No one "hated" Dak back in 2016

Fastpitch Dad · Jun 16, 2020

DandyDon52 said:
That is exactly what I thought lol, at the time I could not believe they pulled tony out.
I then thought well maybe they are going to start him in playoffs, but we found out later it wasnt that .

I bet GB and MM were ecstatic when they heard it would be dak not romo starting against them in that playoff game.
That was what they were hoping for , and of course JG and the jones boys gave them exactly what they wanted lol.

Great post, I agree and believe everything you wrote. It made MM's job much easier.

Fastpitch Dad · Jun 16, 2020

DandyDon52 said:
It was not 3 times lol , the 2nd one in 15 was because they let him come back too soon, and it just re-injured it.
There was no way it was healed after only 5 weeks lol. He should have stayed out the whole season.
The vertebrae in 16 was a freak injury, and again he wanted to come back too soon, and if dak hadnt been winning games,
jones boys would have had him back in there after 3 weeks.
but by end of season , he could have been ok to play, he said he was fine, but he always said that.

The whole falling apart thing is just a myth, it cant be proved true or false, because he never played again except in the last game,
where he looked great for the td drive and perfect pass for a td.
The jones boys wanted dak, because he was dirt cheap, and they felt any decent qb could win with their offense.
And Dak proved them right in 16.
But after that they kept clapper, and his buffoon staff, and things went downhill enough so that it was harder to win with a avg cheap qb.

The ideal thing would have been, since dak was so cheap, keep romo let him start in 17 and dak be bkup and see how it goes,
if tony gets hurt again they have dak to step right in.
I felt agains GB in 16 romo should have started, as he matches up better with GB. after that I dont know.

That fact they wouldn't let Romo compete for the job in 2017 tells me everything I need to know about the Joneses and Garrett. How do you not want competition at every position?

Fastpitch Dad · Jun 16, 2020

Sevenup3000 said:
The first thread I ever came across on this board...was one where the OP was advocating that Dak get a major concussion or a leg injury so that Romo could play.

That was the VERY FIRST thread...

And every time I logon to this site this is the thread I have bookmarked: https://cowboyszone.com/threads/gotta-love-dak-but-seriously.361333/

Just no. There has been a significant and persistent Dak hate hive on this forum and on the internet in general since about week 2 of the 2016 preseason...it grew initially loud after Dak beat the Eagles in overtime that same year...and was unbearable after Dak lost the second Giants game.

Ever since the lost to the Giants at the end of his rookie season, the moronic Dak haters have never stop being loud or shut up for more than about 2 days straight.

And how do you feel about Dak thanking the Seahawk player (his name escapes me) for hurting Romo so he could play? Did you bookmark that one too?

Both Romo and Dak are the most polarizing players that ever played for Dallas. Maybe if the internet was around years before guys like Hollywood Henderson, Duane Thomas, and Michael Irvin would have matched them. But it this day and age, both those guys have been lit up and defended to the extent of people getting banned.

Fastpitch Dad · Jun 16, 2020

atlantacowboy said:
The criticism wasn't directed at Dak in 2016. It was directed at JG and Jerry and the debate occurred more in the offseason than during the season.

Exactly.

Fastpitch Dad · Jun 16, 2020

Future said:
Dak wasn't ready to be the QB in 2016, and I always said as much. Tony should have been given the job back, because he had way more command of the offense and a better ability to throw the ball down the field.

I was called a hater constantly b/c I pointed out how limited his downfield vision was. There are all kinds of threads comparing him to like Tom Brady lol.

I wasn't as vocal, but I wanted the same thing. Tony gave us the best chance to win and I will never understand how people do not believe that.

Aviano90 · Jun 16, 2020

Fastpitch Dad said:
I wasn't as vocal, but I wanted the same thing. Tony gave us the best chance to win and I will never understand how people do not believe that.

Because Dak played well in that game and the QB position wasn’t the reason the team lost. Romo has been shielded from criticism since 2006 for all the season ending losses yet all of a sudden the very same people now blamed 2016 loss on the QB. It made no sense. If Dak laid an egg in that game then this continued harping over Romo not playing in the game would have some teeth, but he did not.

NotForLong · Jun 16, 2020

Aviano90 said:
This is 100% BS.

But its not son. Its 100% truth you Dak Sucker

NotForLong · Jun 16, 2020

Irvin88_4life said:
Had it been Romo or most any other QB they would say how great they were and made a great comeback to tie the game but the defense gave up a huge play to give GB a last second FG

No, no I wouldnt. You deranged out of touch with reality Dak Sucker.

G2 · Jun 16, 2020

Any NFL player would tell you that they roll with the QB who's helping with a winning streak. Romo couldn't get through a preseason game he shouldn't have even been playing in. Players are the driving force. Not what some fan thinks they're entitled to.

G2 · Jun 16, 2020

NotForLong said:
But its not son. Its 100% truth you Dak Sucker

NotForLong said:
No, no I wouldnt. You deranged out of touch with reality Dak Sucker.

Question, when people ask how old you are do you hold up one hand and say "this many?"

NotForLong · Jun 16, 2020

Streetwise said:
Question, when people ask how old you are do you hold up one hand and say "this many?"

