Greg Cosell: Romo's Two Interceptions

[Yakuza Rich]

I think it is more likely that those saying the 2nd pick was on Romo are just wrong. They won't let it drop despite a quote from the receiver on the play saying he blew it. This gets very tiresome - quoting an excellent source and having someone say the source is lying to protect the naysayer's own position. The article above is just one more person who didn't know what play was called and couldn't possibly know what Beasley was supposed to do. He says he knows from his years of experience that Beasley was apparently supposed to pull up on the route, which would mean catching the ball out on the field and getting tackled immediately, probably forcing the Cowboys to use their last time out with 3rd down coming up and a long way to go.

They didn't want to end up in that position, so they didn't call a play that would put them there. If Beasley is covered, throw it over his head and you still have two more plays to get the yard and the first down and get out of bounds.

It makes zero sense to have him continue towards the sideline. That is how these option routes are run, read the defense and find where the opening is. Had Beasley ran towards the sideline he would have been covered. So Romo was throwing into coverage anyway.




RH

 

[Kevinicus]

Not when the DB is on the outside. Like Cosell said, Beasley read it correctly, Romo did not.




YR

The DB being outside matters if you want a few more yards instead of time, which was not the situation. The route was to get out of bounds, not find a hole.

 

[Zordon]

I know who he is thanks. It makes no sense in any way shape or form that 5 days after a bad team loses and its defense gives up an unheard of 34 points in the second half this would be a top story on yahoo.com

its sad and pathetic. Lots of players had bad games this weekend.

if we were the number 1 seed and just blew the superbowl or something maybe I get it, but for a terrible team with one of the worst front offices in the league and a horrendous coaching staff this is just a sorry thing to do.

you can spout that Americas team nonsense till your blue in the face, this makes no sense.

It's Friday...and there's a new game on Sunday against the Commanders. I really hope the team has moved on more than the media and the fans.


How many more writeups,/threads/opinions do we really need about a game that we can't turn back the clock on?

when romo became the flavor of the month with the media after the giants/raiders games, i dont remember yall having an issue with the praise and adulation lasting throughout the week.

 

[Kevinicus]

It makes zero sense to have him continue towards the sideline. That is how these option routes are run, read the defense and find where the opening is. Had Beasley ran towards the sideline he would have been covered. So Romo was throwing into coverage anyway.

And Beasley would have had an easy reception and good chance to get out if he doesn't stop.


RH

It wasn't an option route, as has been stated. In normal situation yes, it would be, and sitting down would be right. In the game situation, getting out of bounds is priority and the purpose.

 

[WoodysGirl]

when romo became the flavor of the month with the media after the giants/raiders games, i dont remember yall having an issue with the praise and adulation lasting throughout the week.

Child please...Cuz you're on here everyday, all day. I lol The fatal attraction-type praise gets just as annoying as the paralysis by analysis. I post the things that are interesting, but if everything is the same, then I usually avoid those things. I live by the 24-hr rule, too. By Wed, I've moved on...win or lose. It's Saturday, and the top posts and most articles are still about last weeks game.

As I said, I hope the team has moved since the media and fans, can't.

 

[SultanOfSix]

It makes zero sense to have him continue towards the sideline. That is how these option routes are run, read the defense and find where the opening is. Had Beasley ran towards the sideline he would have been covered. So Romo was throwing into coverage anyway.




RH

Saying "it makes zero sense" is asinine. He could have been covered - this is true - but using this as a rationalization that it was a mistake by Romo is weak because it ignores several things. Situation dictates that receiver should have been running to the sideline with time expiring. This is what Romo expected, but not what Beasley presumed since he's probably done this a few times. In other words, Romo knew the situation better, while Beasley ran the pattern in a way he had probably done before. Also, had Beasley kept running, he could have caught it, at least touched the ball to disturb the potential for an interception making it more difficult, or even initiated a pass interference. The defender had to dive to intercept the pass which implies that he was far enough away from the receiver that coverage was not imminent.The first interception was Romo's fault due to a physical error. The second one is entirely moot.

