Did Sunday night change your opinion of Romo?

[pansophy]

He is pretty reigned in at this point. He had to flip Dez and Beasley at the line of scrimmage himself in order to get Dez the ball.

Seems like he knows what he is doing more than Callihan to me.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

Something is going on with him, he hasn't been accurate or taken many shots down field since the Denver game in which he was more than outstanding. To me it appears he's been injured or reigned in or both,,,

 

[TheFinisher]

nope, par for the course. Another big game on prime time television that he came up small.

Story of his life.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

No. Romo was 10 of 24 passing, but with two drops by Witten, two by Terrance Williams, and one by Beasley. Make those completions, and Romo was 15 of 24 despite heavy pressure.

After Sunday night, Romo is the least of my concerns.

 

[ShiningStar]

Just curious.

To the Romo lovers, did it change your opinion of him as a top-tier QB?

To the Romo critics: Did it make you more convinced he's an up and down QB, i.e. inconsistent or even overrated when facing cupcakes?

To those inbetween: Did the game sway you one way or ther other?

yes Romo was atricious on defense, didnt even record on PBU. Loser.

 

[Bungarian]

No

How many of these Romo threads will be posted?

 

[jnday]

nope, par for the course. Another big game on prime time television that he came up small.

Story of his life.

It it the story of his NFL career. His record against winning teams tells the whole story.

 

[big dog cowboy]

nope, par for the course. Another big game on prime time television that he came up small.

Story of his life.

I LOL'ed

 

[lane]

No. Romo was 10 of 24 passing, but with two drops by Witten, two by Terrance Williams, and one by Beasley. Make those completions, and Romo was 15 of 24 despite heavy pressure.

After Sunday night, Romo is the least of my concerns.

beasley did not drop the pass...it was knocked down by the defender.

he bailed noodle armed romo out later though.

 

[perrykemp]

Out of all qualifying quarterbacks with enough attempts to qualify, only Alex Smith has protected the ball better. And while Romo has become a dink and dunker, he still has a full yard per attempt more than Smith's check downs. Smith has 9 TDs and 4 INTs, Romo 21 and 6. The Chiefs are 9-0. Could we be 9-0 with (gulp) Alex Smith?

Alex Smith, while obviously isn't the passer Romo is, is a gamer.

Dude already has 265 yards rushing -- on pace for nearly 500. So while yes, Romo has averaged a yard more per attempt, Smith is gaining 1st downs for his team on the ground. While Smith isn't a running QB per say, it does mean he's more productive that just his passing stats indicate.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Alex Smith, while obviously isn't the passer Romo is, is a gamer.

Dude already has 265 yards rushing -- on pace for nearly 500. So while yes, Romo has averaged a yard more per attempt, Smith is gaining 1st downs for his team on the ground. While Smith isn't a running QB per say, it does mean he's more productive that just his passing stats indicate.

Good point about the running. And not really a slam on Smith. You'd just think we could do better with 21 and 6 from our guy. It's real, real, real hard to spin 21 and 6 in to a bad thing.

 

[perrykemp]

Good point about the running. And not really a slam on Smith. You'd just think we could do better with 21 and 6 from our guy. It's real, real, real hard to spin 21 and 6 in to a bad thing.

21-6 is good any way you spin it. It's really par for the course with Tony Romo and his career -- for whatever reason even when everything is going right on paper (ie stats) for Tony, the team is seemingly not benefiting from it in the W-L column.

So strange.

 

[ufcrules1]

Good point about the running. And not really a slam on Smith. You'd just think we could do better with 21 and 6 from our guy. It's real, real, real hard to spin 21 and 6 in to a bad thing.

Agreed but stats obviously can hide deficiencies with a player. Romo is a prime example of that.

 

[DallasCowboysRule!]

