Should Romo just retire?

[acr731]

I don't know about that. He's improving and building the team right.

If he's improving he's taking itty bitty little baby steps getting there.

 

[nobody]

Did you read my original post? I think I said just that.

I suppose I misread what you said then, because I thought you said he'd be great at OC and I said he'd be better served as a QB coach for a while before heading to OC.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

It's hard to let Romo go. He is an elite QB that should have a ring. Look at all his injuries and is amazing he has still played up to this point but how long before he quits? When he can't walk anymore. He has a wife and 2 kids and whether it was a freak injury or not is an injury none the less.

It's time and not because of Dak's preseason but because Romo just seems broken at this point. The mind can go but if the body can't there is nothing you can do. I wish him the best and if he plays let him one injury can be over for good

 

[daschoo]

From a selfish point of view as a fan wanting the team to have the best chance of winning he should keep playing as long as possible. Looking at it from his point of view with the number of back/shoulder injuries and thinking about quality of life going forward I suspect I'd come to a different decision.

 

[iceberg]

from the last few years, given his back injuries as well - yes. i love romo and have been on his side and have LOVED seeing him play - but he has to consider not playing in 8 weeks, but walking in 8 years.

 

[haleyrules]

Tony is near the end and if he wants to avoid the wheelchair he needs to at least consider retiring soon. He is young, weathly and certainly doesnt need football.

 

[lostar2009]

Yup! If Dak can put in a good 8-10 game stretch Romo should should think about it and not take it.

 

[John813]

If Romo gets injured, for an extended amount of time, sure, he should think about it, for his long term sake. What's a couple more million when you can't play with your kids and have to take pills to function.

However, this hype for Dak is reaching critical levels.
Yes, he has played well so far. His poise is off the charts for a rookie.
Tap the brakes, it's preseason. He may be a good QB now, but Romo is still elite.
We are still better off with Romo

 

[haleyrules]

If Romo gets injured, for an extended amount of time, sure, he should think about it, for his long term sake. What's a couple more million when you can't play with your kids and have to take pills to function.

However, this hype for Dak is reaching critical levels.
Yes, he has played well so far. His poise is off the charts for a rookie.
Tap the brakes, it's preseason. He may be a good QB now, but Romo is still elite.
We are still better off with Romo

Yes. I am curious to see how Prescott does when the heat is turned up a few notches.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

If Romo gets injured, for an extended amount of time, sure, he should think about it, for his long term sake. What's a couple more million when you can't play with your kids and have to take pills to function.

However, this hype for Dak is reaching critical levels.
Yes, he has played well so far. His poise is off the charts for a rookie.
Tap the brakes, it's preseason. He may be a good QB now, but Romo is still elite.
We are still better off with Romo

If he's the same... but I don't know that yet... he has to play an extended amount of snaps to know..... Romo has not played a lot over the last year... and missing the top of this year wont help... How he takes a hit, his willingness to stay in the pocket and arm strength will have to be seen when he gets on the field....

And yes of course the hype on Dak is hyper....

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

On the field injuries the last four years:

2013 - Herniated Disk
2014 - Transverse Process Fracture
2015 - Collar Bone Fractures
2016 - Out with broken bone in his back.

All of these items can be looked at individually and written off, but reviewed together one could certainly conclude that he seems to be getting more and more susceptible to injury. Could be that he is just a little slower and that fraction of a second is leaving him exposed or it could be that his body is starting to betray him, but either way it is a pretty bad sign for such a violent game.

Romo should seriously discuss what kind of life he wants to lead with his family and if the risk is starting to outweigh the reward. I would not blame him, heck, I would applaud him if he decided to walk away at the end of the year.

 

[John813]

Wow.

I apologize, took the weekend off and didn't see Romo's back injury prognosis..

Yes, he should retire.

 

[Bullflop]

Question: Should Romo retire? Answer: He probably should (for his own good) but he won't.

As far as the team goes, what Dak does to fill Romo's shoes is yet to be determined. He would probably benefit from another year under Romo in the ideal scenario, although he is obviously quite deserving of his chance to be the backup in Romo's absence.

Of course, as it stands now, Dak will be obliged to do the best he can to keep the team on track until Romo returns. His return is only a matter of time from the looks of things and the FO's inclinations. In the meantime, I'm betting Dak will acquit himself admirably, all things considered.

 

[plasticman]

Let me say this to the younger fans, those for which Tony has always been their guy..

Yes, its tough to let go, very tough. Especially when it feels like unfinished business, when it feels like the team is in the verge of an exciting period.

And, yes, the greatest ending to the story would have been a Super Bowl ring.

Its not going to happen. Tony is not coming back, shouldnt have come back in the first place.

Tony has been injured three times in his last 91 snaps from center. The bones will never completely heal. If it happens again it will be worse.

I went through it twice with Super Bowl winning Hall of Fame Cowboy quarterbacks.

When Troy left it was time. Almost everybody else from the great team was already gone and he was getting beat up. His last season he threw more INT's than TD''s for the first season since his 2nd in the league. Sadly, fans began to boo him.

Aikman retired after the 2000 season and Quincy Carter was drafted the following spring.

