Tension between Red & Romo

garrett is the type of person who is out to make sure that he looks good in all situations tony was not done right about the qb situation in my mind last season but its over and done with so its time for him and the rest of us to move on
 
Yakuza Rich said:
I agree that Red is being a moron if this is really true. Of course, I can never believe the Dallas media on the Cowboys unless Todd Archer actually reports it.

I really thought Romo handled that as well as anybody I have ever seen and that the speech was so incredibly well done that I told my dad he should watch it and my dad is not a fan of the NFL.

I generally like Garrett's approach with the media...stay the course and talk football and give them nothing. You may get criticized for being a boring press conference, but you can't trust the Dallas media and ESPN is fraudulent...so it keeps distractions to a minimum.

However, in this case the Romo as a backup or a starter needed to be addressed and Tony's speech nipped it in the bud. That's where I disagreed with Parcells tact with the media when T.O. was signed. Instead of trying to treat T.O. like he did every other high profile FA that he ever brought in at various teams he coached....this was a different situation and required a different tact. If he would have just said to the effect 'I know Owens has been involved in a very volatile situation over the past year, but when he became available he was a player that *I* wanted on this team because I felt he would be a tremendous contributor to our offense and I excited to be coaching him.'

That would have taken the hysteria and cut it right down at the knees. Instead he tried to handle it like he always has and it was nothing but a headache for a year. And when Wade came along the next season and basically said what I stated...the hysteria was no more in 2007.

Unfortunately, Wade had no clue how to handle the Dallas media and by 2008 he allowed new hysterical nonsense on T.O. to start up.





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i agree didnt see anything wrong with it. But i can see it in Garretts view too, and that pc wasnt needed. Just kinda came out weird.
 
Yakuza Rich said:
I agree that Red is being a moron if this is really true. Of course, I can never believe the Dallas media on the Cowboys unless Todd Archer actually reports it.

I really thought Romo handled that as well as anybody I have ever seen and that the speech was so incredibly well done that I told my dad he should watch it and my dad is not a fan of the NFL.

I generally like Garrett's approach with the media...stay the course and talk football and give them nothing. You may get criticized for being a boring press conference, but you can't trust the Dallas media and ESPN is fraudulent...so it keeps distractions to a minimum.

However, in this case the Romo as a backup or a starter needed to be addressed and Tony's speech nipped it in the bud. That's where I disagreed with Parcells tact with the media when T.O. was signed. Instead of trying to treat T.O. like he did every other high profile FA that he ever brought in at various teams he coached....this was a different situation and required a different tact. If he would have just said to the effect 'I know Owens has been involved in a very volatile situation over the past year, but when he became available he was a player that *I* wanted on this team because I felt he would be a tremendous contributor to our offense and I excited to be coaching him.'

That would have taken the hysteria and cut it right down at the knees. Instead he tried to handle it like he always has and it was nothing but a headache for a year. And when Wade came along the next season and basically said what I stated...the hysteria was no more in 2007.

Unfortunately, Wade had no clue how to handle the Dallas media and by 2008 he allowed new hysterical nonsense on T.O. to start up.




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Agree if true. I do not believe it to be though.
 
I guess if any of this were true, the next question would be "why on earth would Garrett or anyone have issue with that speech occurring?"

My only guesses (just throwing it out there) would be:
1) Garrett liked the possible fire it was lighting under Dak
2) by "conceding" Romo was making it harder for Garrett replace Dak if he felt the need later in the season
 
Sounds like more fake news. I seriously doubt Garrett would make up having conversations with Tony regarding this subject if they hadn't been speaking. He talked about their conversations in other interviews as well.



“We certainly want the best for him,” Garrett said, “whether he is here or whether he is somewhere else.”

Garrett also talked at length about his own decision to stick with Prescott once Romo recovered from fractures in his back.

“Well, it was a challenging situation for everybody,” Garrett said. “Tony and I talked about this. He said very eloquently in his press conference [Nov. 15] that it’s a meritocracy and Dak has earned this opportunity. In my visits with Tony after that, I said, ‘I agree with you, but I actually think you’ve misused the word meritocracy,’ because if you look at what he [Romo] has done in his last [21] starts as a Cowboy, won [16] games and lost five of them. So when he had his opportunities based on the merits, there’s a compelling argument to be made that that guy should be your quarterback.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/01/17/jason-garrett-wants-whats-best-for-tony-romo/
 
DFWJC said:
I guess if any of this were true, the next question would be "why on earth would Garrett or anyone have issue with that speech occurring?"

My only guesses (just throwing it out there) would be:
1) Garrett liked the possible fire it was lighting under Dak
2) by "conceding" Romo was making it harder for Garrett replace Dak if he felt the need later in the season
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1) I can get behind that view

2) I don't see it that way at all but more along the lines of "what did he(tony) know and when did he know it" ,like, your the backup now tony and no ,I'm not gonna allow you the chance to even compete for your job back because I feel we need to ride this streak and field the hot hand,,,, you know that had to come straight from Garrett's lips to Tony's ears way before he took preemptive action (jerry approved) and gave that presser.

