Evaluate Romo's first 2 starts

[SuspectCorner]

munchis cannot be nors. i remember nors well enuff to suspect he is, somewhere, giddily proclaiming himself an oracle on the subject of young QBs. that he saw romo coming from day-one.

 

[ddh33]

I thought he was clearly the best player on the field for either team today. He probably was last week too.

 

[Zaxor]

It's interesting what the prospects of a potentially very good-to-great QB can do to a fan's psyche even in a losing situation.

Despite all the things that went wrong with this game, I was very impressed with Romo.

Even with teams blitzing, he's still making plays.

I'm hoping the Montana, Favre, Marino comparisons hold true - wishful thinking I know.

Now it's time to fix the offensive line and find an impact receiver who can replace MeO after this season.

Oh, and to find a pass rush.

I agree with this post

 

[CrazyCowboy]

I will take it every week.....he has done GREAT imo........go ROMO!

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

So far so good IMO.

Still plenty of time to see but I don't see how anyone can be anything but happy with his work to this point after being named starter.

Now we have a few trolls that just hate romo and love bledsoe.

I have a feeling their time is short if they continue with the antics.

 

[dogunwo]

9-7 last year with bledsoe (playoff team if we had a field goal kicker)

3-2 this year w/bledsoe starting, down 5 points at half and pulled in the giants game.

1-2 ROMO this year, solid numbers but doing nothing that Bledsoe couldn't

Munchis....Out!!

You cant be serious. Look I am not bashing Bledsoe, I questioned the halftime pull myself, but Romo has made 10-15 plays in the two games he has started that Bledsoe could never make. Bledsoe is better than Romo in that overall he has a stronger arm, and much more experience, but I am struggling to think of anymore.

 

[johnnycomelately]

So far with Romo as the QB, Dallas is 1-1 which includes an important division loss. And prior to that, a half of football that turned a close division game into a virtual blowout.

So it isn't going very well, is it?

I think it was Parcells who once said, "you are what you are"

 

[Concord]

It's interesting what the prospects of a potentially very good-to-great QB can do to a fan's psyche even in a losing situation.

Despite all the things that went wrong with this game, I was very impressed with Romo.

Even with teams blitzing, he's still making plays.

I'm hoping the Montana, Favre, Marino comparisons hold true - wishful thinking I know.

Now it's time to fix the offensive line and find an impact receiver who can replace MeO after this season.

Oh, and to find a pass rush.

Man I would love to see what Romo could do with the blocking that Brady and Manning get.

 

[FLCowboyFan]

So far with Romo as the QB, Dallas is 1-1 which includes an important division loss. And prior to that, a half of football that turned a close division game into a virtual blowout.

So it isn't going very well, is it?

I think it was Parcells who once said, "you are what you are"

While I suspect you are just playing around and not serious....here is the answer to that statement

Romo had a QB rating of 109 yesterday, he completed 67% of his passes, 2 TD's and ZERO INT's.

Troy Aikman in his prime would not have won that game yesterday with everything else being equal. One man can not make up for everyone else. With an average effort from the rest of the team, we win that game....he is a solid QB wih a 109 rating....nuff said!

 

[Doomsday101]

24/36 270 yards 1 td 1 int 2 sacks vs. Carolina (won)

24/36 284 yards 2 td's 0 int's 2 sacks vs. Washington(lost)


total

48/72 554 yards 3 td's 1 int 4 sacks (1-1) as a starter

How you guys think he has played?

I'm very impressed with his play. Romo has done a very good job in both starts. Should he continue this he has a chance to have a long career in Dallas.

 

[percyhoward]

Romo has a 97.8 rating in his first two starts as a pro. Assuming he does not improve at all, he will finish the year as the #4 QB in the league.

 

[Doomsday101]

So far with Romo as the QB, Dallas is 1-1 which includes an important division loss. And prior to that, a half of football that turned a close division game into a virtual blowout.

So it isn't going very well, is it?

I think it was Parcells who once said, "you are what you are"

A QB can only do so much. Romo was not out there making mistakes he was not forcing passes or making bone head moves. He put Dallas is position to win not much more can or should be asked from him

 

[EPL0c0]

>>>Evaluate Romo's first 2 starts

no.

he's got the year to play this out. the "game by game" eval gets old.

Game/Game thing does get old, but when you look at little things...you notice a marked difference in the team (despite all the stupid flags)

3rd down conversions: first 6 games: 46%. Last 2 games: 63%. Nice improvement.

