Blame Wade Wilson for Dak Prescott

[charron]

The fact he was drafted isn't really the problem. The recent enormous contract for sub-par performance is the issue. Deer in the headlights anyone?

Bingo!

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Not drafting some crappier QBs in earlier rounds isn’t some solace for drafting fool’s gold who’s provided nothing. Had we drafted the former, we would’ve still had Romo for a little while longer and/or a possibility to draft the number of better pro-bowl and SB winning or competing for QBs who came after.

Right....you cant forget chaos theory....just to soothe the dak hurt.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Excellent 4th round pick.

Thats fine...but two things...

That does not mean we handled everything after that perfectly. From the team we gave him, contracts...and his safety blanket of zero qb competition peo0le think he didnt earn.

And the rationale you use....SHOULD also apply to romo. We should all think of him as "excellent ufa"...right?

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Had they drafted Lynch or Connors they would of become so bad it's possible they end up with a first round pick like Burrows
Mahomes, Allen, Jackson, Herbert, Love.

When? Lynch was so bad the Broncos gave up on him after two years but that was the BRONCOS. Tell me if you truly believe Jerry would have done the same, admitted failure of a 1st round QB he selected within two years. Hell no.......at best Jerry would have kept him 4 years w/o 5th year option.
Also with a drafted Lynch, there's no Dak to save the 2016 season after Romo's injury. Meaning Romo's career likely continue for another year or two.

See what happens when we get into a bunch of what-if scenarios ..........boundaries are limitless on both sides.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Had we drafted the former, we would’ve still had Romo for a little while longer and/or a possibility to draft the number of better pro-bowl and SB winning or competing for QBs who came after.

How is that? Tony Romo was done health wise........his preseason injury proved how weak his back was, and his body was done. Tony and the league knew it. It's why no team was willing to offer a draft pick in a trade for him, not even a 7th rounder. Texan and Broncos were the only two teams mildly interested, Elway admitted interest once he's released but no draft pick. The lack of interest and injuries taking a toll made his decision to retire an easy one.

 

[OGSixshooter]

From Wiki:

Didn't know this...helluva way to go.

Wilson died due to complications from Type 1 Diabetes, a disease he had for almost 30 years, at his home in Coppell, Texas on his 60th birthday.

 

[BoyzBlaster]

But.....we might have hit near rock bottom without Dak 2017-2021

Had chance at Josh Allen, Burrows, MaHomes

That’s what it took to get Aikman....a 1-11 season
Those type of seasons easy to forget when SB rings show up

Exactly this is why Dak is literally the worst thing to happen to this franchise in the last decade. We would have been 100 times better off with a QB who flamed out quickly, because then we could move on to the next one. But Instead we get Dak who's just good enough for Jerry to keep extending him, but not good enough to win anything. That's how you waste an entire decade, all for what - nothing.

 

[OGSixshooter]

There's so so much to unpack about this story:

1. This is like McCarthy saying he watched every play before taking the job - lying - and then taking the job!!!
2. Garrett is not a credible antagonizer aka you-know-what-hole. I'm not buying it. He's more of annoying taskmaster than the grumpy authentic jerk many coaches are with new players. If I were a player I would see right through his act...no Wade heads-up required.
3. There's a lot to like about Dak as a rookie, but...as this story proves what Anthony Mackie said...no matter how hard you work, someone chose you and most likely GAVE you an opportunity. The older I get the more I realize the truthiness of this statement. Sure Dak did hard work before the meeting, but so did a lot of other QBs...

 

[OGSixshooter]

He just has to be one of Woodrow Wilson's descendents.....has to be

Both are from NJ lol. Both went to Princeton.

 

[OGSixshooter]

Cowboys were lucky to find Dak. You negative Nancie’s can pretend like Connor Cook or Paxton Lynch would’ve been as good. But we know most of you guys are delusional and butt hurt over how Romo retired.

True, but Dak was "lucky" the Cowboys put him on a ready-made team...no way he has success without that stacked team. We know that now.

 

[shabazz]

Both are from NJ lol. Both went to Princeton.

