Chuck 54
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Adios Tony Romo. Loved watching you when you were on; hated the untimely turnovers early in your career. I'm happy to see him gone, despite all he did for us.
Finally, I'm sure fans will grow impatient as we wait out free agency, strapped a bit by the cap. Those who claim the cap isn't as reported and we can do whatever we want are dreaming. We need to suck it up and clear Romo's salary off the books before we can move towards the middle of the pack in cap space. NY signed Marshall....omg, there will be a meltdown if they also sign Bennett.
We will be careful and prudent in free agency; we will sign second and third tier players who give us draft flexibility, and then we will continue to build through the draft and develop our younger players. We are no longer in the "every year is closer to the end of the Romo window" era. The future is bright, and the Cowboys are finally building a team and a philosophy that can maintain competitiveness and hopefully greatness.
- Released because no one would give us a moon pie for him.
- Prediction...his phone will be very quiet this week. Teams wouldn't mind having him as a backup, but most will not want to pay him more than 6-7 million due to injury risk and age.
- Even Denver and Houston will require a lot of nerve and Romo signing a cheap contract to compete for the starting job. We see what he was and that brief drive to end the season; other teams see a brittle QB who's been hurt badly by routine sacks behind a great OL. They see a player that they could lose in preseason or at any minute.
- Teams will wait and let Tony sit; this won't be a bidding war tomorrow. After a week or two or even more, the lowball offers will arrive, not to start, but to compete. Tony will have to decide how badly he wants to play, and retirement is still NOT out of the question.
- Will 2017 be better than 2016 for him? Maybe yes, maybe no...he still has much to learn, and there will be growing pains. It isn't likely that his TD/INT ratio will be that good again, maybe not ever. But that doesn't mean he won't be improving.
- As Dak gets more comfortable, more confident and knowledgeable, he will also get more aggressive. Sometimes that will result in turnovers; sometimes it will be the long TDs we saw in preseason. That's the game.
- Most importantly, his teammates clearly believe in him, and the coaches trust him, and he's surrounded by a strong unit.
Finally, I'm sure fans will grow impatient as we wait out free agency, strapped a bit by the cap. Those who claim the cap isn't as reported and we can do whatever we want are dreaming. We need to suck it up and clear Romo's salary off the books before we can move towards the middle of the pack in cap space. NY signed Marshall....omg, there will be a meltdown if they also sign Bennett.
We will be careful and prudent in free agency; we will sign second and third tier players who give us draft flexibility, and then we will continue to build through the draft and develop our younger players. We are no longer in the "every year is closer to the end of the Romo window" era. The future is bright, and the Cowboys are finally building a team and a philosophy that can maintain competitiveness and hopefully greatness.
- You have to let guys who've already played their best ball move on for paydays that outweigh their contributions.
- You have to move away from progress stoppers and give younger players with promise a chance to prove what they are and will be.
- You have to use free agency within your salary structure to position yourself for the draft and occasionally take a chance on a difference maker who fits your schemes.
- You have to draft the right players at the right spots and hit more often than you miss.
- You have to develop your players to get the most out of their talents.
