News: Could Cowboys Swap First-Round Picks With Broncos Or Texans For Tony Romo?

[Nightman]

The league knows we're gonna cut him so it doesn't make sense for any team to do anything w picks

No one knows that ....not even Jerry........we could easily keep him even at 14m

 

[Bowdown27]

No one knows that ....not even Jerry........we could easily keep him even at 14m

No shot that happening. Keeping him as a backup for that amount of money and also disrespectful to him. He wants to compete.

 

[Stash]

The league knows we're gonna cut him so it doesn't make sense for any team to do anything w picks

If they want to guarantee that they're the team that does get him, it certainly makes sense.

 

[KJJ]

Age and injury concerns have Romo's trade value down but some here just don't seem to get that.

 

[lostar2009]

They could but they want to be cheap. If I'm JJ I would hold on to Romo until the June 1st cut. There is value in Romo.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Could Cowboys Swap First-Round Picks With Broncos Or Texans For Tony Romo?

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2017...raft-2017-picks-with-broncos-texans-tony-romo




...In the NFL. there is an odd seasonality in the value of draft picks. While teams hem and haw at the idea of giving up any kind of pick prior to the draft, they have no issues giving up picks during the offseason or at the start of the season to fill some roster holes with questionable talent.

In 2015 for example, the Cowboys had no issues trading for WR Brice Butler (swapping a 5th for Oakland's 6th) or Matt Cassel (again swapping a 5th for Buffalo's 7th). And today there are scattered reports that Romo isn't worth much more than a 5th-round pick? Give me a break.

With the understanding that draft picks are at a premium shortly before the draft, one way to make a trade for Romo more palatable to the acquiring team is by offering to swap picks instead of asking the acquiring team to give up picks. That way the acquiring team doesn't lose any picks and still gets a QB, even if it means moving down in the draft a little...

The Denver pick makes the most sense to me. Romo's trade value IMO is a day 2 pick. What day 2 pick is hars for me to really gauge. However a 4th rounder for a QB who could easily be a Pro Bowler in 2017 is very poor value given the premium of the position.

A pick swap is probably the easiest way to get value as teams ( especially Denver who traded away a 3rd rounder last year for Lynch) may be not be willing to lose a pick but may be willing to move down in a round. The 20th pick could also give us a legit RDE prospect

 

[Beast_from_East]

So we send Romo and pick 28 to the Broncos for pick 20?

So we basically trade Romo to move up 8 spots in the draft....on the trade chart going from 28 to 20 is worth about a 3rd rounder.

Yea, I would do it.

 

[Idgit]

Tony's a big upgrade to multiple teams, some of whom would be competitors with him as a starter. There's going to be interest.

The question is, is there enough interest that he'll get traded. As far as I'm concerned that means 'is there at least one team that could be considered a contender who doesn't think they'd be the frontrunner for Tony if he were to hit the open market?' and then there's the supplementary question of 'what's it worth to me to trade for a QB deal for an old guy with a potential back injury to have a deal with no guaranteed money on it?'

Both of those things are really valuable. Now, what offsets those somewhat is the idea that the team willing to trade for Tony might be a contender, but not his first choice. If that happens (and it probably will), it comes down to what Jerry would do in that situation. And that's probably a function of which teams are involved. When it comes right down to it, there's no way Jerry makes a deal Tony isn't happy with, so we'll just see who steps up.

And there's also the possibility that more than one team thinks they'd be the frontrunner in the Romo derby if he were a FA and they're just wrong, but it keeps them from coughing up a pick, but I think that's pretty unlikely. Maybe Tony's agent gives that impression because it would help his client hit the free market, but teams have to be able to read the tea leaves better than that.

 

[ksadler1]

Would not surprise me if they release Romo outright, and soon after FA begins.

Jerry's a fool if he does this. We all love Romo, but this is business, not personal.....

 

[cowboyblue22]

the best shot tony has to win and win big is go to Houston they have the defense and running game and a really good head coach and the competition in the afc is not near as strong as it is in the nfc not as many good qb in that afc conference

 

[ShortRound]

I think Houston is more desperate at QB, I think the Cowboys need to spreads some rumors they the media and get a bidding war going for Romo.

