It's Time to Find Romo's Replacement ASAP

[TheSport78]

Jerry and Stephen will spin it this offseason saying Tony will be fine and ready to go in 14. I bet Romo doesn't even touch a football until training camp at the earliest. Those herniated disc injuries are career Enders. Romo will never be the same qb going on 34 years old and a bad back.

No they're not.

 

[khiladi]

And in related news:

Water is wet.

 

[Clove]

I agree cut dead weight such as Dware (will be a sad day but tough s**t, it's business), miles Austin, don't try and sign spencer or hatcher, exc.... With some key signs and early hits on dline players in the draft and a few player such as selvie, bass and other we will be geared to win the NFC east next year with romo. If we replace romo then not only will our defense stink so will out offense. Then after our 2-14 season next year because we blew the damn team up the year before all hell will break loose. Everyone will start blaming jones on blowing the team up and getting rid of romo. There is no reason to blow the team up, just cut several player and start adding new pieces.

Unfortunately my friend, this is what we've been doing for nearly 18 years. Trying to plug people in. And for the last 7 years with Romo, that's all Jones has attempted to do. HASN'T WORKED. No matter if Romo is injured or not, it's time to replace him.

You and everyone on this board can get as mad as they want, that's the only thing that's going to change this mediocrity. If you're sick of sitting right here in the middle all of your life, it's time to change the ONE thing that keeps this team back. And that's Tony Romo. TO was right when he said, we have a Romo problem. Parcells' was right when he gave the Romo commandments, yet Romo has not done any of what Parcells' advised him to do. There are a ton of QBs coming out this year, and a couple of GREAT ones next year. It's time to start the process, if Romo continues to beat those draft picks out, then the QBs we drafted can become trade bait.

If Jerry doesn't like this plan, then he can continue to plug in a guard here, a receiver there, a linebacker here, a safety there, and keep repeating the steps until we're a decade in with Romo, and nothing to show for it.

 

[noshame]

When Orton looks like Payton this Sunday it will be a huge wake up call for many, it will be huge seeing this offense attack instead of dinking and dunking all the way down the field. I swear we must lead the league in third downs.

 

[Fredd]

You need to be committed to the QB position in the draft if you want to take one...there are not a lot of 4th through UDFA QB's that make it in the league as a starter....now, if you are looking for back-up kinda guys and are hoping for lightning in a bottle, then you can subscribe to the notion of drafting a project QB late each draft until you hit on one...someone like a Case Keenum in recent memory (I think he went undrafted?)

 

[faninjersey]

Jerry and Stephen will spin it this offseason saying Tony will be fine and ready to go in 14. I bet Romo doesn't even touch a football until training camp at the earliest. Those herniated disc injuries are career Enders. Romo will never be the same qb going on 34 years old and a bad back.

I have/had an L4/L5 - lumbar herniated disc - and it is certainly a long term disability. (going on 2 years now) Any torque in the lower back, and the knifing pain is excruciating. I couldn't even fathom throwing passes, scrambling, and taking hits in the NFL - and my injury has "healed". In my opinion, his functional quarterbacking career is over with.

 

[noshame]

I have/had an L4/L5 - lumbar herniated disc - and it is certainly a long term disability. (going on 2 years now) Any torque in the lower back, and the knifing pain is excruciating. I couldn't even fathom throwing passes, scrambling, and taking hits in the NFL - and my injury has "healed". In my opinion, his functional quarterbacking career is over with.

Agreed, I also have suffered from bulging discs through herniated and laser repair. Sadly there are things you simply cannot do.

I hate to start a conspiracy theory here but now that I reflect, I think this was a problem with Romo from a while ago. I think the initial injury may have happened last year. Looking at his motion and the way he's been falling down at a touch of a hand this season, combined with all around guarded pay, it seems obvious something has been wrong.

 

[Wood]

The time is now more than ever. He is in his 30s and now is having more work done to his back. Not good at all. Still hated that Jerry felt the need to give him a big contract extension.

What scares me is what this franchise has drafted for QBs to hopefully be our future. It's mind numbing how bad that list is. The last few being Quincy and McGee.

They have to get this right....

Whats most appalling thing about all of this is Dallas knew of Romo back condition before extending his contract. This is not a young pup we are talking about. Another colossal failure by front office to extend 30+ player who has health concerns (Ratliff, Austin). I have been saying that Dallas needs to take a QB in this draft and now that Romo chronic back situation has been revealed...it really places a priority on finding Romo replacement rather soon.

 

[Blackspider214]

Whats most appalling thing about all of this is Dallas knew of Romo back condition before extending his contract. This is not a young pup we are talking about. Another colossal failure by front office to extend 30+ player who has health concerns (Ratliff, Austin). I have been saying that Dallas needs to take a QB in this draft and now that Romo chronic back situation has been revealed...it really places a priority on finding Romo replacement rather soon.

