Tony Romo's 6 year, $108 million extension

[RavensFanInCA]

Surprised there isn't already a thread on this. Crazy talk to give Romo $55m guaranteed for his 1 playoff win. Donovan knows what's up: https://twitter.com/donovanjmcnabb/status/317731951790403585

[Jaydoog]

Any thats why they never win

[RavenFan28105]

At least people will stop bashing Flacco and now move on to Romo

[redrum52]

They're going after McNabb but he did more with less. Dallas had some good teams and just couldn't get it done. The offenae has been built for Romo to succeed minus the o line as of lately. He had a running game defense and skill players. Romo just isn't clutch. I can't say he's bad. He just isn't clutch and makes mistakes at the WORST times.

[arnie_uk]

[quote name='RavensFanInCA' timestamp='1364589588' post='1419638']
Surprised there isn't already a thread on this. Crazy talk to give Romo $55m guaranteed for his 1 playoff win. Donovan knows what's up: https://twitter.com/donovanjmcnabb/status/317731951790403585
[/quote]we are talking about it in the free agency thread just so no one bothered making a separate thread

[RavensFanInCA]

[quote name='arnie_uk' timestamp='1364590093' post='1419653']
we are talking about it in the free agency thread just so no one bothered making a separate thread
[/quote]

ahhh... didn't think to look there since he's not a free agent. I guess a mod can merge things if they see fit.

[AsianRice]

uhh...Joe, SB MVP and tied with single playoff record of the greatest Joe Montana makes less money than choked, soft, and inconsistent Romo? lmao

Joe haters need to get off his back and jump on Romo's hunchback.......

[PolishRifle]

The Cowboys signed a top 5 fantasy football QB. Now they are favorites to win the fantasy SB.

[JO_75]

[quote name='RavensFanInCA' timestamp='1364590209' post='1419655']
ahhh... didn't think to look there since he's not a free agent. I guess a mod can merge things if they see fit.
[/quote]

No need to, just that pretty much any signing goes in there but something this big does deserve it's own thread.

[gabefergy]

Good for Romo, bad for the Cowboys. He is a good QB, even though he got overpaid here. The Boys were in quite a bind and really had to pay him to free up cap space for this year. I'm wondering how early they can get out of this deal though...

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

55M guaranteed for a QB that is 33 years old, with one playoff win and hasn't lead the team to a record above .500 since 2009?

And I find it funny that people are saying McNabb is "hating". He's an analyst now so he's just voicing facts. I agree that the Cowboys needed to get him locked because he's probably the best thing they'll find over the next few years but for that amount and for a QB with only has one playoff win on his resume is a joke.

[beanfigger]

It just shows that some people would rather pay for Pro Bowls than Superbowls. Whatever. I'm happy as long as the Cowboys are a joke. It makes things better.

[Cville-Raven]

Maybe this will make people shut up about the Flacco deal.

[hawkprey]

The stats tell me he's worth it, but my eyes tell me he's not. Sometimes I watch him and think he had a bad game, but then I look at the stat sheet and go "Oh wait, no he didn't.".

[Yatagarasu]

People were bagging on us for paying Flacco top dollar after what he accomplished. We're playing for a Super Bowl MVP and we're going to stick with and sink or swim with it too.

If Romo gets $55 million guaranteed, then he raised the price for all the other upcoming free agent QBs.

Aaron Rodger just need to sit and relax because the longer the time for the Packers to put together an offer, the higher the value of his contract. QB-needy teams like the Browns will burn a bank to land a decent QB, any decent QB.

QBs have proven to be good, but not in the elite category like Matt Stafford, Matt Ryan, and Jay Cutler are going to get pretty pennies. I won't be surprised if they get more guarantees than Flacco because they have all the leverage and can blame inflation as a cause for the rising prices.

Yeah, I think Flacco can produce the same stats, if not better if he had offensive weapons like Witten, Bryant, and Miles.

