Video: We've seen Romo deliver plenty of these type of games Dak just had, yet doesn't get the same grief?

[Aviano90]

He did in 2009, 2nd ranked defense giving up less points than this squad is. He had a couple other very good defenses early in his career too. Again, people tend to forget about that.

Yup and then became a turnover machine against Minnesota in the playoffs. Offense hung that defense out to dry that day.

 

[Praxit]

Romo throws the pick to lose the game while Dak throws the TD to win the game. Big difference.

..Amen bro, In Dak we trust.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Hey — you asked the question. It’s not my fault you don’t like the answer.

The two of them will always be linked until Dak’s play makes us forget Romo or until Dak is replaced.

Yes, the team is winning, but they are winning despite Dak.

If we win a SB with Dak then I could care less about what others thinks. He would have done what Tony couldn't do. That will be his legacy.

 

[DallasEast]

Seriously what are you talking about?! Dak does not get 1/10th of grief of what Romo received during his time in Dallas. Romo was raked over the coals by fans, media, opposing players, opposing coaches, GMs, and media. They clowned on Romo during rankings. It was pathetic how poorly he was treated. Everyday. Every year.

^ This. Romo developed an extremely zealous widely non-appreciation of him beyond simple criticism. Some people simply did not like him and do not like him to this day. Not necessarily hatred by any definition of the word. Just various forms of dislike.

And it is ingrained. Take Deion Sanders for instance. Sanders was practically the poster child of Romo over-criticism throughout much of the latter's career. His dislike likely continues to this day.

Case in point: Many people have publicly stated Sanders is one of, if not, the best cornerback in NFL history but quite a few have also stated Sanders' only deficit in a remarkable Hall of Fame career was his 'business like' approach to tackling. Sanders rarely contested the claim. In fact, sometimes he publicly validated the long-held assertion.

Just last season, Romo, retired from football and a quickly established and respected game analyst, made an observation involving a Kansas City Chief cornerback making a poor tackling attempt on a hurdling Ezekiel Elliott and accurately made the comparison Chiefs player's effort with Sanders' past often discussed tackling efforts.

Long story short, Sanders did not react well to the truthful correlation made by Romo. Heck. Sanders did not even contest whether Romo's comparison was a lie. An untruth. A fabrication. No. Sanders' verbal counterargument was a short yet overzealous critique of Romo's career. Makes sense. it is how he views Romo. Unwavering and never changing. Sanders is not unlike many of Romo's hardened critics to this very day and beyond--minus Sanders' Gold Jacket, that is.

 

[whynot]

If we win a SB with Dak then I could care less about what others thinks. He would have done what Tony couldn't do. That will be his legacy.

Sure thing, and I’ll be right there with you.
Until then, he’s done exactly as much as Tony at this point in their careers.

 

[Carl23]

I still hate Patrick Crayton.

 

[Aviano90]

I still hate Patrick Crayton.

If Romo wouldn't have missed a wide open Terrell Owens for a TD in the 3rd quarter, we wouldn't be hating Crayton today.

 

[aikemirv]

This game should have been deja vu for many of us.
As great as the D has played for 3 quarters, I had that same old pit in my stomach as I knew they were gonna let the Eagles continue to score until it came down to who had the ball last. We've seen this same movie before.

Romo has delivered these type of games over the years... bad to mediocre for a few quarters, then ball out in the 4th to win it or score then watch the defense let the opposition walk down the field and win it.
Dak played poorly but didn't put his head down. He stood tall and played with guts. He's a work in progress but the kid has a moxy/clutch gene that very few have, even those with more physical talents.

We deify Romo but seem to forget the numerous games that he had that were carbon copies of tonight.
Remember these?

(Look at these awful INT throws.)


(The "Witten tackling a cheerleader" game.)

Dak has another yr left on his rookie contract. He's frustrating as heck sometimes but let's hope and see if the guy can get better. No, he's not the passer Romo became (and didn't benefit from sitting 4 years behind veterans) but its possible he can tweak some things in his game to become better.

