After reading Sturm's article a few weeks back, it became clear this #4 pick has implications which will affect more than just the team we see on the field come September.
What does the next decade look like? What does this team do after Romo?
Some will profess Tony has years left. But if Staubach and Aikman, and Pearson and Irvin taught us anything, a collision sport causes people to retire unexpectedly, and abruptly.
Granted Drew did so after a car wreck and Michael after finding out about a condition he had all along. But the fact remains, as a player gets older and begins taking stock of his life, sometimes health post-NFL becomes more of a priority. Especially with two children and a wife who would like to have a healthy husband post football.
Now factor in a great deal of wealth and the real possibility of ESPN or the NFL channel making him a talking head for several million a year, and you can see how that ring might lose its appeal over a future without injuries.
They say Staubach was the most competitive player anyone ever saw. Yet he walked from the game for this exact reason. Aikman as well.
So here is the dilemma. This team has youth in significant places. An offensive line which are babies compared to the league. A WR who is top five.
The defense surely needs a pass rusher and perhaps a good safety, corner, and a linebacker.
Yet after the first pick, some of those positions still could be filled. If not all.
So which is it?
Short term, trying to put a winner on the field in the next two years with a defensive pick?
Or thinking long term and picking a franchise leader on offense, and have him mature behind a guy we all think is one of the best?
I am now, and have always been about play makers. Teams are built around your play makers.
Bosa feels like a more talented Bobby Carpenter to me. I could and have been wrong many times in the past. I'm just not feeling it about him.
Ramsey would be a difficult decision for me because I believe he may be Darren Woodson for the next twelve years. Or better. He would be worth passing on a QB, but that is a toss up for me.
Zeke is a running back. And since the majority of people here have told me you can get a running back at any 7-11 in the metroplex, that is out for this high of a pick.
Quarterback interests me a great deal. Short term won't shore up all the weaknesses, and i'm not certain I am behind spending a premium pick on a defender that isn't the difference between losing to the Packers in 2014 or beating them then going to the dance.
A difference maker for years to come, and contracts to come is where my heart lies.
What will this team look like in 2018? Because I do not think Romo will be playing for them then.
Just my opinion.
What is yours?
