PFT - Cold war brewing between Romo and Cowboys **click-bait**

[visionary]

Exactly, what's better, getting a 4th/5th round pick and take the entire cap hit this year or release him, save $5 million and divide that cap hit in two years??

You're going to have to pay at least 3 million to a good back up QB

You're going to release the best back up QB in the league who already knows your system to get s lesser QB who has to learn your system just for 2 million ?

Makes zero sense

 

[JoeKing]

So you are privy to exactly what Jones and Romo have been discussing?

Well, how about that.

I know the character of these two gentleman and I know what rats the media is.

 

[thisiscowboyscountry]

Nobody knows the real story and there is nothing wrong with continuing to hold him to seek a viable trade. The Cowboys paid Romo a lot of over the years and gave him a shot at starting.

 

[ufcrules1]

I can see both sides' issue here. The Cowboys, I'm sure, want to hold onto him for a while to see if they can actually get a pick for him.

On Tony's side, though, if they wait to long to release him, that can possibly work against him. Eventually the teams Tony wants to play for could move on, and I'm sure he'd like to start getting acquainted with his new team, ASAP.

Right but this isn't about Tony. It is about the Cowboys and business. If Jerry would learn to make smart business decisions we would have had some success in the last 20+ years.

 

[noletime95]

My thoughts.....

It's an unfortunate situation and I understand both sides here. It's in Romos best interest to be released but that's not the Cowboys problem. Dallas should absolutely hold on to him......for now.

I do think one of Romos potential destinations will crack eventually and Dallas can get something for him. I still believe romo makes more than 14 million all in next year on the open market. He's better than Mike freekin Glennon.

All that said, I don't want Dallas carrying his 24 million salary next year unless tony can compete for the job. I want that cap space in 2018. At some point he needs to go.

 

[ufcrules1]

Nobody knows the real story and there is nothing wrong with continuing to hold him to seek a viable trade. The Cowboys paid Romo a lot of over the years and gave him a shot at starting.

Yeah, and part of that is to blame for us having a crappy defense. We had to pay Romo a fortune and had to be bargain bin players if FA for years. What did we get out of that again?

 

[SDCowboy]

Right but this isn't about Tony. It is about the Cowboys and business. If Jerry would learn to make smart business decisions we would have had some success in the last 20+ years.

I don't disagree. I'm just saying I can see the issue from both points of view. And if they really do want to do right by Tony, whether we care or not, waiting too long to release him could put Tony in a situation where the teams he initially wanted to play for no longer need him, even as a free agent.

 

[DFWJC]

Say we can someone hold Romo for two month, see Houston and Denver move on ( not convinced Denver is interested anyway), but squeeze a 4th or 5th rounder out of crap team and even convince Romo to go there and not retire.

• Team training had started, so any injury to Romo (even while working out) means Dallas pays the full 2017 cap and salary....and misses the possible trade or backup...so zero

• Are seen league-wide as hosing a player who has always done whatever they asked his entire career for them...even after being told he cant fairly compete for his job. (I realize some here dont care about that..which is fine...so ignore this point)

• Lose the option to have 8.9 mil in extra 2017 cap space if they wanted it, from not using the post June 1 designated release option.

• Etc

All by trying to sqeeze an extra late draft pick out of so eone....something you get by dropping very spots down in tne draft whenever you like.

We ALL want Dallas to win here. But theres fantasy and reality on how this will play out.

 

[links18]

Just keep him and let him compete for the job in camp at this point.

 

[Risen Star]

Say we can someone hold Romo for two month, see Houston and Denver move on ( not convinced Denver is interested anyway), but squeeze a 4th or 5th rounder out of crap team and even convince Romo to go there and not retire.

• Team training had started, so any injury to Romo (even while working out) means Dallas pays the full 2017 cap and salary....and misses the possible trade or backup...so zero

• Are seen league-wide as hosing a player who has always done whatever they asked his entire career for them...even after being told he cant fairly compete for his job. (I realize some here dont care about that..which is fine...so ignore this point)

• Lose the option to have 8.9 mil in extra 2017 cap space if they wanted it, from not using the post June 1 release option.

