Dear Tony Romo...

[ScipioCowboy]

Romo was brilliant in the two-minute offense at the end of each half -- he went 11-for-16 for 141 yards and a touchdown, for a 116.9 rating and 8.8 yards per attempt, plus he had a 7-yard scramble to convert on third-and-6.

But for the rest of the game, he was merely average -- 17-for-31 (54.8 percent), 159 yards (5.1 ypa), two touchdowns, one interception and a 77.1 rating.

He deserves to take his share of the blame because, on three consecutive possessions in the third and fourth quarters -- when the score was 20-17, 20-17 and then 23-17 -- he went 5-for-13 for 39 yards and an interception (a rating of 14.6).

He didn't turn it around until our final possession, which ultimately proved to be too late.

Admittedly, I've been a little concerned about Romo this season. My faith is still intact, but doubts are creeping in.

In your opinion, what's the issue? Play calling, accuracy, poor decision making, etc.?

 

[theebs]

Admittedly, I've been a little concerned about Romo this season. My faith is still intact, but doubts are creeping in.

In your opinion, what's the issue? Play calling, accuracy, poor decision making, etc.?

Man you guys are going to bag on romo.

Amazing.

If hurd catches that onsides I have zero doubt he gets us in the endzone or at least in field goal position and we win the game.

If the defense keeps letting this team down and the offense is forced to bail them out we will lose more than we will win.

Romo missed some throws today, he made a mistake on the int. ON the flip side, owens couldnt get open and he struggled to hang onto the ball, miles austin missed a blitz pickup and didnt cut his route shorter accordingly then austin also ran a poor route late in the game.

Romo had guys in his face alot today and he played well. Without a good defense and a good running game no quarterback wins.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I would like to preface this by saying I like you a LOT...

You are a great QB with a lot of skills. You made your mark by scrambling around in the pocket and making plays.

In the offseason, you decided to change your style looking at other QB's, specifically Tom Brady.

No offense, but you aren't 6' 5" 240... you are 6' 1" 225. You are not a traditional pocket passer. You made your way to the starting position by making plays. You made plays by scrambling. You went to the Pro Bowl doing exactly that.

Why would you want to change your style? Dance with "what brung you", my friend...

Roger Staubach is a legend for doing just that... Go back to your roots... be yourself... There's no shame in that...

Let the flaming begin...

I started a thread last week about the "pocket passer" in Romo.

He isnt one.

Today he ran - that is Tony Romo... run when it there. Teams are preparing for Tony Romo the Pocket Passer and he is getting pressure in every game.

They dont expect him to run. He should. Its part of his game.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Man you guys are going to bag on romo.

Amazing.

If hurd catches that onsides I have zero doubt he gets us in the endzone or at least in field goal position and we win the game.

If the defense keeps letting this team down and the offense is forced to bail them out we will lose more than we will win.

Romo missed some throws today, he made a mistake on the int. ON the flip side, owens couldnt get open and he struggled to hang onto the ball, miles austin missed a blitz pickup and didnt cut his route shorter accordingly then austin also ran a poor route late in the game.

Romo had guys in his face alot today and he played well. Without a good defense and a good running game no quarterback wins.

I'm not bagging.

I love Romo's game, but his turnovers thus far on the season are a source of concern for me.

 

[trickblue]

Man you guys are going to bag on romo.

Amazing.

If hurd catches that onsides I have zero doubt he gets us in the endzone or at least in field goal position and we win the game.

If the defense keeps letting this team down and the offense is forced to bail them out we will lose more than we will win.

Romo missed some throws today, he made a mistake on the int. ON the flip side, owens couldnt get open and he struggled to hang onto the ball, miles austin missed a blitz pickup and didnt cut his route shorter accordingly then austin also ran a poor route late in the game.

Romo had guys in his face alot today and he played well. Without a good defense and a good running game no quarterback wins.

I'm not bagging either...

