Dak Is Now Going To Know What It Is Like Being Romo

[WillieBeamen]

We better draft another QB in case this guy turns into another rg3 . None of us know what Dak really is yet .

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What else does the kid have to do to prove hes ur franchise QB

 

[DFWJC]

Not true. The OL that was built for Romo is now Dak's. So Dak shouldn't be subjected to running for his life every other play because of the latest jail break.

Unless, of course, Jerry decides the OL is no longer a priority because Dak is so "Mobile". Like he said about Romo. LOL!!!

Dak was great this year and deserves a huge amount of kudos.
A FAR exceeded what anyone could imagine in his first year.

Still, his first car right out of college was a 2016 Mercedes though--while many others settled for the 1977 Pinto.
Not his fault.

 

[popp1234]

We better draft another QB in case this guy turns into another rg3 . None of us know what Dak really is yet .

You are right. I think we'll know more after next preseason's dress rehearsal game.

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

Lol told ya. See what this post went right into? I wasn't the only one who got the snide, implied Dak dismissal. People are just learning to try and come about a thread like this from the back door instead of the front like before.

Intentions are the same. The front door was shut but the back door was left open. Soon they will be coming thru windows and cracks as we move into the offseason.

 

[tyke1doe]

Already seeing around the Internet, Dak is 0-1 in "elimination games"

Ha, that stat was created for Romo and now Dak is inheriting it. Just like Romo, it doesn't matter what numbers Dak puts up or that he is the first rookie QB to throw 3 TD passes in a playoff game, or that he balls out but the defense cant stop a nose bleed, all that matter is 0-1 in elimination games now.

Welcome to Romo's world Dak, as long as you wear the star you are going to get the same treatment and if you lose your next playoff game and go 0-2 in elimination games, we are going to start hearing the same thing we hard them say about Romo......."Dak is a great regular season QB, but he chokes in elimination games".

You guys know its coming.

To be fair, it's not just a Romo thing. The same was applied to Matt Ryan, John Elway and Peyton Manning. Romo gets criticized more heavily because he's the Cowboys quarterback AND his gaffe came near the end of the game with the game on the line. I personally think even had we made the field goal, the Seahawks would have come back. Our defense wasn't that good.

And that's really what has kept us from advancing further in the playoffs - that and coaching.

I'm not really worried about the offense. The defense must be overhauled, and we MUST get playmakers on the defensive line. We could have used Dwight Freeney. He would have given us a pass rush when we needed it. Irving, Crawford and Lawrence were completely useless down the stretch. I think Randy Gregory's speed could have helped us, but he's basically out-of-sight-out-of-mind. No more pot heads, no more women beaters, no more guys who aren't going to be available when we need them.
Draft only guys who are going to be ready to play. We can't waste Dak's years like we wasted Romo's.

 

[popp1234]

Lol told ya. See what this post went right into? I wasn't the only one who got the snide, implied Dak dismissal. People are just learning to try and come about a thread like this from the back door instead of the front like before.

Intentions are the same. The front door was shut but the back door was left open. Soon they will be coming thru windows and cracks as we move into the offseason.

It's sad. It really is.

 

[DallasEast]

We better draft another QB in case this guy turns into another rg3 . None of us know what Dak really is yet .

Prescott has shown he is a solid quarterback when he has adequate or better offensive player and coaching support. What's not known is how well he will do without said offensive assets.

In the next two off-seasons, it's important that the front office prioritize:

• Right tackle (Free/'nuff said)
• Tight end (Witten's certain successor)
• Defensive end (Gregory is a question mark)
• Secondary (cornerback and safety)

Each addition must have the necessary intelligence to supplement their talent. That may seem like a minor thing but it's actually huge. We have talent throughout the roster but we also have players having too many lapses in judgment in pre- and post snap situations.

I digress. Back to Prescott. Prescott has shown he can make crucial throws when he has time--just like any other top quarterback. Shoring up his right side protection will only help him in Year 2 and beyond. Witten is still The Man but the team must have a sure replacement for him. Prescott has proven he can distribute the ball to multiple receivers but he has depended on his all-pro tight end when he needed dirty yards for more manageable conversion downs. The defensive additions will help pressure and stymie opposing quarterbacks and offenses--thus getting the ball back more often in Prescott and the offense's hands.

I agree that the front office shouldn't turn a blind eye towards drafting quarterbacks but moreso in developing solid depth. In the meantime, I hope the front office capitalizes on Prescott's abilities by subtracting what opponents do best against Dallas.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

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What else does the kid have to do to prove hes ur franchise QB

What exactly has he done? We just got bounced at home in the playoffs. What did we really do that was so special here? Nothing. I'm not interested in another QB that puts up decent numbers and can't win in the playoffs. In Dallas were supposed to be about Super Bowls.

Hey I'm a Prescott fan I pray he can lead us the **********. But rolling with Sanchez and Moore as the backup isn't good enough. Look at the raiders they drafted Cook even though they had Carr it's a smart move.

 

[DallasEast]

Nothing. What has Romo done for half the fan base to despise him? Thrown a few INTs trying to carry an inept organization?

 

[WillieBeamen]

What exactly has he done? We just got bounced at home in the playoffs. What did we really do that was so special here? Nothing. I'm not interested in another QB that puts up decent numbers and can't win in the playoffs. In Dallas were supposed to be about Super Bowls.

He did nothing special?