Roger's retirement was tougher, much much tougher. He was my childhood hero, the first Cowboy quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl championship.

What made it so tough was that there was no prior mention of retirement. Nobody knew. His skills were far from diminished. The guy retired at his peak and that hurt. I mean, Roger Staubach was the #1 rated quarterback in his last season. His last regular season games was one of the most exciting, they eliminated the Redskisn from the playoffs on the final ply, a TD to Tony Hill. How could he retire after that?

We all came to find out later than Roger had been dealing with the combined effect of several bad concussions. You see, Roger played in the days of no rules to protect the quarterback. There was no such thing as "down by contact" or "in the grasp', or "helmet to the head".

We weren't in the same situation as Troy's retirement or Tony's circumstances. Those Cowboy executives always had a qu8ality backup and Danny White who would have started years ago on any other team. However, life is unfair when you follow a legend. Danny led them to three consecutive NFC championships and was considered unsuccessful by Cowboy standards.

I don't think Dak will have that problem. I think we are going to see great things from this team.

And Tony Romo joins a list of exclusive NFL royalty, a former starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. Eddie Lebaron, Don Meredith, Roger, Troy and now Tony.....what a list!

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Let me say this to the younger fans, those for which Tony has always been their guy..

Yes, its tough to let go, very tough. Especially when it feels like unfinished business, when it feels like the team is in the verge of an exciting period.

And, yes, the greatest ending to the story would have been a Super Bowl ring.

Its not going to happen. Tony is not coming back, shouldnt have come back in the first place.

Tony has been injured three times in his last 91 snaps from center. The bones will never completely heal. If it happens again it will be worse.

I went through it twice with Super Bowl winning Hall of Fame Cowboy quarterbacks.

When Troy left it was time. Almost everybody else from the great team was already gone and he was getting beat up. His last season he threw more INT's than TD''s for the first season since his 2nd in the league. Sadly, fans began to boo him.

Aikman retired after the 2000 season and Quincy Carter was drafted the following spring.

Roger's retirement was tougher, much much tougher. He was my childhood hero, the first Cowboy quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl championship.

What made it so tough was that there was no prior mention of retirement. Nobody knew. His skills were far from diminished. The guy retired at his peak and that hurt. I mean, Roger Staubach was the #1 rated quarterback in his last season. His last regular season games was one of the most exciting, they eliminated the Redskisn from the playoffs on the final ply, a TD to Tony Hill. How could he retire after that?

We all came to find out later than Roger had been dealing with the combined effect of several bad concussions. You see, Roger played in the days of no rules to protect the quarterback. There was no such thing as "down by contact" or "in the grasp', or "helmet to the head".

We weren't in the same situation as Troy's retirement or Tony's circumstances. Those Cowboy executives always had a qu8ality backup and Danny White who would have started years ago on any other team. However, life is unfair when you follow a legend. Danny led them to three consecutive NFC championships and was considered unsuccessful by Cowboy standards.

I don't think Dak will have that problem. I think we are going to see great things from this team.

And Tony Romo joins a list of exclusive NFL royalty, a former starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. Eddie Lebaron, Don Meredith, Roger, Troy and now Tony.....what a list!

Indeed we've had some great QB's...

 

[Nightman]

Tony is near the end and if he wants to avoid the wheelchair he needs to at least consider retiring soon. He is young, weathly and certainly doesnt need football.

His time has definitely come but he needs to wait until next June to help the team with Salary Cap considerations...if he lets them technically release him they could move up the clock to next March when they could do a post-June 1st release.....not as graceful as a retirement but it will help the team move on, which he has always done

 

[CowboyGil]

Romo needs to stay in the pocket and not try to leave if he's under too much pressure he just needs to go down.

He usually does. It's the WAY he goes down that gets him hurt. He turns sideways (collar bone) or he curls up into a ball (back). He probably thought he was safe sliding. Who knew?

 

[ksadler1]

but Romo is still elite.
We are still better off with Romo

We'd be better off with the 30 year old Romo, not with this one. Romo's strength is his elusiveness and the way he can stretch plays until something opens up. If he can return from this, he has to be willing to change his playing style and I'm not so sure he can do that. That's what makes him Tony Romo.....

 

[Idgit]

As long as he's suffering minor fractures and not debilitating injuries or suffering from chronic problems that are going to affect him later in life, he's going to come back until it's no longer an option for him. Anybody who's seen Tony play should recognize that.

The temptation to suggest these recent injuries are going to affect I'm long-term is obvious, but it really doesn't sound like it's the case at all. He's probably walking around the house just fine with a little bit of an awkward stiffness. Once it heals, he's going to be chomping at the bit to get back out.

The team, however, is another matter. It's hard on players to have the inconsistency in and out at the QB position. If Dak provides youth and stability and a high level of play, I can see the team wanting to stick with that (depending on the definition of 'high.').

But I don't buy for a minute that Tony's necessarily done and especially that he's not going to want to come back and take a last shot at an NFC playoff run.

 

[CowboyGil]

Dak aint ready folks. Honestly his td last night was lucky, should been picked

Maybe. If the LB was looking for the ball instead of with his back to the QB. That's why Dak threw it. The guy never saw it coming. But JW did.