ESPN: Cowboys not expected to trade QB Tony Romo

[Romotil45]

Why did he have to play in the playoffs when Dak wasn't the reason Cowboys lost that game.

That's not my point. Dak played very well and I don't blame him. I believe Dak is the future but Romo was on the roster and IS the better player right now and he should have played and we would have gotten value if he showed he could take a hit. That's my point.

 

[SDCowboy]

Not overly surprising. The likely question now is when does he actually get released?

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

That's not my point. Dak played very well and I don't blame him. I believe Dak is the future but Romo was on the roster and IS the better player right now and he should have played and we would have gotten value if he showed he could take a hit. That's my point.

Romo was the better player in 2014. Dak was the better player last year in terms of chemistry with the team.

 

[Pants]

There is no reason for the FO to panic on this one....while they bungled this whole scenario and stated that they would "release" him, they don't need to do that...the conversations that the Jones' and Romo have behind closed doors is their business, but the "do right" thing is to make Tony aware behind those doors what the plan is...Dallas should go into this from a media perspective that they are going forward with Tony as their high-priced back up QB...no reason to do anything else publicly; keep Tony in the loop ("hey tony, jacksonville just called with an offer, interested? no? ok, forget that I mentioned it")

...someone stated that Dallas has the worst GM; but, I give you the GM of the Texans...they expect Tony to get released, hear that there is A LOT of interest so they purge their expensive QB mistake way too early (idiots)...

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

It's not an alternate universe believing you should play the best player with the most experience when in counts. What is an alternate universe is watching some of you dulisional folks who believed we would get a high draft pick for Tony when we didn't value him ourselfs enough to play him.

So go out and get Vinny Testerverde if you want "experience" then. Did the Pats go back to Bledsoe when they had Tom Brady because he had more "experience"?

This is bogus.

I do agree that people were delusional thinking Romo had trade value. That I agree with.

 

[KJJ]

Hold him until an ACL goes out for a team in training camp.

That wouldn't be fair to Romo to wait until training camp and preseason to see if a QB goes down and it not, release him. If he doesn't get at least a full training camp and preseason in with his new team so he can learn the offense he's not going to be ready to start the season. If he's not traded or released by a certain time he's going to butt heads with Jerry and demand his release or retire. We have to have a solid backup QB and prepare them which is going to be tough the longer we hang onto Romo.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

The Dallas Cowboys are not expected to find a trade partner for veteran quarterback Tony Romo, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Possible interested teams in Romo appear unwilling to take on the 36-year-old's contract or overpay for a quarterback who has started four games during the past two seasons because of injuries, sources told Schefter.

Sources also told Schefter that the Cowboys are unwilling to trade Romo to a city in which he does not want to play. Teams interested in Romo believe the Cowboys will eventually release the four-time Pro Bowler, and are willing to wait until that happens before pursuing him as a free agent, sources said.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...not-expected-find-trade-destination-tony-romo

Cleveland is sitting on a so-far dissapointing Orsweiller. They have a ton of draft picks.
Tony, like a petulent, spoiled child, wants to pick his team.

Sir Jerry, drop-kick that rich, walk-on diva to the mistake by the lake.

Cowboys and the draft and their future are more important than what Tony and the bimbo want!
Do it, bloke, or give up the guise of being a football guy/GM!

 

[KJJ]

I can't see the Romo saga going on until OTA's. No way is Romo going to prepare to be the backup and risk injury when he knows he's not going to be here next season. Even the team would be fearful of him being injured. His back could go out or some other injury could pop up and he'll be without a team. He needs proper preparation with his new team if he's going to have success in 2017.

 

[Stash]

Yeah, I can see why the Texans aren't trading for Romo, their quarterback situation is fine...

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ation-was-last-straw-for-texans-and-osweiler/

Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Savage became very upset, knocking things around in the locker room and otherwise making a ruckus about having his status jeopardized by a doctor’s decision to keep him from playing. At or about the same time, coach Bill O’Brien informed Osweiler that he’d be finishing the game.

Osweiler, per the source, reacted negatively, telling O’Brien in the visiting coach’s office at Nissan Stadium in Nashville that he’s only playing Osweiler because O’Brien needs him. [Editor’s note: That’s sort of how football depth charts work.] An argument ensued, voices were raised. At one point, it’s believed that Osweiler got up to walk away and O’Brien threw out an arm to stop him. That prompted Osweiler to act as if he were being “held hostage,” a claim that he would repeat (per the source) in the days after the game.

And that was that for Osweiler in Houston. Following that incident, the team was determined to find a way to move on from him.

 

[cowboyfan4lyfe]

Espn is mad cause they spent almost 2 news cycles broadcasting that the Cowboys would cut Romo. But end up with egg on their faces. Think the suits there aren't pissed about that?

 

[Toomany10pins]

I know this may be an unpopular POV but from an outsider's point of view I think you guy's are overvaluing Romo's worth when after you factor salary and salary cap ramifications for both the Cowboys and the team he is traded to.

It's simple supply vs demand and you have to add all of the above factors of salary, cap hits, plus age and recent injury issues up.

The demand for an old QB, that has a recent injury history, with a huge salary and cap number who has had very little postseason success is very low.

