Finishing up the Romo coverage

by Dave Halprin on Oct 30, 2007 10:45 PM CDT in Dallas Cowboys News

This whole Tony Romo signing kind of threw me for a loop. I was causally going about my business, preparing to read some stuff on the Eagles, watch a little film and just generally slide into Eagles week. Who knew that during the bye, Jerry and Tony would say let’s get this thing done? Especially since we had no warning, the only news was the news that they agreed to a deal. I had no idea they were working on it over the weekend so much. I wonder if Britney Spears knew?

Anyway, it’s all good so let's finish up on the Tony Romo signing and tomorrow we can move on to the Eagles, to Wednesday’s practice and press conference, and find out a little more about Anthony Henry’s health.

Here’s a generic story that covers the signing and the press conference.

Also, BTB-regular OskieOskie reminded me of another great one-liner from the press conference today. When a reporter asked Romo if the money had changed him, he replied with prefect comic timing - "Well, obviously I am a better person now that I have a lot of money." He got a nice laugh out of that one.

When I was listening to one part of the press conference, Romo was talking about how he by-passed Stephen Jones and went straight to Jerry to settle an issue. The DMN picks up that story in this article.

During Tuesday's press conference, Romo laughed about how he was actually hung up on a particular part of the contract and decided to talk to team owner Jerry Jones instead.
"We're off on one little area and Stephen thought we were done," Romo recalled. "Then I went to the other room and got Jerry on the phone and said 'About this one thing . . .' and Jerry was like, 'Done.' So I went back in and said I should've never talked to Stephen the entire time. I should've went right to Jerry."
Stephen certainly didn't seem to have a problem with Romo's assertiveness, nor did Kremer.

I guess Stephen isn’t quite running things yet. But I like the job he’s done with the money, we’ve been re-signing our guys at very reasonable rates lately.

BTB-regular Burt-D notes in this diary that after completing a deal with Romo, MB3 is on Jerry and Stephen’s list of guys to get something worked out with in the future.

And to close out the Romo signing, Mickey Spags reminds us there’s a thin line between luck and genius. The Cowboys are geniuses now for sticking with Romo all these years, but they were lucky that one Quincy Carter saved them from making a mistake.

A bunch of Cowboys are on the preliminary list for the Hall of Fame.

Patrick Crayton has gone cuckoo lately. I saw him on ESPN today talking about the Patriots again, he’s starting to sound obsessed. And the media just eggs him on to say more, and Crayton obliges. He needs to think more about ball security and less about the Patriots. The DMN blog has some more.

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In any negotiation

a good businessman has a closer or closing stategy. Tony's was to call Jerry. The fact that Tony was there and Jerry was not indicates that the Cowboys expected some such move. Once Jerry had it down to one sticking point it was easy to be the closer. Nice work by both.

by lee3022 on Oct 31, 2007 2:04 AM CDT reply actions

I'm Sincerely Hoping

Crayton tones it down a little. A few Eagles have already taken note of his guarantee to make it to the Super Bowl this year, that's prime bulletin board material. Swagger is good, but it's just the middle of the season. He'd better play well these next three games.

by kindablue on Oct 31, 2007 6:36 AM CDT reply actions

I disagree

I wish everyone on the team had Crayton's attitude because we should be obsessed with the Pats as they are really the only team that stands between us and a SB title.

Sure the Cowboys have to make through the NFC, but they really shouldn't have much of a problem with teams like the Giants and Packers, no the real problem is beating the Pats as the Colts will find out this weekend.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Oct 31, 2007 7:19 AM CDT up reply actions

Crayton

Actually, for the pod person to take over in Owens body, it had to put some of T.O's personality into Crayton to make the process work.

MWB

by MWB on Oct 31, 2007 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Let's Not Count Out Chickens

Before they're hatched. Sure we're playing good right now. But let's concentrate on beating the Eagles this Sunday, which will be our eighth game and hopefully our seventh win, before we start looking a dozen or so games down the road.

by kindablue on Oct 31, 2007 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions

I was dumbfounded by Crayton's comments (again)..

