When did that happen?
Romo played in four preseason games twice
- 2006 - Drew Bledsoe was the starting QB and Romo played in all four pre-season games. He had never thrown a pass in the NFL until that preseason. He didn’t throw a TD in any of them, but he did look good in his first start. This was the season when Bledsoe’s flamed out and Romo was promoted to starter in week 8
- 2010 - The only reason he played in four games that year was because the league invited the Cowboys to play in a fifth game, the Hall of Fame Game. Romo did not play in the fifth and final preseason game
Your memory must be better than mine because I didn’t remember 2006 a “prove it” year. The guy had never thrown an NFL pass and the starting QB was 35 years old and in his 14th season. Maybe Parcells wanted to see if Romo could do anything but hold a clipboard on the sideline which was the closest he had gotten to the field for three years. Anyway, that’s what backups who have never played a game do. They play in the preseason.
Now, surely you weren’t referring to 2010. If so, then you, my friend, smoke crack. By that point, Romo has been a three time pro bowler and had just led the Cowboys to an 11-5 record and their first playoff win since 1996!!! He was far past needing to prove anything.