Why cant Romo take a Pay Cut?

[MWH1967]

Bro, I dropped a tool box full of tools on my bare foot...hurt like hell, all purple and stuff under my big toe nail. It hurt like hell, so I called a doctor at about 1am to see what I can do to relieve the pain (there was no internet at the time)...

He told me to cut through my toe nail with a sharp razor or a drill it with a needle...something to relieve the pressure.

So, I tried the sharp razor cutting little zig zags into my toe nail, but I could not do it!

I called the same Doctor about an hour later and woke him up again and he got really mad at me and said, if you cannot cut through you toe nail to relieve the pain, then live with it! lol Then he hung up on me.

So, hurting like hell, I got a needle, and drilled a small hole clear through my toenail and as soon as it went through, a big spurt of blood shout out about two feet. My toe felt so warm and fine after that. lol

(sorry for the story....I'm sure I will get dogged for telling this).

Thanks for being brave and owning up...good story. I still cant bend my fingers well. Oh well, i still employed at least...

 

[Death Star]

Hey Romo, we know you've already made plenty of sacrifices for the team over the years, but why don't you also give a big ol' pile of money back now so the front office can squander it with some highly questionable moves in free agency. Surely that will result in a Super Bowl win.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Why cant he take a cut some what like Tom Brady Did? Maybe the Big Contract he has, is to maximize romos money for a few Years then Restructure and Let another player Maximize and then continue the process all the while everyone is making money and players wanna stay? am i making an ounce of sense? sorry is this has been discussed b4. Its just all the talks about dez n murray having to leave sucks if there were a way to keep them, should romo not wanna have them stick around? not that its his decision but he could have some input...

Romo has new mouths to feed. Those kids eat a lot.......;-)

 

[Dave_in-NC]

yeah i get that totally..but it's a little different when you make around 60k a year like me or we are talking about 10's of millions. A cup of joe costs Tony a buck 25 just like it does me.

Not when every play can be his last day walking ever again.

 

[Craig]

Hasnt he restructured multiple times?

 

[Galian Beast]

agreed, I don't know why this discussion riles people up and fans feel the need to protect Romo's salary

Personally, if I had made the kind of money Romo has made, I'd be more concerned with making a name for myself in my profession, which as I said before will compensate him as well.

If Romo doesn't take a pay cut, I'll see it as a sign that he isn't willing to bet on himself, and doesn't really believe in this team. He's rich, his family will want for nothing, the difference in the money he would forfeit next year wouldn't change anything in his life for the negative.

 

[MWH1967]

Not when every play can be his last day walking ever again.

hard to argue that one...

 

[SDCowboy]

Personally, if I had made the kind of money Romo has made, I'd be more concerned with making a name for myself in my profession, which as I said before will compensate him as well.

If Romo doesn't take a pay cut, I'll see it as a sign that he isn't willing to bet on himself, and doesn't really believe in this team. He's rich, his family will want for nothing, the difference in the money he would forfeit next year wouldn't change anything in his life for the negative.

Not sure if serious...

 

[Matts4313]

Let me try to explain this to you. Average salary means nothing for a contract that is longer than a player's expected career.

For the player it is all about what is guaranteed.

Which is more beneficial to you?

I give you a large bonus up front and have annual bonuses the first 3 years with an out to release you year 4 or 5 with little cap damage and a lower average salary.

I give you a small bonus without annual bonuses but an average salary that is larger.

Except his original contract wasnt longer than the players career. Hence why the second deal is guaranteed for the same time period... so your argument is completely invalid.

Well, he played out the first two years of the 4-year deal and then signed what amounted to a 3-year extension with $27 million in new money for those three years. It also made pretty much all the money guaranteed. It's definitely a below-market deal, but just as definitely not a "pay cut".

Incorrect. He played 1 year of a 5 year deal. Then replaced it with a 4 year deal.

guaranteed money is all that matters...brady knows that too.

who cares what AAV is ?

if you get cut, your AAV spikes...

Guaranteed is most important. But for QBs in particular AAV is very important, as QBs rarely get cut. And it is crystal clear that they planned on paying Brady through 2017... as they reduced his pay but guaranteed the contract.

 

[yimyammer]

Personally, if I had made the kind of money Romo has made, I'd be more concerned with making a name for myself in my profession, which as I said before will compensate him as well.

If Romo doesn't take a pay cut, I'll see it as a sign that he isn't willing to bet on himself, and doesn't really believe in this team. He's rich, his family will want for nothing, the difference in the money he would forfeit next year wouldn't change anything in his life for the negative.

