Is Romo worth a spot? (1 Viewer)

[Sputnikv8]

I've never really paid attention to him. *IF* Bledsoe struggles and Parcells pulls him, could Romo be a QB1 starter? The offense has the weapons, but, does he have skill?

Another factor, Bledsoe is a Parcell guy -- would he ever get pulled?

I'm struggling at QB and looking for a longterm backup plan to Green.

 

[redman]

In a deep dynasty league, yes.

How many more years do you think you can count on Drew and Parcells being in Dallas? Some think one of them may even be gone by next year, if not both.

I personally believe that they'd get more production long term out of their core players if they'd play guys like Crayton and Romo over guys like TO and Drew, but they've decided they want to try to win it all this year.

Still, if Drew goes down to injury, Romo's your guy and will be throwing to TO and Glenn.

In a dynasty league, particularly deep ones, he's definitely worth a spot on your roster.

 

[Loan Sharks]

He is a quality Dynasty prospect

 

[SickThing]

I've never really paid attention to him. *IF* Bledsoe struggles and Parcells pulls him, could Romo be a QB1 starter? The offense has the weapons, but, does he have skill?Another factor, Bledsoe is a Parcell guy -- would he ever get pulled?I'm struggling at QB and looking for a longterm backup plan to Green.

Yes Romo has the skill. He's looked sharped in pre-season and he is now the Cowboys future. He fits in the Tom Brady story scenario perfectly right now. You want him in your dynasty league, but for a redraft this year we'll have to wait and see if Bledsoe holds onto the job. If you can afford to take a flyer on a FA that has great ceiling but yet may never make a single start, take the gamble. I think there's a decent chance that Bledsoe gets hurt with his lack of scrambling ability. He might even get pulled for Romo if he makes more bad decisions like he did in week #1.

 

[aardball44]

As someone pointed out earlier, Romo's value depends on the vagaries of your league's rules and roster limitations.

Our 12-owner redraft league allows rosters up to 22 players. All waiver wire moves cost $10, so decent backup QBs disappear before the end of the draft. Trades, however, are free; these backup QBs (as well as backup RBs) become valuable as trade bait, or as starters in their own right halfway through the season.

I'm holding onto Romo not only as trade leverage with the Bledsoe owner, but also as a possible starter before the end of this season.

 

[Significant Shrinkage]

I've never really paid attention to him. *IF* Bledsoe struggles and Parcells pulls him, could Romo be a QB1 starter? The offense has the weapons, but, does he have skill?Another factor, Bledsoe is a Parcell guy -- would he ever get pulled?I'm struggling at QB and looking for a longterm backup plan to Green.

Yes Romo has the skill. He's looked sharped in pre-season and he is now the Cowboys future. He fits in the Tom Brady story scenario perfectly right now. You want him in your dynasty league, but for a redraft this year we'll have to wait and see if Bledsoe holds onto the job. If you can afford to take a flyer on a FA that has great ceiling but yet may never make a single start, take the gamble. I think there's a decent chance that Bledsoe gets hurt with his lack of scrambling ability. He might even get pulled for Romo if he makes more bad decisions like he did in week #1.

Agree w/ this assessment. I think the chance of Romo starting due to Bledsoe getting BENCHED (non-injury) is about 20%. Factor in the injury potential, and I think there's close to a 30% chance Romo gets the nod at some point this season (even if it's only for a game or two). Romo is an important pickup for Bledsoe owners IF your backup is not someone you'd be comfortable starting on a weekly basis. If you've got a solid backup, it's not as urgent to pickup Romo as insurance

 

[Bankerguy]

In a deep dynasty league, yes. How many more years do you think you can count on Drew and Parcells being in Dallas? Some think one of them may even be gone by next year, if not both. I personally believe that they'd get more production long term out of their core players if they'd play guys like Crayton and Romo over guys like TO and Drew, but they've decided they want to try to win it all this year. Still, if Drew goes down to injury, Romo's your guy and will be throwing to TO and Glenn. In a dynasty league, particularly deep ones, he's definitely worth a spot on your roster.

Solid analysis, and spot on for the most part. I'm not as optimistic about Crayton as you.

