Well, CBS Sports with a fantasy football article
Interesting for us here because Tony Romo is a part of it. They talk about the four oldest quarterbacks in the NFL
the so-called over-the-hill quarterbacks. Is he still capable of putting up a big season
I think is really the question, and I don't know if he is. I think he's still very capable of putting together a winning season
but a winning season and a big statistical season, not necessarily the same thing
The headline here on CBS Sports, 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Prep Over-the-Hill Quarterbacks
And they take a look at all the quarterbacks here that essentially amount to 36 or older
Eli Manning, I guess, just misses out on it being 35. And they say you shouldn't rule out the older quarterbacks
because some of them can still put up huge numbers. And in recent years, older quarterbacks have been quite good
Of the 10 best seasons for a quarterback aged 35 or older
eight have happened in the past four seasons. So what do you think that is
It's becoming more of a passing friendly league and quarterbacks are staying around longer
because there huge money available and because you know sports medicine is better That what I also think there a lot of systems that you get rid of the ball quickly I mean Tom Brady and Peyton I know Peyton Manning career is over now so he not on the list
But a lot of their offense the last five years has been snap, look, get rid
And that's it. I mean, and so if you can do that, you don't have to have the greatest offensive line
If you can just get rid of the ball and if you don't see it, it's not there. Those guys would just get rid of it and take an incomplete pass and move on
And, man, that's something I'd love to see Tony Romo figure out. I mean, for all the great things that he's done
I think it worked for him earlier in his career because he could improvise and stay on the run
and make plays with his legs. And then, you know, 12 seconds after the ball was snapped
throw a bomb, you know. And it still happens, you know. And it's beautiful when it does
But I just think with the injury history now, if I was in Valley Ranch
I'd be wanting to talk about things we could do to get the ball out quicker. You know, obviously running is going to take a lot of the pressure off of him
But, you know, in passing situations, I think, do you have to have the receiving core to do that
You have to have guys that can really explode after the catch
And Des can. And Terrence Williams can. Even though, I mean, who did New England have
I mean they have their Cole Beasley I know Edelman better than Beasley And then they have Gronk But from that point I mean he I mean would you want I wouldn want Amendola on this team I wouldn think he helps this team at all
No, I wouldn't think he'd help either. I think on the other end of the spectrum
there's a lot of quarterbacks coming into the NFL that aren't prepared. And so these older quarterbacks, they last longer because you got to win now
I mean, there's coaches' jobs on the line. Owners want their teams to win immediately
and so you got guys who are like air raid or read option quarterbacks coming into the league
they're not prepared they don't know the nfl game the way maybe a 33 year old 34 year old
quarterback would and thus that guy's going to keep a job yeah yeah the college quarterbacks
are less ready than ever less right because it's a different game in college football
no you're right that's a good point so cbs sports here they they gave thoughts on all of them from
a fantasy perspective they say brady's fine second best fantasy quarterback last year he was at 38
or so and there's really been no signs of injury or much of a decline really over the last six years
since the torn ACL they say Carson Palmer is fine because he set careers high in a career highs in
a lot of his stats last year great weapons no worries on on picking him although you do have
to be kind of concerned with injury and then they say Drew Brees is still a great pick And then they get to Tony Romo And I read what they said about Tony
He's the youngest quarterback on the list, but there's little doubt he's also the riskiest
Tony Romo has broken his collarbone. The year before that, he suffered a herniated disc, while Romo has the lowest ADP in his class
Sorry, is that an advanced stat or some sort of fantasy football stat? He also clearly has the highest injury risk of any quarterback drafted amongst the top 10 quarterbacks
With Dez Bryant as his only dangerous weapon in the passing game and an offense built around running the ball
I would have to say no. Tony Romo has basically been Matt Ryan over the past five seasons with more injuries
Romo is in a tier of quarterbacks that border on a startable number one
The problem is you have to take him one to five rounds higher than the other quarterbacks in the tier
I'd rather draft upside running backs and wide receivers and then take Matt Ryan later in the draft
Yeah, and I you know Obviously, we'd love to believe that Tony Romo is prolific. I think he could still be but you make a he makes a great point about
Des Bryant being the only great weapon that he has that he can go to and know that you know a touchdown is possible and then the a