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How about Tony Romo in Houston

If he has difficulty staying healthy behind the BEST OL in football what makes people thnk he can stay healthy behind one of the worst?
I realize that Romo has had a hard time staying healthy but the way in which Romo was hit and landed when he was hurt last season would have caused the same injury to almost any player Romo's size falling under a defender of much larger size. It was just a freak accident and I am sure Romo will have more awareness when he is outside the pocket.

I personally find that Romo could have great seasons with us much as Peyton had with Denver before he rode off into the senset with a Super Bowl title. If our defense can keep it's best players from significant injuries and we can run the ball with above average success than Romo won't have to throw a lot or for a lot of yards and we won't need to score too much to see our team win games. Romo just has to play smart and function a tick above average and we can win a title with him.

I tend to think our O-line was far from the worst. Yes they are not nearly the best but to me they were middle of the road and more inconsistent than all out bad.
 
That's kinda like saying the Cowboys won five Super Bowls.


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Romo caught hell with Cowboys fans but it is not like he was loaded with talent to work with or had much in the way of an O-line. Not to mention for most of his time in Dallas his defenses were far from as good as our defense.

It is not like we will need to have Romo throw 40+ passes a game to win games. With our defense Romo does not need to feel like he has to carry the team.

Romo will most likely sign a team friendly contract and he most likely will not sign long term. I am all for a two season contract and getting competent Qb play for the first time in years.

It will also be a good way to judge O'b and how he runs the offense. We know Romo is much more battle tested than Os and he has a better track record than any Qb we have or have had, including when we brought in Matt Schaub.

Broncos fans were worried about Peyton Manning and yet Peyton had a few statisically good seasons. Peyton was far from top notch when he helped the Broncos win the title two seasons ago but he made good his last season when it counted and he did not need to be anywhere close to his vintage self due to Denvers healthy and top notch defense. I say Romo is our best chance to win it all. If he becomes available we need to aggressively persue Tony Romo unless we have a real chance at Kirk Cousins. I don't see Kirk happening. So to me it is Tony Romo or bust.
 
I realize that Romo has had a hard time staying healthy but the way in which Romo was hit and landed when he was hurt last season would have caused the same injury to almost any player Romo's size falling under a defender of much larger size. It was just a freak accident and I am sure Romo will have more awareness when he is outside the pocket.

I personally find that Romo could have great seasons with us much as Peyton had with Denver before he rode off into the senset with a Super Bowl title. If our defense can keep it's best players from significant injuries and we can run the ball with above average success than Romo won't have to throw a lot or for a lot of yards and we won't need to score too much to see our team win games. Romo just has to play smart and function a tick above average and we can win a title with him.

I tend to think our O-line was far from the worst. Yes they are not nearly the best but to me they were middle of the road and more inconsistent than all out bad.

People who keep saying this don't get it. It's not about him being Mr. Glass on his own. It's about the fact that he DID sustain the injuries and they DO make him more vulnerable to future issues/injury.

Also, the more awareness when outside the pocket thing is laughable. If a LBer is bearing down on you and you can step into a throw to an open receiver, you are going to get hit. If a tackle misses a block on your blind side, you're going to get hit. The QB is going to get hit frequently. This is NFL football and it's played at full speed. QBs don't have a 360 degree helmet on with the ability to slow down time. People get hit when they have no intention of being hit.
 
The QB is going to get hit frequently. This is NFL football and it's played at full speed. QBs don't have a 360 degree helmet on with the ability to slow down time. People get hit when they have no intention of being hit.
Which is why the Texans are the best fit for Tony Romo. With our dominating defense (Watt returning to the #1 ranked D), and our ability to grind out some low-scoring games. We may only have to pass the ball 15 to 20 times, as oppose to Romo throwing it 40 times in Dallas. We can run the ball 30+ times and allow our defense to preserve a 13-6 win or 10-3 win. Some games Tony Romo may not even be hit but once or twice.