He just needs to go back to what he does best... throwing on the run... he is not a pocket passer... nor was Staubach... he makes plays on the run...

 

[Maikeru-sama]

Tony Romo has turned in average perfomances 2 weeks in a row. Also, I disagree with the OP, Tony Romo is not a great quarterback. He is a very good player but he is not great.

I think the reason for the disappointment is that some think he is already a great quarterback.

 

[theebs]

Tony Romo has turned in average perfomances 2 weeks in a row. Also, I disagree with the OP, Tony Romo is not a great quarterback. He is a very good player but he is not great.

I think the reason for the disappointment is that some think he is already a great quarterback.

And what did he do wrong today?

This place is really getting on my nerves tonight. With each week that goes by I wonder why I even sign onto messageboards anymore.

Romo had pressure on him most of the night, his star wr couldnt get off the line of scrimmage, his young wr in austin made a couple of mental mistakes on blitzes and to top it off he had no running game what so ever.

and then there is the fact that the skins were getting away with some really physical play in the secondary, some of it borderline of being late. Crayton got his pad pulled outside of his jersey at one point when the ball was thrown out in front of him and he couldnt get there and there was no flag.

So putting it all on the quarterback is insane.

 

[SquiggDoggs]

I would like to preface this by saying I like you a LOT...

You are a great QB with a lot of skills. You made your mark by scrambling around in the pocket and making plays.

In the offseason, you decided to change your style looking at other QB's, specifically Tom Brady.

No offense, but you aren't 6' 5" 240... you are 6' 1" 225. You are not a traditional pocket passer. You made your way to the starting position by making plays. You made plays by scrambling. You went to the Pro Bowl doing exactly that.

Why would you want to change your style? Dance with "what brung you", my friend...

Roger Staubach is a legend for doing just that... Go back to your roots... be yourself... There's no shame in that...

Let the flaming begin...

If you go to NFL.com and look at the numbers for romo through 4 games from the 2007 and 2008 season you will see that all his numbers were better last year...mind you they aren’t by much...with that said I think he needs to run the ball more like he used to...by running that makes teams look out for him as well...perhaps that’s why he had 11 tds last year at this point. Plus him running is really really fun to watch.

 

[theebs]

If you go to NFL.com and look at the numbers for romo through 4 games from the 2007 and 2008 season you will see that all his numbers were better last year...mind you they aren’t by much...with that said I think he needs to run the ball more like he used to...by running that makes teams look out for him as well...perhaps that’s why he had 11 tds last year at this point. Plus him running is really really fun to watch.

2 of those teams were miami and st.louis.

At the end of october I fully expect romos numbers to be magnificent.

 

[ilovejerry]

I'd take Jason Campbell over Romo... He's 6'5 and has a rocket arm and is coming into his own.

Please tell me your joking.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

And what did he do wrong today?

This place is really getting on my nerves tonight. With each week that goes by I wonder why I even sign onto messageboards anymore.

Romo had pressure on him most of the night, his star wr couldnt get off the line of scrimmage, his young wr in austin made a couple of mental mistakes on blitzes and to top it off he had no running game what so ever.

and then there is the fact that the skins were getting away with some really physical play in the secondary, some of it borderline of being late. Crayton got his pad pulled outside of his jersey at one point when the ball was thrown out in front of him and he couldnt get there and there was no flag.

So putting it all on the quarterback is insane.

He didn't do anything wrong and I am not going to get sucked into this.

Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman and John Elway (just to name a few) are GREAT quaterbacks.

Tony Romo is a good quarterback but he is not a great quarterback.

That doesn't mean he can't be, but it would be foolish to throw that title on him at this point.

 

[cowboyz]

And what did he do wrong today?

This place is really getting on my nerves tonight. With each week that goes by I wonder why I even sign onto messageboards anymore.