The vitriol around here is ridiculous. The same way we defended Romo from outside critics is the same way some of us are defending Dak from his own fanbase. Sad.

Romo does not get grief - what a laugh!

 

[KMY_Amber]

Romo's going in The Ring.

It's Dak's turn now. And he just won 5 straight, and found a way to lead this team to a likely Division Title. That would be twice in three years, as an initial rookie QB.

The Cowboys team is not dynastic, there's not talent all over the field at every position. I ain't buying it. Yes, they're solid and getting better, but this is not some juggernaut.

So anyone who thinks this O-line is all world (Not), or the WRs are amazing (Not, especially before Coop got here), or that the TEs are studs (puhlease), or that this defense is incredible creating multiple turnovers per game like the Bears (Not), or that we even have an automatic 3 with the kicker (Not, but what a great 62-yard kick!)....I just don't see it. This is a good team, but not a great team....this ain't the 90s. Dak still needs to make plays for this to win games, and though he's not making ALL of them, he's making enough...and I'll take that. Division Titles, home field playoff games, they should be cherished and appreciated.

Dak's given us 2 home playoff games in 3 years, I like it, I like the direction we're headed....with him at the helm.

 

[northerncowboynation]

This game should have been deja vu for many of us.
As great as the D has played for 3 quarters, I had that same old pit in my stomach as I knew they were gonna let the Eagles continue to score until it came down to who had the ball last. We've seen this same movie before.

Romo has delivered these type of games over the years... bad to mediocre for a few quarters, then ball out in the 4th to win it or score then watch the defense let the opposition walk down the field and win it.
Dak played poorly but didn't put his head down. He stood tall and played with guts. He's a work in progress but the kid has a moxy/clutch gene that very few have, even those with more physical talents.

We deify Romo but seem to forget the numerous games that he had that were carbon copies of tonight.
Remember these?

(Look at these awful INT throws.)


(The "Witten tackling a cheerleader" game.)

Dak has another yr left on his rookie contract. He's frustrating as heck sometimes but let's hope and see if the guy can get better. No, he's not the passer Romo became (and didn't benefit from sitting 4 years behind veterans) but its possible he can tweak some things in his game to become better.

The vitriol around here is ridiculous. The same way we defended Romo from outside critics is the same way some of us are defending Dak from his own fanbase. Sad.

TBH whenever Romo played, 4'th quarters and December games were heart in mouth time for me. Every year in fact. He built that everlasting, enduring legacy right up there with "oh no Danny". If it wasn't for bad luck in December and January we may have won more than 2 play off games. Truth is when a QB pushes the ball down field and throws 54 passes chances are 1 or 2 will get picked off. That was Romo and we saw it last night in Dak. IMO, which isn't worth much, Dak is a better leader after 2.8 years than Romo was his first 4. Romo grew into that leadership roll, Dak has had it from game 1. Hopefully he keeps it throughout his career. We complain about accuracy but I'll take 42 out of 54. Now, just hang on to the damned ball. That's my only real complaint because 30 wins out of 45 isn't half bad or half good. It's 66.6% good

 

[gimmesix]

It's funny how people forget that Romo did have some very good teams around him earlier in his career. He did have 3 All Pro OLineman when he started his career, we did have a few good defenses as well, 2nd ranked at one point giving up even less points than this years squad. We did have a good rushing attack, not a single RB as good as Zeke, but a very strong committee at the time. He also had a young Witten, when he was a true All Pro. The fact is the talent was there, but those teams underachieved. I liked Romo and yes he pulled out victories that should have been losses, but he also turned some victories into losses with untimely turnovers too. Romo didn't miss open WRs too often, but he did try to throw into bad situations too. Maybe it's recency bias or just good old days syndrome, but people tend to forget that part of Romo's career.

He had some good parts around him, but those parts often failed to do their part.

