Stephen Jones responds to Dez tweet

[Doomsday101]

according to some Dallas could not win more than 5 to 6 games last year. lol
Dez will be here in 2015 I have no doubts about it and I expect him to produce be it under a franchise tag or a long term deal.

 

[phildadon86]

Lol Dez is good, but he is not worth 7 wins

So you are telling me without dez our offense would have been able to outscore opponents and the defense would have been off the field as much as they were?

 

[DandyDon1722]

My problem is you/we had no problem with him as we rode his efforts to the tune of a record setting year and 12 wins? We through up X's, marveled at his competitive drive and athleticism etc.. NOBODY on our roster plays harder or cares more than this guy. Now we have concerns when it's time to pay him? I'm not saying that there aren't some concerns that warrant attention. My question is why didn't we express this or make this known last year? Why didn't we suspend him a game or two for conduct/associations detrimental to the team?

Point well taken and absolutely valid. My answer is I don't know.

The only thing I can think of is that whatever is going on (if something is going on) behind the scenes is potentially a problem but has not escalated to the point of needing discipline. I know he's got a lot of help from his neighbors who are like a who's who in Dallas. I guess we'll have to let it play out. At the end of the day, I still believe he gets a deal.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Why don't they just call or text each other? Why have a conversation on social media?

it's the new way of communication

 

[Beast_from_East]

I can name 5 men who are more important as a group and who brought back life to this organization. Smith/Leary/Fredrick/Martin/Free

Without Romo, those 5 guys win you maybe 3 games..........................Romo is and remains the franchise.

 

[Danger]

Without Romo, those 5 guys win you maybe 3 games..........................Romo is and remains the franchise.

Which signals a dark future ahead for the Cowboys once Romo is gone UNLESS they hit on a stud rookie QB....

 

[Beast_from_East]

Which signals a dark future ahead for the Cowboys once Romo is gone UNLESS they hit on a stud rookie QB....

Excellent point.

 

[kevm3]

So we would lose Dez, sign no one to make up part of his production and bam we just suck? Not buying it.
The box was stacked with nine most of the season. Teams knew we were a run first team. That's what made our running game so remarkable.

and who exactly would you sign for a reasonable deal that would give you performance anywhere near Dez's?

 

[Dave_in-NC]

and who exactly would you sign for a reasonable deal that would give you performance anywhere near Dez's?

You're not. Not at first. They found Dez right? My argument is we won't end up 5-11 with out him.

 

[Danger]

You're not. Not at first. They found Dez right? My argument is we won't end up 5-11 with out him.

Of course they won't end up 5-11 without him. No WR has that much impact. But it took this organization over a decade to find their next franchise elite receiver.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Of course they won't end up 5-11 without him. No WR has that much impact. But it took this organization over a decade to find their next franchise elite receiver.

Well some seem to think we would. I can't argue your point about how long it took to find not only an elite WR but it can be said for a ton of positions. QB. RB, Lineman and so on. What I can say is things seem to be changing, weather it's Garrett, Stephen or who ever. I think our FO is getting smarter, that's all I have.
We have seen quite the change though. I want it to continue.

 

[LatinMind]

Without Romo, those 5 guys win you maybe 3 games..........................Romo is and remains the franchise.

I agree, but i bet you Romo doesnt survive without them 5 players.

 

[LatinMind]

and who exactly would you sign for a reasonable deal that would give you performance anywhere near Dez's?

With the way the NFL rules are its easier to find WRs.

 

[kevm3]

Without Romo, those 5 guys win you maybe 3 games..........................Romo is and remains the franchise.

I disagree. Romo is a big part of the franchise, but he's not THE franchise. There is no singular player on the team that IS the team. We won a ton of games with Kitna at QB. IF you have a realistic backup at QB, then we might not play AS well as we did, but we'll still be a decent team.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

Since when has Dez been the all mighty in Dallas? Holly Cow.

some people started smoking what irvin smokes lol

 

[DallasEast]

I disagree. Romo is a big part of the franchise, but he's not THE franchise. There is no singular player on the team that IS the team. We won a ton of games with Kitna at QB. IF you have a realistic backup at QB, then we might not play AS well as we did, but we'll still be a decent team.

In my opinion, the reason why Jon Kitna performed better in the latter half of 2010 than Tony Romo did in the first six games can be attributed significantly to the change in head coaching. Certainly, Romo was pressing too much in the weeks leading up the Giants' game. His games against the Titans and Vikings in particular were typical of him trying to do too much to overcome the rest of the team's propensity of self-imploding.

However, Kitna took over for Romo full-time after the Giants game. The team performed laughably against the Jaguars in Kitna's first game. The team literally gave up against the Packers the next week in Kitna's second game. That game was extremely pathetic. Wade Phillips was finally put out of his misery and head coaching was handed over to Jason Garrett. Greater team focus and execution was clearly evident from Garrett's first game on.

I would hypothesize Romo would have been as successful under Garrett during the second half of 2010 as Kitna if he had not gotten hurt. The entire team looked almost like night and day from the time Phillips got canned to when Garrett ascended.

 

[Nation]

I disagree. Romo is a big part of the franchise, but he's not THE franchise. There is no singular player on the team that IS the team. We won a ton of games with Kitna at QB. IF you have a realistic backup at QB, then we might not play AS well as we did, but we'll still be a decent team.

That was a Wade Phillips problem not a Tony Romo problem. Kitna's two games coached by Wade they lost 35-17 to the terrible Jaguars, and 45-7 to the Packers.

 

[kevm3]

Which also shows that this franchise isn't 'done' after Romo retires. It's only 'done' if we never take the initiative to start looking for a QB heir. We're not in a Broncoes with Peyton Manning situation where we have a ton of vets and one QB who is the glue. We have a young team with a ton of talent. We may take a drop-off once Romo retires, but we can still be very repetitive GIVEN we take the proper steps and groom a QB in waiting.

 

[Cmac]

Jerry might be questionable at times, well maybe questionable a lot of times.....but he ain't dumb when the time comes for Dez to sign on the dotted line.

 

[DallasEast]

Which also shows that this franchise isn't 'done' after Romo retires. It's only 'done' if we never take the initiative to start looking for a QB heir. We're not in a Broncoes with Peyton Manning situation where we have a ton of vets and one QB who is the glue. We have a young team with a ton of talent. We may take a drop-off once Romo retires, but we can still be very repetitive GIVEN we take the proper steps and groom a QB in waiting.

Maybe the front office's quarterback successor strategy includes looking to catch lightning in a bottle again. Dustin Vaughan was undrafted, has prototypical QB size, and a very good arm. Perhaps they see a good bit of Romo's potential while looking at Vaughan.