Prescott and Romo have provided our ownership enough to build around

[leeblair]

I know we’d all like to have more Elite HOF caliber QB’s. Everyone does. But in any given era there’s usually only about a handful to go around to 32 teams.

Our dysfunctional ownership has actually been very fortunate with an undrafted and 4th round pick propping up a beleaguered franchise for last 20+ years.

And it’s on our leadership which hasn’t pursued greater coaching, front offices with intention to wear all hats meddling and undermining football operations.

Most successful organizations could have delivered deeper runs in the playoffs building a more balanced team and supporting cast with these capable QB’s.

Yes , one of the Elite HOF caliber QB’s might have taken us further with teams built but when you know you don’t have a Mahomes or Brady you build your team accordingly.

Our Bozos never got it. Thinking they had an Elite QB who was enough to carry the team and its weaknesses. But these QB’s despite not being Elite would have been enough for most franchises to build more successful teams around.

Romo killed his own chances to achieve greatness by buying into Garrett's pass happy, undisciplined offense, and wasted his career.
Dak is the player that has held the Cowboys back during his tenure by choking in big games.
Jerry is right; the Cowboys have been close.
It has been his pets that have sabotaged some great rosters.
He just refuses to acknowledge his mistakes.

 

[pansophy]

People call “cracking under pressure” as not being able to make up for the deficiencies of all the other bad players around them. Romo’s season when he got an MVP vote is when we had a running game and a defense giving up 22 points a game, which only middle of the pack. He didn’t have to be so aggressive as to try to make up for everybody else.

Look up QB EPA stats in the 4th quarter when behind both Romo and Dak are among the top of those lists. Those stats apparently ‘lie’ though because we don’t win all those games. If Dez’s catch was called correctly, and we get a TD, does anyone really think that our defense stops Rodgers from a game winning drive? That too would have been Romo’s fault because he left time on the clock and scored too quickly.

The more ‘rationale’ fans would have blamed Ware for not sacking Rodgers to win the game and showing up when it matters.

We have fallen into Jerry’s trapped. Notice the stars and don’t pay attention to the bottom half of the roster, who are the actual reason why we lose year after year.

Jerry pays for stars and loyalty and then tries to make up for the lack of money for other positions with high risk reward players. How many years have we would looked like world beaters the first few weeks until injuries and off the field issues result in us having to play backups who are barely good enough to be in the league at all.

Sometimes these players work out. Thank God we have Pickens right now. Many times it does not.

Our problems are overall roster construction strategy, not this player or that one.

 

[nate dizzle]

They've just simply got to put responsibility ANYWHERE but where it belongs with Dak.

They claim Dak has always had to go it alone, but history shows the opposite - Dak has had loaded teams and couldn't do anything in the playoffs with it.

They belittle the other players, Aikman, Stuabach, Jimmy Johnson, and anybody else to shield a mid QB who has never come close to earning his stupid contract.

Somebody literally posted an X link that compared Aikman and Caleb Williams first 20 starts to try and make it look like Aikman was a worse QB than Williams. We've reached the point where supposed fans of the team want to denigrate one of the all-time greats that played here and won a SB MVP and 3 rings, to try and prop up a guy that hasn't gotten past the divisional round. You can't reason with these people, they're not based in reality.

 

[pansophy]

Somebody literally posted an X link that compared Aikman and Caleb Williams first 20 starts to try and make it look like Aikman was a worse QB than Williams. We've reached the point where supposed fans of the team want to denigrate one of the all-time greats that played here and won a SB MVP and 3 rings, to try and prop up a guy that hasn't gotten past the divisional round. You can't reason with these people, they're not based in reality.

I don’t know why people try to compare QBs from different eras. The rules are so different now.

 

[nate dizzle]

I don’t know why people try to compare QBs from different eras. The rules are so different now.

Clinging to anything they can

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

To pretend that these teams aren’t good enough for Dak when Cooper Rush is 9-5 with the Cowboys is what’s most bizarre.

Give it a rest grandpa.

 

[pansophy]

Give it a rest grandpa.

The biggest difference in Dak and Romo teams is this:

When Romo got hurt the season really was over.

When Dak gets hurt a bum like Cooper Rush goes 9-5.

Dak and Romo both are loser QBs, but only one of them consistently has a good roster around them.

and Baltimore sits at 1-5.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

and Baltimore sits at 1-5.

You realize that makes Rush going 9-5 with Dak's roster makes Dak look really bad, right?

If Rush, the bum, can go 9-5 with your roster then why are you 2-5 in the playoffs?

 

[plasticman]

The Cowboys in the 2010's and 2020's have produced teams that were more productive than the Cowboys teams that went to NFL championships and Super Bowls in the 70's and 80's.

They just don't know how to perform in a single elimination scenario.

2016 - #5 offense, #5 defense, #9 in turnover ratio

2021 - #1 offense, #7 defense, #1 turnover ratio

2022 - #1 offense, #5 defense, #5 turnover ratio

In some cases, they were the #1 seed.

What was the difference?

Landry had Staubach and White

Jerry had Romo and Prescott.

That was the difference.

 

[gtb1943]

The Cowboys in the 2010's and 2020's have produced teams that were more productive than the Cowboys teams that went to NFL championships and Super Bowls in the 70's and 80's.

They just don't know how to perform in a single elimination scenario.

