Stephen Jones says the 1 priority in the offseason is to find a backup Qb

[Stash]

Please.

If Romo is healthy, Dallas wins the overtime games against New Orleans and Philly, the New York game, the Seattle game, the Tampa game, and quite possibly the Atlanta game.

They'd be 9-4 or 10-3 and this division would be over.[/quote]

"Please" is right. You go on and keep telling yourself that Romo is the 'cure all' for this team's ills. Even the half crazy owner disagrees with you and that guy is as 'shot glass is half full' optimistic as it gets!

How did the 'cure all' look against the Panthers? Before he was injured again? Not so good.

You want to put a bandaid on a gaping wound and thinking like that us what got us here. And what keeps us here.

 

[erod]

How did the 'cure all' look against the Panthers? Before he was injured again? Not so good.

You want to put a bandaid on a gaping wound and thinking like that us what got us here. And what keeps us here.

Romo wasn't healthy yet. He pushed it because of the desperation of the season. He looked shaky against Miami, too.

You don't just take two months off and beat an undefeated team with a great defense. It doesn't work like that. Carolina is playing far better today, as is Cam Newton, than they were in September. Teams build on victories.

It's not plug and play. Dallas built momentum as the season went on last year, too. Remember?

 

[Stash]

Romo wasn't healthy yet. He pushed it because of the desperation of the season. He looked shaky against Miami, too.

The fact is that he didn't have a great game in any of his appearances. I think simply chalking it up to health is a flimsy excuse and dismissive.

You don't just take two months off and beat an undefeated team with a great defense. It doesn't work like that. Carolina is playing far better today, as is Cam Newton, than they were in September. Teams build on victories.

It's not plug and play. Dallas built momentum as the season went on last year, too. Remember?

But yet it somehow was in his first game back against the Dolphins? That kind of throws a monkey wrench into that theory. The fact is that he never had. 'Romoesque' level game at any point this year, regardless of health.

It was one thing to do enough against a middling Dolphins team, or the mediocre NFC East. When this team has played against any quality, they've had their lunch money stolen, with or without Romo.

 

[dragon_mikal]

Please.

If Romo is healthy, Dallas wins the overtime games against New Orleans and Philly, the New York game, the Seattle game, the Tampa game, and quite possibly the Atlanta game.

They'd be 9-4 or 10-3 and this division would be over.

"Please" is right. You go on and keep telling yourself that Romo is the 'cure all' for this team's ills. Even the half crazy owner disagrees with you and that guy is as 'shot glass is half full' optimistic as it gets!

How did the 'cure all' look against the Panthers? Before he was injured again? Not so good.

You want to put a bandaid on a gaping wound and thinking like that us what got us here. And what keeps us here.

[/quote]

Uh it was glaringly obvious that Romo wasn't himself against the Panthers. Whether it was him not being ready after just 4 days rest or something else I don't know.

We heard the same argument last year after the 49ers game. Do we need to start thinking about drafting a QB in the top rounds? Yes. I don't think they'll be doing that this offseason, though.

 

[Stash]

Uh it was glaringly obvious that Romo wasn't himself against the Panthers. Whether it was him not being ready after just 4 days rest or something else I don't know.

He didn't look like himself all season when he played, save for that one drive against the Giants. But not all of that is easily dismissed by injury or time missed.

We heard the same argument last year after the 49ers game. Do we need to start thinking about drafting a QB in the top rounds? Yes. I don't think they'll be doing that this offseason, though.

Well if they simply do the same thing, they can expect the same results.

 

[erod]

The fact is that he didn't have a great game in any of his appearances. I think simply chalking it up to health is a flimsy excuse and dismissive.



But yet it somehow was in his first game back against the Dolphins? That kind of throws a monkey wrench into that theory. The fact is that he never had. 'Romoesque' level game at any point this year, regardless of health.

It was one thing to do enough against a middling Dolphins team, or the mediocre NFC East. When this team has played against any quality, they've had their lunch money stolen, with or without Romo.

What? The Romo comeback in Week 1 was pretty special. I think Joseph Randle had one of his brain-dead fumbles in that game on the five-yard line, too. Romo was moving the ball against Philly, but they were settling for field goals.

Last year, Romo was awful against the 49ers in the first game, then went on to the best season at QB in Cowboys history.

So there's that.

 

[Stash]

What? The Romo comeback in Week 1 was pretty special.

Yep, that one drive was epic.

I think Joseph Randle had one of his brain-dead fumbles in that game on the five-yard line, too. Romo was moving the ball against Philly, but they were settling for field goals.

Which is basically saying the same thing that I've been saying. Romo never looked like Romo, save for one great drive against the Giants.

Last year, Romo was awful against the 49ers in the first game, then went on to the best season at QB in Cowboys history.

So there's that.

Um, yay? He also happened to have the NFL's leading rusher (by the hugest of margins) along for the ride, didn't he?

What worked in 2014 simply didn't work this year, for many reasons and not just injury.

