Why does this always happen

[TheMarathonContinues]

You may recall with Romo many would bring up Aikman. You see it to a lesser extent with Dez and Irvin. People trying to make a point and use a former player to justify their position.

I thought this was self explanatory but I guess its not. Thanks for explaining it to those who are confused.

 

[Ranched]

The Dak fans are lighting paper tigers in a jungle that they just cannot find their way out of, unless they tear down what was a damn good QB that tried his best just to prop up their boy. To me, it's sounds like a lot of forum girls/women that do this...amazing.

I guarantee you no real Cowboys fan wants Dak to be like Romo. Romo was a turnover machine for most of his career

So would any other quarterback w/that pathetic Oline. Romo was constantly forced out of the pocket running for his life. At least he tried. Both him & Dak are the best quarterbacks since Aikman & Garrett wasted them.

The only "turn over machine" Dallas ever had was Vinnie Intercepte Testaverde.

 

[CWR]

when the forum starts discussing Dak they always resort to Romo for some reason? It makes no sense to me! Romo won nothing and played his broken body the best he could, now he is gone.

However, every time someone criticizes Dak and his bad play here and there, it's "yeah, but...Romo did this and Romo did that, so see Dak is not as bad as you think he is. He passed for more yards than Romo"!

Who freaking cares!? See, I don't think they actually know what they are doing, because when they always bring up Romo they are actually propping Romo up by trying to compare the two. It make no sense. It's almost as if they want Dak to be like Romo otherwise they would not always bring him up?

"But, Romo got paid big money for doing nothing so Dak should be paid big money too." wth?

You just cannot compare the two. It was and is different times, different teams, different everything! So, why do the Dak lovers always bring Romo up?

Then come the best part about Dak. They are comparing Dak to some of the best QB's that are playing or have played in the past. "Yeah, but Dak is almost ready to throw for more yards than Peyton Manning...so there!" wth?

Dak is a better athlete than Romo, bigger, stronger, so yeah, I'll give Dak that, but trying to go back in time and compare the two is lazy and irrational at best.

The Dak fans....let's bring up Romo's flaws to show how great Dak is and that is the biggest paper tiger on this forum. Dak > Romo.

There is absolutely no way to compare the two because we cannot put Dak on Romo's teams and we cannot put Romo on Dak's teams to get a fair comparison...it's illogical, stupid, lazy and just an attempt to prop Dak up. On top of that, not only are they attempting to prop up Dak by putting down Romo, now they want to say that Dak is almost the same as Mahomes or Wilson?

The Dak fans are lighting paper tigers in a jungle that they just cannot find their way out of, unless they tear down what was a damn good QB that tried his best just to prop up their boy. To me, it's sounds like a lot of forum girls/women that do this...amazing.

Once some Dak fans realize that Dak is who he is, and that we have to live with him this season, don't worry...if Dak flunks out, Romo is not coming back, so feel secure on that.

You are just as bad as "Dak fans."

Why is it his detractors have to go so far over the top they can't acknowledge how good he actually is?

We aren't "stuck" with him. We are fortunate to have him. He isn't perfect, but he is a good strong, young qb and continues to improve.

You have a top 10 qb in this league and many of yall want to pile on him and blame every loss directly on Dak because he isn't Pat Mahomes.

Yall have moved the goal posts so many times I've lost count.

• He cant thrown for 300 yds dink and dunk remember?
• He can't do it without a strong run game
• He needs an elite offensive line
• He cant come back
• He cant beat top defenses
• He doesn't make progressions
• He cant throw wrs open
• Carson Wentz is better lol

Dak has slowly checked every box and continues to do so, while yall continue to add and revamp your list of reasons why he sucks. Whatever man. Don't come here acting like you're making a rational unbiased post when its complete and utter one sided nonsense.

 

[5Stars]

I sure did rile up a bunch of you ladies with this post, huh? Your Dak posters are in the mail.

