If you had it to do all over with Romo and Dak in 2016

[TheMarathonContinues]

Benched Romo because of superstition. Is that anyway to run and NFL football team?

Benched Romo because he lost the locker room. Never heard a ex Cowboy say they should’ve stuck with Romo lol.

 

[DFWJC]

That D was terrible, they could not and wouldn’t have stopped Mr. State Farm on one leg, all they would have needed was a FG and had not stopped him the whole game. That D could not have stopped a Offense of 11 80 year old grandmas from driving downfield.

But yet Dallas' defense was FAR better Green Bays' defense that year.
Guess they both stunk

 

[DFWJC]

Benched Romo because he lost the locker room. Never heard a ex Cowboy say they should’ve stuck with Romo lol.

That such a made-up bunch of crap.
total wive's tale

Somebody says some silly narrative and next thing you know its grows legs.
Barry Church, Dez, and so many others said Romo was looked amazing late in that season in practice.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

That such a made-up bunch of crap.
total wive's tale

Somebody says some silly narrative and next thing you know its grows legs.
Barry Church, Dez, and so many others said Romo was looked amazing late in that season in practice.

Has anyone ever came out and said they should’ve stuck with Romo? And it’s a fact the team stuck with Dak because it was their best chance to win. Now either that’s because he was physically better than Romo or because he lead the troops better…

 

[GINeric]

Going back to 2016.

Even though Romo probably would have crumbled on the next sack he took, a part of me will always wonder what would have happened if Romo had been given a chance to gain his starting job back during the second half of the 2016 season.

Not saying that there was a chance in hell of that ever happening, but I do believe that if Romo had gotten the opportunity and if he could somehow have stayed healthy for the rest of the season, I do somehow believe he would have taken the Cowboys to the SB.

Something about that one series drive he had against the Eagles that made it look too easy. He looked like he was playing golf.

Knowing now that Dak was going to become just an above average QB, any regrets for not giving Romo one last shot?

So Dak is just average correct??? Okay.

Its amazing that Dak only get 5 seasons to grow, but he's compared against veterans with ten plus years. Romo was a damn good quarterback, but he had a chance to grow. You call Dak average, but Dak came out of college, took Romo's spot, and sent him into retirement.

Romo didn't even get drafted out of college... Dak got drafted in the 4th round, but he got drafted. How many big games did Romo choke away??? Has Dak choked away the same amount of games that Romo did??? No...

Now if Dak is so average, why is he ranked 10th or 11th in the NFL currently?? There's 32 starting quarterbacks in the NFL so if he's ranked around 10th, the numbers don't add up to being average.

Dak is only one of 5 quarterbacks in NFL history to put up the numbers he has in his first 5 years. There have been thousands of quarterbacks to have played in the NFL over the last 100 years... only 5 have put up certain stats that no other quarterbacks were able to do.

So if Dak is average, why has he been able to do things thousands of other quarterbacks WEREN'T able to do and only four other qbs have. Dak and Wilson are the only two in modern history. How is it being average can carry him to such a rare benchmark??

 

[Mk2_Cowboys]

Dak was the reason the team was down big early in that game.

Dak put team ahead and defense gave up an impossible play . It wasn’t Dak

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

But yet Dallas' defense was FAR better Green Bays' defense that year.
Guess they both stunk

but they won.

 

[Typhus]

Everyday is saturnday right here champ.

Lucky Saturnday dude.

 

[VaqueroTD]

That offensive line would have won with any QB or RB. One of the best in Cowboys history.

Garrett did a good job imitating that 1990s dynasty offensive line that used to protect him, but he should’ve been taking notes on the other side and learning from Jimmy Johnson on how to build a damn defense.

 

[nobody]

Has anyone ever came out and said they should’ve stuck with Romo? And it’s a fact the team stuck with Dak because it was their best chance to win. Now either that’s because he was physically better than Romo or because he lead the troops better…

The last Eagles game where Romo played a series showed that Romo was a better QB that game. They played against the same players, the same defense. Romo scored a TD easily when Dak couldn't. That being said, Dak was capable of staying healthier and had the locker room...which is very important in the playoffs.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

The last Eagles game where Romo played a series showed that Romo was a better QB that game. They played against the same players, the same defense. Romo scored a TD easily when Dak couldn't. That being said, Dak was capable of staying healthier and had the locker room...which is very important in the playoffs.

Politics, as Romo never stood a chance.
Dak with his perfect PR skills befriended Zeke and as you state took control of the lockerroom.
Now he's starting to put his tentacles around Micah....
End result.....Dak and Zeke cashed in big time and we got 1 playoff win.
Sounds like a bargain!!!
666 nothing shines in his presence!

 

[Kingofholland]

Romo was 100% healthy and cleared to play.
Romo was the superior QB and gave us our best chance to win.
I would only worry about a broken down Romo if he was actually re-injured. There was no reason he shouldn't have gotten his starting job back.

