An encouraging throw

[rcaldw]

Watching Romo tonight there was one throw that was very encouraging.

You can't blame the young man for having wide open receivers, which he had for most of his completions, but that really doesn't prove anything about his ability as a QB (except that he gets the ball out quick, which may contribute to their openness and he can hit a wide open target). But the one throw that really encouraged me was the TD throw. Not because it was a TD and he hit the receiver, but because he had a free guy right in front of him putting on the rush. Romo handled it calmly, gave the small pump to free the receiver up the sideline and hit him perfectly. That was a very encouraging play.

 

[JackMagist]

Watching Romo tonight there was one throw that was very encouraging.

You can't blame the young man for having wide open receivers, which he had for most of his completions, but that really doesn't prove anything about his ability as a QB (except that he gets the ball out quick, which may contribute to their openness and he can hit a wide open target). But the one throw that really encouraged me was the TD throw. Not because it was a TD and he hit the receiver, but because he had a free guy right in front of him putting on the rush. Romo handled it calmly, gave the small pump to free the receiver up the sideline and hit him perfectly. That was a very encouraging play.

It does speak well of his ability that he can find those wide open receivers and get the ball out to them. And I do agree the TD pass to Miles Austin was a nice play and both Romo and the receiver made great reads on it. And that was a very good deep throw that he made on that play. Perhaps now we can quit hearing about him not being able to throw a deep ball and people will stop with all the "dink and dunk" garbage some have been spewing.

 

[Mr Cowboy]

I think that having wide open recivers is a good thing........do you want him to ignore the wide open recievers and throw to a covered reciever. That is plain dumb.

By the way, he did throw to a covered Curtis on a couple of times, which he dropped. He also threw a laser to Copper on one of those stop fades that was pretty impressive.

Now why are the recievers wide open for Romo and not for Bledsoe. Perhaps it's because Romo is throwing the safe pass instead of trying to thread the needle every play. I'll take him throwing to wide open recievers every day.

 

[InmanRoshi]

Good QB's always make it look like anyone could do it.

 

[rcaldw]

I think that having wide open recivers is a good thing........do you want him to ignore the wide open recievers and throw to a covered reciever. That is plain dumb.

By the way, he did throw to a covered Curtis on a couple of times, which he dropped. He also threw a laser to Copper on one of those stop fades that was pretty impressive.

Now why are the recievers wide open for Romo and not for Bledsoe. Perhaps it's because Romo is throwing the safe pass instead of trying to thread the needle every play. I'll take him throwing to wide open recievers every day.

I think either you didn't read what I wrote or you misunderstood me. I said, IT WAS A GOOD THING that he hit those receivers that were wide open, and even said, it might be that his quick decisions contributed to their being so open.

But in comparison with hitting wide open receivers, WHICH THEY WON'T BE ALL THE TIME IN A REGULAR SEASON GAME - guaranteed - I was even MORE encouraged by that throw with a guy in his face.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

The TD ball was a floater...but it was right to the receiver and he did wait for the DE tro land before throwing it. But Romo doesn't ever throw lasers. His fastball is low 80's, Bledsoe is in the 90's.

Doesn't mean he can't be effective. I think he looked good again.

 

[Billy Bullocks]

Why do I sense some people are purely driven by an agenda....whoever plays QB (most likeley Bledsoe) is going to play pretty well. Be happy we have a good backup and a guy for the future.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Who has an agenda?

If you are talking about me...look at my avatar for crying out loud.

 

[rcaldw]

Why do I sense some people are purely driven by an agenda....whoever plays QB (most likeley Bledsoe) is going to play pretty well. Be happy we have a good backup and a guy for the future.

I hope the agenda you are sensing isn't from me, because I don't have one. I was impressed by that throw tonight, period. I was glad to see it, it means what have a backup who is showing some very good signs.

I'm not a big Bledsoe believer, but that doesn't mean I won't be rooting for him come week 1. And I do believe we need a young QB at the helm sooner rather than later. But what I posted is just an honest observation and opinion. In fact, I'm still not a big Romo believer at this point. I think GAME PLANS make all the difference in how QB's look. No one is game planning for Romo yet. I posted last week that Jason Garrett would look very good in short stretches but after awhile his weaknesses were exposed by what the defenses did to take away what he could do, and leaving him to what he couldn't do very well.

