How much of the Tony Romo's success do you attribute to the offensive line?

[Ben_n_austin]

I'm not sure that you can assemble any group of players that can effectively provide Drew Bledsoe the appropriate protection he needs to be successful.

With that said, how well do you think this offensive line has played for Tony Romo?

There is definitely a little different approach, schematically, to protecting him. And Romo's mobility makes the offensive line's job a little less "urgent" for lack of a better word.

I think they've done a fine job, collectively, of suiting Tony Romo's abilities and have played in to each other's strengths as far as a QB/O-line relationship goes.

With the absense of Larry Allen, I'd say that it has been a job well done by the guys in the trenches.

 

[Garland powerplay]

Offensive line has looked great w/ Romo at QB.

 

[calico]

Our oline finally does not have to deal with the pressure of constant blitzes while they guarded a crumbling statue.

They have alot of pressure taken off and are playing well. I still wish they were a bit better in the running game.

 

[vta]

Given he doesn't require a month to go through his reads, I'd say it has plenty to do with it. Everyone has their job to do and with Bledsoe not being able to simply step up in the pocket to buy more time was just more pressure on the line.

Funny, the last time around when this team was great, everybody was using the line to denigrate the abilities of our QB and RB, now it seems our QB has lifted the status of the line.

 

[chinch]

Runblock is meh but they're doing more than fine overall thanks to Tony's quick ability to read a defense and get rid of the ball.

see quick slant for 5th TD (to TO) vs the safety Drew took vs NYG.

 

[Rampage]

the title of this thread should be reversed

 

[theogt]

the title of this thread should be reversed

I was just thinking the same thing.

Also, it always seems to be the case that when the pocket collapses and he's on the run he makes the biggest plays.

 

[Billy Bullocks]

With Bledsoe, teams would overload the inside. Bledsoe wouldn't move side to side at all. Sometimes if he just scrambled outside the tackle box and threw it away, he would have avoided alot of sacks, he wouldnt do it.

Teams have to get more creative when they blitz. Sometimes the OL gets cought on stunts and such, but for the most part, they play well.

You literally have to put a force field around Bledsoe to protect him.

We set up an above average OL, Bledsoe made them look bad. Adams is good, Gurode is good, Colombo is good, Rivera has been fine, as has Kosier.

We were all just to blind to put the blame on Bledsoe. I thought it was him and the OL. In all honesty, it was mostly him.

I don't think the OL blocks better for Romo than for Bledsoe, I think Romo makes good blocking look good. You need to move, no one has a perfect OL. Not even Mannning. It's the ability to move when a crack forms in the protection, Bledsoe couldnt do it.

 

[vta]

the title of this thread should be reversed

That's funny, because I read it and responded to it in that way. I feel kind of dyslexic now...

 

[cowboys19]

Honestly i don't think the oline has played that great.

Who saw that shot Romo took from Chris Hovan? Helmet to Helmet, that looked like his jaw broke, i dont even know how the hell he got that ball of, let alone completed it.

I dont want our QB getting hit like that. WE need to get better at the oline position. We need to give our franchise qb the best protection possible/money can buy JMHO

 

[parchy]

Not only do I think the O-line has played poorly, but I don't think they've played any differently than they did with Bledsoe at the helm. The positive is that Romo masks so many of their issues with his quick release and mobility. We just don't notice it anymore.

 

[theogt]

Honestly i don't think the oline has played that great.

Who saw that shot Romo took from Chris Hovan? Helmet to Helmet, that looked like his jaw broke, i dont even know how the hell he got that ball of, let alone completed it.

I dont want our QB getting hit like that. WE need to get better at the oline position. We need to give our franchise qb the best protection possible/money can buy JMHO

If you watch Tony's eyes closely on that play he clenches them just as he's releasing the throw. He knew the hit was coming but made the throw perfectly.

 

[Dale]

Another in a long line of things I like about Romo is he anticipates when he's going to get hit.

Take a close look at those goal-line TDs he had to Barber. He has a way of releasing the throw and squirming, almost moving sideways and backward simultaneously, to avoid taking a straight-on hit from a defender. I'm not sure of too many QBs I've seen do that.

 

[Rampage]

Honestly i don't think the oline has played that great.

Who saw that shot Romo took from Chris Hovan? Helmet to Helmet, that looked like his jaw broke, i dont even know how the hell he got that ball of, let alone completed it.

I dont want our QB getting hit like that. WE need to get better at the oline position. We need to give our franchise qb the best protection possible/money can buy JMHO

gimme a break. on that chris hovan hit romo didn't even fall down

 

[MONT17]

I can see this OL getting ROMO killed one day... the Boys need to address this again in the offseason!!!

 

[Ben_n_austin]

With Bledsoe, teams would overload the inside. Bledsoe wouldn't move side to side at all. Sometimes if he just scrambled outside the tackle box and threw it away, he would have avoided alot of sacks, he wouldnt do it.

Teams have to get more creative when they blitz. Sometimes the OL gets cought on stunts and such, but for the most part, they play well.

You literally have to put a force field around Bledsoe to protect him.

We set up an above average OL, Bledsoe made them look bad. Adams is good, Gurode is good, Colombo is good, Rivera has been fine, as has Kosier.

We were all just to blind to put the blame on Bledsoe. I thought it was him and the OL. In all honesty, it was mostly him.

I don't think the OL blocks better for Romo than for Bledsoe, I think Romo makes good blocking look good. You need to move, no one has a perfect OL. Not even Mannning. It's the ability to move when a crack forms in the protection, Bledsoe couldnt do it.

Excellent post. I agree.

 

[Ben_n_austin]

Not only do I think the O-line has played poorly, but I don't think they've played any differently than they did with Bledsoe at the helm. The positive is that Romo masks so many of their issues with his quick release and mobility. We just don't notice it anymore.

I disagree. I think they're finally settling in behind Romo. And his mobility allows for less sacks which is why there is obviously a direct correlation, in that, the better the QB is playing, the better the O line plays and vice versa.

It's definitely not the same kind of blocking that they were doing for Bledsoe. The play designs, as well as the blocking schemes, have been adjusted to suit Romo, which is why I asked the question.

 

[Ben_n_austin]

That's funny, because I read it and responded to it in that way. I feel kind of dyslexic now...

You come from an old Austin board, don't you?

 

[Little Jr]

Another in a long line of things I like about Romo is he anticipates when he's going to get hit.

Take a close look at those goal-line TDs he had to Barber. He has a way of releasing the throw and squirming, almost moving sideways and backward simultaneously, to avoid taking a straight-on hit from a defender. I'm not sure of too many QBs I've seen do that.

Favre. Most people say that is why he's played so long without serious injury. He can get rid of the ball and some how turn away from a direct hit all at the same time.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

the great thing about Romo for an Oline is, w/ his quick decision making, the linemen don't have to hold onto their blocks that long, and I bet that wondering if Bledsoe is going to get the pass off had an effect in their minds, which interfered w/ their play a little, because that caused them to have lapses in concentration, maybe, idk

and if they miss a block or 2, Romo has the ability to side-step the rush, and even get out and complete the pass, so they know they don't have to be perfect everytime out, which gives them confidence, and confidence breeds production, just ask Romo

it also helps to have more than 1 WR getting seperation, unlike last year when it was just Glenn, now it's him and TO, and a receiver at TE the caliber of Witten, being out on more pass-patterns this year, serving as another reliable outlet who can get into his routes quickly against LBs who are too slow to cover him most of the times, instead of him staying back in max-protect, taking an option out of the passing game