KJJ
You Have an Axe to Grind
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I agree with almost every thing you said their but I disagree with going into OTAs with the QB position settled.
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.
Romo is not going to want to complete for a job he never lost on the field and bringing him back and having him do so would not be a healthy situation entering OTA's and training camp. The distraction wouldn't be Romo, it would be the split in the locker room and amongst the fanbase with those who favor one QB over the other. Whoever becomes the starter, they'll be those who would rather have the other QB and it would create a season long controversy that would be a distraction. Despite how well Dak performed in 2016, there's still a spilt amongst the Romo homers who want him at QB. Why you and some still have a love affair for him is puzzling with him having a 2-4 playoff record and with his inability to stay healthy.
It's like some of you continue wanting to see the Cowboys spin their wheels year after year with Romo at QB, instead of going with what could be the next great NFL QB. You and I share very different views with yours being unrealistic. If no one makes a decent trade offer that benefits the team and Romo he'll be released because the team will have no choice due to his salary. The Cowboys have settled on Dak as their starting QB going forward and Romo makes too much money to be the backup and he won't be happy being the backup, therefore he must be traded or released and one of those two things will happen.