Romo keeps Cowboys off QB carousel
Adam Schein of NFL.com has a good reason for believing the Dallas Cowboys made the right move in paying Tony Romo “like the franchise quarterback he is.”
“Follow what other teams have done/are doing,” Schein writes. “It makes the Cowboys look smarter.
It makes Romo look even better.
“Kevin Kolb was miserable for the Cardinals, so they cut him, even though they didn’t have a legit replacement and traded a second-rounder and a starting player (Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie) to land him. The Bills signed Kolb because they are desperate after cutting Ryan Fitzpatrick, who never lived up to his contract extension. The Titans signed Fitzpatrick as insurance in case they need to go to the bullpen if Jake Locker holds them back once again. Andy Reid cut Matt Cassel, who flopped in Kansas City. Yet Minnesota promptly signed Cassel tocompete with 2011 first-round pick Christian Ponder.
“Dizzy yet? There’s more.
“The Raiders listened to my advice and traded for Matt Flynn, who was last year’s big free agent but never played for Seattle after getting beaten out by Russell Wilson. Oakland just finalized a deal with the Cardinals to trade Carson Palmer, who was acquiredby the Raiders in the worst trade in NFL history. I’d argue it is worse than the Herschel Walker deal because Palmer actually was ‘retired’ at the time Hue Jackson shipped two top picks for him.
And Palmer’s now an ex-Raider before the Bengals have even cashed in on the second pick.
“My head hurts, and we haven’t even discussed the Jets’ situation or the Jags actually keeping Blaine Gabbert around.”Just kidding
Brad Dickson of The Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald on attempts to make Wrigley Field more “kid friendly:”
“The Chicago Cubs are trying to acquire more children as fans.
Well, it is a cruel, unfair world - I guess following the Cubs at a young age is as good a way to learn that as any.”
“It makes sense for the Cubs to appeal to 8-year-olds. Fans who will still be alive when the Cubs make their next run at the World Series in 2090.” Royal flush
Mike Bianchi of the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, on Seattle and Sacramento battling over theKings, who are near the bottom of the Western Conference at 27-47 this season: “This is like two vultures in a tug-of-war over a possum carcass.” Perfect timing
Seattle pitcher Felix Hernandez gave former Mariners catcher John Jaso a Rolex on Monday for catching his perfect game lastAugust against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Jaso said thanks by getting the first hit for his new team, the Oakland Athletics, off Hernandez in the fourth inning after the pitcher had retired the first 10 batters on opening day.
“He broke up the no-hitter,” Hernandez said. “I was going to say, ‘Dude, what time is it?’ ”
That would have been better than what Jaso thought he would receive when he learned Hernandez might have a gift for him.
“I don’t know if he really has one [a gift] … a fastball in the back?” Jaso said. “I would definitely take this over that.”Quote of the day “It’s a whole new
system. We’ve got new guys on the line. It’s a process. Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Arkansas center Travis Swanson on the offensive line
Sports, Pages 20 on 04/03/2013