Can Tony Improve?

[theogt]

Just think, this will only be his second full season as a starter. Can he continue to improve?

I just keep waiting for that other shoe to drop with Tony.

 

[Big Dakota]

Just think, this will only be his second full season as a starter. Can he continue to improve?

I just keep waiting for that other shoe to drop with Tony.

What shoe is that?

 

[bbgun]

Absolutely. He will trade up to Lauren Conrad. Hubba hubba.

 

[theogt]

What shoe is that?

Perhaps it's the Kurt Warner shoe. Seems unrealistic that he'd go from UDFA to a top 5 QB so quickly.

Anyway, that is beside the point. I just wonder what, in his game, he can improve on.

 

[RainMan]

Two things ...

I think as his weapons disenigrate (sp?), so too will his gaudy stats. I mean, he's a darn good player, but it's aided by having Terrell Owens and Jason Witten.

With that said, there's absolutely room for improvement. I don't think he's going to do much better than 4,000 yards and almost 40 touchdown passes, but I think we should (or hopefully should) see improvement in the latter parts of the season. To me, that's where he needs to make his strides.

He's a Hall of Fame player from August to November. He's downright average -- and at times below average -- in December and January.

If he can make that final leap, so too can the team, I think.

 

[Alexander]

Perhaps it's the Kurt Warner shoe. Seems unrealistic that he'd go from UDFA to a top 5 QB so quickly.

Anyway, that is beside the point. I just wonder what, in his game, he can improve on.

Both have had thumb injuries. You might be onto something.

 

[Big Dakota]

Perhaps it's the Kurt Warner shoe. Seems unrealistic that he'd go from UDFA to a top 5 QB so quickly.

Anyway, that is beside the point. I just wonder what, in his game, he can improve on.

IMHO, he has all the tools he needs. The defining factor will be his decision making over the next several years.

 

[Rampage]

i sure hope so and would think so. their's always room for improvement. here's a few things he can improve on.

#1 interceptions - less is more

#2 he has good accuracy but he needs to improve on the ball placement as in throwing so the wr doesn't need to slow down to catch the ball.

#3 forcing throws to T.O.

#4 deep ball accuracy

#5 though the whole team should but i'll still add it. continue to play at a high level when December/january rolls around and hopefully february

just a few things he can improve in his game.

 

[RainMan]

Both have had thumb injuries. You might be onto something.

At least Romo doesn't have the fogey wife sitting at home.

And I would say "yet," but from the look of things, I doubt we ever have to worry about that happening.

 

[burmafrd]

Certainly he can get better. Cut down on INTS and show more patience. Outside of that not much.
And frankly show me any QB that shines without at least decent WRs. Without TO and Glenn even with Witten no QB is going to look all that great.
Crayton frankly is a #3 and that is that. Right now no one else is even that.

 

[Alexander]

At least Romo doesn't have the fogey wife sitting at home.

No, just the strange high maintenance celebrity girlfriend like an albatross around his neck.

I never thought I would get into the whole Jessica ordeal, but there might be some merit to it. Romo just needs to settle down, on and off the field.

It is all a matter of maturity. He compares himself to Favre. Well, by all accounts, he has a good woman in Deanna and credits her very much for keeping him grounded. Perhaps that is what Romo needs.

Yes, that's supposing a lot. But you never know.

 

[Alexander]

Certainly he can get better. Cut down on INTS and show more patience. Outside of that not much.
And frankly show me any QB that shines without at least decent WRs. Without TO and Glenn even with Witten no QB is going to look all that great.
Crayton frankly is a #3 and that is that. Right now no one else is even that.

Truly great QBs don't need exceptional talent. They can make due with one and a competent two. If he's great, he elevates the talent by being accurate and clutch. He has that potential because he can be very accurate if he is in his element. Its so odd that he patterns himself after Favre and he even plays like it.

 

[DWhite Fan]

i sure hope so and would think so. their's always room for improvement. here's a few things he can improve on.

#1 interceptions - less is more

#2 he has good accuracy but he needs to improve on the ball placement as in throwing so the wr doesn't need to slow down to catch the ball.

#3 forcing throws to T.O.

#4 deep ball accuracy

#5 though the whole team should but i'll still add it. continue to play at a high level when December/january rolls around and hopefully february

just a few things he can improve in his game.

IF the Cowboys can come up with a veteran receiver with speed to pair with Owens, this issue will be resolved. I guess we can pray Terry G. has one good season left in him. :starspin

 

[Hostile]

Yes, he can improve and so can the entire Offense, and they have to. Any time you keep your O-line intact you should have an improvement the 2nd year together. With a more productive running game (we hope) it should free him up to make more big plays. Those around him are better. He should be better.

Romo himself can improve because even though he had a very impressive year; he still had some down streaks.

