DMN Blog: Jerry Jones' faith in Tony Romo is high... will be better without T.O.

[tyke1doe]

Translation: We want focus more on running the ball and spreading the ball around to open receivers, and that cannot happen with TO on the roster.

Time reveals all truth.

It's amazing that while T.O. was here, all we heard was how much of a team player he was, and everyone loved him and wanted him here, blah, blah, blah.

But now that he's gone, you start to hear the truth finally being revealed, i.e., as long as T.O. was around he was in command of the offense, and the team, and not the coaches and players who needed to be in charge.

But that's an indictment as much on the coaching staff as it is on Romo and the other players.

We'll see what happens now that he's gone.

 

[khiladi]

If TO was in charge of the offense, then why in the world did this offense not change by employing more slants and heavy motion, as TO called for very early on in the season? Why did this offense continue to do the same thing over and over again throughout the season, which was exactly what TO was criticizing this offense for?

 

[Yakuza Rich]

You're going to have to take the good and the bad with Romo. He's going to make incredible plays escaping pressure, and he's going to fumble the ball sometimes trying to make those plays.

If that's the case, Dallas should do what they can to find a replacement for him now. If a QB cannot create plays without handling the ball so it's prone to fumble, he's really not worth our time.

I really don't believe that's the case with Romo and it's more of a case of working on it, being conscious of it and stop being stubborn over it. Along with a case of the coaching staff and owner tolerating it for whatever reason.

If you want to win championships, you have to have a QB that protects the ball. He doesn't have to be Bart Starr, but he's gotta be much better than he has been.




YAKUZA

 

[Yakuza Rich]

If TO was in charge of the offense, then why in the world did this offense not change by employing more slants and heavy motion, as TO called for very early on in the season? Why did this offense continue to do the same thing over and over again throughout the season, which was exactly what TO was criticizing this offense for?

If Owens was in charge of the offense, why does Romo fumble? Why does he throw to Witten at such a high rate?

And if Owens was seriously in control of the offense and it was hampered by that fact, then Garrett is one sorry offensive coach.

The fact is that when Owens made a big play, it had a HUGE impact on the rest of the game. Go back to the games where Owens had big plays this season and all of them caused a major change in the way the opposing defense had to play the offense. Cleveland, Philly, San Fran and Seattle were all games that showed this. There's a reason why Philly's D-Coordinator Jim Johnson...arguably the best D-Coordinator in the game...has always made sure to guard against Owens, if he gets going he opens up so much for the rest of the offense.

Hopefully Roy Williams can do the same, but his track record doesn't suggest that.



YAKUZA

 

[Apollo Creed]

If Owens was in charge of the offense, why does Romo fumble? Why does he throw to Witten at such a high rate?

And if Owens was seriously in control of the offense and it was hampered by that fact, then Garrett is one sorry offensive coach.

The fact is that when Owens made a big play, it had a HUGE impact on the rest of the game. Go back to the games where Owens had big plays this season and all of them caused a major change in the way the opposing defense had to play the offense. Cleveland, Philly, San Fran and Seattle were all games that showed this. There's a reason why Philly's D-Coordinator Jim Johnson...arguably the best D-Coordinator in the game...has always made sure to guard against Owens, if he gets going he opens up so much for the rest of the offense.

Hopefully Roy Williams can do the same, but his track record doesn't suggest that.



YAKUZA

Get outta here with that truth nonsense.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

If TO was in charge of the offense, then why in the world did this offense not change by employing more slants and heavy motion, as TO called for very early on in the season? Why did this offense continue to do the same thing over and over again throughout the season, which was exactly what TO was criticizing this offense for?

If Owens was in charge of the offense, why does Romo fumble? Why does he throw to Witten at such a high rate?

And if Owens was seriously in control of the offense and it was hampered by that fact, then Garrett is one sorry offensive coach.

The fact is that when Owens made a big play, it had a HUGE impact on the rest of the game. Go back to the games where Owens had big plays this season and all of them caused a major change in the way the opposing defense had to play the offense. Cleveland, Philly, San Fran and Seattle were all games that showed this. There's a reason why Philly's D-Coordinator Jim Johnson...arguably the best D-Coordinator in the game...has always made sure to guard against Owens, if he gets going he opens up so much for the rest of the offense.

