Romo Situation: The Question Nobody Is Asking

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GimmeTheBall! said:
It is troubling for me to see the names Romo and Brady in the same sentence.
Enough!
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Well, look at their stats beyond what little I just gave. They are comparable although Romo exceeds many of his. I was only responding to the accusation Romo was a turnover machine, whatever that actually means, when I compared Romo's and Brady's stats.
 
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mrtxstar said:
Yeah that's not the question. The right question is what if training camp is a fair competition and Romo wins?
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Sure if Garrett and the Joneses say it's an open completion before camp starts. Why wouldn't it be fair then?
 
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Clove said:
You have a QB that is capable of 13-3 who is cheap. Do you know how many teams would love that? And your response is to keep an expensive car on deck. The guy's salary could get us the type of defense we've been dreaming of for a LONG time but with him here, you can forget that, so where does that leave us? That leaves us in the EXACT SAME BOAT. At this point, we're trying to move past a bad defense. Giving him that type of contract was suspect to begin with, but it's been done and now it's time to undo it. We have 3 more years on cheap labor and we need to act FAST.
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You're obviously not interested in an honest discussion. You talk in terms of extremes to bolster your points but if your points were really that valid you wouldn't need to do that. We didn't have a "bad defense" last season but to make your point you certainly have to sell it that way. We had an average to slightly above average defense last season... be honest about it. It won't take near the money you are suggesting to improve the defenses perception in the strong category.

And now let's address the elephant in the room... the real reason, if you had it your way, Romo won't get a fair competition try out at training camp. Romo would win! If Rayne is really the better QB then you have nothing to lose by giving Romo a chance. Settle this dispute at training camp so everyone will stop talking about it. You're afraid Romo will win. Yes we have a QB that went 13-3 last season so he should have no problem securing his position. Don't be scared. There is time after TC to sell the expensive car if it's just going to be on deck.
 
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Chuck 54 said:
Why would he want to come back. He's a backup QB here...period. We aren't going backward.
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I almost wish Jerry would do it just so to see how fast the Romo rats would desert what they would perceive to be a sinking ship.

They hid in the darkness in 2014 when Romo played at an MVP level, then scurried back out in 2015 when Romo got hurt and now we can't seem to get rid of them.
 
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mrtxstar said:
You're obviously not interested in an honest discussion. You talk in terms of extremes to bolster your points but if your points were really that valid you wouldn't need to do that. We didn't have a "bad defense" last season but to make your point you certainly have to sell it that way. We had an average to slightly above average defense last season... be honest about it. It won't take near the money you are suggesting to improve the defenses perception in the strong category.

And now let's address the elephant in the room... the real reason, if you had it your way, Romo won't get a fair competition try out at training camp. Romo would win! If Rayne is really the better QB then you have nothing to lose by giving Romo a chance. Settle this dispute at training camp so everyone will stop talking about it. You're afraid Romo will win. Yes we have a QB that went 13-3 last season so he should have no problem securing his position. Don't be scared. There is time after TC to sell the expensive car if it's just going to be on deck.
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For the sake of not getting band, I'm not going to suggest you are dumb. I would have no problem with a competition if Romo were 31 in his prime with no injuries. But he isn't. He would get beat out easily right now, that's just truth. Ryan from Atlanta can tell you that slinging the ball all over the field guarantees you nothing, but SMART QB play, which Romo was never good at, wins you championships. I'm not worried about Dak beating out mistake prone Romo.

Now let's get to the real issue. Romo is so dang expensive, there's no way we can move forward with his money on the books, plus he's made of glass. His last real meaningful minutes, he posted like 7 INTs in 4 games and was out as soon as he took an average hit. He's done, but let's hope teams still think like you and want to take him on thinking he's got 4 more years. I propose a trade for a #1 or #2 pick, which would be dumb for a team to do but hey, teams are desperate.

But yeah, your boy would be easily beaten out by Dakota.
 
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lukin2006 said:
Either trade Romo for the best pick possible, or keep Romo and have him compete for the starting job...could also keep Romo and trade him if a team hopeful of contending loses their starter...as far as releasing him or trading him to a certain team just to make him happy is absolutely no way to run a sports franchise...but maybe that's why The Cowboys are 21 years without being in an NFC Championship game or SB, the team is no longer run like great sport franchise's.
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Agree. Also don't forget that Future Hall of Famers were actually traded/released by their teams. Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith for example.
 
