Video: Cowherd makes his case for Romo

[Doomsday]

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.

Most of the NE offense is dink and dunk, it is not a vertical attacking offense. Do they use it to go down the field and make big plays, yes.

 

[rynochop]

A) it's 'Cowturd'
B) who's the stripper sitting next to him?

Yeah, she's hot until she opens her mouth, then she's annoying as hell

 

[Blake]

wow the hate Romo has gotten is disgusting... Really? This has been proven over and over again to be inaccurate. He is one of the best 4th quarter QB's in the game and had some crazy come from behind win numbers that was at the top of the league.

How many of those dazzling 4th qtr come behind victories were necessary because Romo threw an inopportune interception...or fumbled a snap? So far Dak has not made costly mistakes to put us in those situations to begin with. But Romo does it routinely and is praised because he somehow manages to save his own *** in the waning moments of a ball game we shouldn't have been behind in to begin with. Dak is the better qb.

 

[LocimusPrime]

Actually he is a Cowboys fan...

I thought he was a jets fan. What makes you say he's a Cowboys fan, just curious.
He's a northern eastern dude like greeny and folic and SAS. Most of them are jets,Giants, Eagles fans

 

[Super_Kazuya]

How many of those dazzling 4th qtr come behind victories were necessary because Romo threw an inopportune interception...or fumbled a snap? So far Dak has not made costly mistakes to put us in those situations to begin with. But Romo does it routinely and is praised because he somehow manages to save his own *** in the waning moments of a ball game we shouldn't have been behind in to begin with. Dak is the better qb.

Talk about a low IQ analysis...

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

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.

This is just getting old. I respect the opposing view but let's not diminish the opposition. We're playing our schedule. Did you think we'd beat let alone DOMINATE Cincy? Of course you didn't. Every other game is vs a professional football team trying to win. This cannot and should not be overlooked. It's hard to win in the NFL. You're almost arguing against yourself by making the assumption than a guy starting his 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th games SHOULD BE WINNING and playing this well? The same could be said that you're getting emotional over battered old "toy" who fair or not, HAS NEVER GIVEN THE FRANCHISE any concrete level of true success when it matters most. Let's stop being an EXCUSE LAIDEN FRANCHISE. I really like Tony Romo but I'm sick of the coddling, excuses and blind eye towards his fault and overall production.

 

[Blake]

Talk about a low IQ analysis...

Cant be any lower IQ than your "analysis" that Dak cant throw without his feet set, can only throw to the open receiver, and can't throw deep though he has shown otherwise.

 

[DFWJC]

How many of those dazzling 4th qtr come behind victories were necessary because Romo threw an inopportune interception...or fumbled a snap? So far Dak has not made costly mistakes to put us in those situations to begin with. But Romo does it routinely and is praised because he somehow manages to save his own *** in the waning moments of a ball game we shouldn't have been behind in to begin with. Dak is the better qb.

Wow. Talk about clueless.

Just give Dak credit and move on. You're way off on Romo

 

[CowboyStar88]

Talk about a low IQ analysis...

Right? I feel like I am living in some alternative reality here.

 

[tyke1doe]

You may be right. All I know is that most of these guys have never thought Romo was any good even when he was young and completely healthy, so it's hard to take them seriously.

Fair enough.

The chemistry angle seems like a desperate grab from people who have no clue about the state of each team's locker room. Herm Edwards was a coach AND a player, seems to me he would see it from both sides.

You're right. We don't really know the chemistry of every locker room. But chemistry does play an important role. I recall two years ago when the decision for Nick Saban was to either go with Blake Sims or Jake Coker. Word was that Saban wanted to give Coker the nod, but the guys in the locker room would have been upset because they liked Blake and thought he was the better quarterback. Saban didn't get to be a genius by being stupid. He listened to his players, started Sims and rode him to the college football playoffs ... Until Ezekiel Elliott stomped a mud hole on Alabama's vaunted defense.

 

[Blake]

Wow. Talk about clueless.

