BurnleyJet Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Tony Romo: 'I took a look' at joining New York Jets NEW YORK -- There were four teams that Tony Romo honed in on before ultimately deciding to become a broadcaster for CBS. That's what the former Cowboys quarterback said Wednesday at a network talent availability, less than two weeks ahead of his national television debut. When asked specifically if he considered joining the quarterback-needy Jets, Romo said: "I took a look at them, I'm not going to say if they were in the final four, but I did take a look." "I went through a lot of teams," Romo said. "There was a lot of discussion about, you know -- I narrowed the focus to about four teams and from there, obviously I made the decision to come to CBS and I felt the opportunity was just too big to pass up getting to work with a Jim Nantz, CBS and this thing. It was too set up perfectly." Romo added later that Jay Cutler's return to broadcasting gave him "no pause, I was in the middle of grinding to get ready for this." "Jay can still play great football. He knows the system there. He'll probably help us, because maybe the Dolphins will be good," Romo said. Jim Nantz, Romo's broadcasting partner, also added a response to the question which clarified just how devoted Romo was to broadcasting. Based on the legwork Romo had already done on his new career, it would have been quite difficult to back out. "I covered Jay's entire career. He's a lot younger than Tony. He hasn't had the injuries Tony's had to deal with. But I saw the interview (Cutler did with Peter King in Sports Illustrated), and he said he really hadn't done anything on the broadcasting side," Nantz said. "I can tell you that Tony has approached this -- and I'm not saying anything about Jay -- it's just that Tony has relished this opportunity and you can tell that he's all in." So ends the remaining speculation about Romo's playing career. His connection with the Jets would have been interesting, and could have easily altered the franchise's immediate fortunes. In an all-out youth movement this winter and spring, the Jets parted ways with a handful of high-profile veterans including Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker, Nick Mangold and Darrelle Revis. As NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported earlier this week, they are also looking to shop running back Matt Forte's contract before the season begins. Might all of those players still be on the Jets if Romo was there? How differently would the energy be around a team that was one game from the playoffs in 2015, only to a 5-11 record the year after? Find out on Nov. 2, when Romo calls his first Jets game of the season live on NFL Network. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000837147/article/tony-romo-i-took-a-look-at-joining-new-york-jets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Bowl before I die Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Romo is full of you know what . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycdan Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, Super Bowl before I die said: Romo is full of you know what . Surgical hardware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadFan Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Good decision Tony. Playing behind this OL with his back, he might have been in a wheelchair by age 60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoot-Face Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Tony Romo would've legit died behind our O-Line. He would've been better than McCown for like, 2-3 games, then died, leaving the team in the same boat, but with less money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 LOL I thought about buying PSL's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn31 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 24 minutes ago, Spoot-Face said: Tony Romo would've legit died behind our O-Line. He would've been better than McCown for like, 2-3 games, then died, leaving the team in the same boat, but with less money. HAHAHAHAHAHA... Got me thinking of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoot-Face Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 16 minutes ago, glenn31 said: HAHAHAHAHAHA... Got me thinking of: Yeah, I don't know the story with that gif. Please tell me that dude is not actually dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn31 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 42 minutes ago, Spoot-Face said: Yeah, I don't know the story with that gif. Please tell me that dude is not actually dead. Lol nah, the dead dude is pre-Knicks Melo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Schroy Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 2 hours ago, BurnleyJet said: Tony Romo: 'I took a look' at joining New York Jets NEW YORK -- There were four teams that Tony Romo honed in on before ultimately deciding to become a broadcaster for CBS. That's what the former Cowboys quarterback said Wednesday at a network talent availability, less than two weeks ahead of his national television debut. When asked specifically if he considered joining the quarterback-needy Jets, Romo said: "I took a look at them, I'm not going to say if they were in the final four, but I did take a look." "I went through a lot of teams," Romo said. "There was a lot of discussion about, you know -- I narrowed the focus to about four teams and from there, obviously I made the decision to come to CBS and I felt the opportunity was just too big to pass up getting to work with a Jim Nantz, CBS and this thing. It was too set up perfectly." Romo added later that Jay Cutler's