Hopefully Roy Williams can do the same, but his track record doesn't suggest that.



YAKUZA

Get outta here with that truth nonsense.

Guys... at the end of the day. We blew a good opportunity with Owens here. The organization failed.

All the guy wanted to do was contribute and fricken win.

If it was you or me and I trained and prepared for each and every game so I could be ignored or decoyed for most.

I would be mad as hell and I would lose my composure too.


In the end. Owens is just a minor footnote in Cowboys history. Totally insignificant and its Jerry's fault.

 

[theebs]

If that's the case, Dallas should do what they can to find a replacement for him now. If a QB cannot create plays without handling the ball so it's prone to fumble, he's really not worth our time.

I really don't believe that's the case with Romo and it's more of a case of working on it, being conscious of it and stop being stubborn over it. Along with a case of the coaching staff and owner tolerating it for whatever reason.

If you want to win championships, you have to have a QB that protects the ball. He doesn't have to be Bart Starr, but he's gotta be much better than he has been.




YAKUZA

If Owens was in charge of the offense, why does Romo fumble? Why does he throw to Witten at such a high rate?

And if Owens was seriously in control of the offense and it was hampered by that fact, then Garrett is one sorry offensive coach.

The fact is that when Owens made a big play, it had a HUGE impact on the rest of the game. Go back to the games where Owens had big plays this season and all of them caused a major change in the way the opposing defense had to play the offense. Cleveland, Philly, San Fran and Seattle were all games that showed this. There's a reason why Philly's D-Coordinator Jim Johnson...arguably the best D-Coordinator in the game...has always made sure to guard against Owens, if he gets going he opens up so much for the rest of the offense.

Hopefully Roy Williams can do the same, but his track record doesn't suggest that.



YAKUZA

wow. Sounds like someone doesnt like romo too much.

Its kind of funny watching people defend owens over and over by attacking romo.

Oh well.

 

[5Stars]

Guys... at the end of the day. We blew a good opportunity with Owens here. The organization failed.

All the guy wanted to do was contribute and fricken win.

If it was you or me and I trained and prepared for each and every game so I could be ignored or decoyed for most.

I would be mad as hell and I would lose my composure too.


In the end. Owens is just a minor footnote in Cowboys history. Totally insignificant and its Jerry's fault.

He should be mad as hell for all the dropped balls he "demanded" too, right?

 

[Alexander]

Time reveals all truth.

It's amazing that while T.O. was here, all we heard was how much of a team player he was, and everyone loved him and wanted him here, blah, blah, blah.

But now that he's gone, you start to hear the truth finally being revealed, i.e., as long as T.O. was around he was in command of the offense, and the team, and not the coaches and players who needed to be in charge.

But that's an indictment as much on the coaching staff as it is on Romo and the other players.

We'll see what happens now that he's gone.

The offensive coaches deserve nearly as much blame as Owens.

They ultimately should have decided the tempo of the offense and how it was geared, not Owens.

I realize he could have thrown tantrums otherwise, but that is their issue to deal with. It is not as simple as saying no Owens makes Romo better. If the offense stays the same, it won't be better minus one of its better players. If his absence makes things change, then yes.

If the fact the coaches now aren't intimidated by one player, that is even bigger.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

He should be mad as hell for all the dropped balls he "demanded" too, right?

He had the dropsies before he got here.


Counter that with poor passes and INT's from Romo.


Move along.

 

[5Stars]

He had the dropsies before he got here.


Counter that with poor passes and INT's from Romo.


Move along.

Yeah, I guess you are right. They should have cut Romo instead. He's a poor excuse for a QB. Where is QC when we need him.

 

[tyke1doe]

The offensive coaches deserve nearly as much blame as Owens.

They ultimately should have decided the tempo of the offense and how it was geared, not Owens.

I realize he could have thrown tantrums otherwise, but that is their issue to deal with. It is not as simple as saying no Owens makes Romo better. If the offense stays the same, it won't be better minus one of its better players. If his absence makes things change, then yes.

