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 
I’ll be interested to heah wut Del Mar has to say about this one… Also to the question “Is Colt McCoy the new Alex Smythe?” Could CMc ever rise to that level of, uh, performance?
Me I think not but the long layoff after the SuperBowl and island hopping in the tropics has addled my dubious brain. Just curious
McCoy will be better than Alex Smith. Here’s why: Colt can throw on the run which Alex never could do. They both will never be any good throwing outside the numbers. But Colt can elude the rush. AND – Colt never had a separated shoulder that affected his throwing motion, making balls sail five yards out of bounds. So, Colt is more accurate. Put all that together and you’ve got a better Alex Smith.
Still preaching the Gospel according to ABAS, I see.
Grump – Even though ABAS is dead, there’s truth to Smith’s shortcomings as a player. Colt McCoy will be a better version of Alex Smith. You wait.
Okay Spit, got it man. Thanks fer answering
History of this I Dunno.
That’s OK
Romo is a top tier QB as far as skills go, despite the fact that he’s employed by the enemy. Fact is there’s no one better on the horizon or otherwise available to Jones to take his job. Nothing wrong with this move. It’s all the other moves by the self-promoting Owner/GM that’s the big problem in Dallas. Where in the hell are all the pro-bowlers/star players he’s drafted in the last five years?
So if I’m reading this right….. Nnamdi gets 4 million this year from the Eagles, and 2 from us with the potential for another in incentives? HAHAHAHAHAAH. HEY: THANKS AGAIN ANDY REID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If true, another steal!
Nnamdi signs for 1.35 Million base, possible 3M total for one year – but NO guaranteed money, per MM.
I can live with that. Hell, that’s downright cheap.
So Reid gives us Nnamdi cheap and takes Alex off our hands, and gives us two picks. Harbs needs to send him a Xmas card this year. And a little something nice while he’s at it.
Andy might be on our payroll.
What I’ve read, Nnamdi isn’t the same player as he was in Oakland. But he’s depth none-the-less. And if he can unseat Brown or Rogers, all the better. Hopefully Nnamdi comes in motivated to help our rookie safety get on the same page with the rest of the veterans. Eric Reid just got that much better.
Yesterday some idiot said this “Nnamdi? Fuck no”
Now it’s never mind.
A week ago some idiot said the 49ers were done signing free agents. If the guy’s cheap and he’s fighting for a starting job, what the problem? The problem is Chuck, Bullit and Tommy are a retard show and not one of them has comprehension skills…. because of the drugs….
Dennis has got the be feeling his oats on this mudder of a deal. Tony will show he’s really in place to payoff for himself, but will finish out of the money once again.
And I will be laughing my Cowboy off every time I see another ubiquitous Texass license plate.
Sincerely yours,
RTFirefly
Owner/GM of the 2012 Niner Insider World Champion UFO Coyotes (Jerry could take lessions)
RT you were gone longer from here than I was. Welcome back man
You were gone?
Never know if you’re in Manila huntin’ down terrorists or the commie bastids have your internet access throttled down.
Lol, commie bastids active down here few months ago looking fer “revolutionary taxes” (extortion) from Del Monte. No need for Manila but I was there for a day to pick up the son at the airport for a day. No use for Manila
Funny, Spit, you are the one posting as multiple people, not me.
And, again, I’m no geneous, but I’ve been right about most things Niners these past few years. So, just bow down and accept that I’m right and you live under a rock.
I told you we’d still sign another DB. Bam. Nnamdi. I wasn’t too high on Nnamdi, mainly because I thought his price tag would be too high. I told you we’d sign another backup QB. Poof, Colt McCoy. I told you we’d trade Alex Smith for a 2 and a 4. We got more than that, after hearing ad nauseum that the Niners wouldn’t get shit for him.
You are officially my bitch. Bwahahahahaha!
As far as Romo goes, Jerry Jerkoff could have done a lot of things. He’s as stubborn as they get (remember his monkey/Switzer comments?). Same deal. He wants to prove to the world he can win with Romo. He will slowly fade away to the bottom of the NFC East with him.
Where you been, RTF? Long time.
Heya Chuck – Just kickin’ it in the Land of Enchantment (and taking heavy meds to try to make me forget a certain ex-Niner PK – oops toilet time again, thinking of the &^%#@!* does that).