return to broadcasting gave him "no pause, I was in the middle of grinding to get ready for this." "Jay can still play great football. He knows the system there. He'll probably help us, because maybe the Dolphins will be good," Romo said. Jim Nantz, Romo's broadcasting partner, also added a response to the question which clarified just how devoted Romo was to broadcasting. Based on the legwork Romo had already done on his new career, it would have been quite difficult to back out. "I covered Jay's entire career. He's a lot younger than Tony. He hasn't had the injuries Tony's had to deal with. But I saw the interview (Cutler did with Peter King in Sports Illustrated), and he said he really hadn't done anything on the broadcasting side," Nantz said. "I can tell you that Tony has approached this -- and I'm not saying anything about Jay -- it's just that Tony has relished this opportunity and you can tell that he's all in." So ends the remaining speculation about Romo's playing career. His connection with the Jets would have been interesting, and could have easily altered the franchise's immediate fortunes. In an all-out youth movement this winter and spring, the Jets parted ways with a handful of high-profile veterans including Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker, Nick Mangold and Darrelle Revis. As NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported earlier this week, they are also looking to shop running back Matt Forte's contract before the season begins. Might all of those players still be on the Jets if Romo was there? How differently would the energy be around a team that was one game from the playoffs in 2015, only to a 5-11 record the year after? Find out on Nov. 2, when Romo calls his first Jets game of the season live on NFL Network. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000837147/article/tony-romo-i-took-a-look-at-joining-new-york-jets He considered it until he decided he likes being able to walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleckineau Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 hours ago, RoadFan said: Good decision Tony. Playing behind this OL with his back, he might have been in a wheelchair by age 60.....40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Mostro Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 If he looked, it must have been a really quick glance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 16 minutes ago, Il Mostro said: If he looked, it must have been a really quick glance. It was cognitive behavioral therapy so his therapist could help him envision a world with no vertebrae and being unable to play golf or pick up his grandchildren. Must've done the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangerous Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 13 hours ago, Spoot-Face said: Tony Romo would've legit died behind our O-Line. He would've been better than McCown for like, 2-3 games, then died, leaving the team in the same boat, but with less money. we can't have it both ways. we can't say hack gets sacked because he doesn't know how to set the set the blocks and then say the oline is crappy. imo this oline is not that bad. what they need is time to play together. it used to be it took 3 seasons for an oline to fully gel. one of the problems here is that the oline will be required to run block more than most of the other lines. pass blocking is somewhat easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetspenguin Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 12 hours ago, glenn31 said: Lol nah, the dead dude is pre-Knicks Melo you should have recognized him by his defense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetspenguin Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 19 minutes ago, rangerous said: we can't have it both ways. we can't say hack gets sacked because he doesn't know how to set the set the blocks and then say the oline is crappy. imo this oline is not that bad. what they need is time to play together. it used to be it took 3 seasons for an oline to fully gel. one of the problems here is that the oline will be required to run block more than most of the other lines. pass blocking is somewhat easier. no..our oline sucks......Hack gets sacked because 1. our oline sucks 2. he holds the ball too long 3. he gets stuck on his first read 4. happy feet 5. he doesnt know how to set the blocks How many of these problems would Romo have? 1. our oline sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsamuel84 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I think from Macc's standpoint this may have been plan A. Try and get Romo, keep Marshall and Decker around, improve the secondary and make one more run at it while Hack sits on the bench "developing" Once that fell through plan B was go full rebuild. I know these are complete opposite viewpoints but once Romo wasn't interested Macc probably looked at his options and realized instead of trying to piece together a best case scenario 9-10 win season with a guy like Cutler the decision was to give Hack a chance to either sink or swim and if not this was too good of a QB class to risk losing out on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn31 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 5 hours ago, jetspenguin said: you should have recognized him by his defense You have just won the internet for the day!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc1 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 And then he saw this roster built by Mike Macagnan and said NAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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