Strength/weakness of Romo and Dak

[waldoputty]

2 biggest strengths

Dak
1. split second decision making - avoids big mistakes and able to throw the ball away
2. tough/young and threat to run

Romo
1. reading defenses - experienced in reading and making adjustments
2. improvising - can be Houdini in getting out of trouble


Weakness

Dak
1. reading defenses - less experience and can make less adjustments

Romo
1. Improvising increases chance for mistakes and risk of injury
2. How many hits can he take?


Conclusion
Prime Dak > Prime Romo due to minimizing mistakes because improvising is great for making mediocre teams better but may ultimately lead to self-defeating huge mistakes

Current Dak and Current Romo - not sure but we will probably find out in a few weeks.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Yeah, sure. "Prime" Dak will clearly be better than the most prolific passer in Cowboys history.

Where are you people coming from?

 

[erod]

Romo is better than Dak until (1) he gets hurt again, (2) he shows he's no longer his 2014 self, or (3) Dak learns to read defenses at Romo's level.

It's the perfect situation all the way around.

 

[CATCH17]

Romo is better than Dak until (1) he gets hurt again, (2) he shows he's no longer his 2014 self, or (3) Dak learns to read defenses at Romo's level.

It's the perfect situation all the way around.

The thing is.. Dak is completing over 70% of his passes. I don't know if Tony can do that.

How can you do any better than Dak is right now?

Also, Dak is making plays within the scheme and we haven't seen a whole lot of that with Romo.


If we're down 14 points then give me Romo all day but if it's close or we're leading I think i'll take Dak.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Dak's strengths:
(Far and away)1. Excellent at handing off
2. Throws mostly accurate short/medium passes to open receivers when given an eternity in the pocket

Dak's weaknesses:
To be determined as soon as he is needed to do something besides the above

 

[erod]

The thing is.. Dak is completing over 70% of his passes. I don't know if Tony can do that.

How can you do any better than Dak is right now?

Also, Dak is making plays within the scheme and we haven't seen a whole lot of that with Romo.


If we're down 14 points then give me Romo all day but if it's close or we're leading I think i'll take Dak.

Romo led the league in completion percentage in 2014.

You can do a LOT better than Dak is right now. He's playing so conservatively, which is good, but it isn't what you want long term. I wish he'd thrown an interception or two because it might loosen him up.

Guys were open down field yesterday, but he doesn't even look down there.

Look, he's doing great. He'll develop very nicely, and I think watching Romo for a while will ACCELERATE that development.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

I think they both have some great qualities. I am in the camp that Romo starts when he is healthy. I think he has earned that right. However, I am not blind as to what Dak is doing and how impressive he has been. So I am really kinda torn but I still think Romo has earned the right to resume his role as the QB and prove he can or can't play any longer.

Can a team have 2 starting QB? I am not a fan of rotating QBs in a game. But what about game plan to game plan? Not even week to week, but which ever QB gives us the best chance to win that week depending on the opponent we are playing and the game plan the coach's feel is the best play. And it would drive the other team crazy, not knowing which QB to prepare for which would give us a huge advantage. Silly I know but again, I am torn.. I want Romo to be given the opportunity but at the same time, Dak has been amazing.

 

[CATCH17]

Romo led the league in completion percentage in 2014.

You can do a LOT better than Dak is right now. He's playing so conservatively, which is good, but it isn't what you want long term. I wish he'd thrown an interception or two because it might loosen him up.

Guys were open down field yesterday, but he doesn't even look down there.

Look, he's doing great. He'll develop very nicely, and I think watching Romo for a while will ACCELERATE that development.

I'm glad it's not my decision.

If it were i'd probably go back to Romo but I don't feel confident about stopping Dak Mania.

 

[erod]

I'm glad it's not my decision.

If it were i'd probably go back to Romo but I don't feel confident about stopping Dak Mania.

We're all WAY to worried about it. The team loves them both. There's not a real competition here.

Romo is Romo, and Dak is the future. Clear as a bell to me.

We fans need to count our sudden blessings, and stop worrying so much about this.

 

[waldoputty]

I'm glad it's not my decision.

If it were i'd probably go back to Romo but I don't feel confident about stopping Dak Mania.

On one hand, would be great if Romo comes back and offense becomes even more unstoppable.
On the other hand, would be bad if Romo comes back and plays so-so.
It would be hard to put Dak back in, hurting momentum and chemistry...

 

[DFWJC]

I realize early rankings, and especially total defense rankings, are not the end-all to judge a defense.

Having said that, here are the rankings of some defenses Dallas will play and those they already have played

Scoring Defenses, to play
1--Minnesota
2--Philadelphia
2--Philadelphia
7--Baltimore
9--Pittsburgh
12--Green Bay

Scoring Defenses, have played
15--New York
16--Cincinnati
19--Washington
21--Chicago
25--San Francisco

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Total Defenses, to play
2--Philly
2--Philly
4--Green Bay
5--Baltimore
8--Minnesota

Total Defenses, have played
15--Cincinnati
17--Chicago
20--New York
22--San Francisco
28--Washington

 

[Garrettop]

This early in the season, it must be pointed out that the rankings and standings of the "have playeds" are somewhat heavily affected by having played them. The Bengals D was supposedly impressive but *now* that Dallas ran over them and handed him an L it's a team with a weak run D and losing record.