If the fact the coaches now aren't intimidated by one player, that is even bigger.

Which is why I said ...

But that's an indictment as much on the coaching staff as it is on Romo and the other players.

No question, the coaching staff has to share the blame. Still, you can't call out your bosses in public or your star quarterback. Their criticism will come, especially if they don't right the good ship Cowboys. But you can't exacerbate the situation, which is what T.O. did.

Chain of authority and chain of command exist for a reason.

 

[Concord]

I'm amused by how much credence and importance is associated with "what Jerry thinks".

Jerry "thinks" it's a good idea to have Wade Phillips as HC.
Jerry "thinks" is a good idea to hand the offense over to some unproven kid with two years QB-coach experience in the league.
Jerry "thinks" it's a bargain to sign Pacman Jones and Tank Johnson.


Jerry "thinks" a lot of things. But little of what Jerry "thinks" has paid off the last 15 years. I like Romo enough, I guess. Don't got a choice do I? But, just because Jerry Jones has got the kids back, that doesn't carry enough "umph" for me nowadays.........................

Exactly.

He also thought that "any one of 500 coaches could have won those Super Bowls"

That was after he thought it was a good idea to let the whiskey talk and then say that.

 

[Mash]

Yeah, I guess you are right. They should have cut Romo instead. He's a poor excuse for a QB. Where is QC when we need him.

hehehe....Some posters logic is "what have we won with TO here?" and I guess that same logic can be applied to Romo....you can even go as far as saying neither Carter or Romo have won a playoff game even tho Romo has had a consistant offensive scheme and better talent around him

So I guess you can make that case for any player

I think we all agree that Romo needs to make better decisions.
and I also think that we all agree that TO made defences respect him and therefore open up more opportunities for his teammates.

Was TO a problem.....maybe....was he a problem big enough to make this team fail to win a playoff game?...fail to make this team better? I dont know....and I guess thats where the alot of posters take sides.....

Lets just hope Roy Williams becomes the player we need him to be and Romo does clean up his mistakes. If those things happen...this team will win IMHO.

 

[Alexander]

Chain of authority and chain of command exist for a reason.

Authority and command.

Interesting that you should use these two words. Those are two things our staff simply does not have under our current model of management.

 

[khiladi]

He should be mad as hell for all the dropped balls he "demanded" too, right?

Maybe you should check your stats, because Steve Smith in 2007 was right there up with him and this last year, TO wasn't in the top. Irvin even had an occasional drop. While TO may drop the ball once in awhile, it nowhere negates the overall benefit he has to an offense. You really need to quit with the standard one-liners when it comes to TO...

 

[khiladi]

wow. Sounds like someone doesnt like romo too much.

Its kind of funny watching people defend owens over and over by attacking romo.



Oh well.

Nice attempt at playing the Romo-card, as if people defending Owens have to somehow attack Romo. The game is tired. As if people defending Garrett, somehow negates implicating Romo... Everybody has their issues, but the problem is Garrett magnifies them for everybody with his crappy play-calling...

 

[khiladi]

Yeah, I guess you are right. They should have cut Romo instead. He's a poor excuse for a QB. Where is QC when we need him.

Billy Davis, Joey Galloway anyone? It isn't as if the release of Owens is predicated on getting rid of Tony Romo. Hell, Jerry Jones just stated that he didn't even consult Romo about the decision to release Owens. They could have gotten rid of the real problem, which was Garrett and kept TO and Romo.

 

[khiladi]

The more I look at the move of Jerry, the more I think TO was released purely because of perception as it relates to the new stadium coming out. He doesn't want the show created by TO and players like Pac-man to divert the potential media attention paid to how great he is in bringing forth his revolutionary new stadium.

 

[DallasDomination]

wow. Sounds like someone doesnt like romo too much.

Its kind of funny watching people defend owens over and over by attacking romo.

Oh well.

I think people try to defend romos poor play by attacking Owens. it was owens that took command of the offense blah blah blah. Poor Romo couldnt play to his potential because Owens demanded too much. The pressure!.

Give me a break. They didnt even use Owens right. Garret should check himself in the mirror. And Romo supporters should hold him accountable for his poor play.