Jimmy Johnson "I Want To Score."

[LittleBoyBlue]

Garrett is in over his head - clear as day.

Yeah, I thought he would get better but... If everything isn't perfect, if we don't execute on a few plays here and there... Plays CANT bail him out.

Too bad, I wanted thus to work out.

 

[Redball Express]

the difference is romo vs aikman. say what you want about romo, that catastrophic interceptions has led to a loss of trust.

Absolutely.

Offensively..despite all the rhetoric about how great Romo is..

and how Jones wouldn't want anybody else behind center than Romo in the 4th Qt...

..they are not interested in putting the game in Romo's hand with a lead..looked what happened against Denver.

This is clearly the problem and it's the problem with this team.

Offensively, we are slow out of the gate..usually fall behind in the 4th Qt and Romo playing well or not is the deciding factor.

We don't win close games anymore and Romo and the coaches protect that..to the end result we lose.

Too much dependency on Romo his whole career and he just doesn't get it done.

We'll never change.

So this losing isn't going to change.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

Romo of 2007 is long gone. That Romo was actually a threat to run the ball. He was a nightmare for defenses. This Romo is slow as Christmas and teams don't have to ever worry about him running.

LOL. he was never a threat to run the ball. 5.1 40 time is SLOW. theres 500 lb lineman that can run faster than that. He was, and is, still a threat to escape and make a big play.

 

[Smith22]

And then you start seeing everyone here blame the defense. They had a crucial stop at the end and 4 freaking turnovers. I'm really starting to think that our offense is one of the major problems with this team.

The offense supplied the defense with a TEN point lead twice in the 4th quarter. The defense gave up 21 freaking points in a 10 minute span.

 

[dragon_mikal]

Absolutely.

Offensively..despite all the rhetoric about how great Romo is..

and how Jones wouldn't want anybody else behind center than Romo in the 4th Qt...

..they are not interested in putting the game in Romo's hand with a lead..looked what happened against Denver.

This is clearly the problem and it's the problem with this team.

Offensively, we are slow out of the gate..usually fall behind in the 4th Qt and Romo playing well or not is the deciding factor.

We don't win close games anymore and Romo and the coaches protect that..to the end result we lose.

Too much dependency on Romo his whole career and he just doesn't get it done.

We'll never change.

So this losing isn't going to change.

Yea...ok. Perfectly fine to put it in his hands when the team is down and let him bring them back but as soon as they have the lead gotta take it out of his hands. LOL.

The fact that you brought up the Denver game like it proves your point pretty much shows where you're coming from.

 

[Smith22]

Romo of 2007 is long gone. That Romo was actually a threat to run the ball. He was a nightmare for defenses. This Romo is slow as Christmas and teams don't have to ever worry about him running.

The man has a 100+ QB rating in the 4th quarter. He has done most of that with a below average OL and little help from the ground game. Your hatred for Romo is disgusting.

 

[bounce]

Great point. Your QB is under 50% completion % for the day and is known for throwing INT's at the worst possible time in games. So as a coach.. what do you do? It's not like you are working with Peyton, Rodgers, Brady, etc.

When you say Peyton, are you referring to the same Peyton that threw a pick six in the closing minutes of a Super Bowl to seal their loss? Romo would be crucified for that - people are still talking about a bobbled snap, which isn't even a mental mistake.

 

[Smith22]

4th Quarter comebacks:

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/comeback.cgi?player=RomoTo00

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/10...cowboys-quarterback-stats-quarter-jerry-jones

Imagine the numbers if Romo actually had the support of a decent ground game or an AVERAGE defense.

 

[CowboyGil]

The defense stopped them the drive before with a turnover on downs. Offense had two chances to ice the game and choked. Simple as that.

If your defense can't stop a team from scoring a touchdown with less than a minute and having to drive 80 yards with no time outs and your offense scores 30 points, I think it's on the defense.

 

[ufcrules1]

When you say Peyton, are you referring to the same Peyton that threw a pick six in the closing minutes of a Super Bowl to seal their loss? Romo would be crucified for that - people are still talking about a bobbled snap, which isn't even a mental mistake.

Yeah, and how many times has Peyton come through in the clutch? Does he have a super bowl ring? Please don't ever compare Peyton and Romo. There is no comparison there right now. You talk about a botched snap in the Seattle game.. why not talk about something more recent? Like the 2012 Commanders game where Romo sunk the whole team?

 

[khiladi]

I remember a time when Romo was our QB and we would actually invite the other team to blitz because we had a special play to beat it. We were a team that once we had the lead we would actually try and score some more rather than try and chew some time off the clock.

Since Garrett became our OC, it seems that he is afraid of running up the score on our opponent. Or he just think a small lead is safe and that the other team won't be able to come back and win the game. For some odd reason he starts calling these safe run plays that takes our momentum away and gives it to the other team. This takes our momentum away and changes the complexity of the game. Now the other team has the momentum. They score easily and make it a close game. Once the game is close, Garrett losses it during crunch time and makes some fatal decisions or lack of which allows the other team to come from behind and win it. This happened in Detroit. We had a 10 point lead twice. Then he panics on whether to try to score or chew some time off the clock. His decision or lack of allowed Detroit to come back and win it.

Maybe he doesn't because he just sucks...