Just give Dak credit and move on. You're way off on Romo

So Romo has never had to play from behind because he threw a costly interception? I don't need a stat sheet to tell me, I've watched him his entire career.

 

[Dracula]

I swore off the Cowboys years ago, after they had broken my heart for the umpteenth consecutive time. Now, I can't help myself. I see a young QB and a young RB enthusing the Cowboys. They both are contributing to a winning formula, you guys can argue over the percentages. We'll know more, maybe, after Sunday. Until then, everyone play nice.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Fuzz, I always look forward to your posts and agree with you 99.99% of the time, but...

I haven't studied every pass play so I don't know the answer, but how many times has Dak chosen an underneath throw instead of an open guy on down the field? Could the dirth of 40+ passes be by design? I mean, yes, the team has a great OL and running game, so it only makes sense to me that the coaches have designed their offense around that strength to help the rookie QB succeed. Isn't that what we want them to do? I think we all know there will come a point where Prescott will need to air it out to get a win. Could be this coming Sunday when the team goes up against an insanely stout run defense at Lambeau Field, but I don't think that just because Dak hasn't racked up a bunch of TD passes that it means he can't. I think it means he hasn't been asked to. I think he has different skills than Tom Brady and is playing on a different team with different strengths, doing things a different way, so whether Dak can consistently hit guys 60-yards down the field is unknown. The truth of the matter is that the Dak Prescott-led offense is second in the league in total yards, 6th in scoring and 5th in putting the ball in the end zone, so who cares whether they do it on the ground or through the air? You say we're fortunate to be able to score running the ball because Dak isn't great throwing the ball in the redzone. I say the team is built to run and is playing to its strengths, and as long as throwing the ball to score is emphasized less in the offense by design I'm not going to judge Dak for not having top stats at doing it. There are a million variables in this formula that no one ever mentions. Hell, maybe Dak is being extra careful in the redzone or something. I think there's something to be said for the fact that Dak has yet to throw an INT, converts on third down and gets his offense into the end zone better than almost all other quarterbacks in the league.

I have no doubt that Tony would have thrown the ball down the field more than Dak has and thrown more TD passes than the rookie, but history says he'd have also turned the ball over and taken more sacks too. All that said, there is o bigger fan of Tony Romo than I am. None. I believe in the guy. He's carried his team for a long time and I believe a healthy Tony Romo would be a Pro Bowl-caliber QB in the Dallas offense and guide his team deep into the playoffs. What I'm unsure of is how healthy he will be and how long it will take him to blow off the rust, so until he's 100% healthy and sharp, Prescott should remain under center.

As far as facts go, there are a lot more of them that get omitted when this discussion takes place than just distance passing numbers and touchdown tosses. Like, Dak is 12th in the league in total air yards and has gained a higher percent of yards through the air than guys like Andy Dalton, Cam Newton, Derek Carr, TOM BRADY, AARON RODGERS, Philip Rivers, Matt Ryan and CARSON WENTZ. The only guy who completes a higher percentage of passes on third down is Garoppolo. So the idea that Dak is dinking and dunking his way down the field and getting carried by the OL and the running game is BS.

Don't sweat it. If everyone agreed all the time we would seldom learn anything new. Diverse opinions make things interesting.

There were at least 3 times last game that I saw Whitehead beat the CB on a 9 and at best would've been covered by a S 1v1 cause there was no one else on that side of the field. Dak threw it underneath each time. I didn't pay for rewind this year cause I don't have the time to use it but that was what it was.

Maybe Dak is being careful but that sounds like an excuse. 50% in the RZ is bad.

He completes a very high percentage of his passes which will tend to drive up YPA; it's still dink and dunk short throws. Nonetheless we do not get the chunk plays with him. Bottom third in the league in chunk plays is what it is. I've never seen "yards in air" as the basis for evaluating a QB until Prescott. Completions of 20+ yards is the staple for chunk plays.

