Prescott vs. Romo Playoffs

[PA Cowboy Fan]

I don't detest it. If people can come up with legit reasons for why he was better than good then go for it. But the stuff i'm seeing is insane.

And believe it or not its proabbly recency bias me saying Romo wasn't good enough in the playoffs.

It took me to see what Dak, Purdy and Daniel Jones did for me to come to grips that Romo should've been better in the playoffs at times. You need that moment where you play over your head. Some guys don't. Some guys teams are just so stacked they can just go with the flow and have a mid-game and be ok. Some can't. Cowboys had some good teams under Romo....but he needed more to win.

I answered your question. He wasn't capable of taking his game to another level. That was one of his faults. Few examples:

We know of the Dez catch. We know it was a great pass, great catch....somehow got called not a catch. But let's revisit this play. It was 4th and 2 with 4 minutes left on the clock. That was a low percentage throw that should've counted but didn't. Something shorter would've been smarter there.

Let's go to his 2007 season.....we remember the key Crayton drop. But Romo also overthrew Crayton on what would've been a touched in the 4th quarter. He also took some key sacks in the 4th quarter of that game.

These were not his best games. Now go to the Bronco's game and see how great he played in that game aside from the 4th quarter interception.

Romo didn't play great in that 2007 game. Yet Crayton gets all the blame.

 

[Nav22]

What did the Giants defense do? Romo threw them a interception in the 1st half and the corner dropped it. They had some sacks where Romo should've thrown the football away....the Giants shut down the Pats but not the Cowboys. Cowboys all game committed stupid penalties, took stupid sacks, dropped footballs......this is why I say y'all try to rewrite history because how y'all remember this game is much different than reality. Everyone came out of that game thinking the Cowboys choked.

They held the Dallas Cowboys to 17 points.

That's what their defense did... they did their jobs.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Not many franchises have had the stability at QB the Cowboys have had over the years.

Exactly

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

They held the Dallas Cowboys to 17 points.

That's what their defense did... they did their jobs.

Cowboys had dropped passes....over throws....bad sacks....there was so much to that game to just sit here and say the Giants D is why they lost. You're talking to so someone who watched that game recently i'm not going based off memory. I think you may be and its just off based. Anyone who watches that game will come away from thinking the Cowboys left points on the board.

Romo didn't play great in that 2007 game. Yet Crayton gets all the blame.

Naw he most definitely didn't. They blame Crayton's drop but not the touchdown he had where Romo overthrew him.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Not many franchises have had the stability at QB the Cowboys have had over the years.

We have been fortunate. The only time we didn't have a franchise QB was between Aikman and Romo.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

We have been fortunate. The only time we didn't have a franchise QB was between Aikman and Romo.

Part of me says we have been fortunate...then I remember I saw every single game they played from Clint Stoerner, Anthony Wright, Quincy Carter, Vinny T, Bledsoe, Ryan Leaf, Drew Henson, Chad Hutchinson........the football gods owed us going from Romo to Dak lol.

 

[Legend]

"good". Tope five of his time.

"In fact, if you compare Romo’s numbers to those of Staubach and Aikman, he blows them out of the water."
Let’s start with completion percentage. Romo’s career percentage is at 64.6. Aikman’s is 61.5 and Staubach’s 57. Today’s game might pass more, but that wouldn’t help Romo in this category.

How about touchdowns? Romo has 208 career passing touchdowns, while Aikman had only 165. Romo’s record in a single season is 36, which he accomplished in 2007. Staubach’s high was 27 and Aikman’s 23.

Romo’s disparity in quarterback rating might be the most surprising. His career rating is 95.8, good enough for fifth in league history. He’s ahead of players like Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Kurt Warner and Joe Montana."

Just for starters. So maybe it's OTHER people that "just can't be realistic"....eh?

Did Romo elevate his game during must win regular season games (with the playoffs on the line) and the playoffs?

At least Staubach and Aikman experienced SB success.

Trying to win a divisional playoff game was an insurmountable challenge for the Romo led Cowboys.

