Dak or Romo Mega Thread (Week #3) **merged**

[GimmeTheBall!]

If we can get a high draft pick, 1 or 2 and player for Romo, I would do it.

Wow.
Keep in mind however that, unlike the Cowboys, there are lots of teams with shrewd GMs.
A No. 1 or 2 and played for Romo? I'd take that in a heartbeat, lad!

... Unfortunately, the market for a grizzled, fragile and still mending QB with a huge contract is limited. Only Cleveland comes to mind. Speaking of mind, even that GM has one, unlike Sir Jerry.
So now I have this thought of a No. 1 or No. 2 for Romo. Lovely thought that is, bloke. But not very realistic.

 

[mrmojo]

I'm in the camp where when Romo is ready he will be the starter. But my reasoning is that at least then we will find out what he has left and can plan for 2017 accordingly.

 

[mrmojo]

I'm in the camp where when Romo is ready he will be the starter. But my reasoning is that at least then we will find out what he has left and can plan for 2017 accordingly.

 

[KJJ]

I'm not part of the crowd that's saying play Romo when he's ready. It's all going to come down to how Dak and the team are playing when Romo is 100% healthy and ready to play. Right now we're 2-1, riding a 2 game winning streak and Dak is continuing to get better each week. Let's say the Cowboys are 7-1 or 6-2 tied for the NFC East lead or a game back and Dak is playing great football when Romo is ready to return. No way do I see the Cowboys cooling him down by pulling him for Romo who hasn't played since preseason. Romo hasn't played in a regular season game since Nov of last year. I can't see anyway possible that Jerry would allow Dak to be replaced if he's having a great rookie season and we're stringing together wins with him. Romo isn't going to be sharp when he returns, he wasn't sharp last season when he came back against Miami. It led to a meltdown performance the following week against Carolina. If Dak is performing at a level by mid season that not even Romo could surpass, it would be absolutely foolish to throw water on his fire and put Romo back in.

Dak is making Jerry and the organization look brilliant right now and Jerry knows it. Everyone questioned the team for not going out and getting a veteran QB this summer after Moore went down and especially after Romo went down. Now Jerry is sitting in his luxury box looking like a proud father watching his 4th round pick having one of the best rookie seasons in the entire league. I've been following the Cowboys since 1971 and can't recall a Cowboys rookie who's looked any more impressive than Dak and he's playing the toughest position in all of sports. It's not like we have him out there managing games, he's attempted 24 more passes than Russell Wilson did his first 3 games as a rookie and Dak doesn't have a great defense to support him like Wilson did. If the Cowboys were to go back to Romo when he's healthy despite Dak's great play and the team winning and Romo were to look shaky or have a game like he did against Carolina last season leading to the team losing the spark it had under Dak, Garrett and the organization would be persecuted.

Belichick never went back to Bledsoe after the Pats started winning games under Brady. You don't mess with success. Dak started the season and we're 2-1 under him. This is his team right now and what we're building is under his leadership. It would be incredibly stupid to go back to Romo who's going to have more rust on him than the Titanic if the team is winning and pull one of the brightest young stars in the league that's having a rookie of the year campaign along with Carson Wentz. Mark my words Romo will continue to stand on the sidelines if Dak continues to get better each week and the team is winning. Jerry will see to that! Dak's play has created a QB controversy but the controversy won't last past this season if he continues to improve and leads the Cowboys to the playoffs. Dak has given the Cowboys hope and the more he improves the more the fanbase will be ready to move on from Romo.