(shooting fish in a barrel)

 

[BobbyFlame469]

I don’t get it either. Romo was an average QB who sometimes had good games.

 

[InTheZone]

...call me delirious, IMO Dak is much better then Tony. Tony was holding your breath every play.

with Dak I feel the game is over when we're down, with Romo I never felt that way
with Dak I'm expecting a 3 yard pass or 5 yard run on 3rd and long, with Romo I felt like a big play was about to happen
with Dak I'm expecting him to maneuver into a sack or pressure, rather than out of it...

 

[phildadon86]

with Dak I feel the game is over when we're down, with Romo I never felt that way
with Dak I'm expecting a 3 yard pass or 5 yard run on 3rd and long, with Romo I felt like a big play was about to happen
with Dak I'm expecting him to maneuver into a sack or pressure, rather than out of it...

I can play this game too.
With Romo i felt the game was over because every time he wound up to throw it was a heart attack waiting to see if the other team was getting it. (Before 2014)
With Romo I was waiting for a pass for 9 yards when we needed 10 to Jason Witten
With Romo I was expecting him to take an unnecessary sack and get hurt rather than throw the ball away. Romo NEVER threw the ball away what are you even talking about?

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

I don’t get it either. Romo was an average QB who sometimes had good games.

So not that different from Dak then.

 

[phildadon86]

when the forum starts discussing Dak they always resort to Romo for some reason? It makes no sense to me! Romo won nothing and played his broken body the best he could, now he is gone.

However, every time someone criticizes Dak and his bad play here and there, it's "yeah, but...Romo did this and Romo did that, so see Dak is not as bad as you think he is. He passed for more yards than Romo"!

Who freaking cares!? See, I don't think they actually know what they are doing, because when they always bring up Romo they are actually propping Romo up by trying to compare the two. It make no sense. It's almost as if they want Dak to be like Romo otherwise they would not always bring him up?

"But, Romo got paid big money for doing nothing so Dak should be paid big money too." wth?

You just cannot compare the two. It was and is different times, different teams, different everything! So, why do the Dak lovers always bring Romo up?

Then come the best part about Dak. They are comparing Dak to some of the best QB's that are playing or have played in the past. "Yeah, but Dak is almost ready to throw for more yards than Peyton Manning...so there!" wth?

Dak is a better athlete than Romo, bigger, stronger, so yeah, I'll give Dak that, but trying to go back in time and compare the two is lazy and irrational at best.

The Dak fans....let's bring up Romo's flaws to show how great Dak is and that is the biggest paper tiger on this forum. Dak > Romo.

There is absolutely no way to compare the two because we cannot put Dak on Romo's teams and we cannot put Romo on Dak's teams to get a fair comparison...it's illogical, stupid, lazy and just an attempt to prop Dak up. On top of that, not only are they attempting to prop up Dak by putting down Romo, now they want to say that Dak is almost the same as Mahomes or Wilson?

The Dak fans are lighting paper tigers in a jungle that they just cannot find their way out of, unless they tear down what was a damn good QB that tried his best just to prop up their boy. To me, it's sounds like a lot of forum girls/women that do this...amazing.

Once some Dak fans realize that Dak is who he is, and that we have to live with him this season, don't worry...if Dak flunks out, Romo is not coming back, so feel secure on that.

I think the biggest reason is because a lot of people still think that Dak STOLE Romo's spot and its made him into some kind of folk hero. To be honest i think other factors play into the hate on Dak and it has nothing to do with football. Romo never took the abuse that Dak has from his own fans. Dak could literally win Super Bowl MVP and beat records and people would credit the team, and or the coaching and or the wind, and or anything but him. With Romo as someone else in this thread alluded to. He was always not at fault.

Take Sunday for example. The whole week people were saying they wanted to see Dak take more chances like "Romo". That if we are down he never pushes the ball down the field to try and win.

