Actually, you asked a question based on the comments of another poster. I offered my opinion. And the tangent was already established because someone brought Romo into a thread discussing Zeke's carries.
I did ask a question. Your response was not related to what I said.
Actually, I was responding to the Romo comment that was interjected into a thread about Zeke. If one wants to postulate that Romo would have shredded the Packers defense, I can postulate that I don't think Romo would have made a difference based on the arguments made about him in previous discussions regarding the playoffs.
And, yes, it DOES stand to reason. You just don't like my reasoning.
You can postulate that you don't think he would have made a difference. You should have quoted the person who expressed that opinion, not me. My comment was in regards to the "ridiculousness" of that opinion, not whether or not it was true.
Yeah, because a strawman isn't defined as a logical fallacy. If someone is trying to argue that his opponent (in this case me) is employing a strawman, then by definition of the term strawman he is asserting that his position is beyond the use of a strawman, and, thus, is more logical.
Maybe you don't know the meaning of terms, but I do.
Just because I point out that you are using a logical fallacy does not mean I am attempting to compare the logical veracity of the arguments. This is especially true with the strawman argument (as it isn't really about the use of logic, but more about manipulation of the "debate").
You asked a question. I offered an answer to your question based on my opinion. This is a running discussion. Just as you asked a question and made a position based on the poster you were questioning, I did the same to you.
You did offer an answer, and I pointed out that part of it was irrelevant to what I had said, and used poor examples. Then you went all haywire with what has been debated about for Romo in the past...all irrelevant.
Oh, I understand your point, and I responded. You didn't like my response so you cry "strawman" and here we are.
Let's simplify this: You believe Romo would have shredded the Packers defense. I believe whether he would or wouldn't, it wouldn't have made any difference in the final results. Why? Because the defense didn't show any consistency in stopping Aaron Rodgers. That likely would not have happened had Romo been in the game. Thus, the failure of Romo and Dak would have been because of the defense - the same arguments/excuses made for Romo in the past.
You know, not once did I say Romo would have shredded the defense. That was another poster remember? As to the rest of that, that's a fair opinion. There are definitely arguments to make against it.
And all that is well and good. It is your opinion. I'm not saying that it isn't a logical opinion. It's just unproven and cannot be proven. It is a hypothetical that cannot be tested or verified. In that sense, it isn't relevant to this discussion, especially since this is a discussion about Zeke's carries.
First...again...the title was changed. It was originally just called "Zeke." It was about the use of Zeke in the game. Funny thing about football is that it's all interconnected, so the QB and the impact they have is a viable point of discussion. Of course, it is all opinion and can't be proven. Ninenty-nine percent of what goes on here is opinion and can't be proven. That's football. That's sports. That's life. Nobody suggested it could be. Opinion is perfectly relevant in discussion. That's what the thread and forum is for.
They're only absurd if you don't understand them. I'm explaining to you what a hypothetical is and isn't. I'm sorry I'm detailed that way.
I understand them. I know what a hypothetical is. It's absurd because it's not related. It derails the discussion.
Then they aren't real, my friend. Maybe the word "real" is what is tripping us up. When I use the term real I'm using the dictionary definition - being or occuring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence. Since Romo was not involved in the Packers game, any speculation of what he would have done is not real and does not comport to reality - the quality or state of being actual or true.
If someone speculates, the speculation is "real." The speculation is based on "real" history. I think the world "context" might be what is tripping us (you) up. Maybe the word "based" as well.
I didn't ignore it. You sidetracked this discussion with your rant about the logic of my point. But, yes, let's continue.
I missed it because your sidetracking made me stop reading.
No, it is not.
No, it is not.
So let me ask now:
It has been often said that the reason Romo couldn't deliver the Cowboys a Super Bowl is because he never had a complementary defense. Have you not heard this around this form? Do you agree?
Assuming you agree, do you believe we had a Super Bowl-caliber defense?
Based on the fact that it has been argued Romo couldn't take us where we wanted to go because of our weak/weaker defenses, and based on this game (like 2014) being decided because our defense couldn't stop Rodgers, isn't it reasonable to assume that even if Romo had been in the game we wouldn't have won the Green Bay game?
