Romo Situation: The Question Nobody Is Asking

[Beast_from_East]

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.

Romo has more money than he could spend in 5 lifetimes so money is not the issue.

He wants to play....period

You either make him the starter or you trade him. Holding him hostage is just dumb, you don't treat Romo like that after everything he has done for this franchise

 

[stilltheguru88]

There is nothing wrong with having no more heart for the guy, but others still do and there is nothing wrong with that either. C'mon on, we're all Cowboys fans, can't we get along? There is room for Romo and Dak fans around here.

Some are Cowboy fans. Others don't realize that Romo cannot be on this team trying to compete for the job. The qb is the leader of the team. You don't have two leaders at that position. If you want Romo to start or want some corny qb competition you may be a cowboy fan but you are dead wrong about how we can sustain success. And how cute would it be if Romo got hurt again after winning the qb competition and Dak fails to continue his rookie success. Then it'll be all next offseason (We need to draft a rookie to compete with Dak)!

Ridiculous. I'm mad I keep entertaining this Romo bs

 

[Beast_from_East]

All the romo lovers had better get used to life without him.You're going to have to detach from the breast so to speak. Dude is gone, and not a moment too soon. No matter which team is dumb enough to get him, he's not going to touch a Super Bowl. I predicted it 5 years ago, nothing's changed.

Trashing Romo while saying jack about how his replacement led us to "one and done" playoff exit.......too funny

 

[JoeKing]

Some are Cowboy fans. Others don't realize that Romo cannot be on this team trying to compete for the job. The qb is the leader of the team. You don't have two leaders at that position. If you want Romo to start or want some corny qb competition you may be a cowboy fan but you are dead wrong about how we can sustain success. And how cute would it be if Romo got hurt again after winning the qb competition and Dak fails to continue his rookie success. Then it'll be all next offseason (We need to draft a rookie to compete with Dak)!

Ridiculous. I'm mad I keep entertaining this Romo bs

If you are so emotional about this Romo stuff then ignore us. It's not your job to save the world from Romo fans.

 

[weaver21]

If people are so offended about Romo fans on this forum, then ignore them. Hell, I have about seven people on ignore because of their absurd hatred for Romo. It's annyoing to see fans trash him on here all the time. That's why the ignore button was invented, people.

 

[stilltheguru88]

If you are so emotional about this Romo stuff then ignore us. It's not your job to save the world from Romo fans.

You're right. Especially since I know the team wouldn't do something so reckless and irresponsible. Y'all Romo fans have fun dreaming

 

[KJJ]

I believe Romo was done wrong. If he is to lose the starting job, it should be to a better player not an injury and then not given a chance to return. Injustice, I can not stand. If Dak is better, then he needs to prove it through open competition. You are attributing far to much bad juju to the wrong person (Romo). Football is the ultimate team sport so it takes several players playing well to stack up wins. If it was Romo's fault they were losing then it would be born out in his stats but his stats say he is an elite player. Dak did nothing that Romo wouldn't have done as well or better. The talent around Dak is what made Dak look better. Dak knows only a small piece of the playbook and struggles to call plays on game day. Romo on the other hand, has mastered every page of the playbook and added a few more.

Professional sports can be a cruel business and if an aging player continues to be injured, giving younger players opportunities they run the risk of never getting their job back. Romo's injuries gave 3 QBs an opportunity in 2015 and none of them played well. The Cowboys are a QB dependent team, they don't win games without great QB play and 2015 was proof of that. The team were so concerned about Romo's health they offered 3 picks for Paxton Lynch. Last April wasn't just about finding a backup QB but finding a QB to replace an aging, injury prone Romo. He ended up being injured in preseason, giving Dak an opportunity and he took full advantage of it by leading the Cowboys to a 13-3 record and the NFC East title. Dak went onto make the Pro Bowl and earn Rookie of the Year honors. He was playing so well the Cowboys couldn't justify going back to Romo.

Other than Zeke, Dak had the same talent around him that all 3 of the QBs we used in 2015 had. Dak even went without Dez for 3 games and still played great. Dak is a very talented QB with a lot of ability and no way would we have had the great regular season we did with a lesser QB. Put Matt Cassel, Brandon Weeden or Kellen Moore under center this past season and we wouldn't have won more than 7 games. I'm sure no one in NE feels Bledsoe got a raw deal by Brady taking his job due to injury. It turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to that franchise and Belichick who was 5-13 with Bledsoe.

