An Observation About Romo's "Only Bad" Performance So Far...

[CaptainAmerica]

...a lot of media guys like Ed Werder are saying the first Giants game was the "only bad" performance by Romo this year.

I understand the comment based on the 3 picks, but I have always looked at that performance as an impressive performance for a guy thrown into a bad situation.

225 yards passing in one half, completions to about 5 different receivers, threw a TD and ran for a 2 pt conversion. That ain't bad for one half of football.

To me, the most impressive play Romo made was after the 90 yard pick for a TD he came RIGHT BACK the next series and hit Crayton for about a 60 yard TD. That showed me something about Romo. Everyone else was hanging their head, but he just kept firing! The strike to Crayton was a thing of beauty and made me sit up and take notice. Romo's resiliency that night really reminded me of Roger Staubach.

 

[Everlastingxxx]

Hey i rewatched that last Giants game and saw that the last INT Romo threw was tipped at the line of scrimmage. I originally thought he and Crayton had a miscommunication. So two INTs were from tipped balls.

 

[superpunk]

3 picks in a single half is bad no matter how you slice it - but he did show promise, even if most of it was overshadowed by terrifying gun-slinging resulting in a 5 point game quickly getting out of hand.

I don't expect that to repeat this weekend.

 

[Hostile]

I do think it was a bad performance because of the picks. He did what I expect of him though. He bounced back. Man, oh man has he bounced back.

 

[dmq]

I know I was pretty excited after seeing him in the Giants game. I thought he could be a good QB, but this has been unbelievable!

 

[THUMPER]

To me, the most impressive play Romo made was after the 90 yard pick for a TD he came RIGHT BACK the next series and hit Crayton for about a 60 yard TD. That showed me something about Romo. Everyone else was hanging their head, but he just kept firing! The strike to Crayton was a thing of beauty and made me sit up and take notice. Romo's resiliency that night really reminded me of Roger Staubach.

I have to agree, I was VERY impressed with Romo that day and it has only gotten better since then. His poise under pressure, and especially after a big mistake, showed me a lot about his character and leadership ability. The entire team has changed since he stepped in and I don't expect that to change as it is part of his nature, just like Staubach.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

...a lot of media guys like Ed Werder are saying the first Giants game was the "only bad" performance by Romo this year.

I understand the comment based on the 3 picks, but I have always looked at that performance as an impressive performance for a guy thrown into a bad situation.

225 yards passing in one half, completions to about 5 different receivers, threw a TD and ran for a 2 pt conversion. That ain't bad for one half of football.

To me, the most impressive play Romo made was after the 90 yard pick for a TD he came RIGHT BACK the next series and hit Crayton for about a 60 yard TD. That showed me something about Romo. Everyone else was hanging their head, but he just kept firing! The strike to Crayton was a thing of beauty and made me sit up and take notice. Romo's resiliency that night really reminded me of Roger Staubach.

I agree with you, I thought ROMO did a great job considering the situation!

 

[Unforgiven]

I was very optomistic about Romo after the Giants game. It was a "eye test" type thing that stuck out, in spite of the ints. He dropped back so fast. His release was so fast.

Let's be realistic, the guy cannot sustain this level of play over an entire career. If he does, he WILL be the greatest QB in NFL history. I expect he will have some down times. But, he will do some great things. Hopefully, the great things strongly outweigh the down times.

 

[dogunwo]

Aside from the picks, he wasnt that bad. Eli actually had a bad performance, we just helped out the Giants with alot of turnovers.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

What kills me the most, is the number of people.. in the media and elsewhere that say something like " wait until Romo has a bad game and see how he handles that".. He had a terrible game against the Giants his first time out, he threw 3 picks,, 2 of which directly cost us points. He has had a bad game and has responsed to it,, I don't understand this logic at all. Romo is a good player that was brought along the right way.

 

[aikemirv]

What kills me the most, is the number of people.. in the media and elsewhere that say something like " wait until Romo has a bad game and see how he handles that".. He had a terrible game against the Giants his first time out, he threw 3 picks,, 2 of which directly cost us points. He has had a bad game and has responsed to it,, I don't understand this logic at all. Romo is a good player that was brought along the right way.

Exactly, and he came back without any good performances to fall back on.

Now, if he has a bad game he has 5 games of successful play to fall back on.

 

[sjordan6]

I do think it was a bad performance because of the picks. He did what I expect of him though. He bounced back. Man, oh man has he bounced back.

Hostile I normally agree with your takes but I have to reserve sugar in my kool-aid for you this time. I actually dont think it was a bad performance and you have to consider the situation. Yes, I know three picks is three picks no matter how you look at it. But the first one we can put it on the coaches for the play call ( you dont call a roll out on the first play when he is just getting in the game). The ball was tipped and he was credited with the mistake. The second one was clearly a hold on the running back that was a missed call by the officals. The third pick also was a tipped ball that was obviously returned for a touchdown.

Romo actually did not have a bad game when you consider the his stats and the situation he was in. No running game, dropped passes, and the o-line was not performing like they are now. Actually I think he was great considering what he was working with.

Now with all that said we still loss the game because each pick either killed drives for us or led to points for them. The giants did not dominate the game by no means and we all know that with all the mistakes this team made the game was still winnable until the last minutes( kinda like that Philly game).

