Video: Cowherd makes his case for Romo

[PA Cowboy Fan]

this is the guy who had us losing to SF and Cinn. If you want to see a QB that Dinks and Dunks just watch Wentz.

Cowherd loves him. He even lists him up with the greatest QBs in the league and after only 4 games. lol

 

[Dale]

Great the same guy who predicted we would lose to the 49ers now wants us to listen to his opinion on who our QB should be??

Yup. And didn't he compare him to Tebow last week?

You can make an entirely intelligent debate that Romo should get the job back. He's just not doing so here.

 

[stilltheguru88]

It's no stupider than Rodney Harrison saying Dak should start or Garrett will lose the team when Harrison has no idea what goes on in our locker room and probably thinks Romo is the worst QB in the league anyway. These national guys don't know the whole story, they can only see the high level.
Cowherd is likely just amused that a QB on pace for 13 passing TDs and who isn't allowed to throw the ball downfield is causing such a stir.

Dak has 7 tds in 5 games which if we're projecting is about 22-23 tds on the season. Wentz would have 28 and is being annoited by Colin. 5 td difference is that amusing?

 

[waving monkey]

This dak and dunk thing is so stupid.

No NFL team is throwing the ball down field all game. Look at Daks YPA compared to the NFL average.

Win the passing differential battle, the turnover battle, and convert third downs and you're going to win just about every game you play.[/QUOTE

Personally I'll take the Dak and Dunk. None of us here need to be reminded of Dak's history
but to most of us here that's his strong point Dak is a five game rookie and he is being
coached along fantastically. Romo's long ball is better and he gets his job back when healthy.AS fast AS Dak absorbs football knowledge this time next year Dak will be slinging fifty yard bombs. Its next year in my mind.

 

[WillieBeamen]

I agree with Colin 100%. You need to throw the ball down the field to win consisently in this league.

I also notice how the Romo haters arent acknowledging the great Jimmy Johnsons point that you need the big plays to beat the Vikings, Seahawks, Broncos...

 

[percyhoward]

Total non-issue. Prescott ranks exactly in the middle of the league in throws of less than 10 yards (as a percentage of total attempts).

That's air yards.

 

[Risen Star]

He's right. The guy's a fraud. He's Robert Griffin IV. He'll finish his career in Cleveland in a couple of years.

 

[Idgit]

I don't want to click that link, but he co-host looks like she probably has an amazing personality. I bet she's smart.

 

[RS12]

I cant take a guy who whines for four hours a day seriously.

 

[LocimusPrime]

He also said the only team we would beat in the next month was Cleveland.

What a jerk. He hates the boys. But I agree that you need a vertical threat as well. He makes some valid points.

 

[windjc]

Cowherd is right.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

This dak and dunk thing is so stupid.

No NFL team is throwing the ball down field all game. Look at Daks YPA compared to the NFL average.

Win the passing differential battle, the turnover battle, and convert third downs and you're going to win just about every game you play.

So far, opposing teams being able to ignore the deep ball hasn't helped them. I wonder if they made coverage adjustments.

 

[plymkr]

I don't want to click that link, but he co-host looks like she probably has an amazing personality. I bet she's smart.

Dude, I couldn't take my eyes off her personality.

 

[kevm3]

I don't get this obsession with launching the ball down the field. Dak did it in preseason. This is real season now, and if Dak has shown one thing, it is that he knows how to make intelligent plays and he plays to win the game. So would Dak be the real deal if he connected on a few 40 yard bombs to Terrance Williams but we lost the game? Dak doesn't launch the ball down the field because there is no need to and it opens things up for turning the ball over. With long range passes, unless a guy is just completely open, you're taking a higher risk than a shorter range pass, which opens you up to an interception, and secondly, you're opening yourself up to a risk of a fumble or sack by holding on for the ball too long waiting on your receiver. Third, if you're taking all of these bombs down the field, you're going to keep putting an undermanned defense on the field because you're going to either increase your rates of 3 and outs or you're going to score a lot more quickly and they're going to get scored on. One of the reasons I believe our defense is playing so well is that they have a ton of energy because they don't have to be on the field all game. They are playing refreshed. Slowly and methodically marching down the field keeps our defense fresh.

