Does Tony pick his new team and play for vet minimum?

[Parche]

I'm not going to lie... I'll probably be cheering for Romo wherever he goes.

Yeah. Second team to cheer after the Cowboys, for sure.

 

[LittleD]

How would he be doing him wrong? Romo still gets what he wants in a trade.

My take is that Romo would only approve a trade to a playoff worthy team with great OL and at least one great WR to throw to. Romo is not
going to approve a trade to a bottom of the heap team with no hope of competing. That is the type of team most likely to give you a better
draft pick. I don't see any type team: Broncos, Texans, Arizona, KC or Miami giving up a 1 or 2 for Romo... IMVHO no way!

 

[Kaiser]

My take is that Romo would only approve a trade to a playoff worthy team with great OL and at least one great WR to throw to. Romo is not
going to approve a trade to a bottom of the heap team with no hope of competing. That is the type of team most likely to give you a better
draft pick. I don't see any type team: Broncos, Texans, Arizona, KC or Miami giving up a 1 or 2 for Romo... IMVHO no way!

I think Romo has more value than you think, especially in a conditional pick. I agree the most likely destination is a team that is already a contender but when you think about Romo going home to a team like the Bears - the 2014 Cowboys was never expected to make the playoffs and he took them within the Dez call of the NFC Championship game. I think most NFL QBs have the kind of confidence to think they can take any team to the playoffs given the chance, especially a 4 time Pro Bowler like Romo.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

My take is that Romo would only approve a trade to a playoff worthy team with great OL and at least one great WR to throw to. Romo is not
going to approve a trade to a bottom of the heap team with no hope of competing. That is the type of team most likely to give you a better
draft pick. I don't see any type team: Broncos, Texans, Arizona, KC or Miami giving up a 1 or 2 for Romo... IMVHO no way!

I can see the broncos or Texans doing it.

What do we always say around here? We'd be fine getting fined a 1st round pick for cheating and winning a SB.

broncos and texans are really only a QB away. The only way you dont give up a 2nd is if you believe you're more than a QB or you dont have any faith in your team as is.

 

[JoeKing]

I hope the Cowboys allow him to pick his team with one caveat... no NFC team.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

Just a guess on my part but, if Jerry did try to hold onto Tony and he was only offered the chance to be a backup, I think he would retire.
He's just to much of a competitor to just sit on the bench.

Or he could get in front of a mike everyday and proclaim, he is the best QB on the team and should be starting. He would have his backers in the locker room, as would Dak, which would create a divided locker room and not good for anyone or the team. Dallas won't force him to stay him and be a back up to a QB that never beat him out of the job. He will be released. No one will trade for a guy when they know he is going to be released, unless they decide that a 6th or 7th round pick is better than nothing. I just don't see it.

I don't think he has any interest in retiring. So if he can't compete for a starting job here, which they won't do because he would win, then he will want to go somewhere else. That is what competitors do. I don't think anyone should expect him to be the good solider he was this year for the benefit of the team, if he is forced to remain here and play back up to a inferior QB.

 

[LittleD]

I think Romo has more value than you think, especially in a conditional pick. I agree the most likely destination is a team that is already a contender but when you think about Romo going home to a team like the Bears - the 2014 Cowboys was never expected to make the playoffs and he took them within the Dez call of the NFC Championship game. I think most NFL QBs have the kind of confidence to think they can take any team to the playoffs given the chance, especially a 4 time Pro Bowler like Romo.

Would Romo really want to go to a Bears team with no OL and no decent RB to keep the blitz off him. I don't think Romo would consider a trade there. It would be like accepting an assignment in Siberia...yuk! Miami, Houston or Arizona I think he could sell to his wife. We'll know right around combine weekend I think, as that will be when Tony has his maximum value to other teams.

 

[Doomsay]

I think Romo has more value than you think, especially in a conditional pick. I agree the most likely destination is a team that is already a contender but when you think about Romo going home to a team like the Bears - the 2014 Cowboys was never expected to make the playoffs and he took them within the Dez call of the NFC Championship game. I think most NFL QBs have the kind of confidence to think they can take any team to the playoffs given the chance, especially a 4 time Pro Bowler like Romo.

Agreed, look who was still playing yesterday, Romo's peers.

 

[LittleD]

I can see the broncos or Texans doing it.

What do we always say around here? We'd be fine getting fined a 1st round pick for cheating and winning a SB.

broncos and texans are really only a QB away. The only way you dont give up a 2nd is if you believe you're more than a QB or you dont have any faith in your team as is.

With Ozweilers 70mil contract it might be a bitter pill to try and swallow for that FO but, the Broncos make sense except that most of their cap
space is devoted to the defense. We'll see.

 

[LittleD]

Or he could get in front of a mike everyday and proclaim, he is the best QB on the team and should be starting. He would have his backers in the locker room, as would Dak, which would create a divided locker room and not good for anyone or the team. Dallas won't force him to stay him and be a back up to a QB that never beat him out of the job. He will be released. No one will trade for a guy when they know he is going to be released, unless they decide that a 6th or 7th round pick is better than nothing. I just don't see it.

