State was running the wrong offense with this guy. They would have won more games with him in a pro style attack. He looks like the future at Dallas for sure.
Jerry may just have to eat that big contract if (when)Romo goes down or the team underperforms. I doubt the fans will stand for a dinged up Romo leading the team to another mediocre season.Dak has looked incredible and when Romo retires or gets injured again he'll get his opportunity and will play a long time IMO.
However, as long as Romo is walking upright and making 18 miliion a year, he's Jerry's number one QB.
I never understood why Goff was a #1 pick.And then you've got #1 pick Jared Goff struggling mightily. Looking like anything but a first round pick.
NFL GMs are obsessed with finding the next Tom Brady, when all they have to do is actually watch college football.I never understood why Goff was a #1 pick.
I'm not sure I follow here. Tom Brady was nowhere close to a number one pick...NFL GMs are obsessed with finding the next Tom Brady, when all they have to do is actually watch college football.
That's my point. He was the diamond in the rough. Since then they have tried to grab the next one before anyone else does so they are reaching big time with some of their picks. Jared Goff and Carson Wentz? Come on...I'm not sure I follow here. Tom Brady was nowhere close to a number one pick...
I've long said that if I was an NFL GM/coach, it seems to me it would be cheaper to offer tryouts to 20 names who didn't get drafted as QB, sign one for less, and find the next Kurt Warner-Tom Brady-etc. The Raiders would have gotten out a whole lot cheaper than what JaMarcus Russell cost them no doubt. Hell, even Tony Romo was a decent enough find if not in the class of the other two. Matt Hasselbeck was a sixth round pick, too.That's my point. He was the diamond in the rough. Since then they have tried to grab the next one before anyone else does so they are reaching big time with some of their picks. Jared Goff and Carson Wentz? Come on...
What round was Tom Brady drafted again? Oh yeah...And then you've got #1 pick Jared Goff struggling mightily. Looking like anything but a first round pick.
I think that's one of the big keys here. Not that Dak hasn't done his part, but it's a lot easier when you haven't been touched yet.If Dak has the O-line to protect him, he does very well. He's got that with the Cowboys.
Completely agree. The GMs are under a lot of pressure to "win now" and QB seems to be the biggest position of need for most teams, so they feel like they have to pick one early before someone else does. They need to just take their time and rethink their evaluation processes.I've long said that if I was an NFL GM/coach, it seems to me it would be cheaper to offer tryouts to 20 names who didn't get drafted as QB, sign one for less, and find the next Kurt Warner-Tom Brady-etc. The Raiders would have gotten out a whole lot cheaper than what JaMarcus Russell cost them no doubt. Hell, even Tony Romo was a decent enough find if not in the class of the other two. Matt Hasselbeck was a sixth round pick, too.
It just seems to me it would be better to use those picks on something besides a quarterback. Yeah, Peyton and Elway were drafted high, but they were the exceptions. I can name five busts for every top five NFL quarterback pick you can name that was above average.
Even Joe Montana was a third round pick in 1979. Drafted ahead of him were Jack Thompson, Phil Simms and Steve Fuller. Fuller won a ring with the 85 Bears as a backup (well, he played in some games when McMahon was hurt, but who had to be any good at QB for the 85 Bears to win?) and Simms had that awesome Super Bowl game, but they weren't Montana.
Dak may have the best O-line in the country. Give the Cowboys credit for that. That's why Demarco Murray had such a great season there. I expect Elliot will also have a great season. Now that Dallas has a quality back up QB, who may be better than Romo at this point, I think Dallas will make some noise offensively. Defensively, we shall see.If Dak has the O-line to protect him, he does very well. He's got that with the Cowboys.