And Romo is healthy right now. Says he's in the best shape he's been in a long time. It could be why Jerry Jones continues to hold onto to him hoping for a trade. In his goodbye message to Dallas fans last week Romo was in his weight room getting a good work out in.

Rewind back to the Texans at Patriots game in the divisional round. We trailed 17-13 at halftime. We trailed 24-16 early in the fourth quarter despite Osweiler playing horribly. Add J.J. Watt and Tony Romo to that game. I think we may be leading in the fourth quarter at Foxborough!

I know good health involves luck a lot of times. The same thing I said when Peyton Manning was a free agent and I wanted the Texans to sign him. But some of you laughed at the idea and said he was done. You said his neck was damaged goods, and even if he made it through a few games before going on IR, he was still a bad fit playing in Kubiak's system. How did that work out for the Broncos?
 
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If we only pass 15-20 times, that means running a ton. You gonna put that load on Miller again? Trust in Blue?
If need be, yes. Ideally I would draft a running back in this draft to share the load with Lamar Miller and the likes of Blue and Grimes. Whoever makes the team. I think we can keep Tony Romo healthy and go 12-4 in 2017. And come playoff time we stick with the same formula: Dominating defense. heavy run game, Romo making the big passing plays especially off play action. The Texans can win back-to-back Super Bowls over the next two years, IMO.
 
People who keep saying this don't get it. It's not about him being Mr. Glass on his own. It's about the fact that he DID sustain the injuries and they DO make him more vulnerable to future issues/injury.

Also, the more awareness when outside the pocket thing is laughable. If a LBer is bearing down on you and you can step into a throw to an open receiver, you are going to get hit. If a tackle misses a block on your blind side, you're going to get hit. The QB is going to get hit frequently. This is NFL football and it's played at full speed. QBs don't have a 360 degree helmet on with the ability to slow down time. People get hit when they have no intention of being hit.
All I know is it's just freak luck that Tony Romo landed wrong under the full weight of other players much bigger than himself more than once.

I have every confidence Romo will sign a team friendly deal and to me that makes taking him and his injury history worth it.
 
People who keep saying this don't get it. It's not about him being Mr. Glass on his own. It's about the fact that he DID sustain the injuries and they DO make him more vulnerable to future issues/injury.

Also, the more awareness when outside the pocket thing is laughable. If a LBer is bearing down on you and you can step into a throw to an open receiver, you are going to get hit. If a tackle misses a block on your blind side, you're going to get hit. The QB is going to get hit frequently. This is NFL football and it's played at full speed. QBs don't have a 360 degree helmet on with the ability to slow down time. People get hit when they have no intention of being hit.
All I know is it's just freak luck that Tony Romo landed wrong under the full weight of other players much bigger than himself more than once.

I have every confidence Romo will sign a team friendly deal and to me that makes taking him and his injury history worth it.
 
Which is why the Texans are the best fit for Tony Romo. With our dominating defense (Watt returning to the #1 ranked D), and our ability to grind out some low-scoring games. We may only have to pass the ball 15 to 20 times, as oppose to Romo throwing it 40 times in Dallas. We can run the ball 30+ times and allow our defense to preserve a 13-6 win or 10-3 win. Some games Tony Romo may not even be hit but once or twice.

And Romo is healthy right now. Says he's in the best shape he's been in a long time. It could be why Jerry Jones continues to hold onto to him hoping for a trade. In his goodbye message to Dallas fans last week Romo was in his weight room getting a good work out in.

Rewind back to the Texans at Patriots game in the divisional round. We trailed 17-13 at halftime. We trailed 24-16 early in the fourth quarter despite Osweiler playing horribly. Add J.J. Watt and Tony Romo to that game. I think we may be leading in the fourth quarter at Foxborough!

I know good health involves luck a lot of times. The same thing I said when Peyton Manning was a free agent and I wanted the Texans to sign him. But some of you laughed at the idea and said he was done. You said his neck was damaged goods, and even if he made it through a few games before going on IR, he was still a bad fit playing in Kubiak's system. How did that work out for the Broncos?
Peyton was a bad fit for Kubiaks system but he had the luxury of Denver's top rated defense. All Peyton had to do is play smart and do just enough to win in the playoffs and championship game. Which he did.
 