I don't know if I would go so far as to say that if he won't take a cut then he doesn't believe in the team, I'd lean toward him lacking the savvy and intelligence to make this risk/return investment.

I'm quite certain smarter people than myself could do a mathematically calculation of the value of a Super Bowl win to an NFL QB over the course of his life that could be brought to a net present value as of the date of any contract negotiations and this would be the basis for selling said QB to give the team the discount, not to mention the obvious benefits of leading by example to free up salary cap for the rest of the team.

I'm absolutely certain he would make more money in the long run were he to win a Super Bowl not to mention the non financial benefits that come with being the QB of a Super Bowl winning Cowboys team. The question is what is that value today?

If jerri, et al were smart they would have some number crunchers work these calculations up for each player (as well as the additional revenue they will receive as a result of the exposure they will get for playing for the #1 franchise in terms of popularity) and use these figures to convince players of making team friendly deals.

I've said it multiple times but the lack of a sales tax, low cost of living in DFW, greater market exposure (& therefore greater outside revenue sources) can't be matched by any other team in the league. These alone should always give the Cowboys a discount in virtually every contract negotiated.

A winning team is like a rising tide that lifts all boats (players salaries & $$ opportunities).

How else can you explain the fame of a pretty insignificant special teams player like this guy:

 

[CF74]

Because Candice is high maintenance?

 

[Galian Beast]

Not sure if serious...

Completely serious

 

[dstovall5]

I asked this same question, when everyone was saying Dez should take less. If he should, Romo should lead by example and take less. Redo his contract or something.

So we can re-sign Dez, and Murray Easily. He knows damn well without Weapons, he won't succeed. Not at this stage in his Career. He's not Tom Brady.

Why should he? So he isn't worth his contract value? If people don't want to pay Romo 18-20 million a year, then no way in hell can you justify Dez at 14-16 million a year.

If your saying he's worth it, but he should be a team player and take a pay cut. Why? He's earned every penny of that contract, so that would be pretty asinine to expect of him. I mean would you take a pay cut at work after performing among the best in your field? I'm willing to bet you wouldn't.

And I agree with you that he's not Tom Brady, that's why doesn't need to take a pay cut, like Brady did.

 

[Frozen700]

Tom Brady did not take a pay cut. They just moved around some money into bonuses to make room in the cap. The media fawned over it and made it look better than it was. It's also something Romo has done numerous times. He took a "pay cut" so they could sign Ware to an extension a couple years ago, and a couple of other times I believe.

Well then, this is what Romo needs to do.

Or red do the whole contract period. If that's possible.

 

[Frozen700]

Why should he? So he isn't worth his contract value? If people don't want to pay Romo 18-20 million a year, then no way in hell can you justify Dez at 14-16 million a year.

If your saying he's worth it, but he should be a team player and take a pay cut. Why? He's earned every penny of that contract, so that would be pretty asinine to expect of him. I mean would you take a pay cut at work after performing among the best in your field? I'm willing to bet you wouldn't.

And I agree with you that he's not Tom Brady, that's why doesn't need to take a pay cut, like Brady did.

This makes no sense. He's not Tom Brady. Brady is 5x the player Romo will ever be. Yet he will sacrifice a bigger contract, to help the team.

Why Should he?

1.His Back

2. Age

You factor in all that, and the fact he maybe has 2-3 years left, if that, then yes he needs to take a pay cut. If he wants to win now. His window is almost closed, if you can't keep Murray or Dez, and have to start over with some Rook, forget it.

 

[Frozen700]

Personally, if I had made the kind of money Romo has made, I'd be more concerned with making a name for myself in my profession, which as I said before will compensate him as well.

If Romo doesn't take a pay cut, I'll see it as a sign that he isn't willing to bet on himself, and doesn't really believe in this team. He's rich, his family will want for nothing, the difference in the money he would forfeit next year wouldn't change anything in his life for the negative.

I agree

 

[65fastback2plus2]

Guaranteed is most important. But for QBs in particular AAV is very important, as QBs rarely get cut. And it is crystal clear that they planned on paying Brady through 2017... as they reduced his pay but guaranteed the contract.

it matters when you're older and more injury prone. ask peyton about getting cut.

 

[skinsscalper]

says who? had a shipment of tile break my ring finger and my index finger on my signing hand a month ago.

You should take a pay cut.

 

[MWH1967]

You should take a pay cut.

nah, i learned to sign with my left hand. Now what?

 

[skinsscalper]

nah, i learned to sign with my left hand. Now what?

The decrease in your salary will help give raises to people in the company that have less important jobs than you. The company only has so much money to go around, you know.