 

[DandyDon52]

I'm not part of the crowd that's saying play Romo when he's ready. It's all going to come down to how Dak and the team are playing when Romo is 100% healthy and ready to play. Right now we're 2-1, riding a 2 game winning streak and Dak is continuing to get better each week. Let's say the Cowboys are 7-1 or 6-2 tied for the NFC East lead or a game back and Dak is playing great football when Romo is ready to return. No way do I see the Cowboys cooling him down by pulling him for Romo who hasn't played since preseason. Romo hasn't played in a regular season game since Nov of last year. I can't see anyway possible that Jerry would allow Dak to be replaced if he's having a great rookie season and we're stringing together wins with him. Romo isn't going to be sharp when he returns, he wasn't sharp last season when he came back against Miami. It led to a meltdown performance the following week against Carolina. If Dak is performing at a level by mid season that not even Romo could surpass, it would be absolutely foolish to throw water on his fire and put Romo back in.

Dak is making Jerry and the organization look brilliant right now and Jerry knows it. Everyone questioned the team for not going out and getting a veteran QB this summer after Moore went down and especially after Romo went down. Now Jerry is sitting in his luxury box looking like a proud father watching his 4th round pick having one of the best rookie seasons in the entire league. I've been following the Cowboys since 1971 and can't recall a Cowboys rookie who's looked any more impressive than Dak and he's playing the toughest position in all of sports. It's not like we have him out there managing games, he's attempted 24 more passes than Russell Wilson did his first 3 games as a rookie and Dak doesn't have a great defense to support him like Wilson did. If the Cowboys were to go back to Romo when he's healthy despite Dak's great play and the team winning and Romo were to look shaky or have a game like he did against Carolina last season leading to the team losing the spark it had under Dak, Garrett and the organization would be persecuted.

Belichick never went back to Bledsoe after the Pats started winning games under Brady. You don't mess with success. Dak started the season and we're 2-1 under him. This is his team right now and what we're building is under his leadership. It would be incredibly stupid to go back to Romo who's going to have more rust on him than the Titanic if the team is winning and pull one of the brightest young stars in the league that's having a rookie of the year campaign along with Carson Wentz. Mark my words Romo will continue to stand on the sidelines if Dak continues to get better each week and the team is winning. Jerry will see to that! Dak's play has created a QB controversy but the controversy won't last past this season if he continues to improve and leads the Cowboys to the playoffs. Dak has given the Cowboys hope and the more he improves the more the fanbase will be ready to move on from Romo.

I agree with what you say, but jerry already said it is Romo's team, he stuck his foot in his mouth when he said that, so now he would have to talk
some jerry speak "relative" to that, to keep dak in.
The thing is the giant game wasnt lost because of dak, so they could lose again due to poor play by others on the team.
And the jones boys are crazy enough to put Romo back in even if dak is 6-1.

I think if they were actually smart they would just roll with dak this year, and next year, they could try again with Tony, and see how it goes,
make tony play in PS and TC to see if he can handle it, then let him have the whole season if he can stay on the field.

Dak could back him up, but to put a rusty tony back in with a back not fully healed, is just insane to me, especially since dak is winning
and fans like him.

 

[KJJ]

I agree with what you say, but jerry already said it is Romo's team, he stuck his foot in his mouth when he said that, so now he would have to talk
some jerry speak "relative" to that, to keep dak in.
The thing is the giant game wasnt lost because of dak, so they could lose again due to poor play by others on the team.
And the jones boys are crazy enough to put Romo back in even if dak is 6-1.

I think if they were actually smart they would just roll with dak this year, and next year, they could try again with Tony, and see how it goes,
make tony play in PS and TC to see if he can handle it, then let him have the whole season if he can stay on the field.

Dak could back him up, but to put a rusty tony back in with a back not fully healed, is just insane to me, especially since dak is winning
and fans like him.

Jerry has said a lot of things only to go back on it. I'll wager with anyone if the Cowboys are 7-1 or 6-2 and Dak is playing great when Romo is ready to return the team will stay with Dak. Romo is expected to miss at least half the season, I can't imagine him hitting the ground running after all that time off looking like the Romo of old. Even in training camp he didn't practice everyday to give him rest so it would be a HUGE MISTAKE to replace a hot Dak with a rusty Romo if the team is winning.

