Is s a bad dream? A nightmare? A huge cosmic joke? Yeah, I’ll take that one. A couple days ago, Tony Romo became the 4th highest player in the NFL by signing a 6 year, $108 million contract. Here are the (*hyuk*) details:
The deal contains $55 million in guarantees, including a $25 million signing bonus. Romo’s $1.5 million 2013 base salary and $13.5 million 2014 base salary are fully guaranteed. $15 million of his $17 million 2015 base salary is guaranteed for injury. $7.5 million becomes fully guaranteed on the third day of the 2014 league year (mid-March 2014). The remaining $7.5 million of the injury guaranteed $15 million is fully guaranteed on the third day of the 2015 league year (mid-March 2015). He has unguaranteed $8.5 million, $14 million, $19.5 million and $20.5 million base salaries in his 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 contract years.
Uh, seriously? Romo has ‘led’ the vastly talented Cowboys to the playoffs 3 times in his 8 seasons at the helm of Good Ship Nose Candy-land. Of those trips, he’s gone 1-3. Stellar. Sure, you can’t solely blame the Cowboys travails on one guy, but he so effortlessly plants the target squarely on his ass by dating celebrities, donning them in pink Romo jersies, and choking down the stretch of so many games, and so many seasons.
In other words, he’s Mr. September. To whit:
- In 2005, Dallas started 7-3 on a playoff roll. They finished the season 2-4 and missed the playoffs.
- In 2006, huzzah! Playoff! Dallas cemented their spot in the post season by going 1-3 after their 8-4 start, thus losing homefield advantage, and eventually Tony’s first playoff game in Seattle when he muffed the snap on a chip shot field goal, then came up juuuuuuuuuuuuuust short on trying to advance his screw-up.
- 2007? 12-1 start, 1-2 finish. This time with home field advantage on their side, they fought the NY Giants tough, and had a 1st down at the Giants 25 with 0:31 left in the game, down 21-17. Money time? Uh, choke time. Ex-49er RW McQuarters picked him off to end the game.
- 2008? Despite missing 3 games, he led the Cowboys to a 7-3 record (they went 1-2 under Rob Johnson) only to crash and burn their way out of the playoffs by going 1-3. Particularly funny was the ‘must win’ game vs the Eagles to close the season. Win, and they are in. Lose, and they are again labelled chokers. Well, a 44-6 loss labelled them something else. Gutless, heartless, and vain. Basically a fantasy team.
- 2009, their best year, and Romo’s as well, saw Dallas go 11-5 and hit the playoffs on a roll, closing the season winning 3 straight. And, huzzah, a playoff win over those pesky Eagles, 34-14. Unfortunately, Romo ran into Brett Favre. He also stumbled, fumbled, and crumbled his way to a 34-3 loss.
- 2010 was as hard a fall as Romo’s had, and frankly I thought was the end of his tenure in Dallas. After going 1-5 to start the season, Romo went down with a broken collarbone. Per usual, he put up great numbers, but killed chances late in games by throwing costly interceptions.
- 2011? 7-4 to start, 1-4 to worm themselves out of the playoffs.
- 2012? 8-6 to start the season. 0-2 to once again watch the playoffs from the comfort of Valley Ranch, TX.
All the while, Jerry Jenius has built a zillion dollar boondoggle stadium, hired and fired all number of players, coaches, assistants, waterboys, gurus, consultants, and soothsayers, all for naught. That is, except for Tomy Romo. Or his inestimable GM, one Jerry Jerkoff. These guys are tied to the hip, much like the 49ers were inexorably tied to Alex Smith. The funny thing is, Alex looks to become something of a savior in KC. After both came into the league in 2005, Romo has done much less with a ton more talent and coaching than Alex Smith ever had. Shit, Smith is 1-1 in the playoffs. Romo looks to be the latest in a long line of headline grabbing, self-promoting, but eventually vacuous Dallas ‘talents’ that falls short. Hello, T.O.!!
So, yeah, extend him for 6 years. Brilliant. Solidify Dallas’ status as a flashy yet in the end gutless, heartless team full of headline-grabbing chracters keep the grist mill turning.
Forty Niners Forever 
Yeah, great bar. Been a while . . . Glad its still hanging in there.
I’m reading that the Patriots are targeting Kawaan Short with their first overall pick. That would suck.
Look how fat Panda is rounding the bases…. he’s exhausted. He better start wearing an EKG machine….
He can go 300 he keeps jacking them.
He won’t last very long. Longevity is in the healthy body. That’s why you sign Posey to big money and a long contract and not Panda. Posey’s the heart…. Panda’s the cholesterol. Didn’t we have this debate after the Giants won their first Boche World Series?
Poseys deal wasn’t all that brilliant. They had 4more arb years. He’s a shitty 1st baseman, and he’s another collision from the retirement line. I don’t begrudge him hard balling the Giants, but if this deal works, it’ll be the first mega deal that does.
I’m not claiming Posey’s deal was brilliant. I’m saying if you’re going to chose between Posey, Cain or Pablo for big deal like that, it’s Posey all the way. The only reason he needs to play 1st is because Tim needs a sports psychologist. Posey’s a catcher, and a good one. And just about anyone is one good collision away from retirement – catcher or not. Even if there is a bad collision, odds are it won’t tweek his leg the way his first one did. That’s a freak accident. The heart and soul of that team is Buster Posey. Not that I don’t love Pablo, but he can’t be that fat playing the hot corner for long. I could see him moving to first if he can’t put down the burritos. He’ll have the range of a rose bush in no time, and health issues. He’s already conceded he needs to lose weight.
