Twitter: Romo comments on losing his starting job to Dak

TheMarathonContinues · Mar 27, 2020

WillieBeamen said:
I dont see your ugly mug in your avi

You also don’t see me making threats and acting tough behind a keyboard either. :laugh:

RoboQB · Mar 27, 2020

rocyaice said:
He at least has the balls to show his face. You guys hide behind your avatar. The ones who talk the most are the site are the ones who hide behind their avatar coincidentally.

You have nearly 30,000 posts... lol

Javier · Mar 27, 2020

keysersoze said:
How is that determined? By personal preference? The stats don’t say that.

Eye test

DandyDon52 · Mar 27, 2020

buybuydandavis said:
I would have played Romo again in 2016. We had already paid for him. He had an MVP level year in 2014. If he was healthy, you see if he can do it again. If not, move on to Dak in 2017.

Two bites at the apple for a QB, instead of one. Dak wasn't going anywhere.

I'll "mess with that run" to put in a better QB. Team game. Attributing the win streak to Dak was silly. Dak was good. The oline and Zeke were dominant. MVP level QB + dominant run game was the formula in 2014, and the 2016 defense was significantly better. And Tony did look pretty sharp on the one drive they gave him in 2016. We might have thrown away an MVP level QB. They don't grow on trees.

That is what I think too, but football mentality, prevented using both. The tradition is you name one guy your qb, and then stick with him no matter what. And it was complicated with dak playing they won 11 in a row, but you could see daks flaws, and at the time Romo was clearly better,
it was just would his back hold up, and tony said he was fine after being out so long.
But we will never know.

black label · Mar 27, 2020

this scrub cant handle any pressure that elite brings him

Tussinman · Mar 27, 2020

Streetwise said:
Except Romo was a second team All Pro

rocyaice said:
Damn you sure right. I guess that's why I haven't heard from him. Probably didn't know Murray made 1st team All Pro.......

I'm fully aware. It's a moot point when dicussing top 5 players at a position because RB allows 2 for first team while QB only allows 1 (if QB allowed 2 then Romo would of been 1st team).

Good try though. Still haven't seen these 5 QB's that where better than romo in 2014 (still wonder why I haven't heard from you, oh I know because it doesn't exist)

TwentyOne · Mar 28, 2020

rocyaice said:
His fans still can't let it go lol.

And I'm not even sure if Romo really feels this way or if its just lip service. Based on reports he had a right to be upset. But like he said......you don't mess with that run. That run looked to be magical. And it wasn't of course. I still think things worked out great for Romo. If he doesn't retire when he did who's to say that opportunity is still there? What if Jay Cutler gets his position? Probably would've been good on any network but where he's at now....everything happens for a reason.

Do you really think that someone who earns millions with stupid commentary deals spends his time with twitter posts ?

How low can someone go ?

LocoBates · Mar 28, 2020

TwoDeep3 said:
I have wrestled with this since it happened. I have been an open critic of Romo when he was the starter. Let me qualify that. I cheered his successes, but did not ignore his failures. And said so.

During 2016 I, like so many, were surprised at the success of the team. Thirteen and three was a tremendous ride. I leaned toward staying with the streak and not putting Romo back in when he was healthy. Hindsight is always correct, so my changing my opinion on that decision by the team and what they should have done doesn't make me right back then. Some will say it doesn't make me right now.

Garrett should have had the guts to put Romo in week 14 against the Giants and let him play the string out. I think a case could be made the team would have won out in the regular season. Romo brought something Dak did not and that was the long game.

I very much would like to have seen that offense with the potential of the long ball and how that would have affected the Green Bay defense in the play-off game. Especially how it would have freed up Zeke to run wild.

This is not a knock on Dak as much as it is an admission Romo would have been so hyper focused to take the team all the way.

People will argue. That is the nature of this board. But I believe, as special as the team was in '16, Garrett made a huge mistake, either allowing Jerry to make that decision, or not having the guts to make one himself.

With the impetus of sitting throughout most of the season, Romo and his pride would have pushed him to show the team and the world he was still a top notch QB.

The argument is Romo would have gotten hurt.

Then put Dak back in. Duh!

Surely I could be wrong.

But I damn sure would have liked to see an amped up Romo with Zeke's running game and that offensive line, motivated and focused in a rematch against Green Bay playing in Dallas.

I had my doubts about Romo in big games. Too many times he threw critical interceptions. This board was vehement it was always the defense. It was not.

I cannot help but think Dallas would have put Green Bay away in the play-off game and walk through to the championship game. Just my opinion, from a guy who was critical of Romo when he failed.

