Five Ways Tony Romo Can Improve in 2014 (Part One): Ball Placement

[Bluestang]

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014...wboys-five-ways-tony-romo-can-improve-in-2014

I've talked extensively both here on BTB and on Twitter about the need for this team to be better at gaining yards after the catch, and their overall lack of weapons who possess the ability to convert short throws into explosive gains. However, there is a part of the blame for this lies in the lap of the quarterback. When a QB puts the ball in the perfect spot, especially to a receiver on the run, it puts that player in position to turn themselves more seamlessly into at runner.

This area has been a particular spot of inconsistency for Tony Romo. Many times balls are placed just behind the receiver on the run, specifically over the middle, forcing his man to decelerate just enough to limit his ability after the catch. Then there are times when Romo demonstrates pinpoint accuracy, which makes one wonder, what is it that causes his inconsistencies?

The answer to that question is of course fairly complicated. However we'll look to break down a few pieces of the puzzle.

This article points out some great things about Romo's shortcomings. I've mentioned this a time or two and it's something that has plagued Romo's career and contributed to "untimely" interceptions.

I'm sure that footwork will be one if the five topics but this first part points out something that can be confirmed in the film.

I hope he can maintain that discipline and correct these issues.

 

[btcutter]

Unfortunately there's only so much you can improve in terms of accuracy with mechanic and practice, IMHO. You either got it or you don't. You can improve but not by much. Think about it....every QB wants to improve his accuracy and tries to. But again I believe you either got IT or don't. That's what distinguishes a great QB from others.

 

[DandyDon1722]

Thanks for the Bluestang! R

Really informative article and I agree with it. To recap the article it basically says that Romo has be be better on short throws. Much of his inaccuracy is due to his release point so he has to find windows but he's been working on it the past couple years and got his arm up and was improving but injuries have forced him to lower it a bit. If he's healthy he should get it back into position this season.

Size does matter in release points and the breakdown with Brees and Romo was excellent. More accuracy leads to more yards on short throws and it becomes magnified with an explosive guy like Dunbar.

Absolute fair and legit to say he needs to get better at that and at the same time it's kinda scary how his nuanced his back can affect him. I saw today where Colin Cowherd who I like (I'm not apologizing I think he's thought provoking)) says we'll go 5-11 because Romo has been the glue the organization has relied on to cover up 8-8 records which should've be much worse. He just doesn't think he can make it through the season and we'll go into a death spiral.

Boy I hope the offensive line will be as good as we think they are.

 

[Future]

Tony has an outstanding ability to throw guys open, so to speak, and give them a chance to run after the catch. The problem is that doing so can be quite risky...some of those throws behind WRs are in my mind, without a doubt, done to keep WRs out of defensive zones and that sort of thing.

No QB makes the perfect throw every time.

 

[rags747]

Completion % is pretty dam high every year. guess all these other franchise elite qb's are even worse than him.

 

[Zman5]

Funny how Romo didn't have this problem when Sparano was running the offence. Go back and look at highlights of 2006 and 2007 seasons. You'll see T.O. and even Witt getting plenty of YAC.

Maybe it's the 1 yard routes JG has the receivers running is the main culprit.

 

[percyhoward]

This is Romo's career pass rating by quarter.

1st 78.7
2nd 98.6
3rd 99.0
4th/OT 101.4

Whatever flaws he may have in his throwing motion don't seem to affect him after the first quarter.

 

[noshame]

3/4 delivery is what will cause back issues. Again.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

tony isnt the most athletic guy.

tony plays sports because he's got a ridiculous amount of brains.

his accuracy isnt going to be getting any better...he's already playing at his physical limit.

 

[TheDude]

Funny how Romo didn't have this problem when Sparano was running the offence. Go back and look at highlights of 2006 and 2007 seasons. You'll see T.O. and even Witt getting plenty of YAC.

Maybe it's the 1 yard routes JG has the receivers running is the main culprit.

Maybe its being saddled with this guy most of his career. http://i124.***BLOCKED***/albums/p15/zman55/images.jpg

Funny, Parcells rode Romo like a dog about that delivery. Of course I am making the assumption tht Garrett doesn't focus on it. But Ive gone back and read Parcells interviews in 2006 and I sure wish he had had Tony for one more year in his career as a starter.

 

[DFWJC]

What's classic is that we have a roster full of players and they pick maybe one the best 2-3 players on the entire team to write an entire series on how he can improve

 

[TheDude]

What's classic is that we have a roster full of players and they pick maybe one the best 2-3 players on the entire team to write an entire series on how he can improve

Can'tget an audience for a War and Piece meets the equivalent of Sharknado for the "NIck Hayden Analysis"

 

[Alexander]

What's classic is that we have a roster full of players and they pick maybe one the best 2-3 players on the entire team to write an entire series on how he can improve

Correct. Romo's placing "the ball better" is hardly a real issue"

 

[Risen Star]

Romo doesn't need to improve. Those around him do.

 

[Risen Star]

tony isnt the most athletic guy.

tony plays sports because he's got a ridiculous amount of brains.

his accuracy isnt going to be getting any better...he's already playing at his physical limit.

He's not as athletic as the Russell Wilsons of this new era NFL but Romo's more athletic than the typical pro QB.

 

[Wolfpack]

This is Romo's career pass rating by quarter.

1st 78.7
2nd 98.6
3rd 99.0
4th/OT 101.4

Whatever flaws he may have in his throwing motion don't seem to affect him after the first quarter.

That flaw would be Jason's "game plan" When that goes into the shittier after the 1st quarter, then it "Tony bail me out shotgun style time". What a total fraud of a coach. Someday I hope to read a book from Tony that shows the bus marks all over Jason for this mess.

 

[Idgit]

Anecdotally, he does seem to have a harder time getting the ball in front of his receivers on short crossing routes. More often than I'd like it seems like LBs and underneath coverage is able to get a hand on a ball on those routes when a receiver is otherwise open.

 

[Idgit]

That flaw would be Jason's "game plan" When that goes into the ****tier after the 1st quarter, then it "Tony bail me out shotgun style time". What a total fraud of a coach. Someday I hope to read a book from Tony that shows the bus marks all over Jason for this mess.

It cracks me up that people think the game plan goes out the window in the second quarter of every Cowboys game. Honestly. And then you hear the player interviews or other coaches who have nothing but good things to say about the coach (cue: 'what are they supposed to say?').

If a coach were really getting blown out of the water every week, he'd have lost his offensive team years ago.

 

[Wolfpack]

It cracks me up that people think the game plan goes out the window in the second quarter of every Cowboys game. Honestly. And then you hear the player interviews or other coaches who have nothing but good things to say about the coach (cue: 'what are they supposed to say?').

If a coach were really getting blown out of the water every week, he'd have lost his offensive team years ago.

I don't know: I hear opposing players saying they knew what was coming and the offense is very predicable and offers easy tells. On your side, I hear a loosing Jason Witten saying "we needed to execute better, coach had a good game plan" I think one is more true than the other and I get which one you like, totally cool with me.

Look at the stats just about shotgun %, it tells so much about the chaos on the offensive side of the ball.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

He's not as athletic as the Russell Wilsons of this new era NFL but Romo's more athletic than the typical pro QB.

even in the interview i watched that is on here, his friend is quoted as saying "he's slow, he cant jump, he cant run..." and tony laughs....because its true. He isnt anything great physically.

But he's got great brains which is why he's been able to play bball, football, golf...he can pick up any game due to his brains.