Why should we do right by Romo?

[Animosity]

I'd trade Romo to the Browns if they offered a 4th round pick. Heck, Packers sent Favre to the Jets for a 4th rounder and Favre won a championship for them and sure has hell had more than 2 playoff wins in a decade.

 

[haleyrules]

10s of millions of dollars sounds pretty motivating to a guy who grew up lower middle-class and born to a Mexican-born immigrant.

Sure. Tony's revenue streams will not end on the field. He can make plenty of money on the Networks and in other roles within the Football communities. all l am saying is he is not dependant on strickly playing the game. He has many options.

 

[robjay04]

It has happened a few times, and the team who does it always seems to come out on top. It is the right move.

When in the history of the NFL has a team held on to the face of their franchise even though everyone and their mother knows it is only for the purposes of trading him?

Everyone knows he is not going to be on this team next season---holding on to a player for an extended period of time ONLY to trade him just doesn't happen. Much less a player that has been the biggest draw for this franchise for the past decade.

I really hope we get something for Romo but the thought we can hold to him hostage just for a draft pick is just bizarre and sends the wrong message to the entire locker room and every player across the league.

 

[lukin2006]

You would because you have not known him and have not gone to war with him for the last 14 years.
You have not had Christmas with his wife and you don't know his children.

You have the luxury of sitting behind your keyboard and speaking about what you would do without having any personal relationships with either party.

Then that might explain 20+ years of ineptitude of this franchise...and exactly why a GM is needed.

 

[big dog cowboy]

He is Cleveland's back-up..

He was. No longer. He got cut.

 

[superonyx]

Then that might explain 20+ years of ineptitude of this franchise...and exactly why a GM is needed.

How would a GM change anything? Would this GM no longer report to the owner?
What other examples do you have where Jerrys loyalty to players hurt the team?

 

[DFWJC]

The concept of good-will seems foreign to some. Not being a patsy, just common decency.
Its been interesting.

Hey, everyone is entitled...not my place to talk anyone in to making value judgements.

I will say this
It is VERY common for long term established vets to get early releases if they ask for it
Several players that could have been traded for a little bit were granted a release already this offseason.
Brandon Marshall for starters.

Anyway, Jerry says Romo told him to take his time in their Tuesday meeting. So theres no immediate pressure between them.

One issue around here is that people seem to think Jerry can get something in a trade that most everyone else out there not a Cowboy fan there dont.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Because Tony brought us 2 Super Bowl wins ....

Wait ... Correction, 2 first-round playoff wins ....

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

His value really can't go down. There is no other QB out there unless you are desperate for someone like Cutler. No QB in this draft will come in and do the job like Romo can.

Unrequited love for Romo is sooooo 2014 ... What, you volunteering to be his nurse? His man servant because he is soooo good? Dinosaurs like you keep us from progress. I am sending you a poster of Tony as a keepsake.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Unrequited love for Romo is sooooo 2014 ... What, you volunteering to be his nurse? His man servant because he is soooo good? Dinosaurs like you keep us from progress. I am sending you a poster of Tony as a keepsake.

Nah, he has got it right. You really think that any other player on the market is at Romo's level? That is ridiculous

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Nah, he has got it right. You really think that any other player on the market is at Romo's level? That is ridiculous

What is ridiculous, stout lad, is that Romo --- and you --- thinks his age and brittleness and 1-year layoff are non factors.
NFL teams are much smarter than that.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

What is ridiculous, stout lad, is that Romo --- and you --- thinks his age and brittleness and 1-year layoff are non factors.
NFL teams are much smarter than that.

You mean, the same NFL teams that continue to be unable to manage their budgets and so overwhelmingly overvalue draft choices despite the fact that, more often than not, they bust, and even when they don't, like Suh, you rarely afford to keep them

 

[haleyrules]

How would a GM change anything? Would this GM no longer report to the owner?
What other examples do you have where Jerrys loyalty to players hurt the team?

Well, after so many years of say...disappointments...the Owner could FIRE the GM!!

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

You mean, the same NFL teams that continue to be unable to manage their budgets and so overwhelmingly overvalue draft choices despite the fact that, more often than not, they bust, and even when they don't, like Suh, you rarely afford to keep them

Dear lad with the runaway sentence structure: I have hired some grammarians from the Shark Jets bowling team to pore over your response. Rest assured that when they untangle this web of wayward clauses and ambiguous meaning, I will respond. In the meantime I am pretty sure that my premise stands. Rule Brittania!