Why Romo is better than Prescott

[Super_Kazuya]

I read a post game analysis (source escapes me at the moment) talking about how Tony's quick release enables him to do a lot of things others can't do, while Dak's can get a little long in certain situations. Generally, Dak's release is fine but doesn't compare to Tony, who has one of the faster releases we've ever seen in the NFL.

 

[aria]

2, both off of receivers. One Witten tipped, the other Street coughed up.

Not really a good argument.

So Daks dropped passes to Beasley and Witten should be considered as well.

Wasn't a pick 6, knocked out at the 1. They ran it in the next play. The 6 point turnover was the Beasley fumble that went 54 yards.

But really, do you think Romo would throw a lot of interceptions if he was averaging 5 yards per attempt?

Look at it this way, Dak threw 45 passes on Sunday for 227 yards. Last year on opening day Romo threw 45 passes for 356 yards.

Again, I'm not saying Dak is a better qb but it's not like Romo hasn't had bad games and blown huge opportunities. And, yes, I think I could see Romo throwing at least one or two int's even with short passes due to gun slinger attitude and trying to make things happen.

I also think the Giants would have dialed up the pressure against an immobile Romo but they respected Dak's ability to run (for the most part).

 

[gimmesix]

Why Romo is better than Prescott: 10 years experience as a starting QB in the NFL.

I could have saved you a lot of typing.

I don't think it is just experience, although that definitely is a big factor.

Prescott may or may not be ever as good as Romo, even with 10 years of experience as a starter, because of all of the things that go into Romo's game.

I don't want that to seem like I'm knocking Prescott, because he's a rookie and we don't know what we've got with him yet. Comparing him to Romo at this point and possibly even at any point in his career simply isn't fair to him. He could end up with a career more comparable to Quincy Carter or Danny White or could possibly end up exceeding Romo and Aikman and Staubach (although that isn't likely).

 

[JDSmith]

I read a post game analysis (source escapes me at the moment) talking about how Tony's quick release enables him to do a lot of things others can't do, while Dak's can get a little long in certain situations. Generally, Dak's release is fine but doesn't compare to Tony, who has one of the faster releases we've ever seen in the NFL.

On the plus side, Dak doesn't have one of those Chad Hutchinson "I'm still a pitcher and I'm going to wind up" releases.

 

[mattjames2010]

So Daks dropped passes to Beasley and Witten should be considered as well.

Again, I'm not saying Dak is a better qb but it's not like Romo hasn't had bad games and blown huge opportunities. And, yes, I think I could see Romo throwing at least one or two int's even with short passes due to gun slinger attitude and trying to make things happen.

I also think the Giants would have dialed up the pressure against an immobile Romo but they respected Dak's ability to run (for the most part).

And you're still missing the point...

Everyone here, other than the one who made this thread, has said the passes by Beasley and Dez should have been caught. We criticized the receivers since Sunday because of this. The point you're missing here is DESPITE Romo's mistakes, or other players mistakes, he finds ways to win games a lot of the time. Dak didn't.

That is not me putting Dak down, but this is a difference between a rookie and a veteran QB with a ton of success in this league.

 

[haleyrules]

WTH. Romo has won 2..count them 2 wild card plàyoff wins going on 11 long suffeŕing years. He gets way too much credit for doing absolutely nothing. Pray, he does not come back. Lets see what the club can do with Prescott...and if that fails...draft a real franchise QB next year high. Let the phoney Romo go....finally. please, dont kid yourselves further.

 

[gimmesix]

I read a post game analysis (source escapes me at the moment) talking about how Tony's quick release enables him to do a lot of things others can't do, while Dak's can get a little long in certain situations. Generally, Dak's release is fine but doesn't compare to Tony, who has one of the faster releases we've ever seen in the NFL.

Was watching one of Dallas' victories from 2007 where they put Romo side by side with Dan Marino to show how fast Romo's release is. A lot goes into making a great QB.

 

[JDSmith]

WTH. Romo has won 2..count them 2 wild card plàyoff wins going on 11 long suffeŕing years. He gets way too much credit for doing absolutely nothing. Pray, he does not come back. Lets see what the club can do with Prescott...and if that fails...draft a real franchise QB next year high. Let the phoney Romo go....finally. please, dont kid yourselves further.

Does anyone else wish we had a dislike button?

Seriously, that's one of the worst posts I've seen in a long time. Wow.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Why Romo is better than Prescott: 10 years experience as a starting QB in the NFL.

I could have saved you a lot of typing.

Yeah I don't get this thread lol. It goes without saying lol....