(I've mentioned my views on Garrett harboring envy and feelings of inadequacy on a personal level over Romo's Superior capability compared to his)
 
Idgit said:
Why would anybody believe Romo would be allowed to give a press conference on the topic of the QB situation in Dallas against the wishes of the head coach? That's just dumb.
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To quote the rest of CZ..."Jerry is the head coach"
 
Melonfeud said:
1) I can get behind that view

2) I don't see it that way at all but more along the lines of "what did he(tony) know and when did he know it" ,like, your the backup now tony and no ,I'm not gonna allow you the chance to even compete for your job back because I feel we need to ride this streak and field the hot hand,,,, you know that had to come straight from Garrett's lips to Tony's ears way before he took preemptive action (jerry approved) and gave that presser.

(I've mentioned my views on Garrett harboring envy and feelings of inadequacy on a personal level over Romo's Superior capability compared to his)
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could be...fair enough
 
Another article earlier said Tony and Jerry had a lengthy discussion about all options around the superbowl and that tony and red havent talked in "months"
 
65fastback2plus2 said:
Another article earlier said Tony and Jerry had a lengthy discussion about all options around the superbowl and that tony and red havent talked in "months"
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Yeah. It'll be Jerry's call on if they trade, keep, or release Romo. Not really Garrett's unless it's indirect and tells Jones he doesn't want him in the team--which would be unlikely.
So the only pressing person Romo needed to talk to was Jerry.
 
65fastback2plus2 said:
To quote the rest of CZ..."Jerry is the head coach"
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That's not the rest of CZ. That's just the loud minority. :)

But seriously, it's not something Romo does without approval from the organization, and that includes Jason Garrett.
 
I wAnna try....Garrett said he didn't agree with Romo's statement. Because "if you go by the merits" romo is now and was then the better QB. Romo makes the speech and completely gives the keys to dak the rest of the season. Garrett didn't like thyle fact that Romo went down so quietly...I feel like Romo should have really spoke his mind and said hey you know what *** that I want MY job back and MY team back that I gave everything for. Maybe garrett felt a certain way that Romo didn't wanna "fight" for his job back..
 
Dodger12 said:
You obviously didn't understand the press conference then. Romo conceded the job to Dak and, in the process, mitigated any potential QB controversy. Romo then left the locker room after games so he wouldn't be a distraction to the team. In essence, he nipped it in the bud. Had he not done that, the speculation surrounding Romo, Dak, the team, etc. would have run rampant during a crucial part of the season when the team is fighting for a playoff birth. I think it says a lot when the primary story this year was Dak and Zeke, and not Romo. It was a classy move and I'm not so sure some QB's would have been so gracious and just given up their job.
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He could have accomplished the same thing with a simple answer to a reporters question without some grandiose press conference that put all the spotlight on him for 2-3 days. His stance was classy but the press conference was not. If it's true that Garrett didn't want him to do it, I feel this is the most likely reason. The spotlight belonged to the team, Dak, and Zeke. He didn't need to try and grab any of it.
 
as Stephen said in the end jerry will make the final decision and every one will move on
 
Silver N Blue said:
Yesterday driving home and listening to 105.3 the fan they were reporting there is confirmed tension between these two over Romo giving his speech this past season. Apparently Red didn't want Romo to do this and the two haven't spoken since. Shocked I haven't red this anywhere else on here today but if this is true pretty pathetic imo Red would take this stance. Romo was 100% class in what he did taking a back seat and putting the team first. I hope this little tidbit doesn't become fact cause Red's stock just continues to plummet..imo...I get he is the HC but Romo has been the face of this franchise and deserved the right to do what he did.
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Jon Machota and Brandon George of DMN have a Candidly Cowboys Podcast on Cowboys Sports Radio where they talk about the cooling of the relationship between Garrett and Romo.

It has some pretty good insight at the 5:35 mark, enjoy!

http://cowboyssportsradio.com/episo...bout-how-much-tony-romo-has-left-in-the-tank/
 
Cowboys22 said:
He could have accomplished the same thing with a simple answer to a reporters question without some grandiose press conference that put all the spotlight on him for 2-3 days. His stance was classy but the press conference was not. If it's true that Garrett didn't want him to do it, I feel this is the most likely reason. The spotlight belonged to the team, Dak, and Zeke. He didn't need to try and grab any of it.
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It wouldn't be a simple answer to one reporter's question. It would never end. It would be the topic of discussion even after every win and a brewing QB controversy after a loss. Romo explained his thought process completely and pretty much answered every primary question the media would ask.
 
Something is obviously up between them. They're not on their usual basketball bro travelling tour this offseason.

Romo attended the Mavs game last night with Zeke. They watched Dirk break the 30K point mark together. Reports are that Zeke did indeed wear a shirt.
 
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