Anyone notice Garre..err Romo's game management at the end?

[Coy]

If you recorded the game, go check back after Murray was stopped on 3rd and goal. After the referee announced no penalty for the helmet removal, Garrett ran up to the official to call timeout with about 1:42 left on the clock, but Romo ran up between them and stopped Garrett, who had an utter look of confusion on his face.

A minute later, the camera pans back and Garrett is staring blankly at Romo's face. We only see the back of Tony's head, but you can tell he is very sternly yelling at Garrett and using a lot of hand movements to hammer home his point. I can only imagine he's telling him that there were still about 25 seconds left on the play clock, because after that they let about 25 more seconds bleed off the clock before calling that final timeout.

Thank God the camera's caught it all.

That's your "walk around coach" folks. That's your game manager. In the grand scheme of things, may not have made a difference, but he's so oblivious he was going to just go right ahead and give Washington an extra 25-30 seconds at the end of the game before Romo stepped in and made the right call. Amazing he is still this clueless three years into the job.

Good post.

Exhibit A: Red Genius tries to call timeout about half a minute too soon, Romo jumps in and stops him.

https://vine.co/v/hE6nX3d3hw6

Exhibit B: Romo yells at Garrett and explains the game of football to him while Garrett stands there and takes it.

https://vine.co/v/hE6nYhOBbMl

Can't be more clear, thanks for that.

 

[CowboyFan4Eva]

Exhibit A: Red Genius tries to call timeout about half a minute too soon, Romo jumps in and stops him.

https://vine.co/v/hE6nX3d3hw6

Exhibit B: Romo yells at Garrett and explains the game of football to him while Garrett stands there and takes it.

https://vine.co/v/hE6nYhOBbMl

It sure does look like he said "timeout" to the ref.....

 

[Idgit]

Honestly, you are a smart guy and I don't think you're as much of a blind homer as some of these others, but I don't see how you can watch that and think his original intent was to argue the call with the ref.

I think he was embarrassed Romo called him out in front of the ref on the timeout call and started in about the penalty. I mean, it's not like he ran up to the ref to call timeout and start arguing about the penalty. He called timeout, stood there for a second, Romo jumped in and then a few seconds later Garrett is like "Wait, what? Oh, uh... well, about that penalty call, what the hell man?!"

In general, I completely disagree with your synopsis. I don't see how it is ever kosher to use your final timeout, in a do-or-die game, to discuss a call that isn't going to get changed anyway. You need that timeout to plan your last play of the game, with your job likely on the line, and you're going to instead spend the time arguing with a ref?

And again, it's irrelevant anyway because if Garrett wanted to argue with the ref, he didn't need to call timeout to do it. He was already standing on the field with him, the players were all scattered about. It's not like everyone was on the line ready to snap the next play and Garrett HAD to call timeout to get the ref's attention. The clock was stopped and there was nothing going on. Garrett just lost the moment and went off the reservation.

Thank God Romo was there to save him. Again.

Let's do this. I'll meet you half way. I'll agree with you about the things you said about me being smart, and not a homer. And about the fact that it was a good thing Romo stopped him, and we can just agree to disagree about the other stuff, it being Christmas and all.

 

[Idgit]

It sure does look like he said "timeout" to the ref.....

He did. He was obviously intending to call the TO.

 

[Alweezy]

Getting to the heart of the matter of what can be proven:

What I saw live was appeared to be the wheels coming off for our team after getting stuffed at the goal line.

We just had a back breaking loss of yards. The Commanders were getting unruly on the field. There was a flag on the play that was adding to the confusion.

We all can see from that that image of Romo halting the ref, and the circumstances that surrounded that some decision was being discussed by Garrett and Romo related to what just happened.. They are not talking about where to go eat after the game. They are discussing the management of the game which is what the OP stated. This is no different than a guy going up to his coach and telling him to throw the challenge flag because he saw something the coach may not.


But in this circumstance people are wanting to give the benefit of the doubt on this and assume they were discussing something complex or exotic at that point in time that had nothing to do with clock management. Given all that was happening at this point in the game, and the captured images it's clear that Romo is working with his coach on how to play the final events out and MAY have helped him work that clock down the proper way.


That's my take on this. We won, it worked out good I can agree to that. But I'm not going to sit here and act like those above images are not unnerving. The context of the situation doesn't require that much imagination to know what's going on down there.

 

[Coy]

If it doesn't matter then why not be honest about it? Why stop trying to create something that isn't there? Garrett didn't "stop himself". He made a stupid decision, a rookie coaching mistake, and his QB had to bail him out and fix it. Focused on the official? No, in fact, he is looking in the complete opposite direction while walking toward Romo and the official before he turns and calls timeout.

Yes, I hope we win next week. But that's not what this thread is about. As much as you want to take the spotlight of Garrett's inept coaching, we aren't going to.