 

[KJJ]

We have been fortunate. The only time we didn't have a franchise QB was between Aikman and Romo.

They didn’t have a franchise QB when the Cowboys first started in 1960. The Bears drafted Don Meredith in the third round in 1960 and promptly traded him to the Cowboys but he wasn’t ready to play. After the Cowboys traded for Meredith, they traded with Washington for Eddie LeBaron. They needed an experienced QB but LeBaron wasn’t very good and it was a rough go for the Cowboys until Meredith gained some experience. The team had a lull at QB from 1960 until around 1963 when Meredith began to establish himself. The Cowboys suffered another lull at QB from 86 to 89 when Danny White began to falter, and he was replaced by Gary Hogaboom and then Steve Pelluer. Those were some pretty rough years. Once Troy Aikman arrived in 89 and gained experience and the team got better around him the Cowboys were rolling again. The next lull at QB came between 2000 and 2006. The Cowboys went through a bevy of QBs after Aikman was released in 2000 until Romo took over in 2006.

 

[SultanOfSix]

If in 2007 Dak played like he did against the Buccs? He would've been a SB champion. Same goes for 2014. Hell if he would've played like this last year he might've been a SB Champion.

What were the differences between the 2014 and 2016? Explain?

And I didn't miss any point your only point is defending Romo at all costs. And that's cool i'm here for it.

I use to give Romo and Dak the same excuses.....ahh man they need more talent and better coaches around them. Which is true. But then it hit me.....Romo never had his best game of the season in the playoffs. Dak either. I can no longer give these guys the excuse unless they lose playing a great game. Like Romo in the Bronco's game....he gave all he had. Yeah he threw a interception to seal the game but he put up 40 plus and lost. That's a prime example of being the best player on the field and not being good enough.

How were they the same? They were 12-4 in 2014, in 2015 Romo got injured and they were so bad they had the 4th pick in the draft where they picked up Zeke in the 2016 draft. I'm not gonna do a player by player analysis of both teams. It was your claim that they were essentially the same.

Romo had the second highest QB rating of a Dallas QB ever in GB in 2014 and one of the highest ever in the playoffs against a divisional opponent and one of those completions in a game where officials aren't supposed to interfere and where big time players are supposed to make big time plays to make names for themselves got ripped away from them that would've been a catch any other year in the league. What more could he have done? Throw for 5 TDs and 500 yards? Nothing to satisfy you because you've already established your foothold that Romo didn't "step up" enough because the Cowboys didn't go anywhere. Yeah, everyone knows QBs can't win SBs without an organization that knows what they are doing. The Cowboys during most of Romo's time between Parcells and McCarthy was not one of them, where he had one of the most unqualified head coaches in the league and JJ et al still doing drafts prior to hiring McClay. The drafting and coaching for Dak has been miles beyond what Romo had during those years.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

How were they the same? They were 12-4 in 2014, in 2015 Romo got injured and they were so bad they had the 4th pick in the draft where they picked up Zeke in the 2016 draft. I'm not gonna do a player by player analysis of both teams. It was your claim that they were essentially the same.

Romo had the second highest QB rating of a Dallas QB ever in GB in 2014 and one of the highest ever in the playoffs against a divisional opponent and one of those completions in a game where officials aren't supposed to interfere and where big time players are supposed to make big time plays to make names for themselves got ripped away from them that would've been a catch any other year in the league. What more could he have done? Throw for 5 TDs and 500 yards? Nothing to satisfy you because you've already established your foothold that Romo didn't "step up" enough because the Cowboys didn't go anywhere. Yeah, everyone knows QBs can't win SBs without an organization that knows what they are doing. The Cowboys during most of Romo's time between Parcells and McCarthy was not one of them, where he had one of the most unqualified head coaches in the league and JJ et al still doing drafts prior to hiring McClay. The drafting and coaching for Dak has been miles beyond what Romo had during those years.

Huh? I'm asking you what was different in personnel? Instead of Dez they had Amari. Instead of Demarco they had Zeke. My point is they were both good enough to win and both failed. They were both built from the offensive line out. Some would argue 2014 was better.