 

[ericttspikes]

I've never really paid attention to him. *IF* Bledsoe struggles and Parcells pulls him, could Romo be a QB1 starter? The offense has the weapons, but, does he have skill?Another factor, Bledsoe is a Parcell guy -- would he ever get pulled?I'm struggling at QB and looking for a longterm backup plan to Green.

Yes Romo has the skill. He's looked sharped in pre-season and he is now the Cowboys future. He fits in the Tom Brady story scenario perfectly right now. You want him in your dynasty league, but for a redraft this year we'll have to wait and see if Bledsoe holds onto the job. If you can afford to take a flyer on a FA that has great ceiling but yet may never make a single start, take the gamble. I think there's a decent chance that Bledsoe gets hurt with his lack of scrambling ability. He might even get pulled for Romo if he makes more bad decisions like he did in week #1.

Agree w/ this assessment. I think the chance of Romo starting due to Bledsoe getting BENCHED (non-injury) is about 20%. Factor in the injury potential, and I think there's close to a 30% chance Romo gets the nod at some point this season (even if it's only for a game or two). Romo is an important pickup for Bledsoe owners IF your backup is not someone you'd be comfortable starting on a weekly basis. If you've got a solid backup, it's not as urgent to pickup Romo as insurance

I think that is a good estimate. If the Cowboys go 0-3 and Bledsoe continues to cost them games, I think the chance increases.

 

[lfh3]

As someone pointed out earlier, Romo's value depends on the vagaries of your league's rules and roster limitations.

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The highligted part of what aardball44 says is the key. Seems like we see a lot folks get denigrated in this forum for the transacations they make, but your league's size and rules (esp. regarding roster size) play a huge part in making these types of decisions.

 

[Todem]

In a deep dynasty league, yes. How many more years do you think you can count on Drew and Parcells being in Dallas? Some think one of them may even be gone by next year, if not both. I personally believe that they'd get more production long term out of their core players if they'd play guys like Crayton and Romo over guys like TO and Drew, but they've decided they want to try to win it all this year. Still, if Drew goes down to injury, Romo's your guy and will be throwing to TO and Glenn. In a dynasty league, particularly deep ones, he's definitely worth a spot on your roster.

Play Crayton over Owens.OK.

 

[Bankerguy]

In a deep dynasty league, yes. How many more years do you think you can count on Drew and Parcells being in Dallas? Some think one of them may even be gone by next year, if not both. I personally believe that they'd get more production long term out of their core players if they'd play guys like Crayton and Romo over guys like TO and Drew, but they've decided they want to try to win it all this year. Still, if Drew goes down to injury, Romo's your guy and will be throwing to TO and Glenn. In a dynasty league, particularly deep ones, he's definitely worth a spot on your roster.

Play Crayton over Owens.OK.

He said "long term". TO and Glenn are old.

 

[redman]

In a deep dynasty league, yes. How many more years do you think you can count on Drew and Parcells being in Dallas? Some think one of them may even be gone by next year, if not both. I personally believe that they'd get more production long term out of their core players if they'd play guys like Crayton and Romo over guys like TO and Drew, but they've decided they want to try to win it all this year. Still, if Drew goes down to injury, Romo's your guy and will be throwing to TO and Glenn. In a dynasty league, particularly deep ones, he's definitely worth a spot on your roster.

Play Crayton over Owens.OK.

No, play Crayton in lieu of signing Owens.

 

[Bankerguy]

In a deep dynasty league, yes. How many more years do you think you can count on Drew and Parcells being in Dallas? Some think one of them may even be gone by next year, if not both. I personally believe that they'd get more production long term out of their core players if they'd play guys like Crayton and Romo over guys like TO and Drew, but they've decided they want to try to win it all this year. Still, if Drew goes down to injury, Romo's your guy and will be throwing to TO and Glenn. In a dynasty league, particularly deep ones, he's definitely worth a spot on your roster.

Play Crayton over Owens.OK.

No, play Crayton in lieu of signing Owens.

Not with you on that one Red.Crayton is not all that.At best a possession WR.

 

[redman]

In a deep dynasty league, yes.

