No way we Lose with Romo

[khiladi]

That's fair and I won't defend the statement that Dak played better than Romo has ever played in a playoff game. Having said that, there is more than one way to compare QB play. Romo had a much higher completion percentage, fewer interceptions and a better passer rating. Romo also had a much smaller sample with fewer attempts and that works in his favor. Dak threw for more yards, touchdowns and led his team to more points. Again, I don't have an agenda either way. I'm just saying that no one knows how this game plays out with Romo behind center and that Dak played more than well enough to win as did Romo in 2014.

Again, I would argue you don't want to be throwing thirty plus times in sub-zero temperatures in Lambeau on grass nor would I argue throwing over thirty plus times a game while you have Zeke, when they are going up 21-3, but that may be a coaching decision. Or Dak wasn't audibling based on pre-snap and Linehan adjusted accordingly in the second-half with Dak. But that latter is speculation.

 

[khiladi]

The Cowboys scored 18 in the 4th quarter.

So what?

Against primarily soft coverage...

 

[Dodger12]

Romo has never played as well as Dak did Sunday, in the playoffs.

That depends how you measure that. Romo had a QBR of 114 vs Detroit, 143 vs GB and 104 vs the Eagles in 09.

Dak's the QB of this team and Romo will be elsewhere next year if he wants to play. Right now, Dak had good numbers and still lost, which has been a hallmark of Romo's career here. Prescott will have to face those same issues. We can only hope he's able to overcome them.

 

[Thetriplets22]

You Dak fan boys said this year would be different bc of chemistry. Nope we lose first game of playoffs

 

[Sydla]

You Dak fan boys said this year would be different bc of chemistry. Nope we lose first game of playoffs

Don't assume every one is a Dak fan boy. I didn't think he would amount to much and got called a Dak hater by many early in the year.

But sometimes you just have to see reality. Dak is a very good QB and he played very well Sunday and this notion that Romo would have definitely won that game is just poppycock from mostly people that either just don't like Dak or simply struggle to let go of aging players.

 

[Ring Leader]

Romo has had some playoff games where he's played well and was unfairly criticized and blamed when we lost. He's also had some playoff games where he didn't play well and the criticism was warranted. Dak has had one playoff game and played very well in that game. Anyone who blames Dak for that loss is no better than the people who blamed Romo when he played well and we came up short. This QB agenda stuff is extremely stupid and juvenile on both sides. Ironically, I usually find that if someone accuses another of being a "Dak slobberer" chances are pretty good they are a "Romo slobberer" and are simply the opposite side of the same coin and no better than the person they stand accusing. The same can be said of people who accuse others of being a "Romo slobberer." Give it a rest and show some self-awareness.

Your take is on the money. This zero sum gain QB crap is tiring. Dak was not responsible for this loss nor was Romo for many of his. The same excuses that are used to defend Dak (justifiably in the GB game) were not only ignored but refuted buy dozens of zoners when Romo lost under the identical circumstances - dropped passes, crap defenses, stupid penalties, crap ref calls etc. Romo wasn't perfect, but like Dak, was rarely the reason we lost and usually the main reason we win/won.

Can we not give a little respect to both of these QBs zoners? Their play has elevated a team with major holes for over a decade now. Would Romo have won this game? Probably not. Same formula of ineptitude that was responsible for the Cheesehead loss is basically a roadmap of Romo's losses.

The Quarterback position is and has been Super Bowl quality for almost a decade now. Give this kid and our past QB some damn respect. It's embarrassing when our own fans "out troll" other teams idiot fan bases.

 

[lukin2006]

We all knew GB was going to expose our defence. I, like many, was hoping and even thought our defence was becoming legit by how well they were performing by years end...but in reality, we were just playing some really bad offences. And, I am in agreement that Daks slow start likely cost us the game, this has been a season-long issue...would Romo have gotten off to a slow start, he might have, I just doubt he would have fallen behind 21-3...and these opportunities of HFA throughout don't come along that often (except for NE), so after getting behind and not getting Romo in the game, says more about what the teams plans are...they want to keep Romo healthy so they can trade him. I wanted Romo in the game when we were down 14-3.

 

[zrinkill]

Again ........ history say that Romo would have had 2 or 3 interceptions trying to catch up and make a big play when we were down by 18 ...... its what he does.

Now might he have won on that final drive if Dak had methodically already caught us up? Possibly ........ buthe also could hav thrown another interception .......... with Romo is always 50/50

 

[Nova]

Your take is on the money. This zero sum gain QB crap is tiring. Dak was not responsible for this loss nor was Romo for many of his. The same excuses that are used to defend Dak (justifiably in the GB game) were not only ignored but refuted buy dozens of zoners when Romo lost under the identical circumstances - dropped passes, crap defenses, stupid penalties, crap ref calls etc. Romo wasn't perfect, but like Dak, was rarely the reason we lost and usually the main reason we win/won.

Can we not give a little respect to both of these QBs zoners? Their play has elevated a team with major holes for over a decade now. Would Romo have won this game? Probably not. Same formula of ineptitude that was responsible for the Cheesehead loss is basically a roadmap of Romo's losses.

