Critical Mistake Was Letting It Known We Were Not Going To Keep Romo

[Beast_from_East]

Jerry and the organization really screwed up by totally telegraphing that Romo was done in Big D. The team should have announced that the difference between releasing Romo and keeping him was only $5 million and that the organization would be more than comfortable with Romo and Dak competing for the job. However, the team would be open to moving Romo if fair compensation was offered. That's it, that's all you say and you shut the hell up about everything else.

You don't freaking broadcast to the entire league that Romo is done, its Dak's team now, we are moving on, and both the team and Romo have agreed to "do right" by each other.

I am honestly not surprised all the teams are ignoring our trade demands, they know its total BS and that Jerry is not going to hold Romo hostage for any extended period of time, maybe a couple of weeks at max. So if I am a GM, why the hell am I trading any picks away for a player that I know for a fact will be released? Yea, I may have to outbid some teams for Romo, but draft picks are way more valuable than money. The Browns handed Osweiler a check for $17 million just to get a 2nd round pick. That is how valuable draft picks are now days. So if I am a GM, I can overpay out the arse in my offer to Romo if I don't have to give up any picks.

The entire problem and the reason we cant get a trade done is because nobody believes we will keep him and that is where the critical error was made.

 

[Zordon]

Yup...mentioned it yesterday.

http://cowboyszone.com/threads/romos-speech-goodbye-video.373806/

 

[Tabascocat]

If we want to keep to the poker mantra.......we got caught bluffing with a decent hand but will get burned on the river. Dallas will not get anything for Romo now unless another team steps in, which is unlikely.

The whole Romo situation was mishandled once he got healthy to his release announcement. When Dak did not relinquish the reins.....the NFL world knew Tony was done in Dallas. He should have started and finished the last insignificant game to show he has something left, one series wasn't enough.

If nothing happens over the weekend, he needs to be released so he can move on. It would be a shame for Houston and Denver to go in different directions leaving him out in the cold now. As much as I want to hold onto him for leverage, it isn't fair to string him along at the tail end of his career for one last shot IMO.

I would take any draft pick or defensive player for him at this point and not risk losing him for nothing......if there was even an offer on the table to begin with which I am starting to doubt.

 

[superonyx]

I must have missed the going away party they had for Romo.
Everything Jerry has been saying was that it's his decision and he hasn't made it yet.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that we will be getting rid of Romo. In fact, you would have to be stupid to not think that just by looking at the economics of the situation along with Dak's brilliant rookie season. Furthermore, it's usually easy to tell about 90% of the FA's on the market as to whether or not they will be re-signed with their team or released. Romo is a glaring example of that.

The organization hasn't screwed up 1 single thing with the Romo situation.

He's a 37-year old QB that has played next to no football in the past 18 months due to several different back injuries that have required several different back surgeries. And he doesn't come cheap. Teams are not likely to be clamoring for him at this moment because that's the way the market is structured for a 37-year old, expensive QB with little playing time in the past 18 months due to back injuries. The best we can do is wait and hopefully with time it goes from a buyer's market into a seller's market.




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[FuzzyLumpkins]

I disagree. It got Houston to act which in turn put a ton of pressure on Denver or any mystery teams.

They got Houston to make that deal to free up cap space. It is very obvious that they are willing to open the wallet to bid on Romo should he be released.

Meanwhile, Denver wants Romo to take a paycut over the $14m he is already making. Their only way to get Romo is to either outbid Houston or trade for him with us. Similarly, Houston does not want to lose out on Romo either and has their own pressure should Denver offer us a draft pick.

Floating the release got the ball rolling in what had been a stalemate. The move got Houston to act.

Someone tried to use a poker analogy which guaranteed a loss but here is mine. We give a tell that we are going to fold which causes Houston who goes first to bet double the blind. We go second and call. It is now Denver's turn who was the big blind.

Denver either bets more or they fold. We want Denver to bet more.

 

[Hoofbite]

Jerry and the organization really screwed up by totally telegraphing that Romo was done in Big D. The team should have announced that the difference between releasing Romo and keeping him was only $5 million and that the organization would be more than comfortable with Romo and Dak competing for the job. However, the team would be open to moving Romo if fair compensation was offered. That's it, that's all you say and you shut the hell up about everything else.

You don't freaking broadcast to the entire league that Romo is done, its Dak's team now, we are moving on, and both the team and Romo have agreed to "do right" by each other.

I am honestly not surprised all the teams are ignoring our trade demands, they know its total BS and that Jerry is not going to hold Romo hostage for any extended period of time, maybe a couple of weeks at max. So if I am a GM, why the hell am I trading any picks away for a player that I know for a fact will be released? Yea, I may have to outbid some teams for Romo, but draft picks are way more valuable than money. The Browns handed Osweiler a check for $17 million just to get a 2nd round pick. That is how valuable draft picks are now days. So if I am a GM, I can overpay out the arse in my offer to Romo if I don't have to give up any picks.

The entire problem and the reason we cant get a trade done is because nobody believes we will keep him and that is where the critical error was made.