How many more years do you think you can count on Drew and Parcells being in Dallas? Some think one of them may even be gone by next year, if not both.

I personally believe that they'd get more production long term out of their core players if they'd play guys like Crayton and Romo over guys like TO and Drew, but they've decided they want to try to win it all this year.

Still, if Drew goes down to injury, Romo's your guy and will be throwing to TO and Glenn.

In a dynasty league, particularly deep ones, he's definitely worth a spot on your roster.

Play Crayton over Owens.OK.

No, play Crayton in lieu of signing Owens.

Not with you on that one Red.Crayton is not all that.

At best a possession WR.

Understood. I'm not at all saying Crayton would ever turn into a WR resembling Owens. I just think he's a guy with potential and in roughly the same age range as guys like JJ, MB, Witten, Romo, the o-linemen and the defense, all of whom in an "ideal world" you'd play to develop as the core of the Cowboys for the next 5+ years. TO's signing, while undeniably a boost to the talent level in that offense, necessarily symbolized a decision by the team to put some of their young talent's development on hold in an effort to win this year and maybe next year, while Parcells is still around. It may work out fine just the same, but that's my take. The fact that I view TO as a cancer who ultimately will melt down given time only encourages my thinking in this regard.

(Note, based upon prior conversations, I think Bankerguy understands my thinking here, so I'm just explaining for the benefit of others . . . and to show I'm not insane enough to compare TO's talent to Crayton's. )

 

[Todem]

In a deep dynasty league, yes. How many more years do you think you can count on Drew and Parcells being in Dallas? Some think one of them may even be gone by next year, if not both. I personally believe that they'd get more production long term out of their core players if they'd play guys like Crayton and Romo over guys like TO and Drew, but they've decided they want to try to win it all this year. Still, if Drew goes down to injury, Romo's your guy and will be throwing to TO and Glenn. In a dynasty league, particularly deep ones, he's definitely worth a spot on your roster.

Play Crayton over Owens.OK.

No, play Crayton in lieu of signing Owens.

Even so. Glenn has been a good WR for the Cowboys. I just disagree with that. And they can challenge for that division if their OL get's it together and that defense stop's underachieving. I am not a Cowboy fan but they have a talented group of playes and Owens was a huge signing for them. Glenn is the perfect compliment to TO as well.As far as Romo, he will not sniff the field ( other than an injury or garbage time) unless Bledsoe falls flat on his face and just stinks up the joint. I am not a huge Bledsoe fan, but like Warner he needs some time to throw and there were complete breakdowns in pass protection and he did not have a good pocket to throw the ball from on some of those turnovers. He does hold the ball too long, but he has a rifle for an arm and is a good leader. I suspect he will light it up this season. I have faith Bledsoe will get the ball to Owens enough and TO will make him look real good. I don't think Parcells is going to panic after one week. Adjustments will be made and I expect them to rebound this week against the Skins. I have a feeling Owens and Bledsoe will have a great Monday night, with Glenn getting into the act.

 

[SickThing]

In a deep dynasty league, yes. How many more years do you think you can count on Drew and Parcells being in Dallas? Some think one of them may even be gone by next year, if not both. I personally believe that they'd get more production long term out of their core players if they'd play guys like Crayton and Romo over guys like TO and Drew, but they've decided they want to try to win it all this year. Still, if Drew goes down to injury, Romo's your guy and will be throwing to TO and Glenn. In a dynasty league, particularly deep ones, he's definitely worth a spot on your roster.

Play Crayton over Owens.OK.

No, play Crayton in lieu of signing Owens.

Even so. Glenn has been a good WR for the Cowboys. I just disagree with that. And they can challenge for that division if their OL get's it together and that defense stop's underachieving. I am not a Cowboy fan but they have a talented group of playes and Owens was a huge signing for them. Glenn is the perfect compliment to TO as well.As far as Romo, he will not sniff the field ( other than an injury or garbage time) unless Bledsoe falls flat on his face and just stinks up the joint. I am not a huge Bledsoe fan, but like Warner he needs some time to throw and there were complete breakdowns in pass protection and he did not have a good pocket to throw the ball from on some of those turnovers. He does hold the ball too long, but he has a rifle for an arm and is a good leader. I suspect he will light it up this season. I have faith Bledsoe will get the ball to Owens enough and TO will make him look real good. I don't think Parcells is going to panic after one week. Adjustments will be made and I expect them to rebound this week against the Skins. I have a feeling Owens and Bledsoe will have a great Monday night, with Glenn getting into the act.

