The offenses were not created specifically for Romo or Dak. Romo came in after the offense had been mostly built, The offensive line was there, the Pro Bowl TE was there, The two headed running game of Barber and Julius Jones as well. TO was already a starter prior to Romo throwing his first pass. This team was built with the assistance of Bill Parcells and Sean Peyton.
In Dak's case, he wasn't even supposed to be on the field, nothing had been planned for him prior to starting. His runningback, Zeke, was drafted in front of him that year. The offensive line had been built. By the way, the construction of that line was not deliberate, two of the three All Pros were taken because the player wanted was already drafted. Also, if Jones had his say, Zack Martin would be Johnny Manziel.
I agree that quite often Jerry and company made the wrong choices and it didn't really help the quarterback. However, that was the intent.
Basing talent level on Pro Bowls is a method used for entry into the Hall of Fame. The voting for Pro Bowl is weighted as one third fans, one third media, and one third players and coaches. Pro bowls, therefore, seem to be pretty important to NFL executives, coaches, the media, fans and I will include player agents.
Obviously, you don't base a player analysis on Pro Bowls alone, it is one element. It is useful because that the majority of people associated with the NFL believe he is one of the best at his position.
If someone tried to argue that Larry Allen didn't belong in the Hall of Fame, how would you demonstrate that he does? What are some of the first facts that you would point out?
