T.O. and prime Dez were Romo’s best receivers.
Romo will 12 other pro bowlers in 2007, most in Cowboys history, could not lead the Cowboys to the promise land.
Romo did not elevate his play during the playoffs or during must win season ending games to make the playoffs.
It's really just the opposite of what you said which is why it's important to understand what happened in his career.
Those 8-8 years that we needed to win to get into the playoffs were, as we all know now 4-12 teams without Romo. He elevated really bad teams to average, proven by the 4-12 team in 2015. He kept irrelevant teams and an inept organization at least in the conversation.
You're right - 2007 was a perfect example of the potential Romo had with good players around him. Then, in the playoffs agains the Giants Romo had two dropped TD passes, one by Patrick Crayton and the other by Anthony Fasano that beat the Giants.
In the 2009 Divisional playoff game against the Vikings, NOBODY was going to win that game against their defense with our offensive line. Ray Edwards of the Vikings had three sacks, six hurries and a forced fumble against Marc Columbo and that was ONE of their defensive lineman. It was a jail break the entire game. AIkman, Stauback, Brady, nobody was going to win that game with that matchup.
in 2014 he played an absolute perfect game against Green Bay in the Divisional game (after bringing the team back against the Lions in the first round) and threw a potential game winning pass that was taken away that would be legal today. I don't know what else you want him to do. He also should've been the NFL MVP that year.
For virtually his entire career he had a bottom ten Defensive Pass Rating, the most important stat to winning in the playoffs. Only one QB in the history of the NFL won a Super Bowl with a bottom ten DPR was Aaron Rodgers because you play better QB's in the playoffs each week. We will agree Romo was never Rodgers. Seattle had the best DPR in the league for five years, the Legion Of Boom - there's a reason they went to Super Bowls.
Eli won two SB's with the help of two historic defensive playoff runs. They averaged giving up 15 PPG. Romo never had that kind of defense.
Tom Brady three 3 INT's in two separate AFC Championship games - he flat out sucked - and they won them both.
Roethlisberger won a SB with a 37 pass rating.
Did either one of those guys elevate their game in the playoffs or did they have help in the ultimate team sport?
Finally...by Jerry's own admission Romo did his job, Jerry and the organization never did theirs. It's his biggest regret as the Owner of the Cowboys.
All of this probably won't change your mind because it's too easy to dismiss Romo as casual fans will do - but at least you now know and that's something.