But our teams were more than just Romo and 'very thin talent'. You give credit to 07 and 14 but discount 2008 and 2009. 2011 and 2012 weren't solid
In none of Romo's years, even 2014, did I ever think we'd win a Super Bowl not deserved to, but we weren't very thin talent-wise.
"Thin" means a veneer of talent, i.e. a lack of depth. 2008 is a great example. The OL superficially resembled the fine pass-blocking line from the year before, but it wore down by December. The WRs looked strong with TO and Roy Williams, but we know they weren't very good, especially by year's end.
Same thing happened the very next year. In 2009 it looked like we were set at RB, but Barber and Jones were injured off and on all year. The OL fell apart in Minnesota, and we had very little safety depth. The running game was completely based off of draw plays and only worked between the 20's.
Thin.
By 2010, there was no OL and almost no strong defensive talent left outside of Ware and the few games with Sean Lee.
Romo took a long time to mature, but a lot of how players mature comes from the kind of coaching and teammates around them.
The coaching and caliber of teammates Troy Aikman had from 1990-1993 were second to none. I feel Tony would have done just fine, and maybe as well as Troy.