Maybe Romo can be fully appreciated now

[MichaelWinicki]

I'll be very interested to see if Dak chooses to re-sign here if things don't turn around, or if he'll get his new monster contract elsewhere. It may be smart for him to choose the latter.

Simply too hard to predict from year to year who's going to be good and who ain't.

Things can flip flop very quickly.

 

[gimmesix]

Does Romo play defense? Dak played well yesterday and I don't think Romo wins that game. In fact I'm sure that Romo would be on IR by now with the poor line play.

I don't think Romo wins it, either. There's not much more Dak could have done as a quarterback. Yes, he missed a couple of throws, but we can't hold these QBs to the standard of having to make every throw. Plus, I'm not advocating Romo being the starter now. Just pointing out how he should have been appreciated more by our fans.

 

[tyke1doe]

Probably him and Zeke leaving.

LOL! Neither are going to leave.

 

[Fletch]

Yeah, some blamed Romo here.

But I think for many it's was a case of simply not being able to put all the pieces together at one time in order to create something special.

Winning constantly in the NFL and making deep runs into the playoffs year after year is incredibly difficult for the Dallas Cowboys!

FIFY

 

[gimmesix]

Silver lining here: I do think the fairly young core of the oline and a young stud RB give Dak a better foundation going forward on one side of the ball.
Yes, same old story with the defense. But even at least they are very young, so there's at least hope for growth of current players while they add key pieces (hopefully).
In the coming years, Dak and crew have a shot to get it done.

Have to get to where the team is contending (top 6-8 teams) every year, then the odds favor them to break through.

I like that Garrett finally figured out that he needed a balanced offense with a good running game. This took some of the burden off Romo and has taken some of it off Dak, although that has taken a step back this year since we decided to let Leary go and Free (a better run blocker than Collins) retired.

If we let the defensive shortcomings linger like we did when Romo was here, then we have no shot at being anything more than we were in 2014 and last year.

 

[SDCowboy]

Simply too hard to predict from year to year who's going to be good and who ain't.

Things can flip flop very quickly.

On other teams, maybe. On this team, the same underlying issues have been prevalent for the last decade. We have a defense that may as well not even suit up, and a horrendous coaching staff. And now apparently we're back to the garbage oline years.

If I'm Dak, I see this looks like the same BS Romo had to endure for a decade, and I strongly consider getting the hell out of Dodge.

 

[DFWJC]

Dak is playing just fine.

I do get a kick out of people complaining about the line play in any thread that includes Romo.
Other than 2014, this line is outstanding compared to what he mostly had his entire career. he would be thrilled to have had this group. Not to mention that Zeke is way better too than what we had.

Anyway, it's on the defense. Come one, they're already given up over 35 points in 3 different games and we're only 5 games in!

 

[MichaelWinicki]

FIFY

Ah... No you didn't.

Ask Detroit or Cincy or Buffalo or Cleveland or SD how easy it is to field a consistent winner.

Very hard.

 

[Nexx]

Does Romo play defense? Dak played well yesterday and I don't think Romo wins that game. In fact I'm sure that Romo would be on IR by now with the poor line play.

I don't think that's his point. He saying that the Tony had deale with same incompetent coaching and horrible defenses most of his career. Dak played lights out and we still lost

 

[kevm3]

On other teams, maybe. On this team, the same underlying issues have been prevalent for the last decade. We have a defense that may as well not even suit up, and a horrendous coaching staff. And now apparently we're back to the garbage oline years.

If I'm Dak, I see this looks like the same BS Romo had to endure for a decade, and I strongly consider getting the hell out of Dodge.

If we lose this year and the coach is kept, Dak should think about getting out of here. Jerry Jones has some infatuation with Garrett I can never understand. Garrett has been here what, over 10 years, a couple of years as an OC and the rest as the HC and he is still 'learning the game'? On the other hand, we're getting beat by two 1st year coaches a quarter into the season? We wasted Romo's career and Dak has to be thinking that his could be wasted as well.

