Many Texans fans jumped with excitement at the news of Brock Osweiler being traded to the Cleveland Browns. Insert applause ??. This move allowed the Texans to save 16 million dollars and have 10 million dollars in cap space. Insert applause ?? again. We are all celebrating in honor of our organization making a wise business decision.
And let’s be clear, this post represents a Houston Texans football fan who has seen it all from the beginning to our present time period. Tired is no longer a word in my quarterback vocabulary. Exhausted is more like it. I have nothing against Tony Romo as a human being and I believe he is an awesome individual. I’m just praying that the Houston Texans will bypass shipping the Cowboys’ leftovers down Interstate 45. This may seem harsh but this is simply my truthful opinion.
Our main priority at this time on the to-do list is finding a quarterback that can take us beyond the first round of playoffs. Logistically it makes sense to add Tony Romo to our roster due to him being a free agent and having years of experience. But caution, we’ve been down this road before and pulling an obvious move will be ridiculous when it is all said and done.
The seasoned folks always say, “Two wrongs don’t make a right.” What does this mean in football terms? Well, last year the Texans thought it would be a good idea to select a backup quarterback from the Denver Broncos named Brock Osweiler. The keyword is backup. For some strange reason Brock was perceived as being a great starter, when he clearly needed more time to physically develop into a leader. I knew it wasn’t going to work but hey, when your team decides to give someone a $72 million dollar contract what do you do? You suck it up and roll with the punches thinking to yourself, “Maybe they see something I don’t?”
So I ask, if we didn’t get it right the first time selecting a backup QB from Denver, why shall we do it all over again and select a backup QB from Dallas? Henceforth two wrongs will not make our team situation right.
Let’s state the facts. At the end of the 2017 season Tony Romo was not the starter for the Dallas Cowboys. Tony was a backup QB for Dak Prescott. Do you think Jerry Jones favored Tony Romo’s overall record when it came down to winning a Super Bowl? No, he had to think about who was successfully helping his team at that moment. And ladies and gentlemen Dak Prescott became the starting winner.
Dak Prescott was the 135th pick in the 2016 draft. Yes, Dak began as a backup QB however he is young, fresh, and molding into a successful diamond. Sure, we can go with a short term Romo but eventually this will not work in our favor for the long haul.
I feel we can do a lot better selecting a QB from the 2017 draft. There is another diamond in the rough waiting to be found. Long term stability and consistency is what we need. We need young blood to keep this Texans fire going. On draft day I want to party like it’s 2002 and select a Quarterback in round one.
Texans Quarterbacks Through the Years:
2002-2006 David Carr – #1 Pick 2002 NFL Draft (Houston Texans Starting Season)
2007-2013 Matt Schaub – 90th pick 2004 NFL Draft
2014 Ryan Fitzpatrick – 250th pick NFL Draft 2005 (Graduated from Harvard)
2015 Brian Hoyer – Undrafted 2009 NFL draft (Backup QB before Manziel injury in 2015)
2016 Brock Osweiler – 57th pick 2012 NFL Draft (Backup QB from Denver Broncos)
There is a theme here if you can see it above. The last time we selected a starting QB from the current year’s draft was in 2002. A majority of our picks were older and a couple of years out of the draft. If there is anything we can take away from the Dallas Cowboys, it is their observation on how they were able to see the potential in Dak Prescott from last year’s draft.
So I close with another seasoned folks statement that says, “You don’t have to go home, but you got to get the hell out of here!” So Romo, you don’t have to stay home and retire but you got to stay away from Houston. Thank you.
Featured Image of Tony Romo: Dallas Cowboys Instagram