As for the article, what do you expect for the most loved and most hated team in the league? The Cowboys are news unless they are the worst team in the league, and that is why mediocrity is the worst thing for Cowboys fans, because it gives Jerry the motivation to rationalize that the team is "almost there" and that they still are "entertaining" and therefore, likely making enough money, to not make any significant changes.

 

[black label]

First off, I've followed Cosell for years now and he is hands down one of the best film guys out there. He has done this for decades, GMs trust his work, and he has watched more film than most coaches. I really enjoyed the breakdown of the first interception.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...ew-tony-romo-mistakes-led-235519234--nfl.html

 

[Zordon]

Child please...Cuz you're on here everyday, all day. I lol The fatal attraction-type praise gets just as annoying as the paralysis by analysis. I post the things that are interesting, but if everything is the same, then I usually avoid those things. I live by the 24-hr rule, too. By Wed, I've moved on...win or lose. It's Saturday, and the top posts and most articles are still about last weeks game.

As I said, I hope the team has moved since the media and fans, can't.

i'm just saying though cosell always releases his film review articles on fridays so what's the big deal about posting it. this was a collapse of epic proportions, of course it's going to linger a little longer than a normal loss.

 

[Zekeats]

Its at the point where people stop making excuses for any and all of his 4th quarter. At this point the coach needs to understand what he has and adjust to him. Don't put him in positions to lose the games. Call set plays, call a screen pass once and a while, and call iso plays. Stop allowing this guy to screw himself up and manage/coach him. Last time I checked thats why a coach is named a coach

 

[percyhoward]

Had Beasley ran towards the sideline he would have been covered. So Romo was throwing into coverage anyway.

Tramon Williams lined up at the 35 and then backpedaled to the 37. If Beasley doesn't stop running toward the sideline, there is no way short of teleportation that Williams gets his body between Beasley and the sideline at the first down marker on the 30. Williams was, however, in position to make the tackle in bounds if Beasley had turned it up field like he was planning on doing.

You can't just ignore the situation, which is that you need to gain a yard and stop the clock. If Romo had ignored the situation, completed the pass to Beasley where he stopped, and Beasley gained 6-7 yards with the clock still running, I would want to know why we ran a play that helped the opponent more than it helped us.

 

[WoodysGirl]

i'm just saying though cosell always releases his film review articles on fridays so what's the big deal about posting it. this was a collapse of epic proportions, of course it's going to linger a little longer than a normal loss.

I really don't have have an issue with the article or whose posting it. My first post was a general point that it's time to move on. New game and the 'boys still have a chance, even if its a slim one.

There's lingering and then there's dwelling... some of the folks on here are dwelling. Repeating the same point after same point. Creating new threads to reiterate said same point. And then the media doesn't help as they do the same thing.

 

[Corso]

From a football point of view, it pretty much says that Romo choked. Sure, our defense and bad play calling cost us, but Romo's 2 bad throws did too. On the first, he checked out of a run, didn't set his feet, and underthrew Austin. On the second, he threw to a guy who wasn't open. He could have threw it away and lived to see another day. But no.

That's the crux and the crux ain't goin' anywhere and it ain't goin' to change.

 

[percyhoward]

then the question needs to be asked...This was in game # 14. Why are we having players not understanding what they are supposed to do on a given play?

It's a question that gets asked a lot. Are we a .500 team because we have problems with clock management and situational awareness in close games, or do we find ourselves in a lot of close games (where clock management and situational awareness matter more) because we're a .500 team?

 

[BIGDen]

