Tony Romo - A Football Life

[VaqueroTD]

Did I just walk into 2016?

No, you walked into the offseason.

 

[Flamma]

Coaches don't always know who the better QB is until they actually take the field. Trent Green would have started for the Rams back in 1999. What if Bledsoe doesn't get hurt on the Patriots? And even though Romo wasn't totally ready, you could see how much better the team was was him in there over Bledsoe.

 

[VaqueroTD]

What trips me out the most about Romo is everyone admits if not for Quincy Carter unexpectedly getting cut, Romo was a sure goner. Good coaches too like Parcells and Sean Payton. Makes me wonder how many other former NFL players are out there that might have gone on to decent long careers if they had some luck. Not much of a farmhand system in the NFL.

 

[Qcard]

I read parts of this post but not all, but it turned into a Romo vs. Dak, and as @Qcard always says, it's not about football.

Yeah....must be hard fitting in NFL game starts into retirement schedule....

When the full measure of Dakota's Career can viewed in his retirement...then your sentiment will shift from whining to relevance.

I Love Romo but those who embellished his career are sickening. Romo's best years were foiled by chosing Garrett over Payton and hanging onto Garrett 5 years too long

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

All I know with Romo is I never felt we had a chance because I was always waiting for the goof up to Happen. And it usually did. He did make losing exciting though. With Dak I think he's regressed and last year's playoff game was worse than any playoff game Romo had. I hope he can be fixed but I have my doubts. It is his 8th year.

 

[removed_20241105]

I thought Romo was a great QB. I believe he was always priority one for the opposition to stop. He seemed to have to carry and direct the offense mainly from the line of scrimmage. It appeared he was as much QB as offensive coordinator on game days and it was stressful seeing him down to the wire on the play clock trying to get them in the right call.

Had some real bonehead plays too. Overall, I thought he was a great player.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

All I know with Romo is I never felt we had a chance because I was always waiting for the goof up to Happen. And it usually did. He did make losing exciting though. With Dak I think he's regressed and last year's playoff game was worse than any playoff game Romo had. I hope he can be fixed but I have my doubts. It is his 8th year.

I think, in the case of Dak, last year was a bit of an abnormality. He's usually better about taking care of the ball. Plus, I think the fact we were basically running the same offense for 6 years may explain that. The offense has to be changed up a bit every so often.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I thought Romo was a great QB. I believe he was always priority one for the opposition to stop. He seemed to have to carry and direct the offense mainly from the line of scrimmage. It appeared he was as much QB as offensive coordinator on game days and it was stressful seeing him down to the wire on the play clock trying to get them in the right call.

Had some real bonehead plays too. Overall, I thought he was a great player.

He really was, and I think he'd have gotten us a title if not for some very unfortunate moments, such as Green Bay in 2014.

 

[Redline360]

Honestly believe if he played for a real football organization he would have gone / won at least one superbowl if not more.

He morphed into an elite quarterback however was surronded by an after thought of a team. Especially the defense bar a year or two. Jerry was not concerned with building a team until it was to late. Think if he played two more years and stayed relatively healthy with all the pieces in place we would have sniffed a superbowl.

I think people forget how damn good he was. Did he make bone headed plays? Sure but some of those teams were complete trash. Very few quarterbacks at the time would have dragged those teams to 8-8 records.

 

[dfense]

Watching a football life... Romo sat for 3 years?!?

With injuries, Romo played the equivalent of 8 seasons total. He's still 25th all time in TDs Has more TD's than the likes of Jim Kelly and Steve Young, who played in pass happy offenses. Young played 14 years as did Dan Fouts, who's 22nd in TDs.

 

[Big_D]

Honestly believe if he played for a real football organization he would have gone / won at least one superbowl if not more.

He morphed into an elite quarterback however was surronded by an after thought of a team. Especially the defense bar a year or two. Jerry was not concerned with building a team until it was to late. Think if he played two more years and stayed relatively healthy with all the pieces in place we would have sniffed a superbowl.

I think people forget how damn good he was. Did he make bone headed plays? Sure but some of those teams were complete trash. Very few quarterbacks at the time would have dragged those teams to 8-8 records.

Agreed. Romo had a nice career statistically but he needed a smarter front office to win. Jerry was his usual pathetic self at that time. Every decision after Parcells was more ridiculous than the last but some don’t seem to think that played any part. You have to build and develop. That wasn’t happening at the time since the front office was clueless on how to do that. They weren’t just going to live off of what Parcells did... and unfortunately that’s how it unfolded.

 

[DFWJC]

Darren Woodson said he was the best of them all in his rookie season.

That he did.

I think the answer is somewhere in between.

Tony himself said he wasn't ready as a rookie, but he most certainly sat at least a year longer than he should have.

Parcells teams were not known for offense and he was ultra-conservative. His best offenses (none were that good) had limited upside but also didn't turn it over much.
It was the downside he was worried about.
Silly, given the over-the-hill hacks he had out there ahead of Romo. May as well get the upside if the downside is there too.