Agreed. Jerry never factors in age or health with contract situations. Scandrick, Ware, Ratliff and a few others should have never been extended. He is trying desperately to hold onto the past with some of these guys for whatever reason. Especially Ware. I'm guessing because he will be a HOFer and he wants him around to show everyone he was able to draft a HOFer. But that does not equal success. Tony isn't super old for a QB as if you are good, young 30s is no big deal ala Brady and Manning. Brees is almost mid 30s now.

But back problems are never good in any sport. Those are career killers and if they don't make you retire early, your production drops. Romo has not looked right all season. Missing easy passes. Off target on a lot of throws and he has reigned in from going down field. I think that back is hurting him more than he let on.

 

[UDcowboysfan]

Exactly. Just because we had Romo, we feel the need to not even try to look. Packers did it the right way. Drafted Rodgers while Favre still had about 3-4 years left of being good. Pats drafted Brady while Bledsoe was still really good. Eagles drafted Foles while they had Vick. Seahawks still drafted Wilson even after giving a big contract to Flynn. Niners got Kaep yet they had Alex Smith. And look where those franchises are at now.

Youre dead on, this is called success by design rather than luck.

 

[Blackspider214]

When Orton looks like Payton this Sunday it will be a huge wake up call for many, it will be huge seeing this offense attack instead of dinking and dunking all the way down the field. I swear we must lead the league in third downs.

Yeah something isn't right. He had that surgery in the offseason so the injury occurred obviously last season. But I think it is hurting him more than he's letting on and that procedure was a little more serious than we all thought. Back procedures are never routine. It's not like breaking a bone and it heals. Those can be permanent injuries for life.

But I agree 100% about this offense. Starting last season, it seems on every single drive, to be able to score, we have to convert about 5 or so 3rd downs. That is saying you are just slowly moving the ball down the field. Romo used to be able to sling it with the best of him. Now we have turned into a checkdown offense that needs 10 plus plays to score. The odds are against you to do that consistently. The more plays you run on a drive, the more likely it is bad things will happen.

 

[Blackspider214]

Youre dead on, this is called success by design rather than luck.

Exactly. It's the same as in college football. You take the best QB you can recruit every single season. That is the most important and hardest position to hit on in this league. But when you do, you can be good for a long time.

Even with Brady, Patriots have continued to look for his replacement. Cassell, Mallet. Saints I'm going to assume will start looking for Brees' replacement here soon. If you are caught with your pants around your ankles in regards to the QB position, you will not win in this league. I just can't see any teams like the 2000 Ravens and 2002 Bucs with Johnson and Dilfer winning. And even those teams did not have any long term success. Just a few seasons and it was all defense. But the rules are drastically different now and it's a different game than a decade ago. You can't really rely solely on defense to win.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

He is a top five pick. Since we got no shot at him or Bridgewater then you cannot use a #1 on the QB position.

Jerra is a trader, he's a gambler, he's a midnight smoker.
Jerra needs to get a package of veterans to trade and some future draft picks to get to No.4 or 5.

Jerra, I is counting on you, mein gambler.

 

[UDcowboysfan]

Jerra is a trader, he's a gambler, he's a midnight smoker.
Jerra needs to get a package of veterans to trade and some future draft picks to get to No.4 or 5.

Jerra, I is counting on you, mein gambler.

People are hitting with late firsts and second and thirds, dont count it out.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Chad, Drew, Steven, Quincy….
Ryan, Testaverde, Bledsoe

Ok Jerry, Let's see what you do this time. I'm sure he will talk a lot before making a decision…..
Spincycle…..

 

[cej757]

No they're not.

Romo will never be the same qb if/when he comes back. He's already losing his velocity on his passes. Watch the difference when you see Orton's passes on Sunday. Orton throws a much harder football than Tony does now and Orton doesn't even have a real strong arm himself.

 

[TheSport78]

Romo will never be the same qb if/when he comes back. He's already losing his velocity on his passes. Watch the difference when you see Orton's passes on Sunday. Orton throws a much harder football than Tony does now and Orton doesn't even have a real strong arm himself.

Thanks, doc!

 

[MikeT22]

Jerry never had a succession plan for Aikman. He only lucked into Romo and now that he's given him the big contract I doubt he tries looking for a viable replacement anytime soon. Jerry has no idea how to successfully run a franchise.

 

[tantrix1969]

Jerry never had a succession plan for Aikman. He only lucked into Romo and now that he's given him the big contract I doubt he tries looking for a viable replacement anytime soon. Jerry has no idea how to successfully run a franchise.

This is precisely why I believe Jerry will try for a qb this draft, he's scared to death of the post Aikman years repeating and not being relevant.

“Although we’ve just signed Romo, there’s a time when you start at quarterback, preparing for the future,” Jones explained

 

[MikeT22]

This is precisely why I believe Jerry will try for a qb this draft, he's scared to death of the post Aikman years repeating and not being relevant.

“Although we’ve just signed Romo, there’s a time when you start at quarterback, preparing for the future,” Jones explained

I hope you are right. We can't afford to wait til Romo is finished. Need to be proactive.