 

[DFWJC]

7-1 or 6-2 are not in the equation before they have to make this call.
5-1 or 4-2 hopefully (or 3-3 or 2-4 hopefully not)
...then the bye week.
Then Romo is more than ready (it'll have been 10 weeks) and they will decide one way or the other.

 

[toto1939]

At this rate, it is going to take Dak about 10 games to throw the number of interceptions that Romo can throw in 10 minutes

We pretty much know that Romo is going to come back early, play hero, chalk the losses up as a 'learning experience with the need to get better' and we lose a chance to go to the Super Bowl that we would have had keeping a group together that is clicking and getting better every week.

 

[KJJ]

7-1 or 6-2 are not in the equation before they have to make this call.
5-1 or 4-2 hopefully (or 3-3 or 2-4 hopefully not)
...then the bye week.
Then Romo is more than ready (it'll have been 10 weeks) and they will decide one way or the other.

After what happened last season with Romo being re injured the team is going to error on the side of caution. No decision will be made until he's 100% healthy and there won't be any decision to be made if Dak is playing great and the team is winning. You don't disrupt what you have going when you're on a roll by replacing a QB who's playing great football and going back to one who hasn't played in more than 2 months. Jimmy didn't go back to Aikman in 91 despite Troy being healthy and ready to play because the team was riding a 5 game winning streak with Steve Beuerlein. Jimmy stayed with Beuerlein into the playoffs because the team was on a roll. By the time Romo is healthy he'll have a lot of rust on him and the fanbase would be in an uproar if we're winning and Dak is playing great football and he's replaced by Romo.

Tony had his day and it's looking like it might be over or pretty damn close, unless Dak starts to regress. If Dak keeps improving and the TD throws start coming and we keep winning, Romo isn't getting his job back. If the Cowboys were to go back to Romo while Dak and the team are rolling and he doesn't look sharp and starts throwing INT's the boo birds will be out in full force. No smart organization is going to pull a rookie QB who's playing great football and is slowly becoming one of the bright young stars in this league for an aging, beat up QB who hasn't played since preseason.

If Dak goes out and throws 2-3 TD's next week, leading to a 3rd straight win and continues to progress no way are we pulling him for Romo regardless how healthy and ready Tony is. We're going to ride Dak as long as we're winning and he's playing well. Dak is starting to look special, you don't mess with the mojo you got going with a young QB. Romo might not like it but even he will understand the situation if the Cowboys stay with Dak.

 

[boysfanindc]

Romo has made over 80 million, has a hot wife and healthy kids. I don't feel to bad for him.

Doesn't everybody?

 

[DFWJC]

At this rate, it is going to take Zak about 10 games to throw the number of interceptions that Romo can throw in 10 minutes

Not sure you want to play that silly game......And less TDs in three games than Romo throws in one quarter....if we're going to be silly.

BTW, Romo throws less interceptions on average than HOFers
Troy Aikman
Roger Staubach
Bret Favre
Dan Marino

and about the same as
Joe Montana
Ben Roethlisberger
Drew Brees

that's an old, tired stereotype.

Just let Dak be Dak and continue to grow and we'll all be happy hopefully.

 

[DandyDon52]

At this rate, it is going to take Dak about 10 games to throw the number of interceptions that Romo can throw in 10 minutes

We pretty much know that Romo is going to come back early, play hero, chalk the losses up as a 'learning experience with the need to get better' and we lose a chance to go to the Super Bowl that we would have had keeping a group together that is clicking and getting better every week.

LOL to bolded,
Here is tony pre injury 2015
game 1 36 of 45 356 yds 3 tds and 2 ints .....0 rushing td's Red Zone Efficiency 3/5 - 60%
only scored 2 fg's the first half.
people forget that comeback wins although exciting are the result of playing poorly for most of the game
Cowboys had only 13 points,1 td going into 4th qtr.

game 2 only played 1st half ? or was he hurt in 3rd ?guess it was 3rd.
was 18 of 27 for 195 yds, and 0 td's and 0 ints on a pace for 45 passes again and had 1 fumble
again only scored 2 fg's the first half.

