Don't be so sure about Romo being the #2...

jterrell said:
Why do you care?
So you could have touted Henson all week then look like a dufus when he doesn't even get to play in the dress rehearsal game?

Each week the broadcasters and media at large has been clear that Romo was clearly outplaying Henson and was the number 2. Arguing with that was silly. Since it is for a backup job it really doesn't even matter much.

If you guys wanna stop hearing Nors crow about being right then stop picking up arguments where you have a near zero chance of being right.
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Why don't you let me decide what I'll post and I won't give you sage advice about what you should post? That seems pretty fair, doesn't it?

There were others in the back-up QB debate this past week arguing both sides, see if you can find a post where I said Henson would be #2 or would even play this week.
 
Not only will Romo be our #2 this year he SHOULD be our #1. Go ahead and laugh but when Romo comes into the game things start to move; the offense gets off of high center. While it is true he has the weakest arm of the three QB's it is also true that his arm is NOT weak per se; he can throw the 30 yard out patterns. I was watching the QB's throwing in warm-ups last night and Bledsoe can throw that pass on a rope, Henson has more of an arc on the ball but still make the throw, Romo has close to the same arc as Henson. In other words Romo's arm strength is much closer to Henson's than Henson's is to Bledsoe.

What Romo DOES have is the best pocket presence and pocket awareness of any of them including the veteran Bledsoe. Bledsoe gets nervous and appears afraid that he is going to get hit (which he does anyway) while Romo makes little moves in the pocket to avoid the rush and still finds his receivers. And Romo will stand in and throw the ball over a defenders shoulder just as the guy is about to smack him knowing that he is going to get hit.

It appeared that last night Bledsoe was doing so poorly in his first quarter and a half that BP decided to give him Henson's reps as well. It probably didn't really matter to him that he gave Henson no reps because he has already settled on Romo as his #2. I don't see how he couldn't have with the clearly superior play that Romo has demonstrated throughout TC and the Pre-season.
 
JackMagist said:
Not only will Romo be our #2 this year he SHOULD be our #1. Go ahead and laugh but when Romo comes into the game things start to move; the offense gets off of high center. While it is true he has the weakest arm of the three QB's it is also true that his arm is NOT weak per se; he can throw the 30 yard out patterns. I was watching the QB's throwing in warm-ups last night and Bledsoe can throw that pass on a rope, Henson has more of an arc on the ball but still make the throw, Romo has close to the same arc as Henson. In other words Romo's arm strength is much closer to Henson's than Henson's is to Bledsoe.

What Romo DOES have is the best pocket presence and pocket awareness of any of them including the veteran Bledsoe. Bledsoe gets nervous and appears afraid that he is going to get hit (which he does anyway) while Romo makes little moves in the pocket to avoid the rush and still finds his receivers. And Romo will stand in and throw the ball over a defenders shoulder just as the guy is about to smack him knowing that he is going to get hit.

It appeared that last night Bledsoe was doing so poorly in his first quarter and a half that BP decided to give him Henson's reps as well. It probably didn't really matter to him that he gave Henson no reps because he has already settled on Romo as his #2. I don't see how he couldn't have with the clearly superior play that Romo has demonstrated throughout TC and the Pre-season.
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Unlike a lot of people on this board I am for the qb that helps us win games....period.
 
Romo clearly has won the backup job and may be pushing Bledsoe....

When you are losing BADLY - Insert Law comments......

Henson, where art thou?
Guy needs reps - fact he's sitting speaks volumes about his role here. At least he's smart enough to not ask Parcells what his role is.
 
Nors said:
Romo clearly has won the backup job and may be pushing Bledsoe....

When you are losing BADLY - Insert Law comments......

Henson, where art thou?
Guy needs reps - fact he's sitting speaks volumes about his role here. At least he's smart enough to not ask Parcells what his role is.
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Right on the money with this post, Nors! I appreciate your honesty on the underlined part because I know Bledsoe is your boy.
 
Wow. Some of you guys are funny. You think a guy plays great, but you have no idea what the coaches think because you don't know what plays are being called or what they are looking for.
 
JackMagist said:
Not only will Romo be our #2 this year he SHOULD be our #1. Go ahead and laugh but when Romo comes into the game things start to move; the offense gets off of high center. While it is true he has the weakest arm of the three QB's it is also true that his arm is NOT weak per se; he can throw the 30 yard out patterns. I was watching the QB's throwing in warm-ups last night and Bledsoe can throw that pass on a rope, Henson has more of an arc on the ball but still make the throw, Romo has close to the same arc as Henson. In other words Romo's arm strength is much closer to Henson's than Henson's is to Bledsoe.

