News: Romo doesn't mention Cowboys are one of the major threats to win Super Bowl

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some were low IQ, others were picks on timing routes that Dallas absolutely refuses to do so with Dak due to inabilities to throw like a pro QB. Give me the guy that carried an offense with trash coaches vs the guy who owns the all time interception record and has a career 522 TDs scored vs a ridiculously sad 502 ints/fumbles combined. Be grateful our balanced team and improved coaching has afforded any qb we have, right now Dak, the luxury of being asked to throw checkdown after checkdown, with the mid to deep sideline throws sprinkled in every handful of passes. Even on 3rd and longs he's allowed to throw those 2 yard passes quite often. Cheers!

My God the mind of a Dak hater/Tony lover is an illogical, scary place. Praytell, who was Romo's coach since 2010?
 

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Imo....Our best lines have been
2014
2016
2015
2018
2007
2017
2008
Etc

Maybe 2007 slightly higher, maybe

Obviously 2010 2011, 2012, 2913 were bad

I can't believe you don't have the years with Phil Costa at center at the top of this list. Or was that just a year that felt like about three?
 

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Kansas City's defense is just tearing up this offense. It's amazing how that can happen in this game.
 

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"All true?"

Salary caps are an artificial financial construct agreed upon per collective bargaining agreement by the owners and players union. While teams must devote a minimum amount of their cap to players' collectively (the 89 percent rule), there is zero language pertaining to the maximum figure any individual player's negotiated contract can be.

The quarterback position has the largest compensation base on average than any other position. In other words, the position usually eats the largest portion of a team's salary cap pie on average. Individual quarterbacks paid the most are franchise quarterbacks. Of course, this is not true of every team in every season. Again. On. Average. Now, some additional facts:

  • Every individual player is an employee of their franchise
  • Owners (via themselves or via their general managers) are employers
  • Owners (the employers) pay players (the employees). It is never the 'other way around'
So.

When anyone AT ANY TIME makes the assertion that a player's high salary cap number may negatively impact their team's overall salary cap, that assertion may be true not only for ONE individual player commanding a high salary but EVERY player of ANY team commanding a high salary.

However.

The assertion that a player intentionally works against himself by commanding a high salary is always flawed. Players negotiate for the best attainable contract. Owners decide upon the maximum figure they will pay to compensate the player. The following should never be necessary for any conversation about the salary cap but certain people continuely ignore or dismiss these two kindergarten facts:

  1. An owner can pay a player
  2. An owner can refuse to pay a player
Jerry Jones paid his franchise quarterback franchise dollars. Jones was not forced, coerced, pressured, bullied, strong-armed or intimidated into paying his franchise quarterback. But he did paid nonetheless. Anyone with an ounce of common sense can make an assertion of any kind. However, common sense is lacking any time someone makes an assertion and applies it to the wrong individual.

Owners control their salary cap. Praise or blame for the condition of their salary cap is totally owned by them. That should be a key item to remember any time any player's contract will likely balloon but certain people will simply ignore or dismiss it every time. There is a reason why. And that reason is not the player's fault as well.

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He did what set he and his family up for life its what most players would do but the money he commanded worked against him winning a championship because we couldn't pay a defense to get us over the hump . Jerry had to pay him because we had not drafted or developed anyone to take his place on a rookie contract .

Then Dak came along cheap on a rookie contract and suddenly after all these years of the defense being our weak link we have a defense . Kirk Cousins is affecting Vikes in the same way . He costs too much and cant elevate the team enough to justify the cost

Most players want to get paid it will be interesting to see if Dak breaks the bank or gets a team friendly deal .
 

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My God the mind of a Dak hater/Tony lover is an illogical, scary place. Praytell, who was Romo's coach since 2010?
you're aware it's only natural for players and coaches to improve year after year, right? Learn from past mistakes. And you've noticed our playcalling has changed since we've switched QBs. I'm really not sure what you're arguing. Cheers!
 

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I would strongly disagree that the line was even good, let alone good enough in 2007-2009 at least in terms of pass blocking. It was pretty terrible in 2006 until Romo came in and masked the flaws until they showed through against good pass rushes. I'd probably take the Cowboys current line over the 2007 line.
That line was made up of 1st and very high 2nd rd picks and Davis , Gurode and Adams were pro bowlers in those yrs
 

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He did what set he and his family up for life its what most players would do but the money he commanded worked against him winning a championship because we couldn't pay a defense to get us over the hump . Jerry had to pay him because we had not drafted or developed anyone to take his place on a rookie contract .

Then Dak came along cheap on a rookie contract and suddenly after all these years of the defense being our weak link we have a defense . Kirk Cousins is affecting Vikes in the same way . He costs too much and cant elevate the team enough to justify the cost

Most players want to get paid it will be interesting to see if Dak breaks the bank or gets a team friendly deal .
Again. Romo did not 'break the bank'. Prescott may not 'break the bank'. Jerry Jones has or will break the bank. And the same applies with Minnesota's front office, every other NFL front office, and other professional sports team front offices also. The blame for the salary cap situation in any instance is falsely being put upon the wrong individual. The assertion will become reality when players start paying themselves, which is likely never.
 
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