Can Romo be saved?

[Risen Star]

Agreed - as long as his psyche isn't down the toilet and I don't think it is.

I don't have an issue with Romo at all. Everything he does negative gets multiplied by being the QB of the Dallas Cowboys. He's been good enough over the years to win titles. So I don't know what this nonsense about saving him is about.

Unless he means save him from Jerry Jones.

 

[Alexander]

Like I said before, Romo just needs something good to happen in a big moment because he suffers from LeBron James Syndrome. Meaning it's in his head.

And I think it is too much in his head. For a QB as good as he is, he seems to experience a lot of repetitive behavior that only comes from a lot of failure in similar circumstances.

We all need to be reminded where he came from. This is the Cinderella story, the golly gee whiz kid from small town Wisconsin who made it big. Thing is, he has never been a winner. He was not the BMOC at some major school. He went to a small college and had success, but even there, he did not win a championship--in fact he lost his only chance at one. He had a lot of individual awards and records, but never won anything with his teammates, in high school or college.

 

[cml750]

If we get a real coach and not an idiot who is learning on the job he, will be fine. I personally think Tony would excel in a West Coast Offense and he is smart enough to learn it even though he has been in Garrett's Coryell based offense for so long. If we had kept Sean Payton, I believe Romo would of already won a SB or two. Unfortunately, Jerry brought in the red headed idiot to be OC under a powder puff like Wade and then promoted the red headed idiot to HC. I think a lot of Romo's problem is too much Jason Garrett. Due to Garrett being the idiot he is, Romo is always having to try bail him out. All QB's can and do make mistakes when they try to do too much. With a real HC, Romo probably would not have to always win the game for us.

 

[mahoneybill]

Give him a dose of a front four on defense and you'll see things differently.

Agree. He won't have to always feel its on him to pull out a W due to the letdown by other parts of the team.

 

[ufcrules1]

Romo, on the right team would be fine. My fear is that his skills are diminishing and by the time this team gets it turned around, it will be too late. Is Tony the best clutch QB ever, hell no. Does he make poor decisions? Yes.

But.....you cannot tell me that he couldn't lead the Ravens of last year for example, to the same place they ended up. He's far better than Flacco.

He is in the wrong place at the wrong time. I am not the biggest Romo fan in the world, but I am certainly not a hater either. Just my take. .02

I usually like your posts but couldn't possibly disagree with you more on this one. Romo has never showed the same ability Flacco did in that playoff run. Flacco put up Montana type numbers in that run and it was at the highest possible level. Romo choked against a 28th ranked Washington defense last year with all the marbles on the line for goodness sake. He has never proven himself worthy in elimination type games. It's not like the Ravens just carried Flacco the whole way. if anything he carried them. Flacco was a big part of them going all the way and was the superbowl mvp for a reason.

117 QBR, 11tds, and ZERO interceptions

 

[ufcrules1]

I don't have an issue with Romo at all. Everything he does negative gets multiplied by being the QB of the Dallas Cowboys. He's been good enough over the years to win titles. So I don't know what this nonsense about saving him is about.

Unless he means save him from Jerry Jones.

Denial can be an ugly thing.....

 

[dragon_mikal]

There is a big difference between having a short memory and also learning from past mistakes.

You don't think Romo learns from past mistakes? So if you throw an interception that means you didn't learn from the one before it? Romo deserves blame for yesterday. Hindsight says he should've just run the ball. The argument could be made, however, that he made the right call going with the one on one match up and that the execution was off.

The Romo of today is a better QB mentally than the Romo of previous years. The problem is that he is 33 years old and he can't do the things he once could physically and like most human beings he can't or won't see it. Like I said previously...you have an OC with more situational awareness and a pass rush that can actually do what is is supposed to do and this team is already in the playoffs with a division title wrapped up.

This team has a host of problems...especially in the front office on the defensive side of the ball.

Yes Romo has the occasional bad play and because we all know he needs to be pretty much perfect for this team in this current offensive system to succeed they're amplified more than they should be. Every QB in the league makes those mistakes.

What everyone needs to understand is he's the QB for the next few years. Was it a wise decision to sign a QB at his age with his credentials to a deal like he received? Maybe not. But it is what it is and this team needs to do what it has to do get him the coach and help he needs if they want to be successful.

 

[cowboyblue22]

Romo will never win in dallas or any where else he makes to many mistakes cant execute plays when the pressure is on

 

[dragon_mikal]

I usually like your posts but couldn't possibly disagree with you more on this one. Romo has never showed the same ability Flacco did in that playoff run. Flacco put up Montana type numbers in that run and it was at the highest possible level. Romo choked against a 28th ranked Washington defense last year with all the marbles on the line for goodness sake. He has never proven himself worthy in elimination type games. It's not like the Ravens just carried Flacco the whole way. if anything he carried them. Flacco was a big part of them going all the way and was the superbowl mvp for a reason.

117 QBR, 11tds, and ZERO interceptions

There's also a reason why many questioned the Ravens' decision to pay him what they did. You can't argue that Flacco didn't have 1) better coaching and 2) a better team.

