FWST Blog: TO's thoughts from Mon. Night and Bradie speaks

[WoodysGirl]

October 09, 2007

Bradie James explains himself
Linebacker Bradie James was visibly upset after Tony Romo's sixth and final turnover of the game.

After Romo lost a fumble with 9:58 remaining in the game, James could be seen yelling at the offense as the unit walked off the field.

What did he say? He wouldn't specifically answer that.

"Somebody had to get a spark. I don't know what I was trying to do," he said. "It was an emotional game, so you've got to express some kind of emotion. You just can't go by like nothing has happened. That's all it was, but we pulled it off."

- Mac Engel

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Terrell Owens' thoughts from Monday night
Immediately after the game in a jubilant Cowboys' locker room, receiver Terrell Owens shared his thoughts on his two-catch night that included one near disastrous drop in the waning moments.

On his involvement in the offense: "It didn't bother me. I was open a lot of times. For whatever reason, we had some long shots. There were balls long and out of bounds. I tried to do whatever I could all night. It was tough. I felt like I had opportunities. It was a lot of tight, close coverage."

Owens nearly caught a 2-point conversion that would have tied the game with 20 seconds remaining. Tony Romo's pass to the corner of the endzone was a little short, and Owens nearly caught the ball but Bills defensive back Jabari Greer broke it up with his helmet.

"It was just a situation where I tried to adjust to it," Owens said. "The ball was kinda under thrown. It was on (Greer's) helmet and I tried to reach over."

But easily the biggest moment of the night that could have put Owens in the headlines for the wrong reasons was his dropped pass immediately after the Cowboys' recovered the onside kick. Owens appeared to catch the ball at the 25-yard line, but replays showed he dropped it and the play was over turned.
"I felt like I was underneath it. It was one of those plays," Owens said.

Overall, a frustrating night for Owens until the very, very end.

"It was frustration a little bit," he said. "I felt there were some opportunities there when I was open and it just didn't happen. The game is over. We won the game. It's something we can obviously correct."

- Mac Engel

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[TheCount]

T.O. has a reason to be upset over the throws, he was under thrown or overthrown A LOT. The 2 pt conversion wasn't remotely his fault, it was under thrown and would have been an interception if the CB had looked for the ball at all, not to mention that the CB was already pushing his arms apart before the ball got there, could have been a pass interference.

I know people are going to paint this as him throwing Romo under the bus, but T.O. was the one reassuring Romo the whole game. There can be no doubt that they had double coverage on T.O. most of the night, but there were definitely times when T.O. looked open and Romo just missed the pass, usually it was underthrown, thrown to the wrong shoulder or over thrown.

The Defense also should have been upset, they were playing lights out, but they shouldn't forget so quick that the offense is what bailed them out against the Giants. I guess now they're even.

 

[Doomsday101]

T.O. has a reason to be upset over the throws, he was under thrown or overthrown A LOT. The 2 pt conversion wasn't remotely his fault, it was under thrown and would have been an interception if the CB had looked for the ball at all, not to mention that the CB was already pushing his arms apart before the ball got there, could have been a pass interference.

I know people are going to paint this as him throwing Romo under the bus, but T.O. was the one reassuring Romo the whole game. There can be no doubt that they had double coverage on T.O. most of the night, but there were definitely times when T.O. looked open and Romo just missed the pass, usually it was underthrown, thrown to the wrong shoulder or over thrown.

Not at all. TO said during the post game show that he was constantly telling Romo to hang in there and seemed very supportive of Tony. All guys have bad nights and lastnight Romo had a tough game but guys like TO, Witten and Crayton all said the same thing they never lost confidence in Romo and were there to support him.

 

[fortdick]

TO hasn't been a real factor the past couple games. Prolly defenses are game planning him.

Question: Has a TE ever led the league in receptions/yards receiving? Witten is just unreal right now.