The odds he gets hurt next season are pretty high, so ask yourself why would a team give up a draft pick, pay thru the nose in salary and take a high cap hit for an older often injured QB. If they wait for a release there is less risk.

As for other teams out there like Houston there are other options.
Laugh if you will but Colin Kaepernick is still out there, will be cheaper, younger, HEALTHIER and less of a cap hit, and has taken his team to a Super Bowl. If he doesn't work out you draft a QB next year.

I think some are projecting and acting like Romo is still in his prime.
IMHO, I don't think Romo is worth the risk even if he is cut based on his injury/durability history alone, and I don't think he is "the missing piece" that will take that team to the promised land.

I'm not the biggest Jerry Jones fan, but I think the situation they are in NOW, there is very little he can do and the proper move would be cutting him, which he will take a lot of flack for.

Tony seems like a great guy while I can understand why he isn't retiring ($$$ and he's a competitor) but for his after football life, it might be the best thing.

 

[DFWJC]

I know this may be an unpopular POV but from an outsider's point of view I think you guy's are overvaluing Romo's worth when after you factor salary and salary cap ramifications for both the Cowboys and the team he is traded to.

It's simple supply vs demand and you have to add all of the above factors of salary, cap hits, plus age and recent injury issues up.

The demand for an old QB, that has a recent injury history, with a huge salary and cap number who has had very little postseason success is very low.

The odds he gets hurt next season are pretty high, so ask yourself why would a team give up a draft pick, pay thru the nose in salary and take a high cap hit for an older often injured QB. If they wait for a release there is less risk.

As for other teams out there like Houston there are other options.
Laugh if you will but Colin Kaepernick is still out there, will be cheaper, younger, HEALTHIER and less of a cap hit, and has taken his team to a Super Bowl. If he doesn't work out you draft a QB next year.

I think some are projecting and acting like Romo is still in his prime.
IMHO, I don't think Romo is worth the risk even if he is cut based on his injury/durability history alone, and I don't think he is "the missing piece" that will take that team to the promised land.

I'm not the biggest Jerry Jones fan, but I think the situation they are in NOW, there is very little he can do and the proper move would be cutting him, which he will take a lot of flack for.

Tony seems like a great guy while I can understand why he isn't retiring ($$$ and he's a competitor) but for his after football life, it might be the best thing.

That and the pool, at least early on, is very limited to potential contending teams only.

Most of the GMs out there say it's not refection at all of how good he could be if/when healthy. But when factor all of the barriers in, it's tough to get a trade. Ok to try, but the pool is limited.

 

[jobberone]

I'd go to camp with the three QBs and let Tony and Dak compete. If someone wants Tony during TC, likely due to an injury, then they will have leverage. Right now they save 5M to cut him which IMO is not worth not having that kind of backup QB. If they have to have the 5M then they'll cut him as a Jun 1.

 

[ufcrules1]

I'd go to camp with the three QBs and let Tony and Dak compete. If someone wants Tony during TC, likely due to an injury, then they will have leverage. Right now they save 5M to cut him which IMO is not worth not having that kind of backup QB. If they have to have the 5M then they'll cut him as a Jun 1.

There is no competition. Dak is the QB here and nothing is going to change that. With that said, holding on to Romo until a team reaches desperation/panic mode is a good idea, we will actually get something decent for him.

 

[jobberone]

There is no competition. Dak is the QB here and nothing is going to change that. With that said, holding on to Romo until a team reaches desperation/panic mode is a good idea, we will actually get something decent for him.

Unless you're the coach then you don't know that although odds are you are right. I see 5M reasons not to have a competition otherwise I don't care about hurt feelings etc.

 

[waldoputty]

That wouldn't be fair to Romo to wait until training camp and preseason to see if a QB goes down and it not, release him. If he doesn't get at least a full training camp and preseason in with his new team so he can learn the offense he's not going to be ready to start the season. If he's not traded or released by a certain time he's going to butt heads with Jerry and demand his release or retire. We have to have a solid backup QB and prepare them which is going to be tough the longer we hang onto Romo.

it was not fair to the team to pay him 20M when he was injured.

 

[waldoputty]

I'd go to camp with the three QBs and let Tony and Dak compete. If someone wants Tony during TC, likely due to an injury, then they will have leverage. Right now they save 5M to cut him which IMO is not worth not having that kind of backup QB. If they have to have the 5M then they'll cut him as a Jun 1.

we simply do not need the salary cap dollars from romo.
can get it from dez or tcrawford if needed.
most of these press articles are gou shi

 

[ufcrules1]

it was not fair to the team to pay him 20M when he was injured.

Amen to that. Part of the reason our defense sucks as bad as it does was because of paying Romo a ton of money. We got one playoff win out of that contract. Wasn't worth it.

 

[jobberone]

we simply do not need the salary cap dollars from romo.
can get it from dez or tcrawford if needed.
most of these press articles are gou shi

I think that we probably don't need the cap dollars but I realize I'm not privy to any of that. If you'll send him anywhere then you can afford to release him later. But I have no inside information so everyone is guessing.

 

[clff15701]

That's not my point. Dak played very well and I don't blame him. I believe Dak is the future but Romo was on the roster and IS the better player right now and he should have played and we would have gotten value if he showed he could take a hit. That's my point.

Dak was the only reason we even got back in the game. His passer rating was like a 103 for that game.