 

[xwalker]

No shot that happening. Keeping him as a backup for that amount of money and also disrespectful to him. He wants to compete.

Everybody knows that Jerry might do something that other teams would not do. It's not hard to believe that Jerry might try to keep Romo even if it does not make logical sense.

 

[Cowboys_22]

JJ could hold on to Romo as our #2 until a team gets desperate into the season. Nah won't happen

 

[xwalker]

I read that and it has some intrigue. If I'm not mistaken, Clowney is at the end of his rookie deal, so what would it cost JJ to get him (in terms of contract $$)? I'm assuming (don't know for sure) that JJ would have to pay his 5th year option or negotiate a new deal altogether. Clowney certainly hasn't lived up to his draft status, but he could be a nice addition to our defense...and he's young. I would have to do some research, but hasn't he also had quite a history of injuries? If they're the type of injuries that you don't worry about for the future (admittedly, I'm not well-versed at all on Clowney's history), then you don't worry about that aspect of acquiring him and it simply becomes a matter of $$. If JJ had to give Romo and a pick(s), what level of picks would be involved? Most consider Romo to be worth something along the lines of a mid third rounder. Draft pick-wise, what's Clowney worth? That, to me, is the question you have to answer.

2017 will be Clowney's 4th season.

The draft is April 27-29.

If they want to pick up his 5th year option (2018) they have to do it by May 3 of 2017.

If Clowney is traded and they have not picked up his option, then he will be a 3.4M cap hit for the new team in 2017.

The 5th year option would be about 13M for Clowney.

 

[DFWJC]

Jerry's a fool if he does this. We all love Romo, but this is business, not personal.....

I have no real idea of what will happen. But I promise he knows more about whats the right thing to do in this single instance than you or me.

I dont know what'll happen.

What do think the other owners will pay in cash and cap space for Romo?
And do you think Romo deserves any respect at all here?

Honest questions

 

[LandryFan]

2017 will be Clowney's 4th season.

The draft is April 27-29.

If they want to pick up his 5th year option (2018) they have to do it by May 3 of 2017.

If Clowney is traded and they have not picked up his option, then he will be a 3.4M cap hit for the new team in 2017.

The 5th year option would be about 13M for Clowney.

Thanks so much for that info.

 

[big dog cowboy]

So we send Romo and pick 28 to the Broncos for pick 20?

So we basically trade Romo to move up 8 spots in the draft....on the trade chart going from 28 to 20 is worth about a 3rd rounder.

Yea, I would do it.

Well......the issue is the DE you get at 20 likely won't be any better than the DE you get at 28. So you basically are giving away Tony Romo for free. Stay at 28, trade Romo for a pick (that 3rd rounder you mention) and get an extra player. The DE at 28 + the 3rd round player = better deal.

 

[ksadler1]

I have no real idea of what will happen. But I promise he knows more about whats the right thing to do in this single instance than you or me.

I dont know what'll happen.

What do think the other owners will pay in cash and cap space for Romo?
And do you think Romo deserves any respect at all here?

Honest questions

I honestly think the teams interested are going to try and make Jerry think that there's not much of a market for Romo so they can get him for nothing. Your guess is as good as mine, but you just don't give a player like Romo away and get nothing in return. I know this may not be feasible, but if I'm Jerry, I get something for Romo or he stays in Dallas as a back-up. It's not like we're saving 20mil for releasing him.....

 

[Bohuntr97]

I honestly think the teams interested are going to try and make Jerry think that there's not much of a market for Romo so they can get him for nothing. Your guess is as good as mine, but you just don't give a player like Romo away and get nothing in return. I know this may not be feasible, but if I'm Jerry, I get something for Romo or he stays in Dallas as a back-up. It's not like we're saving 20mil for releasing him.....

We released D. Ware to save $7 mill. when he refused to take a paycut and nobody was giving us any offers.

 

[rambo2]

I think that a trade with Denver works. The Cowboys move up to pick 20 and get to take a top DE like Derek Barnett or a top corner. The Broncos get Tony Romo and pick 28. I like it. If the Cowboys deal Romo, they need to get something. This gives them a chance to get a player that wouldn't be available at 28.