So you never disagreed with my questioning of that other poster.
I don't agree with the notion you present of a player delivering a team. But yes, poor defense has been listed as a major reason for the team's failures. Do I think the team had a Superbowl caliber defense this year? I don't really believe much in the idea of defining the caliber of on half of the team. A team is super-bowl caliber or it is not. A poor defense can make it difficult, as can a poor offense (ask Houston). But neither ensures the team as a whole cannot make it. The defense was definitely the biggest weakness of this team this year, but I would still suggest the team overall is of superbowl caliber.
I don't believe that is a reasonable assumption. It's a reasonable opinion to have, but not a reasonable assumption.
So let me ask you a simple question: What is the conclusion of the phrase "Romo would have shredded the Packers defense"? Are you saying he would have shredded the defense and we would have won? Or are you saying he would have shredded the Packers defense and we would have loss?
I didn't say that. However, I would say the conclusion is...Romo would have shredded the Packer's defense. That neither guarantees a win or a loss. I would suppose that the poster probably felt it would have given the team a better chance, but I can't speak for him/her. I won't put words in their mouth.
But Romo's successes in the past (which you used as "evidence" for your opinion) dictate what he would have done in
THIS game, i.e., shredding the Packers defense?
Romo's entire body of work, his play, is evidence of the quality of player Romo is. Factoring in that with other factors, such as the quality of the other guys on the team, and the quality of the other team is used for the basis of an opinion. You are not talking about Romo's successes. You are trying to use the team's success/failure. You can use poor play from Romo as evidence as well, though cherry picking a few games would not be very wise IMO, especially if that is the only factor you use.
With all due respect, it sounds like you're trying to validate your hypothetical and dismiss mine. But the same underlying argument you use to support your claim I'm using to support mine.
Not the same underlying argument at all. Not my hypothetical either.
But you didn't just say that. Later you said you believe he would based on his past performance.
Well, I did the same thing. I said I don't think he would have significant enough to lead us to victory based on past factors also.
In my opinion, based on everything I know of Romo, the Cowboys team this year, and the Packers this year, right now, yes, I think it could have made a difference. Do I know it would have? No. I would never claim that.
The problem is, the past factors you want to focus on are the arguments people have had over him. You can look at the GB game in 2014 as evidence if you like, but I don't think it supports your position. It supports the position of Romo being a good player, but the teams are different, the game would be different. But hey, if that's how you want to look at football, knock yourself out.
But why raise the question of whether Romo could have shredded this defense if the conclusion isn't by shredding the defense, the Cowboys would have won? It makes this hypothetical argument that much more ridiculous, IMO.
Let me give you an example. A man drowns. The lifeguard trying to save him swims out to get him but he arrives late. An observer says, "Well, the other lifeguard would have reached him faster."
Okay? And? What is the purpose of making such a statement?
The implication is that by swimming faster to the victim, the victim would have been saved. The statement simply doesn't make sense if it's just an opinion without a conclusion.
I can't speak for the other poster. Is it ridiculous to think Romo could have made a difference if he had shredded their defense? That doesn't seem unreasonable to me. If the team scores more early, the complexion of the game changes, and who knows what happens. Maybe they win 45-38. Maybe they win 38-31. Maybe they lose 38-35. Maybe it's 27-24 one way or the other. Either way, it doesn't seem ridiculous to me.
So you all get to change the topic of the thread, engage in hypotheticals, but I don't?
I answer this question in the other thread.
Nobody changed the topic of the thread until people started calling opinions ridiculous. And if that's what you want to do, go for it. Just don't quote me asking a legitimate question unless you're going to deal with that question and not with some other argument you want to have.
And maybe you could have clarified your position instead of declaring that a response to your questions in which I gave my opinion was a strawman.
How could I have been any clearer? Pretty much every post I have gone back to the question of whether or not it was ridiculous to say Romo would have shredded the defense. There was nothing else to clarify. Is that difficult for you to understand? I said exactly what I meant in clear English.