Who should decide T.O.'s fate?

[Nav22]

I believe T.O.'s fate should be decided by Mr. Tony Romo.

I'm in the pro-T.O. camp. I do agree that he is a distraction. But I don't believe the negatives outweigh the positives he brings to the offense.

I know many others fall into this camp. And I know many others want him gone, because they think we're better off without him.

I don't think there are many stupid enough to think that Tony Romo is NOT our most important player. He is the face of the franchise, he is our leader, and if we do make it to the promised land, he will have taken us there. He is our guy.

And if "our guy" believes that T.O. should NOT be a Cowboy in 2009... I don't see how anybody could hope that Romo's wishes are not met and he is forced to work with #81. Romo is, after all, the biggest beneficiary to Owens' receiving brilliance. So if he concludes that the benefit isn't worth the "other stuff", who the hell am I to disagree?

Now, on the other hand...

If Romo DOES want Owens to return, due to his importance to the offense, how can the anti-T.O. crowd disagree? Tony knows better than any of us do how important T.O. is to the success of the offense... and as the follower of Jeff Garcia's and Donovan McNabb's footsteps as "QB of 81", he knows better than anyone how big (or small) a problem T.O. really is to the team.

Of course, Romo won't publicly say anything to reveal his true feelings. If he wants T.O. to stay, we MIGHT hear from Romo (and that's dependent on if he knows we're keeping him, otherwise he'd be undermining Jerry and Co.)... and if he wants T.O. gone, we won't hear a thing from Romo.

I truly hope Jerry and Co. at least consider Romo's feelings (behind closed doors, of course) about T.O. staying or going... because I think that in this case, the Cowboys would be best off if Romo got whatever it is he wanted in this case.

And how can anyone disagree with that?

 

[lane]

me...i should decide..

and i'm going to decide right now.

clean out your damn locker.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

The Head Coach should be the one deciding such things.

 

[big dog cowboy]

The general manager.

 

[lane]

The general manager.

we don't have one.

 

[Hostile]

Good thread.

 

[Yoshimitsu]

T.O. will decide his own fate.

If he acts like an *** this coming up season than he is gone.

 

[casmith07]

Who should decide T.O.'s fate?

the fans, obviously - they're the experts! Jerry and crew know nothing but the guys with 5,000+ posts know it all

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

This is another EXCELLENT TO thread.

 

[EveryoneElse]

Good thread.

:laugh2:

 

[ndanger]

Well, the decider did just move back to Texas, and he's unemployed.

 

[ddh33]

Good point of discussion, I think.

I think Wade, Garrett, and Romo ought to have a really big say, and Jerry ought to listen to them.

 

[CF74]

GM
HC
OC
QB

That's the pecking order. Now if the 4 of them actually sit down to discuss this, that would be great. The thing that would be even better is if they told us what they decided, to bad that won't happen. Either he stays and we get our answer, or he goes and we get our answer, but not in so many words...

 

[RainMan]

On an issue as grand as this, I would want it to be a collaborative effort. Obviously, as the GM, Jerry gets the final say. But I would hope that he sets aside his marketing goals and love for the drama queens and listens closely to Phillips' views of Owens. I'm not a fan of coaches being GMs, but I am a fan of their desires being closely listened to.

Phillips should, at least in theory, have a good pulse of this team. He should know whether or not TO's a distraction. So I would hope his voice would be the most important one in this decision.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

me...i should decide..

and i'm going to decide right now.

clean out your damn locker.

And why would anyone think the Quarterback should decide whether a player stays or goes?

 

[Bleu Star]

:fogeys: :banjo: :fogeys: Willie accepts tips. Drop em in the can on your way out.

 

[yimyammer]

IMO:

Management should have not only a grasp of the talent but the intangibles (both pro & con) that come along with that talent, how they contribute to the team concept and it's unity and then come to a consensus as a group as to what course of action should be taken.

If a consensus cannot be reached, then the final call should be made by the GM.

 

[jackrussell]

This is another EXCELLENT TO thread.

TO thread....or not TO thread.

That never seems to be the question.

 

[Hoofbite]

:fogeys: :banjo: :fogeys: Willie accepts tips. Drop em in the can on your way out.

This is another EXCELLENT TO thread.

Obviously you don't like the TO threads. Why even open them?

 

[Beast_from_East]

The OP makes a good point guys, if Romo says "hell no" to playing with TO and either Jerry or Wade or Garrett force Romo to play with TO, it is going to turn out bad.

You cant force Romo to play with a guy he doesnt want on the team, just for practicality sakes. Romo with either avoid throwing to him or throw bad balls to him (intentially high or worm burners).

I think Jerry has a one-on-one sit down with Romo and gets Romo's feelings on the whole situation. Romo is not going to open up and speak freely with Garrett or Wade, but Jerry is the guy paying him $100 million.

If Tony says "TO stays" to Jerry, then the decision is made. Otherwise, I think he gets released.