Tony Romo to CBS
I have a couple of thoughts regarding Tony Romo and his decision to "retire" from football and join CBS as their lead color analyst. I put retire in quotations because he doesn't truly want to hang up his cleats, at least I don't believe so. I believe if a team wanted him, he would be playing. Here are my thoughts:
-Why do teams value draft picks so highly? ..... You are telling me not a single team was willing to surrender a 2nd round pick to acquire Romo? Just the chance that Romo might be his old self should surely warrant that a team gamble with at least a mid-round pick, but not a single team did so. The value placed on draft picks in the NFL is absolutely mystifying. If Romo turned out to be 70% of the player that he used to be that would be enough to elevate either the Texans and the Broncos to legitimate Super Bowl contenders. The player who they will select with their draft pick will be considered a success if he contributes in his rookie season. This infatuation with draft picks in the NFL is infuriating. Hell, if I were a GM and I could get my hands on a top-tier quarterback I would be willing to surrender my entire draft class, Herschel Walker style. Without a quarterback in this league you are essentially in purgatory.
-From Romo's perspective.......If you are Tony Romo you want to go where you feel wanted, right? Since no team was willing to offer a middling pick for the 36-year-old he opted to go into broadcasting where he immediately is on the premier NFL package. Who knows how often a gig like that comes around? He bypassed on somewhere in the neighborhood of $15 million this year, but now he will stand to make somewhere between $4-$6 million calling football games for as long as he so pleases. Playing football has an expiration date, analyzing it does not. I think Romo made a wise decision.