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People who keep saying this don't get it. It's not about him being Mr. Glass on his own. It's about the fact that he DID sustain the injuries and they DO make him more vulnerable to future issues/injury.

Also, the more awareness when outside the pocket thing is laughable. If a LBer is bearing down on you and you can step into a throw to an open receiver, you are going to get hit. If a tackle misses a block on your blind side, you're going to get hit. The QB is going to get hit frequently. This is NFL football and it's played at full speed. QBs don't have a 360 degree helmet on with the ability to slow down time. People get hit when they have no intention of being hit.
Romo's collerbone breaks were just s*** luck. I think we would be stupid not to sign him to a fair contract.
 
I have every confidence Romo will sign a team friendly deal and to me that makes taking him and his injury history worth it.

Can you define "team friendly"?

Will it be less than the $14M he's scheduled to make this year? Will we be able to cut him if he doesn't live up to expectations with no affect on our cap in 2018?
 
Romo or Cutler could be the answer. I would also draft a guy in the 2nd or sign a young rehab project like Manuel or Geno.

Why rule out the 1st?

Can you define "team friendly"?

Will it be less than the $14M he's scheduled to make this year? Will we be able to cut him if he doesn't live up to expectations with no affect on our cap in 2018?

IF the Texans are targeting Romo I don't get why they are missing the no dead money ramification of a trade.

I'd rather take a chance on Chase Daniel.

Why? Why train up another project lottery ticket QB Instead of rolling with our own in Savage or a high round rookie?
 
IF the Texans are targeting Romo I don't get why they are missing the no dead money ramification of a trade.

Agreed. I'd offer as much as the 4th we got from Cleveland. At worst, it's like we traded Osweiler & a 2nd round pick for Romo & there ain't nothing wrong with that trade in my book.

I'd think totally differently if I thought Rick could land Romo for less than $18M/yr & it's only $14M against the 2017 cap.

& it's not that I want Romo, I'm just saying if he was part of their plans, trading for his current contract is the way to go.
 
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Why? Why train up another project lottery ticket QB Instead of rolling with our own in Savage or a high round rookie?

Savage hasn't proven he could be much improvement over what we've endured the past couple years. That's when he's not sitting on IR.

I'm not even considering any rookie from this years draft class stepping in from day 1 leading any team.

Bring in Daniel to compete with Savage, Weeden and the rookie (day 2 or 3). I'd think Daniel would come at a fairly reasonable price. Maybe the best QB win the job.

In the end, I'd be fine rolling with Savage as long as we had a viable backup plan.
 
If we only pass 15-20 times, that means running a ton. You gonna put that load on Miller again? Trust in Blue?

You live in a pipe dream
You beat me to it! Run 30 times a games as Texnsjuggernaut suggested?............480 in 16 games...........and if we are fortunate enough to make 2 playoff games, a total of 540 carries????? And why would you go to all the trouble and expense to get a quarterback that is expected to pass only 15-20 times a game and sacrifice the development of any QB you would rather have around for the long haul?:toropalm:
 
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And why would you go to all the trouble and expense to get a quarterback that is expected to pass only 15-20 times a game and sacrifice the development of any QB you would rather have around for the long haul?:toropalm:

Funny, the draftniks would have you believe all the QBs need a year or two of development. Texans look like they intend to position themselves to do that and it becomes sacrificing their development.
 
You guys missed my point completely. I'm not saying to run the ball that many times every game. Just when we have to grind out a tough low-scoring game against another tough defense. Some games will be like that but there is no reason to worry about Romo getting hurt with the type of team we have. His chances of getting hurt are no higher or lower than anybody else. I don't buy some of that silly talk that he's a high risk to get hurt again. It's football. Anybody can get hurt on any given play.