Some tend to forget details like Terrell Owens basically being a decoy in the 2007 playoffs against the Giants because of injury and with Glenn just coming back from injury, our receiving corps was pretty decimated. They forget that offensive line, which had looked so good during the regular season, getting exposed by the Giants' stunting defense once it was able to take away the run in the second half. They forget the defense giving up a 61-yard TD pass just before halftime when Dallas was up 14-7. They forget an end-zone drop by Fasano when Dallas regained the lead having to settle for a field goal. They don't usually forget Crayton's wide-open drop (which led to Dallas punting and a 25-yard return giving New York the ball on Dallas' 37 on the go-ahead TD drive) or hesitating on his route when he had the DB beat for a TD, but they seem to equate them equally with Romo throwing a desperation fourth-down interception toward Glenn because time was running out and he had no choice.

Yet with all the going against him, we only lost 21-17 ... and Romo gets blamed inordinately for it. The devil is always in the details.

 

[WhizKid]

This game should have been deja vu for many of us.
As great as the D has played for 3 quarters, I had that same old pit in my stomach as I knew they were gonna let the Eagles continue to score until it came down to who had the ball last. We've seen this same movie before.

Romo has delivered these type of games over the years... bad to mediocre for a few quarters, then ball out in the 4th to win it or score then watch the defense let the opposition walk down the field and win it.
Dak played poorly but didn't put his head down. He stood tall and played with guts. He's a work in progress but the kid has a moxy/clutch gene that very few have, even those with more physical talents.

We deify Romo but seem to forget the numerous games that he had that were carbon copies of tonight.
Remember these?

(Look at these awful INT throws.)


(The "Witten tackling a cheerleader" game.)

Dak has another yr left on his rookie contract. He's frustrating as heck sometimes but let's hope and see if the guy can get better. No, he's not the passer Romo became (and didn't benefit from sitting 4 years behind veterans) but its possible he can tweak some things in his game to become better.

The vitriol around here is ridiculous. The same way we defended Romo from outside critics is the same way some of us are defending Dak from his own fanbase. Sad.

Did we forget how Romo was treated here during his career? LOL Like, has a couple years off really changed the historical documentation of our fan base and their hating towards Romo? I mean, lets say he was treated better than Dak, it is probably because Romo is a far superior QB than Dak. THAT IS NOT A KNOCK ON DAK! lol THEY CAN BOTH BE GREAT (or "great" in Dak's case ).
Something something Fan or fan. Have a good day guys and gals.

 

[Ranched]

Dak has another yr left on his rookie contract. He's frustrating as heck sometimes but let's hope and see if the guy can get better.

We've seen what Dak is capable of in his phenomenal rookie season. Reason being, he had Romo on the sidelines. Now he has Kellen Moore. Nuff said.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Yeah kind of like a mom who buys ice cream for her nine-year-old because he finally stopped wetting the bed

 

[Oh_Canada]

I think the difference is that Romo was a great QB so much was expected. Dak is not a great QB, so whenever he throws a TD pass its almost like an overachievement and everyone is thrilled.

Wow, Romo was a very good qb. Not great, great are not .500 qb’s and 2-6 in the playoffs.

 

[Oh_Canada]

If Romo wouldn't have missed a wide open Terrell Owens for a TD in the 3rd quarter, we wouldn't be hating Crayton today.

They also forget the easy pick six the Giants dropped late in the first half. He was awful most of that game.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Wow, Romo was a very good qb. Not great, great are not .500 qb’s and 2-6 in the playoffs.

His playoff record is the only knock on him and the only reason he won't be in the HOF. Unfortunately for Tony, that just how Qbs are measured and no conference title game appearence on his resume' is a big hole. But, in terms of arm talent and stats, he's as good as anyone that ever played the position in Dallas and he's a shoe-in for the ROH. Witten on the other hand will breeze into the HOF despite having no playoff success either b/c TE's are measured only on stats.

 

[atlantacowboy]

They also forget the easy pick six the Giants dropped late in the first half. He was awful most of that game.

We were a Patrick Crayton drop away from winning that game.

 

[Gaede]

Moral of the story for this thread. Cowboys fans are jerks regarding their QB, regardless of how good they are.

 

[glimmerman]

Seems that when Romo had a 3 turnover game that we usually lost..