Video: Cowherd makes his case for Romo

[GimmeTheBall!]

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

Glad you like it, mate! Good to know that some of you have a sense of humor!

 

[mattjames2010]

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.

The Brady comparison is dumb. Brady takes plenty of shots down the field, did we forget his 2007 and 2011 season? Come on, it's not comparable.

 

[guag]

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.

The masses need some kind of meme to associate with the QB of the Dallas Cowboys in order to feel better about themselves.

With Aikman it was rumors of his sexuality (was it Bayless who started that?)

With Romo it's that he throws interceptions in the 4th quarter of December games while fumbling field goal holds.

Now in an effort to find SOMETHING, ANYTHING "wrong" with Dak, it's this Dak & Dunk nonsense.

 

[Rogerthat12]

People actually listen to this dude?

This moron had us losing to SF and the Bengals.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Everyone wants to deflect what he is saying by pointing out he was wrong regarding game predictions. Red herring make for poor arguments.

No one wants to address his points about him throwing constantly underneath with safe throws to Beasley and Witten or the lack of passing scores.

We are 26th in the NFL with only 12 passes of more than 20 yards. We are fortunate to have such a dominant OL to score off the run. Prescott is completing under 50% of his passes in the RZ.

Dak is out of this world for a 4th round rookie but Romo is able to do so much more if healthy.

 

[mattjames2010]

For those saying Brady doesn't take shots down the field. This was a rusty Tom Brady.



Brady goes deep. He attacks all parts of the field, it's why he's a damn legend.

 

[Dracula]

Many will be unhappy with Cowherd's analysis - but he is dead on. Well stated. Romo brings a deep-ball threat aspect that Prescott simply does not. He's not at that point in his career that he is comfortable with deeper reads. It's just that simple.

Romo will shred defenses with this O-line and running game for as long as he can stay healthy. Because that IS what Romo does.

Whether you cross the goaline in 1 passing attempt or 7 attempts, it still counts for 6 points. The difference is, when the Romers say that he will "shred" the defenses, they must admit that they are talking hypothetically since Romo has been injured and hasn't played more than three downs of competitive football in almost a year, while the Dakers are speaking about what Dak HAS done for us lately. I know, Romo was great in 2014 but Cher was great in 1975 and neither have proven anything since. I'll stick with Dak and the Romer's can have Cher.

 

[Dracula]

Everyone wants to deflect what he is saying by pointing out he was wrong regarding game predictions. Red herring make for poor arguments.

No one wants to address his points about him throwing constantly underneath with safe throws to Beasley and Witten or the lack of passing scores.

We are 26th in the NFL with only 12 passes of more than 20 yards. We are fortunate to have such a dominant OL to score off the run. Prescott is completing under 50% of his passes in the RZ.

Dak is out of this world for a 4th round rookie but Romo is able to do so much more if healthy.

Style points don't count. We may be whatever you said but the bottom line is that Dak has lead this team to a 4-1 record and 1st place in the NFC East. You can call it dink and dunk or whatever you like but you also have to call it 1st place in the East.

 

[mattjames2010]

Style points don't count. We may be whatever you said but the bottom line is that Dak has lead this team to a 4-1 record and 1st place in the NFC East. You can call it dink and dunk or whatever you like but you also have to call it 1st place in the East.

The point being here is that you can't sustain a winning streak or win big games dinking and dunking. Even the lauded Jimmy Johnson said this.

 

[DandyDon52]

People actually listen to this dude?

LOL I watched one on youtube, and he is a romo fan doesnt care for dak, and he is really lame, dont know how
he got poplular.

 

[Cowboysfan917]

I think he is spot on. Argument I've been making and apparently what the organization is thinking. Romo is the better player. Period.

 

[Dracula]

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.

What about the other question you didn't ask? What if, and there are a lot of what if's , maybe's, and boy wasn't he great in 2014 concerning Romo, Romo comes back, stinks, and you lose the game while you have just sat the guy who has led your team to 1st place and a 4-1 record. Do you really want to gamble that?

 

[Dracula]

I think he is spot on. Argument I've been making and apparently what the organization is thinking. Romo is the better player. Period.

I think our priorities are screwed up. Some think that Romo is the better player based on stats that are almost 2 years old. Dak's stats are as new as just a few days ago. The major stat is that Dak is leading and we are winning. That trumps stats.

 

[Dracula]

The point being here is that you can't sustain a winning streak or win big games dinking and dunking. Even the lauded Jimmy Johnson said this.

Okay, then explain how the Cowboy's are on a 4 game winning streak Dinking and Daking. Did Jimmy give a minimum number to what he considers a win streak?