Tony Romo gives us a good chance to win the Super Bowl next year if we keep him healthy and he's able to play a majority of the season like he last did in 2014 (15 regular-season games and 2 playoff games). He had a wild-card win over the Lions. They nearly beat the Packers in the divisional round but Dez Bryant had that controversial non-catch that people still debate to this day. Just a dumb rule mostly.
 
Peyton was a bad fit for Kubiaks system but he had the luxury of Denver's top rated defense. All Peyton had to do is play smart and do just enough to win that game. Which he did.
And it's the same here right now. With Watt back in the mix I think we may have the best defense in the NFL since the 2000 Ravens and 1985 Bears. We'll top that Broncos defense from two years ago.

That's the point I'm trying to make. We're in a good spot for Tony Romo. If he doesn't come here I hope he retires and takes that nice job at FOX. I don't want to see him get hurt again behind that mediocre Broncos offensive line.

With Watt, Clowney and Mercilus, if all stay healthy, I believe are the best three pass rushers on one team in NFL History. All could combine for some amazing sack totals.
 
Can you define "team friendly"?

Will it be less than the $14M he's scheduled to make this year? Will we be able to cut him if he doesn't live up to expectations with no affect on our cap in 2018?
Well hopefully both those things are what takes place. Otherwise I am less than thrilled with signing him. I have a feeling he may go along with the team cutting part but I would assume he will want at least $14M guaranteed. I can't say I would blame him for going that route.
 
If we only pass 15-20 times, that means running a ton. You gonna put that load on Miller again? Trust in Blue?

You live in a pipe dream
I'm really hoping we get a good RB in this upcoming draft. The talking heads keep saying that there's good value at the RB position in this draft.
 
And it's the same here right now. With Watt back in the mix I think we may have the best defense in the NFL since the 2000 Ravens and 1985 Bears. We'll top that Broncos defense from two years ago.

That's the point I'm trying to make. We're in a good spot for Tony Romo. If he doesn't come here I hope he retires and takes that nice job at FOX. I don't want to see him get hurt again behind that mediocre Broncos offensive line.

With Watt, Clowney and Mercilus, if all stay healthy, I believe are the best three pass rushers on one team in NFL History. All could combine for some amazing sack totals.
I am with you on Romo and I agree that we will have a stout defense but there is no way I can say that we may end up with the three best pass rushers in NFL history. JJ Watt may fit the bill but that is all I can see at this time. No biggie, I just agree to disagree on that part.
 
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Savage hasn't proven he could be much improvement over what we've endured the past couple years. That's when he's not sitting on IR.

I'm not even considering any rookie from this years draft class stepping in from day 1 leading any team.

Bring in Daniel to compete with Savage, Weeden and the rookie (day 2 or 3). I'd think Daniel would come at a fairly reasonable price. Maybe the best QB win the job.

In the end, I'd be fine rolling with Savage as long as we had a viable backup plan.

UDFA with 78 total pass attempts in a 7 year career. Your definition of "fairly reasonable" is probably a whole lot more $$$ than mine. The fact that he got $7 million per year from Philly was highway robbery.
 
You beat me to it! Run 30 times a games as Texnsjuggernaut suggested?............480 in 16 games...........and if we are fortunate enough to make 2 playoff games, a total of 540 carries????? And why would you go to all the trouble and expense to get a quarterback that is expected to pass only 15-20 times a game and sacrifice the development of any QB you would rather have around for the long haul?:toropalm:
I never suggested a run count. What I said is there is no way Romo will have to throw the ball 30+ or more times a game. I expect our running game to be solid and that is all it needs to be. As far as how many times Romo will pass in games, that would depend on the opponent and the circumstances. Why would we risk Romo's health by airing it out regularly? It is not about how many times Romo throws the ball but how effective he is with the throws he makes. In no way should Romo throw the ball more than 30 times in any game. That is par for the course for any Qb. Airing it out often will take it's toll on almost any Qb but Romo is advanced in age and it is common sense that you don't overload him with a ton of pass attempts every game. Especially with what figures to be a defense well above average. I would love to see a Qb come in a throw for a ton of yardage and TD's and air it out a ton of times but I don't see that as feasible. Not in regards to Tony Romo as our Qb.
 
