Garrett: Tony Romo 'a very young player'

[Denim Chicken]

Well, if you look at our history with finding QBs under most of Jones' watch, can you reasonably feel a lot of hope?

If they are not gifted or he trips over them, we are getting Quincy Carter, Chad Hutchinson, Drew Henson etc.

I believe our scouting staff is better now and with the new CBA missing on one won't kill us, but point taken.

 

[Doomsday101]

Well, if you look at our history with finding QBs under most of Jones' watch, can you reasonably feel a lot of hope?

If they are not gifted or he trips over them, we are getting Quincy Carter, Chad Hutchinson, Drew Henson etc.

You left out Troy Aikman out of that. No doubt Carter was a mistake. Henson, Hutchinson, Leaf were guys we picked up because of the cost factor given the cap problems we were dealing with at the time. They were low risk

 

[DallasEast]

Withiin the next two days, everyone will know what the Dallas front office thinks of Romo's longevity. Either Jerry Jones will:

1) Select a quarterback in the first, second or possibly third round. Doing so will be a clear sign they are seriously preparing for the post-Romo era in the short- or long-term.

2) Select a quarterback in the later rounds or not select a quarterback. Romo can then be deemed the front office's sole consideration for 2014 and possibly the next few seasons.

We shall all know by late Friday evening at the latest. In either case, I fear considerable gnashing of teeth will occur at that time. Some members may wish to contact their dentist before the draft as a precaution. Hopefully, some can get some work done on Saturday before their dentist hits the links.

 

[Alexander]

You left out Troy Aikman out of that.

No I didn't. Aikman was a gift. The Cowboys would have selected him regardless if Jones were around or not. Try again.

 

[Alexander]

Did I say we shouldn't pick a QB at all this year?

More of a comment to those that assume if Romo is done, we tank anyways and just grab one high next year. Like it is just that easy.

Teams spend years and years, first round after first round on QBs.

If you hold Jones to his word that QB is a "strength of the team", I would not look for one this year and we can spend next spring discussing it again with another year gone by.

 

[EST_1986]

No I didn't. Aikman was a gift. The Cowboys would have selected him regardless if Jones were around or not. Try again.

Jones was still at the helm when he was taken so you did leave him out of it.

 

[Doomsday101]

No I didn't. Aikman was a gift. The Cowboys would have selected him regardless if Jones were around or not. Try again.

No it still took selecting him, sorry but to say it was a gift? Landry and Brandt were gone Jones and the Cowboys could have selected anyone but the pick was Aikman. That is not spin that is just fact. As I said I agree Cater was a mistake but to pick and choose to make a point? Come on lol you take all the draft picks of QB or take none but to say well Troy does not count? LOL

 

[Alexander]

Jones was still at the helm when he was taken so you did leave him out of it.

So what is the implication here? Are you really asserting that Jerry Jones has a good track record with QBs because he can do what practically anyone who needed a QB would have done in his place?

 

[Sportsbabe]

http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***...-of-years-of-great-football-left-in-him.html/

There are many things that you can say about Tony Romo, good and bad. I think we should all be able to agree - he is not "very young."

1) Tony Romo would have to be the second oldest quarterback to win his first Super Bowl. Only John Elway was older.

2) The Super Bowl victory window for normal quarterbacks really ends at 34. After that, the guys that have won include John Elway, Roger Staubach, John Unitas and the outlier Jim Plunkett..

3) Listening to the press conference yesterday, what you as Cowboys fans realistically are looking at is four or five years of declining Romo, followed by two or three years of a young quarterback getting up to speed. That assumes that you find the right young guy on the first try. By that time, all of our good young stars (Dez, Lee, etc.) are going to be in their early 30s.

Realistically, if we don't make it this year, I could see the Cowboys out of playoffs for the next 7 or 8 years, maybe more.

I think you misinterpreted the "young player" comment. He wasn't talking about in "birth years", he was talking about in playing and wear and tear years.