I don't think he has any interest in retiring. So if he can't compete for a starting job here, which they won't do because he would win, then he will want to go somewhere else. That is what competitors do. I don't think anyone should expect him to be the good solider he was this year for the benefit of the team, if he is forced to remain here and play back up to a inferior QB.

I like your thinking and we agree.

 

[Kaiser]

Would Romo really want to go to a Bears team with no OL and no decent RB to keep the blitz off him. I don't think Romo would consider a trade there. It would be like accepting an assignment in Siberia...yuk! Miami, Houston or Arizona I think he could sell to his wife. We'll know right around combine weekend I think, as that will be when Tony has his maximum value to other teams.

The Bears are already listed in the top half of teams for available salary cap space, it wouldn't be hard to add OL in FA and a starting RB in the draft.

 

[LittleD]

The Bears are already listed in the top half of teams for available salary cap space, it wouldn't be hard to add OL in FA and a starting RB in the draft.

You could make a better case for the Bears if they signed Leary and Terrance Williams on day one of FA. He might be willing to give
it a try if some of his guys were coming with him. Still don't think the Bears would give up a 1 for Romo...maybe conditional, we'll see.

 

[gmoney112]

I very highly doubt Tony gets a first, unless we want to hold onto him until training camp. Bradford got a first round pick as a 1 year rental, just because Minny needed to put fans in the seats in their new stadium.

If Houston wants to win with their defense, that'd be a smart move on their part. I hope we just don't release him, but it may end up being what happens.

 

[Oh_Canada]

My take is that Romo would only approve a trade to a playoff worthy team with great OL and at least one great WR to throw to. Romo is not
going to approve a trade to a bottom of the heap team with no hope of competing. That is the type of team most likely to give you a better
draft pick. I don't see any type team: Broncos, Texans, Arizona, KC or Miami giving up a 1 or 2 for Romo... IMVHO no way!

Why wouldn't a contender give up a day two pick is what you should be asking?
No one said anything about trading him to a losing team.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

A well-run organisation trade's Romo for the absolute most in return...this is a business, did Romo refund the 40 or so million he's been paid the last 2 years to sit on the sideline injured...NO! Get the best value for him...

Romo was not paid 40M the last two years.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

We don't know if Tony has a no trade clause or not, it's possible that he does. Not only that but the whole world knows we are going to be starting Prescott at this point. Not economically viable that we pay Tony 19.5 million in base salary to be a backup.

We may very well get nothing but cap space, but that's the cost of giving up all your leverage.

Had we started Romo when he came back from injury we would be in a better negotiating position, but we also would not know as much about Prescott.

I was initially hopeful that we would be able to get some significant assets back, but at this point I think we would be lucky to get a mid round pick.

Romo's base salary is not 19.5M

 

[lukin2006]

Romo was not paid 40M the last two years.

Whatever he was paid, it was a lot of money...

 

[CATCH17]

I hope the Cowboys allow him to pick his team with one caveat... no NFC team.

I don't care what they do as long as he doesn't leave here without compensation.

Keep him or trade him but don't let him walk out the door for nothing.

 

[Idgit]

I don't what they do as long as he doesn't leave here without compensation.

Keep him or trade him but don't let him walk out the door for nothing.

There are going to be contenders interested in him. He'd have been an upgrade on several playoff teams this season alone (Texans, Dolphins, Chiefs). Several more on the brink of the playoffs will have interest. We'll have an opportunity to trade him. And both Tony and Jerry will be reasonable. Any team that really wants him isn't going to balk at conditional compensation (eg, if the guy takes you to a Championship game, he's worth a 2nd instead of a 3rd). If they do balk, knowing Tony he'd probably take that as a sign they're not a great fit, anyway.

The tricky part is establishing what his value really is. Healthy, he's a beast and the exactly kind of guy you want to add to an already good team that needs a QB. Injured, not so much.

If he has any shot whatsoever to start for a contender, Jerry will make it happen. Up to and including not getting compensation. But I think Tony's a good enough player that the compensation issue will end up being fairly trivial. The bigger issue will be the respective team's cap situations.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

There are going to be contenders interested in him. He'd have been an upgrade on several playoff teams this season alone (Texans, Dolphins, Chiefs). Several more on the brink of the playoffs will have interest. We'll have an opportunity to trade him. And both Tony and Jerry will be reasonable. Any team that really wants him isn't going to balk at conditional compensation (eg, if the guy takes you to a Championship game, he's worth a 2nd instead of a 3rd). If they do balk, knowing Tony he'd probably take that as a sign they're not a great fit, anyway.

The tricky part is establishing what his value really is. Healthy, he's a beast and the exactly kind of guy you want to add to an already good team that needs a QB. Injured, not so much.

If he has any shot whatsoever to start for a contender, Jerry will make it happen. Up to and including not getting compensation. But I think Tony's a good enough player that the compensation issue will end up being fairly trivial. The bigger issue will be the respective team's cap situations.

Shouldn't be a cap issue. First of all a QB as good as Romo when healthy...you almost can't pay those guys enough. Having said that a team that trades for Romo will only be on the hook for his 14M base salary. They probably work out an extension for say 3 years and in that process that cap hit can be negotiated down if need be. But 14M for a QB is a pittance these days.