Can Romo be saved?

[mmohican29]

Romo is one of the most mentally tough QBs in the game IMHO. Can throw 5 picks and go out like it never happened and lead the team to a win.

One of the things I like about him.

Disagree. Entirely. Romo performs at a high level, until a higher level is mandatory. He is a black cat. He will fail because it's his thing to always be mentally trapped between pushing the issue of proving critics wrong that he is a loser, and not believing in his teammates and coaches who have failed him over and over again.

It' s not fixable because all of the fixes that have been put in place- a competent OLine, a good tough RB, a stud WR, more control over play calling @ los- and the horrific, impossible endings of huge football games remain far too often than anything witnessed in sports history.

He's been surrounded by a support group that is paid handsomely to believe in him... but I bet they don't. He's coddled. He believes his talent is greater than it is and has NEVER taken an off season to improve or maintain his once superior athleticism.

With respect to his accomplishments, AND the acknowledgement that he single handedly resurrected the franchise: He's 33 and never taken a tough loss personally and with respect to his legacy as QB1 of the Dallas Cowboys, He's Mr. "Get em Next Time." He's Charlie ******* Brown with a shiny hat, and I can no longer trust or defend him. He is what he is.

 

[Sarge]

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.

Ya, like I've said in other threads, Romo is the least of our problems. If he wasn't put in terrible positions by the defense and play calling, his name would not even come up on the radar as being a problem. He's been put in very bad situations by piss poor defenses and piss poor coaching.

Don't get me wrong, Romo is no Brees, but he's no Mark Sanchez either.

 

[Zordon]

Ya, like I've said in other threads, Romo is the least of our problems. If he wasn't put in terrible positions by the defense and play calling, his name would not even come up on the radar as being a problem. He's been put in very bad situations by piss poor defenses and piss poor coaching.

Don't get me wrong, Romo is no Brees, but he's no Mark Sanchez either.

he is part of the problem with the play calling. he's been audibling out of run plays all year long and i believe murray has been biting his tongue about it. 33 yrs old and he's still treating this team like it's a madden game.

 

[Alexander]

Don't get me wrong, Romo is no Brees, but he's no Mark Sanchez either.

You are correct Sarge. At least Sanchez rode a strong running game to two conference championship games, something most fans would die for right now.

 

[Sarge]

he is part of the problem with the play calling. he's been audibling out of run plays all year long and i believe murray has been biting his tongue about it. 33 yrs old and he's still treating this team like it's a madden game.

I was really talking about Romos' skill level as it relates to passing. I agree he has audibled out of the run too much. Like I said, I am not the biggest Romo fan in the world, but I can point to about 7 other areas on this team that need correction more than the QB position. That is not to say there aren't issues there either.... .02

 

[Sarge]

You are correct Sarge. At least Sanchez rode a strong running game to two conference championship games, something most fans would die for right now.

Are you saying you would rather have Mark Sanchez as your QB? What is your point?

 

[dstovall5]

You're talking as if Romo is audibleing out of every run play, or the majority of them. If you don't have proof, then don't talk as if you do. And no the fact that Romo did audible last game on a specific play is not proof. And if Room truly is the sole reason we're abandoning the run, then the coach should talk to the QB and end that asap. Either way you slice it, its on coaching.

 

[Zordon]

I was really talking about Romos' skill level as it relates to passing. I agree he has audibled out of the run too much. Like I said, I am not the biggest Romo fan in the world, but I can point to about 7 other areas on this team that need correction more than the QB position. That is not to say there aren't issues there either.... .02

GM
coaching
dline
safeties
romo in the clutch

i got it in my top 5. i dont want to sound like an eli obsessor, but if people go back and watch his two super bowl runs, the guy was winning games for his team at the end of the game even when the other phases of the team were letting the team down. that 4th quarter vs san fran in the playoffs, eli was making big throws one after the other. he wasn't throwing picks like our buffoon. when u are paid 100m+, regardless what happened the previous 58 minutes, you have to drive your team down for a game winning field goal attempt. you just have to.

 

[Alexander]

Are you saying you would rather have Mark Sanchez as your QB? What is your point?

I am saying the point is that we have a QB who can't even do what Sanchez was smart enough to do, which is know to hand the ball off to win a football game when their offensive line is getting the job done. Blame it all on Garrett if you wish, but he probably prefers the ball in his hands to win, just like the owner does.

 

[Alexander]

You're talking as if Romo is audibleing out of every run play, or the majority of them. If you don't have proof, then don't talk as if you do. And no the fact that Romo did audible last game on a specific play is not proof. And if Room truly is the sole reason we're abandoning the run, then the coach should talk to the QB and end that asap. Either way you slice it, its on coaching.

I do not believe it is all Garrett. Even if it is 97% Garrett, 3% Romo, the QB does have to make the right situational decisions in the heat of a single football game.

Even that 3% is something that for whatever reason invariably comes back to roost.

For years it has been that he has had no running game and/or a bad OL. Now suddenly, he has what players who have faced it is actually pretty good.

He should be saying let's go win this one and challenge his OL and RB to do it in a situation like that. Even if it is one game.

That is a trust issue on behalf of the quarterback.

 

[Sarge]

I am saying the point is that we have a QB who can't even do what Sanchez was smart enough to do, which is know to hand the ball off to win a football game when their offensive line is getting the job done. Blame it all on Garrett if you wish, but he probably prefers the ball in his hands to win, just like the owner does.

You mean the Mark Sanchez from 2009 that could rely on the 8th rated defense against the run, 1st rated defense against the pass with Revis in his prime..........1st rated defense overall)..................... or the 2010 Mark Sanchez that could rely on the 3rd rated defense against the run and the 6th rated defense against the pass (3rd rated defense overall)?

It's pretty easy to hand the ball off, if your Mark Sanchez who:

#1 - can't pass the ball to begin with
#2 - doesn't need to pass because the defense carries the team.

Once the defense went down the crapper and Revis left - how did Mark Sanchez pan out???

 

[Alexander]

You mean the Mark Sanchez from 2009 that could rely on the 8th rated defense against the run, 1st rated defense against the pass with Revis in his prime..........1st rated defense overall)..................... or the 2010 Mark Sanchez that could rely on the 3rd rated defense against the run and the 6th rated defense against the pass (3rd rated defense overall)?

It's pretty easy to hand the ball off, if your Mark Sanchez who:

#1 - can't pass the ball to begin with
#2 - doesn't need to because the defense carries the team.

Once the defense went down the crapper and Revis left - how did Mark Sanchez pan out???

I am talking about a single game, a series of singular situations.

And yes, sometimes you have to show faith in your teammates, even if they are bad.

If the gameplan going in is as our owner stated that we knew we could not stop Matt Flynn, I guess that alone explains why he is just as reckless, impulsive and risk-taking as Jerry Jones. That must be why they appear to like each other so much.