Yeah, this”ll be a long offseason.
NoFear, Romo is a good QB, but he has faltered under pressure much more often than not. Over and over he’s failed in the intensity of a playoff push. 6 years is a good move?
Uh, no. Jerry could have drafted many different guys, or taken shots at many other FA QBs. Like said, he’s tied his horse to Romo and will fade away into the dust with him.
Matt Flynn looked good because he was on a team with a Super Bowl challenging offense.
He’s going to get his ass handed to him in Oakland.
Don’t worry Mr Flynn, Spitblood is back on your bandwagon.
If Oaktown has any brains, they’ll shore up their O line at all costs. They have a decent run game.
I don’t care what the price was for Nnamdi, he coulda paid us to play for all I care.
That doesn’t change the fact that he SUCKS now. QBs had a 122 PR vs Nnamdi last year. He was the second worst rated DB of the ENTIRE NFL last year.
Nnamdi, Whitner and Craig “The Alex Smith of Safeties” all in the same secondary.
That’s one helluva day late Aprils Fools joke. Funny thing is though, joke’s on us.
Fuck this. I’m upset. I best go feed my Mallards and try to relax.
I’m nicknaming our new secondary The Mallard Club. It’s for the fucking birds.
Club Mallard, baby. That still around?
Lol, I guess this means Dallas will suck for at least 6 more years. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving organization. Dallas has pretty much been irrelevant for quite sometime now and it looks like it will continue. I get the feeling J. Jones went to the Al Davis school of whatever.
Yeah, Spitty’s right about one thing. Reggie McKenzie is burning the fucker into the ground. Flynn and the gang will have a bad year, but Oakland may strt getting good in a couple years. Dallas will continue to be mediocre to showing flashes of good. You know, teasing the shit out of their fans, only to crash and burn yet again.
God, I love it.
YEAH! I concur.
Yer in mid-season whine, Dennis. Pace yourself. Better yet get yourself to the Club Mallard and shoot some pool.
The Oakland Raiders are caught up in this vortex of losing.
They need to give their General Manager and head coach more than 2 years to fix things.
If there is a four year plan then give them the full four years.
The Raider Nation will become impatient but as long as you are improving you bite the bullet and stick with the schedule and not play musical chairs with coaches and quarterbacks.
They might as well tank this coming season to get either Clowney or Johnny Football in the 2014 season’s draft
Chuck, as per the contract details you posted, it looks like they can get out from under in year three if need be. Who would be better than Romo in years one and two?
Asomugha might be alright since we’ve gone to more man on the corners. He can’t play zone worth a shit though. Too many keys and ‘if-then-else’ decisions I suppose, requiring study and discipline.
Pat, good to see you back.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/96186/nnamdi-asomugha-must-earn-it-with-49ers
I’m likin’ Sando more and more now that he’s no longer swingin’ from Alex Smith teets. Teets.. that’s a word that can cheer anyone up. Do mallards have teets?
Daddy…..What are teets?
Teets are similar to tweets son but are only found on wimin
Magic Johnson’s son is gay. Magic has been cured of AIDs. There’s got to be a tasteful joke there somewhere that’s not completely offensive…… but alla…… that ain’t my bag, baby.
allas* – let’s not bring alla into this…
Alas, not Allah, please. Thank you so verry much…already
Lol my Filipina wife is ethnically half Muslim (tho culturally a Christian) so you think I screw around trying to ever piss her off? Course not, what husband would- but it’s another reason to chill.
For 20 years since 1992 the Dallas Cowboys have only drafted 2 quarterbacks.
Quincy Carter was a bust as a second round pick and Stephen McGee not a very highly regarded college quarterback and was lost when he got to Dallas and never developed.
They have created an atmosphere of comfort for Tony Romo.
That’s why he’s a scratch golfer and doesn’t work on winning football games.
As long as they don’t draft a quarterback to challenge Romo he will remain mediocre.
Likelytoo late as they ship has sailed after 10 years in the league.
Who better than Romo? How about all the folks you touted for the Niners instead of Smith?
How many QBs have been drafted since 2010 even? They could have traded up for Luck or RGIII. They could have signed Peyton Manning. Shit, they could have taken Kappy in 2011. Or any number of FAs. Shit, they could have gotten Carson Palmer. He’s the same fucking guy. Matt Flynn. Kolb.