Steeler friend/fan said it best about Romo

[Wood]

he is our Kordell Steward. A guy management fell in love with and ultimately held onto for too long. Costas comment after the game stunned me that Romo has lost 6 out of 7 elimination games. We can't escape that reality. Not sure what options are out there for Dallas but continuing with a Romo guided team is act of futility. I woke up yesterday with kid excitement because a tiny piece of me felt maybe Romo was over the hump. But we just need to accept who he is and make major changes regardless how painful they may be for short term.

[CATCH17]

We have no choice but to stick with Romo for the short term.

His offensive coordinator not giving him any answers last night was the killer though.

[Eddie]

I thought this would be Romo's vindication game also. Fool me once.

Fool me 5 out of 7 times.

He is what he is. Stat machine who doesn't have what it takes when it matters the most.

I see no point moving on with him. Why? More late season failures?

[Boysathelm]

Originally Posted by Wood

he is our Kordell Steward. A guy management fell in love with and ultimately held onto for too long. Costas comment after the game stunned me that Romo has lost 6 out of 7 elimination games. We can't escape that reality. Not sure what options are out there for Dallas but continuing with a Romo guided team is act of futility. I woke up yesterday with kid excitement because a tiny piece of me felt maybe Romo was over the hump. But we just need to accept who he is and make major changes regardless how painful they may be for short term.

We won't find a better quarterback than Romo this offseason, neither in the draft nor in free agency. The only thing this team can do is build better support around him for 2013, and draft for the future in 2014.

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by Boysathelm

We won't find a better quarterback than Romo this offseason, neither in the draft nor in free agency. The only thing this team can do is build better support around him, or trade for a QB.

We may not find an athletically better QB, but we can definitely find a QB who can manage the game.

[Venger]

You have to love this - now he is Kordell Stewart?

The fans of this team don't even deserve the mediocre team we have...

[Double]

So what are the options..... everyone is ranting "trade Romo" "trade Rome" "get rid of Romo" but no one is coming up with who will be our QB if Romo is gone. Realistically, Romo still gives this team the best chance of success if he is provided a better team, a better run game, a better O-Line etc. All the "trade" and "get rid of" talk is simply a "shoot now, ask questions later" strategy. There has to be plans in place before we take such actions. So i ask again, we get rid of Romo and hand the reins to who?

[Boysathelm]

Originally Posted by Eddie

We may not find an athletically better QB, but we can definitely find a QB who can manage the game.

You want to replace Romo for a pedestrian game manager? Come on, man, that's a step down, don't you think. If we're going to bring in a QB, I'd rather that QB be someone young with Romo's athletic skillset, specifically someone with the ability to extend plays. Unfortunately, neither the free agency nor this upcoming draft will yield any such player.

[Manster54]

Originally Posted by Wood

he is our Kordell Steward. A guy management fell in love with and ultimately held onto for too long. Costas comment after the game stunned me that Romo has lost 6 out of 7 elimination games. We can't escape that reality. Not sure what options are out there for Dallas but continuing with a Romo guided team is act of futility. I woke up yesterday with kid excitement because a tiny piece of me felt maybe Romo was over the hump. But we just need to accept who he is and make major changes regardless how painful they may be for short term.

I have no Stealer fan friend. They are all ****** bags.

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by Venger

You have to love this - now he is Kordell Stewart?

The fans of this team don't even deserve the mediocre team we have...

The op suggested the similarility between the Steeler and Cowboy organizations' infatuations with athletically gifted QB's who didn't have what it takes to take their teams to the next level. Both organizations held onto hope for far too long.

The Steelers came to the realization that chasing Stewart was a folly, and drafted Ben Rapist. Regardless, the Steelers have hence won two Super Bowls sans Stewart.

Maybe it's time to realize that in order to shift into first gear, we need to move out of neutral. In order to do so, we need to prepare our next QB. It's a risk, but if we don't ... here's to looking at 3 or 4 more 8-8 non-playoff seasons.

[WV Cowboy]

Romo had it all, right in front of him last night.

Every man on the roster had battled and fought, clawed and scratched, hung in there and we had everything right in front of us.

We were down three, with 3 or 4 minutes left. The game right in our hands.

Romo could get every monkey off his back with a game winning drive. We had time, the 2:00 warning, timeouts.

It was all right in front of us, .. couldn't ask for more than this opportunity.

We just needed to be patient and move the chains.

And then Romo makes a dumb decision, throws a lame duck pass, ... game over.

Why ?? It was first down I think. Just throw it away, we were in 4 down territory anyway.

I love Romo, I want him to win so bad, .. I was cheering for him to get it done, and prove everyone wrong.

I was shouting, "this is your time Tony, do it now!!"

But what does he do, .. he proves all of his naysayers right.

You saw what he did, he flushed our chances for a great come from behind win down the drain.

At the most critical time of the game, most critical time of the entire season.

With a jr. varsity decision / play.

Everything was there for the taking, NFC East champs, playoffs, host a game, .. Romo could prove all doubters wrong.

Did the skins 'D' clamp down and shut us down ??

No, Romo served up the game-saving turnover.

This has gotten very old.

[percyhoward]

Originally Posted by Eddie

He is what he is. Stat machine who doesn't have what it takes when it matters the most.

We can definitely find a QB who can manage the game.

Right because the perfect complement to our 29th-ranked pass defense and our 31st-ranked running game would be a game manager with average stats.

[TheCoolFan]

I think even Romo doesn't believe in himself anymore. Damaged goods

[Venger]

Eddie, yours is an intelligent response, and I am taken aback by it 'round these parts...

I would reply that even if Romo was Johnny Unitas reborn, now is the time to prepare our next QB. If he isn't on the roster next year, we are going to pay a price down the road.

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by percyhoward

Right because the perfect complement to our 29th-ranked pass defense and our 31st-ranked running game would be a game manager with average stats.

The end result would be the same. No playoffs.

At least give us a guy we can have a future with. Romo is a black hole. I'm done with him. Same old same old.

Nothing will change. He's not a choke artist. He simply doesn't have what it takes.