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Im not so sure its quite that easy. Those guys knew how enamored Jerry was with Red and Jerry wasnt gonna let them go anywhere and even if he did would they have been in a better situation overall?
Romo had a ton of leverage, it's called "contract"
Romo could have easily refused to restructure deals or sign extensions if Jones wouldn't hire a real coach, but he didn't. He gladly signed for all that extra dough. He had all the leverage. With our awful cap situation Jones couldn't have kept franchising Romo, and if he did Romo could have held out. After the disastrous times after Aikman's retirement with QB's, this would have been an utter PR nightmare for Jones. Fans would have revolted had Romo walked and cited "poor coaching" as the reason he wanted to play elsewhere.
As for the latter part of your comment, are you telling me Romo couldn't have picked a better landing place if he had the opportunity?