Dak then proceeds to push the ball down field and throws a game ending pick.

When Romo did that, "at least he was trying to win not like Dak"
When Dak did it "He lost us that game, he sucks, don't pay him"

Thats this board in a nutshell.

 

[Darkhound]

Because, whether some here know it or not, accept it or not, and are aware or not. We ARE, have been the very definition of AVERAGE en mediocrity. No clear answer as to why. We circle around excuses as bad luck, one play away, injuries, this ex player would have this and that. The Dallas cowboys are LIGHT YEARS away from being a top notch team and a model franchise. What keeps us relevant is our name, tradition and rich history. That is all.

 

[Aven8]

Romo is is gone folks. He was my favorite players as we always had a chance with him. I wanted to see him in a different offense is whole career, but we were stuck with JG.

Now I’m on to Dak. I don’t look back. I’m stoked we got rid of JG. No point in comparing either. No point in comparing Murray to Zeke. All different players, but all Cowboys.

 

[Typhus]

I am often called a Romosexual but my last user name was banned for a comment I made about Romo

Ahh, Ok,, you are the former romosexual.
Now I get it,, was wondering were that varmint went.

 

[InTheZone]

I can play this game too.
With Romo i felt the game was over because every time he wound up to throw it was a heart attack waiting to see if the other team was getting it. (Before 2014)
With Romo I was waiting for a pass for 9 yards when we needed 10 to Jason Witten
With Romo I was expecting him to take an unnecessary sack and get hurt rather than throw the ball away. Romo NEVER threw the ball away what are you even talking about?

For your 1st point, since I'm not going to go on a game by game basis to make my argument I just googled Romo's career 4th quarter from 2006-2015
4th quarter completions 1st, YPA 1st, TD/INT 2.5 (ranked 4th, meaning for every 10 tds he threw there was 4 picks), QBR (6th). Sure he had some game ending picks, but he was more efficient rather than being a liability like you perceived. Key word there, "perceived".

Not following the "what are you talking about".

 

[America's Cowboy]

when the forum starts discussing Dak they always resort to Romo for some reason? It makes no sense to me! Romo won nothing and played his broken body the best he could, now he is gone.

However, every time someone criticizes Dak and his bad play here and there, it's "yeah, but...Romo did this and Romo did that, so see Dak is not as bad as you think he is. He passed for more yards than Romo"!

Who freaking cares!? See, I don't think they actually know what they are doing, because when they always bring up Romo they are actually propping Romo up by trying to compare the two. It make no sense. It's almost as if they want Dak to be like Romo otherwise they would not always bring him up?

"But, Romo got paid big money for doing nothing so Dak should be paid big money too." wth?

You just cannot compare the two. It was and is different times, different teams, different everything! So, why do the Dak lovers always bring Romo up?

Then come the best part about Dak. They are comparing Dak to some of the best QB's that are playing or have played in the past. "Yeah, but Dak is almost ready to throw for more yards than Peyton Manning...so there!" wth?

Dak is a better athlete than Romo, bigger, stronger, so yeah, I'll give Dak that, but trying to go back in time and compare the two is lazy and irrational at best.

The Dak fans....let's bring up Romo's flaws to show how great Dak is and that is the biggest paper tiger on this forum. Dak > Romo.

There is absolutely no way to compare the two because we cannot put Dak on Romo's teams and we cannot put Romo on Dak's teams to get a fair comparison...it's illogical, stupid, lazy and just an attempt to prop Dak up. On top of that, not only are they attempting to prop up Dak by putting down Romo, now they want to say that Dak is almost the same as Mahomes or Wilson?

The Dak fans are lighting paper tigers in a jungle that they just cannot find their way out of, unless they tear down what was a damn good QB that tried his best just to prop up their boy. To me, it's sounds like a lot of forum girls/women that do this...amazing.

Once some Dak fans realize that Dak is who he is, and that we have to live with him this season, don't worry...if Dak flunks out, Romo is not coming back, so feel secure on that.