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Stupid article and a stupid question. How many of you guys would want to stick around at your job if the company hired a fresh college graduate to do the job you have been doing the past 12 years and the company demoted you to the mail room?

How many of all say "those are the breaks" and happily take your new position in the mail room?

I thought so.....
 

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Clove said:
Good luck with that. Romo wouldn't win because he's an interception machine and takes untimely sacks. You can't win like that, sorry. But let some other team try him out, I'm sure they'll regret the high price tag for an intercepting machine that's made of glass.
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Dak didnt win the opposite way, so there goes your theory....
 
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Clove said:
For the sake of not getting band, I'm not going to suggest you are dumb.
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So civil of you to avoid flinging pejoratives. I too will match your civility and not suggest you are dumb.

I would have no problem with a competition if Romo were 31 in his prime with no injuries. But he isn't. He would get beat out easily right now, that's just truth.
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No that is your opinion and I certainly disagree with that analyses.
Ryan from Atlanta can tell you that slinging the ball all over the field guarantees you nothing, but SMART QB play, which Romo was never good at, wins you championships. I'm not worried about Dak beating out mistake prone Romo.
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You should be scared Rayne will lose an open competition. I hearing it might just happen.

Now let's get to the real issue. Romo is so dang expensive, there's no way we can move forward with his money on the books, plus he's made of glass.
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He's that expensive because he's that good and his contract is actually very team friendly. Other teams have high dollar QB contracts and manage to reach/win the SB so don't try to sell that BS to me.
His last real meaningful minutes, he posted like 7 INTs in 4 games and was out as soon as he took an average hit. He's done, but let's hope teams still think like you and want to take him on thinking he's got 4 more years. I propose a trade for a #1 or #2 pick, which would be dumb for a team to do but hey, teams are desperate.
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Your memory is conveniently short. Romo's last meaningful minutes were in week 17 of this past season when he relieved Rayne in Philly who couldn't get a TD for us after several attempts. A healthy Romo took command and did what the rookie Rayne could not do, get us a TD.

But yeah, your boy would be easily beaten out by Dakota.
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I hope we get a chance to see that happen but in reality, Romo is the master jedi and Rayne is the understudy.
 
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Beast_from_East said:
Stupid article and a stupid question. How many of you guys would want to stick around at your job if the company hired a fresh college graduate to do the job you have been doing the past 12 years and the company demoted you to the mail room?

How many of all say "those are the breaks" and happily take your new position in the mail room?

I thought so.....
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If the pay was the same in mailroom and like romo 14 mil a year, I would be very happy in the mailroom !
Thing is if Tony stayed as bkup, if dak was to get hurt, he would then get a chance to show, he isnt fragile, and can still play good.
you never know what might happen,
What if we trade or cut tony then dak goes down for the year?k

I was a big Dak fan this last season, and I wanted to see if he could have a good season, which he did, but most importantly
I wanted to see if he could win in the div round , which he didnt.
I dont blame him, but more the coaching, and I for one would love to see tony and dak compete, and tony get a chance to
start and see how he does, with Dak right there if needed, it would be a good situation.
 
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jobberone said:
Well, look at their stats beyond what little I just gave. They are comparable although Romo exceeds many of his. I was only responding to the accusation Romo was a turnover machine, whatever that actually means, when I compared Romo's and Brady's stats.
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Yes, I overreacted.
But any comparison between the two ... I dunno.
Brady has how many super bowl rings?
Romo has how many career playoff wins?
 
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jobberone said:
Romo has the same number on SB rings as Fran Tarketon, Dan Fouts and Dan Marino. Johnny U has one by gift.

Your point is superficial.
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Not for me it isn't.
I could not care less how other QBs failed other teams.
This Romo walk-on from eastern Illinois padded his personal stats, made $50 million and in 11 years had 2 lousey CAREER PLAYOFF WINS for his adoring fan base.
Sorry. Danny White did the same or more but with $35 million less.
This cult of Romo is getting embarrassing for it's lack of playoffs results.
Don't be a stooge or an enabler.

BTW: Palmer is coming back to Ariz. Your Romo boy needs to get proactive because he is not getting any younger or less fragile and the market for this has-been prima dona is getting smaller by the day.
 
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