Dak sure is lucky he isn't being given the "Romo" treatment

[Romo_To_Dez]

I don’t agree that Romo would have given us the best chance to win that year. His playoff/elimination game record was 2-6. We tied a franchise record with 13 wins under Dak in 2016. We never won 13 games in a season with Romo nor did we ever win 11 straight games with him. We never rallied back from a two score deficit in a playoff or elimination game with him. Anytime we got down by two scores in a do or die game with Romo it led to the Cowboys being blown out. He was too much of a gunslinger who tried to get everything back all at once end it usually led to a disaster. He would lose his poise in some of these games and start throwing balls up for grabs. He had something like 6 turnovers in the two season finale elimination games we lost. One of those games led to a 44-6 debacle at Philly. Another one was a loss to Washington against a one legged RG3. He tossed 3 INTs in that game. Dak has only had one bad playoff game against San Francisco last season and we were in that game until the end.

And there was the blowout loss to the Vikings one season in the playoffs when Romo was the QB. And the Cowboys have fallen behind by double digits in elimination/playoff games where Romo was the QB. But for some reason, some Cowboys fans want to believe that 2016 would be different. And believes the Cowboys would not have fallen behind to the Packers in 2016 if Romo was the QB.

The Cowboys had ugly losses in big games and elimination games, even when Romo was several years into starting for the Cowboys and considered a veteran at the QB position. And Romo even going years into being a starting QB, would make costly mistakes or would QB offenses who struggled in important games. But some wish to give him the benefit of the doubt, by blaming the team and players he had around him.

There tends to be revisionist history as some insist that Romo never had or QBed the types of ugly losses or bad offensive games, like the Cowboys have had at times with Dak.

 

[Them]

..Romo had been Starting QB on the Team what?...10 years...He had been seriously injured more than once...In fact one more good hit might have crippled him for life!...I really can't understand the push to get Dak replaced by a b/up/ that many didn't even think should have been on the team in the first place!..Coops doing a good job...But that just it!...He's doing his job as b/up QB...When Dak is healthy and ready to rumble, he will be the teams starting QB...Does anyone honestly think Dak would be allowed to back up a former b/up QB...sit on the bench.."With that Contract??? ..Get Real!

 

[SuspectCorner]

Yeah, well that's why you evaluate the play of the player rather than the team stat.

Then again, football is possibly the best example of a ‘team sport.’ I believe it has the most moving parts. jmo

 

[Cmac]

Until he looks up and faces 8-11 straight wins engineered by Cooper......he should be good despite the naysayers. And Cooper should be commended for his current performance.

 

[RonnieT24]

And there was the blowout loss to the Vikings one season in the playoffs when Romo was the QB. And the Cowboys have fallen behind by double digits in elimination/playoff games where Romo was the QB. But for some reason, some Cowboys fans want to believe that 2016 would be different. And believes the Cowboys would not have fallen behind to the Packers in 2016 if Romo was the QB.

The Cowboys had ugly losses in big games and elimination games, even when Romo was several years into starting for the Cowboys and considered a veteran at the QB position. And Romo even going years into being a starting QB, would make costly mistakes or would QB offenses who struggled in important games. But some wish to give him the benefit of the doubt, by blaming the team and players he had around him.

There tends to be revisionist history as some insist that Romo never had or QBed the types of ugly losses or bad offensive games, like the Cowboys have had at times with Dak.

I think there are valid reasons to believe 2016 Romo was superior to previous versions of Romo that had made the playoffs.

1) Experience.. this is the most obvious one but the most important. Romo's passer rating during his last playoff run in 2014 was 125.7 over the two games against Detroit and Green Bay. He had 4 TDs and zero INTs in those games. He completed 68% of his passes.. Romo was no longer the gunslinger at that point. His last two full seasons featured 65 TDs and 19 INTs.

2) He was at the top of his game. Romo led the NFL in completion percentage and TD percentage in 2014. He also led the league in passer rating AND QBR. As good as Dak was in 2016, that version of Romo was better.

3) Desperate team (player) theory. It's a known fact that the more desperate team typically can play over its head for a game or two. I think Tony Romo sensed the end was nigh for him in 2016 and would have played out of his mind that playoffs.. and might well have outplayed even Rodgers and Ryan and even Brady in the Super Bowl..

People just assuming Romo would fail in 2016 just because he had failed previously are just being lazy.. Romo was the best version of himself from 2014 forward when healthy. No one will ever convince me that he wasn't the team's best chance for a ring in 2016. I absolutely love Dak and was happy we'd found our QB of future.. but no rookie had never led a team to a Super Bowl.. and there are literally dozens of examples of veteran QBs doing just that..

 

[pansophy]

Romo should have started the playoffs, he was healthy and he's the vet.
He looked good in the second half of the last game. If he went down Dak was ready so there was no risk.