Hindsight has a component of regret. In this instance it also contains the sadness of that last second loss to Rodgers.

I am on the same boat, except I never thought leaving Dakota as the starter QB on week 14 was a good idea. Dakota had started to show signs of weakness / difficulty to deal with though games and that was OK and natural as he was a rookie, and that's why Dallas should've put back their veteran QB. As some said here, history in NFL shows no team has won a championship with a rookie QB, Mahomes is very young but he is no rookie. I still don't understand why the fear? Romo hurt again? Put Dakota back on the field, end of issue.

Denver made the correct adjustment when they won the SB for the 2015 season. Manning was absent since week 10 and Osweller drove he bus for 7 games, but on the last game he played as bad as Dakota vs GB in 2016 and was replaced by Manning on the second half of the week 17 game!! that decision allowed the Broncos to eventually become SB champions that season.

Dallas in 2016, if not on game 14, then later should've had definitely put Romo on the field - just like Broncos did - with the last chance being the second half of the pathetic loss vs GB (in Dallas!!!! ) as clearly Dakota was not working for the Team on the 1st half. …. yeah I know horrible coaching but you can't change coaches on the second half of your do or die game of the season, QB however you can change them as Broncos did it 12 months before, history and proof was there but Dallas Coaches and FO don't have guts, just money they spend stupidly.

Doing so would've provided closure, clear doubts and maybe a SB ring. If anything fails at least a descent goodbye to your veteran QB and protect the reputation your rookie QB to become your 2017 starting QB.

DandyDon52 · Mar 28, 2020

TwoDeep3 said:
I have wrestled with this since it happened. I have been an open critic of Romo when he was the starter. Let me qualify that. I cheered his successes, but did not ignore his failures. And said so.

During 2016 I, like so many, were surprised at the success of the team. Thirteen and three was a tremendous ride. I leaned toward staying with the streak and not putting Romo back in when he was healthy. Hindsight is always correct, so my changing my opinion on that decision by the team and what they should have done doesn't make me right back then. Some will say it doesn't make me right now.

Garrett should have had the guts to put Romo in week 14 against the Giants and let him play the string out. I think a case could be made the team would have won out in the regular season. Romo brought something Dak did not and that was the long game.

I very much would like to have seen that offense with the potential of the long ball and how that would have affected the Green Bay defense in the play-off game. Especially how it would have freed up Zeke to run wild.

This is not a knock on Dak as much as it is an admission Romo would have been so hyper focused to take the team all the way.

People will argue. That is the nature of this board. But I believe, as special as the team was in '16, Garrett made a huge mistake, either allowing Jerry to make that decision, or not having the guts to make one himself.

With the impetus of sitting throughout most of the season, Romo and his pride would have pushed him to show the team and the world he was still a top notch QB.

The argument is Romo would have gotten hurt.

Then put Dak back in. Duh!

Surely I could be wrong.

But I damn sure would have liked to see an amped up Romo with Zeke's running game and that offensive line, motivated and focused in a rematch against Green Bay playing in Dallas.

I had my doubts about Romo in big games. Too many times he threw critical interceptions. This board was vehement it was always the defense. It was not.

I cannot help but think Dallas would have put Green Bay away in the play-off game and walk through to the championship game. Just my opinion, from a guy who was critical of Romo when he failed.

Hindsight has a component of regret. In this instance it also contains the sadness of that last second loss to Rodgers.

good post, and JG could have put romo in any of the games late in season, even if jones boys had told him not to, he might have got chewed on later, but
that is not a big deal. But JG was a total puppet.
I think Romo could have beat GB had he started the game, not sure if they waited for 2nd half. Dak did ok 2nd half, they had just fell too far
behind.
and like you say if tony gets hurt or plays bad just go back to dak.
I felt at the time, tony was the better qb to play against GB.

TheMarathonContinues · Mar 28, 2020

TwentyOne said:
Do you really think that someone who earns millions with stupid commentary deals spends his time with twitter posts ?

How low can someone go ?

I don’t follow? What did my post have to do with Twitter?

cern · Mar 28, 2020

flip a coin. heads romo wins, tails dak loses. or the other way around. either way is as meaningless as the other. I can't imagine any other choice to be made other than sticking with dak. 11 wins in a row has a way of doing that.

Hawkeye0202 · Mar 28, 2020

Lord have mercy :huh:

...........maybe this will help (LOL)

Swagger · Mar 28, 2020

rocyaice said:
What Philly game? The one where nobody played lol? Even Romo admitted that meant nothing. Romo got no contact.

A very poignant last sentence. Prescott barely got touched all season behind the O-Line.

