ESPN: Tony Romo moves into different role: mentor

[Reality]

"There is so much to the day that you can't possibly learn it all,” Romo said. “Their job is to ask questions, watch tape, learn, get out there and throw the football and work on their technique and fundamentals, work on their thought process. Also, through osmosis, just learn from being around it. These guys really do a great job of that. They are both hard-working guys. They set themselves up for being successful.”

“He was into it,” offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said. “I said, ‘Tony, a big part of this is we’ve got these young guys and they’re going to need your presence.’ He was into it, looking through the photos and the video and kind of talking through some of the things that came up and kind of talking about some of the plays that we’re going run and how to look at them. He did a great job of being a leader with those guys in between series.”

“I couldn’t ask for a better mentor, better leader of the quarterback room,” Prescott said. “He’s an offensive coordinator behind the center basically. The things he talks about in the meetings and he comes out here and puts them on the field each and every day. It’s just great to see.”

http://www.espn.com/blog/dallas-cowboys/post/_/id/4752888/tony-romo-moves-into-different-role-mentor

 

[Bullflop]

Dak is right about having an ideal mentor to help guide his development in the person of Tony Romo. From the looks of things, he's listening to everyone involved in aiding him through the process, judging from the way he's progressing. He bears the look of a seasoned veteran already in some ways. It's a certainty that there will be "bumps in the road" along the way but right now, he does appear to be destined for good things.

 

[GIFTS86]

I love hearing about the behind scenes stuff. Great read.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Dak is right about having an ideal mentor to help guide his development in the person of Tony Romo. From the looks of things, he's listening to everyone involved in aiding him through the process, judging from the way he's progressing. He bears the look of a seasoned veteran already in some ways. It's a certainty that there will be "bumps in the road" along the way but right now, he does appear to be destined for good things.

So Romo is the leader of the team, the offense, grooms the young QB's ect.....ect...... What does Garrett do here again?

 

[noshame]

So Romo is the leader of the team, the offense, grooms the young QB's ect.....ect...... What does Garrett do here again?

Better question, what the heck did Wade Wilson do?

 

[Alexander]

So Romo is the leader of the team, the offense, grooms the young QB's ect.....ect...... What does Garrett do here again?

Sounds like he is the QB coach too.

 

[Bullflop]

So Romo is the leader of the team, the offense, grooms the young QB's ect.....ect...... What does Garrett do here again?

I'm not specifically sure but hope we're about to feel good about him by the time all is said and done. I'd welcome the news if it's good.

 

[gimmesix]

So Romo is the leader of the team, the offense, grooms the young QB's ect.....ect...... What does Garrett do here again?

Plenty of things that we don't see I'm sure. Just like Romo has been for many years while fans were complaining about this team having no leaders.

I'm not sold on Garrett as the head coach whose going to get it done in Dallas, but I see no reason to pot shot him over a story focusing on what Romo does as a mentor.

 

[erod]

Guys like Romo, Rodgers, Brady, and Peyton know the game far better than coordinators do.

We're lucky to have one of the few.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Better question, what the heck did Wade Wilson do?

Yah, another huge mystery in this organization.

 

[SDCowboy]

I'll say it again. I hope Romo is a coach here when he retires.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Plenty of things that we don't see I'm sure. Just like Romo has been for many years while fans were complaining about this team having no leaders.

I'm not sold on Garrett as the head coach whose going to get it done in Dallas, but I see no reason to pot shot him over a story focusing on what Romo does as a mentor.

I like taking a shot at Garrett any time that I can. Or anyone else that I feel is holding the franchise back.

 

[Fletch]

So Romo is the leader of the team, the offense, grooms the young QB's ect.....ect...... What does Garrett do here again?

He's doing just fine! You'll see. Went with something else, just didn't want to get banned.

 

[Alexander]

I'll say it again. I hope Romo is a coach here when he retires.

As much as Jones loves him, I could see him hanging around like Marino or Elway did.

 

[DandyDon1722]

As much as Jones loves him, I could see him hanging around like Marino or Elway did.

Word is Fox has a place already waiting for him at the table. Bill Simmons said the best and most informative afternoon he ever spent with an athlete was with Romo one day, but I'm not so sure that'll quench his competitiveness. That will stay with him for awhile into his 40's and coaching or some type of special advisor role might be just the thing.

The hours are brutal and most star players want nothing to do with coaching - but he's a different cat .

 

[LocimusPrime]

Better question, what the heck did Wade Wilson do?

Collect a check. Actually he prolly has direct deposit so he's just gotta sit back and chill

 

[Redball Express]

So Romo is the leader of the team, the offense, grooms the young QB's ect.....ect...... What does Garrett do here again?

Claps.

 

[kevm3]

I'm glad Romo isn't one of those salty QBs who try to withhold knowledge and reps from the younger guys.

 

[JPostSam]

I'm glad Romo isn't one of those salty QBs who try to withhold knowledge and reps from the younger guys.

i believe it was in response to all the talk about drafting manziel in the lead-up to that draft that romo said he wasn't worried about being replaced by a young guy because he wasn't going to let anyone outplay him and outwork him, anyway.

 

[drawandstrike]

I wrote this in another thread:

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People need to remember Romo sat for 4 years, and I include the 2006 offseason & training camp in that because nobody knew Bledsoe would be benched 6 games into the season.

2003
2004
2005
2006 - got 1st start because of Bledsoe's benching after 6 games.

That was 4 full training camps and offseasons in which Romo broke down his throwing motion and rebuilt it to get a higher release point. Romo threw sidearm when he arrived in Dallas, and even though he was making some plays early on, I remember Bill Parcells being quoted as saying "Well he better fix that throwing motion or he'll get half his passes batted back in his face."

Recall from 2006 to 2008 when Romo was getting his passes batted down was a regular occurrence. It would happen several times a game. 1 game against the Bills, the one Nick Folk won with a dramatic FG, I think Romo had 7 passes batted down, including 1 that was intercepted for a TD.

Romo 'threw small' when got here. It took a lot of coaching and work to basically break down his throwing motion and alter it to get the ball released at a higher point. For the past 7 seasons you rarely see him get a pass batted back in his face. So the hard work and the coaching has paid off.

Romo wasn't Pro Bowl material when he got here. He was developed into it by a smart coach who knew what he was doing. We can hope Dak Prescott and Jamiel Showers are getting the same kind of coaching so they too can develop to their full potential.

1 thing about Dak, from what I've seen so far: we won't need to spend 3 seasons breaking down his throwing motion and altering it to avoid batted passes. So he might well be ahead of where Romo was in 2003.

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Romo knows very well the value of good coaching early in your career. Without Parcells sitting him for 4 training camps and investing the time in coaching him up, Romo is very well aware he would not be where he is today.

If he'd been thrown out there in 2003 or 2004 Tony knows he'd be just a blip on the radar screen for most Cowboy fans by now. Instead he got 3 full seasons to develop - which included altering his throwing motion. I'm looking forward to his helping to coach Dak up into being fully NFL-ready.