Have we been too hard on Romo? Maybe just a little?

[burmafrd]

There is only one standard around here to judge Romo by:

yeah he looked great this year, right?

 

[perrykemp]

Give me a break. Wilson has 800 pass attempts the last 2 years, Romo has 1185. You don't think throwing 200 more times a year is going to affect his QB rating?

Plus Romo has hit 97 3 times and 95 twice, despite playing behind some awful OLs during his career, so its not like 100 is some far off magical number he's never come close to.

QB rating has nothing to do with passing attempts -- at it's most basic level it is how good a passer you are per 'attempt' (Note: singular).

 

[Aven8]

Everyone already knows this but this years playoffs just reinforced what we already knew and that is the fact that without a great O line you really don't give your QB much of a chance. Last night the great Peyton Manning got a chance to see what Romo see's week in and week out. I think Romo is just about done and looking back think maybe I may have misjudged him a little. He's played behind crap his entire career and relied on his legs to buy time. He's been hit so much that his body is breaking down. This is not a Pro Romo thread either. I have never been real big on him but after seeing some great QB's who regularly play in a clean pocket go down in flames, I thought about Romo and his leaky front. Just thinking out loud and not trying to start another Romo debate.....

You've just figured this out? So tell me, what's it like to blind all your life and then regain your vision?

 

[cowboy_ron]

If Romo had duplicated Peytons performance last night ESPN and the fanbase would be crucify him...since it's Peyton it don't get much more than an honorable mention

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

When is Wilson ever playing from behind ? Or losing by more than a field goal . With us romo has to throw for 400 and 4-5 tds for us to win . And sometimes it still not enough !

 

[kevm3]

If Romo had duplicated Peytons performance last night ESPN and the fanbase would be crucify him...since it's Peyton it don't get much more than an honorable mention

Peyton's been called a playoff choker for a long time and he got called a choker by a lot of people yesterday, despite being in the superbowl, so Peyton doesn't escape blame. Romo needs to make the playoffs consistently before he gets the 'pass' Peyton gets. If Peyton missed the playoffs 3 times in the row, don't you think he'd be decimated as well?

 

[perrykemp]

When is Wilson ever playing from behind ? Or losing by more than a field goal . With us romo has to throw for 400 and 4-5 tds for us to win . And sometimes it still not enough !

Sounds like what my Packer family members would say in the early to mid 90s when complaining whenever dared to say Aikman was better than Favre...

"When is Aikman ever playing from behind ? Or losing by more than a field goal . With us [the Packers] Favre has to throw for 400 and 4-5 tds for us to win . And sometimes it still not enough !"​

 

[Kristen82]

- Only 2 4000-yard seasons away from moving into the top-20 all-time in passing yards despite sitting on the bench his first two seasons
- Only 2 25+ TD seasons away from moving into the top-20 all-time in TD's thrown
- 5th all-time in passer rating - ahead of such luminaries like Brees and Dan Marino, etc.
- Threw for the 12th-most yards in NFL history (506) against DEN (by comparison Aaron Rodgers' best is only 480)
- Doing all of this while having merely been a UDFA

etc.

Point the finger at Romo all you want for the team underachieving but looking at those stats at some point you have to figure maybe, just maybe it's not him but the team around him.

 

[johnson2]

this league defense wins superbowls and if russel wilson beating the lights out of peyton manning doesnt show you that, then unfortunately there is no cure.

cowboys O puts up 48 vs denver, seattle O put up what, 28?
cowboys D gives up 51 vs denver, seattle D gives up 8

hmm must be romos fault

 

[jobberone]

You obviously haven't paid attention to threads where I'm being ganged up on.

But you take it so well.

 

[mmohican29]

I'm pretty sure Seattle would much rather have Wilson. Wilson has 0 picks this postseason. He does not force the ball like Romo does.

Romo finds a way to lose both the Saints and Niners games because that's what he does.

Romo had a great team around him in 2007. The most complete team we have had since the 90s and that led to nothing.

But keep the excuse train flowing.

