The only risk is not trying. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
When you have a QB like Romo and an OL like ours the window is open
The Pats have had sustained success but 1 SB in the last decade, same with GB, same with BAL. I would rather go all in and take a chance.
I think it comes down to just how badly you want another Lombardi. The Pats kept cutting players and letting guys go and just missing winning another. They kept ruling the AFC East but just how much of that was the incompetency of the rest of the teams there? It is arguable if they had kept say Welker or one of the others they let go it might have been just enough to make the difference. This year they made it a point to get Revis- so it might be that BB and company decided to gamble a little more.
I think being too rigid is every bit as bad as being too flexible. I think the Pats are too rigid. You have to evaluate things yearly and decide not just knee jerk. This year there were signs that they might be going that route.
With us, we all know Romo has at most 3 years as a top grade QB. And we are closer to a complete team then we have been since 2007 (which turned out to be somewhat fools gold in the long run). So going after say Hardy or Peterson just might be the way to go.
By the way I have no problem giving up a second for Peterson considering the dismal level of production we have gotten out of our 2nd round pick the last ten years.