You can want Dak to keep the job and respect and appreciate the career of Tony Romo

[erod]

Romo is better than Dak until he isn't. When Romo has been healthy, he has been one of the best QB in the entire league. Until he isn't, Romo is the starter and only a fool would do otherwise. The guy knows more about the league and league defenses that Dak will know in 5 years.

Romo of 2014 was far better than Dak Prescott is today. Not even close.

However, he'll have to quickly prove he can still do that, or it'll be a quick switch back to Prescott.

 

[erod]

Love Romo but the cap hit is crazy when we could use those resources on defense and compete next year for another title. I say give him his last shot and try to move him in the offseason.

Cutting him doesn't make that much of a difference. Saves about $5 million the cap. Relatively cheap when it comes to QB cap hits.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Romo of 2014 was far better than Dak Prescott is today. Not even close.

However, he'll have to quickly prove he can still do that, or it'll be a quick switch back to Prescott.

It only took 3 snaps to put Romo out of commission in the pre-season hah. It could take less than that to do it again.

 

[Beast_from_East]

I love and appreciate Romo but I love winning more and since there is a cap, tough decisions will have to be made very soon.

An issue I haven't heard mentioned is how important it is to take advantage of Dak's rookie contract so they can improve the defense and keep guys like Martin, Collins around and possibly grab a SB win in the process.

Being able to replace Romo with a young up and coming QB at 1/20th the cost makes this decision really tough in the off season (assuming Dak stays on his current trajectory and appears to be a solid franchise QB).

Unless Dak craters or has a big injury, I don't see how they can afford to keep Romo past 2017 and Dak may make it hard for them to keep Romo in 2017.

Dak is only costing the team $2,723,393 in total through the end of 2019

To keep Romo through the end of 2019 would cost the team approximately $94 million and I believe they would still have 3.2 million in dead money at the end of 2019.

That's a huge difference that's gonna require Romo to severely outplay Dak because they're going to have ask themselves how much better are they as a team for the different in cost that could be spent elsewhere to improve the team overall.

You are right, the decision that has to be made is how much more value is Romo over Dak?

If one guy is going to cost you $90 million and the other guy $3 million, is the difference in their play worth $87 million?

That is the decision the team is going to have to make in the offseason because Romo is either a starter or he is gone. You cannot have a backup QB making this type of money in the days of a salary cap. So no, you cant keep Dak the starter and Romo the backup if that is what some fans are calling for. If Dak is the guy, then Romo is most likely given his release.

Romo could sign with a team with a really good defense, but not much at QB position. A team like Minnesota or even Buffalo comes to mind. Even the Rams might be a good spot for him if Goff turns out to be a bust.

 

[erod]

It only took 3 snaps to put Romo out of commission in the pre-season hah. It could take less than that to do it again.

And if so, fine. That will pass the torch.

But if not, we might have an elite QB to finish his career and teach our next guy by example.

 

[etw926]

It only took 3 snaps to put Romo out of commission in the pre-season hah. It could take less than that to do it again.

Seems like you would be pretty happy with him getting injured.

 

[Blackspider214]

Romo is better than Dak until he isn't. When Romo has been healthy, he has been one of the best QB in the entire league. Until he isn't, Romo is the starter and only a fool would do otherwise. The guy knows more about the league and league defenses that Dak will know in 5 years.

Who cares. He can't stay on the field. Can't take a hit anymore. The last 3 have put him out and put us in a bind. In 2015, he was not that good when he was on the field. 5-7 TD to Int ratio.

You are just spinning your wheels keep bringing back an injury prone QB who can hardly move around anymore.

 

[DandyDon52]

What years do you blame Romo for not winning a ring and what did JJ do to give him those chances?

I am a long time Romo fan and still am.
I do think in 2007 Tony was overconfident and was not taking things seriously .
In the giants game, he was laughing about things until late in the game.
That was his shot, and he sort of blew it by not being really serious.

Then 2014 he had another shot, and just didnt play well enough.
Not saying either game loss was his fault, but had he played better or made better decisions, he might have made it to
a SB.
Tony is still a good QB, and I too would like to see him win a SB, but even if he comes back this year, and plays 2 more years,
he still may not do any better or even get to nfc champ game, much less a SB.

