ESPN: Romo demanding larger role in playcalling and gameplanning

[Denim Chicken]

Scoring, I know what that is. That's getting the oblong ball across the goal line. Now, I'm listening for how allowing Romo to call his own plays will help accomplish more of this.

See the first half of games last year where we were behind vs the second half where Romo could do his thing.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I know this wasn't for me but...
Romo has come a long way mentally in the last 6 years, in spite of the 3-4 games that would make us think otherwise. He was puppy back in 2006 as far his abiltiy to read defenses. Even his technical skills have evolved, as I'm pretty sure the back shoulder throws were not even a part of his game early on.
Even with that said, the play calling (and the run game and line to support it) was better in 2006 and 2007.

Perhaps he has improved in some areas but, what Parcells was talking about were not his mechanics IMO. Parcells knew that Tony likes to throw the football and that he was impulsive. He is still that way. That has not changed.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

And how is staying the status quo going to accomplish more of it? Was that first half offense riveting for you? Do you remember that the only time this offense looked remotely competent was Romo running no-huddle and Garretts Ivy League gameplan in the garbage bin?

Who said it would be status quo?

The problem with our 1st half offense was not play calling. The problem was execution.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

See the first half of games last year where we were behind vs the second half where Romo could do his thing.

OK, it's better if you just come right out and say that you can't explain whatever you were trying to say in your earlier post.

 

[17yearsandcounting]

Who said it would be status quo?

The problem with our 1st half offense was not play calling. The problem was execution.

Yes, problems executing a poorly designed gameplan.

So none of that first half mess was Jasons fault? Cool.

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

Look, your the one who said I have no idea. In fact I do. I have watched Romo in our offense. I have watched him develop. Parcells warned us all that you should not allow Romo to freelance too much. He specifically said that you needed to keep him under control but you would rather believe that it would be better if Romo had more control rather then less. OK, that's your opinion. It's not mine and I will bet you that it's not the coaching staff's either but hey, if that's what you believe that's fine with me.

Now, since you have brought the subject up, lets hear what you thing this will improve? Let's hear what you believe will happen if Romo is allowed to operate in an offense where he is free to call plays etc.

Sorry man I didn't know you had watched him play and develop, I stand corrected. As mentioned in my previous post I have no illusion of what Tony Romo calling plays would or wouldn't bring to this offense. I simply asked why him being more involved in the offense equaled throwing the ball 50 times a game. I then stated a fact that you've got no clue what type of offense he'd run and neither do I. Of course this was all before I realized you had watched him develop.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Sorry man I didn't know you had watched him play and develop, I stand corrected. As mentioned in my previous post I have no illusion of what Tony Romo calling plays would or wouldn't bring to this offense. I simply asked why him being more involved in the offense equaled throwing the ball 50 times a game. I then stated a fact that you've got no clue what type of offense he'd run and neither do I. Of course this was all before I realized you had watched him develop.

Well, you got the very first sentence right.

 

[Doomsday101]

Yes, problems executing a poorly designed gameplan.

So none of that first half mess was Jasons fault? Cool.

As HC it is his job to have his players executing the plays of course he has blame in this as do the players.

When a WR drops a ball is that game planning? If a guy is jumping off sides or holding is that game planning, blown assignments are not game planning.

Things like the hurry up can be great they also can wear a defense out very quickly if the offense is going 3 and out before the defense can even take a seat on the side lines. There will always be questionable calls but one thing for sure no play works if players fail to execute it.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Yes, problems executing a poorly designed gameplan.

So none of that first half mess was Jasons fault? Cool.

On the contrary. All of it is his fault but it's not a matter of the play calling so much as it is the execution IMO. That's all coaching and he is the HC so yeah, that's his fault but I don't see where that is going to improve if you allow the play calling to be done by Romo.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Romo will adjust to game situations better than Garrett.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Romo will adjust to game situations better than Garrett.

How do we know this?

 

[Denim Chicken]

B/c Red doesn't adjust.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

B/c Red doesn't adjust.

So, we don't know is what you are saying.

 

[TheSport78]

So, we don't know is what you are saying.

Well we do know what the Cowboys have been doing offensively just hasn't been consistent or good enough.

Never know what you're going to get week-to-week IMO.

 

[Risen Star]

I'm for coaches coaching and players playing.

The playcalling criticisms are merely a crutch for fans and even the GM who can't admit the talent isn't good enough. There are no plays to overcome an inept offensive line.

 

[Little Jr]

It seems like some are thinking that they are taking the earpiece out of romos helmet and he's the oc now. What I got from all this is he will have more input and during the games there will be more hurry up that he will control. He's not gonna be calling every play. My guess is 1 series a qt he will go to hurry up or when the situation dictates it.

 

[TheSport78]

I'm for coaches coaching and players playing.

The playcalling criticisms are merely a crutch for fans and even the GM who can't admit the talent isn't good enough. There are no plays to overcome an inept offensive line.

This is true but Garrett has been known to get "pass-happy." His pass/run ratio as a coordinator isn't pretty, and offensive linemen would prefer to run block instead of pass block.

When the Cowboys become too pass happy, the OL wears down and chaos ensues.

 

[5Stars]

I'm for coaches coaching and players playing.

The playcalling criticisms are merely a crutch for fans and even the GM who can't admit the talent isn't good enough. There are no plays to overcome an inept offensive line.

Are you on medication? :bang2:

If not, maybe you should be!

Your constant hate for someone that is going nowhere might be something that you should seek counseling for rather than bringing it up day after day after day!

(miserable)

 

[Beast_from_East]

Oh, and you do? Here's what I know. Romo likes to throw the ball. He won't be inclined to run the ball unless he's foreced out of the pass but his inclination will be to throw first. That does not suggest a balanced offensive approach and that means that you are going to make it much harder on your OL and on your Defense.

A lot of the plays we ran, over the past few seasons, have been called at the line. We also know that. More of that is not what I want to see.

Hard to call run plays when your oline is so bad the running back gets hit in the backfield 75% of the time. Maybe Romo would like to call more run plays, but we physically cannot block for run plays.

Maybe adding a rookie center will help, maybe it wont. So the issue is not as black and white as you are saying, Romo is not choosing to pass just for the hell of it. We were 31st in rushing and set a franchise record for fewest rushing attempts because we literally could not run, it was not by choice.

So the bottom line is Romo had to throw the ball 50+ times a game because that was the only way we could move the ball, Romo was not throwing the ball just for the hell of it.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Scoring, I know what that is. That's getting the oblong ball across the goal line. Now, I'm listening for how allowing Romo to call his own plays will help accomplish more of this.

And how is letting Garrett keep calling plays going to increase this? Garrett has been the OC since 2007 and we have never been a good red zone scoring team under him, so why the hell is that all going to change now?


Doing the same thing and expecting different results is the definition of insanity..........Albert Einstein.