If we only pass 15-20 times, that means running a ton. You gonna put that load on Miller again? Trust in Blue?

You live in a pipe dream

Its not like you can't find another RB or two in FA and the draft. The RB situation is far from set right now.
 
I think in rounds 3 and 4 of this draft there could be a diamond in the rough a Qb. I don't think we should even worry about a proven FA Qb for what it's worth but I could see Tony Romo doing well if he ended up our Qb this upcoming season.
 
The real question is, how long do we wait before telling Jerry to shove it? There are a few players left in free agency that could help us & we have traditionally (until last year) waited for the second wave of signings to get involved. But, if we sit on the sidelines for too long, even those players will disappear. I now have another reason to hate Jerry & the Cowboys. Lol
 
The real question is, how long do we wait before telling Jerry to shove it? There are a few players left in free agency that could help us & we have traditionally (until last year) waited for the second wave of signings to get involved. But, if we sit on the sidelines for too long, even those players will disappear. I now have another reason to hate Jerry & the Cowboys. Lol
I think we and the Broncos are effectively telling Jerry to shove it now by (hopefully) showing no interest in trading for Romo and his contract.

Essentially, Jerry's situation is unaffected by the delayed timing of the cut, Romo becomes available later in the FA season when money (at least from the team's Romo's likely interested in) is scarcer, and the main party getting hurt by Jerry Jones is his former starting QB.

The belief (unsubstantiated, but reasonably held) was that Jerry would work with Tony to either make certain he was traded to a place he found acceptable, or waived early to give him the best chance to find a home, and Tony (under the table of course since it's illegal under the CBA) would agree to take certain places off his list of potential free agent landing spots. Makes you wonder if Tony's under the table agreement (to the extent there is/was one) if off the table if he's held hostage (Brock Osweiler jab intended) much longer.
 
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I think we and the Broncos are effectively telling Jerry to shove it now by (hopefully) showing no interest in trading for Romo and his contract.

Essentially, Jerry's situation is unaffected by the delayed timing of the cut, Romo becomes available later in the FA season when money (at least from the team's Romo's likely interested in) is scarcer, and the main party getting hurt by Jerry Jones is his former starting QB.

The belief (unsubstatiated, but reasonably held) was that Jerry would work with Tony to either make certain he was traded to a place he found acceptable, or waived early to give him the best chance to find a home, and Tony (under the table of course since it's illegal under the CBA) would agree to take certain places off his list of potential free agent landing spots. Makes you wonder if Tony's under the table agreement (to the extent there is/was one) if off the table if he's held hostage (Brock Osweiler jab intended) much longer.
I agree. I wonder if we brought Cutler in for a look if it would cause Romo to start putting the heat on Jerry? It's worth a shot.
 
With Watt back in the mix I think we may have the best defense in the NFL since the 2000 Ravens and 1985 Bears. We'll top that Broncos defense from two years ago.
We were 12th in points allowed last year - shouldn't we have been in the top 10 before we start projecting all time great status? JJ may or may not be JJ next year, we've lost some depth that is unclear if it will be replaced and we have a rookie D coordinator. I'm not saying we're not going to be good but won't be surprised if we're not as good as last year and will be shocked if we're in the all time best conversation.

With Watt, Clowney and Mercilus, if all stay healthy, I believe are the best three pass rushers on one team in NFL History. All could combine for some amazing sack totals.
1989 Vikings: Chris Doleman 21 sacks (#1 in league), Keith Millard 18 sacks (3rd in league), Al Noga 11.5 sacks, Henry Thomas 9 sacks. I watched every game and we aren't even in the same conversation as far as pass rush (plus 84 bears had more sacks). Vikings didn't even need a secondary. The qb was down or someone in his face before he could even look down field. Half of our sacks are because of our secondary.
 