The main thing to me is this should be about the Cowboys winning as a team, So to say this is tonys team, and he should be starter
regardless, and we win or lose with him, just doesnt make sense to me.
I think the best players should be playing, and by best I mean the ones who are producing right now.
If that means sitting Romo and or Dez then so be it.

If Dak is leading the team to win after win, he should not be benched for Tony who has hardly played at all since 2014,
and didnt play very good last year.
I think Dak has the right attitude, a winning attitude, and it is rubbing off on this team that is used to losing , and watch the tape and
get better attitude.
Daks style of play, and long drives, helps the defense and it shows if you look at the scores.

Dak has 2 more games to show he is the guy for this season, and he needs to win both games to prove he can win
against teams people see as good teams.

Just imagine if you are Dak, and you want to be the starter for Cowboys, but there is The legend Tony Romo, The Jones boys, all the
fans and media watching, just waiting for you to make mistakes, lose, be like a rookie , throw ints, etc, and you havent yet,
but now you play Cin and GB with another legend aaron rodgers.
The pressure to not fail is enormous on Dak and so far he has held up, and got the wins, and no ints, no big mistakes,
and has looked good doing it.

Dak is going 100% and is all in doing his absolute best, and is dead serious about winning games, and the other players
have to see that, and are starting to respond to it and believe in him.
I hope he can win the next 2 just for him and the effort he is putting in, and then if they put Romo back in,
it was not because he failed in some way.
I find myself being inspired by Dak, so I know it is having a effect on the other players.

So in closing, I am not saying toss tony aside, or make Dak the definite future QB of Cowboys, I am saying if he wins the next 2
games, let him keep playing , and maybe give him the rest of the season to see what happens, and then
next year they can go back to Tony and give him another shot, and by then tony should be fully healed up.

If Dak keeps winning then I would just roll with it. It is about the TEAM winning, not any individual player.

 

[Killerinstinct]

I think it is time to move on from Romo and I would try to trade him for a DE or LB. A really good one with a large cap hit that would enable the other team to absorb Romo's cap hit. I think Denver would be the perfect team but heck they are 4 and 0. Maybe the Jets.

Romo was a hellofalotta fun to watch but his cap hit is just too much.

 

[Beast_from_East]

I've avoided most of these threads, on purpose. But it's amazing how no other "elite" starting QB over the years ever had a QB controversy just because the backup played well and I reiterate, Dak has played well. Dak has done his job and it's most assuredly appreciated. And I'm extremely hopeful about him in the future.

But I read something interesting on twitter that made all the sense in the world. The Cowboys coaches are actually COACHING Dak and the surrounding veterans are playing to their presumed level. Everything about the playcalls, the protections, everything is setup with Dak, in mind. With Romo, I don't know that they have as much of reign on the Cowboys O with Romo at the helm as they do with Dak. because he is the savvy vet.

Either way, I'm not ready to put Romo out to pasture yet. He has a little more life in his arm than noodle-arm Peyton, and if all is well with his back, then this offense won't skip a beat. My two nickels and you all can carry on.

There have been a couple other examples, although not quite the same.

1. Steve Young taking over for Joe Montana who was not ready to retire. Montana played with the Chiefs for a couple of seasons at the end of his career if I remember correctly.

2. Aaron Rogers and Bret Favre where the switch was made before Favre was ready to retire. Favre played with Minnesota and the Jets his last couple of seasons.

3. There was Luck taking over for Manning although they were never teammates and Manning was released when they drafted Luck. Manning of course went on to win a SB with the Denver Broncos.

4. You had Phillup Rivers taking over for Drew Brees, who was released after a severe injury to his throwing shoulder. Brees signed with the Saints and ended up winning a SB with them.


Of course each of these instances were different, but the point is that in most situations like this, the team keeps the young guy and the old guy finishes his career with another team. So will the next entry in this list be that the Cowboys kept Dak and Romo went on to finish his career with another team?

We shall see.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Seems like you would be pretty happy with him getting injured.

Nope, I want Romo as our starter. He is a better QB than Dak.