Romo had pressure on him most of the night, his star wr couldnt get off the line of scrimmage, his young wr in austin made a couple of mental mistakes on blitzes and to top it off he had no running game what so ever.

and then there is the fact that the skins were getting away with some really physical play in the secondary, some of it borderline of being late. Crayton got his pad pulled outside of his jersey at one point when the ball was thrown out in front of him and he couldnt get there and there was no flag.

So putting it all on the quarterback is insane.

spot on

you can't blame romo, he was one of the better players.

 

[theebs]

He didn't do anything wrong and I am not going to get sucked into this.

Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman and John Elway (just to name a few) are GREAT quaterbacks.

Tony Romo is a good quarterback but he is not a great quarterback.

That doesn't mean he can't be, but it would be foolish to throw that title on him at this point.

I wouldnt argue that. I only think there are 2 great qbs in this league also, brady and manning.

but alot of posters here have gone after romo and it is completely misguided.

I mean, how did aikman look when emmit wasnt getting the ball? How much winning did elway do until he had a running game.

If you cant stop the run and you cant run, you cant win. Romo be damned. He played well enough to win today, but you cant expect him to make every single play in the game.

 

[RainMan]

Tony Romo has turned in average perfomances 2 weeks in a row. Also, I disagree with the OP, Tony Romo is not a great quarterback. He is a very good player but he is not great.

I think the reason for the disappointment is that some think he is already a great quarterback.

Then the NFL only has two great quarterbacks, one of which is on injured reserve.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Please tell me your joking.

He's probably not. Not everyone is motivated by the same factors when selecting quarterbacks.

 

[SultanOfSix]

I don't think Romo's turnover was that bad. It was a good play by the safety coming all the way over from the center of the field, anticipating the throw. I don't think Romo even saw him.

The defense is absolutely overrated on this team and is what is costing this team, especially when it's supposed to be a brilliant defensive coach who's teaching them and the talent of several first round draft picks that is supposed to be executing the plays.

 

[trickblue]

Tony Romo has turned in average perfomances 2 weeks in a row. Also, I disagree with the OP, Tony Romo is not a great quarterback. He is a very good player but he is not great.

I think the reason for the disappointment is that some think he is already a great quarterback.

I agree with you on him being average the last two weeks... but here is where we differ...

I think he IS is a great player... but not a great QB... it seems strange I know...

When he uses his feet he is great.. Romo as a pure pocket passer... not so great... he needs to get that out of his head...

He's not Brady... it doesn't mean he's not better than Brady... he just isn't Brady in the respect of a pocket passer...

He needs to go back to what got him into the Pro Bowl...

 

[noletime95]

I understand the point folks are making regarding the offensive struggles after the TO TD tied the game early in the 3rd. But the offense still did enough to win most games.

The defense isn't getting turnovers and creating field position. It's really quite amazing that the offense is able to put up the points it is without any help from the defense. Outside of a couple F. Jones KO returns, ST's hasn't created points or field position either. When the defense does get stops, it's typically after a couple first downs. Pacman isn't creating the punt return element I expected.

The more you watch the defense, the more you realize there just are not that many playmakers on that side of the ball despite the high price tags. Ware is amazing, but he's doubled on every play. I think Spencer is going to be a big key to this defense turning the corner. That and better tackling.

 

[SultanOfSix]

I don't mean to sound offensive, but Brady had the advantage of cheating for several years, so excuse me if I don't care whether Romo is Brady or not.

 

[RainMan]

I agree with you on him being average the last two weeks... but here is where we differ...

I think he IS is a great player... but not a great QB... it seems strange I know...

When he uses his feet he is great.. Romo as a pure pocket passer... not so great... he needs to get that out of his head...

He's not Brady... it doesn't mean he's not better than Brady... he just isn't Brady in the respect of a pocket passer...

He needs to go back to what got him into the Pro Bowl...

Trick, I see what you're saying. His uncanny playmaking in the pocket is what makes him great. His TD to Austin today was one such play. I do like the fact he's trying to develop as a pocket passer though. When he used to roll around all the time, the kink became that he couldn't throw from the pocket. But I agree he can't forget his roots.