Listen to the Pats & Colts players...
they're blowin' teams up left and right but you don't hear any of them talking publicly about Super Bowl appearances or running the table. But yet, here's Crayton on NFL Live calling out the Pats (and thus every other team in the NFC)

It's a cliche' but so true...Do your talking ON THE FIELD. Heck even Michael Irvin wasn't as brash as to make Super Bowl promises midway through the season and he was a guy that could walk the walk.

I expect the team to be confident and I want them to have swagger but neither of those means going on ESPN and saying the Pats are NOT the best team in the league but the Cowboys are. Hey...to BE the man, you gotta BEAT the man and we didn't. When Crayton was asked about beating the Pats if we play them in the Super Bowl he says, "Hey, even the sun shines on a dog's (beep) every once in a while."
So now he's saying that we'd need luck to beat the Pats after he just said we're the best team in the league...comon Patrick, if you're going to trash talk...at least be consistent.

Some guys are great at being the mouthpiece for the team...Ray Lewis, LT, Brett Favre. Crayton's not it and should focus more on ball security and brushing up on his slot receiver duties for when Glenn comes back. Hopefully someone on the team will feed him a big slice of that "humble pie" and he'll tone it down a few notches.

by ImpactNate on Oct 31, 2007 8:27 AM CDT reply actions

he was consistent

when he said "even the sun shines on a dog's (beep) every once in a while" he was refering to the Pats win over us on the 14th, not on what would happen if we play them in the SB.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Oct 31, 2007 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions

And that's better? Wake up man...

by ImpactNate on Oct 31, 2007 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions

I didn't say it was better

only that his statements were consistent.

Look, even though Crayton probably shouldn't make his feelings public, I'm gald to know he feels this way and I pray everyone else on the team does as well.

There is no way we'll be able to beat the Pats in the SB if we feel they are invincable and better than us.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Oct 31, 2007 8:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Actually

When he said the comment about the sun shining on a dogs bleep he was refering that the pats got lucky beating the cowboys....

by thebigham on Oct 31, 2007 8:55 AM CDT up reply actions

That dog's bleep

is getting a lot of sun this season, ain't it?

Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.

by OskieOskie on Oct 31, 2007 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions

I agree

I almost always detest this sort of public bravado, but at least it comes with some validity when the player talking smack is one of the best players in the league at his position and is also on a team that have proved itself in the recent past to be a top contender.

Neither is the case here. Dallas hasn't won a playoff game since the 1990's and Crayton is a slot receiver holding a starter’s job warm until he returns from injury. He certainly has not earned the right to be shooting his mouth off. He is coming off as a big-time jerk. If I had to guess, he is trying to garner attention before he hits the free agent market. There are always stupid owners (read: Danny Snyder) that judge players based on publicity, not production.

In my opinion, this is a significant failing of the coaching staff and player leadership. The first time little Patrick shot his mouth off, team leadership should have told him in no uncertain terms to shut the @#$% up. I certainly hope they sit on him now and that this is the last we hear from this guy, other than catching passes for first downs and touchdowns.

by Cowboy Louie on Oct 31, 2007 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions

No way Grizz

This is dunkman checking in from Iraq. I totally called this signing during the bye week. I'd prove it to you but the bandwidth sucks too much to run an archive search.

Nice move, Mr Jones.

by dunkman on Oct 31, 2007 10:37 AM CDT reply actions

No prob, dunkman

I did the work for you:

I think Romo is carrying almost all the risk at this point. Risk of either poor performance (highly unlikely) or career ending injury (unlikely but possible). Once Jerry signs him, the franchise will be shouldering most of the risk.
So the question is benefit in exchange for risk. Romo's benefit is that providing he plays well, his reward will significantly greater.
I am targeting the bye week for the deal.
by dunkman on Mon Oct 01, 2007 at 01:42:35 PM EDT

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by Dave Halprin on Oct 31, 2007 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions