CF74
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I see there are a few posters that want a different perspective here so I just hope some are mature enough to handle it without resorting to personal attacks. How Elite has Romo been you ask? Well if we go by the numbers and his paycheck he's in the Top 5 but those of us that have played the game and understand it completely will tell you he's Elite if you keep it within his "Range," as T-Will once implied when he made that spectacular sideline catch. Oh but his numbers!!! His numbers tell a different story!!! Yes but if you watch him play he doesn't have the same physical capability he had earlier in his career so they have learned to keep most of his pass attempts down, in his range, and they have decided to finally lean way more on the run to the tune of 1,800+ yds, bravo coaches. Somebody finally gets it and it's working, we are winning again.
So basically he started playing smarter and not harder after Game 1 due to his injuries and his physical limitations. He stopped trying to force the ball into double and triple coverage because somebody realized he doesn't have the same strength and zip on the ball like he did earlier in his career. Thank God they finally built him an O-line again that allows him to stand there for 8+ seconds while he waits for somebody to get open or he eats a "Coverage sack." This injury while being somewhat debilitating was the best thing that's happened for his game because it's forced him to be more Choosy with his passes and it's forced him to lean more on the run and keep his pass attempts down. He doesn't have to "Do Too Much" anymore. The last tweak to improving his game will be to get him to throw it away more instead of taking sacks from holding the ball to long, or devise more check down/safety type options for him. A speedy scat back in open space can do wonders for our offensive attack.
Look nobody has ever disputed that the guy is a warrior, he's tough for still being out there in his condition, and he played really well after Game 1 when they started limiting his audibles from run to pass and exchanged it with 2 run options vs one run and one pass option. Somebody had to save him from himself and that's exactly what the coaches did this year. The end result was less gunslinger interceptions but more sacks yet the trade off proved to be great, Elite if you look at the numbers and not his overall skill level in which they accomplished this change with. We won 13 games because the team stepped up, receivers made spectacular plays, they kept most of his pass attempts in his range, he didn't have to do too much, we dominated the line of scrimmage offensively while moving the ball more, and there's no reason to continue to nitpick other than because people keep calling for it.
Moving on I expect Romo being a full off season removed from his last surgery and injury to be a little stronger, sharper, and even that much more improved due to health yet learning from the time he wasn't 100%. He's a Seasoned Vet more than ever now, he's wiser, he's more protective of the ball than he's ever been and we as fans can only hope that we continue to build a better supporting cast around him despite some of the Cap challenges we face, possibly losing quality players to free agency, and lastly getting some gems out of the draft, and maybe getting a few quality FA's outside the team.
So basically he started playing smarter and not harder after Game 1 due to his injuries and his physical limitations. He stopped trying to force the ball into double and triple coverage because somebody realized he doesn't have the same strength and zip on the ball like he did earlier in his career. Thank God they finally built him an O-line again that allows him to stand there for 8+ seconds while he waits for somebody to get open or he eats a "Coverage sack." This injury while being somewhat debilitating was the best thing that's happened for his game because it's forced him to be more Choosy with his passes and it's forced him to lean more on the run and keep his pass attempts down. He doesn't have to "Do Too Much" anymore. The last tweak to improving his game will be to get him to throw it away more instead of taking sacks from holding the ball to long, or devise more check down/safety type options for him. A speedy scat back in open space can do wonders for our offensive attack.
Look nobody has ever disputed that the guy is a warrior, he's tough for still being out there in his condition, and he played really well after Game 1 when they started limiting his audibles from run to pass and exchanged it with 2 run options vs one run and one pass option. Somebody had to save him from himself and that's exactly what the coaches did this year. The end result was less gunslinger interceptions but more sacks yet the trade off proved to be great, Elite if you look at the numbers and not his overall skill level in which they accomplished this change with. We won 13 games because the team stepped up, receivers made spectacular plays, they kept most of his pass attempts in his range, he didn't have to do too much, we dominated the line of scrimmage offensively while moving the ball more, and there's no reason to continue to nitpick other than because people keep calling for it.
Moving on I expect Romo being a full off season removed from his last surgery and injury to be a little stronger, sharper, and even that much more improved due to health yet learning from the time he wasn't 100%. He's a Seasoned Vet more than ever now, he's wiser, he's more protective of the ball than he's ever been and we as fans can only hope that we continue to build a better supporting cast around him despite some of the Cap challenges we face, possibly losing quality players to free agency, and lastly getting some gems out of the draft, and maybe getting a few quality FA's outside the team.
I think that's a pretty fair assessment for Tony.