Peyton was a bad fit for Kubiaks system but he had the luxury of Denver's top rated defense. All Peyton had to do is play smart and do just enough to win in the playoffs and championship game. Which he did.


You don't know what you are talking about.

Kubiak , Smith & McNair all wanted Manning ..... they were just hamstrung by the fact that they had just extended Schaub. That made landing Manning all but impossible.


Manning would have been great in Gary's offense .... he probably has the best play action fake of any quarterback in the history of the league - Schaub was pretty damn good himself , faking out the camera crews on so many occasions. That deception is a staple of that offense. He might not have been running naked boots .... but that doesn't make him a poor fit , Gary would have adapted the offense to suit.
 
Why? If he has one run longer than Lamar Miller, O'b will shut him down.
I'd laugh at that if it didn't hurt so much.
I cannot disagree.

I was serious when I said we need this guy
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to come out of retirement to run our offense and develop our QBs.
 
Let's take a look at the Cowboys' cap situation right now. They have $8.4M in space with a projected $5.3M needed to sign draft picks. So, that's $3.1M in available space, a number so small that I doubt they make any moves without cutting players. They have only a few guys they can cut, that aren't Romo, that would add space, but it's only a million or two here or there and there aren't many.

If the Cowboys cut Romo outright, he saves them only $5.1M on this year's cap. The Cowboys see no cap relief until June 2nd if they designate him a June 1st cut, which opens an additional $8.9M, on top of the $5.1M, by pushing it off into 2018. So, this stalemate isn't likely to be broken without a trade.

Assuming the Cowboys want to make Romo a June 1st cut, it doesn't make any sense for them to do it before that time. This fact needs to weigh heavily in our strategy going forward. Additionally, many of the top level FAs aren't available anymore. There isn't a tackle available that is considered a sure-fire starter. Same goes for safety.

My question is, given the situation the Texans have put themselves in with this Osweiler trade (talking about available cap space), what is your recommended action? Do you wait until June 1st, hope another team doesn't trade a pick to get him, and then try to negotiate a deal with him? Do you trade a draft pick for him in order to secure his acquisition, and also our ability to add FAs before they're all gone? What pick would you be willing to part with? With this knowledge, would you go in a different direction and spend the money on available free agents now?

I'm curious what people's thoughts on our strategy should be given this information.

Personally, I'm not a supporter of adding Romo, but given our recent trade, I wouldn't be opposed to adding him on an one year deal. I would also have preferred to have aggressively added a tackle in FA. Having said that, my strategy right now would start with looking for value in FA at any position of need in which we can also cut players in order to keep as much cap as possible, or at tackle and safety. I don't see those guys at tackle and safety, so it'd probably be at athletic cover style ILB or MAYBE corner. I'd cut our vets at those positions only if the player acquired was better than the vet. My goal would be to improve the team now while also keeping roughly $15M aside (probably more like $18M) available for the addition of Romo. I would not trade for Romo. I'm not paying him ~$25M and leaving myself only $4M or so after draft picks to add to the team. I'm also not losing any more draft picks in this endeavor. I'm assuming we will extend Hopkins as well.

I get that some people would prefer that we had spent some of this money on FAs that have already been signed, but try to ask yourself what you'd do now that they are gone.
 
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Personally, I'm not a supporter of adding Romo, but given our recent trade, I wouldn't be opposed to adding him on an one year deal. I would also have preferred to have aggressively added a tackle in FA. Having said that, my strategy right now would start with looking for value in FA at any position of need in which we can also cut players in order to keep as much cap as possible, or at tackle and safety. I don't see those guys at tackle and safety, so it'd probably be at athletic cover style ILB or MAYBE corner. I'd cut our vets at those positions only if the player acquired was better than the vet. My goal would be to improve the team now while also keeping roughly $15M aside (probably more like $18M) available for the addition of Romo. I would not trade for Romo. I'm not paying him ~$25M and leaving myself only $4M or so after draft picks to add to the team. I'm also not losing any more draft picks in this endeavor. I'm assuming we will extend Hopkins as well.
I'm good with this plan. And I would hope the bolded is the baseline strategy each and every year. And I'd add to that "and only if the targeted player is a fit for the system the coaches want us to play. I know that should be obvious but I've seen too many free agents flourish in one system, leave that one for a big payday, then be mediocre (or just plain flop) with their new team in a different system.

