Henson Versus Romo Thread

[The Duke]

Romo and Henson both played real well last night given the pathetic line play. Tucker needs to be cut ASAP.

Romo - he takes good short choppy steps allowing him to shift in the pocket well and have his feet under him ready to throw quickly...something Bledsoe you would think after this long in the league would work on. Was it me or did Bledsoe take forever on his dropbacks? Romo had a sweet soft touch pass for the first completion. 2 more good middle throws to Witten...quick downplaying good throws guys. I really think those 2 were the first over the middle medium range throws I have seen from Romo. He had his usual Quincy Carter dinks for 1-2 yards but that's OK if the coach on film sees downfield routes covered..OR it could be ala Q. Carter scared or simply unable to throw the medium 10-20 yard throws. Romo was late on the deep ball TD to Crayton as Romo lovin' Babe Laufenberg even pointed out. All in all real good play, to the average fan best of three, kept good poise, no gunslinger type throws.

Henson - very good night. He continued to throw the slant and 10 yd out real well. The most important thing that Henson showed improved development was throwing the ball away. Too many QBs just won't do it even vets like Bledsoe. That alone is the kind of thing BP wants from a QB so the team doesn't lose field position. The only throw that was disappointing was the skinny post that was high but it was kinda threading the needle and probably not a completion anyway. He threw one flutter but it was a throw away IMO.

Both showed definite promise and improved development. Hey, be happy guys. I'll take Romo and Henson over McCown and Navarre. I wish we could take Warner over Bledsoe. I will say Bledsoe's got a rocket when he really wants to heave it (out to glenn). I was also disappointed in Bledsoe throwing the screen (low and too hard) and a 2 yd dump in the middle to JJ (behind him). He was late to Witten over the middle for 20 yd gain also. He is so slow in his feet. Lastly, I find it funny that it is so improtant to correct Henson's mechanics this off season but correcting that stupid patting the ball by Bledsoe is left alone when that patting junk is QB 101 mechanics not to do. Also Bledsoe will drop that ball down below his chest consistently (101 again). This 3 combination along with his stubborness to want to throw the deeper throw and not dump confirms why he is the sack miester. We're in trouble with DB.

 

[dallascowboysfan31]

Bledsoe flat out made rookie mistakes. I'm taking it easy for now, however if this pooh is going on in game 3 of preseason then im going to start worrying.

IMHO whoever plays better in preseason, should get the starting job. With Bledsoe we know what we're getting, a good quarterback that tends to not be able to get to that echelon of better quarterbacks, while in henson and romo sky's the limit.

I hope parcells annoints one of them (IMO Henson) so that way the team rallies behind them as their leader, and that quarterback knows what is expected of him. This business of bringing in an outsider is getting annoying. Especially a 30YrOld + outsider. Give me a thoroughbred Dallas Quarterback.

 

[jumanji]

rack, you're clearly a romo supporter and that's fine....don't be overdefensive. both qbs looked good, but it is a fair criticism to note that we did not see enough of romo throwing to make a good evaluation. we need to see him throw more outs and more slants to accurately judge his talent. we'll have that chance in more preseason games to come and I'm sure the coaches see it in practice.

henson and romo both looked better than bledsoe. bledsoe has always held onto the ball for too long. with a good oline, that problem goes away. however, with our oline, its troublesome.

here's hoping we starting looking for some more capable oline players. tucker has to go.

 

[Eskimo]

Henson was the valedictor (Sp?) 1st in his HS and if I remember graduated early from Michigan.

You have to have an agenda if you think Romo is anyway is smarter than Henson. Henson has the obvious stronger arm and is smarter...that's the facts folks.

FWIW, Henson and Romo were both top performers on the Wonderlic (Henson 39 and Romo 37, I think). They both have book smarts.

Romo's football smarts should be slightly higher at this point given that he didn't have the break and has been a pro for a year longer. I didn't see last night's game but Henson was slower in his reads and locked onto receivers more last year - hopefully this will improve with time.

Henson clearly has the better raw tools - size, arm strength, mobility.

 

[johnnybluestar]

Romo was OK. Henson looked better than I expected and Bledsoe looked horrible.
I guess the good news is we get to write it off and say it is just preseason.

 

[dbair1967]

I think its obvious that the "trade for such and such!!!!" threads should cease...Romo and Henson both look like QB's. that with more experience and a good supporting cast around them could be future starters

as someone else said in another thread, I wish Parcells would get them reps with the first team just to see what happens

David

 

[ctalker]

I think Romo could be a nice player but has limited potential.

Henson has been very impressive for a guy just starting his second season. Given that Henson spent some time away from football and this is just his second preseason in the pros, I think he has done an amazing job.

Bledsoe looks like the same guy we saw in Buffalo the last couple of years, so not really susprised there.

 

[BigDFan5]

FWIW, Henson and Romo were both top performers on the Wonderlic (Henson 39 and Romo 37, I think). They both have book smarts.

Romo's football smarts should be slightly higher at this point given that he didn't have the break and has been a pro for a year longer. I didn't see last night's game but Henson was slower in his reads and locked onto receivers more last year - hopefully this will improve with time.

Henson clearly has the better raw tools - size, arm strength, mobility.

Henson scored a 42 on the wonderlic

Romo scored a 22 on his first wonderlic scored 31 on 2nd try

 

[InmanRoshi]

Romo impressed even himself during the IQ test by answering correctly 37 of 50 questions in only 12 minutes. The highest score last season during the combine was 41 and most quarterbacks only got through 22 questions.

http://www.thedailyeasternnews.com/...25/Sports/Romo-Impresses.At.Indy-378274.shtml


The biggest difference I see right now between Romo and Henson, and this is also a viewpoint shared by Babe Laufenberg who has watched them both all camp, is that Romo finds his 2nd and 3rd WR much, much, faster and more accurately than Henson. All the throws to Witten were check downs.

