ESPN - Jerry Jones can't blow this: Prescott has to start over Romo

[Bleu Star]

If you say so, then good for you.

Your constant posts and threads regarding this issue make it seem differently, but hopefully you don't lose any sleep over it.

Just doing my part my good friend to maintain forward motion.

 

[CrownCowboy]

Just doing my part my good friend to maintain forward motion.

I know, buddy.

We are winning and life is good.

Have a good day.

 

[toto1939]

Jerry Jones can't blow this: Prescott has to start over Romo

uh....this is Jerry we're talking about

 

[toto1939]

For all Romo lovers who think we have no clue what we're talking about saying that Prescott should keep the reigns...that also means that you don't think Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Jimmy Johnson, Terry Bradshaw, Brett Favre, et al. know what they are talking about either. Please stop before you lose total credibility

 

[etw926]

For all Romo lovers who think we have no clue what we're talking about saying that Prescott should keep the reigns...that also means that you don't think Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Jimmy Johnson, Terry Bradshaw, Brett Favre, et al. know what they are talking about either. Please stop before you lose total credibility

You lost credibility a while ago......Stop posting.

 

[Bleu Star]

For all Romo lovers who think we have no clue what we're talking about saying that Prescott should keep the reigns...that also means that you don't think Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Jimmy Johnson, Terry Bradshaw, Brett Favre, et al. know what they are talking about either. Please stop before you lose total credibility

Lol... A tad extreme @toto1939. We are all Cowboys fans and there is nothing wrong with healthy debate. This is a very touchy subject for many and I, for one, appreciate all input. I just didn't appreciate seeing it littered all over the FZ immediately after a big win.

JMHO, labeling half of our contingent as ppl that have no clue what they're talking about never turns out well. While I may not agree with certain opinions regarding this growing topic, I appreciate alternative points of view.

 

[Animosity]

So Tony Romo was never a great QB?

Yeah. I disagree with that.

Hes a good regular season QB until week 17. After that....

 

[rpntex]

For all Romo lovers who think we have no clue what we're talking about saying that Prescott should keep the reigns...that also means that you don't think Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Jimmy Johnson, Terry Bradshaw, Brett Favre, et al. know what they are talking about either. Please stop before you lose total credibility

And you should get someone with some comprehension abilities to explain it to you. None of those guys are saying that Romo is not the better quarterback. They are all saying that for the sake of momentum, chemistry, etc., the best decision would be to stick with what is working. As big of a Romo Homer as I am, I can't argue that point. We're getting late enough in the season to where ability needs to take a backseat to consistency.

A truly healthy Romo would make this decision extremely difficult. I personally don't think it's that difficult under any other circumstances. I also think the game against Philly will be the ultimate test for young Mr. Prescott. Jim Schwartz is one of the elite defensive coordinators in all of football. Dak is going to get looks from the defense he has never seen before. Let's see how well he adapts, adjusts, and overcomes.

 

[CrownCowboy]

Hes a good regular season QB until week 17. After that....

You mean, his teams were good in the regular season.......actually, many times they were not.

It's hilarious to me how you all pin things on one player. This is a team sport and, yes, Tony Romo's ability has never been questioned.

 

[Animosity]

You mean, his teams were good in the regular season.......actually, many times they were not.

It's hilarious to me how you all pin things on one player. This is a team sport and, yes, Tony Romo's ability has never been questioned.

So we going to blame the entire team for Romo throwing 3 picks in must win games to advance to the post season? LOL. Romo can do no wrong. Its always not Romos fault. 10 years of the same excuses.

 

[CrownCowboy]

So we going to blame the entire team for Romo throwing 3 picks in must win games to advance to the post season? LOL. Romo can do no wrong. Its always not Romos fault. 10 years of the same excuses.

It's been his fault way fewer times than it wasn't.

People like you don't care to see that if it wasn't for him, those 8-8 years would have been 3 or 4 win seasons. Just look at his overall stats for his career and then you can keep fooling yourself.

It's attitudes like this from people like you that is making this whole situation as annoying as it is.

 

[Diehardblues]

Yep. I think you're right that that's what's happening. I was surprised how off-handedly the Fox postgame show handed the job to Prescott, as if there weren't any question anymore what the team would do.

For the record, I'm in favor of giving Dak the PHI game and leave heavily towards the job being his if he wins it. I also think Tony's play is getting devalued seriously by most of the commentators weighing in on the process.