 

[Doomsday101]

Jones was still at the helm when he was taken so you did leave him out of it.

Flys in the fact of the point. lol According to experts Mandrich was the right pick. lol

 

[Idgit]

More of a comment to those that assume if Romo is done, we tank anyways and just grab one high next year. Like it is just that easy.

Teams spend years and years, first round after first round on QBs.

If you hold Jones to his word that QB is a "strength of the team", I would not look for one this year and we can spend next spring discussing it again with another year gone by.

Nobody should take seriously anything said in a predraft press conference. It's all posturing, one way or another.

We need a developmental guy. And then we'll probably need to spend our first rounder on another in the following two drafts. The position is too important.

 

[Alexander]

No it still took selecting him, sorry but to say it was a gift? Landry and Brandt were gone Jones and the Cowboys could have selected anyone but the pick was Aikman. That is not spin that is just fact. As I said I agree Cater was a mistake but to pick and choose to make a point? Come on lol you take all the draft picks of QB or take none but to say well Troy does not count? LOL

I just refuse to give credit to someone to taking what amounts to the consensus best QB in a draft when you have the number one choice overall. He was already being talked about as a foregone conclusion to be a Cowboy when he was playing in the Cotton Bowl months earlier.

 

[ufcrules1]

I have no issue with Dallas looking at QB within the draft to groom a QB to replace Romo at some point heck I'm in favor of it. I did not mind seeing the Cowboys draft QB when Roger was here why would I mind seeing a QB drafted now? However there is no indication he has slowed down his yards per attempt are not down, his TD to int ratio is still very high. How much longer will Romo to able to play at a high level? I don't know but I also know that his critics sure as hell do not know, yet are the same ones who have been claiming we need to get rid of him for a while now

If you actually watched closely last year vs just looking at the stats, you would know that for a good part of the year he was having trouble making throws down field. His mechanics were certainly off and he was playing skittish at times. Did you ever read Strums article? Also, his YPA were in fact down.

http://sturminator.blogspot.com/2014/01/tony-romos-back-may-explain-everything.html

 

[Doomsday101]

So what is the implication here? Are you really asserting that Jerry Jones has a good track record with QBs because he can do what practically anyone who needed a QB would have done in his place?

Implication is they still had to make the pick. Many of the QB like Hutchinson and Henson were not even draft picks they were low risk, low cost QB brought in because of cap issues same with Ryan Leaf some with Vinny and Bledsoe

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Very simple concept to understand and move on from.

5 pages and counting at the zone.

 

[Alexander]

Implication is they still had to make the pick. Many of the QB like Hutchinson and Henson were not even draft picks they were low risk, low cost QB brought in because of cap issues same with Ryan Leaf some with Vinny and Bledsoe

Henson cost a 3rd round choice to acquire.

 

[Doomsday101]

I just refuse to give credit to someone to taking what amounts to the consensus best QB in a draft when you have the number one choice overall. He was already being talked about as a foregone conclusion to be a Cowboy when he was playing in the Cotton Bowl months earlier.

Yes and who was it that shook Aikman's hand at mid field? Landry but then the team was sold. Dallas also took Walsh which hacked Aikman off and then many of the fans hollered for Aikman to be traded and keep walsh because in the 1-15 season the only win came under Walsh.

 

[Doomsday101]

Henson cost a 3rd round choice to acquire.

Yes still a low cost but was not a draft pick himself, nor was Hutchingson, Leaf, Vinny or Bledsoe

 

[jazzcat22]

Staubach came in at what 27? played at a high level until 37. And then he probably could have played a few more years. And no one questions that.

 

[DallasEast]

Rumor has it Romo knocked up Candice in order to get kids he could leech blood from. His kids' blood is his fountain of youth. There is an interesting article in the Off-Topic Zone which talks about the vampiric solution to aging. Members can check it out here:

http://cowboyszone.com/threads/young-blood-may-hold-key-to-reversing-aging.288530/#post-5531167