Impressions from the Game

[rcaldw]

Returned from Dallas and got home at 3:30 am today Had a great time at the new stadium. As someone who sat up high (section 450) I can tell you that the game was absolutely enjoyable, easy to watch, and especially with the help of the video board, was a GREAT value for the $68.00 I paid for the ticket. Parking was easy as pie, cost us $20.00 to park within an easy walking distance. We got there early enough, about 3 hours before the game, that had zero problems getting settled. Get ready for concessions (not different from any other place probably) but a bottle of water will cost you $5.00 and a sandwich of some sort (at least the only one I saw) ran about $10.00.

Now, to the game.

1. I was reminded again of how deceiving statistics can be. Romo put up great NUMBERS in the first half. 13-19 and on a pace for close to 300 yards, and I'm telling you (at least from my vantage point) it wasn't a good first half.

2. I found myself in agreement with some of you about Jason Garrett on one particular play call, the back to back throws into the endzone when we had 1 yard to go for the TD. Result. FG.

3. I still feel that overall the offense is doing a very, very good job. We just need to get the ball in the endzone more and stop the stupid penalties.

4. Am I ever glad we have 3 great running backs.

5. I was proud of Romo for managing a game EXTREMELY well. He played within himself, he took what the defense gave him, and just for myself, I would rather see him play THIS kind of game than throw for close to 400 yards and have a couple of turnovers. I really, really, believe he is more focused than ever and I was very impressed by his play.

 

[lcharles]

Romo's strength last night was that he did not turn the ball over. Managed the game.

Aside from that, I really question our coaching staffs backbone, not going for it on the one yard line. sometimes a coach needs to do something like that to send a message to his team, that he believes in them.

We won't win anything until Wade is gone.

 

[Don Corleone]

Romo's strength last night was that he did not turn the ball over. Managed the game.

Aside from that, I really question our coaching staffs backbone, not going for it on the one yard line. sometimes a coach needs to do something like that to send a message to his team, that he believes in them.

We won't win anything until Wade is gone.

I have to agree with you on that, but I think Garrett and company showed their hand too early. 2 straight pass plays and no success, so a run on 4th down was too obvious, meaning the Panthers would have stacked the line. They got too cute there. Need to slam the door shut on teams in this situation.

 

[craig71]

The question about the play calling on the goal line was brought up last night at the post game interview.Romo basically said that the defensive alignment dictated a pass play to the offense.The first attempt should have been a catch by Roy,the second attempt to Martellus had no chance from the get go.


Craig

 

[superpunk]

Romo's strength last night was that he did not turn the ball over. Managed the game.

Aside from that, I really question our coaching staffs backbone, not going for it on the one yard line. sometimes a coach needs to do something like that to send a message to his team, that he believes in them.

We won't win anything until Wade is gone.

We were going to go for it from the 1 until Phillips jumped early.

 

[BlueStar22]

I was in Section 218 and after an uneventful 1st half, my mind was with the Zone. I was thinking, the Zone must be imploding right about now.

 

[THUMPER]

We were going to go for it from the 1 until Phillips jumped early.

Yep, not sure where the idea that the coaches didn't have confidence in the team came from. 4th & goal from the 1 is a given, 4th & goal from the 6 is FG time.

Rookie TE John Phillips cost us 4 points.

 

[kmd24]

5. I was proud of Romo for managing a game EXTREMELY well. He played within himself, he took what the defense gave him, and just for myself, I would rather see him play THIS kind of game than throw for close to 400 yards and have a couple of turnovers. I really, really, believe he is more focused than ever and I was very impressed by his play.

I think the jury's still out on Romo. The throw across the field to Choice wasn't terrible, but it indicates to me that the impulsiveness is here to stay. And I think it's OK, because sometimes you need your QB to make a play.

The deep out to Roy Williams over the Carolina defensive back in the short zone is the exact type of throw (against a similar defense) that got picked by Bruce Thorton of the Giants. If the throw to Roy was a foot lower, we're probably talking today about Romo's bad decision. If the throw to Crayton against the Giants were a foot higher, the discussion about Romo might never have come up in the first place.

 

[Lifetimeboyzfan]

We were going to go for it from the 1 until Phillips jumped early.

Some people are so blinded by their Wade Hate that they forget minor things like facts.

 

[LeonDixson]

I think the jury's still out on Romo. The throw across the field to Choice wasn't terrible, but it indicates to me that the impulsiveness is here to stay. And I think it's OK, because sometimes you need your QB to make a play.

The deep out to Roy Williams over the Carolina defensive back in the short zone is the exact type of throw (against a similar defense) that got picked by Bruce Thorton of the Giants. If the throw to Roy was a foot lower, we're probably talking today about Romo's bad decision. If the throw to Crayton against the Giants were a foot higher, the discussion about Romo might never have come up in the first place.

I wouldn't characterize that pass as impulsive. If you go back and watch the play after he is flushed from the pocket you will see him point back to the other side of the field and direct traffic. He got a look and knew exactly what he had available over there. At least that's how it looked to me.

