The 2 most important reasons why Romo should not be traded

[darthseinfeld]

Yes and no.
So we can have 2-3 windows during Dak's 10-15 years.

In 4-5 years, Dez, Witten will be gone.
Zeke may already be on the decline.
OL may need some serious replacement.

We may well have a down season or so and that would actually help a reload.

We still have Dak so the main piece is there and that is obviously critical.
That is what made the Patriotst the Patriots - %$%^B Brady.

Our line should be intact for another 8 to 10 years. Maybe longer. Lineman often play at high levels into there late 30's. Skill players we will have to replace at some point, but thats not enough to shut a window

 

[waldoputty]

Our line should be intact for another 8 to 10 years. Maybe longer. Lineman often play at high levels into there late 30's. Skill players we will have to replace at some point, but thats not enough to shut a window

yes and no.
i was counting on that for our 'dynasty' planning also
Tsmith is already showing wear though...

 

[darthseinfeld]

yes and no.
i was counting on that for our 'dynasty' planning also
Tsmith is already showing wear though...

He has had a couple minor injuries but he is still the most dominant OT in football and he is only 25

 

[waldoputty]

He has had a couple minor injuries but he is still the most dominant OT in football and he is only 25

he is having back issues that lead to other issues.
been following his injury reports...
i am sufficiently worried.

lets go watch the game.
i have trouble posting while cowboys are playing - too nervous
go cowboys!

 

[Nightman]

@bkight13

It would be really helpful if you could chime in and do a year-by-year scenario to show how the cap can easily be pushed out before using the get-out-of-jail card when Romo/Witten retires.
Of course, that assumes they retire before Dak gets his 2nd contract.

all that isn't necessary.......the room will always be there as long as they have big contracts.......they can always be cut or restructured to create tons of room

like you said Romo, Witten, Free, Carr will all be gone

they have the space to be 50m+ under the cap next year if they maximize but the way they spend they won't approach those numbers

 

[big dog cowboy]

Tsmith is already showing wear though...

Since when?

 

[waldoputty]

Since when?

Tsmith has been dinged for the last 5 games or so.
It is a back issue that is lingering and possibly causing other issues.
Back issues are always long term concerns.

Believe me, I am the one who was all into the OL being the long-term low-cost backbone of the team.
Low-cost being that the average $ per month becomes lower and lower compared to other contracts as the years go on and the cap steadily increase by $10M/year

 

[waldoputty]

all that isn't necessary.......the room will always be there as long as they have big contracts.......they can always be cut or restructured to create tons of room

like you said Romo, Witten, Free, Carr will all be gone

they have the space to be 50m+ under the cap next year if they maximize but the way they spend they won't approach those numbers

Others dont seem to get what you are saying.
They are suggesting saving cap $ when we are entering our window.
That does not make sense because we should now be spending, especially with the escape hatch built in.

 

[Doomsday101]

We are now contenders with a 4-5 year window unless disaster injuries strike.
Here are my 2 best reasons why Romo should not be traded if we want to win as many Super Bowls as possible.

1. QB injury - Bridgewater is the best example - young tough QB goes down for 1-2 years. Cowboys of 90's have great backups in Buerlein and Kosar because Jimmy Johnson learned his lesson of having inferior backup QBs. Lets hope Jerry can convince Romo to stay to compete for the spot.

2. You do not help complete your biggest threats to win the Super Bowl. In our case, our biggest threats are the Patriots and Seattle, and you dont want to create a 3rd in Denver. Don't do what the 49ers did when they traded Haley for our 2nd round pick. 49ers essentially handed 3 Superbowls to us. Denver was able to get Manning, but they have not been able to get anyone else - I doubt Patriots would trade Garroppolo to them because they are smart.
One can argue that Denver can knock off Patriots - so is that not a good thing. However, with a healthy Romo, I would say Denver is at least as tough as Patriots. You dont want to maximize the chance that the AFC champion can beat you. I would give the Patriots has a 50% chance of winning the AFC next year, and they definitely can beat us. The other 50% has a much lower chance of beating us.
If we help Broncos be a complete team, then the AFC champion would be 90% likely to be capable of beating us because 90% likely to be Patriots or Romo-improved Broncos. Our chance of winning the Super Bowl would been essentially reduced by 50%.
That would be dumb.

it makes no sense to have the highest paid player on the team playing backup. There are areas Dallas must address this off season a big one being the pass rush and that is not going to come cheap if Dallas looks to FA market. I love Romo but no team can afford to keep that type of pay sitting on the sidelines.

