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I think my views on trading away draft picks for rookie QB's has been pretty well documented.
I'm against it. I'm not a huge fan of this years QB crop, but I wouldn't be against one being taken at 1.25 (as long as it isn't Kizer. He wilts under pressure) and go with who is currently on the roster.
I don't disagree with any of this. I'm just very stubborn about giving away high draft picks.
Simon was a hard-working player but talent wise it's nothing we can't replace in the draft. And I view it like this: We lost Simon and Bouye but gain J.J. Watt and Kevin Johnson. We're going to be even better. I think the 2017 Texans defense has a chance to be special if they stay healthy.
Depth is a perennial issue with the Texans. A product of trying to be a legitimate contender and a relatively young organization.
If every year, you (the team....not you personally) are so short sighted and going for the fences, you are unlikely to ever "build" a team that will get to the top............, and, if you try to do this by giving up the farm every year, then if you are lucky enough to ever reach the top, in the end you will likely not have put together anything lasting that will allow you stay there long enough to enjoy it.
Which is why I'm happy about this year's FA period. The Texans have been restrained.
hard to type win twice in one sentence, huh.
That could be a fan's point of view, but I seriously doubt Jerry is making a decision based on anything above a sound business decision to get the best bang out of the release/trade. The Dallas fan base seems to be misunderstood and limited to non Texans fans in Texas. Fans from the many states to make up the fan base aren't thinking about Romo leading the Texans to their first Super Bowl. Being a Texan myself, I'm not thinking about if Tony wins a Super Bowl as a Houston resident, rather if he doesn't how poorly he would be treated in Houston. If he gets a ring as a Texan, same congratulations that was extended to Demarcus Ware. It's all business, but do hope both will return and retire as a Cowboy because sometimes family must leave home for a while.
The more the better, but as much as most of us admire and respect Romo, I don't see (of course I could be wrong) any significant change in the fan base. I recall being disappointed when TO was cut, and a fellow fan reminded me that as much as some of us liked TO, we were first and foremost Cowboys fans, and players come and go. It isn't meant to sound cold, but the business of it all, we can't get too wrapped up in individual players. Heck we liked Murray, and see how the business aspect overruled all fan support.
Untenable enough to toss away a 2nd round pick? I don't really buy that. Even if the goal at QB next year is a rookie, you pay Os another year even if it's as a 3rd stringer. You might have to deal with Osweiler's attitude but you wouldn't hurt your future keeping Os. Trading a 2nd hurts the future of this team, which makes me believe the Texans needed the cash to go after a free agent QB they covet (Romo or Cousins). I think Cousins is staying in Washington another year which only leaves Romo.
Jerry is king ego-maniac in a club of 32 ego maniacs. This is about business.
Why would you keep Os, even if he's a third stringer? I'm a believer in moving on from your mistakes as quickly as possible.
I'm not a fan of bringing Romo to Houston, but if it happens, I'll be pulling for him to succeed. I try to be positive about things until I'm given explicit reason to be negative.
I've also learned that CND leans more on the pessimistic side, so always take that into account.
THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It may be irritating, but fans may be in the dark about some NFL transactions until they actually happen, while teams commonly have NFL insider information about the goings on around the League behind the scenes as they are developing.
A third QB who has two training camps and one season in OB's system, and so has familiarity, would be my choice.
Not being a Cowboy's fan, I haven't followed Romo's career. I am aware that for years he has been considered as one of the better QB talents but also aware of the fact that he has failed to lead the 'Boys to the SB. But I also do agree that if he were able to stay healthy he would likely be the best transition QB we could get and may be able to give us a really good shot in the playoffs. Besides his health, the other question I might have is whether his long experience would translate into adapting to QB's offense and effectively executing it. I would not be down on Romo if we were to aquire him under a cap friendly contract, but I would be concerned about his health and best way to insure the team's success were he to go down.