I am more than happy that we won, but if Tony doesn't stop him that gives the Commanders another 30 seconds to kick a FG, just another dumb mistake by JG, way to go Tony.

 

[DOUBLE WING]

I am more than happy that we won, but if Tony doesn't stop him that gives the Commanders another 30 seconds to kick a FG, just another dumb mistake by JG, way to go Tony.

Exactly.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

What's scary is he will probably still be the HC next year.

If we get in and take a first round beat down, I still think he is gone. A playoff win is the only thing saves his rear.

 

[FanSince61]

I thought Double Wing was wrong, so I went back to the play that I recorded on my VCR.

With the clocked stopped at 1:42, JG tried to call a timeout but Romo got between him and the official. Then the referee came over and talked to JG. Then the clocked started and Romo called a timeout with 1:16 remaining.

 

[SDCowboy]

If we get in and take a first round beat down, I still think he is gone. A playoff win is the only thing saves his rear.

I wish I was as confident on that.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

I wish I was as confident on that.

I have to think that way for my own sanity

 

[Bleu Star]

If you recorded the game, go check back after Murray was stopped on 3rd and goal. After the referee announced no penalty for the helmet removal, Garrett ran up to the official to call timeout with about 1:42 left on the clock, but Romo ran up between them and stopped Garrett, who had an utter look of confusion on his face.

A minute later, the camera pans back and Garrett is staring blankly at Romo's face. We only see the back of Tony's head, but you can tell he is very sternly yelling at Garrett and using a lot of hand movements to hammer home his point. I can only imagine he's telling him that there were still about 25 seconds left on the play clock, because after that they let about 25 more seconds bleed off the clock before calling that final timeout.

Thank God the camera's caught it all.

That's your "walk around coach" folks. That's your game manager. In the grand scheme of things, may not have made a difference, but he's so oblivious he was going to just go right ahead and give Washington an extra 25-30 seconds at the end of the game before Romo stepped in and made the right call. Amazing he is still this clueless three years into the job.

Red is a disaster at the HC position. Gotta love the double edged sword.. Win next week and we get to the playoffs. Make any hint of a fuss in the playoffs and Red remains at the helm. Craziness. I want to win win win but having Red there mucking things up and knowing that we could have him back next year makes me nauseous.

 

[Flinger]

4th and 12 with the season on the line...

Garrett calls a pass underneath to the running back out of the backfield, knowing the Commanders would be in the end zone in coverage.

Brilliant call, in a whole game full of them.

Rcaldw - nice job.

Oh - we won...

 

[khiladi]

4th and 12 with the season on the line...

Garrett calls a pass underneath to the running back out of the backfield, knowing the Commanders would be in the end zone in coverage.

Brilliant call, in a whole game full of them.

Rcaldw - nice job.

Oh - we won...

Bwahahaha... That was simply Romo buying time after all his passing routes were covered an no WR got open. Murray broke to the sideline after like 5 seconds of sitting right next to Free.

 

[CyberB0b]

As many close games that we play, Garrett should have it down to a science.

That's the problem. He does not learn from his mistakes.

 

[blindzebra]

He didn't need to call timeout to ask for clarification on the call (if that's what he was really doing). What part of that do you not understand? One has nothing to do with the other. When in the history of the NFL has a coach ever burned a timeout just to chat with a referee about a penalty call that has already happened? Especially the LAST TIMEOUT in a do-or-die game?

The last timeout on 4th and 10. What part of that don't you understand.

It was obvious he wanted clarification on the call reversal and anyone denying that is a moron.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

If you recorded the game, go check back after Murray was stopped on 3rd and goal. After the referee announced no penalty for the helmet removal, Garrett ran up to the official to call timeout with about 1:42 left on the clock, but Romo ran up between them and stopped Garrett, who had an utter look of confusion on his face.

A minute later, the camera pans back and Garrett is staring blankly at Romo's face. We only see the back of Tony's head, but you can tell he is very sternly yelling at Garrett and using a lot of hand movements to hammer home his point. I can only imagine he's telling him that there were still about 25 seconds left on the play clock, because after that they let about 25 more seconds bleed off the clock before calling that final timeout.

Thank God the camera's caught it all.

That's your "walk around coach" folks. That's your game manager. In the grand scheme of things, may not have made a difference, but he's so oblivious he was going to just go right ahead and give Washington an extra 25-30 seconds at the end of the game before Romo stepped in and made the right call. Amazing he is still this clueless three years into the job.

I had to PVR the end of the game as my son had a game in the afternoon. I saw exactly what you are saying. Garrett wanted to call timeout at 1:42 but Romo said no, no. I couldn't believe it.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Garrett was arguing the penalty and the spot...geesh some will go to any means.

there was no penalty on that play, it was the 3rd down play.

 

[Bleu Star]

That's the problem. He does not learn from his mistakes.

hahahh! Love that sig pic.

 

[jobberone]

Nice pickup