Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Tony Romo Set To Retire

[DejectedFan1996]

Appreciate everything he did as a Cowboy and he had to play on some of the most untalented teams with an idiot owner/GM.

With that being said, this board will be much more tolerable now without the Romo "natives."

CZ will no longer carry the stigma of being known as the "Romo Zone"

 

[CaptainCreed]

Fixed that for you.

This. We won 1 game without #9 starting in 2015 after looking like one of the best teams in the league in 2014. And those who think he underperformed in the playoffs, check his playoff qb rating, above Tom Brady FWIW. When did Dallas ever lose in the playoffs to a worse team? Dallas' talent was exaggerated for years because it is Dallas.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_rating_career_playoffs.htm

 

[Deep_Freeze]

Don't have time to read 22 pages, but man I wish he could replace Aikman. Or Buck....maybe both at the same time.

Romo was by himself on a team of just him and Ware. Maybe we are getting better now, but that shouldn't be denied and Romo being individually good shouldn't either. Football is a team sport, and really this team wasn't good enough at the time. Some of those wanna bes that are on tv now, like Dilfer, Hasselbeck, and such, don't have the talent Romo has or had.

Whatever he wants to do, I wish him the best and will be watching.

 

[erod]

This is only if Tony retires and the Cowboys maintain his rights on reserve/retired list. If they do that I don't
think they can designate him a June 1st cut. They will have to eat the entire cap hit this year.

Nope. He's released. He can be re-signed later. Just like a paycut.

 

[plymkr]

Kind of a bittersweet day for me. I love Tony and am glad that he was our QB for the last decade. I am sad he's retiring but I am also very, very happy I won't have to see him in another team's uniform.

thanks for everything Tony. Players of your talent, character and toughness don't come around very often and we were blessed that we got the honor of having you play for us.

 

[ErikWilliamsHeadSlap]

This. We won 1 game without #9 starting in 2015 after looking like one of the best teams in the league in 2014. And those who think he underperformed in the playoffs, check his playoff qb rating, above Tom Brady FWIW. When did Dallas ever lose in the playoffs to a worse team? Dallas' talent was exaggerated for years because it is Dallas.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_rating_career_playoffs.htm

Eli Peyton Brady Ben...give Tony the defenses they had and he would have rings too. No doubt.

 

[Deep_Freeze]

I figured with Romo back to playing golf after several years away due to back concerns that he had to be considering retirement.

Can't play good golf with a bad back. Golf is a game that is based on your back and flexibility along with your mind of course.

Really don't know what he's thinking but yeah, going back to golf is a sign. He's good at it, but not that good.

 

[Clove]

Don't have time to read 22 pages, but man I wish he could replace Aikman. Or Buck....maybe both at the same time.

Romo was by himself on a team of just him and Ware. Maybe we are getting better now, but that shouldn't be denied and Romo being individually good shouldn't either. Football is a team sport, and really this team wasn't good enough at the time. Some of those wanna bes that are on tv now, like Dilfer, Hasselbeck, and such, don't have the talent Romo has or had.

Whatever he wants to do, I wish him the best and will be watching.

If you think Romo is going to be biased towards the Cowboys, think again. What makes a great color guy is his willingness to call the game fair and not be a homer.

 

[Deep_Freeze]

If you think Romo is going to be biased towards the Cowboys, think again. What makes a great color guy is his willingness to call the game fair and not be a homer.

Of course, rather listen to him talk than Aikman though. At least he is funny, Aikman sounds like a cardboard box.

 

[TonyS]

So, this isn't Tony sticking it to Jerry for opening up all teams to discuss a trade with him? Isn't that what some predicted Romo would do if Jerry didn't do right by Tony; that he'd retire and stick it to Jerry.

Maybe this is what he is saying. Hey Jerry, if you're going to trade me to CLE, I'm retiring and fast forwarding my salary to this year. Release me or deal with it.

Could it be so simple?

 

[Clove]

Of course, rather listen to him talk than Aikman though. At least he is funny, Aikman sounds like a cardboard box.

Aikman doesn't really sound like he did when he played. Now he sounded like a cardboard box when he played, but since loosened up.

 

[AmericasTeam81]

So when is the press conference schedule?

 

[Deep_Freeze]

Aikman doesn't really sound like he did when he played. Now he sounded like a cardboard box when he played, but since loosened up.

Still a cardboard box to me, but maybe that's me. I just know I would like to hear Romo more, Madden made you laugh when you listened to him. I do believe Romo has that ability, but we will have to hear him first.

Guess we will see.

 

[irishline]

Obviously you cant read. Let me try this again. You said 4-12 without Romo. I pointed out Kitna won more games with the same exact team than Romo did that year. I am not saying Kitna was a great QB, I am simply pointing out the FACT that a backup QB won more games than Romo.

So obviously this team being 4-12 at best is absolute bull****, and so was your point. Not hard to understand, is it?

Now, if you said the Colts were 4-12 without Manning, then that would be correct. Colts won a Super Bowl with Manning, and sure as heck more than 2 wildcard playoff. They were a playoff team every year with Manning. Cowboys were not a playoff/Super Bowl team with our without Romo. Can you refute any of this or are you going to blindly ignore all these facts again? i am assuming it will be the latter.

It was not the exact same team though and to state so is not a fact. That team gave up under Wade that year and everyone knew it. Getting destroyed by the Packers on Monday night (Wade's last game) was one of the most embarrassing losses in team history and the epitome of what the team played like under him. He lost that locker room and the team played like they didn't care.

The team went 1-7 under Wade before he was fired. As much as I am not a fan of Garrett sometimes, anyone watching could see a change in the team under him. Coaching is a large facet of the game you conveniently seem to have left out. They won those games you cite under a different coaching staff.

Not saying Romo was all world. But for someone who is pointing out facts, you sure seemed to ignore a glaring one in your example.

 

[mickswag]

Romo now released per Werder:



Designated post-June 1 per Archer:

 

[Silver N Blue]

Romo, No!!!!



Don't retire. This just put a damper on my day. I wanted to see him go out like Ware. I know I know.. cowboys first. But this just isn't how he should of went out.

It should have happened this past year while he was wearing the STAR.

 

[Alexander]

 

[ShortRound]

I knew it was coming, but damn.

Alright Dak, let see what you can do.

 

[unionjack8]

officially released

lets see if romo was bluffing

 

[Risen Star]

Complete idiots.

Feelz over football.