If we play Cardale or a mediocre rookie and the defense plays like the 2016 defense, yes. As long as we aren't stupid and win 3 of our last 6 to get us to 6-10 and out of the top 5 like so many years past.
I mean, losing a lot of games and taking a #1 overall QB works quite a bit. Not always, but you got a pretty good shot.
Yeah some QB's lose it suddenly That makes Romo no more of a risk than any other older QB, except those guys aren't available. Clearly, a Rivers or Brees is more ideal, but we can't get them.
I mean, they are if's because they are opposites, He can't play a full season and return to form, while retiring, ya dig?
If Romo gets hurt, play Rookie and draft Darnold.
If he's healthy, playoffs.
That's really it.
Because he's going to want guarantees to even bother playing. And if he's healthy and reverts to form, he's locked up. And if he gets hurt again, he'll probably just retire, and we're out of it in a year anyway.
If you sign Romo for 2 years $40M and draft a rookie, you just get to evaluate that rookie earlier. Or Cardale. It's not as though the rookie is getting paid anything serious.
What's your definition of crazy dollars?
Houston has Osweiler with a $19M cap hit. You don't think we could pay more than them and still keep it reasonable?
It depends on what they offer. If they low ball him, their chances are zero. If they pay him more than everyone else, they're probably close to 90%.
This simple concept continues to elude you.
So what was your argument about Romo's numbers even about, if you cannot even hazard a guess at a rough estimate of what he'd cost?
If Houston is strapped for cash and other teams stay away for the reasons you suggest, what do you think his cap number would be?
What kind of contract do you think he'll demand?
I find it curious that folks who say Romo is poison, hurt often, a huge mistake, etc etc seem to think he's gonna get a crazy contract.