Garrett: Tony Romo 'a very young player'

[LOBO7]

Its hard to say how much he has lost, a bad back will do that to you.
Its safe to say we wont know for sure until this summer. If he is already
playing basketball thats a very good sign.
Ive had L5 / S1, or the other way around,
surgery.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Yawn. Payton's like 38 and made it to the show last year. Only a Silth deals in absolutes.

In b4 Romo's no Manning.

 

[tideh20heel]

Im just glad Marcus Mariota, went back for his senior year w/out his top 3 wide receivers and his top 2 running backs... we might have a chance to get him in the 20 range

We aren't going to drafting anywhere near 20

 

[EST_1986]

Coming off consecutive years of back surgery and being 34 is the new young.

 

[EST_1986]

Yawn. Payton's like 38 and made it to the show last year. Only a Silth deals in absolutes.

In b4 Romo's no Manning.

Well your last line nailed it.

 

[Section446]

Haha, what do you expect him to say? They are stuck with him for a couple of seasons, they have to find a way to try and justify that ridiculous contract.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Well your last line nailed it.

Kurt Warner made a appearance at 37.

But Romo is no Warner, right?

 

[Doomsay]

"The following graph represents the percentage of players appearing in the championship game sorted by age, with a best fit line trend line added to smooth the data. We can call this a Quarterbacks lifecycle."

Tony could very well be an outlier at 34, but history and the team supporting him, suggest otherwise.

http://overthecap.com/age-and-the-success-of-the-nfl-qb/

 

[EST_1986]

Kurt Warner made a appearance at 37.

But Romo is no Warner, right?

No not really

 

[German Corner]

Im just glad Marcus Mariota, went back for his senior year w/out his top 3 wide receivers and his top 2 running backs... we might have a chance to get him in the 20 range

marcus mariota next year is a game changer for the cowboys if they are smart enough to get him not matter what...

 

[EST_1986]

"The following graph represents the percentage of players appearing in the championship game sorted by age, with a best fit line trend line added to smooth the data. We can call this a Quarterbacks lifecycle."

Tony could very well be an outlier at 34, but history and the team supporting him, suggest otherwise.

http://overthecap.com/age-and-the-success-of-the-nfl-qb/

Please do NOT start with facts you get ridiculed for that it's not the CZ way.

 

[Denim Chicken]

No not really

LOL if you think a 34 year old Romo is not on par with a 37 year old Warner.

 

[DallasEast]

Yawn. Payton's like 38 and made it to the show last year. Only a Silth deals in absolutes.

In b4 Romo's no Manning.

200 internet points for the dark side of the Force reference. It would have been 250, but you misspelled Sith.

 

[ufcrules1]

Kurt Warner made a appearance at 37.

But Romo is no Warner, right?

No, Romo is not a super bowl mvp QB and he is certainly no Peyton Manning.

 

[Denim Chicken]

he is certainly no Peyton Manning.

Didn't you see the INB4. Do you even internet?

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Didn't you see the INB4. Do you even internet?

Don't pay too close of attention to ufc, he just says whatever comes to mind. If it has something to do with football, it's just a coincidence.

 

[Jstopper]

you mean realists?

romo is old and broken down, deal with it.

*yawn* Brady is 37, Manning is 38. The former missed an entire season with a torn ACL. The latter just came off his 3rd reconstructive neck surgery made the playoffs 2 straight years after said neck surgery and lit the entire NFL on fire last year. *sigh* but yes please do continue your gloom and doom prediction of our 34 year old qb being washed up and all that.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Can't you see the reality of the situation? Is it your fandom and emotions that blind you to a 34 year old QB being at the tail end of his career? I would disagree with Garrett's opinion on any QB that is 34 years old. Romo has already lost his ability to throw deep and the two back operations will not be easy to overcome. 34 is not young in this league at any position. Sure there are exceptions, but there are some legit reasons to be concerned with Romo's age and injury history. Clinging to a QB that is in a state of decline can set this team back for years to come. There is nothing wrong with having hope that Romo can play at a decent level for a few more years. I had much rather be prepared to replace him and have an eye looking toward the future than see several years of clinging to a washed up QB with no replacement on the team. It doesn't matter if Romo is your favorite player. The reality is that he is an aging QB and his decline should not be ignored.

I can see and Romo isnt my favorite player. I just dont think we are doomed for the next 7-8 years as the OP stated. Romo is a question mark no doubt. His age and the 1 back surgery are a concern, but I dont know that having a cyst removed is a threat to his longevity. And I think this year we will really know if Romo is in decline as so many around here seem to think.

 

[Section446]

Kurt Warner made a appearance at 37.

But Romo is no Warner, right?

Don't insult Warner by putting those two in the same post.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Yawn. Payton's like 38 and made it to the show last year. Only a Silth deals in absolutes.

In b4 Romo's no Manning.

E-Lie and/or Peyton!