A Radically Different Plan for the Cowboys

[USMarineVet]

I agree with this post. I would most definitely sacrifice the short term for the long term. It's time we get our cap back in order. And being a Romo fan myself, I'd be willing to trade him to get 3 top picks in return to start the rebuilding process. 3-13 is a lot better than 8-8 in the big picture of things.

 

[CyberB0b]

Lol who would send a 1,2,3 for Romo?

 

[T-RO]

That's not "cap hell".

1999-2002 was "cap hell".

Its not as acute right now as it was in that time period...but...When it's year after year of cap mismanagement...dead money...that's hell in my book.

 

[T-RO]

Lol who would send a 1,2,3 for Romo?

The talk amongst insiders is that Romo would fetch a nice return and is elite enough to also secure a massive contract.

Adam Schefter says...

...Let’s say the compensation for Tony Romo is two 1’s. I don’t think it’s that. Maybe it’s a 1 and a 3. Robert Griffin III went for basically three 1’s and a 2, and I remember having to debate with teams when the Rams were shopping that pick. Well, if you’re going to take three 1’s and a 2 for an unproven rookie before RGIII proved what he did, wouldn’t you rather trade that for someone like Tony Romo? The Cowboys may be interested in doing something like that. Carson Palmer went for a 1 and a 2 that could be a 1. Tony Romo is worth at least that. Let’s just say the market is two 1’s, who is playing quarterback for the Cowboys?

So Schefter seems to shy away from a value of two first-rounders...but suggests it's not much less than that.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Its not as acute right now as it was in that time period...but...When it's year after year of cap mismanagement...dead money...that's hell in my book.

If it does not impact to sign or retain FA then who cares. It is not going to this year and from a look at the accounting it is not next year either. We should have no issue retaining Lee.

The reason why we were in cap hell at the turn of millennium is because we had Irvin and Aikman's careers cut short as well as Sanders go merc all within a short time frame.

Because of that, their prorated money all got turned into dead money. If we were to for example trade or cut Romo, Witten, Ware etc as the radically ignorant plan would do, you end up in the same place.

 

[T-RO]

If it does not impact to sign or retain FA then who cares.

We are almost certainly going to lose Spencer because of our pitiful cap situation. I CARE!

 

[jobberone]

Ok gentlemen.

 

[Biggems]

Here is what I would do if I were GM. It is radically different than what we'll likely see from Valley Ranch.

1. I'd have absorbed the necessary big hit in salary cap and gotten my books in order so that the future is clean. What's happening now with all these renegotiations is going to bleed us for years to come. And indeed I'd go further, in clearing out aging and dead wood (Austin, Free, etc)

2. If I could get somebody's 1, 2 and 3 for Romo --slightly less than has been suggested--I'd do that.

3. I'd make everybody angry and unhappy about the '13 season, but the team would be far better in the longterm. Without Romo we would be a 3-13 team. That's perfect.

4. I'd be willing to stink in 2013. I'd WANT to stink in 2013. Then next March we snag the pick of the litter of the young QBs. We'd have a high 2, a high 3, etc.

Consider where my plan would seat us:
-We'd have 3 premium picks from our trading partner.
-We'd have a top 3 or top 4 pick in the 2014 draft to get our QB because of 2013 suckage.
-We'd have lots of money to spend in future free agency, or to extend our own stars before they whiffed free agency.

I would miss Romo but you don't want to give a MASSIVE contract to a guy of his age...esp. when the cap situation already sucks. And hey...I'm a Romo fan.

I see where you are coming from, but I think if you are going to trate Romo......then you have to go all the way.....trade away Witten, Ware, and Austin. Then you build as much as you can over the next two drafts......and I agree, you use the 2014 draft to get your QB of the future.

 

[Nation]

I agree with this post. I would most definitely sacrifice the short term for the long term. It's time we get our cap back in order. And being a Romo fan myself, I'd be willing to trade him to get 3 top picks in return to start the rebuilding process. 3-13 is a lot better than 8-8 in the big picture of things.

How has that big picture worked out for the Browns, Raiders, Jaguars, Cardinals, etc

 

[erod]

I disagree for two reasons:

1. I think this team is pretty close if they manage to get the offensive line together in this draft and free agency. Amidst this strange shakeup were some needed changes.

2. I don't think i'm going to like this league much in a few years with the direction it's going with rules and concussion overreactions. So keep pushing the cap issues into that future when I may check out anyway.

 

[T-RO]

How has that big picture worked out for the Browns, Raiders, Jaguars, Cardinals, etc

You can pick a few teams that had suffered through quarterback droughts...

Or you can look at teams that in the past few years found their quarterbacks of the future
- Seattle
- Carolina
- Washington
- Indy (only had 1 year drought)
- San Francisco
- Cinci (very possibly)
- Miami (very possibly)

 

[T-RO]

I disagree for two reasons:

1. I think this team is pretty close if they manage to get the offensive line together in this draft and free agency. Amidst this strange shakeup were some needed changes.

2. I don't think i'm going to like this league much in a few years with the direction it's going with rules and concussion overreactions. So keep pushing the cap issues into that future when I may check out anyway.

Erod...if we extend Romo at 20 mil per year...we are almost assuring ourselves a dark hole after next season.