The Morning Fix: Amazon over paid for TNF and more

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Good morning Houston! The good news is the Tony Romo saga is now over but the Houston Texans still need a legit starting quarterback.

The Texans don’t have any other choice but to start Tom Savage now.

It’s interesting that Romo chose CBS over the Texans.  It would have been his best shot to win a Super Bowl.

Here’s some more Texans’ news:

2017 NFL Draft: Houston Texans 7-Round Mock Draft After Tony Romo Retirement [Texans Wire – Randy Gurzi]

I really hope they don’t draft Mitchell Trubisky.

5 Veteran Quarterbacks Who Could Start for the Texans [Texans Wire – Jody Smith]

One of the quarterbacks on this list is Ryan Fitzpatrick. He cannot be an option.

Texans Draft Profile: Clemson Defensive Tackle Carlos Watkins [Texans Wire]

Watkins is an interesting prospect that could help the Texans.

Poll: Should the Houston Texans sign Colin Kaepernick? [Texans Wire – Jeff Risdon]

Yes.  He’s better than both Tom Savage and Brandon Weeden.

Cutler? Kaepernick? Savage? No easy answers to Texans’ QB quandary [ESPN – Sarah Barshop]

Kaepernick is the answer.

Tony Romo’s move to booth hurts Houston, opens up AFC South [ESPN – Mike Wells]

It certainly helps teams like the Colts and Titans who have viable NFL quarterbacks.

Updating the QB market minus Tony Romo [ESPN – Dan Graziano]

More from Toro Times

J.J. Watt honors his fourth-grade teacher with a trip to Houston and softball game tickets [Houston Chronicle – Craig Hlavaty]

It seems like great stories are always associated with Watt’s name.

Here’s some NFL news:

Sources: Amazon wins rights to live-stream Thursday Night Football [ESPN – Darren Rovell]

Amazon spent five times more money than Twitter did last year. TNF games will only be available for Prime users. I think they ended up overpaying.

CBS confirms Tony Romo as No. 1 analyst, Phil Simms’ future unclear [Pro Football Talk – Michael David Smith]

It’s a shame Simms lost his job to a guy that’s never worked in the media.

Mark Davis isn’t celebrating Vegas move “like I would like to be” [Pro Football Talk – Mike Florio]

Of course not, he has to stay in Oakland for three more years as they threaten to boot his club out of town.

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