Triggered much? DDS in full bloom.

Btw...

You're right about Dak and Romo not being the same.

Romo was a choker. Thankfully, Dak is not.

#PayTheMan

 

[phildadon86]

For your 1st point, since I'm not going to go on a game by game basis to make my argument I just googled Romo's career 4th quarter from 2006-2015
4th quarter completions 1st, YPA 1st, TD/INT 2.5 (ranked 4th, meaning for every 10 tds he threw there was 4 picks), QBR (6th). Sure he had some game ending picks, but he was more efficient rather than being a liability like you perceived. Key word there, "perceived".

Not following the "what are you talking about".

Stats dont tell the whole story. All i am saying is I have more faith in Dak not ending a game on a pick then Romo. And there is also throwing a pick heaving the ball to the endzone and throwing a pick on a boneheaded throw. Romo did that often. Double coverage etc.

Romo never threw the ball away. What are you even talking about?

Seems pretty clear what I was asking. You said Dak holds onto the ball too long. So did Romo. Big time.

 

[Williamsboys]

Tony Romo could have got us the same 8-8 record as Dak did last year, as well as the 1-2 start.

 

[RonnieT24]

So would any other quarterback w/that pathetic Oline. Romo was constantly forced out of the pocket running for his life. At least he tried. Both him & Dak are the best quarterbacks since Aikman & Garrett wasted them.

The only "turn over machine" Dallas ever had was Vinnie Intercepte Testaverde.

Sorry dude but you're just off base here. Romo threw 5 picks and had a fumble in that Monday night game in Buffalo in 2007. The year 3/5 of his offensive line made the Pro-Bowl. Hew threw 19 interceptions total that year and lost 5 fumbles on top of that just for good measure. He threw double digit INTs 6 of the 8 seasons he was the full time starter for more than half the games. He led the league in picks in 2012. I'm going to go out on a limb and say Dak will NEVER lead the league in interceptions or even crack the top (bottom) 10 in that category in his career. As I have said many times, I saw the light bulb finally go on for Tony Romo in that Washington game at the end of 2013. There is no doubt in my mind that had he not wrenched a disk on that game winning drive we would have bludgeoned the Eagles the following week and won the division and probably made a lot of noise in the playoffs.. He had a mini relapse in the 2014 season opener against the 49ers but I chalk that up to back surgery and no training camp for him that year. Oh yeah 3/5 of his o-line made the Pro Bowl that year too.

The narrative that Romo never had any help around him is cute but it's false as hell. He had four different 1000 yard receivers in Owens, Austin, Glenn, and Dez. He had a Hall of Fame tight end for the entirety of his run. Who also had a couple of 1000 yard seasons by the way. His first three seasons and his last three seasons he had arguably the best line in football. He had the leading rusher in the NFL in 2014 and a running game that yielded more than 2000 yards regularly with Julius and Barber and then Barber and Felix then Felix and Murray. I liked Romo a lot .. but I don't have this romantic recollection of him as a player. He had warts.. which we never could overcome and by the time the warts were gone his body broke down. Such is life. I just hope it doesn't happen to Dak. He's a good QB with warts.. thought frankly his are not as ugly as Romo's.. i.e. turnovers. He simply doesn't commit as many. He just has to continue to progress and get better command of the game. If he does that he will be our QB for the next decade and most of us will be happy about it.

 

[Aviano90]

He cant thrown for 300 yds dink and dunk remember?

Was 200 yards.

 

[ghosttown cowboy]

We won nothing with Tony and we've won nothing with Dak. They are the same...

 

[5Stars]

Triggered much? DDS in full bloom.

Btw...

You're right about Dak and Romo not being the same.

Romo was a choker. Thankfully, Dak is not.

#PayTheMan

Oh, go back the kids some cookies, honey. Make some for Dak, too! woot