Tony Romo's 2012 Passes Broken Down by Route

[RS12]

Note that the stats above are very close to Romo’s final season totals, but not exactly the same due to a few passes that were thrown away or spiked. The play against the Bears on which Romo had the ball knocked from his hands but was credited with an interception is also not included.

You can see that a big portion of Romo’s interceptions came over the middle of the field. Romo threw five interceptions on dig routes alone, despite attempting only 29 such passes all year. That 17.2 percent interception rate is over seven times as high as Romo’s 2.3 percent interception rate on all other throws! We see similar struggles on drag routes; Romo managed only 7.03 YPA, no touchdowns, and one pick. And despite outstanding efficiency on post routes, Romo’s interception rate of 9.1 percent on such throws is much too high.

Angle: 0-for-1

Back Shoulder: 8-for-13 for 95 yards, 5 TD

Check Down: 34-for-39 for 261 yards, TD

Comeback: 17-for-27 for 206 yards

Corner: 4-for-11 for 75 yards

Curl/Hitch: 86-for-108 for 741 yards, 2 TD, INT

Dig/In: 18-for-29 for 320 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT

Drag: 22-for-31 for 218 yards, INT

Fade: 0-for-6

Flat: 32-for-44 for 237 yards, INT

Go: 13-for-37 for 482 yards, 5 TD, 4 INT

http://www.nbcdfw.com/blogs/blue-sta...186033762.html

[Future]

The fact that most of his INTs came on complex routes over the middle is not exactly a ringing endorsement for our WRs.

That's a great breakdown btw. Nice find.

[TheXFactor]

I really wish Garrett would run more crossing/drag routes. He rarely ever runs our receivers across the middle, and the rare times he does it usually turns out pretty well

[DFWJC]

Originally Posted by Future

The fact that most of his INTs came on complex routes over the middle is not exactly a ringing endorsement for our WRs.

That's a great breakdown btw. Nice find.

I was wondering how quickly someone would mention that.

I can't excuse him for that last game--I'm still a bit ticked over that last one-- but a huge number were "team" picks.

I recall when the back-shoulder throws were not really even part of his array.


I honestly think he will have his best season as a pro next year. Not just stats-wise, but overall playing the position.