Romo deserves what he gets for the Washington debacle but the Cowboys aren't in a position to win the division in the first place without him.

 

[Ren]

Romo's contract i a problem, a lot of the pass happy stuff is Romo calling it at the line i'm not sure there's to many coaches that would be happy giving him as much power over the offense as he has and because it's part of his comtract he will always have

 

[ufcrules1]

There's also a reason why many questioned the Ravens' decision to pay him what they did. You can't argue that Flacco didn't have 1) better coaching and 2) a better team.

Romo deserves what he gets for the Washington debacle but the Cowboys aren't in a position to win the division in the first place without him.

If Romo led our team to a super bowl or even deep in the playoffs, I would have no issue with him getting paid. I think Flacco got over paid a little, but at the same time he led his team with Montana type numbers to the super bowl and led them to victory. He deserves getting paid for that. The Washington game wasn't the teams fault, it was Romo's fault. The point is, Romo can't be trusted, even when he does have enough support around him. Once he proves he can, then I will be on the same page with you. Which means never.

 

[KB1122]

I'll just say that every decade or so there are 6 or so quarterbacks who are worth having. Tony isn't one of them.

 

[dragon_mikal]

If Romo led our team to a super bowl or even deep in the playoffs, I would have no issue with him getting paid. I think Flacco got over paid a little, but at the same time he led his team with Montana type numbers to the super bowl and led them to victory. He deserves getting paid for that. The Washington game wasn't the teams fault, it was Romo's fault. The point is, Romo can't be trusted, even when he does have enough support around him. Once he proves he can, then I will be on the same page with you. Which means never.

I'm not trying to down play what Flacco did...he was awesome in the playoffs and SB and I think he got paid what the Ravens felt he was worth.

Do you think that this team would already have the division wrapped up if 1) this team had a more cerebral OC and 2) the defense was average instead of one of the worst in NFL history?

What they would do in the playoffs is another matter but at least they'd have a shot.

 

[cml750]

I usually like your posts but couldn't possibly disagree with you more on this one. Romo has never showed the same ability Flacco did in that playoff run. Flacco put up Montana type numbers in that run and it was at the highest possible level. Romo choked against a 28th ranked Washington defense last year with all the marbles on the line for goodness sake. He has never proven himself worthy in elimination type games. It's not like the Ravens just carried Flacco the whole way. if anything he carried them. Flacco was a big part of them going all the way and was the superbowl mvp for a reason.

117 QBR, 11tds, and ZERO interceptions

Flacco has never had Jason Garrett as his coach.

 

[noshame]

It is too late for Romo.

The die has been cast with him. No QB guru is going come in and undo the damage that has been hardwired into him. No head coach is going to be able to get in his head and change anything. His QB puberty was over a long time ago and there is no going back.

This was a discussion we should have had when Parcells left. Instead we let David Lee walk and brought back a stooge do-nothing yes-man In The Family Portrait QB coach like Wade Wilson.

the truth

 

[ufcrules1]

I'm not trying to down play what Flacco did...he was awesome in the playoffs and SB and I think he got paid what the Ravens felt he was worth.

Do you think that this team would already have the division wrapped up if 1) this team had a more cerebral OC and 2) the defense was average instead of one of the worst in NFL history?

What they would do in the playoffs is another matter but at least they'd have a shot.

With a better OC and a decent defense, absolutely! But yeah, what we do in the playoffs would be my bigger concern and that is where I wouldn't trust Tony. The better OC and decent defense can only do so much for you. At the end of the day, the players have to make smart decisions and step up.

 

[Animosity]

Dude, let it go. Romo is what? 33, 34? He has peaked as a QB. There is no improving him anymore. He is done. He is what he is - a known choker.

 

[birdwells1]

And I think it is too much in his head. For a QB as good as he is, he seems to experience a lot of repetitive behavior that only comes from a lot of failure in similar circumstances.

We all need to be reminded where he came from. This is the Cinderella story, the golly gee whiz kid from small town Wisconsin who made it big. Thing is, he has never been a winner. He was not the BMOC at some major school. He went to a small college and had success, but even there, he did not win a championship--in fact he lost his only chance at one. He had a lot of individual awards and records, but never won anything with his teammates, in high school or college.

I agree, It's easier to do great things when no one expects it from you (udfa just happy to be on the team) but after signing an elite qb contract those great thing that you did are expected. Most comedian will tell you that sitting around your buddies cracking jokes is different than being on stage being paid to make people laugh.

 

[ufcrules1]

Flacco has never had Jason Garrett as his coach.

Jason Garrett didn't audible out of a 2nd and 6 run play and throw an interception. JG didn't underthrow and overthrow Dez 5 times in the game. Don't get me wrong, JG does suck and I don't have any faith in him, but same goes with Romo IMO.

 

[ufcrules1]

Dude, let it go. Romo is what? 33, 34? He has peaked as a QB. There is no improving him anymore. He is done. He is what he is - a known choker.

Sad but true. Dude is scared to take hits, scared to throw into windows, gets paranoid when nobody is even around him, continues to make poor decisions, can't run anymore, can barely scramble anymore. Put a fork in this guy and start looking for our next QB, he is DONE!