He just had the best performance ever by a rookie qb in the playoffs

 

[tyke1doe]

That's essentially the crux of past hypocrisy but this specific form of nonsense didn't remotely begin with Romo either. Short-sighted narrow viewpoints have been problematic with evaluating sports and athletes forever.

I hope the front office can fix some deficiencies and re-enforce the roster once and for all. And soon. Too many brain farts keep toxifying practically every quarter of every game in some form or fashion. A questionable coaching decision here. A bonehead penalty there. Talent not transferring into production (one example was Butler not hauling in a perfectly thrown touchdown pass). Firing on all cylinders. Sputtering too often. Inconsistency is the bane of success.

Coaches should get their share of criticism. Some players (plural) should get theirs as well. Crucial drives short-circuited, sometimes multiple times within the same possession (I swear Doug Free has some sort of death wish or something). Etc. etc. This has been going on far too long. Honest observers can take every game that ended in a win or loss, dissect them quarter by quarter, possession by possession, and easily make a list of miscues that had some form of negative impact. Doesn't happen though.

Too many previous lists of blame have been far too abbreviated. The big picture of 60 minute contests are routinely ignored or dismissed. More often than not, the teams playing the best football for the most minutes of every game win. TEAM does not equal ONE player in football. It never has.

This is turning into a manifesto. Go Prescott. Go Cowboys! Good luck Romo.

/rant

I made a post somewhere among these threads about how there's a fundamental flaw in our coaching that we can't rid ourselves of stupid penalties in the red zone.
I remember the Jimmy Johnson teams almost NEVER committed penalties in critical moments and seldomly turned the ball over. This team continues to make these bonehead penalties at the most inopportune time. And this has to do with coaching.
You'll notice that Bill Belichick teams are the most disciplined team in the league, and that's by design.
I don't know what Jason Garrett is doing or how he's running his practices, but something is missing. We continue to do the same things and have the same problems over and over and over again.
And the play calling is the same way. We drive into the opponent's territory and then we start passing even though we're supposed to be a power running team and we drafted a back for our scheme.
I just don't understand it.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

He did nothing special?

He just had the best performance ever by a rookie qb in the playoffs

And we lost. How wonderful.

 

[maxdallasfan]

Dak will never face the same scrutiny as Romo did.

 

[MrPeanutbutter]

If it was Romo who threw it right to the packers the media would've been going nuts. Or Romo starting off horrible with 3 points in the 1st quarter they'd be all over him. Dak wasn't at his best yesterday either. We lost the game. You don't have halves in the playoffs to get jitters out of the way.

I'm the biggest Romo guy on the board (he's the best quarterback in franchise history by every meaningful metric), but this board's treatment of Romo has no bearing on how we treat Dak Prescott.

And we lost. How wonderful.

You're right. If only Dak Prescott could do a better job playing in the secondary.

 

[DallasEast]

I made a post somewhere among these threads about how there's a fundamental flaw in our coaching that we can't rid ourselves of stupid penalties in the red zone.
I remember the Jimmy Johnson teams almost NEVER committed penalties in critical moments and seldomly turned the ball over. This team continues to make these bonehead penalties at the most inopportune time. And this has to do with coaching.
You'll notice that Bill Belichick teams are the most disciplined team in the league, and that's by design.
I don't know what Jason Garrett is doing or how he's running his practices, but something is missing. We continue to do the same things and have the same problems over and over and over again.
And the play calling is the same way. We drive into the opponent's territory and then we start passing even though we're supposed to be a power running team and we drafted a back for our scheme.
I just don't understand it.

Some or most of the blame can be given to the coaches but not all. Some players shouldn't be exempted for useless miscues. I'll keep saying it: some things cannot be coached out of some players. Doug Free is an OLD veteran by league standards. He's lined up less than three yards away from the ball but he's so limited by his decreased lateral foot movement that he CREATES a false start during a crucial drive. That's bad enough. On the next snap, Free almost gave his man a free crack at Prescott.

Some things you can eliminate through coaching. Some things you must be replaced because you cannot correct it through coaching. If the coaches are to blame for anything, not being certain which course to take is a valid criticism.

 

[bayeslife]

And we lost. How wonderful.

Dak doesn't play defense

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Dak doesn't play defense

Can't start off with jitters in the playoffs. Left a lot of plays out there.

 

[Vtwin]

It may not have a bearing on how Dak is treated but it sure does offer a comparison and a glimpse into the mindset of many posters.

Romo plays the exact same game as Dak does yesterday and some of the knuckledraggers here who only see things in black and white, unable to understand the nuances and the context, are blaming the loss on Romo. Same knuckledraggers place absolutely no responsibility on Dak.

The proof is sitting right here in the archives.

 

[MrPeanutbutter]

Can't start off with jitters in the playoffs. Left a lot of plays out there.

You're right. He shouldn't have let Green Bay's receivers walk all over the defense. He should have tackled them.

 

[Clove]

He's got 3 more years to make the Super Bowl IMO and I'm off the wagon after that, UNLESS, he makes it to the Super Bowl and just doesn't win it. The guy was sensational carrying this team yesterday and making much quicker decisions. He was being very aggressive, all the things the haters wanted to see.

The reason he was being aggressive is because he's growing up. Next year, he may put up record numbers. But to be the best, you have to win in the playoffs, something he must learn starting next season. Next year, I truly expect HIM, not the coaches, but HIM to have his team ready to play. Have all of them on the same page and not making silly mistakes. This is what a star QB does.