Tony Romo is the most underrated Cowboy ever. Dak is making a case for the opposite

[DFWJC]

I disagree. I think Romo is vastly underrated. He's viewed around the NFL fan world as a talented choke artist. A stat compiler. When in reality I believe he was a championship caliber QB anchored to the worst owner and GM in all of sports. Get him out of the circus in Dallas and on a team with enough of a supporting cast and you see a different result over his career.

Romo was a true franchise QB. The slop we have now will never compare.

This...in spades

 

[starcity214]

I love Romo, Dak fan as well...but what chance did Romo give us that Dak hasn’t this season?

Early in Romo’s career, it looked promising. He went 13-3 and won a playoff game. After that...we went what..4 seasons without making the playoffs? So out of his 5 final seasons, he had one playoff appearance?

Going 8-8 for 3 straight years is only a chance in Jerry Land. That is pretty much what Dak is going to do this year..he gave us a “chance” by finishing 8-8 it 9-7. Just because you have a chance for the playoffs until the final weeks every season doesn’t mean you have a chance to win a Super Bowl.

You know what QBs give their teams a chance? QBs that will their team to the post season consistently. I know Romo had a lot working against him for the bulk of his career...so has Dak this year but neither QB was/is good enough to carry their team to the playoffs.

When the team around Romo failed him, he went 8-8 and made some costly mistakes trying to carry his team. When the team around Dak failed him, he went 8-8 and made some costly mistakes trying to carry their team. When the team around Aaron Rodgers fails him, he says they will win out and they win out, that is giving your team a chance. Peyton Manning makes a 1-15 team a super bowl contender...that is giving your team a chance. The Bengals have had a chance most years under Andy Dalton...do you put him on Romo’s level?

I will defend them both because it’s a team game but let’s not sit here and act like Romo finishing 8-8 for a chunk of his prime years is any different than Dak finishing 8-8. I hate when I hear Jerry say “Romo always gave us a chance”...it only shows how low the expectations of this team and fan base has become that having a chance to make the playoffs with two games to go is a compliment...we haven’t made a championship game appearance in over two decades.

Go look at How many top 16 (middle of the pack) defenses Romo had..

Go look at Romo's stats for those 8 and 8 seasons..


No comparison.

 

[Oh_Canada]

I rewatched the last 3 games. Seriously? Wth happened to Prescott. He couldn't even complete passes when he had time.

I rewatched Romo's last three games. What happend to him?

 

[Gameover]

Can you be the most overrated when you equaled the most underrated best season in your rookie year!


But he had more ....

You heard me!

 

[Ring Leader]

Exactly, underrated to the rest of the world but not to Cowboys fan. We saw Romo lead us to several 4th Qtr victories, escape the jaws of JJ Watts to throw a TD, etc.
When I see Tony I

That's because Cowboys fans formed their opinions of Romo by actually watching every game he played. Most non- Cowboys fans formed their opinions of him by slurping up media hacks clamoring anti-cowboy rhetoric they were practically forced to spew in an effort create a name for themselves hoping to become relevant to an overwhelming audience of Cowboy haters. Amazingly and maybe tragically and these bozos sucked some of the weak-minded Cowboys fans into the abyss.

 

[cowboyblue22]

dak Prescott is a bust he is at best a backup qb

 

[gimmesix]

Because for some odd reason, when Dallas lost it was always number 9's fault. For some odd reason, Dak seems to get a pass and we are constantly looking his skill players. Romo took players like Laurant Robins, Miles Austin, Patrick Crayton and made them heroic. Dak can't seem to complete a yard flat to Beasley.

I don't think Dak is getting a pass.

 

[Sarge]

It might be possible that Tony Romo is the most underrated and overrated QB in Cowboys history. Seems like you're either fully on board or fully not. No in between. Love him or hate him. Weird.

 

[gimmesix]

Romo was coaching last year..... hence the record

There might be some truth to this. Dak gave a lot of credit to Sanchez and Romo for helping him see what the defenses were doing last year. This year, all he had in his ear was Cooper Rush and a quarterback coach I've never thought does much to develop our QBs.

 

[gimmesix]

I disagree. I think Romo is vastly underrated. He's viewed around the NFL fan world as a talented choke artist. A stat compiler. When in reality I believe he was a championship caliber QB anchored to the worst owner and GM in all of sports. Get him out of the circus in Dallas and on a team with enough of a supporting cast and you see a different result over his career.

Romo was a true franchise QB. The slop we have now will never compare.

I really thought he should have left when he had a chance and went to a team that was solidly built and just needed a QB as the final piece. I truly believe he'd have a championship or two if he had done that.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

Because for some odd reason, when Dallas lost it was always number 9's fault. For some odd reason, Dak seems to get a pass and we are constantly looking his skill players. Romo took players like Laurant Robins, Miles Austin, Patrick Crayton and made them heroic. Dak can't seem to complete a yard flat to Beasley.

Haha you said Dak gets a pass. Guess you missed all the cut Dak threads

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

He never won anything but STILL gave us a chance every year, DESPITE Jerry Jones. That's how good Romo is. Dak is exposing how inept both Jones and Garrett are.

Who cares if he gave us chances every year. Still won nothing with him. He was wasted here. I think most knew that Jones and Garrett were inept when Tony was the QB.

 

[Boyz981]

Guess who isn't there helping Dak out anymore?? Ole #9 .... maybe that is the bigger issue this year!

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Haha you said Dak gets a pass. Guess you missed all the cut Dak threads

Not to mention most of the people that criticize Tony where behind him when he first started. This is only Dak's second season. If he plays like this next year you can count that there aren't going to be many people defending him.

 

[CATCH17]

I rewatched the last 3 games. Seriously? Wth happened to Prescott. He couldn't even complete passes when he had time.

Offense is too easy to scheme against and Dak only throws to wide open WRs.

 

[CATCH17]

Not to mention most of the people that criticize Tony where behind him when he first started. This is only Dak's second season. If he plays like this next year you can count that there aren't going to be many people defending him.

Lol people didn’t understand how good he was and now that we have a normal NFL QB everyone thinks he’s terrible..

Dak is good but he isn’t the artist Romo was.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

Not to mention most of the people that criticize Tony where behind him when he first started. This is only Dak's second season. If he plays like this next year you can count that there aren't going to be many people defending him.

The problem is the same ones saying Dak praised Wentz last season. Dak is having a better season this year then Wentz last year. Difference is Wentz lovers hate Dak and want to be about to complain we didn't trade up for Wentz

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

The problem is the same ones saying Dak praised Wentz last season. Dak is having a better season this year then Wentz last year. Difference is Wentz lovers hate Dak and want to be about to complain we didn't trade up for Wentz

Some where downing Dak last year and no matter what he did this year he was great last year.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

Some where downing Dak last year and no matter what he did this year he was great last year.

Dak was really good to start the season as well not including the Denver game.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Dak was really good to start the season as well not including the Denver game.

Yea I agree. He started losing confidence after that Atlanta game where he was pounded into the dirt time and again. That's on Garrett.[/QUOTE]