Doomsday101
01-27-2012, 07:39 AM
IRVING, Texas -- Disappointed his team "went the other way" in December/January rather than peaking at the right time, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones cited Eli Manning's elevated play as a chief reason for the Giants' Super Bowl run. That wasn't a slight toward Tony Romo, because Jones said Romo played at an ultra-competitive level this season.
If anything, Jones suggested his quarterback covered up some deficiencies on the offensive line.
The line did play well at times in pass protection and the run game, which slightly improved in total yardage in 2011. Certain individual players, like rookie right tackle Tyron Smith, took steps forward.
Yet Romo was still sacked 36 times, tied for the sixth-most in the NFL. Here's the list, including this year's Super Bowl quarterbacks Manning and Tom Brady:
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/rob_phillips.cfm?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&userid=e062d34a-fb8f-4a56-ba5a-fb802447d7f5&plckPostId=Blog%3ae062d34a-fb8f-4a56-ba5a-fb802447d7f5Post%3a5b1bdcb4-0547-4b06-913e-97791ea2eb0a&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest
If anything, Jones suggested his quarterback covered up some deficiencies on the offensive line.
The line did play well at times in pass protection and the run game, which slightly improved in total yardage in 2011. Certain individual players, like rookie right tackle Tyron Smith, took steps forward.
Yet Romo was still sacked 36 times, tied for the sixth-most in the NFL. Here's the list, including this year's Super Bowl quarterbacks Manning and Tom Brady:
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/rob_phillips.cfm?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&userid=e062d34a-fb8f-4a56-ba5a-fb802447d7f5&plckPostId=Blog%3ae062d34a-fb8f-4a56-ba5a-fb802447d7f5Post%3a5b1bdcb4-0547-4b06-913e-97791ea2eb0a&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest