Romo Sports Psychologist? - Dallas Cowboys Forum

JerryJonesMustGo · 01-01-2013

During the early 90's, a pitcher named John Smoltz claimed a Sports Psychologist helped him to turn his career around. Perhaps Romo would benefit from have some positive reinforcement before a big game? It's clear that these failures have got into his mind.

WPBCowboysFan · 01-01-2013

You're not thinking Jerruh's pep talk is sufficient?

**Sarge** · 01-01-2013

Romo is a psychological mess when it comes to big games. True, he has not had any help from management... but watching him in big games is like watching the three stooges.

Without him - we'd be 5-11..... with him - we'll never win the big one...or so it seems...

The bottom line as far as I'm concerned and as I've stated elsewhere, until such time we get OL/DL help - it really doesn't matter who we have at QB - we don't have the overall talent to get to the SB and contend.

Fix it from the inside out.

fifaguy · 01-01-2013

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Originally Posted by Sarge

Romo is a psychological mess when it comes to big games. True, he has not had any help from management... but watching him in big games is like watching the three stooges.

Without him - we'd be 5-11..... with him - we'll never win the big one...or so it seems...

The bottom line as far as I'm concerned and as I've stated elsewhere, until such time we get OL/DL help - it really doesn't matter who we have at QB - we don't have the overall talent to get to the SB and contend.

Fix it from the inside out.

I agree that this is the best approach, although it remains to be seen whether Romo will crater in playoff-type games even if the O-line protection is good...

Frozen700 · 01-01-2013

I pray Romo leaves...I really Do, then we will really have some fun on this message board next season.

I hope he get's a ring if he leaves

IAMKING · 01-01-2013

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Originally Posted by Frozen700

I pray Romo leaves...I really Do, then we will really have some fun on this message board next season.

I hope he get's a ring if he leaves

Even if he goes to the Eagles?

Venger · 01-01-2013

Can this sports psychologist block an inside blitz?

CowboyMcCoy · 01-01-2013

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Originally Posted by JerryJonesMustGo

During the early 90's, a pitcher named John Smoltz claimed a Sports Psychologist helped him to turn his career around. Perhaps Romo would benefit from have some positive reinforcement before a big game? It's clear that these failures have got into his mind.

I hate to say this, because I'm his biggest fan. But in an interview before the game, I can't recall exactly what it said, but my memory recalls him almost saying something like "if we lose this game, it's not the end of the world". He didn't say that, but he hesitated before a question about the game, almost like he was going to say that and then went on to say something else.

It's not all his fault though. The OL was terrible and that play call wasn't the best call.

Anyway, no excuses. I just can't remember a time when I was more upset being a fan. This year hurt badly.

Everson24 · 01-01-2013

I have often wondered what would have happened if Tony had not fumbled the snap in Seattle. I know it wasn't as a quarterback but It was still Tony Romo who fumbled and he had to hear it all of the next off-season and beyond. I do think the media has some say in who is clutch and who is a choker. Tell someone that he cant do it (especially an undrafted FA) and it gets in his head and becomes a psychological block.

Tony Romo received way too much blame for the playoff loss against the Giants and Vikings but he certainly heard the criticism from the media. I think now he presses when he is put in that situation and maybe a sports psychologist is his only hope left at this point.

nake · 01-01-2013

I think Romo needs an offensive line and a real fullback more than a psychologist. If he does see a psychologist, though, he could ask him/her why he always knew where Laurent Robinson, Jason Witten, and Terry Glenn would be on a given route, but not Kevin Ogletree or Roy Williams.

Apollo Creed · 01-01-2013

How will that stop him from throwing the ball to the other team?

Fritsch_the_cat · 01-01-2013

I'm reposting from my own post in the news zone because I think it's related to this conversation

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I thought Trent Dilfer made a good point (yes, I said Trent Dilfer made a good point) on ESPN last night, that Romo was the Phil Mickelson of football. Mickleson was known as the guy who couldn't win the big one and faltered when the heat was on. He said Mickleson finally owned up to it, decided he had to face his faults and find a way to fix them. He did and went on to win several majors, and Dilfer suggested that's what Romo needs to do.

I don't know if a sport psychologist is all that is needed, but it couldn't hurt at this point.

Fritsch_the_cat · 01-01-2013

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Originally Posted by Venger

Can this sports psychologist block an inside blitz?

Depends on if the blitzer had an unhappy childhood.

nake · 01-01-2013

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Originally Posted by Apollo Creed

How will that stop him from throwing the ball to the other team?

From a QB perspective, some interceptions are preventable (the last one Romo threw against Washington would be a perfect example), and some aren't, when the receiver isn't where he is supposed to be in a timing offense that requires the QB to throw the ball before the receiver makes his final cut.

craig71 · 01-01-2013

At the end of the day you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. If Romo was 6 years younger I think you stick with him and hope he matures. Guess what? Romo is a soon to be 33 year old QB that is just as likely to make a rookie mistake than not.

Craig