Anyone who would blame this loss on Romo needs their head examined

[popp1234]

Saw this little tid bit on the notes on the ESPN box score.

"This is the 7th time Tony Romo has thrown a pick in the 4th quarter or overtime with his team tied or leading by 1 possession. That is nearly twice as many as any other QB since 2006 (when Romo became the starter in Dallas)."

This doesn't even take into account INTs when behind. Wow.

What? That has to be a typo or you are just hating on Wonder Boy.

 

[Dodger12]

7 ints since 06 with the game tied or up by one score in the second half. Almost double any other qb.

See, anybody can find a stat to support their narrative. He is what he is. Second tier.

I'd imagine today's game is included in those stats? As well as Denver this year and Detroit a couple of years back when we had that huge halftime lead. The problem with this stat is that it can't possibly explain games like today or Detroit where we had a comfortable lead and just allowed the opposing team to score, almost at will, in the second half. Romo is not free from guilt. A top tier QB may have pulled this one out. But Romo's stats are so skewed by this D that has consistently failed for most of Romo's tenure.

It's really too bad. I think Romo is good enough to win but he's just not good enough to carry the team, week after week. He needs to be almost flawless for us to win. We remember the over throw or under throw to Dez, the interceptions, etc but at the end of the day, we were up big at half time.

Romo needs what any good QB needs.....he needs to be coached. Problem is, we have no head coach, not a real one anyway. Is Brees who he is without Sean Payton? Is Brady as successful without Belichick? Aikman/Norv/Jimmy? There was some incredible stat regarding Parcells and his record when entering the 4th quarter with a lead. No way a real HC would run it 4 times in the second half with our lead. No way, no how. Romo lack's leadership at the HC position and it's too late in his career to fix it now.

 

[TrailBlazer]

I'd imagine today's game is included in those stats? As well as Denver this year and Detroit a couple of years back when we had that huge halftime lead. The problem with this stat is that it can't possibly explain games like today or Detroit where we had a comfortable lead and just allowed the opposing team to score, almost at will. Romo is not free from guilt. A top tier QB may have pulled this one out. But Romo's stats are so skewed by this D that has consistently failed for most of Romo's tenure.

It's really too bad. I think Romo is good enough to win but he's just not good enough to carry the team, week after week. He needs to be almost flawless for us to win. We remember the over throw or under throw to Dez, the interceptions, etc but at the end of the day, we were up pretty good at half time.

Romo needs what any good QB needs.....he needs to be coached. Problem is, we have no head coach, not a real one anyway. Is Brees who he is without Sean Payton? Is Brady as successful without Belichick? There was some incredible stat regarding Parcells and his record when entering the 4th quarter with a lead. No way a real HC would run it 4 times in the second half with our lead. No way, no how. Romo lack's leadership at the HC position and it's too late in his career to fix it now.

We expected the defense and head coaching to be atrocious. But I didn't expect our 108million dollar qb to fail us like that. Games like today are what keep him from being considered one of the leagues best. And they happen far too often.

 

[Section446]

You're right, that last INT was all on the wind in the stadium today.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

We expected the defense and head coaching to be atrocious. But I didn't expect our 108million dollar qb to fail us like that. Games like today are what keep him from being considered one of the leagues best. And they happen far too often.

Too often compared to who? Don't embarrass yourself opening that can of worms.

 

[Coy]

I love Romo but you are wrong, he deserves a ton of blame for those 2 Int's.
Of course most of the blame goes to the worst HC in the history of this franchise.

 

[TrailBlazer]

Too often compared to who? Don't embarrass yourself opening that can of worms.

The rest of the league.
7 ints since 06 in the 4th quarter with the game tied or up by one score. Nearly double any other qb.
Don't embarrass yourself

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I can vouch for you that you're a big Romo fan and ALWAYS defend him. Congrats for being honest with yourself when making this post. Nothing wrong with being honest with what you see.

Ayy i'm the first to defend him. I was here defending him even in the Bronco's game.......somewhat even in the Lions game. Not excusing his late game meltdowns but just bringing up the defense was just as bad if not WORSE.

But I can't today. Because at some point its starting to look like we're excusing this type of behavior. Romo checked out of a run play and threw a INT.....is that correct? That's the explanation being given out. It can't happen. I'm not saying I want Romo cut or benched. I'm holding him accountable as the quarterback of our team. He was bad today. I don't care what his stats say. That doesn't pass the eye test. Demarco dropped passes as did Miles and Dez. I'm not putting sole blame on Romo. But he shouldn't be excused because his defense was just as pathetic as he was.

This wasn't the 500 Yard 5 TD's 1 INT Romo. You may come to his defense that game though at some point when is the late game INT's simply enough? I've been defending them for the longest but i've just about reached my breaking point.

 

[ufcrules1]

They scored 36 points.

Has the standard become if they don't score 48 they are a problem just because the defense is hellaciously atrocious?