What Romo DOES have is the best pocket presence and pocket awareness of any of them including the veteran Bledsoe. Bledsoe gets nervous and appears afraid that he is going to get hit (which he does anyway) while Romo makes little moves in the pocket to avoid the rush and still finds his receivers. And Romo will stand in and throw the ball over a defenders shoulder just as the guy is about to smack him knowing that he is going to get hit.

It appeared that last night Bledsoe was doing so poorly in his first quarter and a half that BP decided to give him Henson's reps as well. It probably didn't really matter to him that he gave Henson no reps because he has already settled on Romo as his #2. I don't see how he couldn't have with the clearly superior play that Romo has demonstrated throughout TC and the Pre-season.
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Jack you and I agree on this.

And I think Romo should be starting over Bledsoe.
 
SultanOfSix said:
Wow. Some of you guys are funny. You think a guy plays great, but you have no idea what the coaches think because you don't know what plays are being called or what they are looking for.
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Well you know...you see the guy stand in the pocket, you see him be aware of what is happening with the pass rush without seeming to dwell on it, you see the little moves to avoid the rush, you see the throws, you see the catches (unless the throw is to Morgan), you see the results. I guess it is just human nature to jump to the conclusion that the guy is pretty good...or is that just me?
 
I, like a lot of others, was wishing that Drew Henson would be our quarterback of the future when we signed him. Here was a guy who could have been a first round draft pick had he stayed in football. He probably had more potential than Tony Romo. But we now have to face the facts. Henson just is not ready to play at the NFL level. We made a mistake in not sending him to NFLEL last spring. He needs playing time, and he needs experience running a professional offense. Tony Romo is just a better player at this time - bottom line. He was an undrafted free agent - but so was Kurt Warner. If I am not mistaken, Jake Delhomme was either undrafted or was a low round pick. Tony is our # 2 QB this year - period. If he continues to progress, he may be able to challenge for a starting position in a year or two. I can't say that at this point about Henson - he is too far away, and in fact may never get there.
 
JackMagist said:
Well you know...you see the guy stand in the pocket, you see him be aware of what is happening with the pass rush without seeming to dwell on it, you see the little moves to avoid the rush, you see the throws, you see the catches (unless the throw is to Morgan), you see the results. I guess it is just human nature to jump to the conclusion that the guy is pretty good...or is that just me?
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Yeah, but people were saying the same thing about Henson last year in the preseason as well as in the Ravens game. Like I said, you just don't always see what the coaches see because you don't know what plays are called and what the read progression is.
 
Some in here laugh at Romo maybe starting but I think if Bledsoe can't do any better then he is now then Romo being the starter could be very real.

Last night when Romo came in the offense just took off. Romo stepped up his game big last night and that is what you hope for in a QB that is young.

He has a much better feel for pressure then Bledsoe does. He doesnt have the arm strength as Bledsoe but Romo DOES have a strong arm and is much more mobile.

I am not gonna say this will happen for sure but if Romo should get to start cuz of a Bledsoe injury it would not surprise me if he keeps the #1 job and has a chance at being our QB the next 10+ years. We will have to see on that but he really helped himself out big last night.
 
Qwickdraw said:
While he may very well be, you guys are jumping to conclusions.

The fact that Henson didn't play tonight means nothing. Romo only got 8 passes. Did you guys expect BP to give those 8 to 2 QBs for a total of 4 pass attempts each?
No way.

The fact is, the first team offense stayed on a long time which was necessary. They needed the practice and the confidence.

Also, BP is gonna be making some cuts before the next game so I'm sure he was playing some of the guys he's undecided about tonight with Romo. If Romo was to be the number 2, he would have wanted to surround him with better talent to improve.

I think Romo is the more comfortable of the 2 right now so BP rolled with him but was really interested in seeing A-Train and Tyson Thompson... Crowder and Copper... etc.

Not to mention, we have Henson signed for multiple years. Romo is in his final. If a QB were to be cut this year it would be Romo. BP obviously sees getting Romo as many reps as possible as a priority given that he may have to make a decision to keep him or not, soon. He doesn't have to make that decision on Henson just yet.

Finally, I don't know if u heard but I paid very close attention to BP a couple months ago when he said that he likes to play his #2 QB last in the final preseason games so that QB can try to rally the team for a win. Meaning, he likes to play his #2 QB at the end of the games to help build the teams' confidence in him if he can pull off a victory or maintain a lead. Maybe time just didn't afford him the ability to play Henson 3rd tonight.

They did say that Henson has the best scores from practice... even better than Bledsoe.
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Denial really is an amazing thing......

And Qwick, having the best scores in poractice against the second and third team defense means....um....nothing? :banghead:
 
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