It's like the obsession with a homerun hitting back. Give me the guy that constantly marches forward and almost always converts on 3rd down compared to the guy who may give you a touchdown every other game on a 80 yard run, but is constantly losing yards dancing around in the backfield. Consistency is not nearly as entertaining, but it's more conducive to winning.

 

[reddyuta]

I love how he touts Brady over and over on his show. Brady has made a career out of dinking and dunking the heck out of teams to Welker, Amendola, Edelman, Gronk, etc for the last decade.

Lastly constantly driving the ball down field with reckless abandon just gets you picked off like Jamis Winston. I wish Dallas would take a few more shots down the field, however, I have been saying that for years, even with Romo in the line up. It just isnt JG's philosophy.

Good point.even Romo rarely goes deep.maybe 1-2 a game.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

wait...did he really use Tom Brady...to knock Dak Prescott...

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

And Tony was also injured in three of his last four games he played in

Idiocy how the Romonians are pulling for Romo to take more punishment.
They won't be happy until they scrape him off the turf.

 

[plymkr]

I got a couple reactions to this video and his analysis. I'm a hard core Romo backer but I'm going to try to be as objective as I can. First thing, it bugs me that he disrespected Dak by the whole "Dak and dunk" thing. That was not cool. I didn't like that. Also there's nothing wrong with dinking and dunking your way down the field as long as once you hit the red zone you score TD's. Nothing demoralizes a defense more than a 10 play 6-9 minute drive that ends in a touchdown. He mentioned numbers but he failed to mention that Dak is #1 QB on 3rd down and our offense is the best 3rd down offense in the league. Again demoralizing the other defense and resting ours. Nothing wrong with that.

With that being said I am for Romo starting when he's ready. For 2 reasons. Romo can do the long ball and I agree with Jimmy Johnson, to beat the big boys in the NFC we're going to have to throw it deep and get big plays. Also Romo can audible better in this stage of his career and reading defenses he is also better. Again to beat the big boys I feel we need a QB that can change it up at the line of scrimmage.

Also one thought I had is Cowherd was talking about Dak as if he had conclusive proof that Dak can not throw it deep. That also bothered me. Is it that Dak is not throwing deep because the coaches are instructing him not to or is it an ability/accuracy thing. I feel that the coaches are holding him back from making the deep throws out of fear that he'll turn the ball over. If this is the case then I hope Garrett starts to trust him more to make the deep throws because that's what we need to see and Dak needs to build confidence throwing it deep. Or is it that our main playmaking WR is out, or a combination of all three.

But I feel a healthy Romo is the better QB at this point for this season. A 80% Romo is still a better QB than most in the NFL and Dak included. We have our QB for the next 10-12 years in Dak, I think you play Romo, Dak continues working on his game to polish it off. I don't think it would stunt the development of Dak to play Romo due to how many quality snaps Dak has gotten this year. So I feel it's a win win situation. And if Romo comes in and is a turnover machine then pull him and put in Dak. If Romo is as fragile as some people believe he is then he will get hurt the first game anyway and Dak will play, so why even care if Romo starts if one tackle will end his career. Aren't the Dak supporters going to get what they want? But if Romo comes in and he stays healthy and plays elite with that oline and the best running game in the league then our offense will be unstoppable because we can dink and dunk and go deep and defenses will be on their heels.

 

[plymkr]

Idiocy how the Romonians are pulling for Romo to take more punishment.
They won't be happy until they scrape him off the turf.

I still think it's funny that you use the word Romonians. Even though I am one, I still think it's hilarious.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

The dink-and-dunkers usually have the longest careers.