Stuck in limbo still

[Runwildboys]

As much as I like Dak, I also know he could flop. You're absolutely right. Nothing is a sure thing.....

Oh, is that what he meant by that? I thought that was some kind of Everglades slang!

 

[Donhyphen]

Info on Romo from a Doc: http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...ermanent-damage-no-surgery-fine-to-play-again

Can I post a link to another site? I mean I just did but is it ok to do here?

 

[Runwildboys]

Yeah, me too, Runny. But I am trying to balance my expectations for this kid and it helps that I watched him quite a bit in college, I wasn't in college, he was. If he makes some of those throws he made last season a lot of this Dak love is going to cool. And for the longest time Romo would make 2-3 of those "what the hell was that" throws a game, usually with bad results if the DB held on.

The coaches have to manage him to help him mange the game. He's got a hell of an offense around him so he doesn't have to be Wonder Boy and he seemed to understand that in his interview. But that's talk and not under fire from a NFL defense. What helps control expectations is recalling what great QBs in college looked like their rookie seasons when they had to start. What elevates my expectations is those QBs didn't get to play in an offense this good. Everything is there for him to be successful.

And Dak may play well enough for us to win and be done in by this defense, don't trust them even a little bit at this point.

It's all so confusing and frustrating!!!

 

[ksadler1]

Oh, is that what he meant by that? I thought that was some kind of Everglades slang!

That's the way I took it.. Hell, I don't know, I've been reading forums too long today. Think I'll take a break and let my mind clear for a while.....

 

[Runwildboys]

That's the way I took it.. Hell, I don't know, I've been reading forums too long today. Think I'll take a break and let my mind clear for a while.....

LOL....It happens.

 

[CouchCoach]

That's the way I took it.. Hell, I don't know, I've been reading forums too long today. Think I'll take a break and let my mind clear for a while.....

Does that work to clear the mind? I come here to chase away the disturbing thoughts but then a see "fish in a boat flopper" and sink into despair. Then again, I am not a fisherman because I might accidentally catch something and have to do something with it. And that flopper thing is not appealing, might get scales in my cocktail.

 

[BourbonBalz]

Dak MIGHT be the future, and I certainly hope he is. However, he is NOT the present. When Romo is sufficiently healed up, he needs to be under center. I hope Dak wins every start, but even if he does, Romo should be back in when ready. He absolutely gives the team the best chance to win now and that isn't even in question.

 

[BourbonBalz]

Keep hanging on my man to that old and tired dream. While you are at it, I will be embracing the future. Dak is THAT good. I expect you to tell me I was right after...................Ill give you 4 games.

Neither you nor anyone else knows how good Dak will play when the bullets are for real. I hope he looks like the best rookie QB in history, but that's yet to be seen. You need to get off his sack until he's played a few games that actually mean something.

 

[DandyDon1722]

All comes down to how we arrive at those records and how much Romo would have affected the outcomes. And when those losses come. What if Dak is 3-4 but got there by winning the last 3 in a row?

Some will say Booger will play him because he's paying him all that money. He's paying him all that money regardless and paid Owens 9M not to play. The money isn't as big a part of it as some make it out to be for Booger. And the loyalty thing is overblown, he lied about Aikman retiring.

The mere fact that this is Romo we're talking about, the single most polarizing player in the history of the NFL, unless Dak really stinks it up, there is going to be a QB controversy,

I think you're overstating and understating two things.

I don't believe Romo is as polarizing now as he used to be. The longer he's played the more respect he's garnered around the league and the media. From his commercials to his appearances on national shows, people know him now, much more than when he broke in. I also believe being married and having kids as softened people, even opposing fans. I'm on other team's boards all the time checking in and the predominant theme is, "Yeah, I hate Romo, cause he beats us, but he can ball."

If there's a line Tony is right there with the rest of the Cowboy QB's probably ahead of Troy and eventually, Dak will joining them, it's the nature of the business with the Cowboys.

Just this week on Igglesphans a guy wrote I like Dak's game and now and forever I have to say **** Dak!.

I mean you have to go to Ray Rice, Ray Lewis, Mike Vick, Greg Hardy, Johnny Manziel, Tim Tebow, Terrell Ownens, to name a few and if you wanted to go back, there's a lot more.

Secondly, I thnk you're really underestimating Jerry's love of Romo. Romo is not Troy in Jerry's eyes. Troy was Landry and Tex and Jimmy, etc. Tony gave Jerry a lot of sway when he hit for him as an undrafted free agent and it was during a time when Jerry wanted the world to know he was the man. Remember, Jerry drafted Quincy. Jerry's got a huge mural of Tony in his office and he looks upon him as another son. I have worked projects with a billionaire out of Dallas who is close with both Jerry and Tony and he tells me all the time how much Jerry loves Tony Romo.

But at the end of the day, I agree with you. If Dak lights it up, well, that's football. It's just the way it is. If Dak struggles, then Tony's still the man until the next hit. I also think you made a good point about how it happens. The three-game losing streak is gonna be a lot different than a three-game winning streak.

 

[DandyDon1722]

Can't wait for Tony anymore. We got to play the season like he's never coming back. If he does return and doesn't get re-injured then fine. We played the Tony will save everything for us last year and it didn't work. the only reason we were still in the playoff race was because the division sucked.

Again, I'm not saying you're wrong, that could be the case. But if Dak is not that one in a million shot, and if he struggles, it will be Tony's team until he can't play anymore and maybe by that time Dak will be fully ready to go.

 

[erod]

Has it ever struck any of you that dak may be just as big of a fish in a boat flopper?
Everyone here assumes he's the real deal because of a few ps games, and you all assume he's the next big thing.. maybe in a few years he will be, but that's a mighty big assumption.

It's absolutely possible. But I think he'll be really good sooner or later.

 

[rags747]

The chance of Dak lighting it up are pretty slim IMO. Would love to see the kid go gangbusters from the start but it won't be easy. Let's see if he can light up the league like Romo did from his first start on. The Romo era is still in play, just sidetracked temporarily. This board makes me laugh...

 

[Cowpolk]

The chance of Dak lighting it up are pretty slim IMO. Would love to see the kid go gangbusters from the start but it won't be easy. Let's see if he can light up the league like Romo did from his first start on. The Romo era is still in play, just sidetracked temporarily. This board makes me laugh...

Romo is still the starter Dak is the backup doing what backups do

 

[CowboyRoy]

Neither you nor anyone else knows how good Dak will play when the bullets are for real. I hope he looks like the best rookie QB in history, but that's yet to be seen. You need to get off his sack until he's played a few games that actually mean something.

He will have his growing pains. Im making the call. This kid will be good.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Romo is still the starter Dak is the backup doing what backups do

Dak is the starter and Romo is on the bench with a broken back.