Everyone laughed and called some of us "haters"

[yimyammer]

http://i18.***BLOCKED***/albums/b133/BrAinPaiNt/Boring-Me-To-Death-Reaction-Gif_zpslipzcsws.gif

that gif cracks me up, whats that from?

 

[Hardline]

You wanna know why the Cowboys lost?
Zeke carried the ball a grand total of 23 times.

When you draft a workhorse and run him as a part timer and get away from the game plan that worked all year there in lies the problem.

 

[Jake]

@khiladi , myself, @romothesavior (iirc), @erod and others....

Its not that any of us WANTED to be right. We all wish we werent. But we refused to be blinded by a team record, passing "stats", etc.

I've been on message boards far too long to swallow that line. People who create threads like this can't wait to be "right", even if it means their alleged favorite team losing.

The funny thing is, the suggestion that you were "right" is highly questionable. It's a weak argument hanging by a thread. Had the game ended 28-13 you may have had a point. But Dak brought the team back from 18 down to tie the game twice, only to see the defense fail both times. The only time the Cowboys offense had the ball when they were not trailing was after the opening kickoff, yet Dak put up 31 points - 10 more than Romo managed against the Packers 2 years ago in the playoffs. It's also 14 more than Romo put up when HE was the quarterback of a 13-3, 1 seeded Cowboys team. Had he put up 31 in either of those games the Cowboys would've won both times. Heck, 27 would've done it.

So you really aren't "right" in the way you've attempted to define it. You were bailed out by Aaron Rodgers and Mason Crosby in the closing seconds. Congratulations.

 

[sean10mm]

Are 300 yds and 3 TDs some magic stats?

It's a threshold Romo never crossed in the playoffs, and one even Hall of Fame QBs don't routinely reach in the playoffs, so... pretty much, yeah.

 

[cajuncocoa]

@khiladi , myself, @romothesavior (iirc), @erod and others....

We said one thing.

When we run into a high scoring offense, and our defense doesnt hold...

Can Dak outscore the other team?

We said NO and were called haters, romo lovers, more worried about romo than the team, and a whole host of other things.

We went about OBJECTIVELY looking at the team, its performance capabilities, etc.

We merely said one thing, No, Dak wont be able to keep up.

Its not that any of us WANTED to be right. We all wish we werent. But we refused to be blinded by a team record, passing "stats", etc.

We didnt "hate" dak, we didnt put romo over dak. We objectively looked at each QB's body of work, the strengths they needed to possess to overcome running into a high powered offense, and concluded, that Dak probably didnt have what it would take. He didnt. Hopefully he will grow and will be able to do such and didnt already hit his ceiling. Time will tell.

It's ridiculous that some want to blame this loss on Dak. I'll bet if you look at the posting history of some of these people (not all, of course) they were screaming for Romo's head 2 years ago. There are people who just want to be negative no matter what. That why this site is not as much fun as it could be. Just sayin'.

 

[zrinkill]

It's ridiculous that some want to blame this loss on Dak. I'll bet if you look at the posting history of some of these people (not all, of course) they were screaming for Romo's head 2 years ago.

http://cowboyszone.com/threads/trade-tony-romo.271233/

 

[ROUSH8692]

Tell me how Dak failed early in the game when GB was going up 21-3. That wasn't Dak's fault. Several of those drives were going great until they got shut down by penalties that put them in 3rd and long, most notably the stupid call against Butler.

Dak has the ability to audible out of a playcall.

On 3rd and 2 he CHOSE to throw into a double covered dez rather than run the ball into a 6 man box. You know since i think we have a semi decent RB

 

[65fastback2plus2]

Admittedly I did not call you a hater, but why is it a forgone conclusion that Romo would have outscored Rogers, when he has never won in this round either? It's not like Romo has a proven playoff track record, so I don't get why the loss is on Dak and how we would have won with Romo.

Plain experience would have been a huge difference maker.

I also fee like Tony has more control and the coaches trust to make significant changes on the field whereas dak doesnt seem to have that (also partly based on experience).

Does tony run THAT called play (audible or not), and throw THAT red zone interception there? 100% Not. He would have seen the way the secondary was lined up and changed to something else. Since it was in the red zone and bailey is so automatic, that was 3 points we literally threw away. That changes the end field goal to tying the game and not winning it.

 

[zrinkill]

throw THAT red zone interception there? 100% Not.

So now Romo does not throw interceptions? Really? That is the narrative now?

 

[65fastback2plus2]

http://cowboyszone.com/threads/trade-tony-romo.271233/

Unfortunate for you, I can find my posts prior to joining this forum.

http://boards.dallascowboys.com/topic/7090-as-a-romo-fan-i-hope-he-does-not-sign-a-new-deal/

Posts #10, #13

I have ALWAYS advocated tony go elsewhere, whether by free agency or trade or whatever to play for a team that wants to work and be a legit contender.

I have NEVER wanted him to stay here and ruin his career because of one, Jason Garrett.