Many placed the last two games especially the Packers as the last measurement . Now your adding the Eagle game which is fine. And then after criticizing the media for already making their decision this one more game your willing to concede it to Dak.

I'm not just singling you out. I'm sure there are others but your post spurred my response.

Many of these have not been haters of Romo or devalued his worth . Jimmy initially supported bringing Romo back. Troy has been supported of Romo but Dak continued to impress them. They also leave the door open if Dak stumbles to still bring Romo back.

After listening to Jerry's comments I'd say he's rethinking his initial comments about when Romo will return as well.

But to assume and lash out at those( and I'm not saying you are but again this is to those who are ) who are saying it's the right decision or instinct to leave Dak in now are Romo haters or football idiots is not true bordering on an agenda of their own . We have a lengthy list of hall of fame coaches and players to support our notion.

I'm sure there is a few Romo haters and idiots out there while there's also some Romo blind homers who will never be able to leave their emotion at the door. But this doesn't represent the media I listened to yesterday including the above mentioned . It certainly doesn't represent the Cowboy fans I know who feel that we should leave Dak in for now.
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[rpntex]

So we going to blame the entire team for Romo throwing 3 picks in must win games to advance to the post season? LOL. Romo can do no wrong. Its always not Romos fault. 10 years of the same excuses.

No, but there are several times you can "blame" Romo for being the only reason week 17 mattered. As few times has he has had a poor game in week 17, there have been far more times that he's taking the team on his back to make week 17 relevant in the first place...unless you're saying it's a "team game" when they win, and a "Romo game" when they lose…

 

[Animosity]

It's been his fault way fewer times than it wasn't.

People like you don't care to see that if it wasn't for him, those 8-8 years would have been 3 or 4 win seasons. Just look at his overall stats for his career and then you can keep fooling yourself.

It's attitudes like this from people like you that is making this whole situation as annoying as it is.

Was it the teams fault when he botched the snap against the Seahawks? Was it the teams fault when he only scored 6 points against the Eagles? Was it the teams fault when he only scored 3 points against the Vikings in the playoffs? Was it the teams fault when he started the season 1-5 and a 50 year old QB EASILY outplayed Romo while winning more games?I am going to assume it was THE TEAMS FAULT when he blew it against the Giants to make the playoffs, or when he threw three picks against the Commanders, or when he BLEW THE LEAD by throwing back to back INTs against the Packers(led by Matt Flynn) the following season. LOL.

Never Romos fault. Yeah, those 8-8 seasons are so great. 2 playoff wins in a decade while a guy like Andrew Luck took over a 2-14 team and has won more playoff games in much, much less time. And no "BUT THE DEFENSE" excuse. Just watch the Chiefs/Colts post season game.

Some guys are good regular season QBs, some guys are just horrible post season QBs. Romo is one of those guys. 10 years of data to back this up. He was never clutch, and he isnt going to become Tom Brady at this point in his career. Stick a fork in him and move on already. Been saying that since he blew it against the Commanders. This is Daks team now.

 

[Diehardblues]

I believe we can be supportive of the job Romo has done over the years while appreciating and enjoying the moment we're in with Dak.

Im sure there are some idiots who haven't seen how Romo has elevated a lesser team for many years.

I think the emotion involved that we finally have this great offense which because of Romo's health he's not able to take full advantage of . I get it. No doubt a healthy Romo would probably be sitting just as good or better than we are now.

But that's not the cards we were dealt . If Dak didn't take over we might be sitting right where we were last year with Moore and the backups we had and there wouldn't be any season worth Romo returning for.

I could still see Romo finishing the season much like Peyton did last year. But most of the experts who aren't haters think you let the hot hand play out. And if Dak is our heir apparent he could play his way into the starting role and this could be it for Romo.

But we don't have to decide that now. There's still over half a season. Much can happen.Romo could still work his miracles finish the season and place Dak to the future on hold for another year at least.

 

[Animosity]

No, but there are several times you can "blame" Romo for being the only reason week 17 mattered. As few times has he has had a poor game in week 17, there have been far more times that he's taking the team on his back to make week 17 relevant in the first place...unless you're saying it's a "team game" when they win, and a "Romo game" when they lose…

And what has that gotten us besides 2 playoff wins in a decade? Romo isnt Tom Brady. According to the Romo homers, he needs a perfect team to win it all. Should have rebuild this team a long time ago.

 

[Idgit]

Many placed the last two games especially the Packers as the last measurement . Now your adding the Eagle game which is fine. And then after criticizing the media for already making their decision this one more game your willing to concede it to Dak.

