocyaice said:

I like how people pretend like the love affair of Dak is about anything more than him being our quarterback. He's our quarterback so we root for him. Next guy comes in....we root for him. We aren't like those Romosexuals who hate Dak because he took his spot in 2016.

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InTheZone said:

way to generalize both the Dak and Romo group in one sentence...

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MarcusRock said:

At least he was transparent with his angle though. You should have just named this thread "Dakslobberers and the next Dallas QB" and been done with it.

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khiladi said:

What part of torn achilles did you miss? Maybe you need to re-read what I stated. Romo had no problems using him as a red-zone target. He had more TDs in one start and 13 total targets than Jarwin has been able to produce with chechdown Charlie in his best season, with 41 targets and 7 starts.

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