One day, if Romo is the choice to succeed Bledsoe, we will find out. Defenses will actually plan on how to stop Romo, then we will find out what his limitations are or if he is legit. Until then we can all be very encouraged by what he is showing right now.

And Bledsoe was sharp tonight too. But he always is early in the year. We need to all hope for a strong second half of the season this year.

 

[JackMagist]

Why do I sense some people are purely driven by an agenda....whoever plays QB (most likeley Bledsoe) is going to play pretty well. Be happy we have a good backup and a guy for the future.

I don't really see any agendas here. The subject of the thread was the nice throw that Romo made. Most of us then commented on Romo's pros and cons and did not relate it to Bledsoe at all.

I thought Bledsoe had a very solid performance and that it should squelch the Romo to start on Sept. 10 rumors. But I also though that Romo had a solid game in his own right and is showing with each appearance that he is capable of stepping in as a starter should the need arise. I am pleased with both of those facts.

 

[ddh33]

One of my favorite plays of the night was that Romo throw on third and 9. The Saints had just scored. Things weren't going great for Romo, and the offense seemed to be sort of sputtering compared to what they had been doing. Romo drilled the throw, and the Boys went down to score again, I believe.

 

[Hostile]

Good QB's always make it look like anyone could do it.

Great QBs do things that look impossible.

 

[Hostile]

The TD ball was a floater...but it was right to the receiver and he did wait for the DE tro land before throwing it. But Romo doesn't ever throw lasers. His fastball is low 80's, Bledsoe is in the 90's.

Doesn't mean he can't be effective. I think he looked good again.

Very fair analysis. I think his decision making is unquestioned. The only thing that is a red flag is can he rip it when he has to? He's perfect for a WCO. IMO.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Acutally, the ROMO pass IMO was the best play of the game!

AWESOME pass with the pump fake.....pressure......and perfect timing!

 

[Hostile]

Acutally, the ROMO pass IMO was the best play of the game!

AWESOME pass with the pump fake.....pressure......and perfect timing!

You must have missed Terry Glenn's TD catch then. That was as good a catch as you'll ever see.

 

[dbair1967]

I dont care what someone's agenda was or is, but its apparent we have a pretty good situation right now at QB

Bledsoe looked pretty sharp...if he gets even average protection (and thats iffy with this group of OL) he will have a big year...even w/o TO on the field the receivers seem to be getting open (both games) with ease

Romo is vastly improved over where he was...I'm not going to annoint him a future star or anything, but at the very least the fear of the season crashing and burning if something happened to Bledsoe isnt as great...he can definitely step in and at least keep the ship afloat...he's definitely improved his accuracy a TON over what it was

of the teams in our division, we definitely have the best 1-2 situation at QB...if any of the other 3 teams loses their starter, their season is definitely over...if we lost ours we'd still have a good chance of having a decent offense on the field

David

 

[superpunk]

of the teams in our division, we definitely have the best 1-2 situation at QB...if any of the other 3 teams loses their starter, their season is definitely over..

It's pretty interesting how that perception has changed since the start of the preseason. Before preseason, you could ask around and almost exclusively it was assumed our backup situation was the worst. It is definitely the best, as we have seen with Romo's progression, however. That is real encouraging.

 

[Rick_Deckard]

Romo's best play may have been when the Boys were on their own 2 yard line and he rolled to his left and waited for MBIII to get open before hitting him in stride so he could pick up the first down. He showed a lot of patience and poise. If he rushed that throw or threw it away it would have set the Aints up with great field position. Instead it kept alive a drive that (IIRC) resulted in a score.

 

[Cbz40]

If the OL cannot pass protect and have problems picking up a blitz a quick delivery and mobility at the QB position is next best option.

 

[4lifecowboy]

Acutally, the ROMO pass IMO was the best play of the game!

AWESOME pass with the pump fake.....pressure......and perfect timing!

You must have missed the first half. Not taking anything from Romo but Bledsoe made a few excellent passes in first two quarters, right out of the gate his first pass to Witten was squeezed between to defenders was very impressive, and the touchdown to Glenn was spectacular, after that catch I actually jumped up shouted(I don't do that during the preseason).