However, i have faith that our offense will improve dramatically now that Caldwell is in charge. I hope in the draft, we go add more weapons and protection for Flacco to dominate top ten defenses like the 49ers, Broncos, and Steelers. We know he can do, so let's put him in a position to be an regular season MVP QB.

I think this explains why the market for all the other positions were bare. every team is trying to save money to sign their QB long-term. I guess the league is comparing QBs like gold, where their value are going up every year. It's a QB-dominated league, so every team are working hard to find one or keep one.

I'll take Super Bowl rings over Fantasy Football titles. End of that!

I still think I might draft Flacco in the late round just in case my Brees gets hurt. You can never have too many QBs like how I ran my championship fantasy football team this past year. Double Dipping on Brees and Peyton was the best decision I made. If a top ten QB on your bench, then at least you know 100% he's not on the opponent's roster. That's like 20+ points gone to waste, but also stolen from your opponents.

Actually all the QBs, especially good ones have all the leverage due to the fact that teams without a stable QBs are desperate to throw enormous draft picks and money to lock one up. Even back-up QBs are going for than what some starters in other positions make.

I wonder which team will be the first to trade their Qb for a bounty of picks?

Probably Chicago ships off Cutler for a load of picks to a QB-needy teams, if he doesn't deliver next year.

[Ravensuperfan1]

Everyone said Flacco was overpaid! [b]Romo[/b] really? Flacco has a playoff win every yr and a ring. [b]Romo[/b] hasn't even made the playoffs the past few.

Super Bowls aren't everything but at least show me somthing

McNabb had 9 playoff wins and a Super Bowl appearance. McNair was a great QB who was 1 play away from a Super Bowl win. Marino even more so.

Cowboys are just a perpetual train wreck

[dirtybird10]

Yea I'd say that is pretty freaking ridiculous to pay for a guy who is good, but has done absolutely nothing besides a nice stats sheet. I think Romo just had the Cowboys against a wall, kind of like with Joe. The Cowboys could do nothing to improve their roster, because they had no cap space. Romo was going to make like 16 mil this year and he had to be signed by next year or he was a free agent. All that said, how they could get him more guaranteed money than Flacco is beyond me.

[JO_75]

When will the NFL put their foot down and start capping the max amount a position can earn to help teams out? This is too out of hand with the money quarterbacks are getting.

[runamuk]

unreal.....I can't believe he got that much . i agree a cap limit for each postion romo is not a 100 mil qb.

[RavensAllTheWay]

Jerry Jones is so delusional. They really haven't won anything of substance with Romo, yet he sticks with the guy, even though he's over 30? Romo lights it up with numbers, but that's not what you pay for. You pay for [b][i][u]wins[/u][/i][/b].

JJ is afraid to start from scratch. Every year, he puts the blame on one part of the team or another, and that guy is gone, or that area of the field is worked on (secondary last year). Unfortunately for the Cowboys, he has the ammo to say we were almost in the playoffs each of the last two years, but that's only because the NFC East has been weak. 8-8 speaks a lot louder than almost making the playoffs.

Jerry wants to hold on to that team as long as possible. I think he's afraid to get worse before getting better, so he's trying to keep this project together on life support.

[ghost1986]

LOL this is one of the funniest deals I've ever seen. This isn't as bad as the Carson Palmer trade, but it's up there.

[Yatagarasu]

32 Teams QB positioning:

[b]Stable QB Teams (Not in any order- 20 teams)[/b]

New Orleans - Brees
Baltimore - Flacco
New England - Brady
Green Bay - Rodgers
New York - E. Manning
Denver - P. Manning
Atlanta - Ryan
Indianapolis - Luck
Detroit - Stafford
Dallas - Romo
San Francisco - Kaepernick
Houston - Schaub
Seattle - Wilson
Washington - Griffin III
San Diego - Rivers
Cincinnati - Dalton
Carolina - Newton
Pittsburgh - Roethlisberger
Kansas City - Smith
St. Louis - Bradford

