Dak and Romo controversy

[msstatelp1]

Starting to see more tv experts saying keep Dak playing.

 

[MaroonNation]

Brett farve was very complimentary of him last night. Farve said you stick with the hot hand.

 

[BiscuitEater]

Good article on ESPN .. last 3 paragraphs ..

"There's nothing I'd rather do," Jones continued, "than go into the last half of the season with a ready-to-go Tony Romo and a winning Dak Prescott. I dream of being able to make that decision."
That decision should already be made. If Jones believes deep down that an accomplished veteran starter shouldn't lose his job to injury, he should try telling that to Drew Bledsoe (2001) and to Wally Pipp (1925).

Dak Prescott might not have Tom Brady's aim or Lou Gehrig's durability, but he clearly has enough game to start over Tony Romo for the rest of 2016. Even an owner who hasn't won the big one in 20 years can see that.

 

[WayboDawg]

I've always been a Romo fan, so I have a little bias to deal with. On the one hand you have Dak who is still playing the hottest rookie quarterback hand the NFL has ever seen 6 games into the season, and on the other hand you have a franchise pro-bowl quarterback who has 10 years of NFL experience, playoff victory experience, and is one of the most prolific passers in the league. Also your rookie quarterback may lose steam, get figured out by NFL defenses, or melt under the bright lights of division races and playoff pressure, versus a quarterback who has historically had mixed results in his most important games, likely only has a few good years left, and may get re-injured again at any moment. Personally I think you have to do what the 2001 New England Patriots did in the same situation with Tom Brady/Drew Bledsoe. Let your newcomer keep his starting spot (he's earned it, plus you'll lose your team if Romo struggles), and keep Romo as a pricey backup.

 

[Shamoan]

the thing is, say you put romo in and things go wrong. you immediately put the locker room at risk, as players will inevitably be asked who they want as qb. the only way you dont create a controversy is to play dak until he starts losing. at that point, you give romo "his team" back. if dak keeps winning, you dont mess up a good thing, and as of now, despite dez being out, dallas looks like a top 2 or 3 team in the NFL. how many ints you think romo would have at this time had he played? 4, 5, 6 +

 

[WayboDawg]

Romo might also have more TD's than Dak right now though too (along with more INT's). He's a lot like Brett Favre to me, when he's hot he'll win you a bunch of games, maybe even a Super Bowl if the stars align, but he can also lose you a bunch of games in frustrating fashion. Its high risk, high reward. Still too early to tell with Dak as far as the Pro's go, but based on his college career he appears to be much less of a gambler than Romo in terms of playing style.