Tony Dorsett said it where nobody else did

[DandyDon52]

Yeah, I don't agree. Tony is not going to just be able to step right in and do this job. He has to learn a lot. That takes time and if Tony is out trying to play football, rather then learn his new craft, that's not going to be popular IMO. Besides, who really gets the benefit of PR in that situation (assuming that's how it works, which I don't believe it would)? Would it be CBS who doesn't get the huge majority of Cowboy Games or would it be Fox? Heck, there isn't even a guarantee that Tony wouldn't stay in the NFL, if he is successful. never mind the possibility of him changing horses once he does hang it up, if he does.

Until we know more about the contract details, I think it's a bad idea to depend on Tony coming back. Too many factors we know nothing about that could effect something like that IMO.

good point about fox getting more out of that situation.
Cbs and fox should both have nfc games, not just split the way it is with cbs being afc.
people dont know the contract details, and just want their own fantasy to come true.
they also dont know how Tony sees his team mates and JG , who didnt want him back last year.
Tony might do it for jerry, but otherwise I doubt he wants to help JG win in playoffs.

Tony also doesnt need a ring, he has plenty of things worth more than a silly ring.

 

[jobberone]

You can have concern for backup QB but we are lucky to have a good starter. You hope your backup keeps you in games for 1-4 starts then gives it back to the starter. Besides he should be able to hand off to the RB fine with a few quick passes in a tailored offense.

I doubt we draft a QB this year but if one falls then you have to consider it.

 

[tyke1doe]

that is all possible tyke, but I think there is a rift between romo and JG and linehan right now, and has been since last year when
they wouldnt let tony come back.
So why would tony want to come back and help those coaches win a SB ??
I read that tony was also miffed at some team dak players, that he thought should have supported him.

What makes you think Romo is only thinking about what's in it for Garrett? He would be interested in his legacy also.

Then people always look at the bright side, tony leads team to SB win.
But there are other more likely scenarios, like hurt again, playing badly, losing to GB again lol, and or getting beat badly.
So if any of those happened then it would not help cbs.
Really only tony looking good and winning, maybe the sb, would help CBS.

Everything you mentioned is Romo's current state. He got injured and ultimately was forced out of the game. He couldn't win the big one, and his last meaningful game was a playoff loss.
And yet ... Tony Romo is the hottest analyst commodity available.
Romo is like Tim Tebow. He was pushed out of football because he couldn't pass, and he sucks at baseball, but ESPN welcomes him back with open arms and will welcome him back permanently because he has this inexplicable, undeniable personality and following.

now it would be a great thing if tony was needed and then came back leads team to SB win, but the odds against that
are pretty high.

Actually, I agree with you. I doubt very seriously Tony can hop out the analyst chair and under center for the Cowboys and not miss a beat. I'm just theorizing why him returning to the Cowboys (whatever the outcome but especially if it involves a Super Bowl win) and then returning to CBS would be a win-win scenario.

 

[jobberone]

Oh boy, all we need is a 37 year old former QB who misses the entire off season and is completely dedicated to playing golf and broadcasting football games to come out of retirement and play QB for us. We need a real solution at backup QB. This reminds me of the year we brought Jon Kitna onto the roster in the middle of the year while he had been teaching school. We also need additional QBs for OTAs and training camp. We can't have Dak and Kellen taking all the reps in training camp and OTAs.

I think Tony can play at a high level with a week of practice. He looked good in the Philly game.

 

[Joe Realist]

If Prescott goes down, Romo will make a comeback. That is the only way Romo plays again. He knows the offense here and nowhere else. This would be Romos shot to get a Super Bowl.

Romo is not coming out of the booth to save the Cowboys. He could lose that job and not get a shot to get it back.

 

[DandyDon52]

Oh boy, all we need is a 37 year old former QB who misses the entire off season and is completely dedicated to playing golf and broadcasting football games to come out of retirement and play QB for us. We need a real solution at backup QB. This reminds me of the year we brought Jon Kitna onto the roster in the middle of the year while he had been teaching school. We also need additional QBs for OTAs and training camp. We can't have Dak and Kellen taking all the reps in training camp and OTAs.

let the people fantasize, doesnt hurt anything.
first off Dak probably wont get hurt, so that eliminates and romo back stuff.
They will pick up other qb's for TC Jameil can still do that too.

 

[DandyDon52]

I think Tony can play at a high level with a week of practice. He looked good in the Philly game.

he did but that was him being ready and practicing for weeks as the bkup.
Tony probably could step right in, but dont forget, first dak would have to be not able to play, and I doubt that happens.
*Then cbs would have to be ok with it.
*Then tony would have to want to do it, which I dont think he would.
*Why help JG win in playoffs?? the coach who wouldnt let you come back !
*Tony was miffed at many team dak players and coaches.

Winning SB, lol with our coaches and our defense?, I dont see a SB win with tony or dak.

So that too means not much reason for tony to come out of the booth, risk injury, to try and do what he couldnt
do in 2014 and what they couldnt do in 2016 and no reason to think they could do any better in 2017.

There just isnt any upside for tony, unless they went to sb and won, but that is very unlikely to happen.

 

[big dog cowboy]

We're stressing over the backup QB spot? I never worried about the backup QB spot until Romo hit his 30s and I'm not gonna worry about it now.

Dak took virtually every snap last year. I expect him to do it again this year.

You know darn well we have to rue over something.