 

[Cowboysfan917]

I think our priorities are screwed up. Some think that Romo is the better player based on stats that are almost 2 years old. Dak's stats are as new as just a few days ago. The major stat is that Dak is leading and we are winning. That trumps stats.

The problem is like Cowherd relates it to "rich people don't pay taxes" theory. It's absurd.

It's also people in the "not broke, don't fix it category". That's not how you responsibly approach a situation. It's about identifying a problem BEFORE it's a problem. I manage a store for a living and love this philosophy. What his biggest point is, Dak is going to run into a buzz saw somewhere. It would most likely be in the NFC playoffs against a legit team like the Vikings and they will throw him out of his comfort zone because they'll stop the run and force him to do something he isn't able to do. That is a defenses job, after all. Dak isn't ready to open the offense up and it would be a huge blunder to stick with him. Romo can do the dink and dunk, hand it off stuff too.... He can also makes reads and throws down the field.

 

[Cowboysfan917]

Okay, then explain how the Cowboy's are on a 4 game winning streak Dinking and Daking. Did Jimmy give a minimum number to what he considers a win streak?

It's not about the winning streak. It's about getting to the games that matter in the post season. When the games get tougher, the dink and dunk is going to get eaten up is the point. If the run game gets shut down and the dink and dunk leads to 3 and outs...Going to have to be able to make reads down the field and make the throws to match. Dak isn't there yet. Romo is.

 

[mattjames2010]

Okay, then explain how the Cowboy's are on a 4 game winning streak Dinking and Daking. Did Jimmy give a minimum number to what he considers a win streak?

3 average teams, one impressive win. This is the NFL, it's the big boys league. Teams adjust, and it gets harder as the season goes on. Dak is relying on a great running game, that gets shut down AND IT WILL, we are in trouble.

Stop with the fanboyism and actually start thinking. You guys are getting way too emotional over your shiny new toy.

 

[Dracula]

The problem is like Cowherd relates it to "rich people don't pay taxes" theory. It's absurd.

It's also people in the "not broke, don't fix it category". That's not how you responsibly approach a situation. It's about identifying a problem BEFORE it's a problem. I manage a store for a living and love this philosophy. What his biggest point is, Dak is going to run into a buzz saw somewhere. It would most likely be in the NFC playoffs against a legit team like the Vikings and they will throw him out of his comfort zone because they'll stop the run and force him to do something he isn't able to do. That is a defenses job, after all. Dak isn't ready to open the offense up and it would be a huge blunder to stick with him. Romo can do the dink and dunk, hand it off stuff too.... He can also makes reads and throws down the field.

And you absolutely know that Dak will fail and Romo will not based on what?

It's not about the winning streak. It's about getting to the games that matter in the post season. When the games get tougher, the dink and dunk is going to get eaten up is the point. If the run game gets shut down and the dink and dunk leads to 3 and outs...Going to have to be able to make reads down the field and make the throws to match. Dak isn't there yet. Romo is.

How many games did Romo get us to in how many years did he try?

3 average teams, one impressive win. This is the NFL, it's the big boys league. Teams adjust, and it gets harder as the season goes on. Dak is relying on a great running game, that gets shut down AND IT WILL, we are in trouble.

Stop with the fanboyism and actually start thinking. You guys are getting way too emotional over your shiny new toy.

Teams will not adjust to an oft injured and not so mobile QB like Romo? What, they are going to show him mercy? According to your reasoning, the last 4 "big boy" teams didn't try to adjust and, if they did, how successful were they? Try looking at the latest results not stats from 2014.

 

[Dracula]

Even after the next game, regardless of how it comes out, there is going to be controversy, which is how Jerrah likes it because the QB controversy is now a full blown media story and he is in the middle of it.

 

[mattjames2010]

Teams will not adjust to an oft injured and not so mobile QB like Romo? What, they are going to show him mercy? According to your reasoning, the last 4 "big boy" teams didn't try to adjust and, if they did, how successful were they? Try looking at the latest results not stats from 2014.

We've played the Commanders, 49ers, Bears, and Bengals. We nearly lost to a crappy 49ers team, the Bears game was pretty much a preseason game, and Commanders are nothing to write home about. The Bengals game was the only impressive win.

AGAIN, this is not the first time a new QB came in and went on a winning streak. The NFL figures out offenses quickly, they will start to manage games where the running game and short passes are shut down. Actually, it happened in week 1....and we lost.

Teams were trying to adjust to Romo for a decade, he ended up being a top 10 and debatable top 5 consistently. Him being injured is not a factor into a game plan, you can't predict when you can injure a player.

Please, stop with the terrible arguments and again, stop getting emotional over the shiny new toy.