CZ POLL Do you want Romo to start the next game or stick with Dak? **ended**

[65fastback2plus2]

We're talking football age. 36 is old for a quarterback.



First, Tom Brady has had only one year he hasn't played in 16 games outside of his first full-time start and that was when he tore his ACL. Romo not only had a year (2010) where he couldn't complete the season, injuries have forced him out three times over a two year period.

Second, let's not compare Romo with Brady. Brady is an anomaly. It's like pointing to Brett Favre and George Blanda and establishing them as the norm. They aren't the norm, they are the exception. And neither of them were injured as much as Romo is to the point where they missed significant time because of their injuries.

And a broke finger and some broken collar bones are not anything of any sort a significant, recurring, or debilitating injury. You're making it sound like he's busted every bone in his back 80 times and torn every acl/mcl every time he gets touched.

Not even similar. At. All.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

And a broke finger and some broken collar bones are not anything of any sort a significant, recurring, or debilitating injury. You're making it sound like he's busted every bone in his back 80 times and torn every acl/mcl every time he gets touched.

Not even similar. At. All.

And I've heard that before usually right before another Romo injury.

 

[DallasEast]

And a broke finger and some broken collar bones are not anything of any sort a significant, recurring, or debilitating injury. You're making it sound like he's busted every bone in his back 80 times and torn every acl/mcl every time he gets touched.

Not even similar. At. All.

This is a very good point. I wish knowledge of anatomy and physiology along with physics was more widely and generally known and understood.

 

[JD_KaPow]

There are three choices:

Bench Dak. This means switching all the practice reps to Tony, designing the game plan around Tony, living with however rusty Tony is, and having both guys looking over their shoulders every snap.

Split the practice reps. Keep Dak the starter, but start giving Tony more practice reps to get him ready to play. The downside here is that Dak needs all the reps he can get to be ready.

Status quo. Dak starts, Tony's the backup.

I was in favor of bringing Tony back once he was healthy, but I just don't see how you can implement 1 or 2 above at this point without creating more problems than you solve. The team made its bed when they declared Dak the starter. Now they have to lie in it for at least one more week. If we lose the next game and Dak plays poorly again, we're in must-win territory and all bets are off.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Romo hasn't played a meaningful snap in over a year, we would not be getting 2014 Romo at this point it would probably take weeks to knock the rust off

And while Dak has matured, Tony has only gotten older and creakier.
Onward with Dak and the future!!!

 

[BrassCowboy]

We probably have to win 2/3 games to maintain HFA - I guess the question is: how long do you wait to make a change if Dak continues to struggle?

well I would give Dak the Tampa game, which have a very competent defense, and see how he performs. One thing this team needs to work on is adjusting for pressure blitzes which Giants, Minny, Wash, and Philly have all shown with some success. Linehan needs to develop a better gameplan to force opposing defense to respect the passing game.

 

[Craig]

My vote for romo should start has nothing to do with the loss. The opinion has just never changed.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

so the answer is even though for 10 games he looked league MVP. but the last (2) he has not so we focus on the last 2 and ignore the 10.

makes sense. not sure in which world, but makes sense to someone i suppose.

Well said, good lad!!!!

 

[romothesavior]

This was a tough question with how it is worded. Do I think Romo should be the starter for the Tampa game? No, I think Dak deserves a chance to bounce back.

But if I'm Garrett, I go into that Tampa game with the understanding that Dak starts, but Romo will come in for the second half if the offense doesn't pick it up substantially.

I think doing it this way allows you to see what Romo's got, while also not necessarily replacing Dak for the rest of the season; if Romo sucks, you can always go back to Dak in Week 16. Whereas if you start Romo in a meaningful game, you've pretty much committed the rest of the season to Romo.

 

[BlueNSilver88]

Well said, good lad!!!!

who are we meeting in the playoffs; club's mostly in the latter, or the former? Hint; the quality of play is only going to rise as we advance into the post-season. Im sure the Golden State Warriors care mightily about their regular season win streak and records..

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I picked Romo.

But I said from the beginning it should be Romo when he was healthy and for this very time of year.

I posted more than once that I believe he is the much better overall QB and I think his experience is invaluable to this time of year.

But I know they're not going to start him. I know why they won't and I respect and understand it.

I just know it's going to cost them a chance at a championship run this year but I will be optimistic that they're right and it's going to pay dividends for multiple championship runs in the future.

 

[BlueNSilver88]

I picked Romo.

But I said from the beginning it should be Romo when he was healthy and for this very time of year.

I posted more than once that I believe he is the much better overall QB and I think his experience is invaluable to this time of year.

But I know they're not going to start him. I know why they won't and I respect and understand it.

I just know it's going to cost them a chance at a championship run this year but I will be optimistic that they're right and it's going to pay dividends for multiple championship runs in the future.

