You can want Dak to keep the job and respect and appreciate the career of Tony Romo

[boysfanindc]

The good thing about this debate is that it is going to be settled on the field in about 4 weeks.

 

[Bleu Star]

I appreciate Romo's career but I'm not emotionally attached to him.

File a lawsuit.

 

[Blake]

How about Dak beats a team that is above 500 before we anoint him better than Romo ever was?

Sorry, but beating scrub teams like the Bears, 49ers, and Skins are not doing it for me. How about wins against teams like the Packers or Steelers and then we will talk, deal?

Rookie Dak > Rookie Romo. That's the comparison I care about the most.

 

[Bleu Star]

I am, however, attached to leaders who make Super Bowl wins happen.

Miss you Roger, Troy.

 

[dfense]

When Dak has a list of games saved in the last two minute drives, I will be all in.

Think I'll wait a few weeks first.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Rookie Dak > Rookie Romo. That's the comparison I care about the most.

It's also a fantasy, since there is no data from Romo's rookie year. Since I'm pretty sure rookie Romo could throw 3 yard passes and hand off, I'll just exercise my right to fantasize and say Rookie Romo >> Rookie Dak.

 

[etw926]

I am, however, attached to leaders who make Super Bowl wins happen.

Miss you Roger, Troy.

Roger and Troy didn't do it on their own.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Romo is never going to get the credit he deserves outside of Dallas Cowboys circles. The national audience will always remember the botched conversion and lack of playoff appearances, and conveniently forgot the incredible stats, the comebacks and clutch performances. As the QB of the media spectacle that is the Dallas Cowboys, he was never going to get a fair shake.

But that shouldn't be the case in Cowboys circles. We saw the incompetence that was (and is) Jerry Jones - and how it put so much pressure on our best players - Romo, Witten and Ware. (None of the 3 were drafted as one of Jerry's boys, BTW.) We should respect and appreciate these guys - especially Romo. The deck was always stacked against them as Jerry's ego continually handcuffed the team, but they won a lot of football games despite that.

All that to say this: You can want Dak to keep the job AND respect and appreciate the career of Tony Romo.

It's disgusting to see so much of the fanbase turn on Romo for the shiny new toy. I know most of the fanbase is appreciative, but there's a loud and growing minority that's adopting the national, ESPN, TMZ narative on Romo to justify their stance on the current QB situation. Can we stop with that?

Romo got killed by most fans and media the first half of his career. The last 4 years all those that doubted Romo were officially proven dead wrong. And the media finally came around to just how a great a QB he really is.

Unfortunately in the twilight here, he cant stay healthy major back issues. And lucky for us, the writing is on the wall with the next stud in Dak.

We can all blame Jerry Jones for wasting the careers on Romo, witten, ware, on being a horrible GM and making us suffer through the halpless Wade phillips and Jason Garrett.

The new era is dawning. Will he now waste the careers of Dak and Zeke? I really dont see Garrett going anywhere.

 

[Bleu Star]

Roger and Troy didn't do it on their own.

Neither did the other 52. Someone led them there.

 

[etw926]

Neither did the other 52. Someone led them there.

I see so you think that Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson were great leaders.

 

[Bleu Star]

I see so you think that Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson were great leaders.

They did win the big one. Sooo. . What does that say about Romo's legacy? Oh wait. It's everyone else's fault.

 

[KJJ]

If Dak continues to improve each week and he were to somehow take this team farther as a rookie than Romo ever did, it's certainly not going to help Romo's legacy. Dak is coming off a terrific game where the Cowboys over came a 14 point deficit without a viable pass rusher or Dez on the field. Not having Dez on the field was one of the excuses used for our poor season last year.

 

[KJJ]

Romo is never going to get the credit he deserves outside of Dallas Cowboys circles. The national audience will always remember the botched conversion and lack of playoff appearances, and conveniently forgot the incredible stats, the comebacks and clutch performances.

QBs are judged by how they performed in the postseason unless we're talking Warren Moon, Dan Fouts or Dan Marino who put up huge regular season numbers. Romo had a solid career and is a very good QB who didn't have a lot of support defensively. He's always had good offenses with some outstanding offensive weapons but never had a good defense which put a lot of games on his shoulders. Unfortunately his career will be known mostly for the ill-timed mistakes he's made trying to bring the team from behind. Had our defense stepped up against Seattle in the final 5 minutes and not allowed a 37 yards TD pass when the Cowboys were leading 20-15, the bobbled hold never happens in 06 playoffs. That mishap will be the play Romo is most remembered for and it didn't come at QB.