 

[DABOYZ]

Prescott might have a better arm than Romo and he can certainly scramble better than Romo can or could ever.

And that really excited a lot of fans who don't know football well enough.

The reasons Tony Romo is such a good quarterback really evades a lot of minds out there. The first is the pre-read. Romo is a veteran QB, you would think that after the year we had last year, people would have learned to appreciate him more, but they were still ready to write him off at a rookie played well against vanilla defenses that weren't going 100 percent.

Romo is 10th in the league among active players in pass attempts... He knows how to read a defense both before the snap and after. His ability to extend the play differs greatly from Prescott's and we saw that on full display Sunday, where Prescott would extend the play but without greatly positive results. When Romo extends the play, he is still reading the defense. When players get open Romo delivers the ball. It means first downs instead of punting and it means touchdowns instead of field goals.

The recipe to our success in 2014 was the fact that we had an extremely high 3rd down completion percentage and Romo was excellent in the second half.

People are saying Dak was decent for a rookie. That isn't the case. He had a 69.4 quarterback rating, which could have been worse on the high balls he threw that could have been picked off, but worse was the fact that his second quarter QB rating was 52.2...

Dak started struggling in the second quarter, and Garrett in all of his genius started passing the ball more rather than running it. Even when we had the lead in the 4th. Garrett has no experience with a rookie quarterback and it shows. The guy has no idea what he is doing. He thinks he is the smartest guy in the room, but anyone could have told you that Dak should have had 20 or fewer attempts this game instead of 45...

Dak needs time to grow, but Garrett is always going to be this team's Achille's heel, especially without Romo to save his bacon. How he thought it would be appropriate to play his sacred cow in that 3rd preseason game is beyond me.

I would agree with the OP if he stated a "healthy" Tony Romo is better. Unfortunately he isn't healthy at this time and spends more time on the bench than he does on the field as he continues to age.

 

[Bleu Star]

sigh....

 

[JDSmith]

sigh....

I was just getting ready to tag you. You should totally start a thread about this thread. This kind of outrage can't go unanswered.

 

[Bleu Star]

I was just getting ready to tag you. You should totally start a thread about this thread. This kind of outrage can't go unanswered.

It's really sad dude. Dak is our QB RIGHT NOW. I don't give a **** about what Romo can do until he is eligible to play again. Then hopefully he can stay on the field, upright, & healthy for more than a few games.

I know you're part of that contingent & I get it. Romo is a great QB... Clear as ice. That said, he is also an aging injury prone liability. I truly believe some of us are going to be on suicide watch if and when Romo decides to try and enjoy the rest of his life with his growing kids UPRIGHT vs laying in a bed.

This Romo stuff is just so tired & I realize I should have just stayed away from this thread. Dude is not on the field. This is currently Dak's show & I am going to enjoy it while it lasts.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Was watching one of Dallas' victories from 2007 where they put Romo side by side with Dan Marino to show how fast Romo's release is. A lot goes into making a great QB.

Scroll to the bottom, under "Good Touch"...

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2007-12-23-hiestand-NFL-Network_N.htm

 

[Clove]

I knew that before Sunday's game, yet a lot of people displayed that they did not. Think it warranted explanation.

Oh yeah, Romo never lost a game. Gotcha!

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Folks got excited about preseason and the prospect of finally having a successor. I'm still excited about Dak, but he's not ready to take over as long as Tony is able to play.

We don't know if Tony is able to play. That's the problem. When is it over? After he comes back and gets hurt again? Next year after he gets hurt?

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Oh yeah, Romo never lost a game. Gotcha!

That's what I find funny. Tony's lost a lot of games. Many because of untimely interceptions. lol

 

[aria]

It wasn't.

Once again, tipped pass and one where Witten popped up a ball that should have harmlessly hit the ground.

Romo overcame adversity which Dak has yet to do in the NFL. He won the game with a little over a minute left on the clock with 4-5 passes. You're simply not going to win this here, Romo despite throwing two INTs had us in that game all the way and found a way to win. PERIOD.

So Romo doesnt get credit for two int's because they were tipped but Dak doesnt get credit for a TD that would have most likely won the game because it was dropped. Ok, got it.

 

[birdwells1]

While this is true, I think that oversimplification. That is where Romo's absence is highlighted, but where we miss him is throughout the game. The respect he demands from a defense, his ability to consistently move the chains. His ability to check out of plays when alternative plays are better suited to beat out a defense.

This is what hurt the run game.

 

[rynochop]

I was just getting ready to tag you. You should totally start a thread about this thread..

Lol