 

[JoeKing]

Romo is not coming out of the booth to save the Cowboys. He could lose that job and not get a shot to get it back.

Disagree. If Dak goes down late in the season with the Cowboys already a lock in the playoffs, CBS will gladly allow Romo to make the comeback and try to win playoff games and a SB. If Romo wins a SB and then immediately proclaims he's retired again, CBS would be foolish to not allow him to get that analyst gig back. At that point Romo would be a HoF caliber QB and pure gold to anything he touched.

 

[Bullflop]

I wouldn't bet against the Cowboys drafting a QB in the mid to later rounds to secure a young QB with the upside to backup Dak. Despite my respect for Moore's intelligence and knowledge of the offense, his physical makeup and arm leave me unimpressed.

I think Tony will choose to stay put with learning his new broadcasting craft at CBS. He may be a bit uncomfortable serving as their color man at first but should eventually take to it successfully. His amiable personality should most likely stand him in good stead in that role.

 

[haleyrules]

I wouldn't bet against the Cowboys drafting a QB in the mid to later rounds to secure a young QB with the upside to backup Dak. Despite my respect for Moore's intelligence and knowledge of the offense, his physical makeup and arm leave me unimpressed.

I think Tony will choose to stay put with learning his new broadcasting craft at CBS. He may be a bit uncomfortable serving as their color man at first but should eventually take to it successfully. His amiable personality should most likely stand him in good stead in that role.

You are 100% right.

 

[haleyrules]

Romo is not coming out of the booth to save the Cowboys. He could lose that job and not get a shot to get it back.

Yep. Tony is done with football. You look at Tony...he is not a gym rat...probably the single biggest reason he was not seriously persued in the off season. Not a real physical type of man. Too fragile after nearly 2 yrs of not playing. Put him in the easy life of analyst and that will finish him in no time.

 

[haleyrules]

Draft a kid or go Fitzpatrick or even Cutler on the cheap. Solid backups. The price is the only stopper.

 

[erod]

Yeah, I don't agree. Tony is not going to just be able to step right in and do this job. He has to learn a lot. That takes time and if Tony is out trying to play football, rather then learn his new craft, that's not going to be popular IMO. Besides, who really gets the benefit of PR in that situation (assuming that's how it works, which I don't believe it would)? Would it be CBS who doesn't get the huge majority of Cowboy Games or would it be Fox? Heck, there isn't even a guarantee that Tony wouldn't stay in the NFL, if he is successful. never mind the possibility of him changing horses once he does hang it up, if he does.

Until we know more about the contract details, I think it's a bad idea to depend on Tony coming back. Too many factors we know nothing about that could effect something like that IMO.

Nobody watches games because of the announcers. Most analysts are god awful anyways. They're largely irrelevant outside of needed play-by-play.

This would be high drama, and CBS would benefit from it.

 

[Bullflop]

Yep. Tony is done with football. You look at Tony...he is not a gym rat...probably the single biggest reason he was not seriously persued in the off season. Not a real physical type of man. Too fragile after nearly 2 yrs of not playing. Put him in the easy life of analyst and that will finish him in no time.

It's really ironic how Father Time tends to change us all with its presence . . . in his early days, Tony was lauded roundly as a "gym rat" but through the years, as age and wear and tear took its toll on his body, that image gradually disappeared. As something of an older gent myself, I can only honestly testify to that unfortunate condition being a personal experience. The years relegate us all to being more reliant on our minds and less on our bodies to sustain us. I have many fond memories of being very athletic but that's about it these days.

 

[Shuff]

We're stressing over the backup QB spot? I never worried about the backup QB spot until Romo hit his 30s and I'm not gonna worry about it now.

Dak took virtually every snap last year. I expect him to do it again this year.

Yes, because it is normal for a QB to play all year. Not! And, you say you never worried about Romo's backups, even though we sucked without him???

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

CBS might allow it if Jerry agreed to let Romo broadcast the game from behind center and the sidelines. JJ likes novelty and innovation that has entertainment value even if it might not make a lot of football sense.

Hey Sas! Well, anything is possible, until you meet N.E. for the first time and they hack into your broadcasting system in order to still info. Then this is gonna seem like one of those kind of ideas that start with, "Hold my Beer and watch this........"

;-)

 

[MRV52]

Why do I have this bad feeling, that this year will be a disaster at QB for us. We are now 1 hit away again from another 2015 season. Romo was a security blanket now we don't even have a backup capable of leading this team.

 

[LittleD]

who is going to be our new back up qb? not Kellen moore. he may be smart but he can't lead us to wins if needed. plus for him to have seventeen on his jersey bothers me. I think seventeen should be retired. thatz how much I think of don Meredith. GREAT quarterback. so, any ideas on back up qb?

You might as well get used to Moore because he is going to be the backup. Linehan loves him and he was going to be the backup last year until his injury. Very few backup QB's
in this league can carry a team more than 2 or 3 games. Their backups for a reason. Dallas isn't going to bring anyone else in except maybe a late draft pick.

 

[haleyrules]

It's really ironic how Father Time tends to change us all with its presence . . . in his early days, Tony was lauded roundly as a "gym rat" but through the years, as age and wear and tear took its toll on his body, that image gradually disappeared. As something of an older gent myself, I can only honestly testify to that unfortunate condition being a personal experience. The years relegate us all to being more reliant on our minds and less on our bodies to sustain us.

Mmm. I guess l am totally screwed!.