 

[Tricky Trav]

If T.O. has one more week of underthrown balls will the meltdown begin ?? hahaha

 

[theogt]

T.O. has a reason to be upset over the throws, he was under thrown or overthrown A LOT. The 2 pt conversion wasn't remotely his fault, it was under thrown and would have been an interception if the CB had looked for the ball at all, not to mention that the CB was already pushing his arms apart before the ball got there, could have been a pass interference.

I know people are going to paint this as him throwing Romo under the bus, but T.O. was the one reassuring Romo the whole game. There can be no doubt that they had double coverage on T.O. most of the night, but there were definitely times when T.O. looked open and Romo just missed the pass, usually it was underthrown, thrown to the wrong shoulder or over thrown.

The Defense also should have been upset, they were playing lights out, but they shouldn't forget so quick that the offense is what bailed them out against the Giants. I guess now they're even.

Oh, that's just silly. It hit him square in the numbers with both his hands around it.

 

[Tricky Trav]

TO hasn't been a real factor the past couple games. Prolly defenses are game planning him.

Question: Has a TE ever led the league in receptions/yards receiving? Witten is just unreal right now.

Actually, T.O. having to be a point of focus is most likely the reason Crayton had such a big game last week. This week, the Bills must have gameplanned T.O. and Crayton which allowed Witten to be open all night. You cant cover them all folks !

 

[TheCount]

Oh, that's just silly. It hit him square in the numbers with both his hands around it.

I guess we weren't watching the same game. Looked to me like the CB was already on him before the ball got there and the ball was thrown low. If that ball is 1 foot higher, only T.O. has a shot at it. Maybe it was partly his fault, but it wasn't exactly a great throw.

 

[Deep_Freeze]

Oh, that's just silly. It hit him square in the numbers with both his hands around it.

The pass was just too low. Throw it higher, and the CB has no chance at it. TO, along with alot of guys, screwed up alot last night, but that doesn't change the fact that the pass was a tad low and underthrown for a fade pattern.

 

[TheCount]

TO hasn't been a real factor the past couple games. Prolly defenses are game planning him.

Question: Has a TE ever led the league in receptions/yards receiving? Witten is just unreal right now.

If you call forcing the opposing team to double, sometimes triple cover, him and leaving the middle and opposite side of the field more open for Witten and Crayton having no factor in the game, then yeah, I guess T.O. hasn't been a factor.

 

[Tricky Trav]

Oh, that's just silly. It hit him square in the numbers with both his hands around it.

Watch the game again. T.O. did his part by going up for the ball, and the ball was low. If it would have been 2-3 feet higher then it woulda been an easy catch.

 

[theogt]

I guess we weren't watching the same game. Looked to me like the CB was already on him before the ball got there and the ball was thrown low. If that ball is 1 foot higher, only T.O. has a shot at it. Maybe it was partly his fault, but it wasn't exactly a great throw.

The pass was just too low. Throw it higher, and the CB has no chance at it. TO, along with alot of guys, screwed up alot last night, but that doesn't change the fact that the pass was a tad low and underthrown for a fade pattern.

Watch the game again. T.O. did his part by going up for the ball, and the ball was low. If it would have been 2-3 feet higher then it woulda been an easy catch.

Low, high, sideways, whatever. It hit him in the numbers and he had his hands on it. You have to catch that.

Sure, Tony could have thrown it slightly better. You could say that about nearly every pass. But TO had the opportunity to catch it. And he didn't.

 

[iceberg]

If T.O. has one more week of underthrown balls will the meltdown begin ?? hahaha

if TO continues to show support for his QB and team, will people EVER GET OFF HIS FREAKING JOCK?

ha.

 

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

Low, high, sideways, whatever. It hit him in the numbers and he had his hands on it. You have to catch that.

Sure, Tony could have thrown it slightly better. You could say that about nearly every pass. But TO had the opportunity to catch it. And he didn't.

You are right, it did hit him in the numbers. The CB numbers on his back that is.

 

[Deep_Freeze]

Low, high, sideways, whatever. It hit him in the numbers and he had his hands on it. You have to catch that.

