Despite the team's stance and Tony Romo's presser, nothing is ever certain in the NFL

[SDCowboy]

The Romo situation or the 1987 game?

We'll I'd hope both, but I was referring to Tony.

 

[Chuck 54]

I think those calling for me to move on are just misinterpreting my purpose for the post.

First, I was slower than most to be a fan of Tony Romo's. Despite the gaudy stats, I felt he wasn't a big time player because he had more meltdowns, turnovers, and crazy decisions that ended final drives in division deciding and playoff games than I was happy with. Despite his gaudy stats, I still don't consider him to be the winner that Aikman and Staubach were. He has turned out to be more than anyone should have ever hoped for from an undrafted free agent, but there have been QB's who have done more with less. I have learned to respect him more as a franchise QB in recent years despite never doing much in the playoffs and failing to get there in a weak division.

My point was to remind everyone that Tony Romo isn't dead; his career isn't over. And while there's talk about releasing him or trading him, I'm just reminding everyone that despite Dak being the QB of the future, that doesn't mean in the next few weeks things can't or won't revert right back to where they were in August with Dak being the future, but Tony being the present. It happens; I don't want it to happen, but if something happened by injury or performance in a playoff game that brought Tony in, it wouldn't surprise me to see him operate the offense at an even higher level than has Dak, through the playoffs and even into the starting job again in 2017.

There are no signs pointing in that direction now, but it certainly wouldn't surprise many folks who keep up with the NFL if it did happen.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

But do we have to talk about it as nauseam. Thank God for QB Zone. Travis, Frederick, Tyron, Ron, Witt, and Beasley are BALLIN!!! Garrett just do what he do. Linehan & Marrinelli....enough said

It is the most interesting thing to happen in the NLF yet alone for the Cowboys in a while. So yes there will be a lot of conversation surrounding who should/will/continue to quarterback an 8-1 football team that could win it all.

My money still stands with Tony. I also acknowledge you can't make drastic changes on a football team that just won 8 straight. Even if I think despite the nice statistics that Dak is leaving a lot of plays on the field that Romo wouldn't.

 

[SDCowboy]

I think those calling for me to move on are just misinterpreting my purpose for the post.

First, I was slower than most to be a fan of Tony Romo's. Despite the gaudy stats, I felt he wasn't a big time player because he had more meltdowns, turnovers, and crazy decisions that ended final drives in division deciding and playoff games than I was happy with. Despite his gaudy stats, I still don't consider him to be the winner that Aikman and Staubach were. He has turned out to be more than anyone should have ever hoped for from an undrafted free agent, but there have been QB's who have done more with less. I have learned to respect him more as a franchise QB in recent years despite never doing much in the playoffs and failing to get there in a weak division.

My point was to remind everyone that Tony Romo isn't dead; his career isn't over. And while there's talk about releasing him or trading him, I'm just reminding everyone that despite Dak being the QB of the future, that doesn't mean in the next few weeks things can't or won't revert right back to where they were in August with Dak being the future, but Tony being the present. It happens; I don't want it to happen, but if something happened by injury or performance in a playoff game that brought Tony in, it wouldn't surprise me to see him operate the offense at an even higher level than has Dak, through the playoffs and even into the starting job again in 2017.

There are no signs pointing in that direction now, but it certainly wouldn't surprise many folks who keep up with the NFL if it did happen.

Well then, with a due respect, you're just kind of stating the obvious that has been covered to death.

 

[Chuck 54]

It is the most interesting thing to happen in the NLF yet alone for the Cowboys in a while. So yes there will be a lot of conversation surrounding who should/will/continue to quarterback an 8-1 football team that could win it all.

My money still stands with Tony. I also acknowledge you can't make drastic changes on a football team that just won 8 straight. Even if I think despite the nice statistics that Dak is leaving a lot of plays on the field that Romo wouldn't.

My only difference of opinion is that Tony has no business touching our 8-1 team or our 10-2 team or whatever, but if he gets a chance, it won't surprise me if he performs at an extremely high level and doesn't give the position back for a while. Dak took advantage of his chance; I hope Tony doesn't get a chance, but if he does, the same thing could happen, and the results could be temporary, or they could last for another year or two.

 

[Chuck 54]

Well then, with a due respect, you're just kind of stating the obvious that has been covered to death.

Where? I checked before I posted and only saw the respect threads and the Tony is done threads. Obvious, certainly, but I didn't see it anywhere.

 

[SDCowboy]

Where? I checked before I posted and only saw the respect threads and the Tony is done threads. Obvious, certainly, but I didn't see it anywhere.

I think at this point, most people know Tony isn't dead or disappearing, and know there are circumstances where he could be play again. It's been discussed ad nauseam. It doesn't change the fact it's time to move on with life and to be excited about our amazing rooking QB.

 

[Chuck 54]

You're spending a lot of time in this thread yourself....lol.

I agree; anyone who isn't excited about Dak is insane, and anyone who wants Tony to take over has already forgotten too many errors at crunchtime and under pressure. Dak is one cool operator.

 

[endersdragon]

You're spending a lot of time in this thread yourself....lol.

I agree; anyone who isn't excited about Dak is insane, and anyone who wants Tony to take over has already forgotten too many errors at crunchtime and under pressure. Dak is one cool operator.

Didn't Romo have the most 4th quarter comebacks in the league between 2008-2014. A lot of people forget how many games that we wouldn't have been in if not for Romo clawing his way back into them. Look at his punctured lung game as an example of that.

