Just a What If. 2016

Dre11

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How about this? Instead of dwelling on the 2016 season, which did not need saving, why don't we talk more about the 2015 season--you know, the ACTUAL season that needed a hero.

In 2015, all world Tony Romo had a chance go to the Superbowl with a dominant running game, dominant OL, younger Dez and Witten, same defense, and same coaching staff as in 2016. And, IMO, 2015 was set up far better for Romo than 2016 on account that the NFC East was flat out terrible.

What happened? Why didn't/couldn't all-world, experienced, much better QB than Dak could ever dream to be, Romo save the day in 2015?

And then after discussing the 2015 season, we can talk about the 2014, 13, 12, 11 etc seasons next.

Are you crazy? That 2015 team was nowhere near the team 2016. Romo and Dez was hurt for more than half the season, came back too early before being hurt again. *** are you talking about...lol
 

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3 -4 games I think he could.
We will just need to agree to disagree on that. He couldn’t even make it through preseason and the man was hurt many of the games he did play

Regardless enough of the rehashing I’m gonna get out of this hypothetical thread
 

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Are YOU serious? There was no pick 6 in the Packers-Cowboys playoff game after the 2016 season. :muttley:

The Packers four TD drives went for 75, 90, 80, and 75 yards. Just like the Rams playoff loss, the Cowboys defense couldn't do the job in the playoffs. But never fear, because revisionist history tells us Romo would've put up 40.

Next time, know which game you're even talking about before ripping into someone else. :rolleyes:

Packers 34, Cowboys 31
Are YOU serious? There was no pick 6 in the Packers-Cowboys playoff game after the 2016 season. :muttley:

The Packers four TD drives went for 75, 90, 80, and 75 yards. Just like the Rams playoff loss, the Cowboys defense couldn't do the job in the playoffs. But never fear, because revisionist history tells us Romo would've put up 40.

Next time, know which game you're even talking about before ripping into someone else. :rolleyes:

Packers 34, Cowboys 31


You're right he didn't score on the int, but Michah Hyde picked Dak off in the red zone at GB 21 yard line. Regardless, The better qb was Romo(health) at the time and with Zeke behind him , i think they beat the Packers.
 

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Awesome. I'm looking forward to more make-believe scenarios where Romo does something he never came close to doing his entire career. :popcorn:
Well, 2016 was the year of never after all.
 

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I am wanting the opinions of the fans here on this. I know the season is coming, and what if is a stupid game. But I have changed my opinion about a piece of history in 2016 and wish to see if I am alone.

So,

What if:

In the last game against the Eagles in regular season what would the results have been if Jerry stepped in and advised Dak he has a future, but this is Tony's team, win, lose, or draw for the rest of this season.

1. Would the team (players) have accepted that?

2. They were already going to the play-offs. How would they have fared with a healthy Romo dropping dimes on his receivers and Zeke tearing the league a new rear end?

I was in favor of keeping Dak under center. You don't break a streak.

But upon reflection, I can't help thinking, Tony, knowing this was his swan song, and his ability to recognize the defenses and exploit them, he would have gotten the team - past those butt ugly Packers - to the NFC Championship game and taken the Cowboys to the Super Bowl.

I just see this moment in time, where the stars aligned, and Jones and The Red Headed cheerleader made the wrong move.

I think Tony would have handed the Patriots their butt in the first half, and then dissected them in the second to win it all.

Opinions?
The same Tony that was 2-3 in the playoffs and never got past the division round? The same Tony who was 0-2 in win and in game's in week 17? The same Tony that couldn't play in a week 17 win and in game because he was hurt? The same Tony that got hurt and missed most of the 2015 season? The same Tony that that couldn't make it past the preseason in 2016 and was the reason Dak EARENED the job? Are we talking about the same Tony?

I loved Romo, I'm a former romosexual, but the pedestal that people have put him on since he's retired is quite disturbing.
 

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The same Tony that was 2-3 in the playoffs and never got past the division round? The same Tony who was 0-2 in win and in game's in week 17? The same Tony that couldn't play in a week 17 win and in game because he was hurt? The same Tony that got hurt and missed most of the 2015 season? The same Tony that that couldn't make it past the preseason in 2016 and was the reason Dak EARENED the job? Are we talking about the same Tony?