Romo showed poise, accuracy, confidence, and the heart of a champion. He played great and had a very memorable half of football. I give him nothing but love for throwing for that many yards (did we even punt that half) to that many receivers and make that many mistakes ( three picks is three picks) and still give us a chance to win.

Sorry Hostile but this time I must say that although it wasnt his best performance, for me (even in a loss) it was a surperb debut. Out!

 

[TtownCowboy]

I do think it was a bad performance because of the picks. He did what I expect of him though. He bounced back. Man, oh man has he bounced back.

Hos, I'm curious about where you think we stand at QB now. I know when Romo initially got the call you still felt like we needed to draft a "blue chipper". Are you still on that boat? Not knocking you, I respect your opinion, so I was just curious if Romo's play had changed it?

 

[JD_KaPow]

I've said it before, I'll say it again. I think those three picks were the best thing that could have happened to Romo. He's a gunslinger at heart, but he had this old man yapping at him for 3.5 years about how he has to take better care of the ball if he wants to play in the prose. So he finally gets in a meaningful game, tries to be a gunslinger a couple times, and lo and behold, Parcells was right. If anything reinforced the message and showed Romo that Parcells knows what he's talking about, that game was it.

 

[jazzcat22]

3 picks in a single half is bad no matter how you slice it - but he did show promise, even if most of it was overshadowed by terrifying gun-slinging resulting in a 5 point game quickly getting out of hand.

I don't expect that to repeat this weekend.

Right. And even if it was tipped, either Crayton still ran the wrong route, or Romo threw to the wrong spot. And the tip did not knock it off it's course that much to make a difference. It was just an ufornunate bad play at the wrong time.

However, Romo did get us to that position, so yes, looked promising at that point.

 

[burmafrd]

The way I look at it is if the pass is tipped at the LOS, then the pick should NOT be on the QB. If it is tipped anywhere BEYOND the LOS, then it is pretty much on the QB. UNLESS he hits the receiver in the HANDS and he tipps it into the air and it gets picked. A pick should count against the QB only if he throws to a covered man, or does not see the safety, etc.

 

[CaliCowboy88]

Funny thing is that Manning was 12-29 for 189 yards. I'll take Romo anytime over Manning. I've watched the Giants game over and even with Bledsoe we could have taken the lead before the end of the first half. In retrospect I'm glad Bledsoe threw the interception so the Romo era could begin.

Yes, interceptions are interceptions but when you get a ball tipped it is just a fluke that it stays up high enough to enable someone to intercept it. The fact is that Romo kept showing poise and escapability during the Giants game and now he has more experience.

Plus he put up those numbers against a much better Giants defense. I personaly expect a blow out.

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

I couldn't agree more with this thread. I was very impressed with Romo in the first Giants game. The Giants were a team playing with a ton of swagger and confidence at the time and that was a tough situation to be thrown into. Romo handled himself very well and lead the team up and down the field. Call me a homer but if T.O. catches that 4th down pass, something special could have happened that night. We were building momentum and had the crowd.

 

[Angus]

Hostile I normally agree with your takes but I have to reserve sugar in my kool-aid for you this time. I actually dont think it was a bad performance and you have to consider the situation. Yes, I know three picks is three picks no matter how you look at it. But the first one we can put it on the coaches for the play call ( you dont call a roll out on the first play when he is just getting in the game). The ball was tipped and he was credited with the mistake. The second one was clearly a hold on the running back that was a missed call by the officals. The third pick also was a tipped ball that was obviously returned for a touchdown.

Romo actually did not have a bad game when you consider the his stats and the situation he was in. No running game, dropped passes, and the o-line was not performing like they are now. Actually I think he was great considering what he was working with.

Now with all that said we still loss the game because each pick either killed drives for us or led to points for them. The giants did not dominate the game by no means and we all know that with all the mistakes this team made the game was still winnable until the last minutes( kinda like that Philly game).

Romo showed poise, accuracy, confidence, and the heart of a champion. He played great and had a very memorable half of football. I give him nothing but love for throwing for that many yards (did we even punt that half) to that many receivers and make that many mistakes ( three picks is three picks) and still give us a chance to win.

Sorry Hostile but this time I must say that although it wasnt his best performance, for me (even in a loss) it was a surperb debut. Out!

And Hostile, he had never thrown an NFL pass before . . . Wasn't that your knock on him?

 

[Yakuza Rich]

People forget about how exactly that game played out.

Dallas was down by 5 when Romo took over. They ran a bootleg and Strahan made a great play to make a pick. NYG got the ball and scored. Now Dallas is down by 12 points.

On Dallas' next possession they are driving and have a 4th and 2. Barber appears open right at the first down marker. The LB responsible for Owens sees this and goes right over to help out on Barber. Romo sees this and perfectly looks off Owens and then throws to a wide open Owens....who drops the ball.

The Giants get the ball back and score another TD, going up by 19 points.

Essentially, Romo was down by 19 points rather quickly w/o much of it being his own doing.

After that, the Cowboys hit a stretch were Romo thew the ball 20 times *in a row*.

I think Romo has been great and I won't deny that I'm pretty giddy about what I see from him, but even I don't expect him to be able to come back from that down and in all likelihood that's where QB's start getting intercepted....when their team is forced to pass the ball and forced to make plays quickly.



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