How Good do you Think Romo can be?

[dstovall5]

Flacco had miserable championship game performances in 08 and 09 and that kept his team from winning. Baltimore had excellent defensive teams back then but Flacco was awful in both title games. Baltimore won it all last year because Flacco had one of the greatest postseasons any QB has ever had. His defense gave up over 400 yards in the SB and his top runner Rice averaged only 3.0 a carry in that game.

Flacco did have a very good post season last year and he also played very well in the Super Bowl, but his defense sealed the deal with a goal line stand against the 49ers in the closing minutes of the game. It takes a TEAM effort.

 

[Redball Express]

Does he have what it takes to win the big game?

Yes or no?

So which question did you want answered..?

How Good do you Think Romo can be?

or

Does he have what it takes to win the big game?

Yes or no?

Two very different questions with very different answers.

Frankly the better question is..do you think the Dallas Cowboys have what it takes to win big games.

Forget Romo.

Can they win INSPITE of Romo..

..is a better question.

 

[DFWJC]

Flacco had miserable championship game performances in 08 and 09 and that kept his team from winning. Baltimore had excellent defensive teams back then but Flacco was awful in both title games. Baltimore won it all last year because Flacco had one of the greatest postseasons any QB has ever had. His defense gave up over 400 yards in the SB and his top runner Rice averaged only 3.0 a carry in that game.

Well, that was basically my point.

He wasn't...until he was.

 

[KJJ]

Flacco did have a very good post season last year and he also played very well in the Super Bowl, but his defense sealed the deal with a goal line stand against the 49ers in the closing minutes of the game. It takes a TEAM effort.

No one is saying it doesn't take a TEAM effort but had Flacco been the same Flacco that had a 1-6 TD to turnover ratio during the postseason in 08 and 09 the Ravens would have never reached the SB last season. He had to play mistake free football during the playoffs for the Ravens to get it done last season.

 

[KJJ]

Well, that was basically my point.

He wasn't...until he was.

QB"s like Eli and Flacco give Romo some hope but at 33 the clock is ticking on Romo. Both Eli and Flacco were able to get over the hump as young QB's during their first 4 years. This is going to be a very telling season for Romo if we keep seeing the same troubling trend with him in the make or break games then I don't ever see it changing with him. Tony has some demons he has to overcome.

 

[5Stars]

QB"s like Eli and Flacco give Romo some hope but at 33 the clock is ticking on Romo. Both Eli and Flacco were able to get over the hump as young QB's during their first 4 years. This is going to be a very telling season for Romo if we keep seeing the same troubling trend with him in the make or break games then I don't ever see it changing with him. Tony has some demons he has to overcome.

lmao

 

[DandyDon1722]

So which question did you want answered..?

How Good do you Think Romo can be?

or

Does he have what it takes to win the big game?

Yes or no?

Two very different questions with very different answers.

Frankly the better question is..do you think the Dallas Cowboys have what it takes to win big games.

Forget Romo.

Can they win INSPITE of Romo..

..is a better question.

Can they win in spite of Romo? Lol - he's the ONLY chance we have.

 

[Redball Express]

Can they win in spite of Romo? Lol - he's the ONLY chance we have.

Of course..my point exactly. He's a double-edged sword and we have bleed to death several times with his play at crucial times. That bad Vikings game when they had played well at the end of the season prior to it was a crusher.

Romo and the team have never recovered from that performance.

Just my observation.

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

Dallas needs a Leader...Tony is not the one....I think it will come on Defense, could be Holloman.

 

[Redball Express]

Dallas needs a Leader...Tony is not the one....I think it will come on Defense, could be Holloman.

Tony tries to lead and he ends up crashing and everybody blames him.

Needing leaders is the key.

Hollowman is interesting.

Does the coaching staff see him as a player or just in the right place at the right time thing.?

He's definitely looked like an All-Pro at the position.

I'd take him and play him.

This is another rebuilding year and there are all sort of positions up for drabs as the year drags on.

We'll see.

 

[bayeslife]

I didn't say he hasn't.

Hence why I was asking for clarification on what you meant. nbd

 

[TwoDeep3]

If you control the situation around Romo, you could win it all with Romo.

The defense would need to be sharp enough to keep the game within control. Not just close enough to win at the end. But the momentum of the game has to be such that Romo doesn't believe he alone has to carry the team.

That is a fine distinction, and one that might be lost one some. I am certain others will want to write a book with stats on why that may not be the case.

However, I believe that Romo feeds off the circumstance and his results tend to either elevate, or diminish depending on how dire those circumstances are.

I'd like to see him with a crisp running game that can control the clock and keep the ball out of his hands in situations where he thinks he has to carry the team.

I think of the Super Bowl Aikman led against the Bills where the real danger was past by half time. The first Bill's Super Bowl in 1992.

If the defense can feed a lead to Romo and control the other team's offense, then I believe Romo can take this team to the top.

But if the team needs a drive to win it all, or a quarter where he has to keep coming back to tie or gain a lead, I am not certain he has that mental toughness to grind that out.

There is a huge difference between being tough physically, and having the mental discipline to control your panic and lead men to success.

I could be wrong. But history suggests this is becoming more and more likely as Romo's career moves toward the day he hangs them up.

 

[Califan007]

If you control the situation around Romo, you could win it all with Romo.

The defense would need to be sharp enough to keep the game within control. Not just close enough to win at the end. But the momentum of the game has to be such that Romo doesn't believe he alone has to carry the team.

I'd like to see him with a crisp running game that can control the clock and keep the ball out of his hands in situations where he thinks he has to carry the team.

I wouldn't lol (for obvious reasons)...the entire league would be scared (censored) of Romo if that happened.

There is a huge difference between being tough physically, and having the mental discipline to control your panic and lead men to success.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Of course..my point exactly. He's a double-edged sword and we have bleed to death several times with his play at crucial times. That bad Vikings game when they had played well at the end of the season prior to it was a crusher.

Romo and the team have never recovered from that performance.

Just my observation.

It's too bad you didn't watch that Vikings game because you clearly have no idea what happened in it. Well on second thought, I take it back. It's probably best for you that you didn't. I wish I could unwatch it.

 

[Rockport]

We already know how good Romo is. If you don't, you haven't been watching the games.

 

[DallasDomination]

7 average games, 5 games where he just lights it up and around 4 where he just loses the game throwing picks and losing focus...End result, he throws anywhere from 25-32 td's and compiles most of his 10-15 interception in those 4 terrible games.

He's better than most, but can't take an average team to the playoffs consistently nor save the day against those really tough teams. He is a qb that can lead a team to the SB but first he needs a team around him that can support that cause.

So to answer your question, he is what he is.

 

[jday]

Yes, of course. I just wish Cowboys fans would step up and support him more. No QB can do it alone as evidenced by Perrykemp's example provided about Manning and Rodgers.

I'm not sure Romo needs "our" support to win the big games. All QB's are second-guessed at some point in their career. Losing the faith of fans doesn't end their career.

 

[DFWJC]

It's too bad you didn't watch that Vikings game because you clearly have no idea what happened in it. Well on second thought, I take it back. It's probably best for you that you didn't. I wish I could unwatch it.

I too was wondering what the heck he was babbling about.
I can think of games where we can point to Romo as a primary culprit, but not that game.
He had no chance.

 

[jobberone]

Every QB needs a team around him to win the SB. There have been teams where the QB did more than and less than his share but by and large SB winners have had pretty good QBs and pretty good teams. Which is why they were able to win the SB.....sounds pretty stupid to have to say that but seems some here don't understand that. Think of it as a Yogi Berraism.