Garrett and Jones were pretty loyal to Dak and even they could see there was no reason to give Romo his job back. Stop romancing Romo, he was a good QB who's teams came up short in big moments. I wouldn't expect a different outcome if Romo started, but one can dream, eh?

 

[Hardline]

Garrett and Jones were pretty loyal to Dak and even they could see there was no reason to give Romo his job back. Stop romancing Romo, he was a good QB who's teams came up short in big moments. I wouldn't expect a different outcome if Romo started, but one can dream, eh?

You just described Dak Prescott.Stop romancing him.
And the odds of winning that game greatly increase with Romo as the starter.
Not giving Romo his job back just shows the stupidity of Garrett and Jones shouldn't have no say in naming starters.

 

[Swagger]

The one area Dak was stronger than Romo at that point in their respective careers was mobility. Dak made a couple of very useful plays with his legs against Green Bay and it worked well with Zeke obviously. But come on, give me a vet All Pro QB to just sit in a clean pocket and dissect a defense putting on a clinic every day over a couple of nice QB rushing plays.

 

[Swagger]

Some people make the mistake of thinking Romo would have been reckless and taken too many chances etc - he didn't need to with the 2016 team plus he had matured like a fine wine. His play would have been like his MVP calibre season from 2014, arguably even better given he would have had Zeke who was fantastic in his rookie season. It's just common sense. I don't blame Dak for stepping aside and never have done - you wouldn't want a QB to do that - you would want any QB to back themselves and show confidence. It was on the front office and Garrett although the latter was merely a puppet so in reality it was just another bad decision by the FO. I genuinely think Dak would be a better QB now if he had played behind a QB like Romo, so yes just another hash of events by the FO.

 

[starfan1]

Glad we moved on from brokeback and won’t lose a minutes sleep if we move on from current group of failed players and that includes Dak and zeke !

 

[NotForLong]

So Dak is just average correct??? Okay.

Its amazing that Dak only get 5 seasons to grow, but he's compared against veterans with ten plus years. Romo was a damn good quarterback, but he had a chance to grow. You call Dak average, but Dak came out of college, took Romo's spot, and sent him into retirement.

Romo didn't even get drafted out of college... Dak got drafted in the 4th round, but he got drafted. How many big games did Romo choke away??? Has Dak choked away the same amount of games that Romo did??? No...

Now if Dak is so average, why is he ranked 10th or 11th in the NFL currently?? There's 32 starting quarterbacks in the NFL so if he's ranked around 10th, the numbers don't add up to being average.

Dak is only one of 5 quarterbacks in NFL history to put up the numbers he has in his first 5 years. There have been thousands of quarterbacks to have played in the NFL over the last 100 years... only 5 have put up certain stats that no other quarterbacks were able to do.

So if Dak is average, why has he been able to do things thousands of other quarterbacks WEREN'T able to do and only four other qbs have. Dak and Wilson are the only two in modern history. How is it being average can carry him to such a rare benchmark??

Thanks Tad

 

[NotForLong]

Garrett and Jones were pretty loyal to Dak and even they could see there was no reason to give Romo his job back. Stop romancing Romo, he was a good QB who's teams came up short in big moments. I wouldn't expect a different outcome if Romo started, but one can dream, eh?

Thise great football minds came to that great decision all by themselves. . . . do tell

And of course only what happens on the football field goes into jerry' s decision making . . . Never Hype and Promotions.

And of Course the whole time Garrett was here he was always a great football mind and made his own decisions.

Yeah you are right The Great football minds of Jerry and Jason were a 100% right in their decision making

 

[NotForLong]

I don't blame Dak for stepping aside and never have done - . . .

I genuinely think Dak would be a better QB now if he had played behind a QB like Romo, so yes just another hash of events by the FO.

This and this

No one ever blamed Dak or hates Dak . . . we have always blamed Jerry & Jason

The problem is the stupid decision has splintered the fan base to the point There is no reconciliation.

Opportunities are fleeting and most know that 2016 may have been the best and last chance this franchise had at a Championship. . .

So any "Dak Hater" is just a frustrated Cowboy Fan.

Meanwhile Romo Fans have grown to truly hate him and bad mouth him constantly, as if he played for the Eagles. . . All because they dug in so deep and drank the Kool Aid Jerry was selling

The only way they can justify the idiotic decision of 2016 is to continue to tear Romo apart

Really sad

 

[NotForLong]

Glad we moved on from brokeback and won’t lose a minutes sleep if we move on from current group of failed players and that includes Dak and zeke !

The Cowboys had the greatest weapon in the last 20 years (2016 O Line) and you were glad we dumped the best QB on the team that would have given us the best chance to succeed that year.

And you are a Cowboy Fan? . . . OK makes sense