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sad that some of you don't
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By Adam Schein
Columnist, NFL.com
There are two kinds of teams in the NFL: those with a quarterback and those without.
The Dallas Cowboys have major, deeply embedded issues. One issue they don't have is a QB quandary. Tony Romo is a top 7-10 quarterback in the NFL. I think he's closer to seven. He was due a new contract, so the team paid him like the franchise quarterback he is. This was a very intelligent decision.
What was Dallas going to do? Let him go? Not pay him? Fall into the constant abyss that plagues teams like the Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders -- organizations that seemingly get new quarterbacks at the same rate you change your socks? Hope and pray that the former first-rounder finally gets it, like the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans and New York Jets are doing?
Yes, it is easy to criticize Romo for his failures in the clutch. Nobody will forget the Seattle playoff game. The interception at Washington in Week 17 was a gross season-ender. But what Romo haters refuse to talk about is the fact that the quarterback was the sole reason why the flawed, banged-up Cowboys were somehow playing for the division title in the first place.
Shhh. Don't wake up the critics. Don't tell them that Romo had the best year of his career in 2012, despite playing with a horrible offensive line, injured runners and receivers, a bad defensive coordinator and a head coach who doesn't fare well with play selection or game management.
Read the rest: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...act-looks-smart-next-to-other-qb-developments
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By Adam Schein
Columnist, NFL.com
There are two kinds of teams in the NFL: those with a quarterback and those without.
The Dallas Cowboys have major, deeply embedded issues. One issue they don't have is a QB quandary. Tony Romo is a top 7-10 quarterback in the NFL. I think he's closer to seven. He was due a new contract, so the team paid him like the franchise quarterback he is. This was a very intelligent decision.
What was Dallas going to do? Let him go? Not pay him? Fall into the constant abyss that plagues teams like the Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders -- organizations that seemingly get new quarterbacks at the same rate you change your socks? Hope and pray that the former first-rounder finally gets it, like the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans and New York Jets are doing?
Yes, it is easy to criticize Romo for his failures in the clutch. Nobody will forget the Seattle playoff game. The interception at Washington in Week 17 was a gross season-ender. But what Romo haters refuse to talk about is the fact that the quarterback was the sole reason why the flawed, banged-up Cowboys were somehow playing for the division title in the first place.
Shhh. Don't wake up the critics. Don't tell them that Romo had the best year of his career in 2012, despite playing with a horrible offensive line, injured runners and receivers, a bad defensive coordinator and a head coach who doesn't fare well with play selection or game management.
Read the rest: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...act-looks-smart-next-to-other-qb-developments
