Why settle on Romo?

[Shaun]

Well of course it would be nice to have that sort of player at the position and be done with it.

But in the last 10 years or so theres a lot more evidence than just Brady or Dilfer to show that teams have gotten by without.

How many SB rings or even appearences in a losing cause do the supposed blue chippers have over that time period vs the number of them by guys named "fred"?

Brady, late round pick.. Warner, sacking groceries inbetween looks, Chandler, Dilfer, Gannon, Collins, Johnson, Delhomme, Hasselbeck.

Who are the blue chippers that should've "owned" this era and what have they done.. other than in some cases win a lot of games short of the ones that matter.

I think Peyton Manning would be there, but he just doesn't have enough pieces around him to be successful.

 

[Doomsday101]

We can do both. He is going to get his shot this year regardless. We can draft a guy next season and allow Romo to start. If Romo turns out to be special then we can trade him or our drafted player or keep Romo as a backup. It didn't really hurt the Chargers.

I would much rather do that then forgive Romo for the rest of this season. Not draft a player next year and then wait until the end of NEXT season until we realize we need a QB. In that scenario,we would have squandered another season.

I have no problem with draft a QB that is without reaching for one as we did in the past. All I'm getting at is for people not to be so quick in labeling Romo for good or bad until more is seen of him. I know I'm typing to a lot of blind eyes. :laugh2:

 

[DipChit]

I think Peyton Manning would be there, but he just doesn't have enough pieces around him to be successful.

I cant tell if you're being sarcastic or not. I mean I agree he's one of those type players but he's had alot of offensive weapons and a HC that supposedly knows quite a bit bout defense. Yet he sits every February while journeymen or guys that came out of nowhere are still playing.

But I guess my point is, even if you have one of those guys you're prolly gonna cry about everyhthing else wrong with your team thats precluding you from getting it done anyway.

WR's aint good enough. RB sucks.. No pass rushers, Poor Corners, HC is a baffoon.

 

[Angus]

Yes, that's all we have this season but why are we limiting ourselves to him as our future QB? Haven't we learned our lesson with the Quincy Carter/Chad Hutchinson/Drew Henson/Vinny Testaverde/Drew Bledsoe/TonyRomo carousel?

Let's not disrespect the QB position any longer/ Let's get a legitimate prospect here. I'm not talking ex-baseball players, old men, or late round scrub. How about we actually trade up to acquire a legitimate QB prospect in the first 10 picks? I know this is a novel concept but it kind of worked with Troy Aikman.

It did not work for Aikman's first eleven games. Maybe you are too much inebriated by "prestige punch" to see clearly the worth of a player regardless of his draft status.

 

[Dale]

Romo gets his chance this year. Anything short of a spectacular effort and I think we do need to seriously consider drafting a guy depending on who's available (I'm not of the draft-somebody-just-to-draft-someone crowd).

If Romo's Ok but ultimately marginal, I think we need to look into drafting a guy. It doesn't mean Romo won't have a chance at the job, but we can't just give him the job like we did Hutch/Carter.

 

[DipChit]

If Romo's Ok but ultimately marginal, I think we need to look into drafting a guy. It doesn't mean Romo won't have a chance at the job, but we can't just give him the job like we did Hutch/Carter.

Fair point but it could already be said that we havent treated him like QC or Hutch by the very fact of making him sit as opposed to throwing him to the wolves in year 1 (Hutch) if not literally game 1 (QC).

Those guys had no business being put in that position.. for their sake, the teams sake or for the fans sake.

Which prolly explains why but for the picks that Romo actually looked like he knew what was doing on to a degree. None of that 8 for 25, 60 yds nonsense to go along with the picks that you'd otherwise expect.

 

[Dale]

Fair point but it could already be said that we havent treated him like QC or Hutch by the very fact of making him sit as opposed to throwing him to the wolves in year 1 (Hutch) if not literally game 1 (QC).

Those guys had no business being put in that position.. for their sake, the teams sake or for the fans sake.

Which prolly explains why but for the picks that Romo actually looked like he knew what was doing on to a degree. None of that 8 for 25, 60 yds nonsense to go along with the picks that you'd otherwise expect.

Can't disagree.

I think, in many ways, Romo has "earned" the position he's in. He quietly sat and learned, and excelled in preseason play.

I guess my skeptical side of devoting several years to him comes from our past failures. Granted, drafting some high-priced "insurance policy" in the first round could just complicate matters.

Trying to find/develop a young quarterback isn't easy. Especially when you've started down the slippery slope we have.