Like this wasn't a known? The league wasn't aware of the Cowboys' cap position on the matter? This entire board knew, but the rest of the league was in the dark.

Doesn't matter how comfortable Dallas would/could have been with Romo on the team. Romo wasn't comfortable. He knew it was over, and anyone who thinks he would have been just fine competing for a job that was taken from him is just fooling themselves. He's old, he's expensive, and nothing is guaranteed in regards to his health. Dallas would be foolish to not choose Dak, and then be complete idiots for thinking they could convince the league that they wouldn't ultimately have Dak starting.

The team screwed up, that's for sure. It wasn't it how they handled his release. It was in how they handled the last 4 years. Without the constant restructuring, his release/trade doubles Dallas' available cap space.

 

[sean10mm]

Nobody was ever going to believe the Cowboys would keep Romo.

No team is going to pay someone more than Tom Brady money just to be a backup, and no team is going to hand the starting job to a 37 year old who can't make it out of the preseason without dying when they have a Rookie of the Year QB right there. The Cowboys were never going to fool anyone about that.

 

[DFWJC]

Like how everyone knew New Orleans wasnt going to keep Brandon Cooks.
Oh, wait.

The reason the trade market isnt big for Romo had to do with
1) 3 of the last 4 times hes taken a real hit, he's been seriously hurt.
2) he is owed 54 mil for 3 years.....though only 14 this year. a new incentive based contract will be wanted

Nothing to do with how good he is when healthy. But that has been irrelvent for 2 years now.

I actually feel the collarbone issue is fixed and the L1 compression is not expected to be repeatable. So, I think he has 1-2 very strong seasons in him.

But the smart play as a GM is not trade for him at this high risk stage.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

Not a mistake at all...the goal was to make someone have to have him before risking losing him on the open market. Texans jumped.

It was a good play.

 

[DFWJC]

Im still waiting to see this long list of teams that would trade for Romo that he would also play for.
The list starts out small and gets smaller, people.

 

[Cowboys22]

The only way to get a trade is to keep him and wait. By that, I mean be willing to keep him all season. Make some cap moves and announce you have decided to keep him. Everyone keeps saying there is no wat they can keep him. Sure there is, They just have to make that decision. I think they should bring Romo in and tell him they are prepared to keep him one more year but they will give him and his agent permission to seek a trade. The catch being that they cannot talk contract unless the team first agrees a willingness to negotiate a trade.

 

[Risen Star]

Uh, yeah. They bungled this whole thing from the start but that shouldn't surprise anybody. Jerry Jones is not a GM. He has no skills for it.

 

[slick325]

The thing was botched when the team didn't stick to the "hot hand" mantra regarding Prescott remaining starter once Romo was healthy. That would have prevented a Romo "concession speech". It also would have told the League that Romo still has a shot to be the starter in Dallas. Even if everyone at the Star knew the deal, the League didn't need to. They could have kept both QB's on their toes by sticking to the mantra as well.

Now, the suitors for Romo would be coming out of the wood work IMO. Oh well...tis what it tis.

 

[big dog cowboy]

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that we will be getting rid of Romo.

The organization hasn't screwed up 1 single thing with the Romo situation.

He's a 37-year old QB that has played next to no football in the past 18 months due to several different back injuries that have required several different back surgeries.

It makes me laugh that some think that only message board GM's can figure this stuff out.

Not to mention, this post below nail it:

Not sure why people don't get this .. it's not just draft picks causing other teams to shy away. If they trade for Romo, they are getting the tail end of his current contract. If they sign him as a free agent, they can offer him a contract that is much more friendly to their own salary cap, especially this season, plus they can add in incentives in lieu of base salary that protects them in case he gets injured.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

The Cowboys have one of the best up and coming quarterbacks in the league in Dak. He took Romo's spot. Dak is making 4th round pick rookie money. Romo is making 20+ million a year money........it didn't take a rocket scientist to know the Cowboys were going to get rid of Romo.

Romo didn't lose any value if he ever had any. There are 4 or 5 teams that are contenders that could use a healthy Romo. All of them don't have a shot at his services. If you want him trade for him.

The realization here is people want Romo but not enough to take on his salary and trade for him.

 

[cowboyblue22]

they want him when is free to redo his contract with them no team is going to give a pick for him and dallas is not going to keep him

 

[Verdict]

I am not sure whether the we are going to release Romo stuff was designed to smoke out interest or not but I think it was a bad play. I would have said we are goi g to keep Romo for 17 unless someone offers us a trade that blows our socks off. And I would have meant it.

 

[Verdict]

I don't think Romo will make less than what he is currently set to make this year if he is cut. His salary is cheap for a starting QB

 

[Idgit]

I don't think Romo will make less than what he is currently set to make this year if he is cut. His salary is cheap for a starting QB

He's getting paid the right number. There might be a way to protect the team from downside risk if he gets hurt, if that's what they're worried about. I don't think it's a huge deal, honestly, as long as they can get out in a year--which they can. In a league where Mike Glennon is getting a multi year deal at $15MM+, one year at $14MM for Tony Romo is a bargain.