 

[StarMan2112]

I don't understand the debate except maybe for ***** and giggles. It doesn't matter how well Dak plays or what the team's record is; Romo will be the starter as soon as he's ready.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

It's not the end of the world if Romo is no longer the starter. If JJ decides to cut Romo he can still play elsewhere just not with the Cowboys. Im sorry Romo had his chance and JJ did everything he could to make it happen. I only recall 2 or 3 seasons where I thought this team had zero hope at a playoff run. If Romo was serious about this game early on he could of had his rings.

I'm sorry but hu?

 

[Maxmadden]

I rebuilt my race car motor and got the very best one I could get, top of the line (Dallas Offensive Line). Everybody told me it would run great with a 4 barrel carburetor and it did.

I want more juice so I think I want to add a Turbo (Elliot). Now it's really running great.

Now, I want to maximize my driver. Do I keep the bus driver or do I put in the race car driver?

I want to see what this bad boy will do and I don't care how much of Jerry's money I spend. I just have to know.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

It's incredible to me. Romo has played the position like few on Earth ever have.

Dak has been a very good bus driver.

And people think there should be a controversy. This year? That's....well not smart.

 

[Beast_from_East]

I don't understand the debate except maybe for ****s and giggles. It doesn't matter how well Dak plays or what the team's record is; Romo will be the starter as soon as he's ready.

I think you are correct, its pretty much just a discussion topic right now.

However, if Dak beats the Bengals, goes to Lambeau and beats the Packers and then beats the Eagles to have the team sitting at 6-1.................well, I think the discussion gets a hell of a lot more serious within the organization about keeping Dak the starter.

I don't expect this to happen, I fully expect us to lose at least 1, probably 2 of those games.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

I'm ready to see what the next few weeks bring. I was very impressed with Dak's calm demeanor after being down 14 yesterday. Things are only going to get tougher over the next few games. Hopefully we are seeing the Dak we all hope for and the arrow just keeps pointing up. But as Bill would say, put away the anointing oil, at least a while longer.

 

[theebs]

Romo doesnt get any credit within the cowboys circles.

I have had espn on in the background all day, every show has had something negative to say about Romo everyone. Same with that awful fs1 station. All day long on local radio they use non factual statements to bag on Romo.

I was just listening to Steve Dennis on espn 103.3 while cleaning up after dinner. He just said Romo shouldn't play and that in 14 Romo only made 4 or 5 big plays and the rest was all murray. He was serious. Then he also said Romo is not a Leader and only appeared to be one because his back was hurt in 14 and he couldn't move at all and make big plays. What does that even mean? Insane.

don't even get me started on the cowboys postgame show which is just gbag nation on 105.3 the fan trying to figure out how to get out of romo's money and get rid of him 5 minutes into the postgame after a big win?

the local media has been awful to Romo and have led the way in misconceptions and false narratives which turned into national stories.

meanwhile, Phillip Rivers does nothing but lose in SD and he is not mentioned at all and when they do bring up SD its real quick and they will have a blurb about the coach being fired.....Same for Matt stafford. Its nuts. Phillip Rivers should be under the gun more than anyone, his organization picked him in the top 10 and dumped drew brees for him....and he never wins.

anyway. I can't believe the crap I am hearing today about Romo, I can't believe what suckers tv viewers and radio listeners are and how gullible and naive people are about this stuff.

 

[Bleu Star]

I'm happy that we have someone who brings the following things to the table.

• Leadership through adversity
• An elusive pass first mentality
• The strength of an ox
• A "my way or the highway mentality in the huddle
• Incredible smarts recognizing sets and changing plays at the LOS in his rookie year
• An unshakable mentality
• A propensity to avoid heartbreaking INTs
• A media savvy unheard of for a rookie
• Franchise player written all over his jersey
• The compassionate nature to say all the right things ie "this is Romo's team.. period" (compassion is a landmark quality of a leader imo)
• Moxie
• Moxie
• Moxie
• Again, an innate early ability to avoid breaking my heart
• Says it. Does it.
• Leads by example. . . Simply one of the hardest working guys in the locker room.
• I could go on. . .

Romo possesses many of these same qualities but he is also old as dirt coming off of yet another major back surgery in three years. All things being equal, I continue to ride the hot hand because that hand is our future and it is guiding something special in big D.

 

[Westcoasthabsfan]

this still is and should be Tony's team.... you don't lose your spot due to an injury....just my .02 cents