Per NFL news....Romo to IR

[VA Cowboy]

My guess is the draft will go like so

1. CB "you gotta stop the other team's QB if you want to get in the tournament"
2. TE
3. DL

Get a developmental QB like Tom Savage to placate the crowd in the 7th

And even then it'd just be the 3rd QB we drafted since Bill Musgrave.

 

[Bob Roberts]

And even then it'd just be the 3rd QB we drafted since Bill Musgrave.

That's insane, but then I remember who is running things from jocks to socks.

 

[Simpleton]

To be fair the new system makes it kind of difficult to draft a guy in the 1st unless you plan on starting him right away. First rounders get 4 year deals, if you plan on sitting a guy for 2-3 years you only have 1-2 seasons of performance before you have to make a decision on a contract extension.

I'm fine if we bottom out with Romo, we'll just have to be lucky enough that we end up bad in a year where there are legit QB prospects available.

 

[Bob Roberts]

There's two guys with bad knees, Murray and Mettenberger.

Draft one and sit him on his ass for a year then see what you have.

 

[boozeman]

To be fair the new system makes it kind of difficult to draft a guy in the 1st unless you plan on starting him right away. First rounders get 4 year deals, if you plan on sitting a guy for 2-3 years you only have 1-2 seasons of performance before you have to make a decision on a contract extension.

I feel pretty confident that Romo will not be playing at a quality level three years from now. With back issues, he might be done by 2015.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

There's two guys with bad knees, Murray and Mettenberger.

Draft one and sit him on his ass for a year then see what you have.

I really like Mettenberger. What he did with LSU this year was excellent. He is a big QB who can stand tall in the pocket and deliver the ball with velocity.

 

[Texas Ace]

I feel pretty confident that Romo will not be playing at a quality level three years from now. With back issues, he might be done by 2015.

That's if his arm doesn't fail him first.

He's lost a significant amount of zip on his ball the last 2 seasons and his accuracy has declined as well.

 

[boozeman]

That's if his arm doesn't fail him first.

He's lost a significant amount of zip on his ball the last 2 seasons and his accuracy has declined as well.

That is why Jerry is a fool if he thinks Romo just emerges at his age like nothing happened.

If there is an opportunity to grab a QB and the value is there...you absolutely have to.

This idea of just waiting until late or even UDFA is absolutely stupid.

 

[boozeman]

Tony Romo's back, & contract, continually look worse

The prayer of Tony Romo taking the needle to play Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles is dead as Jason Garrett announced that Romo has had back surgery on Friday morning.

"We had been hoping he would respond to the injection he was getting," Jerry Jones said this morning on 105.3 The Fan. "It was apparent this morning he was not responding. Everybody agreed we ought to have surgery this morning."

YULrx.St.58This news requires a Tim McCarver-like badgering of the obvious:

The Cowboys gave a 33-year-old quarterback coming off back surgery a six-year contract worth $108 million, $55 mil' guaranteed. Romo has had TWO back surgeries in eight months.

This deal makes the Roy Williams (both of them) contracts look genius.

March 29, 2013: Romo signed a six-year deal worth $108 million, $55 million guaranteed.
May 22, 2013: Romo had surgery to remove a cyst on his back.

In late July, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett refers to Romo with an "injury". There had been rumors that Romo suffered a herniated disc as far back as the offseason, and now at this point we know his back is not perfect. I wrote this column that we should all be scared to death about Romo's back.

Dec. 22, 2013: Romo suffered a herniated disc in the second-half of a season-saving win at Washington. Clearly he was hurt during the game as the majority of his second-half passes lacked zip, and were lofts more than throws.

"It was a super human effort to finish that game," Jerry said on the 105.3 The Fan this morning. Hard to argue that.

Dec. 27, 2013: Romo has season-ending surgery to repair his back.

"It had nothing to do with his cyst that that been treated and surgery for in the spring," Jerry said. "The MRI said that area is doing well. They are not related in any way."

Ask anyone who has had back problems - bad backs never get right again - they get less worse. Or just ask Troy Aikman about bad backs.

Romo is expected to be back for offseason workouts.

We should not expect his back to ever be the same again.

@MacEngelProf

 

[Genghis Khan]

And even then it'd just be the 3rd QB we drafted since Bill Musgrave.

And the highest QB we drafted in that time was Quincy Carter.

It's almost comical at this point.

 

[boozeman]

And the highest QB we drafted in that time was Quincy Carter.

It's almost comical at this point.

The second highest was Stephen McGee.

He's trying!

Yeah, uh huh. Thought so.

 

[Genghis Khan]

That is why Jerry is a fool if he thinks Romo just emerges at his age like nothing happened.

If there is an opportunity to grab a QB and the value is there...you absolutely have to.

Have. To.

 

[Carp]

That's if his arm doesn't fail him first.

He's lost a significant amount of zip on his ball the last 2 seasons and his accuracy has declined as well.

I'd say his inaccuracy is directly tied to his back issues. This year in particular.

 

[Clay_Allison]

No...the uncertainty of back issues has always confused Jerry.

Remember Haley? Novacek?

Also Tolbert.

 

[boozeman]

Also Tolbert.

Nah, I think Tolbert was bad knees. Had like seven knee operations.

 

[boozeman]

Prediction: Tony ends up being like Marco Rivera on a treadmill.

 

[p1_]

Classic Jones stupidity with contracts, only elevated to new heights. Say hello to qb and salary cap hell boys.

We are fucked for the forseeable future. Might as well not bother tuning in anytime soon.

 

[boozeman]

 

[p1_]

who is chace crawford?

 

[asklesko]

I'm still not convinced Garrett is back, this certainly raises the chances of it of course, but if they get embarrassed by 3+ TD's in this final game I think Garrett is gone.

no way. it's even more incentive to retain garrett. everything is uncertain. why make it more uncertain by switching coaches?