The future is finally in focus

[Stash]

I would say that Romo is considerably better than Dak. Head and shoulders above him as an NFL quarterback. So when Romo is healthy, he starts. Dak has the tools, he's got the potential, but when Romo is healthy he's just vastly superior to anything you'll get from Dak right now. And that will be best for Dak because he'll be able to take his experience and go back to the sidelines to continue to learn and develop.

That wasn't what I asked, was it?

 

[CowboyRoy]

Why will we be disappointed if we have Dak Prescott?!

Thats what you don´t understand!! Romo is the better quarterback, we don´t need to worry every time he gets hit because we know we have Prescott behind him, plus Prescott will have time to watch and learn. Look at Garapolo from New England, look at Rodgers in Green Bay, look how many years it took Cam Newton to be good.

Let me ask you this:

Is going back to Romo the best thing for the Cowboys next year and the year after?

 

[JDSmith]

Yes,because in game 1, Dak did not drop the passes thrown to him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He also didn't

So if the Cowboys are 5-2...do you bench Dak? That is what I mean by politics...which rule in a entertainment conglomerate like the Dallas Cowboys...but in Seattle....in New England...in places that are REAL football organizations...they would roll with whomever got you to 5-2. Benching someone who is 5-2 would not be good for the lockeroom.....but wins and losses have not been the determining factor in Dallas in a long time. That is what I mean by politics.

It is laughable to read threads with people just realizing that Witten is not the guy he used to be...that has been the case for a while now...but people who just listen to the owner and coach speak....think Witten is just getting off to a rough start. And while I am at...Romo...who has carried this entire organization on his back for years...is not the guy he used to be.

I am a big Romo fan...and want him to win the Super Bowl. I also don't think this team will be 5-2. But if Dak plays like this...and we are 5-2 in spite of this horrific defense...what FOOTBALL reason would we have for benching him?

This organization STUMBLED into Dak. If Kellen Moore had not broken his leg...we would not even know what we had in Dak. Dak is messing up the "process". So we are playing Dak because we had nowhere else to turn. So my hope is that someone in this organization RECOGNIZES a football player when they see one....and does what is best for the FOOTBALL team long term.

Because the offense will score more points with Romo. So that gives us a better chance to be 7-0 or 6-1 rather than 5-2. That's not politics.

 

[Idgit]

Another nice OP, erod. You do good work.

I'm sorry people fingerpainted all over it.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

Yep.......its like they dont care how good Dak plays or whatever. They are all just sitting there waiting for the injury prone and brittle Romo to come back so they can renew their laughable hopes at winning a SB this year.

We have ZERO chance of winning a Super Bowl with this defense this year. Romo would have to have the BEST year of his career to win with this defense. And simply cannot carry this team for 16+ games anymore.

 

[dallasdave]

He also didn't


Because the offense will score more points with Romo. So that gives us a better chance to be 7-0 or 6-1 rather than 5-2. That's not politics.

You can't score more points if you are not on the field playing the game !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BourbonBalz]

That's not the point, you're apparently assuming that if they make that move, it's the right one. I'm not.

I want off the roller coaster of relying on a player whose repeated health issues make him unreliable. And I want to keep going with the momentum of a player who has done his part to have this team 2-0.

If Romo gets hurt again, he gets hurt. The fact that he's had a couple of injuries the past two years does not in any way mean he will get hurt again. I get tired of hearing he's injury prone. It's bull crap. It's football. Injuries happen. Bones break. It doesn't mean it's going to happen again. My point is that Romo gives us the best chance of winning this year and going to the playoffs. As I've stated, I'm thrilled with Dak. He's played well, but not like the second coming of Joe Montana. He's well ahead of schedule in my opinion, but he's still a rookie and has not shown the ability to stretch the field like Romo can. That's why our run game has struggled. In both games, the defenses have stacked the line of scrimmage to stop the run. Until Dak proves he can stretch the field, we're going to see the same thing every week. Maybe it's him. Maybe it's the coaching staff. But, he hasn't shown that ability YET. We know Romo, when healthy, can stretch the field and make defenses pay for stacking the box.

 

[Stash]

Because the offense will score more points with Romo. So that gives us a better chance to be 7-0 or 6-1 rather than 5-2. That's not politics.

No, that's called assumption.

 

[JDSmith]

That wasn't what I asked, was it?

No, because you asked a question that has no point in the discussion. You don't seem to understand that.

Romo is better than Dak. The offense will be better with him at QB. The team will score more points. That gives us a better chance to win.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

He also didn't


Because the offense will score more points with Romo. So that gives us a better chance to be 7-0 or 6-1 rather than 5-2. That's not politics.

You mean like all the points we were scoring LAST year when Romo was "healthy"?

 

[CowboyRoy]

To who? While Romo is still a starter in the league, he's been injured a lot lately and has a big cap hit.
If they want to move on, post June 1st cut.

I will say I would start Romo when he is as healthy as he'll get. Whether he decides to play every snap like the game depended on it will determine how soon Dak comes back in.

Not sure who or what the market is. Cutting him would be another option. Ala manning and Luck.

 

[CowboyShuy]

Let me ask you this:

Is going back to Romo the best thing for the Cowboys next year and the year after?

Yes. He makes everyone in the team better.

 

[JDSmith]

No, that's called assumption.

Sure, based on Romo's 10 years as a starting QB. And the practices that the coaches will undoubtedly be watching. And common sense.

 

[dallasdave]

No, that's called assumption.

 

[DallasEast]

Another nice OP, erod. You do good work.

I'm sorry people fingerpainted all over it.

Fingerpaint isn't the description I would have chosen.

 

[BourbonBalz]

All these cats care about is winning a weak division so they can wave their pom poms.

Wow, you really are dense. Yeah, winning the division and going to the playoffs should be pretty much the goal every year. Once you're in the playoffs anything can happen.

 

[JDSmith]

Another nice OP, erod. You do good work.

I'm sorry people fingerpainted all over it.

With feces.

 

[DandyDon1722]

Thanks for giving your opinion.

Mine is that unless Prescott stumbles, I'm not 'giving' Romo the job back. Sorry, his play might not have lost it for him, but his health did.

If he's healthy and his play isn't the reason he shouldn't get his job back - then he should get his job back.

It's one thing to get caught up with Dak's play and poise, but it's entirely another to suggest that we wouldn't be better with Romo, especially if we want to make a playoff run. We are still pretty limited in our offensive game plan with Dak right now. He has yet to stretch the field and our running game isn't as effective as it should be.

There's nothing wrong with being excited about Dak and there's nothing wrong with being excited about Tony's return. They are both mutually exclusive.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Then you are wrong for wanting him over Romo. I'm interested in winning the division THIS year and going to the playoffs. Dak has played well and his time will come.

Ah, see this is where we disagree. I could care less about THIS year and winning the division and then getting beaten in the playoffs. I also think there is an outside chance that it could still happen with Dak.

I am more concerned about getting Dak and the future ready for WIINNING SB's.

Can you agree that when Romo comes back we have little shot to win a SB this year?

 

[DallasEast]

With feces.

lol