With that nasty lockout over
and done with, we begin our
expidited trip through the Dallas
Cowboys roster. One position at
a time. I don't know about you, but,
quarterbackwise, I am pumped.
It's nut-cutting time. Note: This was written before
training camp and before the
Cowboys had brought in any
free agent or rookie free
agents. Tony Romo This is it for Romo. He's 31 and
there comes a time when the
body slows down and the
competition -- younger, faster
-- inhibits your ability to play. I
don't think Romo and the Cowboys need to win a Super
Bowl this year. However, there's
needs to be some level of
success. It might be a playoff win.
If the Cowboys don't improve, do
you feel good for a Romo firmly in his 30s for 2012 or 2013 or
2014? Romo's not a guy that
hasn't had the chance. This will
be Romo's sixth full year. Six
years. He needs to do something.
He needs to put this team on his back -- a la Dirk -- and accept
nothing left other than post-
season glory. Jon Kitna I hope we don't forget the little
fire Kitna lit beneath every guy
on this team. He didn't take over
as starting quarterback last
season to get through to week
17 and the off-season. He was going to work his ass off to win
as many games as he could. And
he's not a guy that has a lot to
gain. No matter what happened
a year ago, Romo was this
team's starting quarterback and no one was going to throw a
starting deal at a guy who will
be 39 in September. He seems to
want to win. Which is odd
considering the time he spent
with Cincinnati and Detroit. I guess the will to win can't always
overcome an inability to win. A
nice back-up, though. Stephen McGee I don't have a good feel as to
how the Cowboys feel about
McGee. He played two games a
year ago and completed 50
percent of his passes. No
interceptions. Is he a guy that can one day start? Is he a
career back-up? Will he be in
Canadian Football League in two
years? I would think after this
season that a decision needs to
be made. Kitna is signed through 2013 and McGee through 2012.
Difference is that McGee's
getting $500K a year and Kitna's
getting $3 million. However, a
large variable is Romo. As long as
Romo is here and the Cowboys are competitive, McGee will be
the third-string quarterback or
with another team. Jerry Jones
is not going to risk the season
on an unproven kid.