But that's the thing. WE DON'T KNOW AND THE FUTURE IS TOO VOLATILE. We should focus on the here and now and play Romo; why sacrifice the here and now for the "potential" in the future? What if Dak flames the **** out and we just sit around thinking o yeah we should have done Romo better instead of riding this game manager type rookie QB whose wheels have proverbially fallen off?

 

[BlueNSilver88]

Does everybody forget Nick ******* Foles? RG3? ....


Who is to say Dak isn't a flash in the pan benefiting from a strong O line, run game, and weak opposition to make him look better than what he really is.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

But that's the thing. WE DON'T KNOW AND THE FUTURE IS TOO VOLATILE. We should focus on the here and now and play Romo; why sacrifice the here and now for the "potential" in the future? What if Dak flames the **** out and we just sit around thinking o yeah we should have done Romo better instead of riding this game manager type rookie QB whose wheels have proverbially fallen off?

Completely agree. 100%.

That was my point when they were first approaching this decision was that they shouldn't make the decision based on what it could do for Dak in the long run because we would never know what kind of injuries this team could have in the seasons going forward. We couldn't know for sure who will leave, or retire, etc. etc.

I was always onboard with it being Romo when he was healthy because he's the better QB for the here and now and the winning here and now. I thought they'd go with that. They went the other route. I know why they did it. I understand their decision and I accept it. They made the choice they wanted and now they'll have to live with the consequences of that choice.

It's going to suck for the fans because it means they get to see a fun season, with a great record, that ultimately will not lead to a championship because the QB with the best chance, that gives them the best chance, was stuck on the bench in favor of letting Dak continue to learn, gain experience, and get better.

 

[BlueNSilver88]

Completely agree. 100%.


It's going to suck for the fans because it means they get to see a fun season, with a great record, that ultimately will not lead to a championship because the QB with the best chance, that gives them the best chance, was stuck on the bench in favor of letting Dak continue to learn, gain experience, and get better.

I could care less about regular season win streaks!!! The point is to win the WHOLE DAMN THING! I trust Jerry to be able to make the right decision; hopefully. I don't want to sit back and lament what if and could have's when Romo is an option. He's the better QB RIGHT now. Shouldn't be that complicated a decision. It's not like Dak is going to cease to exist and cease to be able to learn from under the Romo.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I could care less about regular season win streaks!!! The point is to win the WHOLE DAMN THING! I trust Jerry to be able to make the right decision; hopefully. I don't want to sit back and lament what if and could have's when Romo is an option. He's the better QB RIGHT now. Shouldn't be that complicated a decision. It's not like Dak is going to cease to exist and cease to be able to learn from under the Romo.

Again I agree.

But I have accepted the reality of what the coaching staff and FO decided here. When they chose to stick with Dak they were making it clear that they were going with Dak. Period.

Unless he gets hurt you will not see Romo play. That's just what's going to happen. I don't believe, for one moment, they're going to bench Dak.

 

[BlueNSilver88]

Again I agree.

But I have accepted the reality of what the coaching staff and FO decided here. When they chose to stick with Dak they were making it clear that they were going with Dak. Period.

Unless he gets hurt you will not see Romo play. That's just what's going to happen. I don't believe, for one moment, they're going to bench Dak.

Then that's just willful ignorance. They mentioned "hot hand" as their original reason; well that hand has gone ice cold. It's time to re-assess with new information. Isn't that what we are all supposed to do as supposed intelligent creatures? I would give Dak the start in the Tampa Bay, but his leash needs to be getting shorter, and fast.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Then that's just willful ignorance. They mentioned "hot hand" as their original reason; well that hand has gone ice cold. It's time to re-assess with new information. Isn't that what we are all supposed to do as supposed intelligent creatures? I would give Dak the start in the Tampa Bay, but his leash needs to be getting shorter, and fast.

You said it.

But it's not going to happen, I don't believe.

They should have been playing Romo weeks ago so he'd be ready to go right now.

Starting him now, with rust, will only look bad for him because I doubt he comes right in and just plays lights out. Playing against the Browns, to knock off rust, and get ready for the stretch run against the Steelers and Ravens and such would have set him up far better then asking him to jump in now, against teams fighting for their playoff lives, and expect him to perform miracles.

Come to think of it...asking him to perform miracles is kind of what they've always wanted Romo to do for them. lol

 

[ksadler1]

I expected enough to keep us in playoff contention until Romo came back, considering how he was performing in pre-season..

You're expecting a lot more from Romo, considering he hasn't really played in over 2 years.....

 

[Romotil45]

I kinda thought he was gonna pass it also.

Putting a critical 3rd down in the hands of Zeke on a supposed halfback pass only makes it worse. This coaching staff has no confidence in Dak this play says it all halfback pass or not.