PLAY THEM BOTH! Romo AND Dak! Smartest thing to do

[Michael88Irvin]

We have TWO very talented Quarterbacks, with TWO winning skill sets. They both know how to win, and work well with THIS offense.

Smartest thing to do would be to play both QBs! Mix it up... alternate drives, game plan them both. Defenses won't know what to do. We have TWO elite QBs, use them both!

If we play our cards right, we can use this to our advantage. Don't hamstring ourselves keeping Romo on the bench. Dak IS a rookie (talented, but a rookie nonetheless)... 1 - he is not used to playing 16 games (many rookie QBs begin to fade in the 4th quarter of the season. 2 - Defenses now have plenty of game film on Dak, and are going to school. 3 - Romo is healthy and ready to go... and is a proven commodity. 4 - If we mix it up with Dak and Romo, it could make them both more effective.

 

[SultanOfSix]

The smart thing to do is play the better player, in practice and on the field. Afraid of losing momentum, chemistry, keep a good thing going, etc., and all these other buzzwords or platitudes are irrelevant to coaching. They are all facades for winning, and playing the better player puts the team in a better position to win. The job of the coaching staff is to put the best players on the field and maximize their talents by putting them in a position to succeed.

 

[SacredStar]

Would throw the defenses off for sure, but then again that works in college football. I doubt it would have the same effect at the pro level.

 

[Jake]

Tom Landry tried that in 1971, even going so far as having Morton and Staubach shuttle in plays. After a loss in Chicago dropped the team to 4-3 he announced Staubach would be his starter. The Cowboys didn't lose another game and won their first SB that season.

 

[bark]

Well let's see. We have a kid from the south, he gets all games where the temp is say 45 or above.
We have a Qb from the north country, he gets all bad weather and cold games.......

 

[Beast_from_East]

We have TWO very talented Quarterbacks, with TWO winning skill sets. They both know how to win, and work well with THIS offense.

Smartest thing to do would be to play both QBs! Mix it up... alternate drives, game plan them both. Defenses won't know what to do. We have TWO elite QBs, use them both!

If we play our cards right, we can use this to our advantage. Don't hamstring ourselves keeping Romo on the bench. Dak IS a rookie (talented, but a rookie nonetheless)... 1 - he is not used to playing 16 games (many rookie QBs begin to fade in the 4th quarter of the season. 2 - Defenses now have plenty of game film on Dak, and are going to school. 3 - Romo is healthy and ready to go... and is a proven commodity. 4 - If we mix it up with Dak and Romo, it could make them both more effective.

Might actually be a good idea to try............you see this a lot in college, not so much in the pros. If you do see it in the pros, it is usually some option plays for a wildcat type QB that comes in that you would not run with your pocket QB.

In all honesty, I anticipate that Dak will get the Tampa game all to himself and if he sucks again, then there will be some serious internal discussions about Romo playing.

 

[Michael88Irvin]

Would throw the defenses off for sure, but then again that works in college football. I doubt it would have the same effect at the pro level.

Thing is, you rarely have TWO elite level QBs, that work well with the Offensive structure in place, yet have different strengths in skill sets. Would be an interesting dynamic to employ!

 

[xwalker]

We have TWO very talented Quarterbacks, with TWO winning skill sets. They both know how to win, and work well with THIS offense.

Smartest thing to do would be to play both QBs! Mix it up... alternate drives, game plan them both. Defenses won't know what to do. We have TWO elite QBs, use them both!

If we play our cards right, we can use this to our advantage. Don't hamstring ourselves keeping Romo on the bench. Dak IS a rookie (talented, but a rookie nonetheless)... 1 - he is not used to playing 16 games (many rookie QBs begin to fade in the 4th quarter of the season. 2 - Defenses now have plenty of game film on Dak, and are going to school. 3 - Romo is healthy and ready to go... and is a proven commodity. 4 - If we mix it up with Dak and Romo, it could make them both more effective.

The team has won 11 games and lost 2 games. More of the same please.

 

[Michael88Irvin]

The team has won 11 games and lost 2 games. More of the same please.