 

[khiladi]

While we're dabbling in Hypothetical Land, if Tyron Smith has his head in the game and doesn't commit that holding penalty, then the entire complexion of this board changes. We're talking about the playoffs all week, and how we found a way to win with all of those injuries.

As Sturm pointed out, whether he held or not didn't impact the field goal, which they were most likely playing for. It could be argued that the coaching staff bat it into their head to play for the field goal no matter what.

 

[OhSnap]

October 16, 2011 -
Dallas led New England 16-13. They had the ball with 3:36 to go in the 4th quarter. Dallas has the ball at their own 28. Dallas had scored on the last two possessions by touchdown passes from Romo. Three runs later they punt the ball and give the ball to Tom Brady with 2:31 to go and 3 timeouts.

NE proceeds to get 16-11-5-10-9-2-13-6 yards on 9 plays, with only one incomplete pass. The 10th play, Brady throws to Aaron Hernandez for a 8 yard touchdown. After leading the entire game the Cowboys don't even try to get a first down, but run three punt, and lose 20-16
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December 11, 2011 -
Dallas leads the Giants 35-29. They have the ball on their own 20 with 3:14 to go in the game. Dallas had scored on the last two possessions by touchdown passes from Romo. They again had two runs for a total of 5 yards. On third down Romo was rushed and had to throw the ball away. They punted the ball away.

The Giants got the ball at their own 42 with 2:12 on the clock. They scored in 6 plays and got a two point conversion to win the game 37-34.

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Now we have Sunday's game where the Cowboys ran three times, punted and lost the game.

That's three losses where the conventional thing to do was to run the ball and punt. They lost all three games and everyone watching knew on all these occasions our defense would give up a touchdown and lose the game.

If the occasions comes up again, I hope the team throws caution to the wind and throws to get a first down, instead of running for the sake of running. Maybe they can follow the lead of another coach in another time?

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January 17, 1993 - NFC Championship Game Dallas vs San Francisco

Dallas led 24-13 in the 4th quarter, but Steve Young had gotten his rhythm and just scored, going 93 yards and cut the lead to 24-20. There was 4:22 left on the clock, and Dallas had the ball on their own 20.

Coach JimmyJohnson was asked by OC Norve Turner what he wanted to do. Jimmy didn't hesitate. He said:

Quote:
"I want to score."
So, on the first play after the ensuing kickoff, Turner called a play the Cowboys had run twice before in the game: 896 F flat, a play with standard personnel that calls for the flanker to run a 10-yard curl and the split end to run a post. Aikman chose to go to the post, where Harper, thanks to the 49er cornerback slipping on his cut, ended up running for a 70-yard gain to the San Francisco 9-yard line.Dallas went on to win the game and two weeks later won their third Super Bowl. All because Jimmy Johnson wanted to "Win the Game" instead of running clock.

Maybe Dez is on to something?
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Don't forget the Denver game they kept throwing with the lead and ended up tossing a pick. At this point it looks like it don't matter which one they do imo.

 

[tyke1doe]

the difference is romo vs aikman. say what you want about romo, that catastrophic interceptions has led to a loss of trust.

Yep. Whether Cowboys fans want to admit it or not, Romo's mistakes hang like a STORM CLOUD over this franchise.
Can you imagine the fallout if, in that situation, Romo throws a costly interception?
That ship has passed, unfortunately. Romo's reputation is fixed, and I think Garrett plays scared because he wants to shield Romo from the outslaught of media criticism that will come if he fails, and, deep down, he doesn't trust Romo.

 

[Doctor32]

Romo was off target all game other then a couple of throws, i can understand not throwing it and basically giving them free timeouts. If Romo was on and hitting passes then absolutely we should have thrown for a first, We would have won this game if Tyron hadn't held the calls weren't bad the execution was

Off Target?
Dwayne Harris can't catch.

 

[tyke1doe]

if we try and fail....most of us are fine. disappointed, but fine.

Uh, no, we're not. Have you seen this board after a Romo mistake near the end of a game?

 

[65fastback2plus2]

Uh, no, we're not. Have you seen this board after a Romo mistake near the end of a game?

you dont see me on here joining in...trying is better than not...at least for me.

those are mostly romo haters you're talking about anyhow.

 

[al124]

the difference is romo vs aikman. say what you want about romo, that catastrophic interceptions has led to a loss of trust.

Agreed. You can only get so much from an undrafted free agent.

I'm glad the team is building a young and talented foundation through the draft. We WILL win in the playoffs and possibly Super Bowl - it won't be Romo at QB though.

 

[tyke1doe]

you dont see me on here joining in...trying is better than not...at least for me.

those are mostly romo haters you're talking about anyhow.

Whether they're Romo haters or not, this board would NOT be okay with a late-game interception by Romo. And many of those "Romo haters" have turn that way because of Romo's play. I remember many saying, "I used to be able to defend Romo but now I can't."

It's not always on Romo, but sometimes it is.

 

[ufcrules1]

Yep. Whether Cowboys fans want to admit it or not, Romo's mistakes hang like a STORM CLOUD over this franchise.
Can you imagine the fallout if, in that situation, Romo throws a costly interception?
That ship has passed, unfortunately. Romo's reputation is fixed, and I think Garrett plays scared because he wants to shield Romo from the outslaught of media criticism that will come if he fails, and, deep down, he doesn't trust Romo.

Yup, I can imagine the fallout. I have seen that story line play out many times before. I don't blame JG at all.