Romo trade compensation (per Schefter)

[visionary]

Sounds about right. Some will feel that the team should receive higher compensation but the mutual goals of moving away from Romo's contract and permanently going in a different direction at the quarterback position will be achieved without greater difficulty. The transition for both the teams involved and Romo should be made as seamless as possible.

I'm sorry but I can't disagree with this line of thinking more strongly

We should not want what is "right for Romo", we should want what is right for the Cowboys

Here is the reality and it is not complicated if one is willing to face it

1. Dak has played much better if fan a rookie but overall he is an average to below average QB among all NFL QBs. He has clear limitations in his game that can and will be exploited

2. We have no way of knowing if Dak will keep developing and develop into s true franchise QB or will flame out next year

3. RIGHT NOW a healthy Romo is s much better pure QB than Dak

4. The biggest predictor of team success is consistent QB play and ANY team is 1 play away from their backup

5. This team is ready to win now and our window is now

Given all these factors there is NO WAY I'm trading Romo in the off season unless a team really blows me away

 

[RandyOh]

Denver gave up a lot to move back into the first round for Paxton Lynch so you can forget about them forking over a #1 or even a #2 for Romo. Denver has two young QBs and Romo would be a progress stopper. The more I look at it, I think AZ would be the most interested in Romo and have the best chance of rebounding next season. They've shown a willingness to go after aging QBs like Palmer who looks to be on the outs, so that could be where Romo lands.

Lynch is not ready. Won't be till possibly his 4th season. Denver has 2 seasons before they need to start paying their DB's. They are a team with the defense and offensive weapons to win. They just need a real QB. With the increase of cap space to go along with the 20 or so mil they had before the increase was announced, they could easily absorb Romo's contract and sign o line help before heading to the draft that's deep with day 2 graded OG's and C's. A 3rd for Romo is the most likely though. A 2nd for Romo could happen. A 1st is not impossible.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

If he isn't going to start he needs to leave.

 

[KJJ]

Lynch is not ready. Won't be till possibly his 4th season. Denver has 2 seasons before they need to start paying their DB's. They are a team with the defense and offensive weapons to win. They just need a real QB. With the increase of cap space to go along with the 20 or so mil they had before the increase was announced, they could easily absorb Romo's contract and sign o line help before heading to the draft that's deep with day 2 graded OG's and C's. A 3rd for Romo is the most likely though. A 2nd for Romo could happen. A 1st is not impossible.

Lynch will never be ready if Denver goes with Romo next season. They're not going to give up a #1 or #2 for a stopgap for a year or two and hinder the progress of their two young QBs. How is Lynch going to progress sitting behind Romo? Denver gave up a #1 and #3 for Lynch so you can FORGET Denver forking over a #1 or #2 for Romo. When Denver went after Manning he was a free agent and they had no QB. They were willing to take a huge gamble but that's not the case now with the potential Lynch has. Plus you have to consider the money Romo is making. Denver allowed Osweiler to get away due to money.

I'm not saying Romo won't end up in Denver but if you're going to put your money on a team I would put it on AZ. They brought in Kurt Warner years ago who led them to a SB. They brought Carson Palmer in four years ago and have had some success with him. He appears to have worn out his welcome and Romo would be a great fit considering AZ has a lot of pieces, they just lack consistent QB play.

 

[cowboys2233]

I'd rather keep him and let them compete in the off-season if that's the case.

Exactly. What is more valuable to this team -- a Pro Bowl QB like Romo, either as the starter or backup, or another third or fourth rounder? The answer is easy to me, although I don't think Romo will play along if he is not given a chance to compete for the starting job. I mean, the guy is a top-five QB -- it can be argued that he's fragile or whatever, but a top-five QB nonetheless. There is no earthly way I give him up for a mid-rounder, that's just *****' moronic. Best insurance clause in the game is worth far more than that.

 

[theebs]

did he have lottery numbers also?

 

[cowboys2233]

If he isn't going to start he needs to leave.

For what reason? Just because?

 

[KJJ]

For what reason? Just because?

He won't be happy if he's not starting. He's not going want to waste what little he has left in his career carrying a clipboard.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

For what reason? Just because?

Romo is ultra-competitive. And he still has something to offer on the field. It's simply not fair for Romo to spend the last couple years of his career standing around and not playing. It would be ideal to send Romo to an AFC team that Dallas would only have to face once at most before he retires.

 

[sean10mm]

For what reason? Just because?

Because of the money. Because of the endless media circus. Because your backup needs to be able to stay healthy for at least a few games before he breaks something yet again. Because Romo probably won't go along with staying just to be a backup anyway.

Serious question, is there a historical precedent for a team intentionally keeping a fragile old QB getting paid top 5 money as a backup? I can't think of one but I might be forgetting something.

 

[cowboys2233]

The Cowboys need to act as if they plan to keep Romo for 2017. That will improve his trade value.

In reality, keeping Romo at 14M would be silly. They could put that towards a free agent DE or WR..

Silly, huh? Between Prescott and Romo, the Cowboys would be paying around $14.5 million for two top-notch QBs (at Romo's current salary, which he may be willing to renegotiate), less than some teams are paying for their starter. But unlike those teams, we would have the best backup QB situation in the game. In 99% of cases, if the starting QB goes down, season is basically over. We could actually survive that by keeping Romo (if that is something he would agree to).

I need some of you to get your heads out of your ***** and start thinking outside the box a little.

 

[cowboys2233]

Romo is ultra-competitive. And he still has something to offer on the field. It's simply not fair for Romo to spend the last couple years of his career standing around and not playing. It would be ideal to send Romo to an AFC team that Dallas would only have to face once at most before he retires.