• Etc

That's some real nightmare scenarios. He could get hurt. As opposed to the other personnel decisons you make where injuries can not possibly play a factor.

Everyone might look at us as monsters for not rolling over and showing our belly to the player. They'll be chanting "Not my Cowboys!" at the gates of the Star.

Of course not having that 9 million for June 1stmas will sting. A lot of talent available then.

And who can forget the best argument of all, "etc"

I stand corrected.

 

[DFWJC]

Exactly, what's better, getting a 4th/5th round pick and take the entire cap hit this year or release him, save $5 million and divide that cap hit in two years??

Legit question

 

[rynochop]

I'm not sure how I should react since this is an entirely new thing to me where certain elements of the the media would stir up a controversy that doesn't exist for ratings.

Exactly. Speculation

 

[DFWJC]

You're going to have to pay at least 3 million to a good back up QB

You're going to release the best back up QB in the league who already knows your system to get s lesser QB who has to learn your system just for 2 million ?

Makes zero sense

No, they carried 4 last year.
McCown would replace Sanchez and a non QB would replace Romo.
The team could use an extra 5 to 8.9 mil for defensive help...imo.
THAT may be better for the team.

 

[SDCowboy]

Exactly, what's better, getting a 4th/5th round pick and take the entire cap hit this year or release him, save $5 million and divide that cap hit in two years??

Agreed. I feel some people want to trade Tony just for sake of trading him, when the extra cap space that can be created this season from making him a June 1 cut likely far outweighs some late draft pick.

I get wanting to get as much for Tony as possible, but a trade isn't automatically the better option for the team.

 

[Coy]

That's a crap load of speculation on your behalf. We don't know what was said at said meeting and the media doesn't either but that didn't stop them from commencing to make up rumors of Romo's imminent release. They ruined his tradability for the time being but that will be remedied when a contending team loses it's QB to injury.

Haha on my behalf?? Direct your anger at the beat writers of the Cowboys or ESPN or Fox Sports or NBC not at me bro. They said he had been informed of his release, you can believe it or not, I do believe he will be sooner than later.

 

[zekecowboy]

Jerry is in a poker game. I can live with Tony playing another year in Dallas. We can always cut him at the end of season. Cowboys deserve to get something in return for Tony. Hang onto him. Texas and Denver will start to sweat by the time we get to offseason training camps.

I'm sure Texans fans may be wondering why they traded Osweiler away and what there plan is at this point. And I'm sure Broncos fans don't think Trevor Siemien is right for the job and that Paxton Lynch is not ready yet.

Jerry keeps the media focused on the Dallas Cowboys by doing this also.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

To me, it's imperative that we get Romo off our cap by the beginning of the next league year. The major benefit of finding a franchise QB in the 4th round, is it allows you to allocate funds in places you normally couldn't. We can front load Zack Martin's deal so an unproportional amount hits in 2018, and we could do the same for La'el Collins. So even with all the rumors circulating, I don't want him to be a post June 1st cut, trade him if you can, but release him prior to June 2nd

 

[Nirvana]

It's just a matter of time before he is released. The value went down the drain once everybody knew Tony was going to move on and that his wishes would be catered to. I'm over it. Go Cowboys.

 

[DFWJC]

Nobody knows the real story and there is nothing wrong with continuing to hold him to seek a viable trade. The Cowboys paid Romo a lot of over the years and gave him a shot at starting.

They have removed his shot at starting without even a chance to compete.
Right or wrong...that alone changes the overall dynamic of this.

Btw, a lot of people (not you) are projecting what they think Romo is saying or feeling.
But so far, he has said nothing negative...nor had he ever in 10 years.

 

[JoeKing]

Haha on my behalf?? Direct your anger the beat writers of the Cowboys or ESPN or Fox Sports or NBC not at me bro. They said he had been informed of his release you can believe it or not, I do believe he will be sooner than later.

Nope never happened. Site a source that's says he was informed by the FO that he would be released.