I loved Romo, I'm a former romosexual, but the pedestal that people have put him on since he's retired is quite disturbing.
Do you know anything about playing QB besides QB winz? You sound like a moron... do you even know what a QB does?
 

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Do you know anything about playing QB besides QB winz? You sound like a moron... do you even know what a QB does?

You are one angry little person. It will be okay. Just think, now you and the rest of your cohorts can live in fantasy world where Romo would have won the Superbowl in each and every year since 2016.
 

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You're right he didn't score on the int, but Michah Hyde picked Dak off in the red zone at GB 21 yard line. Regardless, The better qb was Romo(health) at the time and with Zeke behind him , i think they beat the Packers.
I think Romo has another blunder to end the game. See how fun this is. Threads like this are pointless.
 

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You're right he didn't score on the int, but Michah Hyde picked Dak off in the red zone at GB 21 yard line. Regardless, The better qb was Romo(health) at the time and with Zeke behind him , i think they beat the Packers.
Just for useless trivia sake
Dallas had 2nd and 1 at the GB 19 yard line when Dak threw the pick. It was a screen, so picked off at the 21 and returned out to the 39.

Fwiw
 

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I think Romo has another blunder to end the game. See how fun this is. Threads like this are pointless.

Its not pointless, it was no new news so twodeep, asked a simple fun question. But of course people couldn't comprehend that.
 

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Just for useless trivia sake
Dallas had 2nd and 1 and the GB 19 yard line when Dak threw the pick. It was a screen, so pickoff at the 21 and returned out to the 38.

Fwiw

Yes, it was Michah Hyde, I thought he ran it back but he got caught.
 

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The same Tony that was 2-3 in the playoffs and never got past the division round? The same Tony who was 0-2 in win and in game's in week 17? The same Tony that couldn't play in a week 17 win and in game because he was hurt? The same Tony that got hurt and missed most of the 2015 season? The same Tony that that couldn't make it past the preseason in 2016 and was the reason Dak EARENED the job? Are we talking about the same Tony?

I loved Romo, I'm a former romosexual, but the pedestal that people have put him on since he's retired is quite disturbing.

My favorite part of the fairy tale is Romo dissecting the Patriots in the Super Bowl, outgunning Brady while Garrett outfoxes The Hoodie.

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You are one angry little person. It will be okay. Just think, now you and the rest of your cohorts can live in fantasy world where Romo would have won the Superbowl in each and every year since 2016.
I can assure you it’s better than the fantasy world where mentally disturbed trolls rant and rave about 2-7 teams that are unable to make the playoffs. I can’t imagine you embarrassing yourself any worse than that laughable display.
 

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@TwoDeep3 as others on this thread have already written, Dak was NOT the reason that the Cowboys lost that game to the Packers. If anything, he carries the team on his back.

Dak threw for more than 300 yards in that game, 3 touchdowns, 132 of those yards to Dez Bryant. That game was lost by the defense.

What especially hurt was that Dak brought the team back several times. They were down 28-20 when threw a TD to Dez then ran it in himself for the two point conversion. Then he drove them again for the tying field goal and left less than a minute on the clock.

When I dial back my emotions to how I felt during that game, you just knew that the last team with the ball in their hands was going to win. It’s incredible, but 58 seconds was indeed too much time to leave on the clock.

But the defense blew that game. Romo at quarterback would not have changed the outcome. If anything, they might have lost worse and hurt Dak’s confidence in a way that could have lost the team and turned them against the coach.
Although Dak final stats look good and he brought the team back, I think we got behind early on that put us in a tough position. who is to say that if Dak had 300+ yards, that Tony wouldn't have a 400 yard game if we didn't have the offensive debacle to start the game. we started the game with field goal, punt, punt. with a total of 52 yard passing. did the defense play bad? yes, but we knew that defense wasn't dominant. we knew how good the packers offense was and that we needed to score. by the same token, the defense did step up and make stops after having gone down 28-13. This was a typical Dak game, as I have argued several times, for some reason when the pressure is on, late in games, the lights go on and he raises his game. its a good trait. its perhaps the "it factor".....but the late comeback tend to even out over time.

again, there is a reason that no rookie QB EVER has had success nor EVER reach a superbowl. We would have had a better chance in 2016 with Romo. this is not a knock on Dak. he played within the system, he got the team some victories. given how he played, we knew we would have our QB of the future, as Romo, due to injuries and what not, was close to retirement.
 
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