POLL: Romo contract situation
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31Rwilliams
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I think they should wait till after this season.
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as long as he plays well, he's going to be a cowboy...even if they have to franchise him, so i'm not worried about this at all. other than him playing well, of course.
i think he gets a contract mid-season.
i think he gets a contract mid-season.
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I think end of the season, like when he's holding the Lombardi Trophy! :lombardi:
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I think they want to see a little more before they give him the big money. If he plays well, I think he gets a new contract sometime during the season.
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Jones said it in the news conference "we pay players that play", and his track record proves it. that is why it won't be a big deal with Romo.
His Agent is the one that wants that commision check right now, stirring things up, and feeding the media fodder to waste air and print space.
His Agent is the one that wants that commision check right now, stirring things up, and feeding the media fodder to waste air and print space.
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Jerry Jones would be smart to wait until after the season to have a full analysis of Romo's work....
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#1 as i've said all along
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Sarge;1566286 said:
To any person who is not panicking and has an ounce of business sense, it is the only option that is reasonable.
Even if you are a worry wart, at least half a season would give you at least sixteen games to work with.
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TheKey;1566057 said:Whaddya think?
1. Gets new contract before season
2. Gets new contract during season
3. Gets new contract after season
4. Doesn't get new contract, becomes FA
5. Gets franchised.
Romo needs to prove himself for about 10 games before negotiations even begin.
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1. Gets new contract before season
I see the arguments on both side of the issue (do it now or do it later) and I understand the risk both ways. Eather way is a gamble but I think Jerry will go with the new contract before the season starts because he can probably get him cheaper for a long term deal now. We all know the down side if he fizzles we would be stuck with a big contract and a player who couldn't live up to it. But if he is lights out and we don't get it done now then the contract would be a lot bigger and the cap hit will be a lot bigger. If after four years of seeing Romo in practice and now in some games Jerry feels that Romo is the man then Jerry will get the deal done early. Personally I believe in Romo and would try to get him done now for 30 million cheaper than he would cost at the end of the season.
I see the arguments on both side of the issue (do it now or do it later) and I understand the risk both ways. Eather way is a gamble but I think Jerry will go with the new contract before the season starts because he can probably get him cheaper for a long term deal now. We all know the down side if he fizzles we would be stuck with a big contract and a player who couldn't live up to it. But if he is lights out and we don't get it done now then the contract would be a lot bigger and the cap hit will be a lot bigger. If after four years of seeing Romo in practice and now in some games Jerry feels that Romo is the man then Jerry will get the deal done early. Personally I believe in Romo and would try to get him done now for 30 million cheaper than he would cost at the end of the season.
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JackMagist;1566354 said:
And if you listened to Mister Jones the other night, it is clear his mind is not made up and it may not get done early.
The only hope for Romo is that the Bulger contract is something that Jones was waiting on to establish another benchmark to go along with the Schaub contract.
It sounded to me he was leaning towards seeing more, gambling and then paying him if necessary. Never disregard Jones' tendency to gamble.
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The only reason to wait is if you plan to wait until the end of the playoffs. Otherwise, you haven't seen anything that you didn't see the year before.
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#3. Book it!
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after season
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percyhoward;1566477 said:
Not really.
The novelty factor will be in full play.
If he was just a flash in the pan that no one was prepared for, it should not take long to realize it. I would say that even after a quarter of the season, you could separate the wheat from the chaff.
I would not hold playoff victories against him. By and large, if you can get a QB that can win games consistently for you in the regular season, you are doing pretty well.
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Alexander;1566399 said:
Well, what are the options?
1. If Jones bites too early and Romo is a dud, Jones loses money and has no franchise quarterback.
2. If Jones bites too early and Romo gets hurt but is out only for the year, Jones may lose some money but still has a franchise quarterback.
3. If Jones bites too early and Romo gets hurt so badly that it ruins his career, Jones loses money and has no franchise quarterback.
Those are the Jones risks of biting too early. What are the Romo risks of signing a new contract too early?
1. Romo might leave a great deal of money on the table if he plays well and stays healthy (like Ellis).
2. If the good feeling Romo now has about the team, the coaches, or the front office deteriorates, he would be stuck in an uncomfortable setting.
Well, what are the risks for Jones if no deal is done early?
1. If Romo plays well, stays healthy, and refuses to sign before the end of the season, Jones must enter a bidding war with other teams for Romo's services and may lose a franchise quarterback -- but, if successful in bidding, will pay more (perhaps a great deal more) money than he would have paid by biting early.
2. If Romo plays well, stays healthy, and refuses to to sign before the end of the season, Jones must use the franchise tag to have the best chance of keeping a franchise quarterback for one more year (at a cost of more than 12 million for the year), but the franchise tag will not keep another team from outbidding him and relinquishing the necessary two first round picks. He may lose his franchise quarterback anyway.
3. If Romo is franchised and no team gives up the picks, but Romo holds out, Jones is left without a franchise quarterback for 10 games.
What are the Romo risks of refusing to sign early?
1. He might be a dud, and be out millions.
2. He might get hurt bad, and be out millions.
3. If franchised, he might have to play for a year for only 12 million, or hold out.
Given those alternatives, who has the stronger position? The greater risks?