If it were not for the running game consistently putting him in 3 and short allowing the dink and dunk on third down I don't think you would see quite the same results on third down. If the Packers play to their season averages and shut down the run, I predict that Dak will be exposed a bit particularly if Rodgers can score.

 

[Animosity]

Wow. Talk about clueless.

Just give Dak credit and move on. You're way off on Romo

How far off? Cause we've seen him throw ints and choke big time in must win games for 10 years.

 

[plymkr]

Although I disagree with you I appreciate a balanced measured response like this. I think a point needs to be made. Dak has fully shown that he can hit the deep ball. The bucket drop to Twill and The beautiful deep back shoulder to Dez in his first pre-season game. Then the adjustment in the pocket and hitting Butler deep on a dime where the ball traveled about 60 yards or so in the air on a rope vs Mia... If Dak CAN do this.. but the gameplan, situation, reads aren't dictating it at this point I'm fine. I actually am more impressed with a razor sharp mid range 10-30 range game yet because this is where you'll make your living in the NFL. Dak has obviously been able to keep teams off balance. He represents a NEW confidence that's WORKING. He's strong, mobile, smart and ascending. I DO NOT DISLIKE TONY ROMO but I think a very tough executive decision is in order. If we grade EVERYTHING Romo has to offer over his entire career.. not just 2014.. and WE ARE WINNING FOOTBALL GAMES.. while Dak is ascending at the same time, I don't think we look back. I feel like we're concerned about a few things that are counterproductive right now. 1 Romo's legacy, Romo's feelings, Style points, HOW we're WINNING.

I agree with all your points. Especially the points you made in capital letters. I love Dak. It's possible to be behind both guys. I don't feel it has to be an either or situation. I agree with everything you said. I would like to see Dak throw some deep balls because I have seen him do it in the preseason. I think I want to see him do it now because I want to know that the coaches have the confidence in him to give him the okay to let it rip. If the coaches are holding him back from the deep ball then I have problems with the coaches.

Dak has revitalized this team at a time that was crucial. Crucial for the fans (especially for the fans), the players, and the overall culture. Coming off last year and then Romo getting hurt in the preseason, this fan base was at it's wits end and was/is very frustrated. Dak has changed that. he single handily changed that feel and the whole franchise. Even a Romo homer like myself can't ignore that.

 

[plymkr]

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?

No I wouldn't gamble that. I thought I spoke about this in my post but if he's a turnover machine then pull him and play Dak. Now when I said that I was thinking in a single game. So an example being if he comes in and throws 2 picks in the first half. 2nd Half I'd want to see Dak. If he loses a game for us, then I feel the next game you go with the guy that got us here. My personal feeling is that won't happen. I don't think Romo will come in and be as aggressive with throwing the ball when we can run it and follow the same formula that has been working for us.

But I also feel that we will win the division. Philly always starts out strong and finishes slow, the Giants are unraveling and the Commanders are the Commanders. I would love for us to get a big lead on cleveland and then let Romo play in the 3rd or 4th qtr to get his rhythm back before starting a full game. That would be my dream scenario to bring him in slowly and if he's rusty or not a 100% we can test him out without losing games. So there's some teams on our schedule that this dream scenario could happen in, like Cleveland, Tampa Bay, possibly the Giants if they continue to unravel.

I think it would be a bad idea to start Romo against the Eagles or Vikings as his first game as a starter.

 

[DFWJC]

How far off? Cause we've seen him throw ints and choke big time in must win games for 10 years.

Except that on average...compared to most...he hasn't. He actually does very good late in games...on average.

Anyway, I would be happy to do a mutually ignore thing with you. Let me know. If you put me on ignore, I'll do so too.
It might make our experience better in this forum.

 

[Kareemovweet]

I thought he was a jets fan. What makes you say he's a Cowboys fan, just curious.
He's a northern eastern dude like greeny and folic and SAS. Most of them are jets,Giants, Eagles fans

I listen to him every now and then and he has said on his show that he was a Cowboys fan. And a big Romo fan on top of that, which is why he is preaching Romo in the vid...