After reviewing film, Romo was terrible and cost us the game

[tecolote]

I appreciate the thought you put in your post and you certainly made some valid points. But watching football last weekend you can say Geno Smith was terrible, so was Bortles and Matty Ice who threw one of the worst ints that you will ever see. Adrew Luck was pretty bad also.

Romo was meh, far from terrible, he didn't cost us the game, he just didn't win the game for us as he did vs Seattle, Houston and the Giants. That's a huge difference.

 

[Doomsday101]

Other than the sack Martin gave up can you point out to the plays where the O-line was at fault?

OL was allowing a lot of penetration and guys up in Romo face even on plays we got off. I don't take blame away from Romo, I also do not give a pass to the OL, Murray or the coaches. Look you want to blame 1 good for you if you had a clue you may understand there was a lot of mistakes made by the offense But of course you watched film so I will take your expert opinion. LOL

 

[EST_1986]

No. But I like to watch the tape to educate myself and exactly what's going on instead of taking things at face value. This board is about sharing and discussing stuff like this.

You don't have to read the bible to find out Jesus died.

or that Santa delivers presents?

 

[WV Cowboy]

You don't have to read the bible to find out Jesus died.

Just to find out why.

 

[noshame]

Haslett gambled that Romo would not throw the ball into a tight window and the rush would get there before he could go elsewhere, the cat is out of the bag....prepare to see more of the same from every team. The only thing I'm surprised about is it took people so long, he has been afraid to throw into tight coverage for the past 2 years.

 

[The_Boyz_Rock]

All good points on Romo.
We were seriously out coached. I can't for the life of me figure out why they didn't run the ball 1st and goal from the 6 after Murray's big run. The leagues leading rusher, top notch o-line, and an ice cold 2nd string QB - and we try two pass plays. We need to be more creative than that.
One more thing, the D-line didn't seem to pressure McCoy at all, except for the sack by Mincy. McCoy appeared to have all day to survey the field.

 

[Jenky]

Haslett gambled that Romo would not throw the ball into a tight window and the rush would get there before he could go elsewhere, the cat is out of the bag....prepare to see more of the same from every team. The only thing I'm surprised about is it took people so long, he has been afraid to throw into tight coverage for the past 2 years.

Clearly not true.

 

[romothesavior]

He certainly contributed to the loss, but to say he lost it is a bit ridiculous. It was a team loss. Murray and Dez took points off the board with the fumble and drop, and the coaches were seriously outmatched.

 

[21Savage]

All good points on Romo.
We were seriously out coached. I can't for the life of me figure out why they didn't run the ball 1st and goal from the 6 after Murray's big run. The leagues leading rusher, top notch o-line, and an ice cold 2nd string QB - and we try two pass plays. We need to be more creative than that.
One more thing, the D-line didn't seem to pressure McCoy at all, except for the sack by Mincy. McCoy appeared to have all day to survey the field.

They had 3 sacks and a Crawford TFL on Mccoy. The did pressure him some but he beat them with his legs more than they expected.

After the Murray long run we ran it on 1st down. We called a run play on 2nd down as well but Weeden decided to throw to Dez for some reason. He should have stayed with the run. You can see on film that the O-line is run blocking and Ryan Clark is doubling Dez, which is why the CB could be so aggressive with the fade and back shoulder. That was on Weeden, it should have been a run play. Then on 3rd down you obviously have to throw it and Dez had a bad drop.

 

[Doomsday101]

Haslett gambled that Romo would not throw the ball into a tight window and the rush would get there before he could go elsewhere, the cat is out of the bag....prepare to see more of the same from every team. The only thing I'm surprised about is it took people so long, he has been afraid to throw into tight coverage for the past 2 years.

Fact is even under the pressure he was getting he did not throw them up for grabs, many QB getting hit like that would be throwing picks. It is one thing taking a sack but adding salt to the wound by forcing balls under pressure is a mistake I was glad to see him avoid.

 

[tyke1doe]

I appreciate the thought you put in your post and you certainly made some valid points. But watching football last weekend you can say Geno Smith was terrible, so was Bortles and Matty Ice who threw one of the worst ints that you will ever see. Adrew Luck was pretty bad also.

Romo was meh, far from terrible, he didn't cost us the game, he just didn't win the game for us as he did vs Seattle, Houston and the Giants. That's a huge difference.

But Geno Smith, Bortles and Matty Ice aren't Cowboys quarterbacks. Romo is.
This is a Cowboys forum.
Some fans are TOOOOO sensitive when it comes to analyzing this team and its players, particularly Romo.
No one is saying Romo shouldn't be our quarterback. But he's not above criticism. Sheesh!

