Serious Question: Is Dak better now than Romo in his prime?

Haimerej · Jun 10, 2022

shabazz said:
The “leadership” word is what is used when people have to say something positive about players that are lacking in football skills. Sports journalists are all commenting on what a great “leader” Jaylon Hurts is because they have to say something positive….or else

The rest of us know Hurts sucks and aren’t compelled to deflect from it. And being “liked” by the players doesn’t show leadership skills……it just means they like him, her or it.

Yep. When you can't point to actual football results you talk about, "intangibles."

DCwarrior · Jun 10, 2022

Simple answer is NO.

Haimerej · Jun 10, 2022

5Stars said:
Well, one thing about Dak vs. Romo is that Dak can check down much better than Romo ever did. Check down Charlie is what Dak is if cover 2 is lingering around.

That's not even true.

Check out Murray's receiving numbers in 2014. People knock Dak for checkdowns, but the checkdown isn't the problem. The problem is how late he gets to his checkdown. Sometimes the defense has everything covered and you have to hit the checkdown.

Good QBs see that coming and will go to the checkdown almost as if it's their first read. Romo did that quite a bit in his later years. If it's a back, the quicker you get them the ball the more space they have to operate. Notice how many times Dak checks down to Zeke and the defender has already closed the space.

Cboyfan4ever · Jun 10, 2022

Romo better by far!!!

KJJ · Jun 10, 2022

The Quest for Six said:
Talent around Dak was much better, he was handed a ready made team....

He was handed a 4-12 team that Romo was having to carry and got him beat up.

Acceptablename · Jun 10, 2022

D4KADON said:
Dak has improved and what not but I think Romo was greater with less

Romo was quicker but he didn’t lead the locker room.
Dak has adequate skills and maybe grinds harder. I’m not certain about that but it is my impression.
I guess its a coin flip for me.

Hennessy_King · Jun 10, 2022

Haimerej said:
Not necessarily. As we saw in Kurt Warner's breakdowns of the AZ and SF games last year, Dak frequently misses windows because he holds the ball too long. Yes, interceptions are bad and easier to identify as such, but so is a missed opportunity resulting in a punt.

Dak had one of the quickest times to release the football last season at 2.4 seconds. Can you guys know what you are talking about before you hit quote under my posts

Haimerej · Jun 10, 2022

Hennessy_King said:
Dak had one of the quickest times to release the football last season at 2.4 seconds. Can you guys know what you are talking about before you hit quote under my posts

Yeah, I know what I'm talking about. I don't care about averages that have more to do with overall playcalling. I'm talking about game moments that Kurt Warner documented in 2 videos. You don't have to take my word for it.

MountaineerCowboy · Jun 10, 2022

Ken said:
I was as big of a Romo fan as anyone when he played.

I am just stating reality.

Still love Romo but to bash Dak because he took is job is silly.

Yeah, my point exactly...

You say "I was as big of a Romo fan as anyone when he played."

But you have zero issues with burying him now to prop your new guy (Dak) up.

You'll do the same to Dak when he's replaced while reminding us how much of a Dak fan you used to be.

MountaineerCowboy · Jun 10, 2022

phildadon86 said:
Umm. Ive been criticizing Dak all off-season. So you can take that argument right out the window. Both he and Romo have dealt with a lot of crap on this team because of horrible decisions made off of the field.

And no. Brady, Mahomes, Rodgers or Allen wouldnt win here. They also wouldnt come here in the first place because of the circus this FO has created. So its a nonsensical argument.

Yes, because if Dak and Romo can't do it then actual great QBs can't do it either.

If thinking that makes you feel better then by all means...

erod · Jun 10, 2022

Romo made multi-millionaires out of random receivers like Laurent Robinson, Miles Austin, Terrance Williams, and Sam Hurd. He even got Dez Bryant paid like something he never was, and he extended the largely impactful side of Terry Glenn, Terrell Owens, and Jason Witten beyond their physical abilities late in their careers.

Meanwhile, Dez disappeared the minute Dak showed up, and Cooper, Lamb, and Gallup go way underutilized against good teams in important games.