 

[pugilist]

Here's what we know today:

1. No one in the NFL football world would bench the rookie starter of this team with this record for Tony Romo or just about any other QB; Tony knows it. That's football, and in the words of Clint Eastwood's character in Unforgiven, "Deserve's got nothin' to do with it."
2. There are seven games left; there's no guarantee that Dak won't suffer a minor injury that puts Tony back on the field; there's no guarantee that Dak won't have a bad stretch of gams over the next seven or in the playoffs when Tony might be called on because we need a change for a chance to win.
3. Tony might ride the pine the rest of the season and never take a snap while Dak wins every game or loses a few. There may even be a loss that gets pinned on Dak's poor performance. Maybe Tony rides the pine; maybe Tony comes on in relief and plays at an incredibly high level and never gives it up again and actually wins the starting job next season.

You just never know. The only things we know for sure are that Dak is clearly the QB of the future for Dallas at this moment. Even if he falls apart, we won't be drafting another QB right away. The other thing we know for certain is that if the team keeps winning or even loses while Dak keeps performing at a high level, Tony will never start again in Dallas.

But there is still a lot of uncertainty in football. "Deserve's got nothin' to do with it." Right now Tony deserves nothing but our respect and gratitude; however, things can change this very Sunday, and if Tony got his chance and took this explosive offense to a new level, he might be starting in the playoffs and into next year. Anyone who thinks he knows what's going to happen is full of it. Anyone who hopes for Dak to be injured or to play poorly just to give Romo that chance isn't near the fan/teammate that Tony is. But anything can happen from week to week.

 

[Chuck 54]

Didn't Romo have the most 4th quarter comebacks in the league between 2008-2014. A lot of people forget how many games that we wouldn't have been in if not for Romo clawing his way back into them. Look at his punctured lung game as an example of that.

Not putting him down; he's been great for us. But I'm looking at the playoffs and the final games that determined the division. He seemed to turn the ball over frequently at the worst time in those games.

 

[endersdragon]

Not putting him down; he's been great for us. But I'm looking at the playoffs and the final games that determined the division. He seemed to turn the ball over frequently at the worst time in those games.

You mean like in 2014 when he fumbled the ball when we were about to take over the game against the Packers? Or later in the game when he dropped a pass trying to be fancy (hey I still think that was a catch but still)? He fumbled the snap and threw an INT on a hail mary throw (that shouldn't have been a hail mary throw, they screwed us over when they said Witten get out of bounds) I can't think of many other times he threw an interception at the worst point.

 

[LocimusPrime]

 

[Paniolo22]

Just a question. If this were happening to Brady, Brees, Rothlesberger, or any other high performing QB, would it still happen? If Garapollo were 8-1, does Brady sit? I mention those names as franchise QB's that aren't sucking. You can't compare Romo to the Case Keenan's of the world.

 

[Paniolo22]

You mean like in 2014 when he fumbled the ball when we were about to take over the game against the Packers? Or later in the game when he dropped a pass trying to be fancy (hey I still think that was a catch but still)? He fumbled the snap and threw an INT on a hail mary throw (that shouldn't have been a hail mary throw, they screwed us over when they said Witten get out of bounds) I can't think of many other times he threw an interception at the worst point.

Or when he had no line and was running for his life on every play....

 

[Chuck 54]

You mean like in 2014 when he fumbled the ball when we were about to take over the game against the Packers? Or later in the game when he dropped a pass trying to be fancy (hey I still think that was a catch but still)? He fumbled the snap and threw an INT on a hail mary throw (that shouldn't have been a hail mary throw, they screwed us over when they said Witten get out of bounds) I can't think of many other times he threw an interception at the worst point.

Try his fumbled snap vs. Seattle on a game winning FG; try his int. vs the Commanders when he forced a swing pass to the running back under pressure with the defender standing there. He's made plenty of comebacks, but he was the QB on every final game for the division title we lost.

He's been a good franchise QB, but he hasn't won anything which is why he'll never be in the HOF or the Ring of Honor. It's not an indictment or insult to be an above average QB who became better with age. Frankly, even as a rookie, if Philly lined up to bring a big blitz, I'd feel better with Dak than with Tony right now. It's just an opinion...

 

[Reverend Conehead]

There are no "moving on's" in the sports forum world. I'm still upset that the Danny White and Tony Dorsett led Cowboys lost to the Commanders in the 1987 strike season. The Commanders team was all replacement players and we lost 13-7. Keeps me up at night sometimes.

I still cringe every time I see the 49ers "the catch" and that everyone remembers that play when afterwards the team was 10 yards from field goal range with the best kicker in the league and then lost the ball when White was hit while throwing an incomplete pass that was incorrectly ruled a fumble. Would have been White's Super Bowl ring as a starter. Just wasn't meant to be, I guess. If I could burn all footage of "the catch" I would 'cause I'm so sick of seeing it.

 

[Chuck 54]

Just a question. If this were happening to Brady, Brees, Rothlesberger, or any other high performing QB, would it still happen? If Garapollo were 8-1, does Brady sit? I mention those names as franchise QB's that aren't sucking. You can't compare Romo to the Case Keenan's of the world.

I don't think any of those QB's would be replacing DAK in this situation with the way he has performed, including the come from behind wins....Brady, the greatest QB ever, probably, no one else.

 

[Chuck 54]

Even Tony doesn't think he should be starting. He's not just being a team player; he wants to start, but he knows it would be crazy to make a change with what's going on. There's no way he'd want to step into the huddle at this point on a coaching decision and face the guys who've been playing and winning with Dak all year.

But all of that can change.

 

[drawandstrike]

Amazing how some people still can't grasp that the Cowboys wouldn't have even SNIFFED the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2014 without Romo carrying this team into the playoffs.

What the hell are people thinking? That the defense, the Oline, the running game in those years was so spectacularly good, the only thing that ended our playoff run each time was.....the QB?

Just how stupid are some people? I continue to be amazed by it.