Romo has never lost to the 49ers. You're referring to the Packers game I believe.

 

[kevm3]

When is Wilson ever playing from behind ? Or losing by more than a field goal . With us romo has to throw for 400 and 4-5 tds for us to win . And sometimes it still not enough !

The va

- Only 2 4000-yard seasons away from moving into the top-20 all-time in passing yards despite sitting on the bench his first two seasons
- Only 2 25+ TD seasons away from moving into the top-20 all-time in TD's thrown
- 5th all-time in passer rating - ahead of such luminaries like Brees and Dan Marino, etc.
- Threw for the 12th-most yards in NFL history (506) against DEN (by comparison Aaron Rodgers' best is only 480)
- Doing all of this while having merely been a UDFA

etc.

Point the finger at Romo all you want for the team underachieving but looking at those stats at some point you have to figure maybe, just maybe it's not him but the team around him.

This team has been 'romo friendly' for years now. We got rid of 'problem childs' like TO, Pacman Jones, Martellus Bennett, Felix Jones, etc., and still the same results. We beefed up the Oline and actually had a serviceable one this year. Still 8 and 8. We gave Romo more freedom. Still 8 and 8. Our record isn't solely on Romo, but to say 'its the guys' around him is inaccurate. The only major pieces on this team that haven't changed have been Romo, Witten and Ware. Romo has been as much a part of the problem as everyone else. He's not solely to blame, but he doesn't escape blame either.

 

[TwoDeep3]

Romo had time this year and played very well. I like Romo and appreciate him being here.

But too hard?

When he plays lights out and moves the team, all on his shoulders, there are few like him.

When he tries to do too much and turns the ball over, there are many like him.

I would not trade him. But I also will not defend him when he errs.

Even if it hair lips the governor.

 

[DogFace]

Absolutely right. The excuses for Romo seem old because everything around him that have led to those excuses have been in play since he got here. And I don't want to hear that weak 2007 argument. That was a good team and he led us to 13 freakin' wins! (get the connection?) He put two throws on the money for potential TD's that were dropped by Crayton and Fasano against the Giants.

What the ten percenters NEVER do is bring solutions. Who else you got? Two number ones for RGIII, does that look like a safe bet right now? Look how many years it's taken Newton. Tanneyhill is no sure thing. We are going to have to get really lucky (Wilson, Kaepernick) or really bad (Luck) to find someone to replace Romo and that could take years.

I do agree we're on the backside of him right now and I don't think he'll be as effective as he once was creating something out of nothing, but he shouldn't have to be with a good offensive line, a good running game and competent playcalling. Right now we've got two out the three.

This says it all. NEVER solutions. Just ramblings about Romo.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

yeah he looked great this year, right?

Well, I must admit all the E-Lie love around here was toned way way down this year. But the E-Lie Love Club can still point to the RINGS.

Even tho we just saw in this Super Bowl how important the overall team is to winning. Seattle wins big with a mediocre QB and the Broncos get embarrassed with a QB many consider one of the best of all time. It takes a team and while a QB can elevate the team, he still cant do it all by himself.

 

[Alexander]

- Only 2 4000-yard seasons away from moving into the top-20 all-time in passing yards despite sitting on the bench his first two seasons
- Only 2 25+ TD seasons away from moving into the top-20 all-time in TD's thrown
- 5th all-time in passer rating - ahead of such luminaries like Brees and Dan Marino, etc.
- Threw for the 12th-most yards in NFL history (506) against DEN (by comparison Aaron Rodgers' best is only 480)
- Doing all of this while having merely been a UDFA

etc.

Point the finger at Romo all you want for the team underachieving but looking at those stats at some point you have to figure maybe, just maybe it's not him but the team around him.

Those numbers point out the fact that we put too much on him to win. We never allow the team to win and make it so Romo pretty much feels the pressure to win it on his own and you see the miscues that result.

Until we learn it is okay for Romo to have a 17-20, 165 yards and a TD performance because the rest of the team did their jobs, we have to get used to the one or two games a year where he is going to make the crucial mistake.