Wanting him traded has NEVER been calling for his head lol. Its been about getting him to a better team for a ring, ala #94 ware.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

So now Romo does not throw interceptions? Really? That is the narrative now?

Tony doesnt throw into obvious trap coverage like that. He has 0.33 int's per game over this playoff career.

 

[zrinkill]

Tony doesnt throw into obvious trap coverage like that. He has 0.33 int's per game over this playoff career.

After we went down 21-3 Tony would have thrown 3 interceptions trying to do to much ........ he has done that his entire career ...... no matter how much you guys try to revision history and act like he is Tom Brady or Joe Montana

 

[DFWJC]

It's a threshold Romo never crossed in the playoffs, and one even Hall of Fame QBs don't routinely reach in the playoffs, so... pretty much, yeah.

Nice game by Dak.

Just some perspective; at home in a bit of a shootbout vs a team playing practice squad players in the secondary and a defense 100% committed to stopping the run? With a beast oline and maybe the best RB in the league? At home?
A playoff setup does not get any better than that for a QB

The recipe was there for 300/3/1. Even maybe if Brock Osweiller is at QB. (lol.. exaggerate)

What we can all be fired up about is that is what Dak gave us. It was there and he took it.

 

[Vtwin]

It's ridiculous that some want to blame this loss on Dak. I'll bet if you look at the posting history of some of these people (not all, of course) they were screaming for Romo's head 2 years ago. There are people who just want to be negative no matter what. That why this site is not as much fun as it could be. Just sayin'.

Who is blaming the loss solely on Dak? I'd personally say Dak is very low on the list of reasons.

I think it is ridiculous that there seems to me no grey area, at all, with many here. I don't understand the rush to point fingers at one specific area while ignoring all others. It is very rarely, if ever, one single cause. It's a culmination of many factors that lead to any outcome.

Dak may be low on the list but he was not perfect so he makes it on to the list.

I agree that there seem to be some that just want to cry and moan but for me, what makes this place less enjoyable is the members that just cannot abide an opinion different than their own without labeling and attacking.

Whether one agrees or not it cannot be argued that the experience Romo has gained from his years and years of playing in this league, combined with his recent history, does suggest that is at least possible that he may have made a difference.

Yet when one has the audacity to even suggest the possibility of that they are labeled as Dak Haters and/or Romo lovers and told to find another team. That is what has made this place insufferable pretty much the whole season.

I'm not picking on you Cajun so please take no offense. I do get what you are saying. Your post just gave me the opportunity to get this off my chest.

 

[Kevinicus]

It's a threshold Romo never crossed in the playoffs, and one even Hall of Fame QBs don't routinely reach in the playoffs, so... pretty much, yeah.

So, it's completely arbitrary then. Got it.

 

[ROUSH8692]

After we went down 21-3 Tony would have thrown 3 interceptions trying to do to much ........ he has done that his entire career ...... no matter how much you guys try to revision history and act like he is Tom Brady or Joe Montana

atleast he tries to do too much, All Dak does is NOT ENOUGH see the 2 NYG games and this game

 

[Thetriplets22]

After we went down 21-3 Tony would have thrown 3 interceptions trying to do to much ........ he has done that his entire career ...... no matter how much you guys try to revision history and act like he is Tom Brady or Joe Montana

Give Romo Bellichick and those patriot teams and he has at least 3 rings.

 

[Future]

The thing that bothered me was that when I said there was a real chance we'd lose in a shootout to GB or ATL, people said I was scared and that this team would run over them.

I don't think it really has anything to do with Dak - though the early throw to Dez and the screen that got picked were both plays that I don't think Tony makes - but this offense is not built to play in high scoring games. It's particularly problematic if they do not score early and the defense struggles. This offense was not good enough to overcome deficits.

It almost was, but it wasn't. It never had to be this year and things worked, but the way this team was built, there was a clear way for it to lose, and it showed up against GB. Offense struggles early and defense gives up points, this team was going to have a very hard time winning. Dak was excellent late and nearly pulled it off, but the exact recipe that I was called "scared" for played out almost verbatim.

Welp.

 

[StylisticS]

that gif cracks me up, whats that from?

 

[Pokes12]

Hater!!!

@khiladi , myself, @romothesavior (iirc), @erod and others....

We said one thing.

When we run into a high scoring offense, and our defense doesnt hold...

Can Dak outscore the other team?

We said NO and were called haters, romo lovers, more worried about romo than the team, and a whole host of other things.

We went about OBJECTIVELY looking at the team, its performance capabilities, etc.

We merely said one thing, No, Dak wont be able to keep up.

Its not that any of us WANTED to be right. We all wish we werent. But we refused to be blinded by a team record, passing "stats", etc.

We didnt "hate" dak, we didnt put romo over dak. We objectively looked at each QB's body of work, the strengths they needed to possess to overcome running into a high powered offense, and concluded, that Dak probably didnt have what it would take. He didnt. Hopefully he will grow and will be able to do such and didnt already hit his ceiling. Time will tell.

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