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FINAL WORD ON THE ROMO CONTRACT
In response to Peter King's criticism of the criticism of the Tony Romo contract (scroll down to November 5), the league source who initially shared with us his reaction to the Romo deal has provided some further information and opinion to us.
The gist of King's comments were that the Romo deal was based on the contract signed by Rams quarterback Marc Bulger at the outset of training camp, and that Bulger and Romo are comparable.
But as the source explained, Bulger's value is gauged by looking backward. Romo's value is determined by looking forward.
"Time will prove that this is a phenomenal contract for the Cowboys," the source said.
The reason? Romo is still on the upswing. Bulger has topped out.
"Romo is three years younger than Bulger," the source pointed out. "Bulger isn't holding together and it's unlikely that he'll play out the full six years of his deal. Romo will."
The source also pointed out that both the Bulger and Romo deals need to be considered in light of the 35 percent increase in the salary cap over the past few years. Romo's deal, the source estimates, is equivalent to a contract worth $7.8 million per year under a cap environment that paid Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer a deal that averages $14 million per year.
"Is Palmer twice the quarterback that Romo is?" the source asked, pointing out that, if Palmer's contract was done under the current cap, he'd be making $19 million per year.
And as the ever-increasing cap continues to (duh) increase, other players will get much more money that Romo received. Indeed, the source estimates that, within 15 months, Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Ware will be making as much or more than Romo.
The source reminded us that these comments are based solely on an evaluation of the contract in light of the current cap climate. If Romo has chosen to take less money and if he won't become disgruntled when lesser players on his team and lesser quarterbacks in other cities are making more money than him, so be it.
Another source thinks that there's no need to crunch numbers to figure out that the Romo deal isn't as big as it could have been. Both the Bulger and the Romo contracts were negotiated by CAA, where former IMG agents Tom Condon and Ken Kremer still work closely together. And Kremer's name appears on the Romo contract. "Fuzzy always signs the deals that Condon thinks are bad," the source said.
In response to Peter King's criticism of the criticism of the Tony Romo contract (scroll down to November 5), the league source who initially shared with us his reaction to the Romo deal has provided some further information and opinion to us.
The gist of King's comments were that the Romo deal was based on the contract signed by Rams quarterback Marc Bulger at the outset of training camp, and that Bulger and Romo are comparable.
But as the source explained, Bulger's value is gauged by looking backward. Romo's value is determined by looking forward.
"Time will prove that this is a phenomenal contract for the Cowboys," the source said.
The reason? Romo is still on the upswing. Bulger has topped out.
"Romo is three years younger than Bulger," the source pointed out. "Bulger isn't holding together and it's unlikely that he'll play out the full six years of his deal. Romo will."
The source also pointed out that both the Bulger and Romo deals need to be considered in light of the 35 percent increase in the salary cap over the past few years. Romo's deal, the source estimates, is equivalent to a contract worth $7.8 million per year under a cap environment that paid Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer a deal that averages $14 million per year.
"Is Palmer twice the quarterback that Romo is?" the source asked, pointing out that, if Palmer's contract was done under the current cap, he'd be making $19 million per year.
And as the ever-increasing cap continues to (duh) increase, other players will get much more money that Romo received. Indeed, the source estimates that, within 15 months, Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Ware will be making as much or more than Romo.
The source reminded us that these comments are based solely on an evaluation of the contract in light of the current cap climate. If Romo has chosen to take less money and if he won't become disgruntled when lesser players on his team and lesser quarterbacks in other cities are making more money than him, so be it.
Another source thinks that there's no need to crunch numbers to figure out that the Romo deal isn't as big as it could have been. Both the Bulger and the Romo contracts were negotiated by CAA, where former IMG agents Tom Condon and Ken Kremer still work closely together. And Kremer's name appears on the Romo contract. "Fuzzy always signs the deals that Condon thinks are bad," the source said.