The NFL is a what have you done for me lately league and lately Romo can't stay healthy which gave an opportunity to a rookie QB and it cost Romo his job. Football is a team sport but the QB position impacts the outcome of games more than any other position, just look at NE. Romo did his best over his career but luck has never been on his side and Dak may end up being our Tom Brady. It's certainly a LONG way for that but there's something about Dak that has me real hopeful we've found something very special at the QB position.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Professional sports can be a cruel business and if an aging player continues to be injured, giving younger players opportunities they run the risk of never getting their job back. Romo's injuries gave 3 QBs an opportunity in 2015 and none of them played well. The Cowboys are a QB dependent team, they don't win games without great QB play and 2015 was proof of that. The team were so concerned about Romo's health they offered 3 picks for Paxton Lynch. Last April wasn't just about finding a backup QB but finding a QB to replace an aging, injury prone Romo. He ended up being injured in preseason, giving Dak an opportunity and he took full advantage of it by leading the Cowboys to a 13-3 record and the NFC East title. Dak went onto make the Pro Bowl and earn Rookie of the Year honors. He was playing so well the Cowboys couldn't justify going back to Romo.

Other than Zeke, Dak had the same talent around him that all 3 of the QBs we used in 2015 had. Dak even went without Dez for 3 games and still played great. Dak is a very talented QB with a lot of ability and no way would we have had the great regular season we did with a lesser QB. Put Matt Cassel, Brandon Weeden or Kellen Moore under center this past season and we wouldn't have won more than 6 games. I'm sure no one in NE feels Bledsoe got a raw deal by Brady taking his job due to injury. It turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to that franchise and Belichick who was 5-13 with Bledsoe.

The NFL is a what have you done for me lately league and lately Romo can't stay healthy which gave an opportunity to a rookie QB and it cost Romo his job. Football is a team sport but the QB position impacts the outcome of games more than any other position, just look at NE. Romo did his best over his career but luck has never been on his side and Dak may end up being our Tom Brady. It's certainly a LONG way for that but there's something about Dak that has me real hopeful we've found something very special at the QB position.

Good post..............unfortunately for Romo, players do lose their job to injury. That is why Bret Favre says he got addicted to pain killers like Vicodin. He said he was basically eating them like Skittles because he knew he had to stay on the field, no matter what. He said there is always a risk that when you let another QB take the field, it is not guaranteed you are going to get your job back. So Favre says he lied about injuries to the team and if he could walk, he played.......even if he had to pop a dozen pain pills before the game to do it.

Unfortunately for Romo, his injuries were broken bones and not soft tissue injuries like Favre. You can pop pain pills for soft tissue injuries and nobody is the wiser, but you really cant hide broken bones..............just bad luck for Romo, feel bad for him.

 

[JoeKing]

Professional sports can be a cruel business and if an aging player continues to be injured, giving younger players opportunities they run the risk of never getting their job back. Romo's injuries gave 3 QBs an opportunity in 2015 and none of them played well. The Cowboys are a QB dependent team, they don't win games without great QB play and 2015 was proof of that. The team were so concerned about Romo's health they offered 3 picks for Paxton Lynch. Last April wasn't just about finding a backup QB but finding a QB to replace an aging, injury prone Romo. He ended up being injured in preseason, giving Dak an opportunity and he took full advantage of it by leading the Cowboys to a 13-3 record and the NFC East title. Dak went onto make the Pro Bowl and earn Rookie of the Year honors. He was playing so well the Cowboys couldn't justify going back to Romo.

Other than Zeke, Dak had the same talent around him that all 3 of the QBs we used in 2015 had. Dak even went without Dez for 3 games and still played great. Dak is a very talented QB with a lot of ability and no way would we have had the great regular season we did with a lesser QB. Put Matt Cassel, Brandon Weeden or Kellen Moore under center this past season and we wouldn't have won more than 7 games. I'm sure no one in NE feels Bledsoe got a raw deal by Brady taking his job due to injury. It turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to that franchise and Belichick who was 5-13 with Bledsoe.