 

[THUMPER]

I wouldn't characterize that pass as impulsive. If you go back and watch the play after he is flushed from the pocket you will see him point back to the other side of the field and direct traffic. He got a look and knew exactly what he had available over there. At least that's how it looked to me.

Yep, plus none of the Panthers players were anywhere near Choice so I thought it was a safe play... after seeing it on the replay from a different angle of course, initially I was yelling at him not to do it.

 

[JBS]

How was the crowd noise last night? Was anyone there last night that attended last week as well? Was it louder with less people but with a closed dome or less lowd?

 

[craig71]

I wouldn't characterize that pass as impulsive. If you go back and watch the play after he is flushed from the pocket you will see him point back to the other side of the field and direct traffic. He got a look and knew exactly what he had available over there. At least that's how it looked to me.

I saw what you saw on that play.However throws across the field like that are reckless at best.It's a long throw across the grain throwing across your body,the result is a lobbed pass.Defensive players in this league are vey quick and can make up alot of ground quickly,what was open can close very rapidly.If you were to attempt that play 10 times I believe you lose the majority of the time(my opinion).The play turned out to be a positve,but that type of play is frowned upon by any coach and should be emphasised during the week.The play to Roy on the sideline was close to being a pick,but that can be said about any quarterback in any given game.

Craig

 

[Skin]

I saw what you saw on that play.However throws across the field like that are reckless at best.It's a long throw across the grain throwing across your body,the result is a lobbed pass.Defensive players in this league are vey quick and can make up alot of ground quickly,what was open can close very rapidly.If you were to attempt that play 10 times I believe you lose the majority of the time(my opinion).The play turned out to be a positve,but that type of play is frowned upon by any coach and should be emphasised during the week.The play to Roy on the sideline was close to being a pick,but that can be said about any quarterback in any given game.

Craig

The throw to Roy was not close to being a pick, that was a perfect pass into zone coverage. If you want to dissuade your QB from throwing that pass, your offense won't have much success in the NFL.

The pass across the field was not that big of a deal. Choice was wide open, so I challenge your notion you "lose the majority of the time" on that play. Romo saw that he was wide open and directed him to space. If Favre had made that throw, the ESPN talking heads would have been orgasmic in their praise.

 

[LeonDixson]

I saw what you saw on that play.However throws across the field like that are reckless at best.It's a long throw across the grain throwing across your body,the result is a lobbed pass.Defensive players in this league are vey quick and can make up alot of ground quickly,what was open can close very rapidly.If you were to attempt that play 10 times I believe you lose the majority of the time(my opinion).The play turned out to be a positve,but that type of play is frowned upon by any coach and should be emphasised during the week.The play to Roy on the sideline was close to being a pick,but that can be said about any quarterback in any given game.

Craig

You're wrong. I've watched the replay ten times and he completed it every time.

 

[craig71]

The throw to Roy was not close to being a pick, that was a perfect pass into zone coverage. If you want to dissuade your QB from throwing that pass, your offense won't have much success in the NFL.

The pass across the field was not that big of a deal. Choice was wide open, so I challenge your notion you "lose the majority of the time" on that play. Romo saw that he was wide open and directed him to space. If Favre had made that throw, the ESPN talking heads would have been orgasmic in their praise.

It looked to me that the play to Roy was very close to being a pick,but as I said,that can be said about any quarterback in any given game.Throwing across the field like that is a bad habit to get into,bad things can happen when a quarterback does that.If a person were to look at a highlight reel of quarterbacks throwing across the field it wouldn't be good.I just believe that those highlights would show more negative plays than positive plays.In no way can I support that the bad outweighs the good in those situations as it is just my opinion.

Craig

 

[craig71]

You're wrong. I've watched the replay ten times and he completed it every time.

I got a chuckle out of that one.

Craig

 

[BBQ101]

It looked to me that the play to Roy was very close to being a pick,but as I said,that can be said about any quarterback in any given game.Throwing across the field like that is a bad habit to get into,bad things can happen when a quarterback does that.If a person were to look at a highlight reel of quarterbacks throwing across the field it wouldn't be good.I just believe that those highlights would show more negative plays than positive plays.In no way can I support that the bad outweighs the good in those situations as it is just my opinion.

Craig

I mentioned this in another thread, but I don't think Romo has a problem throwing across the field...there is no habit. I can't remember the last time he did it. I think he saw that Choice was completely alone and he could make the throw. I thought this was a good play by Romo, and it netted us a first down.

BBQ

 

[BBQ101]

Thanks for writting that up! I love to hear from people that go to the games.

Do you have any thoughts on the defense? Special teams looked like beasts last night. Any comments on them?

BBQ

 

[CutMeMick]

At this point, what we need from Romo is what the Giants, Steelers, Ravens, & Falcons get from their QB's: just MANAGE the game!

They're maybe 2-3 QB's I'd trust to take over games, & their names are Peyton, Brady, & Brees.

Funny how alot of fans like to rag on Eli & Ben for only "managing" the game, yet we're about to find out if Romo can do the same thing.
If he's not capable of remaining calm, & restraining his impulsive urge to be reckless, then the Boyz will have a long year.