Tony Gwynn lasted ril his late 30s, as did Kirby Puckett. Prince fielder, boog Powell, David wells, the game is littered with fat guys.
Romo either gives Jerruh plenty of back rubs or, he and Mrs Jones ‘got somethin’ going on.’
My hope is that Jerruh ignores the OLine in this Draft and caters to splash Picks elsewhere, like he’s been notoriously consistent at doing.
It’s the Defense that let them down after all.
Monte will fix it.
Jerruh and the Puppet Show are always in the know.
They do everything BIG in Big Duh.
Who can wait for all those Live TV shots of the Most OVER Publicized Draft War Room in the NFL?
We’re all DYING to see what Jerruh will spin into gold on Draft weekend, Live and, in Pasty White Color.
Tony Promo.
The VP of Advertising for Mexico’s Team.
Romo’s extension was a glaring NEED move for Jerruh.
No FA money to spend, because of Cap infraction penalties and, misappropriation to other loser Contracts.
Carry On Jerruh, the world awaits your next Super Deal.
Not sure which dysfunctional Team is more entertaining for me, the NYJ or the Dallas ClownBoys.
Romo or Sanchez, Rex or Jerruh.
Tough call.
One thing is for sure, the ClownBoys will get all sorts of Primetime Coverage I’m sure.
Perennial Winners that they are.
Goodell has to keep Jerruh covered in TV Revenue.
Can’t imagine what it costs just to light the lavish Cow Patty Palace.
Times Square probably uses less energy then those Rushmore sized video boards I’d guess?
Wonder how many Season ticket holders in Dallas will go blind from sitting in that stadium over the coming years? Skin cancer?
Might be safer to stare at the sun.
Might want to commission a health study on that, to prepare for the Class Action Law Suit that’s bound to come.
Moron.
Hey NJ49er, if I didn’t know better I might think the Jerry Jones Show World’s Finest Dallas Football Cowboys aren’t your favorite team.
Hey NoFear49er, LOL, do I make it that obvious?
I hate the Clown.
With a passion.
Spit I’m ready to reveal my List of players for the Draft.
I don’t do the Mock style as you do since it’s way too hard to predict.
I’ve always done the Board Stack with my Son over the years.
Just a Group of Players at each position I’d like to see us get.
Here’s the Sleeper Section – I’ll provide the rest as we get closer to Draft Weekend.
Sleeper Picks –
OG Earl Watford / James Madison
OG Blaize Foltz / TCU
WR Chris Harper / K-State
H-Back-TE / WR Mark Harrison / Rutgers – I see him as a replacement option for Delanie
DT Chris Jones / Bowling Green
DT Nick Williams / Samford
DE Quanterus Smith / W. Kentucky
OLB/DE Ty Powell / Harding
OLB/DE David Bass / MO Western St
What the heck, I’ll give you my Risk/Reward Group too.
Risk/Reward
RB Marcus Lattimore
CB Tyrann Mathieu
WR Da’Rick Rogers
Don’t forget Jarvis Jones. I don’t think Star’s a risk, but I think Jones is. I think Jones will drop and we’ll see a star on the rise.
There’s no easy way for a fan to completely enjoy the NFL draft. Creating a board is a shit ton of work, but an awesome project for you and your son. I try to look at each position and find players of value that aren’t hyped (the gems) – or players I could see the 49ers drafting. Then I like to try to guess where they’ll be drafted.
Here’s my list. I still need to look at DE/OLB, RB and TE. I’m not looking at inside linebackers or offensive linemen this year, and I’m not going to spend much time on qbs now that we have Colt.
DT – Kawaan Short and John Jenkins. Short is a solid first rounder. Hope Short falls to us at 31. The Patriots are rumored to like him. Jenkins is huge fat body. He might, though, be too slim to play 3rd base for the Giants. I also love Floyd and Star, but both will be gone top ten. They aren’t hidden gems. I”m going to spend some more time looking at DTs.
CB – Darius Slay, Logan Ryan and Tharold Simon. Slay and Ryan are 2nd or 3rd rounders. Simon is a 5th or 6th project.
Safety – Reid, Cyprien, Vacarro, Thomas. I’ve since cooled on Phillip Thomas. He looks way too slow to me. Be interesting to see who he becomes at the next level. Don’t like Tim McDonald’s son at all. I’ll be pissed if we draft Elam.
WR – Da’Rick Rogers (3rd rounder), Aaron Dobson (2nd Rounder), Ace Sanders (3rd rounder – props to NJ for finding this gem), Marquise Wilson (Washington State – ranked as a late round pick, I could see him going in the 3rd). Marquise Wilson is a great sleeper.
TE – Dion Sims. Haven’t finishing looking at the TEs.
RB – Haven’t looked at the RBs
QB – Matt Scott (5th round) Doubt we take a qb now that we picked up Colt.
DE/OLB – Haven’t looked at ’em.
Before the draft I’ll spend so more time looking at CB, TE, RB, DT and DE/OLB.
No fights? No feuds? No insults? What a disappointment!
New thread is up . . .