Garrett: Tony Romo 'a very young player'

[BoysFan4ever]

Agreed. This is a great year to grab one. We could easily grab a good one in the 2nd or possibly the 3rd round.

Yep. They better. Orton apparently has gone bye bye, Weeden is bad & who knows anything about the guy they just signed.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Agreed. This is a great year to grab one. We could easily grab a good one in the 2nd or possibly the 3rd round.

I wouldn't be opposed to a late round prospect, but I kinda would like to get a top QB prospect in the 1st round when we're really ready/able to move on from Romo.

 

[OhSnap]

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.

Your saying is the Cowboys have as good a shot of winning the SB as the Broncos based on QB age. Better call up Elway.

Tony Romo is not a normal QB.

Theres nothing realistic about that other stuff. Romo is only guaranteed 2 more years and the Cowboys have never went 7-8 years out of the Playoffs.

 

[Lonestar94]

Drew Brees is 35 and you don't see anyone worrying about his age and performance. And I don't even want to begin with Peyton manning and tom Brady.

Qbs seem to be playing till a later age these days, probably because of rules and technology. I can easily see Romo playing another 3-4 years at a competitive level.

 

[Sarge]

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.

This is awful news. Would you suggest we start rooting for another team right now or wait a year or two. This is really sad and ruined my day.

 

[Sportsbabe]

34 is still 34 and last I checked.. he has had 2 surgeries. There is no way his comment made any sense at all. Sorry.

I guess it depends on your perspective and some seem to be pretty bleek and lowly.

 

[Bungarian]

lol.. Jason.. is that you? Keep your eye on the clock pal...

Do you realize people see what you are doing?

 

[Sportsbabe]

Since they put all their eggs in the Tony basket from all the spin coming from Jerry & Jason Tony better come out & have a killer year.

If he doesn't all the criticism he has heard in the past will seem like nothing.

This is a good draft for QB's. They need to go get one somewhere. Period.

He had a killer year last year. That's not good enough. Face it ... there is nothing that man can do to satisfy most people ... period.

 

[jnday]

Romo has never had to throw deep. The offense doesn't have that as part of it's core plays. Aikman couldn't throw the deep ball either if you can remember that far back.

I remember all the way back to C. Morton. Troy was good on the deep ball, not the best, but he could throw it. Romo has become a dink and dunk QB the last couple of years. The deep ball is needed in this offense. It sure worked well a few years ago when Romo had the arm to complete the deep pass. He has even lost the zip on his mid-range passes. His back may have been to blame in some way, but the arm was fading before the back issues.

 

[Sportsbabe]

Drew Brees is 35 and you don't see anyone worrying about his age and performance. And I don't even want to begin with Peyton manning and tom Brady.

Qbs seem to be playing till a later age these days, probably because of rules and technology. I can easily see Romo playing another 3-4 years at a competitive level.

Thank you. Age has nothing to do with the discussion regarding Tony. There are a million stories in the NFL about QBs at and beyond the age of 34 who play and are sucessful beyond that age.

 

[Common Sense]

Garrett says some really boneheaded things while evaluating players.

 

[Common Sense]

I guess I'm not taking the statement the same. Rivers is 32 and taken a lot more hits than Romo for the simple fact he has been a starter longer. Romo is 34 what Dallas and Garrett are saying is yes in age he is 34 but because he became a starter later in his career he has not taken the same hits that guys who are younger have already taken. I don't think the Cowboys feel they are under pressure to take a QB, should a QB they like fall to them as some point in the draft I think they would take that QB but not out of fear over Romo age.

The whole "football years" and "hits taken" thing is mostly nonsense. Playing behind an awful line negates the argument a bit anyway. How old is Romo's back?

 

[Western]

and 2015 draft looks good for QB prospect. While I'm not opposed to getting a QB this is draft QB wise really not any better than next years crop of prospect

http://www.realsportshype.blogspot.com/2014/01/2015-quarterback-prospects.html

That is a decent QB class.
Hundley, Mariota, & Connor Cook could be viable.
Sean Mannion from Oregon State would be intriguing.

 

[jnday]

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.

I expect Jerry will not draft a QB. The Romo contract has made it impossible to move on even if they wanted and needed to. It was a very bad contract that us going to haunt the team for years to come. Jerry not addressing the QB position is a gamble.

 

[Idgit]

I guess I'm not taking the statement the same. Rivers is 32 and taken a lot more hits than Romo for the simple fact he has been a starter longer. Romo is 34 what Dallas and Garrett are saying is yes in age he is 34 but because he became a starter later in his career he has not taken the same hits that guys who are younger have already taken. I don't think the Cowboys feel they are under pressure to take a QB, should a QB they like fall to them as some point in the draft I think they would take that QB but not out of fear over Romo age.

All of which seems intuitively true. And all of which might well mean nothing if a QB with a first-round grade happens to be there when we're on the clock. This could all be posturing to make SF/PHI think we're looking elsewhere--like WR. There's just no way to know.

As far as I'm concerned, though, if there's a guy there at QB we had as a top-10 player somehow, you take him and stockpile him for later. Those picks cost you a lot more than a first-rounder down the road. We can address our DL problems with a platoon in the short term, if we have to.

 

[jnday]

34 is still 34 and last I checked.. he has had 2 surgeries. There is no way his comment made any sense at all. Sorry.

Posters are forgetting all the other injuries such as the ribs etc. Romo has taken a beating with a very bad oline . He has the ability to be elusive, but he still took a pounding.

 

[DallasEast]

I expect Jerry will not draft a QB. The Romo contract has made it impossible to move on even if they wanted and needed to. It was a very bad contract that us going to haunt the team for years to come. Jerry not addressing the QB position is a gamble.

I know some consider the $100 million contract as an all-encompassing explanation for not drafting a quarterback, especially one in the upper rounds. Even though it is a significant factor, it does not rule out the possibility entirely. As I have stated for years, it is still Jerry Jones. Many things can possibly happen during the draft.

 

[khiladi]

Too bad Garrett, he's essentially been saddled with you as the OC his career.

The great thing about Garrett is how he praises Romo's ability to move well, while never calling a boot-leg or plays that move the pocket in general his whole time coaching here.

 

[DFWJC]

added a couple of more

P Manning will be 38 and 240 starts
Brady will be 37 and has 191 starts
Brees will be 35 and has 185 starts

Big Ben will be 32 and has 140 starts
Rivers will be 32 and has 128 starts

Romo will be 34 and has only 108 starts (63-45)
Cutler will be 31 and has 104 starts
Ryan will be 29 and 98 starts.[/quote]

 

[pjtoadie]

Drew Brees is 35 and you don't see anyone worrying about his age and performance. And I don't even want to begin with Peyton manning and tom Brady.

Qbs seem to be playing till a later age these days, probably because of rules and technology. I can easily see Romo playing another 3-4 years at a competitive level.

Brees, Manning, and Brady have also played behind some good lines. I feel like when I watch them play they can eat a sandwich before having to make a decision. Romo on the other hand usually doesn't have that much time so that's not the greatest comparison imo. Romo's taken more of a beating than those 3 QB's.