 

[JoeBoBBY]

I guess, asking Romo to do more, at his age , with the history of him doing it all, and his back/ribs and now collarbone history, and letting the leagues leading rusher go, as well as going with a proven underachiver as a backup, was ...................................... maybe, just maybe..........i dont know.............


A MISTAKE!

i love Romo. Think he is an all time great. But he overshadows this team. Romo is the Dallas Cowboys.

When the day comes , that isnt the case, I think we will see an entirely different team. -- It may be a 1-15 team. But anything different, would be like a ray of sunshine to me.

 

[erod]

Yep, that one drive was epic.



Which is basically saying the same thing that I've been saying. Romo never looked like Romo, save for one great drive against the Giants.



Um, yay? He also happened to have the NFL's leading rusher (by the hugest of margins) along for the ride, didn't he?

What worked in 2014 simply didn't work this year, for many reasons and not just injury.

You simply don't win without great QB play. There are 11 teams with winning records in the NFL. This year has a simple explanation.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

We really do need to draft the next QB. It's so darn obvious.

 

[Stash]

You simply don't win without great QB play. There are 11 teams with winning records in the NFL.

I wouldn't begin to debate you on that point, I completely agree.

This year has a simple explanation.

For you maybe. But as I've repeatedly stated, even the guy who writes the checks disagrees with you.

 

[Stash]

We really do need to draft the next QB. It's so darn obvious.

Not for everyone apparently...

 

[Mr Cowboy]

Does what you just wrote excite you about spending a top 10 pick on one of these iffy prospects?

other than OL, how successful has this team been in finding a stud in the first round at any other position?

if this team is good to go for the next 4-5 years with Romo, why is finding a back up such a concern?

 

[erod]

I wouldn't begin to debate you on that point, I completely agree.

For you maybe. But as I've repeatedly stated, even the guy who writes the checks disagrees with you.

The guy who writes the checks is, and should be embarrassed. Again. He's a colossal football disaster of a man.

This roster is good, but some critical judgments have blown up in their face. Trusting a psycho to replace Murray was just dumb, especially when in house they had to know how crazy Randle is. That position is two-fold, running and pass protection. The latter got Romo jacked early.

But mostly, losing your best to players for a huge part of the season doomed this year. No team could stand up to those specific losses. Take Brady and Gronk from New England, Rodgers and Nelson from Green Bay, Roethlisberger and Brown from Pittsburgh, Cam and Olsen from Carolina, Wilson and Baldwin from Seattle, etc. NO team can weather that.

 

[JoeBoBBY]

We need to get our next franchise QB. If romo goes down, he probably wont win games, but he will be getting vaulable playing time.....and we can use the time as part of his development.

I think we can get a RB in the later rounds, or pick one up in FA.

 

[erod]

other than OL, how successful has this team been in finding a stud in the first round at any other position?

if this team is good to go for the next 4-5 years with Romo, why is finding a back up such a concern?

Because with a pick that high, you need to find a Kalil Mack, JJ Watt, Bobby Wagner, Amari Cooper, Todd Gurley, Aaron Donald, etc.

Somebody that changes things now.

 

[erod]

We need to get our next franchise QB. If romo goes down, he probably wont win games, but he will be getting vaulable playing time.....and we can use the time as part of his development.

I think we can get a RB in the later rounds, or pick one up in FA.

Sounds awesome, but they typically don't exist. Just a bunch of Matt Cassel clones.

 

[JoeBoBBY]

Sounds awesome, but they typically don't exist. Just a bunch of Matt Cassel clones.

Well, I guess we shouldnt then, and leave it up to chance? Or, take a shot at least?

 

[erod]

Not for everyone apparently...

You act like it's so easy. 99 percent of QBs bust like grapes. That's just fact.

There are about 10-12 really good NFL quarterbacks on planet earth. That's it. The rest are Bobby Hoyer.

 

[Stash]

The guy who writes the checks is, and should be embarrassed. Again. He's a colossal football disaster of a man.

Say what you want about him, I won't disagree with much of it, but the fact is that few people, if any, agree with you.

This roster is good, but some critical judgments have blown up in their face. Trusting a psycho to replace Murray was just dumb, especially when in house they had to know how crazy Randle is. That position is two-fold, running and pass protection. The latter got Romo jacked early.

His injury wasn't the result of a missed block as in the past. That's an attempt at revisionist history, and a poor one.

But mostly, losing your best to players for a huge part of the season doomed this year. No team could stand up to those specific losses. Take Brady and Gronk from New England, Rodgers and Nelson from Green Bay, Roethlisberger and Brown from Pittsburgh, Cam and Olsen from Carolina, Wilson and Baldwin from Seattle, etc. NO team can weather that.

I'm not discounting those factors at all. But at the same time, they're not a 'get out of jail free' card for this team's other woes. Simply expecting to trot Romo out there again with no quality contingency plan is a recipe for disaster. And to not start to look for the future at the QB position is short-sighted and reckless.