Anatomy of a Romo INT

[Stautner]

The question though is....
How many 3 and outs did we have? I'm not sure, but I can't remember any. There sure weren't many.
We moved the ball consistently. And that fact kept our defense off the field for much of the game (the only way we can keep them from getting exposed). His mobility aided the OL and helped the running game.
Romo moved us down the field and hit 6 different receivers.
I'll take his stat line from this last game...INT and all.

That's a good point about the 3 and outs - we showed at least a little something on close to every offensive possession.

 

[31smackdown]

The only throws that concerned me last night was that out that just hung to Glenn.. was it tipped? and some of those sideline routes that he was trying to squeeze the ball in between the zone... luckily he missed them all out of bounds and didn't leave the ball in play since the chances for a pick would probably be 50/50. Also.. I thought he might have missed Glenn on that fake the post, run the corner fade route that Bledsoe hit Glenn on earlier in the year. Glenn appeared to be open, but I think Romo may still be adjusting to Glenn's speed and is more comfortable with the bigger targets right now.

 

[baj1dallas]

If he finishes the season with 12 TDs and under 15 interceptions, I'll be pretty happy.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

If he finishes the season with 12 TDs and under 15 interceptions, I'll be pretty happy.

I cant see being happy with that.... althought I see him having more TD's than INT's anyways...

 

[aikemirv]

It was a poor decision to try to throw the ball over Strahan when Strahan was so close to him. Very few QBs were going to get the ball over Strahan in that situation. I don't think Romo has played enough to say he has a problem with balls be batted down.

I agree with that not only because of Strahan but also because Fasono was covered on that play and that had int all over it even if Strahan does not tip it.

 

[khiladi]

Romo had one pass that I remember batted down last night. It was by the Samoan looking defensive lineman, and the way Romo reacted, it seemed as if he had an open man for a sizeable gain.

The way th kid plays is non-chalant out there... He doesn't seem to be fazed too much by the pressure...

 

[Draegerman]

I wasn't nearly concerned about his interception last night that resulted in a td for Carolina and a 14 point deficit as much as I was concerned with how he would respond to it with his team down in the hole. To me, it spoke volumes to Romo's play and his confidence level. He didn't allow his mistakes to frustrate him and his determination to bring his team back is commendable.

 

[TwoSteppinJJ]

I would discredit the 3 Ints from the Giants game simply because he had little to no preparation for the game and games are all about preparation and execution.

 

[aikemirv]

His bad throws have one thing in common to me and it may be easy to overcome for him.

There are all under pressure and they are all little touch passes. When he feels those coming on he needs to just take a dive.

When he feels pressure and throws with authority there is no problem!

 

[conner01]

the int was a bad decision but one in a game, your first full game, is not bad.half the time you make a bad decision it does'nt hurt you, the other half it does.i was very impressed that at the end when we was up bill still allowed him to pass the ball. that took some confidence. i think the kid will be fine.but time will tell.not to be overly optimistic but from that game i think the kid has potential to be a very good qb. i know it's just one game but as long as he can control his urge to make something happen when it's not there, he will be a good one

 

[Stautner]

His bad throws have one thing in common to me and it may be easy to overcome for him.

There are all under pressure and they are all little touch passes. When he feels those coming on he needs to just take a dive.

When he feels pressure and throws with authority there is no problem!

This is an interesting observation - and accurate. It's not like he's trying to pull a Brett Favre and fire bullets through traffic, it's not ego or a feeling of invinciblity that makes him force things. It's just being reluctant to give up on a play and trying to salvage a little something when he would be better just eating the ball or throwing it away.

 

[ravidubey]

I would call the int more of a concern that he and BP will work out......I am not worried.

I agree that is was both a bad throw and a bad decision and it reminded me of the pick-six against New York.

Both were truly bad and really, really pissed me off because it was the worst kind of execution with seemingly no concern for field position. Both gave up points because of that very same field position, and one was at least a 10 point swing.

 

[Cowboy Bill Watts]

We know he is smart.
We know he is mobile.
We know he can read defenses.
We know he will use all of his weapons.

His INT last night was one of those "impulse" throws where he was trying to make something happen with a low % chance of success... BP refered to this some years back with Quincy.

So... he has 4 INT's so far

1. ball tipped - I think too many of his passes are tipped - what to do?
2. impulse-type play - threw to lineman? - poor decision - Julius was held?
3. a fastball to defender taken back for TD - was that a timing thing? poor route?
4. a flutter throw that gave defender chance to make a play - poor decision

I see this as a MAJOR negative on Romo's part... he has to get that under control.... its very Favre-like.... thats not the part of Favre that we want from Romo

good post...

i did notice last night, and i think madden also pointed it out, that there was something wrong with his deep routes. there were three deep routes down the sideline that were really ugly (i think they all ended up out of bounds). they have to fix that and romo has to show he can make that throw.

 

[aikemirv]

good post...

i did notice last night, and i think madden also pointed it out, that there was something wrong with his deep routes. there were three deep routes down the sideline that were really ugly (i think they all ended up out of bounds). they have to fix that and romo has to show he can make that throw.

All of those deep routes had safety help I believe and the WR was out of bounds anyway. I don't think they were really an effort to complete the pass as much as just a throwaway.

Hey, he could have thrown an accurate one like Delhomme and had it picked off!!!

 

[Stautner]

All of those deep routes had safety help I believe and the WR was out of bounds anyway. I don't think they were really an effort to complete the pass as much as just a throwaway.

I started to make the same comment. I think the idea was to throw the ball far enough outside to make sure the safety didn't have a play, with the hope that TO could manage to reach it. In other words, the throws were such that either TO could get them or no one could.

 

[baj1dallas]

I cant see being happy with that.... althought I see him having more TD's than INT's anyways...

Well he started off with 4 picks already. From now on all he has to do is get 1-2 TD a game and no more than 1 pick, and he'll be alright and the team will win games.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Well he started off with 4 picks already. From now on all he has to do is get 1-2 TD a game and no more than 1 pick, and he'll be alright and the team will win games.

you cant use his 2nd half(first real time) playing time as an average out of what the season will be.

 

[Clove]

When I measure QBs on a scale with regard to interceptions, I look mostly at this.

Did he throw a bad pass when not trying to escape the pocket or with a defender in his face? The only pass that was intercepted with no pressure, I think was a misunderstanding in the route. Thinking Crayton would shoot straight up the middle instead of taking a left cut inside.

The others were impulsive throws because he was seriously pressured. All he has to do is know that unless the guy is completely opened, don't try and toss it up, just throw it away or take the sack. If he does that, he should be unstoppable.

On a side note, Romo threw 3 fades out of bounds. I personally thought he was throwing a couple of those passes away knowing TO was sandwiched and probably would've been intercepted, and no fumbled snaps or anything like that. Great Job Romo!

 

[khiladi]

Madden was actually criticizing not Romo, but TO and Glen for allowing themselves to get too close to the sidelines to where Romo could not make a successful throw on those fade patterns.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Romo had one ball tipped last night. According to Madden, carolina has led the NFL in tipped passes for several years. I can live with what i saw last night.