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Manning
Brady
Palmer
Cam
Those were your final four guys and weren't three of them 1-1's?
Yes its true that Brady and Romo are rare finds, and so is Russ to an extent, but those are the exception not the rule. The large majority of quality guys are high draft picks. The fact that teams whiff more often than not shouldn't be used as an argument to just look mid round...the point is the good teams are generally getting a high pick guy and making something out of him.
I agree with you on that. But the Cowboys aren't winning anything without Romo because the team has holes on defense that won't be overcome with a good rookie QB if Romo falls.
Let's first agree that with Romo, this team has a shot at the Super Bowl. You agree with that?
Without him, you're rebuilding because there are about 5 guys in the league that can win with the Cowboys roster as is. So, use the high draft picks to rebuild the team from the inside out, pick up a mid round guy because you need a backup QB. If he sucks, you're not really out much. If he develops well, then you're set. (This is the year to draft a mid-round QB. There are tons of decent ones.)
If Romo goes down this year, or next, you're team is going to fail on the back of the mid-round QB and you'll get a top flight QB in that draft with a much better foundation for him to succeed. Or he'll prove to be a stud, and you just got a cheap QB and the added talent at other positions.