What If DAL Would've Cut Tony Romo In 2004?

[NeonDeion21]

In 2004, Tony Romo was on the roster bubble and was looking very much like he was going to be cut. Romo was erratic, inaccurate and looked like what an undrafted rookie free agent should look like in camp.

The Dallas Cowboys opened camp with Quincy Carter as their starter, who had just led the team to an unexpected 10-6 finish in 2003. The Cowboys made it to the playoffs, and Carter impressed as he threw for over 3,300 yards and 17 touchdowns to go along with 257 rushing yards and two scores. Carter was just starting to figure things out and nobody knew for sure what his ceiling was in Dallas.

Behind Carter was veteran Vinny Testaverde who was expected to help Carter in practice and in the film room. The Cowboys liked Testaverde a lot as a backup, but never expected him to play. But the player the Cowboys were most excited about was former Michigan quarterback Drew Henson. Henson backed up Tom Brady at Michigan and excelled in 2000 when he threw for 2,416 yards along with 18 touchdowns to only four interceptions.

Read the rest at: http://cover32.com/cowboys/2014/11/...-if-the-dallas-cowboys-cut-tony-romo-in-2004/

 

[pugilist]

well Sean Payton loved Romo coming out of Eastern Illinois, so I believe he would've ended up with him somehow.. possibly in New Orleans

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Good lawwdd Quinthy. The pic of him leaving the practice facility for the last time is one of the fondest memories I have of him.

 

[joseephuss]

This article missed the fact that Romo was a rookie in 2003, not 2004.

 

[NeonDeion21]

This article missed the fact that Romo was a rookie in 2003, not 2004.

I don't think it ever says he was a rookie in 2004. He was a lot closer to being cut in 2004 than 2003. It does say that his play looked like that of an UDFA.

 

[joseephuss]

I don't think it ever says he was a rookie in 2004. He was a lot closer to being cut in 2004 than 2003. It does say that his play looked like that of an UDFA.

It says rookie in the second sentence of the opening paragraph.

 

[Mr Cowboy]

I don't think it ever says he was a rookie in 2004. He was a lot closer to being cut in 2004 than 2003. It does say that his play looked like that of an UDFA.

I don't think that he was in much danger of being cut that year. He was much better liked by both Parcells and Payton. Furthermore, wasn't Vinny brought in after Quincy was cut? I don't remember seeing him in training camp.

 

[Crown Royal]

What if we had drafted Aaron Rodgers over Marcus Spears?

 

[EST_1986]

I really wanted us to get Drew Brees during that time frame that he was a FA.

 

[joseephuss]

I don't think that he was in much danger of being cut that year. He was much better liked by both Parcells and Payton. Furthermore, wasn't Vinny brought in after Quincy was cut? I don't remember seeing him in training camp.

Dallas signed Vinny in early June of 2004 shortly after he was a June 1st cut by the Jets.

 

[cowboyschmps3]

Mmmm we would still be looking for a qb??? Lol

 

[Crown Royal]

I really wanted us to get Drew Brees during that time frame that he was a FA.

Saints offered us a draft pick for Romo, we wanted one higher.

Then the Saints decided to get Brees. That was an interesting year.

 

[Wood]

My guess is Dallas would have finished with some pretty bad records and eventually would have used top 10 draft pick for franchise QB.

 

[Hook'em#11]

Romo would have a ring already.

 

[windward]

We probably draft Rodgers in that instance.

 

[joseephuss]

My guess is Dallas would have finished with some pretty bad records and eventually would have used top 10 draft pick for franchise QB.

Drew Bledsoe plays out the entire 2006 season and then Dallas probably drafts Brady Quinn in 2007. Then they draft another QB in a few years because Quinn sucked.

 

[Red Dragon]

Well, according to some "fans," without Romo, we'd have won multiple Super Bowls from 2006-present. Because Romo is the problem.

 

[NeonDeion21]

We probably draft Rodgers in that instance.

They didn't pass on Rodgers because of Tony Romo. They passed on him because they thought Bledsoe was the answer. Nothing changes.

 

[jrumann59]

These boards would have been over flowing with rueage.

 

[joseephuss]

They didn't pass on Rodgers because of Tony Romo. They passed on him because they thought Bledsoe was the answer. Nothing changes.

I don't think Parcells viewed Bledsoe as the long term answer. Bill probably saw Drew as the immediate answer, but he still wanted to find a QB that would be around for a long time. That doesn't mean Parcells wanted to draft Rodgers, but no one was counting on Bledsoe to stick around for a decade.