Early in a season, IF Romo made another pick (throws one up, or does a pattented impulse/gunslinger throw) that ends up costing us the game.....
Well maybe you sit Romo down 1 game to send him the message that things have to change. It is a serious call. You don't do it for a long stretch, you do the attention setting, take a game off, you are being punished for this one specific fault in your game. It is a "wake up call" to say that long-term this can't be tolerated consistently any more as this team will never win in the playoffs under the same circumstances.
Romo is the future of the Cowboys, whether we want it or not (I, for one, want it). We won't likely "give up" on him after this season as our window with Oline and a few other players isn't big enough to bring in another QB and win in the shorter term years. But if Romo doesn't show the ability to limit the bad picks, I can see a QB being drafted high in a couple of years to be groomed to take over. Maybe not 2010 draft, but 2011.
I think Romo has a minimum of 2 years chance to get it done still. I think he will do it. Benching a player for 1 game is part of the NFL though, and if that is the only way to get it into a thick head, that something has to improve, I can see the benefit versus the 1 game harm. Kitna should be able to win a game here or there, and is considered one of the best backup QB's in NFL. It isn't like we'd be throwing in a rookie or scrub player while sending a message to Romo.
LarryCanadian