2016 - #5 offense, #5 defense, #9 in turnover ratio

2021 - #1 offense, #7 defense, #1 turnover ratio

2022 - #1 offense, #5 defense, #5 turnover ratio

In some cases, they were the #1 seed.

What was the difference?

Landry had Staubach and White

Jerry had Romo and Prescott.

That was the difference.

Landry was a HOF coach
you seem to have a problem telling the whole story

 

[Flamma]

I would take an great defense over an great QB.

Championships can be won with a great defense and a QB like Romo or Dak.

Big and little are too short on football knowledge to figure that out.

History shows this to be true. Recent history as well. They don't even have to be great defenses. Just very good. The last great D was 2013. They destroyed one of the best offenses in NFL history led by a hall of fame QB. Russel Wilson was a decent QB at that point in his career.

Garoppolo and the 49ers trounced the Packers and Rodgers in the NFCCG. We usually take the flashy route instead.

 

[pansophy]

You realize that makes Rush going 9-5 with Dak's roster makes Dak look really bad, right?

If Rush, the bum, can go 9-5 with your roster then why are you 2-5 in the playoffs?

So your point to is compare Dak's entire playoff career to a single season in 2022 when Rush went 4-1 and we go 12-5? Offense putters out after Pollard gets injured against SF who was the #1 scoring defense at 16 points a game. Zeke was the sub for Pollard.

This by the way is exactly why we lose year after year. When a starter goes down we rarely have a guy behind them that can pull their own weight because Jerry pays too much for stars and doesn't leave much for depth, and we fill those spots with high risk reward players we can get for cheap.

Rush went 4-4 last year and we don't go to the playoffs. Not sure how any of this is relevant to the four other seasons we lost in the playoffs.

Lamar Jackson has won the MVP twice (almost 3 times) and has never been to a super bowl. There is only so much one player can do.

To my eyes Dak had a miracle first season and had his weaknesses exposed in year 2. Teams realized he didn't have the accuracy to throw outside, the clogged the middle of the field, and it was rough going for 3 seasons. To his credit he was able to change his throwing motion and those issues really aren't there anymore. The offense has been very productive the last several seasons.

Narratives die hard. If this was 2018 I'd be with you, but that Dak is long gone.

 

[john van brocklin]

I know we’d all like to have more Elite HOF caliber QB’s. Everyone does. But in any given era there’s usually only about a handful to go around to 32 teams.

Our dysfunctional ownership has actually been very fortunate with an undrafted and 4th round pick propping up a beleaguered franchise for last 20+ years.

And it’s on our leadership which hasn’t pursued greater coaching, front offices with intention to wear all hats meddling and undermining football operations.

Most successful organizations could have delivered deeper runs in the playoffs building a more balanced team and supporting cast with these capable QB’s.

Yes , one of the Elite HOF caliber QB’s might have taken us further with teams built but when you know you don’t have a Mahomes or Brady you build your team accordingly.

Our Bozos never got it. Thinking they had an Elite QB who was enough to carry the team and its weaknesses. But these QB’s despite not being Elite would have been enough for most franchises to build more successful teams around.

Exactly!!!!
And we had Dak on a rookie deal for peanuts for several years.
What a perfect time to use that extra cap space and go all in.
Instead we have an amateur front office with no clue.
We are doomed until we get a real GM.

 

[Zman5]

The biggest difference in Dak and Romo teams is this:

When Romo got hurt the season really was over.

When Dak gets hurt a bum like Cooper Rush goes 9-5.

Dak and Romo both are loser QBs, but only one of them consistently has a good roster around them.

What happens in 2016 when Romo went down in preseason? I think some third string rookie QB won 13 games.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

What happens in 2016 when Romo went down in preseason? I think some third string rookie QB won 13 games.

You're proud of that 13-3 but 0-1 in the playoffs team, aren't ya?

Pound that chest, bro.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

There is no proof that Dak or Romo could win you a SB with an elite defense.

There is proof to the opposite as both had top 5 defenses at points during their careers and yet neither could get past the divisional round.

You've got to stop thinking that both Dak and Romo have always had to go it alone. That is not the case. Both have had more opportunities than most QBs who have ever played. Results? 2-4 and 2-5 playoff records with only wild card wins.

There is PLENTY of proof that very average QB win super bowls. With a good defense.

But why bother showing the likes of you? It's readily available. But here you are...showing complete ignrance and frankly...with all due respect...stupidity.

Not gonna waste the time on the likes of you.

 

[Diehardblues]

There is PLENTY of proof that very average QB win super bowls. With a good defense.

But why bother showing the likes of you? It's readily available. But here you are...showing complete ignrance and frankly...with all due respect...stupidity.

Not gonna waste the time on the likes of you.

There’s no reasoning with Trolls.

 

[Zman5]

You're proud of that 13-3 but 0-1 in the playoffs team, aren't ya?

Pound that chest, bro.

Just pointing out how wrong you were as usual .

MountainLiarSoyBoy.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Just pointing out how wrong you were as usual .

MountainLiarSoyBoy.

Says the person who looked at this year's roster and said "12-5".

 

[Zman5]

Says the person who looked at this year's roster and said "12-5".

Didn't you say all Romo's teams were terrible? That third string rookie QB from 2016 must have been pretty good to win all those games and go toe to toe vs Rogers in the playoffs with such a terrible team.

Don't you agree MountainLiarSoyBoy?