STSINAZ;2136173 said:
DC FANATIC:
Tony romo is one of the problems and he has the ball more than anyone else so he matters more....obviously we had secondary problems before but dont you think that if this was Troy's team Troy would have put his foot down and got ALL the guys to play better? i think so..he never would have accepted a Ronnie Lott type of player to play like keith davis....never...and their would have been enough leaders on defense to make it happen...we dont have that right now
Romo's been the leader of the team for like 2 years. Give him time before we start comparing him to Aikman as far as his leadership goes. You also can't compare the two because each one has a different game. Aikman was a pure pocket passer who was deadly accurate and he had the #1 running game in the league to fall back on. Romo has had game where he had to win it with his legs, arms, tenacity, will power and his pure desire to find a way to get it done. And yeah, it wasn't the prettiest of games when he has to do that but the fact remains he found a way to win it.
Forget everything you saw from him last season except the Giants playoff game. He has a banged up thumb, yet he's out there manning up. His offensive line fell apart on him, his defense was clueless for a few series and his #2 WR blows two big plays which may have resulted in a win.
With all that going against him the kid still made sure this team was in it until the last freaking play of the game. He gives every thing he possible has to try and win football games. That's all you can ask from him.
And one more thing about Romo. Ask Aikman about him. He has said time and time again that the kid has what it takes.
The defense needs to find their own leader and I think it's Bradie James. He did a good job last season and now he has to continue to do a good job while also taking charge when neccessary. Last season he was still making sure he was going to keep his job, remember his 2006 season was poor. We can also look for Hamlin to lead from his FS spot as well.
The defense was average last season if you ask me. They were never at full strength in the secondary and if they can avoid injuries there this season they will only get better as the season progresses.
Roy is the weak link. And I don't say that to start the same old argument again with his fans, but he has to make some big plays early on so he can get his confidence back. With a confident Roy running around bashing people from sideline to sideline the defense can really become a dominant unit.
