1. The difference between Romo and Dak, is we didn’t have an all-pro line. We had the thirty first ranked rushing attack, when all was said and done, with Garrett as play-caller and bottom five in play action usage. Nor could we stop a blitz. I was calling for Garrett’s head since at least 2009. Dak NEVER had Garrett calling plays. In fact, the majority of his career they dumbed down the offense. Dak has probably seen more one deep safety, man on the outside looks in one game than Romo did on a season. Teams generally defended the Cowboys with Romo with two-deep safeties and cover two from the beginning.
2. Dallas traditionally had to abandon the game plans developed by Garrett at half, because he has no clue what he was doing. Even despite that, Romo BROUGHT his team back when trailing at half, unlike Dak who was 0-7. Dak couldn’t bring his team back even within very close range when down at half and he had a running game to rely on. The difference is Dallas DID WIN when Romo had to throw the ball.
3. What does starting field position have to do with the red zone? Dallas couldn’t score in the the red zone and they were 22nd in the league on the road with Dak. And starting field position in relation to other teams is insignificant. Dallas started at 26.19 on average and the Colts started at 27.99. 1.4 yards is the difference between 10 ranks, meaning the Colts were 20th I’m starting field position.