Sure, Tony could have thrown it slightly better. You could say that about nearly every pass. But TO had the opportunity to catch it. And he didn't.

Well, I would have to say that particular pass, he would have had to take it away from the CB, cause that is where the ball was thrown. Sure he got his hands on it by reaching over the back of the CB, but that was a horribly thrown fade pattern.

Fade patterns just need more air under them than that pass had.

 

[Tricky Trav]

if TO continues to show support for his QB and team, will people EVER GET OFF HIS FREAKING JOCK?

ha.

Dude, I have been probably one of the BIGGEST T.O. fans there is for many years. Loved him ever since his rookie year in San Fran. While many of you were disgusted about the announcement that he was coming to Dallas, I was very excited ! I LOVE T.O. It was just a joke man.

 

[khiladi]

Low, high, sideways, whatever. It hit him in the numbers and he had his hands on it. You have to catch that.

Sure, Tony could have thrown it slightly better. You could say that about nearly every pass. But TO had the opportunity to catch it. And he didn't.

While I agree that was catcheable, that was clear pass interference. The cornerback wasn't even turned around.

 

[Doctor32]

T.O. has a reason to be upset over the throws, he was under thrown or overthrown A LOT. The 2 pt conversion wasn't remotely his fault, it was under thrown and would have been an interception if the CB had looked for the ball at all, not to mention that the CB was already pushing his arms apart before the ball got there, could have been a pass interference.

I know people are going to paint this as him throwing Romo under the bus, but T.O. was the one reassuring Romo the whole game. There can be no doubt that they had double coverage on T.O. most of the night, but there were definitely times when T.O. looked open and Romo just missed the pass, usually it was underthrown, thrown to the wrong shoulder or over thrown.

The Defense also should have been upset, they were playing lights out, but they shouldn't forget so quick that the offense is what bailed them out against the Giants. I guess now they're even.

Just my opinion:
If Owens was such "money-man" like Irvin was, he makes the 2-point conversion catch regardless of pass intereference - which that was textbook PI - ridiculously uncalled PI, but the ball was there in both of his hands. And the overturned catch at the end of the game was a catch that he has to make. Yes, Romo played terribly, but those 2 plays should have been made. He has 25 million reasons to make either one of those catches. Couldn't help it.

That being said: I love Owens' attitude and commitment to Team 1st - it should be recognized, but "Playmakers" make those plays.

 

[iceberg]

Dude, I have been probably one of the BIGGEST T.O. fans there is for many years. Loved him ever since his rookie year in San Fran. While many of you were disgusted about the announcement that he was coming to Dallas, I was very excited ! I LOVE T.O. It was just a joke man.

my bad then. you see, i was one of the disgusted ones when he got here but hey, he's here. let's see what happens. i do *try* to give benefit of doubt even despite my own feelings about someone.

TO has been for the most part money. yea, he's had his drops and yea, he may flare up from time to time, but he's been one hell of an addition to date.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Just my opinion:
If Owens was such "money-man" like Irvin was, he makes the 2-point conversion catch regardless of pass intereference - which that was textbook PI - ridiculously unclalled PI. And the overturned catch at the end of the game was a catch that he has to make. Yes, Romo played terribly, but those 2 plays should have been made. He has 25 million reasons to make either one of those catches. Couldn't help it..

Amen. I'm not a T.O. fan, I'll admit that. But I'll give him credit when credit is due. That one catch he made going over the middle where he had to reach way over his head in traffic was a great catch. But these other ones should be made, too. If you're a so-called "great" WR, you have to make plays for your QB even on less-than-perfect throws. These drops are driving me nuts -- I find myself hoping Romo goes to Patrick Crayton in clutch situations.

Someone was saying it last night (was it IR?), but T.O. must be the most flawed "great" WR ever. He pretty much has to be in the slot where he can't be pressed, and he pretty much has to catch the ball short and run with it to dominate. He doesn't do well when CBs are in his face off the line, and he isn't very reliable on catching the ball down the field.