BTB: The Dallas Cowboys Would Be Fools to Release Romo

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Ive been saying this all along. You hold on to him long enough, the price keeps going up. Releasing a top tier QB is outright ludicrous. QB's are too hard to find. Good ones are even rarer.
 
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erod said:
I agree, but this is Romo's call.
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It totally is not Romo's call. I agree Jerry conceivably might make the wrong call.

What I don't understand is why stories about this always assume the Cowboys are going to release Tony and not get anything for him. That makes zero sense when you know there is more than one team interested in him and you know that he's a game changer for the right team.
 
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Dallas needs the cap space so a June 2nd release the team can spread his cap hit out over two years where if they trade him, they eat it all this year....and no team is going to offer you high end picks for an often injured aging quarterback with multiple back surgeries....one hit and he's done!
 
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If Jerry can pull off a contract re-do with Romo and then trade him for as much as a third rounder to any team in the NFL, I will proclaim that he is now a "football guy" and buy every Zoner a beer*. I might even forgive him for running Jimmy off and wasting the Triplets' remaining years, but don't push me on that.

*free beer will be provided at the location and time of my choosing, which may be announced after the free beer has been given to and consumed by only 6 zoners, Reality, Risen, Alexander, DallasEast, BrainPaint and Idgit. :D
 
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TonyS said:
If Jerry can pull off a contract re-do with Romo and then trade him for as much as a third rounder to any team in the NFL, I will proclaim that he is now a "football guy" and buy every Zoner a beer*. I might even forgive him for running Jimmy off and wasting the Triplets' remaining years, but don't push me on that.

*free beer will be provided at the location and time of my choosing, which may be announced after the free beer has been given to and consumed by only 6 zoners, Reality, Risen, Alexander, DallasEast, BrainPaint and Idgit. :D
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That's a good one! Jerry, a football guy? Go ahead, tell some more jokes. :p
 
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Idgit said:
It totally is not Romo's call. I agree Jerry conceivably might make the wrong call.

What I don't understand is why stories about this always assume the Cowboys are going to release Tony and not get anything for him. That makes zero sense when you know there is more than one team interested in him and you know that he's a game changer for the right team.
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Because he'll just retire if it isn't to the team of his choice. He's got multiple booth offers already.
 
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It really isn't. Romo is under contract and is an asset. While Jerry wants to "do right" by Romo, Jerry needs to realize he's paid many millions to Romo and he "owes" him nothing. Jerry needs to have the franchise's best interests in mind, not Romo's.
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The Cowboys have ZERO power here. Romo can retire and step into the booth immediately, and teams know this. They're not offering anything for him because they don't have to.

Jerry feels terrible about failing Romo time after time. Romo took Jerry's lousy 3-13 rosters and made the Cowboys relevant. I'd bet they have a gentlemen's agreement here.

If they do get something, it won't be much. I think Jerry just releases him, and lets him have a full run at free agency.
 

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Using Joe Montana and Drew Bledsoe as examples of QBs netting big returns was kind of silly. What happened in the 90s really isn't applicable anymore. I mean technically, we should have been able to trade DeMarco Murray for a crud ton too since Herschel Walker was once traded for a ton.

I think Romo has value but not as high as some think. But to me, getting a 3rd or 4th round from a team Romo is willing to play for is worth waiting a bit for instead of just cutting him outright, almost as a favor to him. That's insane IMO.
 

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erod said:
The Cowboys have ZERO power here. Romo can retire and step into the booth immediately, and teams know this. They're not offering anything for him because they don't have to.

Jerry feels terrible about failing Romo time after time. Romo took Jerry's lousy 3-13 rosters and made the Cowboys relevant. I'd bet they have a gentlemen's agreement here.

If they do get something, it won't be much. I think Jerry just releases him, and lets him have a full run at free agency.
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Well for one, Romo easily could be bluffing about retiring. Frankly, I suspect he is. He wants to play. Further, the teams that might call about trading for him are destinations he'd likely consider playing for - Denver, Houston, etc. The Browns aren't calling about trading for him. The Jaguars aren't calling for him either. So it's probably moot to try to argue that Romo is going to retire if traded to a place he doesn't want to be. The places he'd hate to play for likely aren't in a situation where they would want to trade for Romo anyway.
 
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Sydla said:
Well for one, Romo easily could be bluffing about retiring. Frankly, I suspect he is. He wants to play. Further, the teams that might call about trading for him are destinations he'd likely consider playing for - Denver, Houston, etc. The Browns aren't calling about trading for him. The Jaguars aren't calling for him either. So it's probably moot to try to argue that Romo is going to retire if traded to a place he doesn't want to be. The places he'd hate to play for likely aren't in a situation where they would want to trade for Romo anyway.
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Leary is talking to Denver. Elway already did this with Peyton Manning. Romo is going to Denver.

I thought Houston first, but now I'm convinced it's Denver.

And for their trouble, the Cowboys will get a bag of Funyuns and a giant butt-whooping at the hands of the Broncos and Romo next year.
 
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erod said:
The Cowboys have ZERO power here. Romo can retire and step into the booth immediately, and teams know this. They're not offering anything for him because they don't have to.

Jerry feels terrible about failing Romo time after time. Romo took Jerry's lousy 3-13 rosters and made the Cowboys relevant. I'd bet they have a gentlemen's agreement here.

If they do get something, it won't be much. I think Jerry just releases him, and lets him have a full run at free agency.
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DAL has just as much leverage.........they have a 3 year contract with 3 team options

If Romo wants to keep playing he has to honor the contract that DAL controls

Retiring is not a threat to DAL.......... they get what they want.....cap relief and Romo doesn't go to team that will beat them.....if he retires DAL still retains his contract

If DAL trades Romo and he retires he has to pay the new team 12.5m in cash signing bonus ....he is only 3 years thru a 6 year deal...........he was paid a 25m signing bonus and he would owe 1/2 of it back.....plus the new team could alwyas trade Romo to someone else if Romo balked
 
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DAL has just as much leverage.........they have a 3 year contract with 3 team options

If Romo wants to keep playing he has to honor the contract that DAL controls

Retiring is not a threat to DAL.......... they get what they want.....cap relief and Romo doesn't go to team that will beat them.....if he retires DAL still retains his contract

If DAL trades Romo and he retires he has to pay the new team 12.5m in cash signing bonus ....he is only 3 years thru a 6 year deal...........he was paid a 25m signing bonus and he would owe 1/2 of it back.....plus the new team could alwyas trade Romo to someone else if Romo balked
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This is Jerry's third son. He values his relationship with Tony tremendously. He won't risk that over this.
 

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erod said:
Leary is talking to Denver. Elway already did this with Peyton Manning. Romo is going to Denver.

I thought Houston first, but now I'm convinced it's Denver.

And for their trouble, the Cowboys will get a bag of Funyuns and a giant butt-whooping at the hands of the Broncos and Romo next year.
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A bag of funyans is worth more than just cutting him for nothing.
 
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