News: DMN: Sturm: Cowboys' season is over; team must find future quarterback plan

[windward]

Tony will retire at the end of the season. We will keep Cassel, Jerry will give the browns some peanuts for JF, and we'll draft a blue chipper with our top five pick. One of those 2 will take the job from Cassel over the next 2 seasons. Meantime we add pieces to the defense, then we're ready for the big dance. OK, maybe a coaching change or 2.

Romo won't screw the team over by retiring before June 1st.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Agree. The organization must consider the fact that we probably will never draft this high again for a long time. It's one thing not to think QB is a priority whey you drafting middle to late but when you have a top ten pick it sure as hell better be on your radar.

Great point. If there are QBs worthy of the top 3-5 pick on the board, Dallas needs to seize the opportunity to grab him. Probably wont get this chance again while Romo is still playing. Romo is undoubtedly a great QB, but we're probably looking at 2 more years tops of him playing. JMO

 

[IrishAnto]

Rumor has that the Fecals are hot on Paxton Lynch's tail. Not that Chipster will be there to ruin him

Looks like they'll give us a run for our money to see which of us gets the higher pick.

Right now I hope it's us.

One good thing about football, failure has it's own rewards.

 

[IrishAnto]

I so want to crash Jerry's plane on Jason's head..

Will Jerry be in the plane?

 

[Fletch]

Rumor has that the Fecals are hot on Paxton Lynch's tail. Not that Chipster will be there to ruin him

Lots of teams will be rumored to want Paxton.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Romo won't screw the team over by retiring before June 1st.

He isn't going to retire. He's under the impression he has another 5 years left.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I look at it like there are 4 teams we have to worry about. SF, Cleveland, San Diego and Philly They are all in the hunt for a better pick and are going to go after a QB. The good news is that even if we get the #1 overall pick somehow and do select a QB, I think with a healthy Romo (knock on wood) and some quality offseason moves to improve our secondary and get some more speed at LB, we could still contend for the Super Bowl in 2016.

But, the issue is that if we do get a young QB, we are probably best off keeping Garrett for another 3-4 years since I don't want my young QB switching playbooks and offensive schemes early in his career. Although I don't think a scheme change is actually necessary, just making some adjustments to the motioning of the WR's to create some mismatches and/or switch things up to get players like Dez going and some more creative and balanced play calling.

If anything, Romo didn't look like his old self before re-injuring his clavicle, even in the Miami game. It goes to show at that age how injuries really affect your performance even after being healed. Hopefully Jerry can put down the Johnny Walker Blue for a second and understand this.






YR

Rivers was just extended... The Chargers aren't going to go QB early.

And I doubt Cleveland will draft another 1st round QB... It would be their 4th QB drafted in the 1st round in 9 years. I can see them drafting elsewhere.

Dallas will finish worse than Philly.

The only team I would have concerns about is SF.

 

[DallasInDC]

The saddest part of all this is the fact we completely wasted Romo's career. We spent so long trying to find Aikman's replacement and then a franchise QB falls into our lap out of nowhere and then what do we do with him....we expect him to get us to championship in spite of our weaknesses instead of getting the supporting cast he needed. Once we finally get him a supporting cast, they allow it to break up.

Despite how much the rest of the NFCEAST made fun of Romo, they are ALL are relieved we managed to waste a QB who had the potential to be a multiple SB winner and HOFer.

 

[Beast_from_East]

I look at it like there are 4 teams we have to worry about. SF, Cleveland, San Diego and Philly They are all in the hunt for a better pick and are going to go after a QB. The good news is that even if we get the #1 overall pick somehow and do select a QB, I think with a healthy Romo (knock on wood) and some quality offseason moves to improve our secondary and get some more speed at LB, we could still contend for the Super Bowl in 2016.

But, the issue is that if we do get a young QB, we are probably best off keeping Garrett for another 3-4 years since I don't want my young QB switching playbooks and offensive schemes early in his career. Although I don't think a scheme change is actually necessary, just making some adjustments to the motioning of the WR's to create some mismatches and/or switch things up to get players like Dez going and some more creative and balanced play calling.

If anything, Romo didn't look like his old self before re-injuring his clavicle, even in the Miami game. It goes to show at that age how injuries really affect your performance even after being healed. Hopefully Jerry can put down the Johnny Walker Blue for a second and understand this.