 

[DFWJC]

All I know with Romo is I never felt we had a chance because I was always waiting for the goof up to Happen. And it usually did. He did make losing exciting though. With Dak I think he's regressed and last year's playoff game was worse than any playoff game Romo had. I hope he can be fixed but I have my doubts. It is his 8th year.

Yeah, your take on Romo has always been extreme in that regard.
He led the entire league in late 4th-quarter, game-winning drives for his last 6 years.
Yet you worried more about the bad that could happen (and sometimes did happen) than the good that happened literally more than any other player in that situation.

Glass half-empty thing




As for Dak, I've always supported him in varying degrees. I see his limitations as well, but think he is better than some here give him credit for.
So I stay out of the bashing

 

[CowboyFrog]

Then came Garrett...clapping them hands.

Dak had 3 all pros on the line in 2016 all in their prime plus the leagues leading rusher for the next 3 years, nothing EXACT about it. Romo's line was all 29 years old except for Flozell who was 32 back in 07 and Jerry's job from that point on was laughable.

i guess 2014 didnt happen....

 

[acr731]

With Romo you always had a chance, not the same with Dak. This team will not go anywhere till we have a new QB who's capable. It's the hard truth.

I don't think Dak is capable, even if everything around him was somehow perfect. But worse is he lacks the desire and passion to get the job done. In other words, I don't think he gives a damn. He got paid and now he's on cruise control.

 

[Big_D]

i guess 2014 didnt happen....

When he’s already 34? I guess the previous 6 years didn’t happen either. What did happen in those 6 years with the QB at the height of his career? Not much. Let me know when Dak has to deal with the special teams draft or the Roy Williams trade. Those are just some of the gems from Jerry during that period plus a whole slew more of stupid decisions.. don’t fool yourself!

 

[NotForLong]

I loved Romo and I love Dak. They are having similar careers but rabid Romo lovers will tear down Dak to build up Romo. To be fair, it happens the other way around too. They will never forgive Dak for taking Romo's job. They root against Dak so Dak can be seen as a failure like Romo is. That's why you see the Romo hate.

This is a mischaracterization based on a misunderstanding

No one Hates Dak for taking His Job. We hate Jerry for not allowing Tony to have an open competition for His Job . . . Period

Then after being frustrated by Jerry's idiocracy we had to come on this board and have people explain that it was the right thing to do

Since then The Pro Dak Crew have been vocal about how Great He is and How much of a Loser Room was . . . All we have done is defended Reality

There has been some kind of veil over Cowboy Fans eyes when it comes to Dak . . . It can not be explained but every year Dak loses Supporters as the Sobering Reality becomes clear . . . For whatever reason Dak shrinks under the pressure

Lets see what Big Mike can do because I am a Homer and I believe that it is a possibility that even Dak could be a Winner with the Talent this team has assembled

 

[Miller]

Yeah, your take on Romo has always been extreme in that regard.
He led the entire league in late 4th-quarter, game-winning drives for his last 6 years.
Yet you worried more about the bad that could happen (and sometimes did happen) than the good that happened literally more than any other player in that situation.

Glass half-empty thing




As for Dak, I've always supported him in varying degrees. I see his limitations as well, but think he is better than some here give him credit for.
So I stay out of the bashing

I’m between both of you! I always thought we had a chance with Romo because he could pull out some amazing plays with nothing around him but did slightly dread when the one or two bad plays would finish us. It was a tight rope! It took me a few years to appreciate him more because he did a lot of it with zero Oline and less talent than many of our current rosters.

 

[CowboyFrog]

When he’s already 34? I guess the previous 6 years didn’t happen either. What did happen in those 6 years with the QB at the height of his career? Not much. Let me know when Dak has to deal with the special teams draft or the Roy Williams trade. Those are just some of the gems from Jerry during that period plus a whole slew more of stupid decisions.. don’t fool yourself!

I mean did he not bring in TO? Witten.. he was 34 and had his best season...again this "Tony never had good players" stuff is ridiculous..He never had a complete team THATS true same as Dak, but again if it doesnt line up with your side of the argument it doesnt matter..I AM A BIG ROMO FAN same as Dak but I'm not going to change history for it...

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

I mean did he not bring in TO? Witten.. he was 34 and had his best season...again this "Tony never had good players" stuff is ridiculous..He never had a complete team THATS true same as Dak, but again if it doesnt line up with your side of the argument it doesnt matter..I AM A BIG ROMO FAN same as Dak but I'm not going to change history for it...

Why are you mentioning Witten? He was good sure...but I think their friendship had a LOT to do with their success. Not sure TO or Dez were necessarily good friends. it could be argued Witten is another example of Tony making, or having a LOT to do with... a receiver's success.

I'm not demanding you accept that POV, but there's nothing to indicate otherwise either.