29.2 ppt versus 25.8

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Dak is playing incredibly, but with a similar running attack in 2014 Romo generated 3.5 more points per game. It's also worth noting that 5 weeks in we have 1 win against a winning team and two wins against 1-4 teams.

When Romo is fully healthy he will be back in. If he gets hurt again then Dak is ready, and even better we don't have to think about drafting a QB for another 10 years. That's pretty amazing.

After 2017 Romo may well be gone. I would love for him to win a Super Bowl, but if we don't think of the money we can spend on defense for 2 years without a huge QB salary. That could be our best window since the 90's.
 
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pansophy said:
Dak is playing incredibly, but with a similar running attack in 2014 Romo generated 3.5 more points per game. It's also worth noting that 5 weeks in we have 1 win against a winning team and two wins against 1-4 teams.

When Romo is fully healthy he will be back in. If he gets hurt again then Dak is ready, and even better we don't have to think about drafting a QB for another 10 years. That's pretty amazing.

After 2017 Romo may well be gone. I would love for him to win a Super Bowl, but if we don't think of the money we can spend on defense for 2 years without a huge QB salary. That could be our best window since the 90's.
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You have a rookie QB and RB and you are saying he isn't producing as much as Romo did?

I like Romo, but this is the future, and there is no reason to stop it because of ego.
 

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Zordon said:
Romo stans are intent on ruining all of the positive energy going on right now just to see their boy start again. Everybody should have jumped off that bandwagon after yesterday.
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I'll be the first to admit that I'm a huge Romo homer and I want him back as a fan of his. But that's on top of everything he's done and can do for the team. So yes there's bias but it's not clouding judgement only adding a bonus point to a case he's built for himself. I'd just love to see him play with zeke and the line back to form.

That said if it never happens hey, I get it and have no problem at all because Dak is incredible
 
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Proof said:
I'll be the first to admit that I'm a huge Romo homer and I want him back as a fan of his. But that's on top of everything he's done and can do for the team. So yes there's bias but it's not clouding judgement only adding a bonus point to a case he's built for himself. I'd just love to see him play with zeke and the line back to form.

That said if it never happens hey, I get it and have no problem at all because Dak is incredible
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Can we at least wait till Dak loses a couple of games or has a couple of bad performances? It's not like Romo's going anywhere. If anything, it will give him more time to heal properly.
 
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tyke1doe said:
I think the more puzzling question is whether you can be the better quarterback but not the best fit for your current team?
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Think about what you just said and ask yourself what Romo did for you to even bring that up. The last time Romo was healthy all season, the Cowboys were 12-4 and Romo lead the entire league in QBR rating by over a full 5 points. (Aaron Rodgers in 2nd place at 77.4 to Romo in 1st at 82.62)

I think it's more likely that you're overthinking the situation because the emotion of what's happening on the field is blurring your logic. The league is still learning who Dak is. Don't even think for a second that his tough times aren't coming, because they are. They do for all young QBs.

Mentally Romo is one of the best QBs in the league. To push him aside because of a rookie after 5 after is nuts.
 
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pansophy said:
Dak is playing incredibly, but with a similar running attack in 2014 Romo generated 3.5 more points per game.
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The 2014 offense's edge in points is the result of having about an extra possession and a half per game, due to takeaways and faster pace.

Drives per game
2014 10.6
2016 9.2

Points per drive
2014 2.62
2016 2.80

% of opp drives ending in turnovers
2014 17.3
2016 9.1

Also, the quality of defenses on the schedule is about the same, according to Football Outsiders. In 2014, we played the 21st-hardest schedule of defenses. Going into yesterday, we'd played the 24th-hardest, with the Bengals' defensive DVOA ranking 7th.
 

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Shouldnt we be comparing Romos 2015 with Daks season since 2015 was more recent?... maybe people here have an agenda.. hmmm
 
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The most cogent articles I've seen on this say that Romo is the better QB but the team has momentum with Dak and the team is bought in. What is the best that you can hope for by bringing Romo back in? He would win the same games? We might be 5-0 because Dak was a rookie playing in his first game and didn't get TD's. But how many times has our offense done that against the giants with Romo? I love Romo (see my avatar) but why take the risk of messing up what is working. I say keep Dak in until he hits a speed bump. Then we have a healthy Romo that can come in and compete for a championship. If Dak wins the SuperBowl and Romo never gets back in, then sobeit. That would be an awesome problem to have. I just wouldn't risk messing with our momentum until it breaks.
 
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