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Matt Mosley: Here's the dirty little secret that no one's bringing up about Jerry Jones possibly drafting Tony Romo's successor
By Matt Mosley , Special Contributor Contact Matt Mosley on Twitter: @mattmosley
SAN FRANCISCO -- One of the few upsides to having a 4-12 record in the NFL is earning the right to coach in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., a port city mostly known as the eternal resting spot of the USS Alabama Battleship. Jason Garrett and his staff coached against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
These organizations will have the fourth and fifth-overall picks in this April's draft. It's a time-honored tradition that most coaches who secure a spot ahead of the Jaguars end up looking for other work. But Jerry Jones has chosen continuity over change mainly based on one successful season (2014) in the midst of several mediocre campaigns.
He finds himself in the awkward spot of wanting to fall in love with a new quarterback while being true to the soon-to-be-36-year-old Tony Romo. Jerry and son Stephen had to catch themselves while gushing over North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz during Senior Bowl practices. They quickly added that Romo had plenty of good years left.
Here's the dirty little secret that no one's bringing up: Jerry's incapable of watching the No. 4 overall pick in the draft cool his heels behind Romo. Packers GM Ted Thompson was successful in drafting and stashing Aaron Rodgers behind Brett Favre, but it still turned into a public relations fiasco due to Favre's decision to unretire. Thompson was able to navigate the awkward situation, in part because he's not controlled by emotion and rarely makes eye contact with anyone.
Jerry likes to take risks,which is how Johnny Manziel nearly became the Cowboys' problem child. When last heard from, Manziel was being tracked by a Fort Worth police helicopter after another potential domestic disturbance with a former girlfriend. Jones has most likely lost the stomach for Johnny and I think his heart belongs to Wentz for the time being.
If Jerry takes a quarterback in the first round, I want to see how Romo reacts. Tony has endorsed the idea of selecting a quarterback publicly, but something tells me he'll be in Jerry's ear to look for a wide receiver or a pass-rusher with that No. 4 pick. The fact that Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer all led their teams to conference title games has Romo more convinced than ever that he can play at a high level for three or four more years. But it's unrealistic for the Cowboys to think that way. They must take into account the three times Romo has broken his clavicle and the impending surgery that is supposed to stabilize the area.
http://sportsday.***BANNED-URL***/d...-jones-possibly-drafting-tony-romos-successor
By Matt Mosley , Special Contributor Contact Matt Mosley on Twitter: @mattmosley
SAN FRANCISCO -- One of the few upsides to having a 4-12 record in the NFL is earning the right to coach in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., a port city mostly known as the eternal resting spot of the USS Alabama Battleship. Jason Garrett and his staff coached against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
These organizations will have the fourth and fifth-overall picks in this April's draft. It's a time-honored tradition that most coaches who secure a spot ahead of the Jaguars end up looking for other work. But Jerry Jones has chosen continuity over change mainly based on one successful season (2014) in the midst of several mediocre campaigns.
He finds himself in the awkward spot of wanting to fall in love with a new quarterback while being true to the soon-to-be-36-year-old Tony Romo. Jerry and son Stephen had to catch themselves while gushing over North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz during Senior Bowl practices. They quickly added that Romo had plenty of good years left.
Here's the dirty little secret that no one's bringing up: Jerry's incapable of watching the No. 4 overall pick in the draft cool his heels behind Romo. Packers GM Ted Thompson was successful in drafting and stashing Aaron Rodgers behind Brett Favre, but it still turned into a public relations fiasco due to Favre's decision to unretire. Thompson was able to navigate the awkward situation, in part because he's not controlled by emotion and rarely makes eye contact with anyone.
Jerry likes to take risks,which is how Johnny Manziel nearly became the Cowboys' problem child. When last heard from, Manziel was being tracked by a Fort Worth police helicopter after another potential domestic disturbance with a former girlfriend. Jones has most likely lost the stomach for Johnny and I think his heart belongs to Wentz for the time being.
If Jerry takes a quarterback in the first round, I want to see how Romo reacts. Tony has endorsed the idea of selecting a quarterback publicly, but something tells me he'll be in Jerry's ear to look for a wide receiver or a pass-rusher with that No. 4 pick. The fact that Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer all led their teams to conference title games has Romo more convinced than ever that he can play at a high level for three or four more years. But it's unrealistic for the Cowboys to think that way. They must take into account the three times Romo has broken his clavicle and the impending surgery that is supposed to stabilize the area.
http://sportsday.***BANNED-URL***/d...-jones-possibly-drafting-tony-romos-successor
