Any reason to believe Dak era will surpass Romo era?

[Dre11]

Nope he was groomed with parcels and Sean Payton. If you can’t see that’s an advantage I don’t know what to tell you.

Also, it was more so what Tony learned behind Testaverde that is talked about being the most influential aspect of his growth.

 

[Dre11]

So, you fell in love with him because of his Rookie season winning streak. Well, join the club. Lol

He's been to the playoffs, 2 out 3 years, has 2 divisions wins, rookie of the year, an MVP canidate and already has a playoff win. 3 straight winning seasons, So yeah he's doing fine, and off to a great start

 

[KJJ]

I agree with much. We blew our best opportunity in 2007 much like we did in 2016.

Our defense as much as it was dominated against the Rams kept us within distance in 4th qtr with an offense which only converted 1 out 10 3rd downs.

A one dimensional offensive attack is putrid. It will win against average teams but not prolific offenses and QB’s.

One great performance on a Thursday nite does NOT define a season. I’d like to hear arguments that this Cowboy team was a Final 4 team .

We have offensive issues but still managed 22 points off of only 8 possessions. If our defense could have made a stop in the final few minutes instead of allowing Goff to run for a first down on a critical 3rd down play, Dak and our offense would have had one last chance. Once again our defense let us down in the playoffs. In 2014 our D couldn't stop Aaron Rodgers from eating up the final 4 minutes of the game. In 2016 our D couldn't stop Rodgers from completing a critical 3rd down pass that got us beat. Once AGAIN our D couldn't make a critical stop to give our offense one last chance.

We hung our hats on our defense all season and it let us down in the playoffs AGAIN. Our offense needs to improve and Dak needs to improve but if our defense continues to break down in playoff games, no amount of offense is going to help us win a championship. If your defense can't make a critical stop to give your offense one last chance you're not going to win anything. The Rams defense stepped up and ours didn't. Our defense had been better than their's all season but when it mattered most their D outplayed ours. That was the difference!

 

[Philmonroe]

Like the eagles did last year?

Like the 2016 Cowboys?

Like the Seahawks in SB 48?

Like the Steelers in SB 43?

Like the Broncos in SB 50?

50 something Super Bowls and you can find 5? Oh my bad the Boys didn't win in2016 so 4. Prove me wrong but most times to win you'll need better than a bus driver unless your D is next level and that isn't the majority of winner period.

 

[uvaballa]

50 something Super Bowls and you can find 5? Oh my bad the Boys didn't win in2016 so 4. Prove me wrong but most times to win you'll need better than a bus driver unless your D is next level and that isn't the majority of winner period.

LOL why would I go back 50 years dude. Just admit you’re wrong. Teams get to the SB and have won without a top QB. I could have named guys like Grossman, McNabb, Brad Johnson, Dilfer, etc who also made it to the SB because they had great teams around them. It’s not an outlier like you said and now you want me to look back before I was alive.

 

[BleedinBlue]

Don't know , this ain't your Daddy's NFL. Those years of making the playoffs , 20 straight winning seasons are long gone. What do you have now , the Patriots and everyone else. HOF Qb's winning but 1 SB each and some of those enduring consecutive loosing seasons. It's the parity league and not much success can be sustained except for Brady and Bill. I like the Cowboys chances because they're young and have been drafting well but that's not a guarantee of anything. It's a year to year league. Dallas needs to plug some holes lace em up and go compete next year.

 

[Diehardblues]

We have offensive issues but still managed 22 points off of only 8 possessions. If our defense could have made a stop in the final few minutes instead of allowing Goff to run for a first down on a critical 3rd down play, Dak and our offense would have had one last chance. Once again our defense let us down in the playoffs. In 2014 our D couldn't stop Aaron Rodgers from eating up the final 4 minutes of the game. In 2016 our D couldn't stop Rodgers from completing a critical 3rd down pass that got us beat. Once AGAIN our D couldn't make a critical stop to give our offense one last chance.

We hung our hats on our defense all season and it let us down in the playoffs AGAIN. Our offense needs to improve and Dak needs to improve but if our defense continues to break down in playoff games, no amount of offense is going to help us win a championship. If your defense can't make a critical stop to give your offense one last chance you're not going to win anything. The Rams defense stepped up and ours didn't. Our defense had been better than their's all season but when it mattered most their D outplayed ours. That was the difference!

Our strength was our offense pounding the ball and dominating time of possession. Which we didn’t do because we couldn’t move the chains which placed our defense more vulnerable.

Giving up 30 points to one of the most prolific offenses could have been overcome with a more prolific offense of our own.

Not many games where we are out possessed 36 minutes to 24. That’s a recipe for failure. Against a below average defense which simply decided to stop the run and force us to beat them over the top. That’s how you stop one dimensional teams.

 

[Diehardblues]

Don't know , this ain't your Daddy's NFL. Those years of making the playoffs , 20 straight winning seasons are long gone. What do you have now , the Patriots and everyone else. HOF Qb's winning but 1 SB each and some of those enduring consecutive loosing seasons. It's the parity league and not much success can be sustained except for Brady and Bill. I like the Cowboys chances because they're young and have been drafting well but that's not a guarantee of anything. It's a year to year league. Dallas needs to plug some holes lace em up and go compete next year.

No doubt Pats have been the most dominant . Buts this era is a more elite QB driven league because of the Salary Cap.

