Drew should take one for the team

[Tass]

I realize BP is loyal to 'his guys'. Is our coach so old and steeped in tradition that he is loyal to a fault? I can understand how a guy in his 60's might think a guy who is 'only' 34 can still get it done (Never mind that with the beatings Bledsoe has taken over the years his body is probably that of a 44 year old).

Why is Parcells seemingly the ONLY man in the country that thinks Drew gives us the best chance to win? That is just not true. Romo has the guts, the arm, the brains...all he needs is the support of his organization! How is he supposed to get experience if he doesn't get to play?

If Bledsoe has any decency and truly cared about the fans, he'd suffer a phantom injury the next time he is hit and let the kid in the game. He has to know the whole world is clamoring for the kid.

We fans also need to start the "Rohhhhh-mohhhhh, Rohhhhh-mohhhhh" chants before the opening kickoff and throughout the game when the Boys play at home.

BP will get the hint...but since he will ignore it I'm hoping Drew takes one for the team.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Not gonna happen.

Queue Superpunk! :

 

[Kalyan]

If any one of the fans who do detailed analysis of the game can come up with the time Drew takes in the pocket for each play, it gives us a clear understanding of his weakness. Against a blitzing defense in a hostile environment when you are supposed to get rid of it in 3-5 secs even if there is no play, it seams like Drew held the ball for very long time.

Can anyone comeup with this stat?

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

He wont do it.

He feels that he can surround Bledsoe with the perfect game plan.

Why else would he keep him at starter?

He says that he doesnt think QB is the problem... because he points to other things that caused Drew to fail. You know what... good QB's make the best of a situation - Drew doesnt.

Just a little mobility and some, just some of those BAD plays dont happen

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I would like to use a quote from a movie... "you are right he has no imagination, none"

that would explain our playcalling...

If Drew has a target on his back... defenses and their coordinators ALWAYS know where he is going to be... making the BNlitz success MOST of the time...

why didnt we do any of the following

1. quick slant
2. screen
3. roll out
4. flea flicker
5. reverse
6. double reverse

my point we just let him stay their and now we blame the oline... gimme a break....

I like the Rex Grossman gets rid of the ball quicky.... a little of that and we win both of the games we lost

 

[Tass]

I like the Rex Grossman gets rid of the ball quicky.... a little of that and we win both of the games we lost

I remember watching Romo in preseason and thinking "Wow, he sure gets rid of the ball quickly." Methinks a lot of the 'Keep Bledsoe' crowd here on the board forgot about that.

 

[parchy]

The guy who has seen Tony Romo the most on this planet (other than Romo himself) has said that its not time to switch yet.

Now I've seen Tony in the preseason before, and I liked what I saw. But I'm not around Tony everyday. I don't see what BP sees, and I certainly don't know as much about football.

Maybe everybody else has, but I haven't lost my trust in Parcells. Not yet. If he thinks Bledsoe is the better option right now, I've got to believe him.

But... for the first time probably ever, he didn't sound absolutely adversed to taking a strong look at Romo in his PC. I actually think he might do it at some point, because we all know another Bledsoe meltdown will come at one point or another.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I remember watching Romo in preseason and thinking "Wow, he sure gets rid of the ball quickly." Methinks a lot of the 'Keep Bledsoe' crowd here on the board forgot about that.

They key there is "preseason". You have no idea how Romo would have reacted in the crapstorm that happened in Philadelphia on the weekend.

 

[superpunk]

I realize BP is loyal to 'his guys'. Is our coach so old and steeped in tradition that he is loyal to a fault?

Keep saying it.

Maybe eventually it will stop being ridiculously false.

 

[Tass]

we all know another Bledsoe meltdown will come at one point or another.

That's the crux of it. We know it's coming, BILL knows it's coming. So why wait for it? Take him out of the equation, already! Even IF Romo screws up badly it will be no different than Bledsoe doing it. The point is, Romo will learn and improve. How much improving is Drew going to do after 14 years?

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I remember watching Romo in preseason and thinking "Wow, he sure gets rid of the ball quickly." Methinks a lot of the 'Keep Bledsoe' crowd here on the board forgot about that.

Its pretty simple. Romo gets rid of ball quickly. THAT would nullify alot of what the Eagles did to us.

With Drew they knew where he would be, they knew he would hold on to ball forever. That will never work to our advantage.

I am not saying Romo will save us. But we will surely die another death with Drew.

 

[Tass]

They key there is "preseason". You have no idea how Romo would have reacted in the crapstorm that happened in Philadelphia on the weekend.

1) Yes but it was against first teamers

2) It can't be much worse than the lost fumble and three picks Bledsoe gave us.

 

[parchy]

That's the crux of it. We know it's coming, BILL knows it's coming. So why wait for it? Take him out of the equation, already! Even IF Romo screws up badly it will be no different than Bledsoe doing it. The point is, Romo will learn and improve. How much improving is Drew going to do after 14 years?

How many wins are you willing to trade for one or two missed opportunities? I don't even know if Romo beats the Texans at this point.

Point is, you have to be absolutely sure before you make a decision like this. If Bledsoe just had a bad game, maybe he bounces back and has a great season. The uncertainty of that situation about matches that of Romo's... you might as well see where Bledsoe goes from here, because we know he can win big games. Whether he actually does or not is a point of contention.