I'm not sure the accolades you give Bledsoe outweigh his negatives that you also admit. Romo has positives too. The only thing really keeping Bledsoe the starter over him is a lot more experience. No, Parcells will not panic, but he will likely choose the wisest path. That path may possibly lead to Romo by seasons end. Bill openly states he wants to get Romo in there. There's a reason they just gave Romo a contract and let Henson go.

 

[jgb95]

I just picked him up in my dynasty league and dropped K Clemens.

 

[Todem]

In a deep dynasty league, yes.

How many more years do you think you can count on Drew and Parcells being in Dallas? Some think one of them may even be gone by next year, if not both.

I personally believe that they'd get more production long term out of their core players if they'd play guys like Crayton and Romo over guys like TO and Drew, but they've decided they want to try to win it all this year.

Still, if Drew goes down to injury, Romo's your guy and will be throwing to TO and Glenn.

In a dynasty league, particularly deep ones, he's definitely worth a spot on your roster.

Play Crayton over Owens.OK.

No, play Crayton in lieu of signing Owens.

Even so. Glenn has been a good WR for the Cowboys. I just disagree with that. And they can challenge for that division if their OL get's it together and that defense stop's underachieving. I am not a Cowboy fan but they have a talented group of playes and Owens was a huge signing for them. Glenn is the perfect compliment to TO as well.As far as Romo, he will not sniff the field ( other than an injury or garbage time) unless Bledsoe falls flat on his face and just stinks up the joint. I am not a huge Bledsoe fan, but like Warner he needs some time to throw and there were complete breakdowns in pass protection and he did not have a good pocket to throw the ball from on some of those turnovers. He does hold the ball too long, but he has a rifle for an arm and is a good leader. I suspect he will light it up this season. I have faith Bledsoe will get the ball to Owens enough and TO will make him look real good. I don't think Parcells is going to panic after one week. Adjustments will be made and I expect them to rebound this week against the Skins. I have a feeling Owens and Bledsoe will have a great Monday night, with Glenn getting into the act.

I'm not sure the accolades you give Bledsoe outweigh his negatives that you also admit. Romo has positives too. The only thing really keeping Bledsoe the starter over him is a lot more experience. No, Parcells will not panic, but he will likely choose the wisest path. That path may possibly lead to Romo by seasons end. Bill openly states he wants to get Romo in there. There's a reason they just gave Romo a contract and let Henson go.

Yeah a few reasons.1) Henson was a bust and was just bad.

2) Romo is a good looking prospect and the heir apparent to Bledsoe who has maybe a year left in the tank after this season.

I agree if Bledsoe falls flat on his face and this team flops he will be pulled. But I don't think he will. Also Parcells was basically doing what he always does by sending messages through the media to his players, which I can't stand and think is a lousy coaching tactic of his. Say what you will about his 2 Super bowl wins and great track record. It is unquestioned. But I think Parcells is a tool when it comes to taking that line of communication with his players.

Bledsoe's positives do outweigh his negatives as long as they win and he is effective. So far they are 0-1. If they go 0-3 and Bledsoe is the root of the cause then yes, Parcells might make the change.

I don't think one game get's a veteran like Bledsoe benched. It would take a lot more than that.

 

[SickThing]

I agree if Bledsoe falls flat on his face and this team flops he will be pulled. But I don't think he will. Also Parcells was basically doing what he always does by sending messages through the media to his players, which I can't stand and think is a lousy coaching tactic of his. Say what you will about his 2 Super bowl wins and great track record. It is unquestioned. But I think Parcells is a tool when it comes to taking that line of communication with his players.

Bledsoe's positives do outweigh his negatives as long as they win and he is effective. So far they are 0-1. If they go 0-3 and Bledsoe is the root of the cause then yes, Parcells might make the change.

