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

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That’s why you work your way up not started at the top. If coaching is something he has a passion for he needs to start as a position coach or OC. Even a great OC doesn’t always make a great HC. It’s a job you need to work into
 

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That’s why you work your way up not started at the top. If coaching is something he has a passion for he needs to start as a position coach or OC. Even a great OC doesn’t always make a great HC. It’s a job you need to work into
Beat me to it by less than a minute!
 

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You'd have to pay through the roof to make it happen, like when Oakland took Gruden off MNF. I don't see Jones making that kind of commitment.

And then on top of all that, you're buying a guy who has never coached. I mean sure it might work. But odds are that there's a lot to the job that Romo hasn't done yet and would need to learn. He's a smart guy. And has been around the game a long time. But still, it's not the same thing as knowing how to design installs, make cards, hire and manage a staff, etc. etc. He might need to grow into it. So...I just don't see JJ paying huge dollars (10 years guaranteed, 10 mil/year) for something that is still a bit of a wildcat oil/gas prospect to drill.
 

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We agree that he shouldn't be the hire....

but you got only one of your 5 insults correct.

I won't argue it as with that crazy of a take there is no way we could come to an agreement.
Agree to disagree on the other 4.

But per the thread...we DO agree he shouldn't be the coach
Facts are not insults buddy but we can agree to disagree on some factors
 

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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
What? Who says? Romo is not a coach at heart, not even a little bit.

Romo is not passionate about football. Never has been, and it was blatantly apparent.

Honest question, why do you think this?
 

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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.
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He'd be at the bottom of my list. He was never a student of the game and wasn't exactly liked by the players. How do people forget him lying on the ground after being sacked and his OL simply walking away?
 

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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
Yeah leave a cushy broadcasting job for a high pressure gig offering half of the pay. All with no prior coaching experience. Typical low brow thinking from a Cowboys fan.
 

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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.
Yeah, but diagnosing plays can be done by any 3rd string QB in the NFL.
 

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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.
I don’t think Bart Starr had any coaching experience when the Packers hired him as HC. That didn’t fare so well.
 

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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.
The way I feel about it. I'd like to see Tony coach. At least have a QB camp in the offseason (which would add to his announcing career as well).
But HC? Life is too sweet for Tony. Maybe after his kids go to college.
 

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An extremely lazy take on two very different quarterbacks. You are of course welcome to it, it suits you so.

I'm not here to defend Romo, just the truth.

Romo WALKED on and became one of the best QB's of his time among very good QBs. THAT...is a fact shown again and again.

Dak's legacy remains unfinished.
Sure you are. This has zero to do with Dak, yet...
 

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I don’t think Bart Starr had any coaching experience when the Packers hired him as HC. That didn’t fare so well.
Star players are notoriously bad coaches. Why? Most likely because the best players have a knack for what they do on the field, and this knack is not teachable. What you want for a HC is a technician, a player who had to work very hard just to make it/play at a high level.
 
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