Schefter expecting Romo release, not trade

[Alexander]

They certainly could.

So why would Romo go to San Francisco?

Is it that change to win a championship? Great OL and WR corps?

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

Except Romo won't go to a team that is rebuilding.

I wouldn't expect it, but you'd be surprised what money can convince folks to do

 

[Stash]

Nobody traded for Peyton Manning and he took a little tour. Same for Romo.

A trade means the albatross contract for Romo comes into play for the team acquiring him.

That is one big reason why you see the reports that the Broncos are holding out for the release. So is anyone else interested.

So that contract couldn't be reworked prior to a trade?

And based on what some bums around the league are being paid - like in Houston - Romo's contract is a bargain, not any albatross.

 

[Stash]

So why would Romo go to San Francisco?

Is it that change to win a championship? Great OL and WR corps?

$14 million reasons.

I'm not saying it's likely, but I am saying that if Romo wants to keep playing and earning good money, his list of destinations is longer than two teams.

 

[CowboyStar88]

Maybe that line of thought is moronic. Every season we see a demand for QB created due to somebody's #1 QB getting hurt... It's going to happen. That is when the best market for Romo is created. Jerry doesn't have to do anything but sit back and wait for the highest bid to come to him... all with a little patience.

I'm not saying it's accurate, but it's plausible

 

[Cowboys22]

I'm pretty sure Houston said they weren't interested. It could have been a smokescreen, but it also could be the truth.

Denver just spent a first round pick on a QB. I don't expect them to be spending more draft resources on the position.

If SF wants him, they can probably afford to outbid whoever else is interested.

You can't believe anything said by anybody at this point. When you hold the cards, you have to call the bluffs. You can't just fold from the start. Dallas holds Romo, the best QB available. Has there ever been a time when no one was interested in the best available QB? Sit tight and teams will get anxious. Someone will initiate trade talks and when that happens, other teams will jump in. If it never happens, then you can cut him at anytime and it's all the same. My point is just give it time and something will happen.

 

[Alexander]

So that contract couldn't be reworked prior to a trade?

And based on what some bums around the league are being paid - like in Houston - Romo's contract is a bargain, not any albatross.

It is an albatross for us and that is the main reason he will go away for next to nothing.

I know it hurts to face the pure and simple fact that a player with value will just bring nothing in return.

But that is the world Jerry Jones created and we have to live in it.

 

[Stash]

I wouldn't expect it, but you'd be surprised what money can convince folks to do

Exactly. Teams want to say that Romo will "just retire" and go into broadcasting. Really?

So he'll pay back $5 million in unearned bonus money to walk away from $54 million in potential future earnings? To make $2 million a year in the booth?

 

[Stash]

It is an albatross for us and that is the main reason he will go away for next to nothing.

I know it hurts to face the pure and simple fact that a player with value will just bring nothing in return.

But that is the world Jerry Jones created and we have to live in it.

So what is it exactly that you're saying here?

The Cowboys are immediately forced to cut Romo for that $5 million in cap savings?

 

[Alexander]

$14 million reasons.

I'm not saying it's likely, but I am saying that if Romo wants to keep playing and earning good money, his list of destinations is longer than two teams.

It is not even close to likely.

Unless his motives are legacy-related to simply play, he is not going to go to a team that is rebuilding.

He is going to look at the staff, the rest of the team, the location, his ability to win will be pretty deal maker.

 

[Alexander]

So what is it exactly that you're saying here?

The Cowboys are immediately forced to cut Romo for that $5 million in cap savings?

No, I am just telling you they will bow to his wishes and make him a free agent so he can willingly choose where he wants to go.

 

[Cowboys22]

Why part with a pick if you don't have to?

It's Jerry's job to create the scenario where you must part with a pick in order to obtain Romo. That's the point. Patience will pay off. One team is all that's needed and when one team comes calling, every team secretly wanting a shot at Romo will come calling as well out of fear of losing their chance at him.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Wouldn't this involve Romo actually having to pay back something or something like that?

I think so, if he already received the payment. It unlikely, but could be an option if he wants release.

 

[Alexander]

It's Jerry's job to create the scenario where you must part with a pick in order to obtain Romo. That's the point.

He has failed miserably doing so. It is hard developing a trade market when you make it no secret that he will go where he wants to go, not where it is best for the team. Ever hear of a blockbuster trade that has ever been handled like this one?

That is the biggest issue I have. Jones has mishandled Romo's contract all along and this will probably be a complete cluster when it is all said and done.

Patience will pay off. One team is all that's needed and when one team comes calling, every team secretly wanting a shot at Romo will come calling as well out of fear of losing their chance at him.

Not really. It all depends on how badly Romo wants out to begin to start over elsewhere. If he got antsy, Uncle Jerry would take care of him. Always has.

 

[Stash]

It is not even close to likely.

Unless his motives are legacy-related to simply play, he is not going to go to a team that is rebuilding.

He is going to look at the staff, the rest of the team, the location, his ability to win will be pretty deal maker.

I'd say it's unlikely. But I wouldn't say it was impossible. He may look at some of these situations much differently than any of us do. And, like I've said, I think his list is longer than two teams. If it's not, he's doing Jones and the Cowboys a disservice. And if he wants to get nasty, that "relationship" can turn pretty quickly. But I don't expect that to happen at all.

 

[BrassCowboy]

On sports center just now. Not surprising, but sooooooo disappointing that we cannot get something, anything, for Romo. SMH

Yeah he will be released IMO

 

[Stash]

No, I am just telling you they will bow to his wishes and make him a free agent so he can willingly choose where he wants to go.

Agree to disagree. I think that they will wait for all options to be exhausted first. They are in no rush to have to do anything.

 

[Cowboys22]

Nobody traded for Peyton Manning and he took a little tour. Same for Romo.

A trade means the albatross contract for Romo comes into play for the team acquiring him.

That is one big reason why you see the reports that the Broncos are holding out for the release. So is anyone else interested.

Manning was due a $24 million roster bonus at the start of the new year. It made trading him impossible because all he had to do was refuse to change his contract. It also made keeping him 100% impossible and everyone knew that. Keeping Romo, while unconventional, would not be impossible. They planned to have Romo and a draft pick for the next two years anyway and they still could if they want to.

 

[Alexander]

I'd say it's unlikely. But I wouldn't say it was impossible. He may look at some of these situations much differently than any of us do. And, like I've said, I think his list is longer than two teams. If it's not, he's doing Jones and the Cowboys a disservice. And if he wants to get nasty, that "relationship" can turn pretty quickly. But I don't expect that to happen at all.

Neither Jones nor Romo will let it get nasty.

In fact, they might have some sort of tearful press conference to send him off.

It is that far separated from what should be a business transaction.

 

[Alexander]

Manning was due a $24 million roster bonus at the start of the new year. It made trading him impossible because all he had to do was refuse to change his contract. It also made keeping him 100% impossible and everyone knew that. Keeping Romo, while unconventional, would not be impossible. They planned to have Romo and a draft pick for the next two years anyway and they still could if they want to.

I would wager to say the relationship between Irsay and Manning was slightly different from what Jones and Romo have.

This "they could if they want to" talk is just like how we could "do whatever we want in free agency".

Just like we "could" sign anyone we wanted as a free agent, we "could" play hard ball with the rest of the league that needs a QB and get value from him.

But getting value for Romo plays second fiddle to doing what is right for him. Amazingly enough, that is what is driving this process. If it can't be worked out in his favor, we will likely cave versus doing an about face and treating Romo like a commodity.

Sometimes what they want to do is not what we would want them to do.