Had our defense stepped up against Denver in 2013 that game would have been known for how great Romo's performance was instead of the only mistake he made all day trying to bring the team from behind. Practically every ill-timed mistake he's made was in a come from behind effort. To go down as a truly great QB ala Joe Montana or Roger Staubach you have to come though regardless more times than not in those come from behind situations but both those QBs had defenses that didn't constantly give up 4th quarter leads. Too much has been put on Romo to carry the Cowboys which contributed to his big numbers but also his mistakes.

 

[Ranching]

I hope Tony gets more credit and respect than Danny White was given. Although, I do think Danny had better talent around him.

 

[etw926]

They did win the big one. Sooo. . What does that say about Romo's legacy? Oh wait. It's everyone else's fault.

Funny thing is they both won because of great defenses.

 

[KJJ]

I hope Tony gets more credit and respect than Danny White was given. Although, I do think Danny had better talent around him.

Danny clearly had better talent around him, he inherited a team where most of the great players were under 30 and had championship rings from 1977. If you look at the 1980 roster Tony Hill, Randy White, Tony Dorsett and many others were only in their mid 20s. Danny wasn't put in a position where he had to put the ball up 35+ times a game or carry the team but he still threw a number of INT's, tossing a career high 25 in 1980. With all the passes Romo has attempted he never tossed more than 19 INT's in a season. Danny never had to attempt more than 436 passes in the 3 seasons he led the Cowboys to the NFC title game. When the team started to decline by 1983 his passing attempts were up to 533 resulting in 23 INT's that season.

 

[KJJ]

I appreciate Romo's career but I'm not emotionally attached to him.

File a lawsuit.

Hard to be emotionally attached to a player who you haven't won a championship with. I know it hasn't all been Romo's fault but we've only made the playoffs 4 times under him and only won 2 playoff games. His career will be judged by that and many FANS won't like it but that's how QBs are judged. It's a team sport but the QB gets the most credit and most of the blame, it comes with the position. Only those who've closely followed the Cowboys know the hand Romo has been dealt in Dallas from the inadequate coaching to the mediocre to bad defenses that couldn't protect leads that he helped get us.

 

[KJJ]

I want Dak to keep the job because he gives us hope for the future. I want him to keep the job because if he continues to progress the way he has we won't go through the hell at QB we went through after Aikman was released. If Dak continues improving we won't have to worry about investing a high pick on a QB who may never pan out. With Romo suffering yet another back injury, Dak has been a huge break for the Cowboys. He couldn't have come along at a better time because Romo's time could be just about up with the injuries he's had the past 2 seasons.

 

[ConceptCoop]

QBs are judged by how they performed in the postseason unless we're talking Warren Moon, Dan Fouts or Dan Marino who put up huge regular season numbers. Romo had a solid career and is a very good QB who didn't have a lot of support defensively. He's always had good offenses with some outstanding offensive weapons but never had a good defense which put a lot of games on his shoulders. Unfortunately his career will be known mostly for the ill-timed mistakes he's made trying to bring the team from behind. Had our defense stepped up against Seattle in the final 5 minutes and not allowed a 37 yards TD pass when the Cowboys were leading 20-15, the bobbled hold never happens in 06 playoffs. That mishap will be the play Romo is most remembered for and it didn't come at QB.

Had our defense stepped up against Denver in 2013 that game would have been known for how great Romo's performance was instead of the only mistake he made all day trying to bring the team from behind. Practically every ill-timed mistake he's made was in a come from behind effort. To go down as a truly great QB ala Joe Montana or Roger Staubach you have to come though regardless more times than not in those come from behind situations but both those QBs had defenses that didn't constantly give up 4th quarter leads. Too much has been put on Romo to carry the Cowboys which contributed to his big numbers but also his mistakes.

 

[Air Force One]

They did win the big one. Sooo. . What does that say about Romo's legacy? Oh wait. It's everyone else's fault.

I find it interesting that so many folks call this "Romo's team".....except when the discussion turns to his career in the post-season. Then it suddenly becomes "everyone else's team".