I'm not just singling you out. I'm sure there are others but your post spurred my response.

Many of these have not been haters of Romo or devalued his worth . Jimmy initially supported bringing Romo back. Troy has been supported of Romo but Dak continued to impress them. They also leave the door open if Dak stumbles to still bring Romo back.

After listening to Jerry's comments I'd say he's rethinking his initial comments about when Romo will return as well.

But to assume and lash out at those( and I'm not saying you are but again this is to those who are ) who are saying it's the right decision or instinct to leave Dak in now are Romo haters or football idiots is not true bordering on an agenda of their own . We have a lengthy list of hall of fame coaches and players to support our notion.

I'm sure there is a few Romo haters and idiots out there while there's also some Romo blind homers who will never be able to leave their emotion at the door. But this doesn't represent the media I listened to yesterday including the above mentioned . It certainly doesn't represent the Cowboy fans I know who feel that we should leave Dak in for now.
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I don't mind be singled out. I'm not sure what 'many' said, but I can speak for my own criteria. Tony's a very very good player, so it's reasonable to have a high hurdle for benching him. Prior to training camp, anybody even suggested it would have been locked up.

What I want to see from Dak is proof he's got the ability to beat NFC contenders right now. That's why I want to see both GB and PHI. Looking at the schedule, there were a few games where I thought early on I really wanted Romo in the lineup. v. Rodgers in GB. v. Roethlisberger in PA. Dak already proved himself in GB. PHI is another good test for him, because they're got that good DL. And PHI is *not* the team I want Tony playing against coming out of the gates. But if Dak beats them and plays well, now he's got a track record of beating good defenses in back to back to back weeks. That's pretty important to see if you're talking about putting a talent like a healthy Tony Romo on the bench. Honestly, I'm surprised more posters are more vocal about wanting to be sure you have the right guy before you gamble on benching a proven quality starter.

 

[flosho]

Was it the teams fault when he botched the snap against the Seahawks?

Do you remember Terry Glenn fumbling out of the side of his own endzone to give up a safety? Because that is what put us behind. Romo drove them back down the field and ultimately lost that snap, but the game was much more than that.

Also, Gramatica... all he had to do was fall in front of babeanoux or however you spell his name and Romo scores/gets the 1st down.

You gave plenty of examples, and even the Giants game in '07, that was not Romo's fault we lost.I don't remember the WR but he was wide open to the flag and just stopped on his route.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

 

[Diehardblues]

And what has that gotten us besides 2 playoff wins in a decade? Romo isnt Tom Brady. According to the Romo homers, he needs a perfect team to win it all. Should have rebuild this team a long time ago.

Romo masked the weaknesses of this team for years. And why Jerry is indebted to him . Those 8-8 years had a defense which reflected teams in history with 4 or 5 wins.

Granted Romo hasn't been Tom Brady but he enabled Jerry to continue his foolishness in his horrible GM decisions. We went years with the only 2 consistent Pro Bowlers in Ware and Witten besides some occasional appearances with Romo the only other multiple selection until Garrett started influencing the drafts.

The process has been too slow but we finally built a better team surrounding Romo. Unfortunately it doesn't look like Romo may have survived the beating to see if he truly is enough for the next level.

But I understand why this segment of diehard Romo fans feel awful Romo might not be able to finally enjoy it and almost desperate for him to get what they perceive as his deserved chance to take full advantage .

There's still time for it to play out. Romo has Jerry on his side and a big chunk of the fan base which have supported Romo when he provided about the only highlife reels we had. Emotion is a real virtue.

I too often have fun with all of this but Im a Cowboy fan first. I've been a critic of Romo over the years but I do still realize what his value has been. I just wanna win.I'm truly excited about our future with Dak and Zeke and you never know when that future will begin.

We've seen in this era very fast turnarounds when you hit on the talent . And Dak might turn out to be more talented than Romo. Time will tell .And it might end up shining a lower light on Romo's career. History always has a better way of telling the story than we can now without emotions attached.

We're a fanbase so hungry to win. After all of these years of disappointment and frustration the fanbase is energized taking on a life of its own.

Romo provided a spark for years but like my father taught me early in sports fandom. Old legends never die and new ones are born everyday.

It's always difficult letting go and we all don't always sense when that time is but it's difficult for me to criticize those who are seeing it .Looks like more are seeing it too. Enough to possibly influence the powers that be to see where it plays out.