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

[foofighters]

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

I didn't read this at all but will counter with this: Why Tony even consider it? With his job now, why would he leave that life? and what coaching does Tony have under his belt? He's not qualified anyway.

 

[kskboys]

source please.

Me. It was said/inferred/bandied about many many times by many different players. Romo was known as a poor leader and not all that well liked by his teammates.

If someone doesn't remember this then they simply weren't paying attention, maybe cherry picking what they wanted to hear, using confirmation bias as to who to read/listen to.

 

[nate dizzle]

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 could see him doing well as a QB coach or maybe even an OC, not as a HC. And even then, why would he take a pay cut to work harder? It's not a realistic conversation.

 

[plasticman]

Owners typically hire ex-heroes when their primary concern is filling their stadiums. Fans are typically more patient until they demonstrate that they are absolutely terrible.

However, the few that are actually successful still work their way up. Going straight into the HC position with no prior NFL coaching experience usually results in dismal failure.

Examples of ex-hero players that are hired as HC with little to no prior experience include guys like Bart Starr for the Packers, Jack Pardee for the Bears, Forrest Greg for the Packers, and Norm Van Brocklin for the Vikings.

They all started their coaching careers as HC's with no prior NFL coaching experience as coordinators or assistant coach and they were each terrible.

 

[vlad]

I love Romo and thought he was hosed here, but objectively nothing showed him to be anything closer to a leader.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

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 ******.

 

[gtb1943]

Owners typically hire ex-heroes when their primary concern is filling their stadiums. Fans are typically more patient until they demonstrate that they are absolutely terrible.

However, the few that are actually successful still work their way up. Going straight into the HC position with no prior NFL coaching experience usually results in dismal failure.

Examples of ex-hero players that are hired as HC with little to no prior experience include guys like Bart Starr for the Packers, Jack Pardee for the Bears, Forrest Greg for the Packers, and Norm Van Brocklin for the Vikings.

They all started their coaching careers as HC's with no prior NFL coaching experience as coordinators or assistant coach and they were each terrible.

Forrest Gregg did turn into a good HC after some years.

 

[gtb1943]

I love Romo and thought he was hosed here, but objectively nothing showed him to be anything closer to a leader.

objectively you are full of crap on this post
how do you lead so many comebacks and not be a leader of some kind?

 

[blueblood70]

CBS pays Romo about $18M a season calling games with a lot less stress than an NFL coach. Why would he take a big pay cut so he can have Jerry tell him how to coach a team?

 

[DCwarrior]

Incoming!!!! Get to your foxholes!!!!

 

[blueblood70]

Owners typically hire ex-heroes when their primary concern is filling their stadiums. Fans are typically more patient until they demonstrate that they are absolutely terrible.

However, the few that are actually successful still work their way up. Going straight into the HC position with no prior NFL coaching experience usually results in dismal failure.

Examples of ex-hero players that are hired as HC with little to no prior experience include guys like Bart Starr for the Packers, Jack Pardee for the Bears, Forrest Greg for the Packers, and Norm Van Brocklin for the Vikings.

They all started their coaching careers as HC's with no prior NFL coaching experience as coordinators or assistant coach and they were each terrible.

You realize that most of these rumors like this post is all fan born this is nothing Jerry's thinking about maybe Jason Witten might be a little bit on his radar but even him Jerry knows they have not done their due diligence and I'm betting he's leaning towards another Mike McCarthy type like Pete Carroll let Pete Carroll get a guy like Robert Soleil as his defensive coordinator get a really good offensive coordinator and let this thing go or he's gonna bring back Kellen Moore who may or may not be ready but at least he has experience he's done his due diligence kliff Kingsbury those types are more in play but the reality Deion Sanders definitely was on Jerry's mind it was a real interest but Sanders is not ready for the NFL he knows it he doesn't wanna come coach a bunch of spoiled rich millionaires versus what he's doing where he's at where he is a hero...

Is this Tony Romo thing any of these other weird suggestions are all from fans not Jerry Jerry is not gonna do that yes if Deion Sanders was interested it would be really in play and I don't think it would be a disaster I don't know how it would play out if he gets the right coaching staff the right support system it can work....

But again, I don't think that's where he's going I think it's gonna be old school veteran or one of these other guys that he's comfortable with that are that can do something with the vet offense, i don't know

all this nonsense that social media start spreading around as content creators and fans these are not real suggestions these are just people throwing names up against the wall hoping they get it right you know ratings clicks that's a big thing now...

 

[plasticman]

Forrest Gregg did turn into a good HC after some years.

Two winning seasons in 11 years and one of them was the strike shortened 1982 season in which teams played a total of 9 games.

One season in 11 in which his team had double digit wins.

Four playoff games in 11 years with a 2-2 record.

Four losing seasons followed by two winning seasons and then a 7-year relapse.

You may have seen his good period if you didn't blink.

 

[Surfguy]

So, I'm picturing it like the "Rain Man" scene in Vegas where the two are riding the escalator down to the autistic riches except Romo is Dustin and Jerry is Tom and, at the end of the escalator rainbow, is the Super Bowl.

 

[Big_D]

Why? I wouldn't want either as a HC, but Witten would be by far the better option.

Just pointing out that both would be equally ridiculous. It’s one thing to not have HC experience, it’s a whole other to have no resume at all.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Me. It was said/inferred/bandied about many many times by many different players. Romo was known as a poor leader and not all that well liked by his teammates.

If someone doesn't remember this then they simply weren't paying attention, maybe cherry picking what they wanted to hear, using confirmation bias as to who to read/listen to.

Oh I remember people like you saying it. Sure. But not any direct quotes. Is what it is.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Sure you are.

That's correct. Now what?

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Perhaps you need to educate yourself on my Dak takes by looking at my post history

Im no fan of Dak but this post was about Romo

I don;t really need to do anything. Did I say YOU? No.

 

[Ring Leader]

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 ******.

Yea, forget the 37 on that stupid Wonderlic test. The backwards hat thing is all you have to see when judging someone's smarts.

 

[timb2]

Romo always looked like some twelve year old kid who got dropped off at the mall by his parents with his allowance money. You could find him at the arcade or thinking he was the King of the Food Court.

 

[timb2]

Yea, forget the 37 on that stupid Wonderlic test. The backwards hat thing is all you have to see when judging someone's smarts.

I'm sure Romo's 1st million he went and bought himself an XBox thinking he was the s@#$.