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3 Former Dallas Cowboys fans would love to see play one more time

By Randy Gurzi

ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 29: DeMarcus Ware #94 and Morris Claiborne #24 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrate a fumble recovery in the second half against the Philadelphia Eagles at Cowboys Stadium on December 29, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 29: DeMarcus Ware #94 and Morris Claiborne #24 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrate a fumble recovery in the second half against the Philadelphia Eagles at Cowboys Stadium on December 29, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – AUGUST 19: Tony Romo #9 of the Dallas Cowboys throws the ball against the Miami Dolphins in the first quarter of a pre-season game at AT&T Stadium on August 19, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – AUGUST 19: Tony Romo #9 of the Dallas Cowboys throws the ball against the Miami Dolphins in the first quarter of a pre-season game at AT&T Stadium on August 19, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

2. Tony Romo, Quarterback

Undrafted out of Eastern Illinois in 2004, Tony Romo was a project player discovered by Bill Parcells and former offensive coordinator Sean Payton — who also went to Eastern Illinois. After two seasons of sitting on the bench behind Drew Bledsoe, Romo finally got his chance to start — and he ran with it.

Romo was 6-4 in his first season and led Dallas to the playoffs. From there, he just continued to grow as a player and overall was 78-49 as the starter. He completed 65.3 percent of his passes and finished No. 1 in yardages (34,183) and touchdowns (248) in team history.

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Sadly, it didn’t end the way he had hoped. Romo struggled through some rough seasons as head coach Jason Garrett trudged his way through three-straight 8-8 seasons. Garrett’s “growing pains” as the coach cost Romo some prime seasons.

Another problem was the lack of talent around him. Sure there were times where he had Dez Bryant and DeMarco Murray on offense and DeMarcus Lawrence and Terence Newman but there was never a real full team. Whether it was defensive deficiencies or a porous offensive line, Romo spent much of his career masking the team’s woes.

He then suffered too many back injuries and was replaced by Dak Prescott. After leaving the game, Romo joined CBS as a commentator and is one of the best in the business. He’s also shown everyone just how brilliant he is when it comes to seeing the field.

While Dallas is good at quarterback with Prescott, it would be hard to find any fans that would be mad at seeing him suit up once more for Dallas. Putting him on the field with this line and the weapons Dak had at his disposal would be something special.

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