It occurs to me that Romo is the offensive genius, not the coaches

[Awakened]

Remember when Romo signed his new contract and Jerry said we're going to give him more control over the offense? It occurs to me that it's not Linehan or Garrett who were the brains behind our premier offense last season, but rather Tony. The drop off since he got hurt has been stunning. I realize a lot of that has to do with his talent, but he's got to be one of the top in the league at recognizing defenses and knowing what the offense needs to do. I think he's been operating at a Peyton Manning level regarding strategy - recognizing defenses and knowing the right play to call.

The only credit I give to Linehan and Garrett is getting out of the way and letting Tony do his thing. But who knows? Maybe Jerry told them they had to, and Jerry actually deserves the credit. To be honest, when Jerry said that a few years ago I was skeptical it was a good plan, but I've got to give him props on getting Tony more authority over the offense.

 

[RS12]

It occurs to me that Romo is the offensive genius, not the coaches

It occurs to me that Romo knows how to read a defense and make adjustments, not the other QBs.

 

[bark]

You will get some traction with this thread here in cowboy zone. Deserved or not

 

[Pabst]

In the past, Romo has talked about getting into coaching as a QB Coach or Offensive Coordinator after his playing days are over. I've always kind of thought it'd be nice if we could draft a kid high, let him sit behind Romo for a couple years, and then have Romo retire and slide into the coaching staff to keep tutoring the new QB. Probably wishful thinking.

 

[Risen Star]

In the past, Romo has talked about getting into coaching as a QB Coach or Offensive Coordinator after his playing days are over. I've always kind of thought it'd be nice if we could draft a kid high, let him sit behind Romo for a couple years, and then have Romo retire and slide into the coaching staff to keep tutoring the new QB. Probably wishful thinking.

And if he does and has a QB comparable to Brandon Weeden, he will be a terrible coach.

 

[Stryker44]

Romo doesn't know how to read multiple fronts, stunts, and formations that well.

 

[jazzcat22]

Jerry made that comment before Linehan arrived. And Callahan was the official OC. And seemed he checked out of a lot of running plays, and passed a lot. Wasn't this a big deal in the GB game when we had the lead and we kept passing.
Maybe he wasn't much of a genius in that game.

 

[Risen Star]

Romo doesn't know how to read multiple fronts, stunts, and formations that well.

Well not everyone can do it as efficiently as Robert Griffin III.

 

[Idgit]

It turns out, QBs capable of leading the league in efficiency have a fairly large impact on their teams.

That said, if you're losing the turnover margin on a weekly basis, and playing good teams in the process, you're going to lose more than you win. These three losses have been a lot more about the whole team than some of our resident homers would like to admit. It's always easier emotionally to blame the QB who just got sat, but the problems have been more significant than that.

 

[JoeKing]

Romo is the straw that stirs the drink. His play smooths out so much that is wrong at times. All the warts with blocking and WR routes look less noticeable with Romo in the game.

 

[YosemiteSam]

We figured out this wasn't true when the coaches were giving him free reign to change calls on the fly. That wasn't working out too well as he started throwing the ball 80% of the time.

 

[ufcrules1]

It turns out, QBs capable of leading the league in efficiency have a fairly large impact on their teams.

That said, if you're losing the turnover margin on a weekly basis, and playing good teams in the process, you're going to lose more than you win. These three losses have been a lot more about the whole team than some of our resident homers would like to admit. It's always easier emotionally to blame the QB who just got sat, but the problems have been more significant than that.

Wow this post shocks me from you. I don't completely agree with you though. If you have a REAL bad qb in there it can majorly impact the whole team. Not controlling the time of possesion can wear a defense out quick. I do blame the coaches for playing way too conservative though.

 

[casmith07]

I thought he 'faded' as a fan already?

One of the funniest posts of all time. and the gif that DallasEast made was even funnier.

 

[casmith07]

Romo doesn't know how to read multiple fronts, stunts, and formations that well.

Who does? That's why defenses do them.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Jerry made that comment before Linehan arrived. And Callahan was the official OC. And seemed he checked out of a lot of running plays, and passed a lot. Wasn't this a big deal in the GB game when we had the lead and we kept passing.
Maybe he wasn't much of a genius in that game.

So how do you know it was him that checked out of all of those running plays in the Green Bay game? Maybe if Romo had a proper coach - he wouldn't have to be "the coach" on the field and play the QB position as well.

 

[sureletsrace]

I am probably in the minority here, but I would be thrilled if Romo joined the staff as an Assistant QB Coach, QB Coach, Offensive Coordinators Assistant, etc.

He can have a positive impact on this team long after he hangs up the cleats, in my opinion.

*ducks*

 

[Hailmary]

It occurs to me that Romo knows how to read a defense and make adjustments, not the other QBs.

This is why I thought Moore should've been given a shot in the Saints game. He is the closest thing we have to Romo as far as reading defenses and going through progressions.

 

[gimmesix]

Remember when Romo signed his new contract and Jerry said we're going to give him more control over the offense? It occurs to me that it's not Linehan or Garrett who were the brains behind our premier offense last season, but rather Tony. The drop off since he got hurt has been stunning. I realize a lot of that has to do with his talent, but he's got to be one of the top in the league at recognizing defenses and knowing what the offense needs to do. I think he's been operating at a Peyton Manning level regarding strategy - recognizing defenses and knowing the right play to call.

The only credit I give to Linehan and Garrett is getting out of the way and letting Tony do his thing. But who knows? Maybe Jerry told them they had to, and Jerry actually deserves the credit. To be honest, when Jerry said that a few years ago I was skeptical it was a good plan, but I've got to give him props on getting Tony more authority over the offense.

I don't agree with you completely. Romo was given more freedom with the play-calling a couple of years ago and wasn't good at it. He's great at recognizing defenses and knowing where the ball needs to go, but he isn't so great when given too many options for what the play-call might be.

His function as QB isn't to freelance the call, but recognize what the defense is doing, audible to the other available call if necessary and take advantage. Tony is not the brains of the operation, he's the spinal cord.

 

[jazzcat22]

So how do you know it was him that checked out of all of those running plays in the Green Bay game? Maybe if Romo had a proper coach - he wouldn't have to be "the coach" on the field and play the QB position as well.

We don't know, and it doesn't matter. Wasn't meant to be a knock on Romo either. but guess my point was more, it was before Linehan came here and about Jerry's comment. It has nothing to do with Linehan or Garrett.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Remember when Romo signed his new contract and Jerry said we're going to give him more control over the offense? It occurs to me that it's not Linehan or Garrett who were the brains behind our premier offense last season, but rather Tony. The drop off since he got hurt has been stunning. I realize a lot of that has to do with his talent, but he's got to be one of the top in the league at recognizing defenses and knowing what the offense needs to do. I think he's been operating at a Peyton Manning level regarding strategy - recognizing defenses and knowing the right play to call.

The only credit I give to Linehan and Garrett is getting out of the way and letting Tony do his thing. But who knows? Maybe Jerry told them they had to, and Jerry actually deserves the credit. To be honest, when Jerry said that a few years ago I was skeptical it was a good plan, but I've got to give him props on getting Tony more authority over the offense.

Genuses win the Motel Peace Prize, the Pulitzer and the FanDuel sweepstakes. Someone wake me when Genus Tony Romo takes this team to the Super Bowel this year or ever.

And if Romo is a genus, then there must be 5 other genuses out there in the NFL. Genus with Super Bowel rings and more than 2 career playoff wins.