subguy

I did the same thing

Seer1

Soooo, how long has this writer lived in Atlanta?

thefifthwall

I don't see what the problem is. Nothing has changed since Payton signed the extension. All these what ifs were answered when he signed it. Why would he have signed the extension if there was a chance he was going to Dallas. He probably knew about the bounty situation when he signed it.

SaintsRule11

Nothing Sean Payton could say or do as head coach at Dallas will make Tony Romo into a winning quarterback. I suspect Payton knows this.

ScottyRo

I read following excerpt over the weekend and thought it was very insightful. Surely Payton knows this about Romo.

The Shutdown Corner Week 11 Preview Podcast with Greg Cosell
On Tony Romo, and the ‘late-in-the-down’ quarterback: “Romo has been up and down, both in his reading of defenses and his decision-making. I thought that last week, even though the Cowboys won, he played a little fast and was over-reactive in the pocket. And a lot of people say, ‘Well, you would be too, behind that offensive line.’ But that misses the point. Early-in-the-down quarterbacks get rid of the ball within the precise timing of the offense. That’s Manning, Brady, and Brees. They compensate for potentially poor offensive line play, because the ball comes out. Late-in-the-down quarterbacks — and Romo fits more into that category — make an offensive line look worse than it is, because the ball’s not out often enough within the precise timing of the offense, and the design of a given play. The flipside of that is that Romo has the ability to be very effective late in the down and compensate for his o-line, because he’s able to move and make plays. But then, you get into this improvisational, random element of quarterback play, and as we know, that leads to inconsistency.”

Also, the Cowboys have invested a lot of time and money into Dez Bryant. Does he seem like a Sean Payton type of player. There are many reasons why he wouldn't go to Dallas. The only reason I can think of as to why he might would be if the appeal of righting another disaster makes any sense to him. Remember, he's a Parcells disciple and Parcells' M.O. was to move to struggling teams.

Vrillon82

Payton was behind Drafting Romo so.........I dunno.

vpheughan

Romo wasn't drafted.

lumm0x

Two words. Jerry Jones. Two more words. Coach Cyanide.

voodooido

Plan B: Vitt!

Mardigras9

Hopefully the organization learned it's lesson from the Brees contract nightmare and will settle it quickly.