That's the problem... more of the same, now that the league has plenty of game film on Dak, is unlikely. Romo is the tested / proven commodity. But I say utilize them both! Dak has plenty of upside, but we shouldn't waste Romo's expertise just because Dak rode the horse during that winning streak... Romo could/would have done the same. Dak brings a few things to the table that Romo does not AND vice versa. Romo would have shreaded the NYG Defense.

 

[Blackspider214]

Would throw the defenses off for sure, but then again that works in college football. I doubt it would have the same effect at the pro level.

False. It does not even work on the college level. Tenneesse has tried this. And other teams have with failure. You can't win like this.

My high school team actually did this and was one of the best teams in state at our classification doing this. But that's high school. This is the goofiest idea I've heard.

 

[CowboysRule]

There's a reason teams don't ever really do this. It just doesn't work. You have to have a good relationship with your receivers. You need to be on the same page. The offensive line has to know what you are doing behind them. You really can't get all that with two different guys running the team.

 

[Joe Realist]

Tom Landry tried that in 1971, even going so far as having Morton and Staubach shuttle in plays. After a loss in Chicago dropped the team to 4-3 he announced Staubach would be his starter. The Cowboys didn't lose another game and won their first SB that season.

This is not 1971.

 

[Clove]

You play Dak Prescott, end of story. Mess up or not, you are not going to risk the future starting QB for this team to try and coddle a few fans love affair with Romo. I'll repeat this in case the Romo crowd didn't hear me. HE'S HAD 10 YEARS TO DO SOMETHING AND HASN'T. I'm not going back down that road again.

 

[Homer]

There's a reason teams don't ever really do this. It just doesn't work. You have to have a good relationship with your receivers. You need to be on the same page. The offensive line has to know what you are doing behind them. You really can't get all that with two different guys running the team.

I don't know if I necessarily agree with the OP but teams probably don't do this because they usually don't have 2 qbs that are both great. the receivers i'm sure are familiar with Romo, as is the line. And now they are familiar with Dak, so i'm sure they would know what adjustments to make when they see which qb is coming in.

Again, not saying I agree with this style of play but i wouldn't be against it if they tried it out.

 

[links18]

We are more likely to confuse our own receivers doing this rather than opposing defenses.

 

[links18]

You play Dak Prescott, end of story. Mess up or not, you are not going to risk the future starting QB for this team to try and coddle a few fans love affair with Romo. I'll repeat this in case the Romo crowd didn't hear me. HE'S HAD 10 YEARS TO DO SOMETHING AND HASN'T. I'm not going back down that road again.

Yeah, you're not Jerry and Jerry is a Romo fan.

 

[Clove]

Yeah, you're not Jerry and Jerry is a Romo fan.

And Jerry said he's sticking with Dak, so, I guess you guys have to cry another few weeks.

 

[Jake]

We have TWO very talented Quarterbacks, with TWO winning skill sets. They both know how to win, and work well with THIS offense.

Smartest thing to do would be to play both QBs! Mix it up... alternate drives, game plan them both. Defenses won't know what to do. We have TWO elite QBs, use them both!

That sort of thing always sounds better on paper, as it did to Tom Landry in 1971. It was a disaster. He scrapped it in week 8 and the Cowboys didn't lose another game.

Landry decided to alternate his two quarterbacks on every play of the week 7 game against the Bears. The results were disasterous as the Cowboys turned the ball over seven times. The Cowboys managed 344 passing yards, but Morton and Staubach combined for four interceptions.

NFC East Standings (after Week 7)

With the loss to the Bears, the Cowboys were 4-3 at midseason and were two full games behind the Commanders.

Washington Commanders, 6-1
Dallas Cowboys, 4-3

http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/2009/04/24/71-cowboys-struggle-thanks-to-confusion-at-qb/

 

[links18]

And Jerry said he's sticking with Dak, so, I guess you guys have to cry another few weeks.

You trust anything Jerry says? Man, you sound like you'd rather lose with Dak then win Romo, just because. Team last, I guess.

 

[Ratmatt]

You play Dak,and leave Romo on the bench.There shouldn't be any other option.