Henson looks like he locks onto his primary target, and if he's open its a strike and if he's not open he panics and throws it away. Now, hopefully Henson develops it over time, but lots of Jeff Georges and other strong armed QB's failed in this league because they failed to consistently do that. All the training camp reports that we've seen that Romo is obviously ahead of Henson seem to be accurate to me.

 

[Nors]

I come back and find the Romo bashing rediculous.

He goes 8-10 for 71 yards and a rating of 96.2 and even had a 28 yard reception called back.

But Hensom played better say his performance was better? Same Henson goes 6-13-64 for a rating of 61.1!

I read Romo throws lillipops from Hensonites today, he's "shorter". But you know what, Romo seems tro hit the open receivers more......

There is a lot to be said about decision making and getting the ball to the open player.

 

[Nors]

Henson scored a 42 on the wonderlic

Romo scored a 22 on his first wonderlic scored 31 on 2nd try

bs alert: post your source


MY 2003 Draft notebook has him at 37 wonderlic.

 

[Zaxor]

I am really glad that we all can discuss who was better Henson/Romo than who sucked more...

Really glad at the progress our young guns are making...

what has got me worried is Bledsoe was not one iota different than I have seen him the last couple of years ... I have been hoping I have been wrong about him since we signed him and all the glowing camp reports might have lured me into thinking it was all drug induced...but now those same worries are creeping up again pat...pat...pat.... sack, pat... pat... pat... fumble

 

[BigDFan5]

http://www.thedailyeasternnews.com/media/paper309/news/2003/02/25/Sports/Romo-Impresses.At.Indy-378274.shtml


The biggest difference I see right now between Romo and Henson, and this is also a viewpoint shared by Babe Laufenberg who has watched them both all camp, is that Romo finds his 2nd and 3rd WR much, much, faster and more accurately than Henson. All the throws to Witten were check downs.

Henson looks like he locks onto his primary target, and if he's open its a strike and if he's not open he panics and throws it away. Now, hopefully Henson develops it over time, but lots of Jeff Georges and other strong armed QB's failed in this league because they failed to consistently do that. All the training camp reports that we've seen that Romo is obviously ahead of Henson seem to be accurate to me.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4282502/

His intelligence isn't an issue, as Henson scored a 42 out of a possible 50 on the Wonderlic test given to him last week by the Texans

http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/players/draft/395328

...22/31 Wonderlic score.

 

[BigDFan5]

I come back and find the Romo bashing rediculous.

He goes 8-10 for 71 yards and a rating of 96.2 and even had a 28 yard reception called back.

But Hensom played better say his performance was better? Same Henson goes 6-13-64 for a rating of 61.1!

I read Romo throws lillipops from Hensonites today, he's "shorter". But you know what, Romo seems tro hit the open receivers more......

There is a lot to be said about decision making and getting the ball to the open player.

Aften Witten left Romo had a rating of 58.3

 

[InmanRoshi]

If you look at your CBS Sportsline link, the 22/31 (which would mean 22 correct answers out of 31 questions, BTW) is under the campus testing.

If you look just below that, you'll see the actual Combine testing results, in which Romo scored a 37 on the actual wonderlic.

 

[BigDFan5]

If you look at your CBS Sportsline link, the 22/31 (which would mean 22 correct answers out of 31 questions, BTW) is under the campus testing.

If you look just below that, you'll see the actual Combine testing results, in which Romo scored a 37 on the actual wonderlic.

My mistake I had seen others listed like that where they had taken the test twice. Found another site said Romo scored 31 so I have no idea lol

 

[InmanRoshi]

No big deal.

I would also add that while Romo did throw an inordinate amount of passes to Witten, its not like Witten was wide open on all of those plays. Romo had to fit the ball into some tight places. Especially on the play where he lofted it over the defender, and on a tightly covered button hook at the Cardinals 40.

 

[Hoovie]

Aften Witten left Romo had a rating of 58.3

After Witten left, Romo was also faced with a 3rd and *50*, through no fault of his own. Come on now, Romo/Henson/Peyton Manning isn't gonna look good at 3rd and 50! I was impressed with Romo driving the ball down the field and leading the team, till the other players self distructed.

I was also pleasantly surprised with Henson. After reading about his camp, I expected worse. He played well. Couple of mis-cues, but what do you expect from the 3rd stringers?

 

[dbair1967]

I come back and find the Romo bashing rediculous.

He goes 8-10 for 71 yards and a rating of 96.2 and even had a 28 yard reception called back.

But Hensom played better say his performance was better? Same Henson goes 6-13-64 for a rating of 61.1!

I read Romo throws lillipops from Hensonites today, he's "shorter". But you know what, Romo seems tro hit the open receivers more......

There is a lot to be said about decision making and getting the ball to the open player.

who's been bashing Romo?

there is alot to be said for decision making and getting the ball to the open player...also alot to be said about QB's getting lousy pass protection...it was putrid for all 3

David

 

[big dog cowboy]

I come back and find the Romo bashing rediculous.

He goes 8-10 for 71 yards and a rating of 96.2 and even had a 28 yard reception called back.

But Hensom played better say his performance was better? Same Henson goes 6-13-64 for a rating of 61.1!

There is much more to judging a QB's performance than his QB rating. Henson had a better game.