I think Romo would need time to get back to 2014 form, it is possible, but he cant just jump back in and be what he needs to be.
Scandrick admitted after the year off, he wasnt right or the same.
So being healed from injury is only part of being back, the other is adjusting to the high speed game they play.

Defenses cant seem to pressure dak much , but when tony comes back they will go after him big time.

again we still need to see what happens next few games.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

At this rate, it is going to take Dak about 10 games to throw the number of interceptions that Romo can throw in 10 minutes

While we're all making dopey statements don't forget at his current pace that it would take Dak about 7 years to toss the number of TDs Romo had just in 2014.

 

[Cowboysfan917]

I think Pearson said it best in an article I saw today
"There’s an old saying Coach Landry used ... and it’s that a starter doesn’t lose his job due to injury. When he gets back, he’ll get to prove he can perform at the same level or better than before his injury. It’s your job when you come back as long as you can perform at the same level."

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Here are my Romo or Prescott scenarios and who should play in each one once Romo is healthy:

1. Cowboys playing well, Prescott playing well: Prescott.
2. Cowboys playing well, Prescott struggling: Romo.
3. Cowboys playing poorly, Prescott playing well: Romo, to see if he can pull out some wins.
4. Cowboys playing poorly, Prescott playing poorly: Romo (obviously).

As excited as I am for Dak and his potential as this team's future franchise passer, this is still, as Prescott himself puts it, "Tony's team".

 

[baltcowboy]

Dallas is 3-0 with Romo. He wins the Giants game. Dak's clock awareness cost him in that final drive. Too many passes in the middle of the field with no TOs remaining.

You think Romo would have survived those hits that Dak took from the Giant? If Romo played everything would be different. The game would have been more wide open.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

You had me up to the bolded. Dak has been blessed with playing against some suspect defenses up to this point. NYG I give him a pass the coaching was atrocious. Commanders suspect, Chicagos is barely better than Dallas, SF who knows. I expect Cincy to challenge him hard, GB, and if he is playing during Philly I expect him to see things that he has never seen. I also expect his second time through the division to tougher than the first. The more film you get on a qb the tighter the easier it is to see tendencies. We should feel fortunate that he is not seeing Seattle or Arizona this year, though baltimore and Pitt will be ready for him.

You said Chicago is barely better then Dallas haha. Dallas is a top 12 team right now and the Bears are challenging Cleveland for worst team in the league

 

[Irvin88_4life]

Didn't think I would feel this way but Dak has played very well. If he continues his level of play and proves to be the future then let's build this team around him. Dez is out, Collins is out, Smith and Free are hurt.....if Dak continues to win without those guys I think it's time.

I'm a Cowboys fan and I want what's best for the team. If Romo is the guy let him play, if it's Dak let it be him. If Romo comes back and gets hurt then we need to move on

 

[Garrettop]

I'm not going to lead off with empty platitudes about Romo and concerns about his health. The guy is prossibly (probably/possibly)the best QB the franchise has ever had and it kills me we haven't had a SB with the guy because of reasons that have nothing to do with him. Comparisons to White are infuriating. Romo currently gives us a better chance to win than Dak when Romo is healthy enough to take the field, period, at this moment.

Here's the big but you knew was coming: Dak is a better leader than Romo (and that is no knock on Romo), and his ceiling appears higher. As much as I love Romo, there's always that Favrian streak in him that is as likely to make Watt miss as to throw an illadvised pass. Dak seems to have the pluses of Romo without the "gunslinger" negatives. I want to see Romo ride off into the sunset in an Elwayish fashion but Dak is shining so bright I must say I'm going to miss him a bit when Romo comes back on the field. Anyone who can't see how unduly blessed we are as fans right now (unduly as in in spite of "booger") needs to turn in their fan card. But with such a blessing comes some bittersweetness.