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

[PA Cowboy Fan]

It is over. It's time to move on. Tony probably won't even be here next year.

 

[DandyDon52]

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.

I think the only way tony plays now is if dak gets hurt.
Playing bad wont do it, that is what the presser was about, dak is the new guy.

now it is possible if he played bad several games in a row and lost too, but I think the chance of that is slim.
once in playoffs, dak wont be pulled for bad play.
The reason is Dak has come on strong at end of games after playing poorly, so that has them thinking he may play bad early
but will make up for that later on in game, and still somehow win.
I will say again, dak has had a lot of luck, many bad passes and only 2 int.
The facemask on witten , really helped. it seems like they just keep lucking out at times.
That is part of the game, and romo used to have more bad luck than good luck, so cant explain it, but I see it.

So only if dak gets hurt does tony get to play, and that is only if he is suited up and on sideline, which we havent seen yet.

 

[endersdragon]

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

I loved that Vikings game, amazing how many people still blamed him with our LT playing his first game ever there, missing a guard, and having the RT play injured. Yea Romo was horrible, but who wouldn't be.

 

[Chuck 54]

This is football. You just never know.

If Dak were injured and Tony took over and won a SB, that wouldn't mean the coaches, owner, and fans who wanted to stick with Dak were wrong; you don't mess with something that's working the way this team chemistry is working.

If Dak finishes the year and wins a SB, that doesn't mean those who want Tony back were wrong; with this talent and his experience, he could possibly take this team to the SB too.

But Tony gets it; you just cannot make a change just because he's healthy; you don't screw around with what's working.

 

[Chuck 54]

I think the only way tony plays now is if dak gets hurt.
Playing bad wont do it, that is what the presser was about, dak is the new guy.

now it is possible if he played bad several games in a row and lost too, but I think the chance of that is slim.
once in playoffs, dak wont be pulled for bad play.
The reason is Dak has come on strong at end of games after playing poorly, so that has them thinking he may play bad early
but will make up for that later on in game, and still somehow win.
I will say again, dak has had a lot of luck, many bad passes and only 2 int.
The facemask on witten , really helped. it seems like they just keep lucking out at times.
That is part of the game, and romo used to have more bad luck than good luck, so cant explain it, but I see it.

So only if dak gets hurt does tony get to play, and that is only if he is suited up and on sideline, which we havent seen yet.

I sort of agree, but if we're in a playoff game, and Dak struggles with some pressure or scheme or just has a terrible game of turnovers and missed opportunities, you have to make a change whether it's Romo or Sanchez; that's what you do in the playoffs if a game is getting away from you and the starter isn't showing signs of pulling it together. You take any chance you can to win, even if you go back to Dak to start the next game.

 

[DandyDon52]

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.

thats a good point, but it would depend on the owner, the gm, and the hc and what they thought and wanted to do.
It is something that rarely happens, that the main qb is elite , longtime starter, and then injured, and a rookie comes in and does what
dak has done, I cant think of another one.

the closest is brady and bledsoe. and they went with the younger qb who was playing good.

 

[DandyDon52]

I sort of agree, but if we're in a playoff game, and Dak struggles with some pressure or scheme or just has a terrible game of turnovers and missed opportunities, you have to make a change whether it's Romo or Sanchez; that's what you do in the playoffs if a game is getting away from you and the starter isn't showing signs of pulling it together. You take any chance you can to win, even if you go back to Dak to start the next game.

that is possible, but because dak has pulled out some games like that, they may just leave him in thinking he will
turn it around as he has in previous games.
Russell wilson is a qb who plays bad for 3 qtrs, then pulls off a miracle comeback at end, so he has that rep, and dak has
started building a similar rep.

But many games left, and no telling what might happen.

 

[SDCowboy]

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.

That's comparing apples to oranges there. Those would be completely different situations.

 

[DandyDon52]

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.

well getting to the playoffs, is one thing, then winning in playoffs, to get to SB is another thing entirely.

Look at rodgers, in playoffs year after year, but always loses.
He had the one SB run early on, but has never been back.

Even P manning, got to the playoffs a lot, but only made 1 SB, and finally won, then the last one with denver, which he just bus drived on the back
of the best defense in nfl.

it isnt easy to do, and the whole team has to be playing good, not just the qb, and the coaching is also a factor.

NO had a good team, and after the "bounty" SB run never went back.

Tony had a good chance in 2006,2007, and 2014 that was it.
The 2007 team was good enough, and in 2006 who knows if they beat seattle, and 2014 they just needed to get by gb.
The problem there was they should have won 1 more game, so that game would be in arlington.
Just 1 more win and all that might change.
But I dont blame tony on the 2014 but 2007 yes somewhat, and then 2006 he did fumble the snap, but there were many other
plays in that game that led to the end.
Tony had bad luck, Dak seems to have the really good luck.
be interesting to see it play out.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

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.

Great, thanks for reminding me, I JUST WANT TO MOVE ON!

 

[Kevinicus]

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.

No, he wasn't.

 

[Animosity]

I loved that Vikings game, amazing how many people still blamed him with our LT playing his first game ever there, missing a guard, and having the RT play injured. Yea Romo was horrible, but who wouldn't be.

andrew luck for one. missed his entire oline, starting rb and te, and was still able to put up 45 to beat the chiefs. never heard any excuses from colts fan, cause luck got the job done

 

[Kevinicus]

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.

If you don't think Tony thinks he should start, you're fooling yourself.

Tony absolutely thinks he's the better option, and that he should be out there. I think a lot of people are taking what he has said yesterday entirely the wrong way. He gave credit to Dak and promised to support him, but he in no way said he shouldn't start or that it would be crazy to make a change. He understands and will support the decision, but it's clear he doesn't like it. And I think it's clear he intends to earn that job back.

 

[ABQcowboyJR]

I'm sure Tony has already had a vital role in helping Dak.

Perhaps, I tend to think Romo takes a much more stand-off approach to Dak. I don't believe he does much to help or hurt him.

 

[Paniolo22]

That's comparing apples to oranges there. Those would be completely different situations.

Why is that? Franchise QB? Up in age? Not ready to retire? Which oranges and apples are we comparing?

 

[SDCowboy]

Why is that? Franchise QB? Up in age? Not ready to retire? Which oranges and apples are we comparing?

One, Those QB's have won Superbowls (some of them multiple). Two, Those other QB's aren't injury plagued. The latter being the most pressing issue.

If you want to compare it to HOF QB's, though, similar happened in SF, Indy, and Green Bay in terms of great QB's getting pushed aside for the new franchise QB. So yes, it happens.

 

[Doomsday101]

If you don't think Tony thinks he should start, you're fooling yourself.

Tony absolutely thinks he's the better option, and that he should be out there. I think a lot of people are taking what he has said yesterday entirely the wrong way. He gave credit to Dak and promised to support him, but he in no way said he shouldn't start or that it would be crazy to make a change. He understands and will support the decision, but it's clear he doesn't like it. And I think it's clear he intends to earn that job back.

I agree. Tony is a competitor that does not change.

 

[Seven]

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.

Thanks. Thanks alot................you've just obliterated 13 years of therapy.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

I think THIS week will be the real test if a Dak lead offense can beat a quality defense,,,

 

[theebs]

as a great man once sang ....."The future's uncertain and the end is always near"