Randy Galloway: An independent voice weighs in on Tony Romo's play

[Gemini Dolly]

FORT WORTH, Texas -- You are coming in loud and clear, via either the written word on e-mail, text and the comments section, or the booming voices of disgust on sports talk radio.

You are sick and tired of being sick and tired of a sinister, elaborate media plot that continually "protects" Tony Romo, even when he does something real stupid, and the other team either ends up with the football or, in a far too common occurrence this season, ends up with a pick six.
Personally, I stand accused of being involved in this Romo protection scheme, but it goes much higher, reaching all the way to Babe on radio and Troy on TV.

"It's always the fault of somebody else, not Romo," that's your scream.
No, not always. But sometimes.The bottom line for this season on Tony is he had a great game to open the season in the Meadowlands, and since then he's been mediocre to awful. Obviously way too many turnovers have been involved.

Is it all his fault? No. But does the turnover column change? No.
The boiling point, of course, was reached last weekend at The Big Yard. For all you "sick and tired" people, let us quickly review that turnover-fest.
The Giants won by scoring 29 points. Twenty-three of those points came on Cow turnovers. Seventeen of those points can be traced directly to three of the four interceptions thrown by Romo and the fourth one ended the most critical and disappointing drive of the game.

For guidance here, I turned to The Man Who Watches Film.
A brief background explanation on The Man Who Watches Film: He once was an assistant coach for the Cowboys and also a scout in the organization, but that was in the '90s. He has no ties to Romo. And since the '90s, no ties to Jason Garrett, nor to the organization.
He is The Man Who Watches Film. And then says what he sees.
Here's what he saw against the Giants:

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/31/495...#storylink=cpy

[Doomsay]

Great article - the film guy's observations of Tony's pics and the o tree throw.

[T-RO]

There are the objective facts...

Again, Romo haters are ground into a fine powder and thrown into one of three receptacles...Each well labelled, "Ignorant" "Prejudiced" "Haters."

Deion Sanders is all three: Ignorant. Prejudiced. Hater. He wins the ignominious triple crown of buffoonery.

[Oh_Canada]

Originally Posted by T-RO

There are the objective facts...

Again, Romo haters are ground into a fine powder and thrown into one of three receptacles...Each well labelled, "Ignorant" "Prejudiced" "Haters."

Deion Sanders is all three: Ignorant. Prejudiced. Hater. He wins the ignominious triple crown of buffoonery.

I really don't get your point here...the expert just said Romo was at fault for the pick-six and that dumb throw on 3rd and 1 and you think it proves what exactly? Guess your pleased with mediocrity at the QB position.

[T-RO]

Mediocrity? All the elite scouts put Romo in the top 10. ALL. OF. THEM. The elite analysts of the sport know that Romo is cast into a situation with all three:
- Below average line play
- Ridiculous receivers (Miles is fine when his wheels are good, but when is that ever the case?) Dez and Ogletree wouldn't even be playing on most teams.
- Below average running backs (with Murray now hurt)

I challenge you to find elite analysts to say otherwise.

Romo is perhaps the best player on this offense...and is the least of our problems. In fact...he is the only thing keeping the ship from utterly sinking to the bottom of the ocean.

[Rack Bauer]

Originally Posted by Oh_Canada

I really don't get your point here...the expert just said Romo was at fault for the pick-six and that dumb throw on 3rd and 1 and you think it proves what exactly? Guess your pleased with mediocrity at the QB position.

That pick 6 was not on romo. Felix was open, yes. but not WIDE OPEN. If he'd lofted it the defener in the vicinity would have closed on him by the time he got there. not to mention Romo would be expecting JPP to stay on his pass rush, not give up and drift off to cover Felix. Also, look at the angle he threw it, Tyron is directly between Romo and JPP. couldn't even see him.

And that 3rd and 1 play? The guy who watches the film said it was the right read. OTree just couldn't beat his man (as usual).

Romo's worst pass of the day was that miss to Hanna at the back of the endzone (they still scored a TD on the play), not any of the ints.

[Idgit]

That was barely readable, but it ended up being a pretty good article anyway if you just read the quotes. Pretty much says what we all though about the first pick and the pick six. Interesting that he puts pick number 2 on Miles, because that one sure looked like Tony's ball placement problem to me.