 

[wileedog]

Romo gets his chance this year. Anything short of a spectacular effort and I think we do need to seriously consider drafting a guy depending on who's available (I'm not of the draft-somebody-just-to-draft-someone crowd).

If Romo's Ok but ultimately marginal, I think we need to look into drafting a guy. It doesn't mean Romo won't have a chance at the job, but we can't just give him the job like we did Hutch/Carter.

I think we will undoubtedly draft a QB this year. Parcells generally likes his QBs to sit a year or two at least, and if Romo is adequate he gets that luxery to bring in competition.

How high we we draft a QB will directly relate to Romo's performance. If he plays well we'll bring in a late round project. If he's mediocre, we may spring for a 1st or 2nd round guy. If he stinks we'll probably sign a veteran and see what's available in the draft.

 

[dmq]

We turned down a third for Romo in the offseason. I think we draft a QB somewhere in the draft, but we are gonna stick with Romo.

 

[GlitzCowboy]

I don't expect Romo to be Tom Brady, but then no one expected Brady to be Brady. That said, what are our options? We realistically need to see what Romo is about. He has some flashes of brilliance mixed in with some "what the hell was that?" plays. He does have a little something to him though. I am interested to see how he does with a full week preperation as a starter, on the road, tough defense in Carolina. That will tell us a lot about him.

Actually it won't clear up much about him. We have to take into account that Carolina practically knows nothing about this kid and thus are going to have a hard time properly preparing for him. We have the edge for that reason going into this game. Give this about 3-4 games and then against a good D we can judge him fairly, when they got a clear concept about what Romo's all about. By the end of this road trip we should all know.

 

[jay cee]

Hey James,

Hope all is well with you.

I imagine you probably know what I think but for the record.....

If you don't have a QB, you don't have anything.

I say if you don't have an O-line, you don't have anything.

 

[Angus]

Romo gets his chance this year. Anything short of a spectacular effort and I think we do need to seriously consider drafting a guy depending on who's available (I'm not of the draft-somebody-just-to-draft-someone crowd).

If Romo's Ok but ultimately marginal, I think we need to look into drafting a guy. It doesn't mean Romo won't have a chance at the job, but we can't just give him the job like we did Hutch/Carter.

I agree with this.

 

[Jimz31]

Yes, that's all we have this season but why are we limiting ourselves to him as our future QB? Haven't we learned our lesson with the Quincy Carter/Chad Hutchinson/Drew Henson/Vinny Testaverde/Drew Bledsoe/TonyRomo carousel?

Let's not disrespect the QB position any longer/ Let's get a legitimate prospect here. I'm not talking ex-baseball players, old men, or late round scrub. How about we actually trade up to acquire a legitimate QB prospect in the first 10 picks? I know this is a novel concept but it kind of worked with Troy Aikman.

Wow...and after one game....

I'm not saying that we are limiting ourselves by having him start. We SHOULD draft a QB sometime, but if our line isn't fixed what good does it do?

The #1 prospect for the next 10 years drafts wouldn't be able to do ANYTHING behind that seive of an o-line.

 

[LD Fan]

It made no sense why we didn't sign Drew Brees...

Ding ding ding ding....my feelings exactly.

 

[LD Fan]

If Romo stinks it up this year, let's face it we'll have a top 10 pick. We could package it with another pick and move up to take someone......if there's anyone worth taking. The problem is that means we wait 2-3 yrs before they're competent.

 

[TtownCowboy]

You are never going to get a Troy Aikman-type if you are drafting late in the first round otherwise you settle on the JP Losmans of the world. The point is you trade up or make a significant offer to the team that has his draft rights. The problem is you guys want to have your cake and eat it too. I'm saying we make the necessary sacrafice to get our future QB. If Quinn is the real deal then you offer that team 2 first round picks or whatever to make it happen.

Don't lump me in with that crowd bud. I'm all about going after a blue chipper, but next year will be a miracle if the Raiders don't take Quinn w/the first pick and they may not take the bait to give him up. Wanting the Brady Quinns of the world and getting them are two different things.

 

[SuspectCorner]

just one hitch.

where's "the next troy aikman" in the upcoming draft? i don't see anybody of that calibre coming out. brady quinn? brian brohm? who? i don't see a guy where i say "this guy is a lock"....

 

[TtownCowboy]

just one hitch

where's "the next troy aikman" in the upcoming draft? i don't see anybody of that calibre coming out. brady quinn? brian brohm? who? i don't see a guy where i say "this guy is a lock"....

I'm sittin where you're sittin. Then again I don't keep up w/college ball like I'm sure some on here do.