It's crazy to suggest that Romo has ever had a team like this. Dak's a good player but he may very well be sitting behind the best modern offensive line with a great running back behind him. Romo is the better player. He has made mistakes in his career with his Brett Favre style. To suggest otherwise is a lie. To suggest Dak is a better player because the team around him is outstanding is ridiculous.
Want the point proven? How many players remain from the 09 draft? The past 3-5 years Jones finally listened to football people during the draft. This team is more talented than any team Romo has ever been part of.
Dak doesn't have to throw 40-50 times a game to carry the team. He just had his first 300 yard game in his 9th start.
Romo has never had a team like this??? LOL Romo was sitting behind the same best modern OL in 2014 and he had the #1 leading rusher in the entire league who broke Emmitt Smith's franchise record and you're saying he never had a team like this?
The difference between the 2014 team and this team is we have a young duel threat QB who's brought the read option to our offense and has energized the franchise. We have a QB who doesn't take as many sacks as Romo and he doesn't turn the ball over as much as Romo. It was pointed out during yesterdays game the sacks that Dak avoids that Romo can't. Dak avoided a sack that Romo would have never avoided late in the game when the Cowboys were behind. Dak under heavy pressure got the ball off to Witten for a huge first down and it's a play Romo would have never made. Romo was playing behind the same line in preseason that Dak is playing behind and Romo ended up with a broken back because he can't get away from pressure the way he used to. Dak would have run away from the sack Romo got injured on and made a play because he can run. The film studies on NFL Network have pointed out what the read option has brought to our offense. It's opened up all kinds of plays we wouldn't have with Romo.
Defenses have to respect Dak's ability to run and with the running threat Zeke has provided it's made us hard to defend. We wouldn't have this offense with Romo especially a rusty Romo who hasn't played in a full year. Dak is the better "player" because he can run and throw. Compare his numbers to Romo's numbers the first 9 games of the 2014 season and Dak's numbers are better except Romo had 4 more TD passes. Had it not been for Dez's overturned TD that he dropped in the opener the Cowboys would be 9-0. This is a better team because we have a DAMN GOOD rookie QB who's playing like a 10 year veteran and he's not turning the ball over as much as Romo or taking as many sacks. Sacks put you behind the chains and Romo took 29 sacks in 2014 in 15 games. Dak has played better than any rookie QB in NFL history the first 9 games and he's been a big reason why our offense and team has been so good. If you add more turnovers, sacks and take the read option away from our offense we'll drop several spots offensively and the losses will start coming.
One mistake late in yesterdays game by Dak would have cost us the game. The same thing against Philly ONE mistake late in that game by Dak would have given us a loss. Dak Prescott is the best QB the Cowboys have had since Staubach and Aikman. That's how impressed I've been with his play. He's special and he's helped make the Cowboys a legit SB contender. We wouldn't be as good a team with Romo because we've NEVER been this good with Romo. He doesn't provide the skills that Dak provides and he's not as good a decision maker. We're playing with one of the most special young QBs the NFL has seen in years and his numbers say it. He's been CONSISTENT, shows great leadership, poise and has been remarkable under pressure. He hasn't made the kinds of mistakes when games are on the line that we've seen with Romo over his career. This kid has been CLUTCH! There's NO WAY Romo with all the games he's missed in a row can compete with the level of play we've seen from Dak through the first 9 games. Look at the numbers!
As for how talented this team is our defense looks like CRAP on paper. We have no elite pass rusher or a pass rush. Dak is dealing with the same problems that Romo has had to deal with but his great play has elevated the level of play of the entire team including the defense. Offensively Dak won 3 straight games WITHOUT DEZ which Romo never had to deal with in 2014. We have the same players offensively Romo had in 2014 except for Zeke and Murray was putting up the same type of rushing yards. Spin it anyway you want but we're a better team because we have a special young QB that's energized the franchise and has gotten the attention of the entire NFL. I haven't seen a Cowboys QB energize the franchise and raise the level of play around them like Dak has since the days of Roger Staubach.