I don't think one game get's a veteran like Bledsoe benched. It would take a lot more than that.

Your comments seem contradictory to me. On one hand you say you think it would take "a lot more" than one game for change, but then you also say you can see it happening after the next two games. I also don't see similarity between Bledsoe falling flat on his face and being the reason they go 0-3.

As for Parcells methods of communication, I don't see this as a factor in whether Romo has fantasy roster spot value or not, so I have no comment on that here. I mention it only because it's mixed into the quote.

 

[Todem]

I agree if Bledsoe falls flat on his face and this team flops he will be pulled. But I don't think he will. Also Parcells was basically doing what he always does by sending messages through the media to his players, which I can't stand and think is a lousy coaching tactic of his. Say what you will about his 2 Super bowl wins and great track record. It is unquestioned. But I think Parcells is a tool when it comes to taking that line of communication with his players.

Bledsoe's positives do outweigh his negatives as long as they win and he is effective. So far they are 0-1. If they go 0-3 and Bledsoe is the root of the cause then yes, Parcells might make the change.

I don't think one game get's a veteran like Bledsoe benched. It would take a lot more than that.

Your comments seem contradictory to me. On one hand you say you think it would take "a lot more" than one game for change, but then you also say you can see it happening after the next two games. I also don't see similarity between Bledsoe falling flat on his face and being the reason they go 0-3.

As for Parcells methods of communication, I don't see this as a factor in whether Romo has fantasy roster spot value or not, so I have no comment on that here. I mention it only because it's mixed into the quote.

Huh?I am saying that I think Bledsoe will be fine. My point is I don't see him being ineffective. So I don't think Romo is a worth a spot on a redraft roster. A deep dynasty roster yes. He is a good prospect.

An 0-3 start and Bledsoe being a major cause of that ( throwing picks and not moving the team) is a lot more than one bad game. The season is short and 3 losses out of the gate is panic time in the NFL when you have a team that is thought of as a contender.

 

[Woz]

In my 20 roster dynasty I demoted Green to IR and grabbed Romo.

Don't think I'd consider him in a redraft though unless it was super deep.

 

[hellz_fireflies]

I agree if Bledsoe falls flat on his face and this team flops he will be pulled. But I don't think he will. Also Parcells was basically doing what he always does by sending messages through the media to his players, which I can't stand and think is a lousy coaching tactic of his. Say what you will about his 2 Super bowl wins and great track record. It is unquestioned. But I think Parcells is a tool when it comes to taking that line of communication with his players.

Bledsoe's positives do outweigh his negatives as long as they win and he is effective. So far they are 0-1. If they go 0-3 and Bledsoe is the root of the cause then yes, Parcells might make the change.

I don't think one game get's a veteran like Bledsoe benched. It would take a lot more than that.

Your comments seem contradictory to me. On one hand you say you think it would take "a lot more" than one game for change, but then you also say you can see it happening after the next two games. I also don't see similarity between Bledsoe falling flat on his face and being the reason they go 0-3.

As for Parcells methods of communication, I don't see this as a factor in whether Romo has fantasy roster spot value or not, so I have no comment on that here. I mention it only because it's mixed into the quote.

Huh?I am saying that I think Bledsoe will be fine. My point is I don't see him being ineffective. So I don't think Romo is a worth a spot on a redraft roster. A deep dynasty roster yes. He is a good prospect.

An 0-3 start and Bledsoe being a major cause of that ( throwing picks and not moving the team) is a lot more than one bad game. The season is short and 3 losses out of the gate is panic time in the NFL when you have a team that is thought of as a contender.

He might not be ineffective..but he is indeed old and not mobile..Romo is young and mobile..in other words he can get hurt easy..so picking up Romo as Bledsoe backup is a best bet if you got Bledsoe..I always keep 3Qb's on my roster..my #1 his backup and a QB for my #1's bye week.

 

[seahawk 17]

I picked up Romo in 3 leagues. I don't think Bledsoe has it anymore. Going back to the Seattle game last year he has been horrible.

Bledsoe chokes this week and I think he gets yanked no later than week 4.

My 2 cents.

Disclaimer: My current Qb's all suck.