YR

You want Garrett training the new QB?

 

[maxdallasfan]

Rumor has that the Fecals are hot on Paxton Lynch's tail. Not that Chipster will be there to ruin him

No QB in the draft this year scares me one bit.

 

[Broges74]

Clearly Romo was worried about the collarbone. He was pressing to get the ball out of his hands and stared down receivers.

He deserves another chance but we NEED to draft a replacement for him this coming up draft.

 

[Dirtjunkie]

Johnny Manziel, Kaepernick and RGIII come on down.......

One of the things Jerra done right, passed on the spoiled lil brat, for whatever reasons. If it really was because of Steven Jones, maaaaaybe there is hope for the Boys once Jerrea is gone.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

Lol he has a bad game vs good defense because of being rusty and now he sucks?

career is over! lol

 

[Eddie]

Jerry will have the top pick in the draft. Tony will heal by April, and Jerry will think Romo is ready and "hope he lasts most of the season".

We'll wind up drafting another CB or DL with the top pick.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

You want Garrett training the new QB?

I never really said that. But, I do believe one of the worst things you can do is change the playbooks on a young QB early in their career.




YR

 

[Jerryrage]

The saddest part of all this is the fact we completely wasted Romo's career. We spent so long trying to find Aikman's replacement and then a franchise QB falls into our lap out of nowhere and then what do we do with him....we expect him to get us to championship in spite of our weaknesses instead of getting the supporting cast he needed. Once we finally get him a supporting cast, they allow it to break up.

Despite how much the rest of the NFCEAST made fun of Romo, they are ALL are relieved we managed to waste a QB who had the potential to be a multiple SB winner and HOFer.

No, Tony Romo wasted his career. Nobody else. Dude has his shot to take this team to the Superbowl a few times.

 

[Kaiser]

3 qb's are projected in the top 10. Pretty sure we draft in top 5. QB all the way.

I haven't watched tape yet but I really don't see Goff or Cook as top ten draft picks. I love the idea of a semi-project like Lynch who could also start if needed, but I think you can get that type of developmental QB in the 2nd or 3rd also. If we have a pick around 5 and have our choice between Lynch and a dominant LB like Kuechly, I'm taking the LB.

I think Romo still have time on the clock but we have to draft his replacement, but we sign a Safety and maybe a WR in free agency. If you get a RB early in the draft and get a playmaker at LB you have filled all the holes at that point. You need a healthy QB and more playmakers on defense but we will have the draft picks and salary cap room to do so.

 

[DallasInDC]

No, Tony Romo wasted his career. Nobody else. Dude has his shot to take this team to the Superbowl a few times.

Even Jerry Jones himself has admitted as much when Jerry said they declined to address the OL because Romo's talent was able to overcome the deficiency just shows how much the team put Romo in less than optimal positions to win a SB. And if you think the hiring of a 2nd year QB coach as your OC and 4 years later as your HC with on the job training as putting your franchise QB with immense talent in the best position to win a championship you are obviously crazy.

yes Romo has made his share of mistakes (as ALL QBs have) but the truth is Romo has put this franchise in a better chance to succeed than he has caused us to lose.

 

[Nightman]

One of the things Jerra done right, passed on the spoiled lil brat, for whatever reasons. If it really was because of Steven Jones, maaaaaybe there is hope for the Boys once Jerrea is gone.

Manziel is better for this team than Weeden or Cassel. It doesn't always have to be personal with everyone.

Kap has led his team deep in the playoffs a couple times. RGIII has won in this league and had the legs to get away from the pass rush when they load up.

I couldn't care less about personalities or the media's obsessions. I don't care whether they are head cases or not.

If you have better suggestions I am all ears. That is the point, don't get married to anyone, Romo is coming back, we just need a more than competent backup.

 

[CATCH17]

Manziel is better for this team than Weeden or Cassel. It doesn't always have to be personal with everyone.

Kap has led his team deep in the playoffs a couple times. RGIII has won in this league and had the legs to get away from the pass rush when they load up.

I couldn't care less about personalities or the media's obsessions. I don't care whether they are head cases or not.

If you have better suggestions I am all ears. That is the point, don't get married to anyone, Romo is coming back, we just need a more than competent backup.

I'd take RG3 out of all those guys as a backup.

He's a better scheme fit.

He's good at throwing vertical and can run. That's what we need in a backup.