It's beyond ridiculous. Here it is, the Saturday after the game and I saw this story on the Yahoo home page (not the sports section). The defense blows a 23 point lead and gives up 5 straight TDs, the coach/OC run the ball SEVEN times the entire 2nd half, and all anoyone can talk about is Romo throwing his 8th and 9th picks of the season (offset by 29 TDs!). It's really like these guys have waitied all season to see him make a bad play late in the game. The Denver game they did it a little, but even some of them realized it sounded kind of stupid when the guy just threw for 500 yds and 5 TDs. If they're going to have a Dallas headline, it should be about Dallas' record-setting, historically bad defense. Or how about how Dallas is somehow still in control of their own destiny despite playing with such a horrific defense. How about more "Stafford and his 3 picks" headlines? How about Eli's 25 INT season? How about Ryan doing nothing despite all the hype in the world? No. Despite Romo having 29 TDs and only 9 INTs, and another year of over a 90 QB rating, we have a chance to criticize him. Yay! This team has blown 4 double digit leads! If they had a remotely competent defense , they would've clinched the division already. Romo made mistakes last game. No doubt. But even a child knows that football is a team game. Apparently in Dallas it's Romo vs the entire other team. I hate that Jerry and co have wasted the career of a QB who has played top 10 football ever since he became a starter. What an absolute shame.

 

[noshame]

Tramon Williams lined up at the 35 and then backpedaled to the 37. If Beasley doesn't stop running toward the sideline, there is no way short of teleportation that Williams gets his body between Beasley and the sideline at the first down marker on the 30. Williams was, however, in position to make the tackle in bounds if Beasley had turned it up field like he was planning on doing.

You can't just ignore the situation, which is that you need to gain a yard and stop the clock. If Romo had ignored the situation, completed the pass to Beasley where he stopped, and Beasley gained 6-7 yards with the clock still running, I would want to know why we ran a play that helped the opponent more than it helped us.

If room throws the ball where the receiver was, we have a win. next

 

[DejectedFan1996]

Just out of curiosity as I've defended Romo quite often, and still find myself doing it outside of this forum:

Has there been ANY play in which there was a miscommunication that CZ has unanimously concluded was Romo's fault? Not that I question this INT was Romo's or Beasley's but Cosell is well known for being unbiased and defending Romo quite often. I don't think in the history of me being on this forum that people were able to say "Romo messed that up." It has always been "Dez is dumb, Witten, messed up, Ogletree doesn't know the playbook" etc.

Personally I don't care who's fault it was but Beasley stating it was his fault doesn't confirm anything. Did you expect him to say "I had the option and Romo decided to go to the sideline"? Because then that's throwing him under the bus. The same thing everyone is up in arms about Jason Garrett answering a question in regards to checking out of a run play. If Garrett says "That's on me for calling that play" everyone here would just conclude "Welp, Garrett said it was him so Romo didn't check out" even though he obviously did since it was confirmed afterwards.

Just saying...

 

[percyhoward]

If room throws the ball where the receiver was, we have a win. next

We were behind at the time, so no.

 

[vaturkey]

It wasn't an option route, as has been stated. In normal situation yes, it would be, and sitting down would be right. In the game situation, getting out of bounds is priority and the purpose.

We had 3 timeouts at the time as I recall. The first down was the priority not getting out of bounds.

 

[TwoDeep3]

Here is the question I want answered.

I spent an afternoon - or wasted an afternoon, perhaps - arguing with the people who find little fault in Romo's game about the GB game's ending.

I was informed it was not Romo's fault, it was the defense, and Romo has 24 come from behind games which indicates he is not a choker.

Then the Madden comments were tossed out and that was the justification since Madden said Romo is one of the ten best going now and it is difficult to win with this defense.

Allow me to say this again since most of you don't read it. I like Romo. But I refuse to make excuses for him when he is the reason the team lost the game.

So here is the question.

If you credit Romo for a comeback, he leading the team to victory by scoring the game winning points, then how do you also blame the defense when Romo has the ball, in the same comeback scenario and tosses a pick to end the game?

This is the singular point of my push back on all of you who call the hater name and argue that Romo is not at fault when he has the ball last and needs only a field goal to win the game and then throws the pick.

If the shoe fits for the comeback, then it fits for the loss.

And if the shoe fits, you cannot acquit.

I expect the usual Three Stooges stana-frana-scan double talk, because this is a clear cut question that has a clear cut answer.

 

[TwoDeep3]

Cosell made the same "situational awareness" mistake Beasley made. Both focused on the position of the defender; neither focused on the fact that it was 2nd and 1. It's a pitch-and-catch first down and out of bounds if he doesn't sit down.

Funny how Dungy immediately contradicted your now rewriting history.