Dak ranked higher than Tony Romo ever was in top 100

[DFWJC]

Is there some sort of confidentiality agreement? How come no player ever admits to participating in this polling?

No, all kinds of players that voted are in the films for each player. But the majority do not partipate.

Its just entertainment. They have guys voting on players theyve barely ever seen play.
Its comedy, but entertainment.

 

[DCowboyz]

Romo was always underrated. He should of been top 15 after the 2014 season.

 

[DandyDon1722]

Love Dak but that shouldn't have been the case. Both are GREAT people for whatever reason ppl love Dak and hate Tony. We're blessed to have had both

Good post but let's be clear - people don't hate Tony. There's the 5%ers in here who just don't understand that football is a team sport but please don't let them drag us into the gutter. There's also the fact that he's the QB of the Dallas Cowboys so there's that built in hate.

Dak is gonna get it too and this poll will ignite the beginning of it outside Dallas and you just know if we don't get to at least a Championchip game there will be another 5% in here who will hate him.

It's just the way it is.

 

[DFWJC]

I always thought Romo was ridiculously underrated on these lists.

Thrilled that we landed Dak.

But yes, just put it this way, in Romo's 2014 season, he had a higher QB rating, compl %, and TD/Int differential than Dak in BOTH the regular season and playoffs.
Yet was rated much lower in this poll.

He has always been vastly underrated..imo. He's no Brady,but who is?

Im fine with those that disagree, as long as they're rational about it.
I think the 'Boys would've had huge playoff success if they had defenses like our previous SB teams had. They didn't, so the results were what they were.

He's also gone now and we have a potentially great one replacing him.
Cant wait for year two in the Dak and Zeke era to begin.

 

[diefree666]

Good post but let's be clear - people don't hate Tony. There's the 5%ers in here who just don't understand that football is a team sport but please don't let them drag us into the gutter. There's also the fact that he's the QB of the Dallas Cowboys so there's that built in hate.

Dak is gonna get it too and this poll will ignite the beginning of it outside Dallas and you just know if we don't get to at least a Championchip game there will be another 5% in here who will hate him.

It's just the way it is.

there are so called 'fans' that cannot exist without hating some player. It is always a mystery to me why - I just put it down to being mentally ill.
What has interested me about this is how often the hatred focuses on someone that has in no way shape or form deserved it.
Players that have done their best; never quit; and are good people off the field.
These haters pick someone like that to hate rather then those that deserve it at least in some way.

 

[phildadon86]

more than they ever followed Romo?

what are you smoking?

Not smoking anything. You can just tell by the interviews and the way the players talk about Dak. They never spoke of that about Romo. Minus Witten. And we all know why. So please relax with the what are you smoking comments because i upset your delicate Romo homer psyche. Romo isnt half the leader Dak is. Ive never seen a team buy into a QB as fast as with Dak.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Sorry if this has been posted already....

Dak Prescott ranked higher than Tony Romo ever was in top 100
Posted by Charean Williams on June 21, 2017, 2:23 PM EDT

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Tony Romo’s supporters have even more ammunition in arguing the former Cowboys quarterback was underrated and underappreciated during his 14-year career.

It took Dak Prescott exactly one season to rate higher in NFL Network’s top 100 than Romo ever did. The poll of 902 NFL players ranked Prescott 14th. Among quarterbacks, only Derek Carr, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan ranked higher.
Romo, according to Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News, never ranked among even the top-20 players. Romo’s highest finish ever was 34th after the 2014 season when he led the league with a 69.9 completion percentage and 113.2 passer rating in going 12-3 with 3,705 passing yards, 34 touchdowns and nine interceptions. NFL Network has conducted the poll since 2011.

Romo retired holding most of the team’s passing records.

In his rookie season, Prescott went 13-3, completing 67.8 percent of his passes for 3,667 yards with 23 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 104.9 passer rating.

Running back Ezekiel Elliott is the highest-rated Cowboy in the poll, ranking in the top 10. NFLN will reveal the order of the top 10 on Monday.

The poll, of course, has created controversy among both players and fans, so let this debate commence.

That is crazy to be honest. But it all goes to show what it is that Dak has that Tony lacked. The IT factor. The aura of leadership and confidence from the other guys.

 

[Kevinicus]

Plain and simple, Romo carried the stigma of gaffes at the wrong time and people held it against him. Prescott has yet to face that kind of exposure.

And everyone's GOAT has in each of the last two playoffs thrown what should have been devastating interceptions at the end of games, but he was just lucky and nobody remembers. Against KC in 2015, he threw a pass right into the arms of Tomba Hali who would have likely had a pick 6 and tied the game with under a minute to go. In the Superbowl last season, he threw a pass that hit the hands of an awaiting Falcons defender for what should have been the game-sealing interception. Instead, the guy can't make the catch and it turns into one of the great circus catches in SB history. There are even some here who would say he was clutch because those two other players dropped a ball right in their hands.