That's why I'm not sure Romo would work here. The offense Romo has been running with the Cowboys doesn't really look like ours. And my faith in O'Brien's ability to teach it is low.
 
Let's take a look at the Cowboys' cap situation right now. They have $8.4M in space with a projected $5.3M needed to sign draft picks. So, that's $3.1M in available space, a number so small that I doubt they make any moves without cutting players. They have only a few guys they can cut, that aren't Romo, that would add space, but it's only a million or two here or there and there aren't many.

If the Cowboys cut Romo outright, he saves them only $5.1M on this year's cap. The Cowboys see no cap relief until June 2nd if they designate him a June 1st cut, which opens an additional $8.9M, on top of the $5.1M, by pushing it off into 2018. So, this stalemate isn't likely to be broken without a trade.

Assuming the Cowboys want to make Romo a June 1st cut, it doesn't make any sense for them to do it before that time. This fact needs to weigh heavily in our strategy going forward. Additionally, many of the top level FAs aren't available anymore. There isn't a tackle available that is considered a sure-fire starter. Same goes for safety.

My question is, given the situation the Texans have put themselves in with this Osweiler trade (talking about available cap space), what is your recommended action? Do you wait until June 1st, hope another team doesn't trade a pick to get him, and then try to negotiate a deal with him? Do you trade a draft pick for him in order to secure his acquisition, and also our ability to add FAs before they're all gone? What pick would you be willing to part with? With this knowledge, would you go in a different direction and spend the money on available free agents now?

I'm curious what people's thoughts on our strategy should be given this information.

Personally, I'm not a supporter of adding Romo, but given our recent trade, I wouldn't be opposed to adding him on an one year deal. I would also have preferred to have aggressively added a tackle in FA. Having said that, my strategy right now would start with looking for value in FA at any position of need in which we can also cut players in order to keep as much cap as possible, or at tackle and safety. I don't see those guys at tackle and safety, so it'd probably be at athletic cover style ILB or MAYBE corner. I'd cut our vets at those positions only if the player acquired was better than the vet. My goal would be to improve the team now while also keeping roughly $15M aside (probably more like $18M) available for the addition of Romo. I would not trade for Romo. I'm not paying him ~$25M and leaving myself only $4M or so after draft picks to add to the team. I'm also not losing any more draft picks in this endeavor. I'm assuming we will extend Hopkins as well.

I get that some people would prefer that we had spent some of this money on FAs that have already been signed, but try to ask yourself what you'd do now that they are gone.
As I suggested in another post, I'd bring Cutler in & try to sign him cheap. Then, let him, Savage & Weedon fight it out for the starters job. I'd then look at Poe, Hankins & the remaining linebackers to shore up those positions. I seriously doubt we ever had any intentions of pursuing an OT in free agency. Good OT's tend to cost too much in free agency. The best RT this year (Wagner) cost about $9 million per year to sign. I think the Texan's plan all along has been to draft a RT in the 1st round this year. Hopefully, Allen is recovered from his injuries last year & returns to the form that caused us to sign him in the first place. Otherwise, I look for a guard or OT (that can be moved to guard) in the 2nd or 3rd round. I like your idea of cutting players as we replace them with upgraded players to keep as much cap space as possible. I also would not give up a 2nd round pick to trade for Butler when this year's draft is deep in secondary players. Next year, I go all in for a franchise QB in what is considered to be a deep QB draft.
 
Let's take a look at the Cowboys' cap situation right now. They have $8.4M in space with a projected $5.3M needed to sign draft picks. So, that's $3.1M in available space, a number so small that I doubt they make any moves without cutting players. They have only a few guys they can cut, that aren't Romo, that would add space, but it's only a million or two here or there and there aren't many.