Wow, didn't see that coming ,lol

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

True, but Dak was "lucky" the Cowboys put him on a ready-made team...no way he has success without that stacked team. We know that now.

I don’t think the team was stacked. They won 4 games prior and yeah I get with no Romo but a stacked team should be winning with Casell and Weeden no? With Garrett as coach too? I don’t know. It was much better to come to Dallas then Cleveland but I can’t say they were stacked.

 

[SultanOfSix]

How is that? Tony Romo was done health wise........his preseason injury proved how weak his back was, and his body was done. Tony and the league knew it. It's why no team was willing to offer a draft pick in a trade for him, not even a 7th rounder. Texan and Broncos were the only two teams mildly interested, Elway admitted interest once he's released but no draft pick. The lack of interest and injuries taking a toll made his decision to retire an easy one.

He wasn’t done health wise. He suffered a freak injury and returned with a clean bill of health from the doctors.

Teams were interested him in so far as they didn’t want to give up any draft capital for him because they knew they didn’t have to due the Cowboys overvaluing Dak’s abilities and making him the future starter. Tony would either be released or want to play for a contender, and the latter wasn’t going to happen so he chose broadcasting because of the pay and family.

 

[OmerV]

Nothing to "blame" him for. Dak was a hell of a good 4th round pick, and Wade Wilson isn't the one that made the choice to stick with him as the starter all these years.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

He wasn’t done health wise. He suffered a freak injury and returned with a clean bill of health from the doctors.

Teams were interested him in so far as they didn’t want to give up any draft capital for him because they knew they didn’t have to due the Cowboys overvaluing Dak’s abilities and making him the future starter. Tony would either be released or want to play for a contender, and the latter wasn’t going to happen so he chose broadcasting because of the pay and family.

This simply isn't true........... clean bill of health for normal life but for the NFL, not so much. Even Romo lost confidence in his back, especially for a full season.

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/st...o-retirement-back-injury-cowboys/80505607007/

 

[OmerV]

You’re right…we would have never made those SB runs that Dak provided.

You missed the point. Dak was a heck of a good 4th round pick, and better than other options the Cowboys had at QB in that draft. That doesn't mean he should have been clung to as a starter all these years, or been given massive contracts, but that's an entirely different issue than the level of player relative to draft position

 

[SultanOfSix]

This simply isn't true........... clean bill of health for normal life but for the NFL, not so much. Even Romo lost confidence in his back, especially for a full season.

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/st...o-retirement-back-injury-cowboys/80505607007/

Umm…being unsure of taking another hit which can cause any injury including another one to the back doesn’t deny that he was cleared as fully healed and with a clean bill of health from the doctors ready to play.

And he wanted to play. That’s why he requested a competition in camp when that happened but was denied the opportunity by dumb and dumber.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

So he cheated?

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

I also "blame" Romo, or more precisely, Jerry's experience with Romo for Dak as a Cowboy.

What Jerry "learned" from Romo is that through his own genius as a GM, Dallas did not need to waste a high draft pick on a QB. In Jerry's mind, Dak proves that he is a brilliant GM, discovering overlooked value. Why use a high first round pick on a QB? Genius Jerry can find them anywhere!

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

How is that? Tony Romo was done health wise........his preseason injury proved how weak his back was, and his body was done. Tony and the league knew it. It's why no team was willing to offer a draft pick in a trade for him, not even a 7th rounder. Texan and Broncos were the only two teams mildly interested, Elway admitted interest once he's released but no draft pick. The lack of interest and injuries taking a toll made his decision to retire an easy one.

I will say it again. Dak get credit for playing well enough to let romo fully heal....rather than come back in and play hurt....which he did a lot, which gets you more hurt.

Tony came in and drove the team right down the field for a surgical score.

Put him in and keep him in. Still can't figure out why they made him go in for one possession then pull him again. Does not make sense. Did he play TOO well?

You play your best player period. *if* there's injury fine...bring the backup back in.

You'd think this would be easy but people keep making up imaginary scenarios to suit their agenda.