Briefly why Joneses should have Romo at top of their list, and why Tony should listen

[_sturt_]

Why Call
- Few with a higher football IQ than Tony Romo--he is a coach at-heart and always has been, and even more so than Kellen Moore, oh by the way
- Highly relatable, which is why he's an analyst in the first place, which is going to translate to the job
- Parcells disciple, but really exposed to so much more given his analyst job for the past 8 years
- No one could possibly... not even Prime... come into the job with a greater flourish and public enthusiasm
- Probably the one guy who would be able to attract Jason Witten to come along side him as an OC
- No one could be more passionate about putting a Super Bowl ring on his finger (after having lost out as a player) than Tony Romo... maybe as passionate, no one more so.

Why Listen
- No one could be more passionate about putting a Super Bowl ring on his finger (after having lost out as a player) than Tony Romo... maybe as passionate, no one more so.
- He's made a lot of money. He doesn't need to be hung up on the money thing. He can afford it.
- Did I mention he's a coach at-heart? This is a very unique moment in his life, and a very unique opportunity to fulfill something really so much more special than being a TV analyst could ever be.
- Jerry should offer Tony a piece of equity in the Dallas Cowboys as a bonus to winning a Super Bowl... that would seal any deal, imo

 

[big dog cowboy]

Interesting idea. Tony has the perfect job now. And makes a ton more money than Jerry would offer. Hard to see him leaving that for the grind of a HC. The time commitment alone would probably be a deal breaker. He has a young family and would he sacrifice so much time away from them? Unlikely.

 

[HanD]

I wouldn't miss my kids growing up to coach. He's got the perfect gig.

 

[SpaceCowboy99]

Yeah this will never happen and honestly, I don't want that for Romo, he deserves better.

 

[Risen Star]

Why Read This
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[dragon_mikal]

If I was Tony I’d tell Jerry and company to take a long walk off a short pier. The way they tossed him aside like garbage was disgusting and everything that has happened since is karma biting back.

 

[thunderpimp91]

Interesting idea. Tony has the perfect job now. And makes a ton more money than Jerry would offer. Hard to see him leaving that for the grind of a HC. The time commitment alone would probably be a deal breaker. He has a young family and would he sacrifice so much time away from them? Unlikely.

Yeah I think people underestimate how tough the coaching life really is. TV gigs not only pay more, but the schedules are tough to beat. There is a reason very few guys go back to coaching once they land a nice media job.

 

[Sydla]

The one downside to a coach search is the crazy suggestions for who we should hire.

In no world should Tony Romo be considered for HC. Yeah, he's great at diagnosing plays on TV. He knows offense. But that's not enough to be a coach. He has zero experience running a college or pro program. He has zero experience running a positional group as an assistant at any level. Can he set up an offseason program? How are his time management skills?

There is so much that goes into being a HC at the NFL level that to think one can be one without having experienced doing any part of running a team. Just because he played and were around coaches doesn't mean you should hand off a major NFL job to him with literally zero coaching experience.

 

[Cowboys5217]

 

[Coogiguy03]

I wouldn't miss my kids growing up to coach. He's got the perfect gig.

Go tell Dak this!!

 

[slick325]

I'm one of Romo's biggest fans and supporters, but nah.

 

[Creeper]

Romo lacks what it takes to be a head coach in the NFL, no matter what he knows about football. He lacks the killer instinct it takes to win and convince others to run through walls to win.

 

[McKDaddy]

No doubt Tony would bring a lot of knowledge but coaching takes experience even at lower levels of football much less the NFL.

Many, many knowledgeable coaches fail. The skills to teach, mentor, craft an organization, establish balance between discipline & keeping the game fun, handle the non-football aspects, etc., etc. are also necessary.

Now if an experienced coach wanted to bring him in as a consultant to study the strengths & weaknesses of their plays, how to beat defensive schemes, etc., that would be fine but it would be a conflict of interest with his broadcasting gig & I don't see him giving up that job unless he just wanted to be a part of the day to day organization again.

 

[fivetwos]

Romo makes about 20 million a year as a broadcaster.

Conversation over.

 

[timb2]

Jerry is his uncle( through marriage), and this would be horrible because even when Romo was on the team , players in the locker room use to tell Romo " Go see your Daddy". Meaning they didn't respect him. Romo also didn't seem to be the brightest. Him putting his hat on backwards like some 12 year old kid screamed ******.

 

[Cowboys5217]

Hell, might as well hire Rowdy to be coach if we aren't going to be serious in suggestion coaches for the Dallas Cowboys. Surely we don't want the best for the job, we want former players with zero coaching experience we are familiar with and comfortable with. Some of you have been trained very well by Jerry.

 

[Big_D]

If Witten is a real option then I’d rather have Romo.

 

[timb2]

I use to tell people " Does Romo remind you of a NFL QB or a goof who should be in a boy band"?

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

What is with this trend of wanting someone with zero coaching experience to have the most important coaching job in professional sports?

The only example of this I can even remember is Jeff Saturday and that went horribly. Romo is not a coach in any facet of the word.

 

[8FOR!3]

Yeah this will never happen and honestly, I don't want that for Romo, he deserves better.

I would love for him to get a Super Bowl ring as a coach but let's be honest the odds of that happening are slim. Do I think he'd make a great coach? Yeah. But I also think when you have a gig like he has you don't leave it (Troy Aikman for example.)