What makes someone love Dak while hating Romo, or vice versa?

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PJTHEDOORS said:
Not so that fans didn't want him resigned because he wanted to get paid.
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SO may fans wanted him gone altogether. Several (two dozen maybe?) right here in this forum.
In the whole fanbase, it certainly was not the majority, but there was a very loud faction that wanted him gone.
 
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For me:

I like Romo because at times he could put the team on his back when he didn't have an elite support cast around him. I liked his arm talent. His drawback to me is sometimes too confident and it led to INT's.

For Dak he is the opposite. Lesser arm talent, needs elite talent to look good. But has the physical tools Romo didn't have late in his career. Typically keeps his INT's low. He's good but not great.
 
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DFWJC said:
SO may fans wanted him gone altogether. Several (two dozen maybe?) right here in this forum.
In the whole fanbase, it certainly was not the majority, but there was a very loud faction that wanted him gone.
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I've been here since 2006 (joined as PJCowboys). Don't remember fans wanting him gone when we had nothing behind him.
 
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Not sure why Romo gets so much hate. Because he couldn't win the big one? Nobody will ever be able to convince me that under a different HC, Romo wins AT LEAST one ring here, possibly two. Now Dak has more offensive talent, and a proven coach, so it's time to go win a ring.
 
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Vandyr said:
Jameis Winston had 5000 yards and he is most definitely a bus driver.

Besides, I said "feels like", and "to me".
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no hes not thats not the definition of a bus driver , Jameis is a gun slinger who is selfish and rather huck balls up for grabs vs play within an offense.. Romo was somewhere in between would stay within an offense but when the chis were down took the high risk play over the dump down etc always looked down field and came back to the outlet, dak is an outlet first but occasionally puts it downfield.., Daks more like a bus driver ie in an ASmith mold where he takes far less risk and stays within a game plan..

Jameis is DeLorean trying to hook up a trailer to it to move..lol bus drivers dont sling balls around like that ..
 
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charron said:
For me:

I like Romo because at times he could put the team on his back when he didn't have an elite support cast around him. I liked his arm talent. His drawback to me is sometimes too confident and it led to INT's.

For Dak he is the opposite. Lesser arm talent, needs elite talent to look good. But has the physical tools Romo didn't have late in his career. Typically keeps his INT's low. He's good but not great.
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Did Aikman need elite talent to look good? Or does he get a pass? He was bad when #22 or #88 didn't play.
 
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As far as those that like neither, some fans want a pedigree and neither had one. They wanted someone more worthy of being the Cowboys QB.

Romo invited criticism with his extracurricular activities and now Prescott has done that with being the world's first greedy QB.

Some Romolovers blame Prescott for taking Romo's job and some Romorooters love Prescott for taking Romo's job.

I don't love or dislike either but I preferred Romo because I never knew what I was going to get and that Houdini act was the most fun watching a game.

I am a laundry fan so I don't see the player in the uniform, just the uniform and he's wearing my colors. And I only care during a game. I don't care what they do other than on that field during a game. I am a selfish fan; they are only there for my entertainment.
 
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PJTHEDOORS said:
I've been here since 2006 (joined as PJCowboys). Don't remember fans wanting him gone when we had nothing behind him.
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Selective memory then, PJ
Man, it was very vocal and loud.
20, 30, maybe even 50 people in this very forum wanted him gone after 2013.
Especially the Manziel crew...and there were (I counted at one point) at least 90 of them....half wanted him gone immediately and the other half wanted one year to groom Johnny football.
The vitriol was deafening.

Guys like ufcrules, Clove, Aviano, Blake, lostar, Gimmetheball, Gameover, and many more
Nonstop personal attacks on Romo with nastiness WAY beyond what we are seeing with dak. Not even close.

By the way, PJ, you were not one of them. You even said if we drafted Manziel "he would just be on the bench"

Look, I know all this because of way back then it got so ugly I started saving quotes that were outlandish--mainly the ones that got personal. Seems silly, but that's how bad it got.
 
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I was a Romo fan before he was a Cowboy. His best chances to win a super bowl were 2007 and particularly in 2016. Traditionally in the NFL the starter gets his job back when he recovers from injury. But the media and certain fans were very loud in support of a rookie QB. Jerry took the bait and we didn't win.

Dak's attitude about that loss upset me greatly. It was similar to Romo's 2007 attitude and I don't have time for that ****. Dak (like young Romo) wasn't on the edge of his seat watching every game for the last 20 years cheering and pleading for a super bowl chance like many of us were. But in 2026, he'll be mentally ready like Romo was in 2016.

I don't hate Dak, I cheer for him. What I hate is waiting for him to become hungry and experienced enough to win us another ring.
 
