Joe DeCamillis studied Tony Romo's holds from 2006

[Hostile]

Snails on the other hand...

 

[iceberg]

And there are people out there and wonder if Romo is a leader.

one thing the good lord did was ensure there would never be a shortage of idiots.

 

[zrinkill]

Snails on the other hand...

And Cheese.

 

[Givincer]

I think it is way beyond ridiculous to care. I'd love to see Witten, Crayton, or anyone do it. If Tony is the best at it on the team and it restores some potency to our kicking game then so the hell what.

That's nice. Personally, I'd love for our back up quarterback to hold field goals. You know, like every other team in the league or something.

This is not a responsibility that a starting quarterback should bear.

There's a reason no other teams have their starting quarterbacks holding field goals. This is something that should've been buttoned up far before week one, and is therefore "way beyond ridiculous."

 

[DFWJC]

I've been keeping your "50th start" thing in the back of my mind ever since you posted about it a while back. I was neither a doubter nor a believer per se at the time - just intrigued. You might have been on to something. I feel like a lightbulb went off for Romo. He has really looked and played like a confident leader lately. I hope the rest of the team steps it up like he has.

Same here. I thought it was insightful by Joe and enough to gain at least casual attention. Of course, I already like Romo and think he has what it takes, so I'm a bit biased.

 

[DFWJC]

I'm all for the idea, but I do have one concern.

Lets say that during a game, Romo gets mildly injured. Say, another knee to the back like against the Commanders. A sack on third down, when were in field goal range.

1. If he's treated by the trainers, he has to miss a play, so we'd need someone else to hold.

2. If he doesn't get treated by the trainers, but the injury causes enough pain that it throws off his hold slightly.


I love that Romo is stepping up, but I really wish we didn't have to rely on him.

Exactly. That is why nobody uses their starter. In the perfect world, the starter would not be used for several reasons. But this may be the best solution given the circumstances.

 

[Hostile]

And Cheese.

Hey, I like cheese. Even after Parcells gave it a stigma.