DC.COM: Romo Offers Insight Into Slow Starts, Electric Finishes

[Frozen700]

Originally Posted by panchucko

So I take it our opponents can read our defense from the get go, but we make adjustments at the half.

We just play horrible defense...period.

Originally Posted by Dhragon

If what Tony says is the case, I wonder why teams don't just change up their coverages at halftime and reset the whole thing so the Boys have to figure it all out once again before they can be productive.

Most teams look at it like, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Can't blame them.

[Dhragon]

Originally Posted by Frozen700

We just play horrible defense...period.




Most teams look at it like, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Can't blame them.

But it DOES break after half-time for them. We actually do really well on offense after half-time, well enough to get back into the game.

[REDVOLUTION]

Originally Posted by Cajuncowboy

For Romo to say that it takes "him" the first half of games to figure out what the defense is doing is absurd.

I don't think that is the case at all. If anything, give him credit for being smart enough to look for "patterns" "tendencies".

Originally Posted by CowboysPhan

I was fascinated that Tony said about Dez that after a while, " “I’ll move him around as the game goes when I get an understanding of what they’re trying to do.”
I didn't know the qb had the option to move receivers around. Did anyone else know that?

I think that's great. Romo is team leader. Not more than Red, but he can see things that Red cant. Leads to big plays.

Originally Posted by ABQcowboyJR

I just think that Tony needs time to get a feel for the wr matchups. Can they beat there guy and what routes are working for them.

Yes. In the trenches and winning your individual match ups is all that matters.

Originally Posted by Frozen700

We just play horrible defense...period.

That boggles my mind. We never really get great pressure on oline/qb. Rarely do you see a jailbreak.


I would go heavy on DE and D-line next year. We have/have had many offensive weapons.

[Yakuza Rich]

Originally Posted by McLovin

Maybe the slow starts are on Romo. If so, that is a horrible way to win consistently. Stats back that up

We have had slow starts from Romo before Dez came here. The only time we didn't get off to slow starts under Romo was in '06, when Parcells was coach.

My guess is it's a Romo/Garrett issue, not a Dez issue.






YR

[Idgit]

Originally Posted by Yakuza Rich

We have had slow starts from Romo before Dez came here. The only time we didn't get off to slow starts under Romo was in '06, when Parcells was coach.

My guess is it's a Romo/Garrett issue, not a Dez issue.

YR

Sturm's blog today made an interesting point re: attempts to Dez starting slowly and scaling as we get further into the game. Perhaps it's the case where it really does take Romo some snaps to figure out how to setup his best passing game weapons.

In the meantime, though, we've had drive killing mistakes, drops, and penalties that make it harder to get those snaps early. Maybe if we still had an option like Robinson who was more consistent early, or had a working running game keeping early conversions manageable, we'd get those snaps sooner and work Dez/Miles into the position we want them in sooner.

It's an interesting thought. That we're basically making adjustments effective enough to compensate for the shortcomings of the base offense, but that it takes us some time to do it. Runs counter to the prevailing opinion, of course. And I'm not sure it's accurate, myself.

[ABQcowboyJR]

I still do not understand why they don't force the ball to Dez early in games. Maybe a reverse or just a simple bubble screen. I'm still waiting for the reverse to Dez and then he throws a 70 yard bomb to Miles for 6.

[Yakuza Rich]

Originally Posted by Idgit

Sturm's blog today made an interesting point re: attempts to Dez starting slowly and scaling as we get further into the game. Perhaps it's the case where it really does take Romo some snaps to figure out how to setup his best passing game weapons.

In the meantime, though, we've had drive killing mistakes, drops, and penalties that make it harder to get those snaps early. Maybe if we still had an option like Robinson who was more consistent early, or had a working running game keeping early conversions manageable, we'd get those snaps sooner and work Dez/Miles into the position we want them in sooner.

It's an interesting thought. That we're basically making adjustments effective enough to compensate for the shortcomings of the base offense, but that it takes us some time to do it. Runs counter to the prevailing opinion, of course. And I'm not sure it's accurate, myself.

I think it's pretty obvious that Romo and Garrett like to get a feel early on as to what the opposing defense is going to do. That's essentially what scripting the first 15 plays is about...scripting the 1st quarter's offensive plays and get the personnel packages and looks you want and see how the opponent is going to defend them.

I don't know if Garrett scripts the first 15 plays or not. But you're right, they do have penalties that kill drives. And if you put yourself at 2nd and 20, the go away from the script because the down and distance has screwed evertyhing up. But, that will mean that they will carry that script into the 2nd quarter.

Sadly for me, I think the revolution is to go with a hurry up style of offense and snap the ball early into the play clock. I think it makes things easier for the entire offense because they don't have to worry about the opposing defense switching and disguising coverages, stunts and blitzes. Furthermore, the opposing defense cannot substitute personnel as effectively as they want to. In other words, the hurry up will dictate what goes on the field instead of the defense dictating it. And it's simpler as well. I think we have the QB to run an effective hurry up, but we're too busy trying to out-scheme everybody.






YR

[Bluestang]

I can assure you fellas, that penalties, blown assignments, and interceptions have been the root cause that have killed several of our starting drives.

Just look at how the first three drives in the WAS game ended.

[Picksix]

Originally Posted by REDVOLUTION

That boggles my mind. We never really get great pressure on oline/qb. Rarely do you see a jailbreak.


I would go heavy on DE and D-line next year. We have/have had many offensive weapons.

Based on the personnel we have, and thinking that it's easier to find players that fit it, I'd change to the 4-3. I know a good 3-4 (like Pitt's) can be outstading, but we have never really been able to make it as effective.