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Paradox said:
I was a Romo fan before he was a Cowboy. His best chances to win a super bowl were 2007 and particularly in 2016. Traditionally in the NFL the starter gets his job back when he recovers from injury. But the media and certain fans were very loud in support of a rookie QB. Jerry took the bait and we didn't win.

Dak's attitude about that loss upset me greatly. It was similar to Romo's 2007 attitude and I don't have time for that ****. Dak (like young Romo) wasn't on the edge of his seat watching every game for the last 20 years cheering and pleading for a super bowl chance like many of us were. But in 2026, he'll be mentally ready like Romo was in 2016.

I don't hate Dak, I cheer for him. What I hate is waiting for him to become hungry and experienced enough to win us another ring.
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You hate Dak because nothing you said makes sense, is not based on facts, and is entirely emotional.
 
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For me, with Romo I always felt like they could come back from anything. With Dak, I don't get that feeling. Romo felt dynamic, Dak feels like a bus driver. That's not to say I don't like Dak, I just think he's over-hyped.

I am looking forward to what MM can do with him though.
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How long did it take for you to feel Romo could bring you back from anything? People seem to only remember Romo's magical 2014 season, he was indeed spectacular. One of the best seasons played by a QB imo. It was also his 9th year starting. This season came after having 3 straight 8-8 years, where we couldn't get over the hump on the final game. Because if you felt Romo could come back from anything since his breakout year in 2007, you had your fair share of disappointment throughout the years to follow.
 
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DFWJC said:
Selective memory then, PJ
Man, it was very vocal and loud.
20, 30, maybe even 50 people in this very forum wanted him gone after 2013.
Especially the Manziel crew...and there were (I counted at one point) at least 90 of them....half wanted him gone immediately and the other half wanted one year to groom Johnny football.
The vitriol was deafening.
guys like ufc, et all. Nonstop personal attacks on him
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Same on DC.com, there was such a furor over Romo, they had to create the sub forum and personal insults arguing about Romo was the most cause for a time out.

I think, in the end, it all comes down to just loving to argue. There are posters that will take either side and argue as vehemently against the other side.

Hell, we're not that far removed from the arguing siblings in the back seat on a long vacation. And sometimes, some of us just come here looking for a cyber scuffle because it serves as a purge or just for fun. Then we get the grudge matches that span threads like watching "The Duelists".

The one thing that always mystified me was why in the hell did anyone here care what anyone else thought about a player? It's as if they've take on the quest to change that poster's mind about that player, why? Man, posters were catching time outs left and right over on DC.com about Romo. You would have thought he'd either stolen their girl or was their brother.
 
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DFWJC said:
Selective memory then, PJ
Man, it was very vocal and loud.
20, 30, maybe even 50 people in this very forum wanted him gone after 2013.
Especially the Manziel crew...and there were (I counted at one point) at least 90 of them....half wanted him gone immediately and the other half wanted one year to groom Johnny football.
The vitriol was deafening.

Guys like ufcrules, Clove, Aviano, Blake, lostar, Gimmetheball, Gameover, and many more
Nonstop personal attacks on Romo with nastiness WAY beyond what we are seeing with dak. Not even close.
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Exactly, there was actual disappointment when we did not select Johnny Manziel.
 
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It’s purely stylistic. Romo had a flare to his game that made him look better than the end of the day baseline markers do. Dak’s game is herky jerky and sometimes downright ugly, but he gets the job done and so far has done no worse than Tony with some similar deficiencies (coaching/defense).

@CATCH17 mentioned something similar to this.

Me personally, I like them both a lot and don’t get hung up on the aesthetic’s of each player as the results have been similar so far. With good coaching and responsible roster management, both Dak and Romo are SB caliber QB’s.
 
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I think "hate" is a strong term to use for either group... but Dak slobberers are a despicable bunch.

Romo has not played a meaningful down since 2014 (think about how long ago that is) and even if he were the healthiest player in NFL history, he would still likely be gone from the league at age 40. At some point Dak slobberers will have to deal with the fact that criticism of Dak is just that, criticism of Dak, and stop crying and reaching for the Romo excuse every time they are getting dropkicked in an argument.
 
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817Gill said:
It’s purely stylistic. Romo had a flare to his game that made him look better than the end of the day baseline markers do. Dak’s game is herky jerky and sometimes downright ugly, but he gets the job done and so far has done no worse than Tony with some similar deficiencies (coaching/defense).

@CATCH17 mentioned something similar to this.

Me personally, I like them both a lot and don’t get hung up on the aesthetic’s of each player as the results have been similar so far. With good coaching and responsible roster management, both Dak and Romo and SB caliber QB’s.
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Agree, different styles of play. They are also built differently. Romo was so scrappy, and looked like he was having fun out there. The moxie was palpable. Dak's body will most likely allow him to surpass all of Romo's accomplishments. People hate to even accept the idea of that.
 
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