DMN Blog: Schaub's deal not enough for Romo
Schaub's deal not enough for Romo
LOUIS DeLUCA / DMN
Jerry will have to dig deeper than Texans owner Bob McNair to sign his starting quarterback to a long-term deal. Tony Romo said this afternoon that the contract Matt Schaub signed won't be a factor in his negotiations with the Cowboys.
"I've played more," said Romo, who is due a base salary of $1.5 million this season. "It's a little bit different."
Schaub signed a six-year, $48 million deal with $7 million in guarantees. He's due $20 million over the first three years, after which the Texans will have to decide whether he's worth giving a $10 million roster bonus.
The Cowboys and Romo's rep have off-and-on talks about his next contract. Jerry has indicated he wants to see more of Romo and will be more than happy to give him a monster contract if he performs like a Pro Bowler again.
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 3:53 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (2)
Romo will pick and choose when to leave pocket
Tony Romo made a lot of plays outside the pocket last season. He made a lot of mistakes while freelancing, too.
Romo said protecting the ball has to be a priority for him. That means he must make smart decisions on when to try to make something happen after a play breaks down and when to live to play another down.
"It's just a known fact that you've got to make good decisions when you leave the pocket," he said. "At the same time, it's when a lot of good plays happen, too. If you have that capability and you know when to use it, it can be a real benefit."
He saw his idol, Brett Favre, go through the same thing as a young quarterback in Green Bay. But Romo said experience is the only way to really learn how to pick and choose your spots to try to make plays.
He's learned not to try to leave the pocket if he doesn't know what's happening behind him. Doing that resulted in a critical fumble in last year's loss to the Lions. He cited a sack that he took in the preseason opener as an example of opting not to take a risk when he wasn't certain of what was happening around him.
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 3:18 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (1)
LOUIS DeLUCA / DMN
Jerry will have to dig deeper than Texans owner Bob McNair to sign his starting quarterback to a long-term deal. Tony Romo said this afternoon that the contract Matt Schaub signed won't be a factor in his negotiations with the Cowboys.
"I've played more," said Romo, who is due a base salary of $1.5 million this season. "It's a little bit different."
Schaub signed a six-year, $48 million deal with $7 million in guarantees. He's due $20 million over the first three years, after which the Texans will have to decide whether he's worth giving a $10 million roster bonus.
The Cowboys and Romo's rep have off-and-on talks about his next contract. Jerry has indicated he wants to see more of Romo and will be more than happy to give him a monster contract if he performs like a Pro Bowler again.
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 3:53 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (2)
Romo will pick and choose when to leave pocket
Tony Romo made a lot of plays outside the pocket last season. He made a lot of mistakes while freelancing, too.
Romo said protecting the ball has to be a priority for him. That means he must make smart decisions on when to try to make something happen after a play breaks down and when to live to play another down.
"It's just a known fact that you've got to make good decisions when you leave the pocket," he said. "At the same time, it's when a lot of good plays happen, too. If you have that capability and you know when to use it, it can be a real benefit."
He saw his idol, Brett Favre, go through the same thing as a young quarterback in Green Bay. But Romo said experience is the only way to really learn how to pick and choose your spots to try to make plays.
He's learned not to try to leave the pocket if he doesn't know what's happening behind him. Doing that resulted in a critical fumble in last year's loss to the Lions. He cited a sack that he took in the preseason opener as an example of opting not to take a risk when he wasn't certain of what was happening around him.
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 3:18 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (1)
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