 

[SDCowboy]

If we lose this year and the coach is kept, Dak should think about getting out of here. Jerry Jones has some infatuation with Garrett I can never understand. Garrett has been here what, over 10 years, a couple of years as an OC and the rest as the HC and he is still 'learning the game'? On the other hand, we're getting beat by two 1st year coaches a quarter into the season? We wasted Romo's career and Dak has to be thinking that his could be wasted as well.

I could not agree more.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

On other teams, maybe. On this team, the same underlying issues have been prevalent for the last decade. We have a defense that may as well not even suit up, and a horrendous coaching staff. And now apparently we're back to the garbage oline years.

If I'm Dak, I see this looks like the same BS Romo had to endure for a decade, and I strongly consider getting the hell out of Dodge.

I visit other teams forum... I read much of the same complaint about their teams also.

Hey I get the "We lost a big game yesterday and we're frustrated" thing.

 

[okstateCowboy]

The problem is our penny pinching front office. Refusing to spend money in FA when we obviously have no eye for defensive talent in the draft.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Romo might be appreciated more after he left. Just as Zimmer has gotten more appreciation after he left.

Dak will be the scape goat now.

I imagine in some ways Tony has had a huge burden lifted from his shoulders after years of giving everything and the fans not appreciating him.

 

[SDCowboy]

I visit other teams forum... I read much of the same complaint about their teams also.

Hey I get the "We lost a big game yesterday and we're frustrated" thing.

Right, there are other poorly managed teams that have recurring issues. That doesn't mean Dak has to go to one of them. There are plenty of teams that are legitimately a QB away. Dak is currently on a team that is an entire bus full of players and coaches away.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Right, there are other poorly run teams that have recurring issues. That doesn't mean Dak has to go to one of them. There are plenty of teams that are legitimately a QB away. Dak is currently on a team that is an entire bus full of players and coaches away.

You're just feeling pouty. LOL!

 

[CowboyRoy]

Hopefully, all of those who believed that Romo was part of the problem with Dallas not getting over the hump year after year can now see that he was not.

Yes, he had his moments where he failed and his bad games, but that's what happens when quarterbacks are constantly put into a position where they can't make any mistakes.

If Aaron Rodgers had been our quarterback Sunday, I guarantee that all we would be talking about is how his overthrow on the two-point attempt had cost us the game. That's life for a quarterback in Dallas, especially under Garrett. This team failed Romo over and over again and messed up what should have been a Hall-of-Fame career. Now, it's doing the same to Dak, who has played well enough for the team to be 4-1 right now if the defense was any good.

Over and over again, we've seen our quarterbacks make some fantastic plays to give this team a chance and over and over again, it hasn't been enough because this front office has failed them over and over again.

Romo was NEVER part of the problem. UNtil the end when he was old and brittle. But Dak is suffering from EXACTLY what Romo always suffered from.

A horrid head coach, bad defense, and spotty line play.

 

[SDCowboy]

You're just feeling pouty. LOL!

I'm honestly not pouty at all. I'm completely over the loss.

I'm just irritated by the team largely having the same issues it's had for over a decade, and the prospect of a second franchise QB's career getting wasted.

 

[DFWJC]

Right, there are other poorly managed teams that have recurring issues. That doesn't mean Dak has to go to one of them. There are plenty of teams that are legitimately a QB away. Dak is currently on a team that is an entire bus full of players and coaches away.

Who are these teams, SD?

Denver right now, maybe. But they are aging and may not be there in 2-3 years when Dak is available.
I would've said Houston, but they found their guy.

Jacksonville? yes, they fit the bill. Lot's of young talent on both sides of the ball and no franchise QB. But would Dak really want to play for Jacksonville?
Maybe the Steelers when Ben hangs it up soon. Ughh. That is scary

That's it. No other teams seem fully SB ready but with no QB.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I'm honestly not pouty at all. I'm completely over the loss.

I'm just irritated by the team largely having the same issues it's had for over a decade, and the prospect of a second franchise QB's career getting wasted.

That's exactly right.

There are no guarantees.

It's a zero-sum game.

For one team to win, another has to lose.