[b]Promising, yet still deciding[/b] [b]- 2 teams - Need more time to see if they're the stable QBs[/b]
Chicago - Cutler
Philadelphia - Vick

[b]Undecided[/b] [b]- 5 teams - They all used 1st rounders on QBs, but jury is still out[/b]
Minnesota - Ponder
Tennessee - Locker/Fitzpatrick
Jacksonville - Henne/Gabbert
Miami - Tannehill/Moore
Tampa Bay - Freeman

[b]Help Wanted - Willing to pay more than well - 5 teams[/b]
Cleveland - Weeden
Buffalo - ?
Oakland - Palmer
Arizona - Kolbs
New York - Sanchez

[b]Future 2013 Draftees for QBs: - Prediction[/b]
Oakland - Geno Smith - Good Choice?
Philadelphia - E.J. Manuel - Good Fit
Cleveland - Mike Glennon - Desperation to copy Baltimore
Buffalo - Ryan Nassib - Coach and QB Reunion
Arizona - Tyler Wilson - Possible Steal
Minnesota - Mark Barkley (back-up)
San Francisco - Matt Scott - Project
Tampa Bay - Tyler Bray (back-up)

[b]Future 2014 Draftees for QBs: - Prediction[/b]
New York Jets - Johnny Football <-- Could be Oakland if they decide to pass on Geno Smith
Jacksonville - Teddy Bridgewater
Tampa Bay - Logan Thomas
Cleveland - Tajh Boyd
Buffalo - Derek Carr
Chicago - Aaron Murray
Minnesota - A.J. McCarron

[ravensfan160]

[quote name='JO_75' timestamp='1364595273' post='1419737']
When will the NFL put their foot down and start capping the max amount a position can earn to help teams out? This is too out of hand with the money quarterbacks are getting.
[/quote]
I agree. They finally got the rookie contracts under control but now QB contracts are picking up the difference. It will only get worse and I don't see anything they can do about it. The players association would never agree to a position salary cap.

[Ravenseconbeast]

[quote name='PolishRifle' timestamp='1364590740' post='1419663']
The Cowboys signed a top 5 fantasy football QB. Now they are favorites to win the fantasy SB.
[/quote]

Actually, romo stinks on fantasy. I would know, i had him as depth

[Moderator 3]

[quote name='ravensfan160' timestamp='1364597599' post='1419775']

I agree. They finally got the rookie contracts under control but now QB contracts are picking up the difference. It will only get worse and I don't see anything they can do about it. The players association would never agree to a position salary cap.
[/quote]

But they might someday agree that no player may earn more than x% of the salary cap.

[MsMarvel73]

Really, Jerry?

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='INRavensgirl' timestamp='1364599378' post='1419821']
Really, Jerry?
[/quote]

Come on...it's Jerry.

[flaccopoe]

Hope Jerry Jones is paying for this out of pocket...

[BALTIMOREFLACCO]

Straight madness

[JO_75]

[quote name='RavensAllTheWay' timestamp='1364595892' post='1419748']
Jerry Jones is so delusional. They really haven't won anything of substance with Romo, yet he sticks with the guy, even though he's over 30? Romo lights it up with numbers, but that's not what you pay for. You pay for [b][i][u]wins[/u][/i][/b].

JJ is afraid to start from scratch. Every year, he puts the blame on one part of the team or another, and that guy is gone, or that area of the field is worked on (secondary last year). Unfortunately for the Cowboys, he has the ammo to say we were almost in the playoffs each of the last two years, but that's only because the NFC East has been weak. 8-8 speaks a lot louder than almost making the playoffs.

Jerry wants to hold on to that team as long as possible. I think he's afraid to get worse before getting better, so he's trying to keep this project together on life support.
[/quote]

Hit the nail on the head. Jerry Jones is THE MAIN PROBLEM about the Cowboys. He's become to the Cowboys what Al Davis was to the Raiders. Davis also refused to hire a GM, Jerry Jones refuses to hire a GM.