[AMERICAS_FAN]

Originally Posted by T-RO

Mediocrity? All the elite scouts put Romo in the top 10. ALL. OF. THEM. The elite analysts of the sport know that Romo is cast into a situation with all three:
- Below average line play
- Ridiculous receivers (Miles is fine when his wheels are good, but when is that ever the case?) Dez and Ogletree wouldn't even be playing on most teams.
- Below average running backs (with Murray now hurt)

I challenge you to find elite analysts to say otherwise.

Romo is perhaps the best player on this offense...and is the least of our problems. In fact...he is the only thing keeping the ship from utterly sinking to the bottom of the ocean.

Terrific post! Well said and accurate, which is why nobody has challenger it - because they can't. Kudos!!!

[Yakuza Rich]

Originally Posted by Oh_Canada

I really don't get your point here...the expert just said Romo was at fault for the pick-six and that dumb throw on 3rd and 1 and you think it proves what exactly? Guess your pleased with mediocrity at the QB position.

That and they are not facts. They are opinion based on the 'expert.' I can't agree with him on the 2nd pick. Inside leverage and it's throw to the outside. Yeah, would have been nice for Miles to make a better play at the ball, but that's a bad throw.





YR

[Outlaw Heroes]

Originally Posted by Yakuza Rich

That and they are not facts. They are opinion based on the 'expert.' I can't agree with him on the 2nd pick. Inside leverage and it's throw to the outside. Yeah, would have been nice for Miles to make a better play at the ball, but that's a bad throw.





YR

The throw was off, for sure, but I disagree with those who suggest that the pass should not have been attempted.

[btcutter]

Originally Posted by Yakuza Rich

That and they are not facts. They are opinion based on the 'expert.' I can't agree with him on the 2nd pick. Inside leverage and it's throw to the outside. Yeah, would have been nice for Miles to make a better play at the ball, but that's a bad throw.





YR

I disagree with you. Cb has S help from inside. The replay shows the S was closing from inside and would have an easier pick if the throw to the inside. Romo was right in throwing to the outside.WR needed to get outside leverage AWAY from S help. I fell Austin just got caught inside because Webster routed him and he never recovered.

[Randy White]

Originally Posted by Oh_Canada

I really don't get your point here...the expert just said Romo was at fault for the pick-six and that dumb throw on 3rd and 1 and you think it proves what exactly? Guess your pleased with mediocrity at the QB position.

Read the article again. Romo made the right decision on 3rd and 1.. but it so happens that the player the ball was going to is not good.

[Oh_Canada]

Originally Posted by Randy White

Read the article again. Romo made the right decision on 3rd and 1.. but it so happens that the player the ball was going to is not good.

Which makes it a POOR choice.

[TwoDeep3]

Originally Posted by Oh_Canada

I really don't get your point here...the expert just said Romo was at fault for the pick-six and that dumb throw on 3rd and 1 and you think it proves what exactly? Guess your pleased with mediocrity at the QB position.

Pleased with the results and blaming the wrong guy are not synonymous.

Aikman was called out by fans back in the mid nineties because he was reluctant to throw the ball to players that wouldn't fight for it.

The QB gets blamed when the back half of a pass is misplayed by the receiver or allowed to get into the hands of the defender.

You will never understand this because you have made up your mind.

I was like you once. Then I started looking closer.

The answers are there. Your interpretation of them is incorrect for the most part. But the answers are evident.

[Oh_Canada]

Originally Posted by TwoDeep3

Pleased with the results and blaming the wrong guy are not synonymous.

Aikman was called out by fans back in the mid nineties because he was reluctant to throw the ball to players that wouldn't fight for it.

The QB gets blamed when the back half of a pass is misplayed by the receiver or allowed to get into the hands of the defender.

You will never understand this because you have made up your mind.

I was like you once. Then I started looking closer.

The answers are there. Your interpretation of them is incorrect for the most part. But the answers are evident.

R u seriously comparing Romo with a three time Super Bowl champ??
He had just finished throwing two picks and the guy floats a lob ball to the sideline while his guy has inside position?? You're ok with that? I think it's you who can't see the forest from the trees.
I was a huge Romo fan until last year right up until his meltdown vs. the Lions game so stop pretending you know me because you don't obviously. I know the guy has talent, I know he's better than half the league's QB's...but he isn't elite and he just isn't even at the next level. Basically we have an older version of Joe Flacco or Philip Rivers...good player, but not a guy who can take a team to a Super Bowl unless he gets a lights out defense and STOPS turning the ball over.