Romo Contract

[masterfins]

Can someone tell Jerry Jones that just because you pay Tony Romo like a top five QB, that it doesn't make him one.  No other team in the league would offer Romo that kind of money, so why would Dallas??  Are they rewarding him for his one playoff victory?

[Phishfan]

Great move for all the Dallas haters out there. I really can't understand the move but I love it.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Romo has the 5th highest passer rating in history.  Granted he doesn't have a great w-l record in the post season, but football is a team sport.  Career passer rating of 95.6 is not the reason for the Cowboys lack of success.

Or is Marino a bum for never winning the big one?

[Spider-Dan]

If you think this is a lot, wait until you see how much Matt Ryan gets for one playoff win.

Tony Romo is a good QB (not elite) who deserves this contract.  Yes, he's being paid like a "top 5" QB... but Joe Flacco was just paid like a "top 1" QB.  Karlos Dansby was paid like a "top 1" LB.  That's what happens when you have a newer contract than your peers: the value of the position has inflated.

[masterfins]

Romo has the 5th highest passer rating in history.  Granted he doesn't have a great w-l record in the post season, but football is a team sport.  Career passer rating of 95.6 is not the reason for the Cowboys lack of success.

Or is Marino a bum for never winning the big one?

Romo isn't the sole reason for Cowboys' lack of winning, but considering they have played against a somewhat weak division over the last few years is a point worth noting.  Also, he seems to blow a couple games per year with interceptions in the 4th qtr.  If it were a RB fumbling the ball he would be gone.

[Landshark]

Also, he seems to blow a couple games per year with interceptions in the 4th qtr.  If it were a RB fumbling the ball he would be gone.

Q:  Why can't Tony Romo drive a car with a stick shift?

A:  He can't handle the clutch.


He's like the Sammie Smith of quarterbacks.

[el diablo]

Romo has the 5th highest passer rating in history.  Granted he doesn't have a great w-l record in the post season, but football is a team sport.  Career passer rating of 95.6 is not the reason for the Cowboys lack of success.

Or is Marino a bum for never winning the big one?

Exactly. Its a team sport. And a capitalist market. If you don't pay Romo, what are you replacing him with? Wanna see how bad this team really is, let a Vince Young be the QB.

[EDGECRUSHER]

He is a huge reason the Cowboys aren't terrible, but you just can't ignore his constant big game meltdowns in the 4th quarter. The contract is pretty ridiculous, but just like with Flacco, if not Romo then who?

[MikeO]

Romo is a very good player. The money he got is his UNION at work. This is why they fight for the things they fight for in CBA's, so if his current team doesn't want to pay him someone else will.

Romo isn't a Top QB in this league but he isn't garbage either. And as someone said if you are going to replace him you better have someone ready to step in and play Day 1. Quality starting QB's that play at his level don't grow on tree's!! If you have one you better lock them up and keep him.

[Landshark]

He is a huge reason the Cowboys aren't terrible, but you just can't ignore his constant big game meltdowns in the 4th quarter. The contract is pretty ridiculous, but just like with Flacco, if not Romo then who?

Flacco got the monky off his back and made believers out of a lot of people.  Let's see if Tony Romo (and Matt Ryan) can do the same.  The only difference is, Flacco has a lot more playoff wins than Romo/Ryan.

[Spider-Dan]

I think if we looked at a list of every player to sign a contract that was (at the time of signing) the most expensive for that position in the league, Romo looks like a pretty good deal.

Keep in mind that it wasn't that long ago that you'd give a top 5 salary to Alex Smith or Sam Bradford before they played a down in the league.

[MikeO]

Flacco got the monky off his back and made believers out of a lot of people.  Let's see if Tony Romo (and Matt Ryan) can do the same.  The only difference is, Flacco has a lot more playoff wins than Romo/Ryan.

Matt Ryan has already made a lot of believers out of people, he is a top QB in this league.  He will be paid as such.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

He's like the Sammie Smith of quarterbacks.

Or the Dan Marino of QBs. 

[Sunstroke]

He's like the Sammie Smith of quarterbacks. 

...and you're like the Rollo Tomasi of professors.

[Pappy13]

Or the Dan Marino of QBs. 

Marino played in 18 playoff games in his 17 year career and won 8 of them including 3 divisional round wins and a conference championship.

Romo has played in 4 playoff games in his 9 year career and won once, a wild card game. Not quite the same thing, but nice try.