 

[Kevinicus]

Not smoking anything. You can just tell by the interviews and the way the players talk about Dak. They never spoke of that about Romo. Minus Witten. And we all know why. So please relax with the what are you smoking comments because i upset your delicate Romo homer psyche. Romo isnt half the leader Dak is. Ive never seen a team buy into a QB as fast as with Dak.

This is false on basically every level.

 

[DenCWBY]

Plain and simple, Romo carried the stigma of gaffes at the wrong time and people held it against him. Prescott has yet to face that kind of exposure.

 

[phildadon86]

This is false on basically every level.

Please provide some semblance of reason or stats to show me different. Romo is a great QB. Ive always said that and ive always loved Romo. However. If you listen to the defense speak about Dak, if you listen to Dez speak about Dak, heck if you even listen to Witten talk about Dak. Its night and day different then when they spoke of Romo. Im just saying what i see. Not like im making it up.

 

[Doomsday101]

For a rookie Dak QB numbers stack up to the best rookie season in the NFL history

https://www.si.com/nfl/photo/2016/10/11/best-rookie-quarterback-seasons-nfl-history

 

[ALBIT]

Yeah except come into the league, post the best rookie stats of all time and take a 4-12 team to the 1 seed in the NFC. Not to mention getting vets to follow him more than they every followed Romo. I am not saying Romo wasnt a leader, but Dak is on a different level. You can hear it when his teammates talk about him.

They were only 4-12 because Romo missed pretty much the whole year. He won 3 of the 4 games he started. So be careful about saying Dak took over a 4-12 team. Im not knocking Dak at all but be careful what we say.

 

[ALBIT]

I know some guys who have never gotten over the seattle playoff game.

He didn't make that mistake as QB, that's what drives me crazy. Why do people hold that against him as a QB. As QB he drive his team down the field for a chance for the winning FG. That play had Nothing do with his as a QB

 

[tyke1doe]

Love Dak but that shouldn't have been the case. Both are GREAT people for whatever reason ppl love Dak and hate Tony. We're blessed to have had both

Unfortunately for Tony Romo, he could never escape the stigma of the fumbled snap in Seattle and then the inopportune turnovers.
Sometimes, when you get known for something, it's extremely difficult to change your reputation and perception.
Ironically, Tony Romo will likely become more popular in retirement than any of the quarterbacks deemed better than he during his playing career. There's something to be said about getting the No. 1 broadcasting job. It allows your legend to remain fresh in the minds of fans well after your playing career. Look at John Madden. He wasn't considered among the great coaches compared to his contemporaries (Landry, Shula, Nolls, Grant, Allen). But his legend grew in retirement thanks largely to his contribution in the broadcasting booth.

 

[tyke1doe]

He didn't make that mistake as QB, that's what drives me crazy. Why do people hold that against him as a QB. As QB he drive his team down the field for a chance for the winning FG. That play had Nothing do with his as a QB

I've been saying this for years.

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

Unfortunately for Tony Romo, he could never escape the stigma of the fumble snap and then the inopportune turnovers.
Sometimes, when you get known for something, it's extremely difficult to change your reputation and perception.
Ironically, Tony Romo will likely become more popular in retirement than any of the quarterbacks deemed better than he during his playing career. There's something to be said about getting the No. 1 broadcasting job. It allows your legend to remain fresh in the minds of fans well after your playing career. Look at John Madden. He wasn't considered among the great coaches compared to his contemporaries (Landry, Shula, Nolls, Grant, Allen). But his legend grew in retirement thanks largely to his contribution in the broadcasting booth.

It's really a shame.

 

[tyke1doe]

The NFL Network's Top 100 should never be taken seriously. It's been proven over and over to be a joke. Great conversation starter, tho.

It's the offseason. Gotta have something to talk about until regular season.

 

[phildadon86]

They were only 4-12 because Romo missed pretty much the whole year. He won 3 of the 4 games he started. So be careful about saying Dak took over a 4-12 team. Im not knocking Dak at all but be careful what we say.

Im just saying in general. Dak took a team as a rookie, and a 3rd string QB to start the season to a 13-3 record.

 

[Doomsday101]

I think the biggest difference between what I saw with Romo and Dak is Romo carried the team on his shoulder in some season it was the only chance we had. Dak is playing within the system not trying to carry the team on his own. Of course as a rookie Dak mission seem to be was to help move the ball and avoid costly mistakes. When Romo 1st took over his mentality was much more of a gun slinger willing to take the chances and if he was picked off it never deterred Romo from going right back out there and taking big chances.