The Quarterback position is and has been Super Bowl quality for almost a decade now. Give this kid and our past QB some damn respect. It's embarrassing when our own fans "out troll" other teams idiot fan bases.

Nailed it.

I'm not going to sit here and bad mouth Romo.

But I'm tired of hearing about what Romo 'would have done' when Dak wasn't the reason we lost.

The OP has been trolling for days, though in many different threads.

 

[DFWJC]

Again ........ history say that Romo would have had 2 or 3 interceptions trying to catch up and make a big play when we were down by 18 ...... its what he does.

Now might he have won on that final drive if Dak had methodically already caught us up? Possibly ........ buthe also could hav thrown another interception .......... with Romo is always 50/50

Since he's only had one real interception in 6 total playoff games, history does not say that at all, Zrin.

I'm not one that's saying they should have pulled Dak though. Just pointing out the facts.

In 2014 playoffs, and at home, we were down 14 to Detroit--who had a FAR better defense than GB, and Romo brought us back for the win and had no picks in doing so.

None of know if we'd have won with Tony. I do know Dak played a good game.

 

[PoundTheRock]

Rhetoric like this thread is why Romo won't be on this team next year. It's Daks team now, Romo had more than enough chances. He never played as well as Dak did last week in the playoffs, but here people are crowing about what he would've done. Well he didn't because he's a brittle, husk of a player. We have a strapping stud to carry us to what is hopefully a more prosperous era of Cowboys football. Get with it or follow Romo to another team. Beyond tired of fans who put Romo ahead of the Cowboys. If he was the savior you guys thought he was he would've won more than 2 games in the decade of football he started here.

 

[PoundTheRock]

One constant = Garrett, 1 playoff win in 6 and a half years and that's with great QB play most of the time.

He's as big a bugaboo as Jerry Jones at this point. He's an obstacle the team has to overcome to win.

 

[PoundTheRock]

Against primarily soft coverage...

Romo would've thrown a soft pick or two.

 

[PoundTheRock]

Your take is on the money. This zero sum gain QB crap is tiring. Dak was not responsible for this loss nor was Romo for many of his. The same excuses that are used to defend Dak (justifiably in the GB game) were not only ignored but refuted buy dozens of zoners when Romo lost under the identical circumstances - dropped passes, crap defenses, stupid penalties, crap ref calls etc. Romo wasn't perfect, but like Dak, was rarely the reason we lost and usually the main reason we win/won.

Can we not give a little respect to both of these QBs zoners? Their play has elevated a team with major holes for over a decade now. Would Romo have won this game? Probably not. Same formula of ineptitude that was responsible for the Cheesehead loss is basically a roadmap of Romo's losses.

The Quarterback position is and has been Super Bowl quality for almost a decade now. Give this kid and our past QB some damn respect. It's embarrassing when our own fans "out troll" other teams idiot fan bases.

Help on D and a coach, sky's the limit. Unfortunately, we'll get neither.

 

[LocimusPrime]

Go Cowboys

 

[Coy]

Since he's only had one real interception in 6 total playoff games, history does not say that at all, Zrin.

I'm not one that's saying they should have pulled Dak though. Just pointing out the facts.

In 2014 playoffs, and at home, we were down 14 to Detroit--who had a FAR better defense than GB, and Romo brought us back for the win and had no picks in doing so.

None of know if we'd have won with Tony. I do know Dak played a good game.

Good post, look at his playoff numbers, 8 TD's, 2 Int's and a 93 rating, don't know why most people think he is a turnover machine when he has the 4th best td/to ratio ever.

 

[LocimusPrime]

Good post, look at his playoff numbers, 8 TD's, 2 Int's and a 93 rating, don't know why most people think he is a turnover machine when he has the 4th best td/to ratio ever.

 

[DFWJC]

Good post, look at his playoff numbers, 8 TD's, 2 Int's and a 93 rating, don't know why most people think he is a turnover machine when he has the 4th best td/to ratio ever.

And one of those picks came 10 years ago on an end of game last resort Hail Mary type throw....right after Patrick Crayton had stalled his route on a probable TD the play before. Inches from 9:1 vs 8:2....very strong either way.

You won't hear me belittle Dak...absolutely pumped we got him.
But anyone saying Romo turned it over a lot in the playoffs is off base.

 

[the_h0wey]

At QB, game was lost in the first quarter. Dak always starts of slow, I'm heartbroken the better QB was on the bench.

Dak doesn't play Defense

 

[Jake]

When you create a thread called "No way we lose with Romo" you're automatically splitting the fan base, and to what end? Just to stir the pot out of boredom?

QBs often get too much credit or too much blame, and when it comes to the latter Romo has been the poster child. He gets ripped in ways some other QBs never have - part of being a Dallas Cowboy. But to say there's "no way" we lose with Romo is not supported by his playoff record, and it's doing to Dak what has been done to Romo for years - blaming him for a loss that had a lot more to do with the failures of other people.

I like Tony, and wish we'd have won more with him, but at this point it's time to move on. He'll be 37 soon, and his presence has become more of a distraction than a security blanket. Besides, he still wants to play and I hope gets a chance to do it. It just won't be in Dallas any longer.