If the Cowboys cut Romo outright, he saves them only $5.1M on this year's cap. The Cowboys see no cap relief until June 2nd if they designate him a June 1st cut, which opens an additional $8.9M, on top of the $5.1M, by pushing it off into 2018. So, this stalemate isn't likely to be broken without a trade.

Assuming the Cowboys want to make Romo a June 1st cut, it doesn't make any sense for them to do it before that time. This fact needs to weigh heavily in our strategy going forward. Additionally, many of the top level FAs aren't available anymore. There isn't a tackle available that is considered a sure-fire starter. Same goes for safety.

My question is, given the situation the Texans have put themselves in with this Osweiler trade (talking about available cap space), what is your recommended action? Do you wait until June 1st, hope another team doesn't trade a pick to get him, and then try to negotiate a deal with him? Do you trade a draft pick for him in order to secure his acquisition, and also our ability to add FAs before they're all gone? What pick would you be willing to part with? With this knowledge, would you go in a different direction and spend the money on available free agents now?

I'm curious what people's thoughts on our strategy should be given this information.

Personally, I'm not a supporter of adding Romo, but given our recent trade, I wouldn't be opposed to adding him on an one year deal. I would also have preferred to have aggressively added a tackle in FA. Having said that, my strategy right now would start with looking for value in FA at any position of need in which we can also cut players in order to keep as much cap as possible, or at tackle and safety. I don't see those guys at tackle and safety, so it'd probably be at athletic cover style ILB or MAYBE corner. I'd cut our vets at those positions only if the player acquired was better than the vet. My goal would be to improve the team now while also keeping roughly $15M aside (probably more like $18M) available for the addition of Romo. I would not trade for Romo. I'm not paying him ~$25M and leaving myself only $4M or so after draft picks to add to the team. I'm also not losing any more draft picks in this endeavor. I'm assuming we will extend Hopkins as well.

I get that some people would prefer that we had spent some of this money on FAs that have already been signed, but try to ask yourself what you'd do now that they are gone.

I would sign Ty Nsekhe and give up a 2nd rd tender

If Romo isn't let go soon, I would move on to Cutler and tell Jerrah to suck it.

Then I would draft Mahomes at 25. If he's not there draft the best OL possible and draft Kelly later.
 
You don't know what you are talking about.

Kubiak , Smith & McNair all wanted Manning ..... they were just hamstrung by the fact that they had just extended Schaub. That made landing Manning all but impossible.


Manning would have been great in Gary's offense .... he probably has the best play action fake of any quarterback in the history of the league - Schaub was pretty damn good himself , faking out the camera crews on so many occasions. That deception is a staple of that offense. He might not have been running naked boots .... but that doesn't make him a poor fit , Gary would have adapted the offense to suit.
I will agree to disagree on this. Peyton Manning did not struggle so much in his final season as a Bronco simply due to age. He had better success under John Fox. In the 2013 NFL season, quarterback Peyton Manning threw for 5,477 yards and 55 touchdowns, both records, and the offense combined for 7,317 yards, also a record.

Our very own failure BO said that he may have stayed in Denver had John Fox remained in Denver as the head coach. I realize he chose us and had no chance of reuniting under John Fox but he felt our offense was better suited to what he wanted to do as the Qb of our team. It did not work out and he was wrong but I still don't think it was lost on Brock how Peyton looked under Gary Kubiak. Peyton was far from setting any records under Gary Kubiak and his ultra conservative offense.

Yes Gary Kubiak won a title and John Fox did not. That had mostly to do with the Broncos defense making their run that season with all their key players being healthy.

People can say that Peyton struggled his last season due to age and past injuries but I don't see it 100% that way. I don't think Peyton would have broken any records under John Fox in Peytons final season but I do think Peyton and the Broncos offense would have faired much better under John Fox.

Gary was a good offensive coordinator at one time but not as he neared the end of his coaching career.
 
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