Tony played chess while Dak plays checkers. It's really that simple, and that's not so much a criticism of Dak because this is true for the vast majority of NFL quarterbacks.

But when you're making $40 million per year.......

Nexx · Jun 10, 2022

G2 said:

yeah I know.. Dak is that much of a joke.

fairviewfarmer · Jun 10, 2022

Dak may be more durable.

MountaineerCowboy · Jun 10, 2022

GINeric said:
Gladly!!

1. Dak is the third player with 100+ TD passes and 20+ rushing TDs.

2. Dak is tied for second most game winning drives in his first four seasons.
(*what were Romo's stats in his first 4 seasons in the NFL?? Did he have any??)

3.Dak is tied for the most 100+ passer rating games in his first 4 seasons.
(* Did Romo even play in his first 4 seasons? If so, compare the stats. I'll wait...)

4. Cowboys are 31-3 when Dak has a 100+ passer rating.

5. Dak has the sixth highest touchdown-to-interception ratio in NFL HISTORY!!
(* I can bet my two homes and my bank accounts that Romo isn't in the top 5 of this category)

And to answer your question, no I don't think Romo and Dak are better than Aikman and Staubach. So stop assuming things because thats not a strength of yours.

Now be careful when comparing old timers to current players. Football was much different back then than it is now. Some of those former players from past decades who were stars back then, would be bench riders in today's game.

What's the point of posting all that nonsense? What has all of that led too?

You have those 5 things copied into a word document that you pull out all the time like anyone cares about it. It's just more empty, meaningless stats that help people that have no idea what they are watching on Sundays follow the game.

MountaineerCowboy · Jun 10, 2022

GINeric said:
Thats just it. Dak didn't have to set the world on fire to take Romo's job. You proved my point.

I can't wait to watch you burying Dak when the next QB comes along.

You strike me as a HUGE bandwagon guy that has no issues burying past players to prop new ones up.

MountaineerCowboy · Jun 10, 2022

Haimerej said:
Yep. When you can't point to actual football results you talk about, "intangibles."

"He's a hard worker"

"He's a gym rat"

"He's a good locker room guy"

"He's a good leader"

Just a bunch of nicer ways to say a guy isn't very good.

Sarge · Jun 10, 2022

acr731 said:
And when Dak is gone some will think higher of him. Right now he is average and overpaid.

He’s above average and overpaid.

Haimerej · Jun 10, 2022

erod said:
Romo made multi-millionaires out of random receivers like Laurent Robinson, Miles Austin, Terrance Williams, and Sam Hurd. He even got Dez Bryant paid like something he never was, and he extended the largely impactful side of Terry Glenn, Terrell Owens, and Jason Witten beyond their physical abilities late in their careers.

Meanwhile, Dez disappeared the minute Dak showed up, and Cooper, Lamb, and Gallup go way underutilized against good teams in important games.

Tony played chess while Dak plays checkers. It's really that simple, and that's not so much a criticism of Dak because this is true for the vast majority of NFL quarterbacks.

But when you're making $40 million per year.......

It's likely Romo's success with those guys informed the front office's opinion that Dak could succeed with, "WR by committee," which resulted in giving up a 1st rd pick for a guy we traded for a 5th rounder less than 5 years later.

G2 · Jun 10, 2022

Hennessy_King said:
Dak had one of the quickest times to release the football last season at 2.4 seconds. Can you guys know what you are talking about before you hit quote under my posts

Imagine having to overcome 5 sacks, 14 hits, a dozen drive killing penalties and a clinically insane percentage of pressure rate in the 9ers game and STILL getting the blame for the loss even though he scored all the TDs and had half the rushing yards. Lol.

Haimerej · Jun 10, 2022

G2 said:
Imagine having to overcome 5 sacks, 14 hits, a dozen drive killing penalties and a clinically insane percentage of pressure rate in the 9ers game and STILL getting the blame for the loss even though he scored all the TDs and had half the rushing yards. Lol.

Who's giving him all the blame?

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