I have a feeling that we'll all know when it's Romo's time. It will be pretty obvious, and this week ain't it. And I doubt it'll be after the Texans game.

 

[Stautner]

I realize BP is loyal to 'his guys'. Is our coach so old and steeped in tradition that he is loyal to a fault? I can understand how a guy in his 60's might think a guy who is 'only' 34 can still get it done (Never mind that with the beatings Bledsoe has taken over the years his body is probably that of a 44 year old).

Why is Parcells seemingly the ONLY man in the country that thinks Drew gives us the best chance to win? That is just not true. Romo has the guts, the arm, the brains...all he needs is the support of his organization! How is he supposed to get experience if he doesn't get to play?

If Bledsoe has any decency and truly cared about the fans, he'd suffer a phantom injury the next time he is hit and let the kid in the game. He has to know the whole world is clamoring for the kid.

We fans also need to start the "Rohhhhh-mohhhhh, Rohhhhh-mohhhhh" chants before the opening kickoff and throughout the game when the Boys play at home.

BP will get the hint...but since he will ignore it I'm hoping Drew takes one for the team.

My god - what fantasy world are you living in?

Bledsoe, like EVERY OTHER NFL PLAYER, is here to make a lot of money and compete - he's not here because he is fond of the fans.

As for the age, many QB's have been successful at 34 and beyond.

My final comments are about Romo. I too would like to see him play, and I think he has a good chance of success. But your comments suggest that he is a sure thing and that the only thing preventing certain success is lack of support from the organization.

The reality is that the only certainties about Romo are that he has looked good in the preseason and we don't know to what degree that will lead to success as a starter.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

There is no way Bledsoe will quit on the team, he is too much of a gamer and too classy. If he did, you all would be calling him a quitter.

 

[parchy]

There is no way Bledsoe will quit on the team, he is too much of a gamer and too classy. If he did, you all would be calling him a quitter.

Quitting physically? No. But mentally?

He absolutely clocked out of the Jacksonville game in the fourth quarter. Threw a pick, it's called back and he throws another one. Played an atrocious second half against a Philly secondary he TORCHED last year at this time.

I don't think it's a conscious thing, like he's saying 'I'm outta here.' But you've got to wonder what's going on when these things start happening like this.

 

[Tass]

your comments suggest that he is a sure thing

I absolutely am not saying Romo is a sure thing. He's an unknown thing.

BLEDSOE is a sure thing. Sure to blow it for us.

 

[peplaw06]

That's the crux of it. We know it's coming, BILL knows it's coming. So why wait for it? Take him out of the equation, already! Even IF Romo screws up badly it will be no different than Bledsoe doing it. The point is, Romo will learn and improve. How much improving is Drew going to do after 14 years?

We still had a chance to win despite the latest meltdown. And that was probably our toughest game of the regular season.

Look, I'm not saying that Bledsoe is completely dependable. But even when he played about as bad a game as he's played since he's been here, we still had the ball at the 6 with 30 seconds left with a chance to tie in a hostile environment. I simply don't think that game has shown us that we're all that far off. There are things that can be done, improvements can be made.

Bledsoe can get rid of the ball quicker. I thought he was doing that the first 3 games. He's been so set in his ways for 14 years that you can expect sometime he will revert to his old habits.

The OL can protect better. We've seen that. We had 3 sacks through 3 games, then 7 in one. One of those against probably the best DL in the league. Which one's the anomaly?

Now, can Romo possibly be better? Yes... Can he be worse? Yes. He's going to go through growing pains. Even if he came in for one game and had a decent game, when NFL defenses get him on film against real live regular season competition, they're going to gameplan against him. Romo is an unknown. An x factor. And admittedly sometimes it's exciting to think about what the unknown can bring. Everyone's optimistic.

Can Bledsoe be better? Yes... Can he be worse? He hasn't played a worse game since he's been here. And I don't remember him being worse over his career.

 

[sbuscha]

I remember watching Romo in preseason and thinking "Wow, he sure gets rid of the ball quickly." Methinks a lot of the 'Keep Bledsoe' crowd here on the board forgot about that.

That was PRESEASON.... Why does everyone think Romo is the savior and has not thrown a regular season pass EVER!!!!!!

 

[StarAmongStars]

I realize BP is loyal to 'his guys'. Is our coach so old and steeped in tradition that he is loyal to a fault? I can understand how a guy in his 60's might think a guy who is 'only' 34 can still get it done (Never mind that with the beatings Bledsoe has taken over the years his body is probably that of a 44 year old).

Why is Parcells seemingly the ONLY man in the country that thinks Drew gives us the best chance to win? That is just not true. Romo has the guts, the arm, the brains...all he needs is the support of his organization! How is he supposed to get experience if he doesn't get to play?

If Bledsoe has any decency and truly cared about the fans, he'd suffer a phantom injury the next time he is hit and let the kid in the game. He has to know the whole world is clamoring for the kid.

We fans also need to start the "Rohhhhh-mohhhhh, Rohhhhh-mohhhhh" chants before the opening kickoff and throughout the game when the Boys play at home.

BP will get the hint...but since he will ignore it I'm hoping Drew takes one for the team.

Yah Drew is going to fake an injury so Romo can play.....I've heard it all now.