 

[endersdragon]

Yeah cause Romo can bring either a couple of big $$$ free agents that never pan out or a couple of 2nd round picks that we can flush down the drain on injured players or tight ends. That will really improve the team. So silly how people on here want to forget Romo so easily. Those same people must not remember Testeverde, Storner, Wright, Hutchinson, Carter, Henson, Leaf, ect. Those were fun years.

So when he says "I want to be traded, I don't want to spend the last few years I have sitting on the bench" you are just going to tell him to **** off and deal with it? That will create a very hostile locker room. And trust me, he will want out just like Manning wanted out of Indy when he saw Luck coming up behind him.

 

[waldoputty]

So when he says "I want to be traded, I don't want to spend the last few years I have sitting on the bench" you are just going to tell him to **** off and deal with it? That will create a very hostile locker room. And trust me, he will want out just like Manning wanted out of Indy when he saw Luck coming up behind him.

Of course you do not force a hostile locker room.

That is why a competition makes sense.

If it works and Romo loses, he may very well be content with backing up.

If Romo wins and he cannot get up, then he goes back to backing up KNOWING his time for starting is over.

If Romo wins a fair competition and makes it through the season healthy, then most of us are wrong about his health and then he gives us the best chance to win.

If Romo wins but goes on IR due to injury, then what we lost was the compensation we would have received, but IMO the best backup QB is worth the risk.

Salary cap wise, BK has said again, no problem.

 

[Doomsday101]

Of course you do not force a hostile locker room.

That is why a competition makes sense.

If it works and Romo loses, he may very well be content with backing up.

If Romo wins and he cannot get up, then he goes back to backing up KNOWING his time for starting is over.

If Romo wins a fair competition and makes it through the season healthy, then most of us are wrong about his health and then he gives us the best chance to win.

If Romo wins but goes on IR due to injury, then what we lost was the compensation we would have received, but IMO the best backup QB is worth the risk.

Salary cap wise, BK has said again, no problem.

Odds of this happening are slim to none. If there was no cap it would still be an issue since Romo is not going to be content being a backup. He is being a team guy but it is killing him to be sitting that was easy to see from his press conference. Since there is a cap it makes no sense at all to have that much money invested on a backup player not when other areas must be addressed and yes the cap makes a difference. it is not some unlimited cap that teams can spend whatever amount they choose to.

 

[endersdragon]

Of course you do not force a hostile locker room.

That is why a competition makes sense.

If it works and Romo loses, he may very well be content with backing up.

If Romo wins and he cannot get up, then he goes back to backing up KNOWING his time for starting is over.

If Romo wins a fair competition and makes it through the season healthy, then most of us are wrong about his health and then he gives us the best chance to win.

If Romo wins but goes on IR due to injury, then what we lost was the compensation we would have received, but IMO the best backup QB is worth the risk.

Salary cap wise, BK has said again, no problem.

They offered Manning a competition, he said no and went to Denver, Romo will do the same. Romo won't want to stay in Dallas for the last few years of his career knowing that another (at least so far) top 5 QB is there. If Romo doesn't play another down this year, why would he want to stay here next year? If Romo does play another down this year, it might be his farewell tour and Super Bowl or bust and he will retire at the end of it.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

Romo is not going to be a Backup here,either its going to be a Qb competition in the preseason or he will want to be traded.

There can't be a competition. Romo would win it, just like he did this year. Health is really the only thing Dak can do better than Romo. In an open competition, Romo wins hands down. So since they made the decision they made and handed Dak the starting spot, then they have to trade or release Romo at the end of the year.