Holley: That's the difference between Dak and Romo

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In terms of split-seconds after the frozen image, how quickly do you estimate Tony Romo would have been sacked or would have been forced into throwing a desperation pass in this same circumstance?


If that was a sure designed throw away...why is Pickens fighting off the defense?
 
If that was a sure designed throw away...why is Pickens fighting off the defense?
It was not a designed throwaway. Schottenheimer advised him to throw it away if his first read was not immediately open. His first read was coverage on George Pickens. He judged Pickens was not open.

Would every quarterback have come to the same split-second conclusion? If there was a difference of opinion in that split-second, could another quarterback, with the necessary timing, accuracy, and arm strength, have successfully made that throw without getting intercepted or throw Pickens a non-catchable pass? Those are the questions that will forever go unanswered.
 
At least this thread is better than the Dak vs Aikman thread. Both have choked. They just do it differently.
 
It was not a designed throwaway. Schottenheimer advised him to throw it away if his first read was not immediately open. His first read was coverage on George Pickens. He judged Pickens was not open.

Would every quarterback have come to the same split-second conclusion? If there was a difference of opinion in that split-second, could another quarterback, with the necessary timing, accuracy, and arm strength, have successfully made that throw without getting intercepted or throw Pickens a non-catchable pass? Those are the questions that will forever go unanswered.
Dak said that he was expecting Pickens towards go to the corner.
 
It was not a designed throwaway. Schottenheimer advised him to throw it away if his first read was not immediately open. His first read was coverage on George Pickens. He judged Pickens was not open.

Would every quarterback have come to the same split-second conclusion? If there was a difference of opinion in that split-second, could another quarterback, with the necessary timing, accuracy, and arm strength, have successfully made that throw without getting intercepted or throw Pickens a non-catchable pass? Those are the questions that will forever go unanswered.
Agreed.

Except I do think there are several...if not many...QBs that would throw that to one of their star receivers. Keenum would have done it in a heartbeat. :)
 

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