And you keep talking about Romo's QB rating....his QB rating was high because he only threw 19 passes...He only had 191 yards let's not act like he was invincible that game. They didn't ask much from him. Good luck winning with 191 yards and 2 TD's you better get 3 or 4 from your running backs.

Its funny though. McCarthy sucks and was so bad that not many teams wanted him. But now that he's coached this team now he's great. Never any middle ground. No. Now he's the missing link lol. I guess man lol....


We've deaded this awhile ago. Just agree to disagree. You think he was great I think he was good. At this point you are resorting to revising history. We'll get nowhere.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Huh? I'm asking you what was different in personnel? Instead of Dez they had Amari. Instead of Demarco they had Zeke. My point is they were both good enough to win and both failed. They were both built from the offensive line out. Some would argue 2014 was better.

And you keep talking about Romo's QB rating....his QB rating was high because he only threw 19 passes...He only had 191 yards let's not act like he was invincible that game. They didn't ask much from him. Good luck winning with 191 yards and 2 TD's you better get 3 or 4 from your running backs.

Its funny though. McCarthy sucks and was so bad that not many teams wanted him. But now that he's coached this team now he's great. Never any middle ground. No. Now he's the missing link lol. I guess man lol....


We've deaded this awhile ago. Just agree to disagree. You think he was great I think he was good. At this point you are resorting to revising history. We'll get nowhere.

Why ....are you....fighting....so hard....to downgrade tony romo?
Are you a fan of the cowboys? You keep saying you are....but you keep fighting to curb stomp romo's face....
Under the guise of fair. Come on dude. Admit it. You hate romo and protecting dak. It is....the only explanation for this zealous arguing.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Did Romo elevate his game during must win regular season games (with the playoffs on the line) and the playoffs?

At least Staubach and Aikman experienced SB success.

Trying to win a divisional playoff game was an insurmountable challenge for the Romo led Cowboys.

Did the other players elevate their game...as much as an undrafted romo did?

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Romo didn't play great in that 2007 game. Yet Crayton gets all the blame.

Seems to me romo is still getting all the blame.

When did you see a thread started blaming crayton for not being able to win?
Never...so ...

 

[Gator88]

Let's go to his 2007 season.....we remember the key Crayton drop. But Romo also overthrew Crayton on what would've been a touched in the 4th quarter.

Lol, might as well say that you don't understand football. Crayton stopped running for no reason at all on the route, but Romo should get the blame for that?

 

[Legend]

Did the other players elevate their game...as much as an undrafted romo did?

There are no valid excuses for why Romo never played in a NFC Championship game.

He was not good enough.

 

[Legend]

Lol, might as well say that you don't understand football. Crayton stopped running for no reason at all on the route, but Romo should get the blame for that?

They both were not good enough. No need to blame one or the other for their playoff failures.

 

[Gator88]

They both were not good enough. No need to blame one or the other for their playoff failures.

Lol, an all time WR choke by the only healthy WR isn't on the QB. But I guess you're not bright enough to separate responsibility.

 

[Legend]

Lol, an all time WR choke by the only healthy WR isn't on the QB. But I guess you're not bright enough to separate responsibility.

Eli Manning and the Wildcard Giants won that season.

Romo, Crayton, and many others all lost.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Seems to me romo is still getting all the blame.

When did you see a thread started blaming crayton for not being able to win?
Never...so ...

It's in any thread talking about that game. Excuses. Romo played pretty well in the 2014 game. Just about the only one he played well in that we lost. Maybe I expected more from Romo. He wasn't an all time great. But you sure should bring it in playoff games.

 

[Qcard]

Cowboys had dropped passes....over throws....bad sacks....there was so much to that game to just sit here and say the Giants D is why they lost. You're talking to so someone who watched that game recently i'm not going based off memory. I think you may be and its just off based. Anyone who watches that game will come away from thinking the Cowboys left points on the board.


Naw he most definitely didn't. They blame Crayton's drop but not the touchdown he had where Romo overthrew him.