If we're gonna say Romo has or hasn't declined this year let's take a look at the whole season. From my observation he's looked sluggish since Denver do that's where I'm drawing the line at:

Before Denver:

NYG: 36/49 263 yards 2 TD 1 INT
KC: 30/42 298 yards 1 TD 0 INT
STL: 17/24 210 yards 3 TD 0 INT
SD: 27/37 246 yards 2 TD 0 INT

Total: 110/152 (72.3%) 1017 yards (254.25 avg) 8 TD 1 INT

After Denver:

Wash: 18/30 170 yards 1 TD 1 INT
Philly: 28/47 317 yards 1 TD 2 INT
Det: 14/30 206 yards 3 TD 0 INT
Minn: 34/51 337 yards 2 TD 1 INT
NO: 10/24 128 yards 1 TD 0 INT

Total: 104/182 (57.1%) 1115 yards (231.6 avg) 8 TD 4 INT

His completion percentage and rating for this season as a whole are on par with past seasons but there's a significant drop off in quality since we played Denver.

Edit: I'll add that this could be because Romo was playing out of his mind the first 5 games (Denver isn't included above) and just came down to earth.

 

[Jerryrage]

All I saw was that defense unable to stop any drives at all, and it was sad to watch.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

No

How many of these Romo threads will be posted?

As lonk as you reply.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

With all due respect I do BELIEF that is what I said.....

Well, OK, then!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

21-6 is good any way you spin it. It's really par for the course with Tony Romo and his career -- for whatever reason even when everything is going right on paper (ie stats) for Tony, the team is seemingly not benefiting from it in the W-L column.

So strange.

And there you half it. No hate for Romo, no saying he stinks, no assigning of blame for his falling short -- to critics it IS about the W-L column. Otherwise we'd love him like Aikman, Staubach even Morton and White.

It is the W-L column and Romo has fallen short as a leader.

 

[Frozen700]

First time ever I thought about drafting a qb.

was probably frustration.

 

[beevomav]

Stats/facts are usually posted to anoint a player as great or the greatest. Too they can be listed to prove that a player is a stiff. In the case of Romo apologists, their stats usually are meant to say, to use the vernacular, "ain't he great?!"

The thing is, his stats do indicate a high level of proficiency as your or yours stats implie and I infer.

So, please, do not split hairs. The stats in Romo's case are meant to anoint, to engender superlatives and crown him as a great QB. Again, his individual stats do point to individual greatness. However, as the dastardly NFL measures things, the Super Bowl is the prize. The cheese at the end of the maze. El perfecto of cigars. The Cupie Doll in the dart game, etc.

Romo has not done that, i.e. another playoff win or a Super Bowl.. He has won ONE playoff game in his career.

So let's not pretend otherwise that the Romo camp stats are not . That is one stat (playoff wins) that, too, does not lie.
I admire your loyalty to Romo. You are a good fan of his and I am sure he appreciates it.

I really, really hate it when someone puts words in my mouth. I am quite capable of articulating my thoughts without using nuisance.

Let's start with one amazing thing you just wrote. You said, "Again, his individual stats do point to individual greatness. However, as the dastardly NFL measures things, the Super Bowl is the prize."

You observation just shows the bias toward the Cowboys, and Romo, like Danny White before him suffers from that bias. How else would an average WR like Chris Carter, with no SB win, be in the HOF and an All Decade of the 70's player, Drew Pearson, with a SB ring, not be? It Cowboy hatred, pure and simple.

Then there is this type of insanity:

Romo was criticized in this seasons Detroit game the Cowboys lost 31-30. Romo's defense allowed 24 points in the 4th quarter. Tony led the offense to 17 points in that 4th quarter. In a point of fact, Dallas had a 10 point lead with 11 minutes to go in the game, scored another 10 points and still lost. What we heard is how Tony missed some pass or held the ball too long. Mostly in the 1st or 2nd quarter. I guess you answer is they lost so Tony sucks? It also points our something I have been saying for years. Until the Cowboy's defense is fixed, they will never win another playoff game.

Think about the above. Romo's defense allowed 24 points in the 4th quarter. Now contrast that to this: Eli Manning and the Giants won a SB in 2011. They played 4 playoff/SB games in their run. The Giants defense allowed 2-20-17-17 points in those games. Now tell me again that stats don't tell a story?