No Dak Sucker, i dont

Super_Kazuya · Jun 16, 2020

Swagger said:
Yep. The two minute drill at the end of the game was the killer. Spiking the ball when it was wholly unnecessary ultimately provided the Packers with an opportunity to win. When a Vet QB would have let the clock run and played on against a gassed defense on their knees and at that point with a secondary off the street. But a rookie wouldn't and didn't know the play book and effectively needed the timeout. To be fair Garrett deserves a lot of blame as it's a brain dead decision to play a rookie over an All Pro QB in a game like that.

Worst case scenario if we don't spike the ball it goes to OT and the Packers were gassed at that point.

Romo would have not even been looking in Garrett’s direction at the end, he knew what to do and had done it countless times. I’m sure he would have had a good chuckle at Garrett asking for the spike. But you’re right, it was Garrett’s fault for being stupid enough to ignore history and thinking he could make history. Not only did they not win the Super Bowl with a rookie, they couldn’t even win the first game. The reward for stupidity was quickly served for the staff and the brain dead, Dak slobbering fan base.

Aviano90 · Jun 16, 2020

NotForLong said:
But its not son. Its 100% truth you Dak Sucker

Care to mention the starting field positions Green Bay had on their first 3 possessions? I want to know what a Romo lover considers "great field position".

Whirlwin · Jun 16, 2020

Super_Kazuya said:
Not if that QB stupidly threw the ball right to Micah Hyde and then was so inexperienced that his coach had to run the two minute drill for him (badly). Go back to bed Boomer, you’re embarrassing yourself yet again.

How many interceptions has Tom Brady thrown in the playoffs. Imagine if he
didn’t come back and win those games. From the first snap until the last . Everything in between is called football. We had an opportunity to win that game. If not for elite field goal which they never should’ve Been allowed to get into position for

JoeKing · Jun 16, 2020

The revisionist history around here is astonishing. There are lots of folks that never liked Dak, most of them Romo worshipers.

DCowboyz · Jun 16, 2020

Those that are saying most didn't want or like Dak in 2016 are lying to themselves. And it's mostly because of the media.

Irvin88_4life · Jun 16, 2020

Aviano90 said:
If it were Romo it would have been noted that Witten whiffed on a block on the first possession causing a sack, Butler had the penalty on the 2nd possession, and Twill dropped a pass on the 3rd possession as the primary reasons the first 3 drives stalled.

The dude also stated we gave GB good field position on the 3 drives. GB started at their own 25, 10, and 20 yard lines on these possessions.

This is a Dak hater trying to fault Dak. This person also bends over backwards to defend Romo. Not sure why these haters get offended by being called a hater. They should just own it. Coming up with these lame reasons in an attempt to appear objective is ridiculous. Just low character people, I guess.

Excellent post and everything you wrote is correct.

Irvin88_4life · Jun 16, 2020

NotForLong said:
No, no I wouldnt. You deranged out of touch with reality Dak Sucker.

Stop being so full of yourself. I didn't mention you in any comment. The world doesn't revolve around you so seems like you the one doing the sucking

zack · Jun 16, 2020

DandyDon52 said:
Here is a thought, how many people were talking poorly of Dak in 2016 ?????
How many " haters" were posting here?? ( haters = anyone who wants another qb or thinks dak isnt good enough,
or thinks he is good but not worth the money he is demanding.)
None I would guess, this all took the last 3 years to develop and then add in the whole longest contract debate ever, and dak wanting
to be top salary at point of signing, and yeah we have some people that are saying dont sign him.

It is NOT like people have been against dak since day 1.
Same thing for elliot back in 16, but this is years later and both have been meh for last 3 years.
They have good stats, but that has not translated to much season wise or in playoffs the last 3 years.

There are valid reasons for people to think dak is not the right guy, especially now that his pay will
go up what 35 times what he was making?

Again my point is this didnt happen overnight, and didnt really start until late into 2017.
Some slid back in 2018, but then after a 8-8 season and the last phil game , the whole
not liking dak started up in earnest, and then this contract thing has made it snowball.

I certainly didn't hate Dak in 2016, but wanted Romo to get his job back when he became healthy. Romo was the better QB and should have retained his job, but that doesn't matter now.

DandyDon52 · Jun 16, 2020

Swagger said:
Yep. The two minute drill at the end of the game was the killer. Spiking the ball when it was wholly unnecessary ultimately provided the Packers with an opportunity to win. When a Vet QB would have let the clock run and played on against a gassed defense on their knees and at that point with a secondary off the street. But a rookie wouldn't and didn't know the play book and effectively needed the timeout. To be fair Garrett deserves a lot of blame as it's a brain dead decision to play a rookie over an All Pro QB in a game like that.

Worst case scenario if we don't spike the ball it goes to OT and the Packers were gassed at that point.

Ok to be fair,
Garrett deserves a lot of blame as it's a brain dead decision to play a rookie over an All Pro QB in a game like that..........This was IMO all on the jones boys, they decided to make dak the # 1 qb, and then to keep starting him in playoffs.
I do think JG approved it, or was just puppet boy and said nothing.

Spiking the ball was on JG, he even admitted that, said he wanted to "regroup" :lmao2:

It allowed GB to rest and regroup, and they regrouped better than dallas.

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