The NFL is a what have you done for me lately league and lately Romo can't stay healthy which gave an opportunity to a rookie QB and it cost Romo his job. Football is a team sport but the QB position impacts the outcome of games more than any other position, just look at NE. Romo did his best over his career but luck has never been on his side and Dak may end up being our Tom Brady. It's certainly a LONG way for that but there's something about Dak that has me real hopeful we've found something very special at the QB position.

The way things worked out last season couldn't be helped. By the time Romo got healthy enough to play, Dak was already on a winning streak. In sports, nothing trumps winning and so as long as the winning continued, Dak would remain the starter. Even after that second divisional loss, Dak was not to blame. However, pulling Romo after his TD drive in week 17 was unforgivable. The coaches decision to mail the rest of that game in and take the loss cost us momentum going into the playoffs.

Come OTAs and Training Camp we have a new season and a chance to correct all that went wrong. That starts with allowing Romo to compete against Dak for the starting QB job. Jerry will do the right thing.

 

[stilltheguru88]

The way things worked out last season couldn't be helped. By the time Romo got healthy enough to play, Dak was already on a winning streak. In sports, nothing trumps winning and so as long as the winning continued, Dak would remain the starter. Even after that second divisional loss, Dak was not to blame. However, pulling Romo after his TD drive in week 17 was unforgivable. The coaches decision to mail the rest of that game in and take the loss cost us momentum going into the playoffs.

Come OTAs and Training Camp we have a new season and a chance to correct all that went wrong. That starts with allowing Romo to compete against Dak for the starting QB job. Jerry will do the right thing.

What constitutes winning the competition? I gotta hear this.

 

[JoeKing]

What constitutes winning the competition? I gotta hear this.

Being the starting QB week 1.

 

[stilltheguru88]

Being the starting QB week 1.

Lmao. I thought so. As if Dallas has a reputation of playing the best guy regardless of the situation. All you competition people are full of dog ****

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

If people are so offended about Romo fans on this forum, then ignore them. Hell, I have about seven people on ignore because of their absurd hatred for Romo. It's annyoing to see fans trash him on here all the time. That's why the ignore button was invented, people.

This is a message board. We all go back and forth, sometimes strong. I have been here a long time, I don't see how anyone can hate Romo. Unless you have just been following Romo at the end of his career, and didn't see him in his prime.

 

[Clove]

Oh wow that would be so wonderful. Go Cowboys, please win a SB so Cove can be true to his word.

Let me rephrase, I'll be quiet about Romo if he wins one for us, but if he doesn't, I'll continue to bash him and his fans until they leave.

 

[Clove]

Trashing Romo while saying jack about how his replacement led us to "one and done" playoff exit.......too funny

Romo lovers sound idiotic as usual. Comparing a 10 year vet to a rookie? hahaha, you should be locked up in an asylum.

 

[DandyDon52]

The way things worked out last season couldn't be helped. By the time Romo got healthy enough to play, Dak was already on a winning streak. In sports, nothing trumps winning and so as long as the winning continued, Dak would remain the starter. Even after that second divisional loss, Dak was not to blame. However, pulling Romo after his TD drive in week 17 was unforgivable. The coaches decision to mail the rest of that game in and take the loss cost us momentum going into the playoffs.

Come OTAs and Training Camp we have a new season and a chance to correct all that went wrong. That starts with allowing Romo to compete against Dak for the starting QB job. Jerry will do the right thing.

yeah they should have let Romo play more, even dak and win that game.
Good chance to show tony is still good, and not fragile, which would help if they want to trade him.
I know they wont allow tony to compete for starting job, so we are dreaming there, but it doesnt hurt anything.

I think tony would be better than he was in 2014 if he started 2017, he will be more healed up and rested than ever before.
We can talk about it all we want, both sides, but the jone's boys will make the decision on all this.

 

[Tobal]

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.

That's the worst analysis I've seen in sometime, Romo would win the job if it was purely about who is better. Much more has to be considered though and therefore Prescott was rightfully named the starter, but you are delusional if you think he was better.

 

[Clove]

That's the worst analysis I've seen in sometime, Romo would win the job if it was purely about who is better. Much more has to be considered though and therefore Prescott was rightfully named the starter, but you are delusional if you think he was better.