 

[dfense]

The thing is.. Dak is completing over 70% of his passes. I don't know if Tony can do that.

How can you do any better than Dak is right now?

Also, Dak is making plays within the scheme and we haven't seen a whole lot of that with Romo.


If we're down 14 points then give me Romo all day but if it's close or we're leading I think i'll take Dak.

2014 Romo 69.9% 34 TDs 8.52 per comp 113.2 qb rating

Well, it ain't 70%

 

[theebs]

2014 Romo 69.9% 34 TDs 8.52 per comp 113.2 qb rating

Well, it ain't 70%

he missed 70 % on that final game by one throw. the last incompletion literally of the season at washington in the 4th qtr cost him 70% which I believe he would have been only the fifth player to do that.

 

[theebs]

The thing is.. Dak is completing over 70% of his passes. I don't know if Tony can do that.

How can you do any better than Dak is right now?

Also, Dak is making plays within the scheme and we haven't seen a whole lot of that with Romo.


If we're down 14 points then give me Romo all day but if it's close or we're leading I think i'll take Dak.

I have zero complaints about Dak. He is getting better every week. One of the best plays he made yesterday to me was the incompletion on first down on the drive before the half, had he tried to get that to zeke its six the other way and it changes the game...he threw it into the turf. there was another play on one of the first half drives where it was similar, he threw it into the bench. Really really smart football in the situation. Cant say enough about him.

the other side to me that would be different without 9 is that on the play to witten that witten dropped on the third down before the half terrance williams ran a terrific corner route and was open. A good throw there and its 20 yards plus if he breaks the tackle its six. I think this is a little thing where Romo will operate different, he will look to those routes first. Romo is excellent getting the ball to Williams and making him a big play guy. As long as Romo has the arm strength to make these throws I think he will produce that type of play.

 

[TheHerd]

The thing is.. Dak is completing over 70% of his passes. I don't know if Tony can do that.

How can you do any better than Dak is right now?

Also, Dak is making plays within the scheme and we haven't seen a whole lot of that with Romo.


If we're down 14 points then give me Romo all day but if it's close or we're leading I think i'll take Dak.

You don't think Tony has a 5 game stretch of 70% completion? I think you're probably wrong since he was at 69.9 for the entire 2014 season, though I'm far too lazy to check.

 

[waldoputty]

I have zero complaints about Dak. He is getting better every week. One of the best plays he made yesterday to me was the incompletion on first down on the drive before the half, had he tried to get that to zeke its six the other way and it changes the game...he threw it into the turf. there was another play on one of the first half drives where it was similar, he threw it into the bench. Really really smart football in the situation. Cant say enough about him.

the other side to me that would be different without 9 is that on the play to witten that witten dropped on the third down before the half terrance williams ran a terrific corner route and was open. A good throw there and its 20 yards plus if he breaks the tackle its six. I think this is a little thing where Romo will operate different, he will look to those routes first. Romo is excellent getting the ball to Williams and making him a big play guy. As long as Romo has the arm strength to make these throws I think he will produce that type of play.

Those are really good examples for both QBs.
One QB plays within the system but is more limited in the passing game.
The other opens up the game more but takes risks for which Parcells used to try to rein him in.

 

[theebs]

Those are really good examples for both QBs.
One QB plays within the system but is more limited in the passing game.
The other opens up the game more but takes risks for which Parcells used to try to rein him in.

He is long long way from needing to be reined in. He plays within the offense and always has. He looks for big plays just like every qb does. He has the confidence in his teammates and himself to make those big plays and he has been proven right about that most of his career.

and by the way the throw to Williams in the situation I mentioned is by no means a risk in any sense of the word. Not even close and I bet if you were sitting with Wilson, linehan or garrett they would say throw it to 83 there because he was running against a safety in a zone and was wide open right from the snap, its a 20 + yard play and a safe throw.

 

[waldoputty]

He is long long way from needing to be reined in. He plays within the offense and always has. He looks for big plays just like every qb does. He has the confidence in his teammates and himself to make those big plays and he has been proven right about that most of his career.

and by the way the throw to Williams in the situation I mentioned is by no means a risk in any sense of the word. Not even close and I bet if you were sitting with Wilson, linehan or garrett they would say throw it to 83 there because he was running against a safety in a zone and was wide open right from the snap, its a 20 + yard play and a safe throw.

Every QB looks for big plays. Romo has the special ability to keep things alive and that could also be his weakness. But we shall see as it looks like Romo will be back with the 2016 running game that appears to be superior to 2014.