G2 · Mar 28, 2020

Tussinman said:
I'm fully aware. It's a moot point when dicussing top 5 players at a position because RB allows 2 for first team while QB only allows 1 (if QB allowed 2 then Romo would of been 1st team).

Good try though. Still haven't seen these 5 QB's that where better than romo in 2014 (still wonder why I haven't heard from you, oh I know because it doesn't exist)

Dallas was ranked 16th in passing offense in 2014.
Dallas was ranked 2nd in rushing offense.

Typhus · Mar 28, 2020

cej757 said:
Romo told Jerry he would help Jerry pick the next QB when he thought it was time. Romo definitely thought he had at least 2 years left before his body gave out.

I think Garrett was looking at riding the Dak wave to another contract extension. That meant Romo had to go. I thought it was time to move on as well. Dak won the job by the time Romo was healthy enough to play.

That's the enigma with Dak,, its that he hit his ceiling so fast, that everyone expected so much more improvement,, that's been the enigma amongst the fans and current contract situation.
Its not that Dak is a bad QB, doesn't poses talent,, he just got to where he was going too quick if that makes any sense..

Philmonroe · Mar 28, 2020

Typhus said:
That's the enigma with Dak,, its that he hit his ceiling so fast, that everyone expected so much more improvement,, that's been the enigma amongst the fans and current contract situation.
Its not that Dak is a bad QB, doesn't poses talent,, he just got to where he was going too quick if that makes any sense..

I’ve been said that and people call me a hater for it. I think players in general rarely have these changes in actual play after 4/5 years of starting in the pros. I think in most things period once you’ve got to a certain level like bodybuilding for an easy example it’s not much more dramatic you’re going to see from a person that’s been going at their full capability for that long. You just have maxed out and that’s Dak to me. He might have some slightly better numbers here and there but he is who he is as a player for the most part. He’s an average nfl qb as far as throwing the ball. That was a knock on him coming out still a knock now so to think he’s about to be some dramatic new accurate thrower now is just fan boy hope junk.

Typhus · Mar 28, 2020

Philmonroe said:
I’ve been said that and people call me a hater for it. I think players in general rarely have these changes in actual play after 4/5 years of starting in the pros. I think in most things period once you’ve got to a certain level like bodybuilding for an easy example it’s not much more dramatic you’re going to see from a person that’s been going at their full capability for that long. You just have maxed out and that’s Dak to me. He might have some slightly better numbers here and there but he is who he is as a player for the most part. He’s an average nfl qb as far as throwing the ball. That was a knock on him coming out still a knock now so to think he’s about to be some dramatic new accurate thrower now is just fan boy hope junk.

Finally,, and sorry if I missed your prior observations,, just amazes me how polarizing the Dak situation is,,, Good recognition!

TheMarathonContinues · Mar 28, 2020

Streetwise said:
Dallas was ranked 16th in passing offense in 2014.
Dallas was ranked 2nd in rushing offense.

BOOM!

SteveTheCowboy · Mar 28, 2020

rocyaice said:
No your goofy self as usual with you Romosexuals y'all jump into any conversation without reading everything. You read one post and replied based on it. You have no idea what you're talking about. I never said Dak was better than Romo or vice versa. What I said was there was no evidence out there to prove that Romo would've went further than Dak went. Its like 4 or 5 of y'all who just jump on to one post and don't put anything in context. Why?

You are demanding "evidence" for something unprovable. Then claiming victory?

It's all just opinion and conjecture. But...I do point as "evidence"...Romo last drive of his career. He walked the team down for a touchdown like he was playing tiddlywinks...beast mode. It's as close to any kind of "evidence" that could possibly be presented.

"But he would have been re-injured anyway" you say. Right? My "evidence" here is that Dak gave Romo the longest time to heal he's ever had. Romo typically came back in WAY too soon...or more often just played through it. This time? That was a very healthy and strong Romo. And he would have had the expertise of Zeke blocking for him that I don't think he ever had before. I think Romo's experience and health would have taken that team pretty far.

End of the day, this is a "what if" question...that is really legit. We can discuss and debate it but we'll have to accept the opposing opinions...without insults. Both sides are very legitimate. Romo showed us what he could have done with his team, no doubt about it. But of course nothing is ever guaranteed....but that's what you are unfairly demanding.

SteveTheCowboy · Mar 28, 2020

rocyaice said:
BOOM!

Stat ho, huh?

Just tossing out a couple simple stats doesn't tell the real story. There's no doubt, it was a fine running game. But you better bet your corn nuts there was always a passing threat to go along with it.

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