Day 226

Fresh Start_226: Houston, we have a problem
Boy, if you are the Houston Texans, what do you do now? In an offseason where you trade your starting quarterback who you grossly overpaid last offseason, to free up cap space and make room to add Tony Romo on your roster via trade. Well, that is not going to happen anymore…

Early yesterday morning ESPN broke the news that the 36-year old QB would be hanging it up after 15 seasons to pursue a career on television. It was no secret that Romo could retire and land a nice job on either Fox or CBS and continue to around the game. it is also no secret that the amount of football Romo had left was in question to the amount of injuries he has endured throughout his career. Romo only appeared in 20 games in the last three seasons, which is concerning from the health standpoint of Romo and his ability to even be a decent backup for the Cowboys.

When the season ended, the questions began swirling faster than merry-go-round at Disney World. The questions of: “’Is Romo done?’ ‘Are the Cowboys going to release him?’ ‘Is Dallas going to trade?’” All of this became dinner talk that families discussed and a common question on every Sportscenter for 2-3 weeks. The Dallas Cowboys are still the most captivating team in the NFL, but the answer to all those questions based off the actions of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, was clearly “I don’t know.” Jones said that the team would never release Romo, then where rumored to be releasing him that same day. Tony Romo himself said good-bye to the city of Dallas weeks ago, which made the NFL world assume something was going to happen soon. Only to find out today that the QB was handing in the helmet and shoulder pads for a suit and mic.

The 15-year career of Tony Romo ends with him finishing with 34,183 yards, 248 touchdown passes, 117 interceptions, 5 rushing touchdowns, an average of 219 passing yards per game, and an average of 7.9 yards per attempt, and a playoff record of 2-4. The career of Tony Romo has been one hell of a roller coaster ride. From the fumbled snap against the Seahawks in 2007, to losing to the Giants the next year in the NFC Championship, the countless number of injuries, the acusations of him “not being clutch,” to the league recognizing that he is one of the top 6 quarterbacks in the league when healthy. When this generation looks back and tells their children about Tony Romo, most of them will do a double take when they look up his career stats. Even with the Super Bowl eluding Romo in his career, he still a good quarterback that was overlooked for most of his career.
   
Now, if you are the Houston Texans, YOU MUST FIND A QUARTERBACK SOON. Trading Osweiler was a good move after giving him a 4-year $72 Million contract. The “contract dump” to the Cleveland Browns, was not only unprecedented but an extremely smart monetary move. But, with your number one option for quarterback now retiring; the Texans must ask themselves if they really can live with Tom Savage starting under center for Houston next season. This team was a playoff team last year with Brock Osweiler player quarterback, a coracle at running back, and arguably the best defense in the entire NFL (without J.J. for most of the season). The last thing this team is to take a step back at the quarterback position. So, the Texans now must draft a quarterback with the 25th overall pick in April’s draft. Whether that is Mitch Trubisky or Deshaun Watson. Watson would probably give the Texans the highest chance of retaining Super Star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins when he becomes an unrestricted free agent following this season. Hopkins and Watson where teammates at Clemson, so maybe the college connection can rekindle in the pros. Either way, Houston has a glaring problem that needs fixing if they want to compete for a championship in 2017.
Sources:(nfl.com, profootballreference.com, sportsinjurypredictor.com, spotrac.com)

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