While it doesn’t guarantee championships it does being a more consistent contender because as you churn these rosters every year they need less supporting cast.

 

[Philmonroe]

LOL why would I go back 50 years dude. Just admit you’re wrong. Teams get to the SB and have won without a top QB. I could have named guys like Grossman, McNabb, Brad Johnson, Dilfer, etc who also made it to the SB because they had great teams around them. It’s not an outlier like you said and now you want me to look back before I was alive.

Why would I admit I'm wrong because you're stupid? That don't make sense. Most of the teams that won because they had good qbs period. Continue to be stupid though doesn't make me any difference.

 

[KJJ]

Our strength was our offense pounding the ball and dominating time of possession. Which we didn’t do because we couldn’t move the chains which placed our defense more vulnerable.

Giving up 30 points to one of the most prolific offenses could have been overcome with a more prolific offense of our own.

Not many games where we are out possessed 36 minutes to 24. That’s a recipe for failure. Against a below average defense which simply decided to stop the run and force us to beat them over the top. That’s how you stop one dimensional teams.

Our strength was suppose to be our OL but it was one of our biggest weaknesses. Everything we do on offense is built around running the ball. Our OL is a shell of what it was a few years ago. The loss of Frederick and the disappointing play of Collins hurt us. Tyron has had his struggles along with the rookie Williams. The Rams struggled against the run most of the season but stepped up against us. They have some beef up front with Suh and Donald. Suh had one of his best games of the season. The Rams had the ball 36 minutes mainly because they were able to run the ball for over 270 yards. For the Cowboys to improve on 3rd down their passing game has to continue to improve.

We need to add a solid pass receiving TE to replace Witten. We need that big body over the middle on 3rd and short. A TE has always been a big part of our passing game. We can't go into games putting everything on Zeke and our running game. If we can't run the ball we have to be able to throw it. The recipe to beating the Cowboys is to stop Zeke and force us to throw. Dak's accuracy has to improve but he played solid the second half of the season. The game on Saturday came down to their defense outplaying ours. No one on our defense stepped up and for the first time all season LVE looked like a rookie.

 

[Skillit]

If Daks limitations as a passer. Keep his salary low and allows us to fill out at other positions and provided that he cleans up some of the mistakes and missed throws to an acceptable degree, then yes.

Take the team right now, and elite safety, run staffing D lineman and a fully developed tight end with a back up running back and we’re set. ( provided we get healthy on the O line )

 

[Ken]

Assuming the coaching doesn’t get better is Dak enough to take us further than Romo did with this HC?

Is our 22nd ranked QB just a great coach away from becoming a top 10 QB?

Ranked 22nd in what?

 

[Ken]

If Daks limitations as a passer. Keep his salary low and allows us to fill out at other positions and provided that he cleans up some of the mistakes and missed throws to an acceptable degree, then yes.

Take the team right now, and elite safety, run staffing D lineman and a fully developed tight end with a back up running back and we’re set. ( provided we get healthy on the O line )

There are no limitations as a passer....I am getting sick of the same old tired inaccurate mantra of that.

 

[Diehardblues]

He's been to the playoffs, 2 out 3 years, has 2 divisions wins, rookie of the year, an MVP canidate and already has a playoff win. 3 straight winning seasons, So yeah he's doing fine, and off to a great start

Most of that in his Rookie season. So yea, you fell for him. I understand. Most did. It was love at first site.

For me, I only fall in love with Elite talent. But Daks a great kid.I like him. I’d just rather have several others.

 

[uvaballa]

Why would I admit I'm wrong because you're stupid? That don't make sense. Most of the teams that won because they had good qbs period. Continue to be stupid though doesn't make me any difference.

You obviously never played football and rely on talking heads for info. Football is much more than the QB. I don’t want a Romo type team that’s dependent on one guy. When he sucked or was hurt the team floundered. Yes let’s build a team like that. Is that you Jerry?

 

[Ken]

The comparisons here is Romo and Dak. Romo didn’t need an All Pro ol, league leading running back and top 10 defense to make playoffs.

Let’s see . I’d rather have a qb who needs all of this surrounding support or one who elevated those around him? Why are we so attached to Dak?

No, he needed HOF TE and WR and also had a top 10 d and got bounced in the divisional round. You act like Romo got to the playoffs every year...lol. He played 6 games in his career.

 

[Diehardblues]

Ranked 22nd in what?

Cowboys 22nd ranked offense.

 

[Ken]

Cowboys 22nd ranked offense.

So the offensive rank is what the qb is ranked?

Even in a run first scheme? Makes no sense.

 

[Diehardblues]

No, he needed HOF TE and WR and also had a top 10 d and got bounced in the divisional round. You act like Romo got to the playoffs every year...lol. He played 6 games in his career.

I’m not defending Romo . I wanted someone greater. But I got Dak instead. Lol

 

[EPL0c0]

If this dysfunctional organization couldn’t build a good enough team around Romo why do we believe they will around Dak?

I think Dak is less of a gunslinger than Romo. In that sense, I think he may be a very little bit ahead of where Romo was after 3 seasons at the starter (relying on developed skills vs taking risks)

I do think he would benefit from a better QB Coach/OC that works their system around him, rather than needing Dak to fit their system (feels that's where it is w/ Linehan)

But i think, ultimately, it starts and ends with the OL. Dallas lost in the trenches vs LARams (both sides of the ball). OL has to be improved for Dak to improve.