The difference in taking those shots down-field is getting the time from the line. A large part of that is that the defense has to respect the run. Everything is inter-related. I agree, it was nice to see.
If Romo "has" to have a big day for the Cowboys to win, week after week, then it is a symptom of other problems on the offense. Aikman's numbers were never great, because he never had to carry the load like Romo has.
Romo can be asked to do far less, and the team can win far more games, if we have a completely functional offense. Romo would be able to manage the games and the team could rack up wins... and Romo, with lesser numbers would be considered a great QB.
Ain't that somethin'. Romo could eventually be considered in the same category as the greatest, and have more pedestrian numbers at the same time. All we need is for all the parts to function together.
Try telling that to the Giants, who lost to them... and then beat the Patriots yesterday. It's the NFL man.