 

[itsaboat]

Haslett gambled that Romo would not throw the ball into a tight window and the rush would get there before he could go elsewhere, the cat is out of the bag....prepare to see more of the same from every team. The only thing I'm surprised about is it took people so long, he has been afraid to throw into tight coverage for the past 2 years.

Haslett did that last season so it's not a new revelation

 

[21Savage]

He certainly contributed to the loss, but to say he lost it is a bit ridiculous. It was a team loss. Murray and Dez took points off the board with the fumble and drop, and the coaches were seriously outmatched.

I don't think it's so ridiculous to say that he lost it in overtime. With this great O-line (run game that picked up 8 yards on 1st down), great RB, not a great defense, all game to figure out they're blitzing the hell out of you and you can make them pay, 4 downs to go after each 1st down , no time restrictions. and then film showing there were plays Romo failed to make on each of those downs.

Think of it, if you were a defense, would you wanna face this offense in that situation with a QB who's playing great?

 

[21Savage]

OL was allowing a lot of penetration and guys up in Romo face even on plays we got off. I don't take blame away from Romo, I also do not give a pass to the OL, Murray or the coaches. Look you want to blame 1 good for you if you had a clue you may understand there was a lot of mistakes made by the offense But of course you watched film so I will take your expert opinion. LOL

Gruden made an accurate observation in that game when he said the Commanders are not getting any pressure on Romo with a 4 man rush and are going to have to blitz. Unfortunately, it was a harbinger of things to come. But when you are running the ball like we are and you can afford to put 4 men in routes or 5 wide like we do a lot of times and not yield pressure to a 4 man rush. That's a sign of a good O-line.

I don't knw what to to tell you man. I watch film a lot and while each man gets beat from time to time this O-line is great. The pressure they yielded was mainly on the QB and the WRs.

 

[CowboyGil]

Offense and Defense stunk on ice. Defense missed way too many tackles that could've been for 2 or 3 yard losses or no gain. Diving at RB's legs instead of going high and wrapping up. Wilcox was making too many tackles. Church stunk. RoMc stunk. Moore stunk.

 

[romothesavior]

Offense and Defense stunk on ice. Defense missed way too many tackles that could've been for 2 or 3 yard losses or no gain. Diving at RB's legs instead of going high and wrapping up. Wilcox was making too many tackles. Church stunk. RoMc stunk. Moore stunk.

And yet they gave up only 17 points in regulation and gave the offense a chance to score for the win in both the 4Q and OT.

Really don't understand how anyone could blame the defense for this one.

 

[demdcowboys#1]

This is a phenomenal post. Excellent work man. Thanks for this.

 

[noshame]

Fact is even under the pressure he was getting he did not throw them up for grabs, many QB getting hit like that would be throwing picks. It is one thing taking a sack but adding salt to the wound by forcing balls under pressure is a mistake I was glad to see him avoid.

It's not throwing it up for grabs, I'm thrilled he's stopped that. It's the fact that DB's can play off and he cannot (for example) throw a rocket to Dez at the snap and let him try to beat the defender, or a quick slant to the TE, there's no room for error on those throws, so you don't see them. More often than not, you see him pull the ball down and look elsewhere, now, if you're OL is giving you enough time to eat lunch, this works, but those days are over. Time for some quick hitting running plays.

 

[Doomsday101]

Gruden made an accurate observation in that game when he said the Commanders are not getting any pressure on Romo with a 4 man rush and are going to have to blitz. Unfortunately, it was a harbinger of things to come. But when you are running the ball like we are and you can afford to put 4 men in routes or 5 wide like we do a lot of times and not yield pressure to a 4 man rush. That's a sign of a good O-line.

I don't knw what to to tell you man. I watch film a lot and while each man gets beat from time to time this O-line is great. The pressure they yielded was mainly on the QB and the WRs.

OL has played well as has Romo and the WR and Murray yet they all made mistakes. Add coaches to the mix and the results was a loss. I'm not pinning this on 1 person saying well after reviewing film is was Romo fault. lol It was a lot of guys who did not play up to par both offense, defense as well as coaches.

 

[Tabascocat]

Nice post, but this was a team loss. Romo wasn't on point most of the game, part of the problem was on coaching with the wrong plays to beat the blitz. Maybe Tony changed them at the line too often, IDK.

I will agree we lost because of Romo coming back in...........we would have won if Weeden finished it out IMO.