Just my opinion, but he let the spotlight blind him. Not the way some people think with the whole he shouldn't have gone to Mexico stuff. I don't buy that crap at all. I'm talking about how he quit smiling and joking and being the fun loving QB that he had been earlier in the year. I think he tightened up. I don't think the girl or glare has anything to do with it. I believe if he wanted to just enjoy that part of the package too, he could have and should have.

Garrett is now more familiar with the job he has to do and Tony is more familiar with how to steer the dragster. Now he just has to mash his foot down and pay no attention to the anything but the finish line. If he does that, yeah, you bet he can improve. A lot.

 

[bbgun]

I'm talking about how he quit smiling and joking and being the fun loving QB that he had been earlier in the year. I think he tightened up.

Remember when he barked in anger at the O-line (Flo?) in the playoff game? I'd never seen that from him before. Of course, Troy used to chew them out on the bench, so I'm not about to infuse it with too much importance.

 

[RainMan]

Yes, he can improve and so can the entire Offense, and they have to. Any time you keep your O-line intact you should have an improvement the 2nd year together. With a more productive running game (we hope) it should free him up to make more big plays. Those around him are better. He should be better.

Romo himself can improve because even though he had a very impressive year; he still had some down streaks.

Just my opinion, but he let the spotlight blind him. Not the way some people think with the whole he shouldn't have gone to Mexico stuff. I don't buy that crap at all. I'm talking about how he quit smiling and joking and being the fun loving QB that he had been earlier in the year. I think he tightened up. I don't think the girl or glare has anything to do with it. I believe if he wanted to just enjoy that part of the package too, he could have and should have.

Garrett is now more familiar with the job he has to do and Tony is more familiar with how to steer the dragster. Now he just has to mash his foot down and pay no attention to the anything but the finish line. If he does that, yeah, you bet he can improve. A lot.

I picked up on the lack of smiling late in the year too, Hos. I always wondered if he felt a bit burned by the media with the handling of the Jessica situation and was jaded as a result.

Like you, I think Romo thrives when being like Favre and portraying the boy in the backyard. I think the day we see his spirit jaded and he becomes more business-like is the day he's no longer an elite player. Just one opinion.

 

[Hostile]

Remember when he barked in anger at the O-line (Flo?) in the playoff game? I'd never seen that from him before. Of course, Troy used to chew them out on the bench, so I'm not about to infuse it with too much importance.

That really isn't what I'm talking about, but it is relevant for sure. I am not talking about him being competitive, fired up, or interaction with teammates. I'm talking about how he would walk past the reporters and say "I'm not talking today either." It was like it was suddenly wrong to tease Tony and get his reactions.

Same thing with Martellus Bennett being lectured after his harmless statement about playing with a QB who could get with Jessica Simpson.

He can't afford to be sensitive to this stuff or the media will use it to make hsi life miserable. He needs to get back to just having fun with all of it.

 

[Hostile]

I picked up on the lack of smiling late in the year too, Hos. I always wondered if he felt a bit burned by the media with the handling of the Jessica situation and was jaded as a result.

Like you, I think Romo thrives when being like Favre and portraying the boy in the backyard. I think the day we see his spirit jaded and he becomes more business-like is the day he's no longer an elite player. Just one opinion.

Alexander (I think) brought up a great point about Favre. Deanna is his life preserver. She keeps him grounded.

If Tony can't stand the glare he needs to find a woman who grounds him. Like it or not the media loves Jessica and them hoping for a normal life is a pipe dream.

I don't care if he marries her or moves on. I care very much that he relaxes again and just has fun.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Warner had a really bad thumb injury, much worse than what Tony suffered. Then again, I'd have to imagine that it's not too hard to injure your thumb as a QB.

Anyway, yes he can improve. People didn't think it was possible for him to improve upon his 2006 season and he easily did that last year. While he did have his bad moment and make some INT's that were completely his fault, he seemingly had the misfortunate on a lot of his interceptions where the defender made a good/exceptional play on the ball. So I'm thinking that it's reasonable that those good/exceptional plays on the ball could be cut down in half. Plus, if Marion is the real deal as a starter and Felix Jones is a much better backup than Julius, I've got to imagine that should only help Tony's production.






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[Yakuza Rich]

Alexander (I think) brought up a great point about Favre. Deanna is his life preserver. She keeps him grounded.

If Tony can't stand the glare he needs to find a woman who grounds him. Like it or not the media loves Jessica and them hoping for a normal life is a pipe dream.

I don't care if he marries her or moves on. I care very much that he relaxes again and just has fun.

I guess. Favre wasn't taking 90 minute trips to Mexico, but he certainly had no issue with playing golf in the offseason. He just didn't play in US Open Qualifier, and that's probably because he wasn't good enough to do so. And for grounding Brett, he still was very reckless on the field, particularly in his latter years. The media liked to blow it off as "Brett having fun out there", but I don't think his teammates found it all that fun when he would throw another pass into triple coverage.





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