That's a valid reason. I agree -- but if Romo is willing to stay here, I think it would be insane not to at least entertain the idea. We see time and time and time again that the fortunes of good teams are ruined because their starting QB goes down. Heck, that happened to the Cowboys just last year. Coming off a 12-4 season, full of hope. Romo goes down, season over, just like that. Why wouldn't we attempt to mitigate that possibility by keeping both?

 

[KJJ]

For what reason? Just because?

Money is another reason he's making too much money to be a backup.

 

[DallasEast]

I'm sorry but I can't disagree with this line of thinking more strongly

We should not want what is "right for Romo", we should want what is right for the Cowboys

Here is the reality and it is not complicated if one is willing to face it

1. Dak has played much better if fan a rookie but overall he is an average to below average QB among all NFL QBs. He has clear limitations in his game that can and will be exploited

2. We have no way of knowing if Dak will keep developing and develop into s true franchise QB or will flame out next year

3. RIGHT NOW a healthy Romo is s much better pure QB than Dak

4. The biggest predictor of team success is consistent QB play and ANY team is 1 play away from their backup

5. This team is ready to win now and our window is now

Given all these factors there is NO WAY I'm trading Romo in the off season unless a team really blows me away

I understand. Others will agree with you.

I'm going by my opinion of previous transactions involving past Cowboy players on their way out of Dallas and how the general manager, Jerry Jones, helped facilitate them. In my opinion, Romo will wish to leave Dallas during the offseason and Jones will assist him in a fashion beneficial to his franchise and the player. The future shall shed light on the actual details of any transaction that may take place.

Back to your points. I think all of them are valid. However, I think all the nonsense associated with The Statement, and Romo essentially saying his time is done in Dallas, has pretty much erased any and all possibilities of Romo aiding Dallas this season forward barring an unfortunate injury to Prescott. I could be completely wrong but the only possibility I see Romo temporarily or permanently replacing (e.g. not substitution) Prescott for a series, a quarter, a half, a game, etc. is if Prescott regresses into an Akili Smith type. Anything's possible and Prescott has struggled lately but nothing I have seen from him so far suggests to me that's ever going to remotely happen.

 

[Hardline]

I'd prefer to keep Romo and let him win his starting position back. Contrary to what most of you believe Romo is the better QB.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

That's a valid reason. I agree -- but if Romo is willing to stay here, I think it would be insane not to at least entertain the idea. We see time and time and time again that the fortunes of good teams are ruined because their starting QB goes down. Heck, that happened to the Cowboys just last year. Coming off a 12-4 season, full of hope. Romo goes down, season over, just like that. Why wouldn't we attempt to mitigate that possibility by keeping both?

It would be awesome to keep both Prescott and Romo next year. But you said it- if Romo is willing to stay. That's the big if. Without Romo, the Cowboys would probably try to re-sign either Mark Sanchez or Kellen Moore to be the backup and draft somebody in the mid-to-late rounds to eventually be the new #2.

 

[sean10mm]

The problem with your idea is that salary cap is a zero sum game. If you sink money into keeping a backup you DON'T expect to play that means you can't spend that money on players who actually will play.

Moving Romo gets $14 million off the cap in 2017 and something like $17 million in 2018. Think of the starting quality players you can pay the salaries of with that much money.

The whole benefit of having a good young QB is that you will be flush for salary cap space for years and can build a super-roster around the guy. It's exactly what the Seahawks did with Wilson, and it set up that insane defensive roster they put together in 2013.

 

[xwalker]

Silly, huh? Between Prescott and Romo, the Cowboys would be paying around $14.5 million for two top-notch QBs (at Romo's current salary, which he may be willing to renegotiate), less than some teams are paying for their starter. But unlike those teams, we would have the best backup QB situation in the game. In 99% of cases, if the starting QB goes down, season is basically over. We could actually survive that by keeping Romo (if that is something he would agree to).

I need some of you to get your heads out of your ***** and start thinking outside the box a little.

If Romo does not play this year, then his last significant playing time would date back to the end of 2014. The 2017 season is a long way away from the end of 2014.

Having a starting QB on his rookie contract is a great bonus in terms of managing the salary cap assuming the the backup is not paid like starter. Keeping Romo at full salary causes them to lose a year of savings offf of Dak's contract.

If somebody offers a draft pick for Romo, then they would be both wasting cap space and losing out on a draft pick.

 

[Hardline]

I'm sorry but I can't disagree with this line of thinking more strongly

We should not want what is "right for Romo", we should want what is right for the Cowboys

Here is the reality and it is not complicated if one is willing to face it

1. Dak has played much better if fan a rookie but overall he is an average to below average QB among all NFL QBs. He has clear limitations in his game that can and will be exploited

2. We have no way of knowing if Dak will keep developing and develop into s true franchise QB or will flame out next year

3. RIGHT NOW a healthy Romo is s much better pure QB than Dak

4. The biggest predictor of team success is consistent QB play and ANY team is 1 play away from their backup

5. This team is ready to win now and our window is now

Given all these factors there is NO WAY I'm trading Romo in the off season unless a team really blows me away

This.

 

[xwalker]

The problem with your idea is that salary cap is a zero sum game. If you sink money into keeping a backup you DON'T expect to play that means you can't spend that money on players who actually will play.

Moving Romo gets $14 million off the cap in 2017 and something like $17 million in 2018. Think of the starting quality players you can pay the salaries of with that much money.

The whole benefit of having a good young QB is that you will be flush for salary cap space for years and can build a super-roster around the guy. It's exactly what the Seahawks did with Wilson, and it set up that insane defensive roster they put together in 2013.

Good example with the Seahawks and Wilson.