In other words, Tony Romo, as soon as he was cleared to play...with a chance to win the East and the Superbowl, proceeded to get himself injured and played altogether horribly in 2015.
He FAILED. Anyway you want to spin it...Romo FAILED to save the 2015 season.
BTW, in 2015 the Cowboys were not eliminated from playoff contention until AFTER our week 15 loss to the Jets. Because of how god-awful the East was, at 3-7, the Cowboys was very much in contention when Romo step onto the field on Thanksgiving Day.
Maybe if Tony Romo would have SAVED the 2015 season, the powers-that-be would have been more inclined to have him "save" the 2016 from Dak Prescott as soon as he was cleared to play. But given what had JUST HAPPENED one year earlier, AND the fact that 2016 was already being SAVED by Dak Prescott, Romo did not get the opportunity to FAIL to "save" another season.