Joe Theismann: Any GM who trades for Tony Romo's 'damaged goods' should lose his job

[TwoDeep3]

Former Commanders quarterback Joe Theismann has said for months that Tony Romo should quit football. So it's not shocking that Theismann, who led Washington to a Super Bowl win in his 12 years with the team, thinks the guy he deems fragile isn't leaving Dallas.

"Let's put this Tony Romo stuff to bed, OK?" Theismann told Bleacher Report Radio. "The man's had three back surgeries, he has a collar bone that's been broken twice, he's 36 years old, he plays behind - the last couple years he played behind probably the best offensive line in football [and] hasn't finished a season in the last five.

"Any general manager that would make a deal for Tony Romo shouldn't keep their job as general manager. It's a bad business decision plus what offensive line is going to be the same one he has in Dallas?

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[haleyrules]

He is right. No GM is trading anything for Tony. Tony is at the end and couldn't get through a preseason game.

 

[Ultra Warrior]

Joe butt-hurt cos he got crippled & Romo can still play.

 

[Galian Beast]

Tony Romo went 12-3 in 2014. He went 3-1 in 2015.

Almost the exact same team from 2014 (and obviously the same in 2015) went 1-11 without him...

He makes any team he plays for a playoff contender. You put him on a team like Kansas City, Denver, NYJ, Houston... and you're probably super bowl bound.

 

[Zekeats]

Can't stand this idiot. Where is LT when you need him.

 

[Tommy]

Does he still believe that Jason Campbell is a better quarterback than Romo?

 

[noshame]

Well I can't stand Joe either but he's right Tony won't last ten minutes on the football field until he breaks something.

We won't get crap for him in the trade

I think when Linehan leaves at the end of the year Jerry may give his spot to Tony because I'm sure in his heart he knows he's done playing

 

[whynot]

Te collarbone is the most frequently broken bone in the body and typically heals very well.

Unlike the tibula and fibula...

 

[Sasquatch]

Sam Bradford & Matt Cassell suggest otherwise.

 

[LittleD]

Well I can't stand Joe either but he's right Tony won't last ten minutes on the football field until he breaks something.

We won't get crap for him in the trade

I think when Linehan leaves at the end of the year Jerry may give his spot to Tony because I'm sure in his heart he knows he's done playing

You missed the point of the thread. Tony wants to play and some team is going to bring him in to compete for a starting job if not give him the job outright. JT might be right that no team will trade picks (or anything else) for Tony and that's just the business of today's NFL. Teams will just wait out
Jerry until Jerry looks to save some money and releases Tony as a June 1st cut. Then you will see teams make offers to Tony just like what happened
to Manning. Tony can still play a year or two with the right cast of characters. Tony is not going to redo his deal so get that idea off the table too. He
will probably enhance his money come FA time. Not many worthy QB's out there on the market are there?

 

[TwoDeep3]

Tony Romo went 12-3 in 2014. He went 3-1 in 2015.

Almost the exact same team from 2014 (and obviously the same in 2015) went 1-11 without him...

He makes any team he plays for a playoff contender. You put him on a team like Kansas City, Denver, NYJ, Houston... and you're probably super bowl bound.

Lots of hyperbole here. There is no way anyone knows for certain he is the same player after so many injuries.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Whether he's right or wrong, you're not being realistic if you don't acknowledge this thinking probably exists around the league in SOME front offices.

 

[mahoneybill]

Well I can't stand Joe either but he's right Tony won't last ten minutes on the football field until he breaks something.

We won't get crap for him in the trade

I think when Linehan leaves at the end of the year Jerry may give his spot to Tony because I'm sure in his heart he knows he's done playing

If he would want it, that would be a great way to extend his Cowboy life...

 

[noshame]

You missed the point of the thread. Tony wants to play and some team is going to bring him in to compete for a starting job if not give him the job outright. JT might be right that no team will trade picks (or anything else) for Tony and that's just the business of today's NFL. Teams will just wait out
Jerry until Jerry looks to save some money and releases Tony as a June 1st cut. Then you will see teams make offers to Tony just like what happened
to Manning. Tony can still play a year or two with the right cast of characters. Tony is not going to redo his deal so get that idea off the table too. He
will probably enhance his money come FA time. Not many worthy QB's out there on the market are there?

If everybody believed as you do, they'd be happy to trade picks to get him, but alas, NFL executives aren't cowboy fans. Sadly for us.

Tony had the best cast of players he's going to find, yet he was hurt in 4 of the last 5 games he appeared. How you guys get this "years left" stuff is beyond rational thought.

 

[noshame]

If he would want it, that would be a great way to extend his Cowboy life...

I be fine with that, and the way Jerry feels about him, I would not be surprised because Linehan is gone for sure.

 

[camelboy]

It's not the GMs .. It's the owners who make such idiotic decisions and they cannot be fired .. That's why I have hope ..

If there is an owner out there who picks up RG3, then am 100% sure there is more than one who is going to pick up Romo and his contract

 

[Cowboys22]

If everybody believed as you do, they'd be happy to trade picks to get him, but alas, NFL executives aren't cowboy fans. Sadly for us.

Tony had the best cast of players he's going to find, yet he was hurt in 4 of the last 5 games he appeared. How you guys get this "years left" stuff is beyond rational thought.

Years left comes from Tony's head, not reality. Sure, Tony would love to play another 5 years but his body says he should have already retired. They most likely won't be able to trade him but that doesn't mean I wouldn't try. I'd hold onto him as long as I could hoping a desperate team would come calling before I just release him.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

although we hate the message and the messenger probably even more, I don't disagree. If I were a GM, I wouldn't give up much for Romo.

 

[Frosty]

Tony Romo went 12-3 in 2014. He went 3-1 in 2015.

Almost the exact same team from 2014 (and obviously the same in 2015) went 1-11 without him...

He makes any team he plays for a playoff contender. You put him on a team like Kansas City, Denver, NYJ, Houston... and you're probably super bowl bound.

Theismann's argument would make more sense if he was stating why Romo should retire. How much more damage can his body take at 36yrs old, wait tell he turns 40 or 50 and cant function like he wants to. Just because his mind tells him he can play, doesn't mean he should or can stay healthy. It is time Romo thinks about life after football, think about his family, love to see him stay and be a QB coach for Dallas. Yet, when you are closer to 40yrs old then 30 and had the injuries he has had, its time to have an exit strategy.

Love to see Romo get a Superbowl Ring but many players have got their rings, and HOF thru coaching.

 

[CCBoy]

Someone should straight up ask that goof ball if he can still rotate his leg around in a circle...