He took his team to 13-3. How much better would Romo have done? 14-2, 15-1, maybe 16-0? The boys didn't even play hard their last game so conceivably, they probably would have gone 14-2 had Garrett had the balls to play the last game. So what's to say he goes 14-2 or 15-1? And even then, what would he have done in the playoffs. We've seen him for a decade screw up playoff game after playoff game when he actually had the lower parts to make it to the playoffs.? Romo's had a pretty shameful career in the playoffs, a far below average QB. That's truth, so swallow that.

 

[KJJ]

The way things worked out last season couldn't be helped. By the time Romo got healthy enough to play, Dak was already on a winning streak. In sports, nothing trumps winning and so as long as the winning continued, Dak would remain the starter. Even after that second divisional loss, Dak was not to blame. However, pulling Romo after his TD drive in week 17 was unforgivable. The coaches decision to mail the rest of that game in and take the loss cost us momentum going into the playoffs.

Come OTAs and Training Camp we have a new season and a chance to correct all that went wrong. That starts with allowing Romo to compete against Dak for the starting QB job. Jerry will do the right thing.

I said all along mailing in the season finale and not playing Romo the rest of the game was a mistake that would likely cost us in the playoffs. Instead of trying to maintain/build momentum we killed any we had. Dak wasn't to blame for the divisional loss, he statistically out played Rodgers and helped bring us back to tie the game. Our defense lost the game in the first half by giving up 3 first possession TD's that put us in a huge hole that we spent practically the entire game digging our way out of and we couldn't stop Rodgers in the final 12 seconds. The only way we're going to correct or improve on all of that went wrong is to improve the defense in free agency and the draft. We have a championship caliber offense led by one of the best young QBs in the game who will only get better with more experience. For the Cowboys to build on this past season they need to enter OTA's and training camp with the QB position settled.

We can't afford distractions this summer in training camp and bringing Romo back to compete with Dak could result in a distraction that could cause a divide in the locker room and amongst the fanbase. Romo was forced to relinquish his starting job during the season and we can't go back to him after that. Neither QB is going to be happy as the backup. Dak did nothing for him to have to compete for the job this coming summer. He had one of the best seasons a Cowboys QB has ever had and for him to build on this past season and continue to grow and improve he needs to play. Romo had his day and with his age and injury issues it's time to move on. He can no longer be depended on because he can't stay healthy. Jerry will do the right thing by either trading him to a team he wants to go to and can start for or he'll release him so he can pick a team that wants him as their starter.

 

[JoeKing]

I said all along mailing in the season finale and not playing Romo the rest of the game was a mistake that would likely cost us in the playoffs. Instead of trying to maintain/build momentum we killed any we had. Dak wasn't to blame for the divisional loss, he statistically out played Rodgers and helped bring us back to tie the game. Our defense lost the game in the first half by giving up 3 first possession TD's that put us in a huge hole that we spent practically the entire game digging our way out of and we couldn't stop Rodgers in the final 12 seconds. The only way we're going to correct or improve on all of that went wrong is to improve the defense in free agency and the draft. We have a championship caliber offense led by one of the best young QBs in the game who will only get better with more experience. For the Cowboys to build on this past season they need to enter OTA's and training camp with the QB position settled.

I agree with almost every thing you said their but I disagree with going into OTAs with the QB position settled.

We can't afford distractions this summer in training camp and bringing Romo back to compete with Dak could result in a distraction that could cause a divide in the locker room and amongst the fanbase. Romo was forced to relinquish his starting job during the season and we can't go back to him after that. Neither QB is going to be happy as the backup. Dak did nothing for him to have to compete for the job this coming summer. He had one of the best seasons a Cowboys QB has ever had and for him to build on this past season and continue to grow and improve he needs to play. Romo had his day and with his age and injury issues it's time to move on. He can no longer be depended on because he can't stay healthy. Jerry will do the right thing by either trading him to a team he wants to go to and can start for or he'll release him so he can pick a team that wants him as their starter.

Competition is good for the team and Romo has never been a distraction. That's what his speech was all about last season. If he outplays Dak in TC the other players are going to respect that and there will be not locker room divisions. This is freaking Tony Romo not a new comer that would cause distractions. Romo showed in week 17 that he can score when Dak can not. For me the infatuation with the rookie will never out weigh the love affair with the veteran. To each his own. Romo still has it. I agree with you that Jerry will do the right thing but that means a different thing to me. If Romo isn't going to start then he will be traded. Releasing him would be a terrible business decision and Jerry won't do that... not even for Romo.