It was a really foolish call by some blind homers (JG) and Dak got killed

We weren’t going anywhere with that defense. Romo was the better QB and I was upset he was replaced, but Romo wasn’t just injury prone, it was the same injury repeatedly. He body was done and Dak played well enough for us to make a smooth transition.

Dak has improved as a passer every year. I personally think he needs preseason reps, but he is good enough to win with. It sucked for Romo but it was the right choice.

 

[Brooksey]

We weren’t going anywhere with that defense. Romo was the better QB and I was upset he was replaced, but Romo wasn’t just injury prone, it was the same injury repeatedly. He body was done and Dak played well enough for us to make a smooth transition.

Dak has improved as a passer every year. I personally think he needs preseason reps, but he is good enough to win with. It sucked for Romo but it was the right choice.

I disagree, it was a terrible choice. The result proves that. Dak hasn’t improved he’s regressed and shouldn’t be mentioned in the same sentence as Romo

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

And that would have been ok because at least the team would have played their best players when they were healthy enough to play...regardless of whether it was for 1 series or 1 game..Romo was the better QB when he was healthy....and people forget that particular team was built for Romo and his abilities and strengths

Romo was not the best player at that time.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

How is forgetting that we won 13 games in 2007 outing myself? Lol That season didn’t go any better than the 2016 season when we won 13 games. Both teams went one and done at home in the playoffs.

I try to forget that year. The most disappointing Cowboy season this century and that's saying something.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

And there was the blowout loss to the Vikings one season in the playoffs when Romo was the QB. And the Cowboys have fallen behind by double digits in elimination/playoff games where Romo was the QB. But for some reason, some Cowboys fans want to believe that 2016 would be different. And believes the Cowboys would not have fallen behind to the Packers in 2016 if Romo was the QB.

The Cowboys had ugly losses in big games and elimination games, even when Romo was several years into starting for the Cowboys and considered a veteran at the QB position. And Romo even going years into being a starting QB, would make costly mistakes or would QB offenses who struggled in important games. But some wish to give him the benefit of the doubt, by blaming the team and players he had around him.

There tends to be revisionist history as some insist that Romo never had or QBed the types of ugly losses or bad offensive games, like the Cowboys have had at times with Dak.

Fans of other teams know this. Romo was a good qb but he was far from perfect in most of these playoff or elimination games.

 

[black label]

this doosh is worth 40 bucks bra

 

[Romo_To_Dez]

I think there are valid reasons to believe 2016 Romo was superior to previous versions of Romo that had made the playoffs.

1) Experience.. this is the most obvious one but the most important. Romo's passer rating during his last playoff run in 2014 was 125.7 over the two games against Detroit and Green Bay. He had 4 TDs and zero INTs in those games. He completed 68% of his passes.. Romo was no longer the gunslinger at that point. His last two full seasons featured 65 TDs and 19 INTs.

2) He was at the top of his game. Romo led the NFL in completion percentage and TD percentage in 2014. He also led the league in passer rating AND QBR. As good as Dak was in 2016, that version of Romo was better.

3) Desperate team (player) theory. It's a known fact that the more desperate team typically can play over its head for a game or two. I think Tony Romo sensed the end was nigh for him in 2016 and would have played out of his mind that playoffs.. and might well have outplayed even Rodgers and Ryan and even Brady in the Super Bowl..

People just assuming Romo would fail in 2016 just because he had failed previously are just being lazy.. Romo was the best version of himself from 2014 forward when healthy. No one will ever convince me that he wasn't the team's best chance for a ring in 2016. I absolutely love Dak and was happy we'd found our QB of future.. but no rookie had never led a team to a Super Bowl.. and there are literally dozens of examples of veteran QBs doing just that..

There's no guarantee that he would have failed, but there is also no guarantee that the Cowboys would have advance into the NFC Championship game while Romo was the QB. Other factors could have still came into play like the defense allowing Rodgers to drive down the field late in the 4th quarter, to have the Packers win the game. Dak actually had games where he played pretty well in the playoffs and the defense played poorly by allowing opposing offenses to run and score all over them.

Dak still gave the team a chance to win in 2016 and the defense failed to stop Rodgers when it mattered. And if the 2014 Dez catch was called a TD, the defense would still have needed to been relied upon to stop Rodgers late in the 4th quarter. I acknowledge the ugly and disappointing loses we have had with Dak. But some still seem have revisionist history when it comes to Romo and expects Dak to be perfect and have mastered the QB position several years into his career. When Romo wasn't even perfect and wasn't able to always master the QB position during big games and elimination games.

 

[Dak_Attack_09]

how old are you? Seriously?

Wiser than you.

 

[zrinkill]

how old are you? Seriously?

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