Romo was coddled by the team in that he never faced any competition for his job, but he was constantly criticized by the media until 2014. Parcells gave him a hard time and only reluctantly replaced Bledsoe with him.
Dak has been coddled by the team in the same way Romo was even when the more experienced vet who could provide that legit competition was already on the roster. He has also been coddled by the media his entire career.
#1 overall draft pick, 3 time SB champion and Hall of Famer Aikman faced legitimate competition for his job when his coach brought in someone to provide that competition.
I can't think of another QB who has been overall coddled more than Dak. In the long run, the best thing that could have happened to/for Dak and the Cowboys is to have had to compete for the job against Romo. Backing up Romo for a season or two would have been the best thing for him and the Cowboys.
Johnson helped Aikman by bringing in competition. Parcells helped Romo by constantly nagging at him, even when guy's like Woodson were saying Romo was already the best QB on the team as a rookie. Even Landry had Staubach and Morton shuttling back and forth, as well as LeBaron and Meredith.
I used the word coddled with regards to Dak just last week in the thread about McCarthy's decision to keep him off the practice field because "things can happen out there" or whatever the exact gibberish McCarthy used to justify that decision was.