Bledsoe in 5.5games: 90 completions, 7TDs

Romo in 2.5games: 64 completions, 6TDs

a VERY telling stat:

J.Witten: first 5.5games: 16receptions
J.Witten: last 2.5games: 15receptions

The guy definitely makes the offense better. But he has no control over the dropped passes and over all the STUPID penalties. So far I like what I see from Romo

 

[YosemiteSam]

He has an evil completion precentage of 66.6%, 7.69 yards per attempt, throws a TD 4.16% of his attempts, and throws an INT 1.38% of his attempts.

His QB rating over the last two games is 97.8

 

[johnnycomelately]

A QB can only do so much. Romo was not out there making mistakes he was not forcing passes or making bone head moves. He put Dallas is position to win not much more can or should be asked from him

I agree wholeheartedly that a QB can only do so much. But in every game this season, the Cowboys either won or were in position to win (except for the Giants game, which Romo had a pretty direct impact in the blowout).

The fact is that although they were in position to win, they were also in position to lose. The Cowboys last 4 possessions (prior to the blocked FG possession) punted 4 times. If they score any points on any of those possessions they are not in position to lose. So as we have seen, being in position to win is not enough because it is also is being in position to lose.

When the Cowboys got ahead of Carolina, they put them away. They had opportunity to do that to Washington several times and failed.

 

[Doomsday101]

I agree wholeheartedly that a QB can only do so much. But in every game this season, the Cowboys either won or were in position to win (except for the Giants game, which Romo had a pretty direct impact in the blowout).

The fact is that although they were in position to win, they were also in position to lose. The Cowboys last 4 possessions (prior to the blocked FG possession) punted 4 times. If they score any points on any of those possessions they are not in position to lose. So as we have seen, being in position to win is not enough because it is also is being in position to lose.

When the Cowboys got ahead of Carolina, they put them away. They had opportunity to do that to Washington several times and failed.

But Romo did not fail, sorry evidently your not watching the game because Romo play was very good. The guys around him committed penalties and had dropped passes that hurt us. Romo did every thing he could have done or could be expected out of the QB position.

 

[Cowchips]

Game/Game thing does get old, but when you look at little things...you notice a marked difference in the team (despite all the stupid flags)

3rd down conversions: first 6 games: 46%. Last 2 games: 63%. Nice improvement.

Bledsoe in 5.5games: 90 completions, 7TDs

Romo in 2.5games: 64 completions, 6TDs

a VERY telling stat:

J.Witten: first 5.5games: 16receptions
J.Witten: last 2.5games: 15receptions

The guy definitely makes the offense better. But he has no control over the dropped passes and over all the STUPID penalties. So far I like what I see from Romo

Bledsoe in 5 games..3-2. Romo in 3 games..1-2. The Giants game was essentially tied when Romo took over.

I'm all for great individual stats but I want W's. To me, Romo looks great on paper but isnt getting it done any better than Bledsoe was.

 

[Doomsday101]

Bledsoe in 5 games..3-2. Romo in 3 games..1-2. The Giants game was essentially tied when Romo took over.

I'm all for great individual stats but I want W's. To me, Romo looks great on paper but isnt getting it done any better than Bledsoe was.

Teams win and lose not the QB alone. Romo did everything humanly possible to help Dallas win that game despite 11 flags for 153 yards and dropped passes or a blocked FG none of which Romo caused. If Romo was making turnovers then I could understand this mindset but the fact is winning and losing is not just about the QB he can only do so much.

 

[CowboyChris]

we are very fortunate to have Romo on this team, its amazing we didnt start the season with him at QB. We all know how long its taken this team to find a QB to replace Aikman. While its not a guarantee that Romo is the next great QB for this franchise, you gotta admit he is showing alot of promise so far.

 

[johnnycomelately]

But Romo did not fail, sorry evidently your not watching the game because Romo play was very good. The guys around him committed penalties and had dropped passes that hurt us. Romo did every thing he could have done or could be expected out of the QB position.

I didn't say that Romo failed. I said "they" failed. The problem is this. When the Cowboys don't win people put it all on Bledsoe when Bledsoe is the starter but point to the "guys around" Romo when Romo is the starter.

My point all along is that the QB was not the problem on this team. And so far, whether it has been Romo or Bledsoe, the results seem to be the same when the games are over.