Romo choked. Deal with it. He has a history of it.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

The rest of the league.
7 ints since 06 in the 4th quarter with the game tied or up by one score. Nearly double any other qb.
Don't embarrass yourself

Totally meaningless stat without context. What was the record in the games? How many opportunities does he have compared to the rest of the league?

 

[wileedog]

Romo choked. Deal with it. He has a history of it.

I get it. I'm not talking about Romo, I am talking about the offense which "choked" up 36 points, which will win you the vast majority of NFL games you play in.

And if the OC runs the football and the defense doesn't give up 5 TDs on 5 possessions in the 2nd half we aren't even talking about Romo.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Bravo. I never agree with you but today that has changed. I made a thread last week that said the same thing. We KNOW the defense sucks, what is the offenses problem though? The offense is 100% healthy.

Are we the only 2 that can see it?

All these morons are so focused on 36 points they cant see what the problem was. I mean how could anyone that has even casually paid attention to this defense be surprised that a 23 pt lead was not enough. The offense was given a 23 point gift wrapped lead - that actually should have been more if we hadnt settled for FG's so often - and couldnt do enough in 30 mins of football to keep the defense off of the field.

Idiotic coaching gets most of the blame. They know how crappy this defense is and SHOULD know what they need to do to preserve a gift wrapped win sitting in their laps.

 

[NumOneQB]

How about we add a 33rd NFL team, the Arlington Romos. This way, we can always add a mark to the W column after every game the Cows play, win or lose. The Romo apologists can get their way, because we all know Romo is a winner and should NEVER be blamed for any of the TEAM's short comings. The Arlington Romos will be 16-0 every year, while the Cows linger in that 8-8 obscurity.

 

[ufcrules1]

Ayy i'm the first to defend him. I was here defending him even in the Bronco's game.......somewhat even in the Lions game. Not excusing his late game meltdowns but just bringing up the defense was just as bad if not WORSE.

But I can't today. Because at some point its starting to look like we're excusing this type of behavior. Romo checked out of a run play and threw a INT.....is that correct? That's the explanation being given out. It can't happen. I'm not saying I want Romo cut or benched. I'm holding him accountable as the quarterback of our team. He was bad today. I don't care what his stats say. That doesn't pass the eye test. Demarco dropped passes as did Miles and Dez. I'm not putting sole blame on Romo. But he shouldn't be excused because his defense was just as pathetic as he was.

This wasn't the 500 Yard 5 TD's 1 INT Romo. You may come to his defense that game though at some point when is the late game INT's simply enough? I've been defending them for the longest but i've just about reached my breaking point.

If you watched the game you would also know he under threw and overthrew Dez multiple times in the game. Those add up over the course of a game. He was flat out bad today and against a bad team. Not the only reason we lost but AGAIN, he played a role. He is part of the reason this team is mediocre. Just is what it is.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

They scored 36 points.

Has the standard become if they don't score 48 they are a problem just because the defense is hellaciously atrocious?

Yes that has become the standard if the gameplan is to run the ball only 18 times when you rushing for 7 yards a attempt. So if you are you going to throw it 40 times like you did today? Yes, the standard is putting up atleast 40 points. If you know you can't score 40 points then don't throw the ball 40 times and rush the ball only 18 times. That's the gameplan of a team that feels they have to score 40 points to win.

 

[Brooksey]

Romo needs an oline ok got that. Romo needs better wr. Ok got that. Romo needs a run game. Ok now we got that. Still strugling

Now we need a real OC and there are no more excuses.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

If you watched the game you would also know he under threw and overthrew Dez multiple times in the game. Those add up over the course of a game. He was flat out bad today and against a bad team. Not the only reason we lost but AGAIN, he played a role. He is part of the reason this team is mediocre. Just is what it is.

Yep. He constantly overthrew and underthrew the football. Contrary to popular belief in a NFL game you probably get 2 or 3 shots at a deep ball. Romo had far more than that and missed each and every time. And to be honest Dez bailed him out of a INT in that endzone because I still don't know how Dez caught that TD.

 

[TrailBlazer]

Totally meaningless stat without context. What was the record in the games? How many opportunities does he have compared to the rest of the league?

Nearly double any other qb. That alone should tell you something.

At the very least it supports my claim that games like today happen far too often. Which you seemed to strongly disagree with but have nothing to back it up.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Now we need a real OC and there are no more excuses.

At the request of being greedy, I will request one more tiny thing... not the worst defense in NFL history.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Because it's obvious why we lost because of the defense thinking the game is over and not forcing a punt in the second half. Yeah I know he threw 2 int's but he also lead the team to a 26-3 Lead which should have been enough for us to be 8-6. So the blame goes to the two idiots below

1. Garrett.........too scared to for it on 4th down atleast once and went for too many FG's

2. Kiffin.............the old senile fool never made any kind of adjustment once the Packers cut the lead to 29-17


Romo is ABOVE criticism tonight, and I can't believe I am saying it but it's the truth

Anyone who thinks Romo is ABOVE any criticism tonight needs to have their head examined.