Less Romo is More Romo

[LittleBoyBlue]

It isn't a new Romo.

We just mix the run instead of passing every down.
Playcalling is less predictable.

Neither of those is a new Romo.
Neither of those is bus driver Romo.

 

[BAT]

 

[noshame]

A man has to know his limitations.
Seriously, I hope he can continue at this pace, but it will require a healthy dose of luck. Because after the first game, he and I both thought he was in trouble. I still believe he took some shots after game one, and if he did, they'll begin to wear off soon, hopefully the pain stays away. The only reason I give him a 50/50 shot at finishing the season is because the OL is that damn good.

 

[sureletsrace]

Help me get the point of this post.

Normally, when you eat crow, it means you had an opinion about something that was wrong. If you've been wanting people to stop blaming Romo for all of the team's problems, that actually means you've been making sense up until now.

People who think this is happening because Romo is throwing it less are missing the point. If it were just about throwing it less, we could have been doing that for the last four years. In fact, every team would simply count on their QB less and start winning more games. Not that simple.

This is about running it more, because we're running it much, much better. Romo throwing less is just the byproduct, with the predictable success that comes from having a much more complete team. Which is the point of taking note of Romo's stats in the first place -- to show 1) how good he's been despite not having a complete team, and 2) how good the team as a whole could be if his supporting cast were as good as he is.

It's a bit of crow eating because I was all in on a player, not all in on the team.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

A man has to know his limitations.
Seriously, I hope he can continue at this pace, but it will require a healthy dose of luck. Because after the first game, he and I both thought he was in trouble. I still believe he took some shots after game one, and if he did, they'll begin to wear off soon, hopefully the pain stays away. The only reason I give him a 50/50 shot at finishing the season is because the OL is that damn good.

He looked pretty healthy to me last night. I agree he won't be able to take a ton of huge hits but I'm not nearly as worried about him as I was after week one.

 

[Arkyvarminter]

A man has to know his limitations.
Seriously, I hope he can continue at this pace, but it will require a healthy dose of luck. Because after the first game, he and I both thought he was in trouble. I still believe he took some shots after game one, and if he did, they'll begin to wear off soon, hopefully the pain stays away. The only reason I give him a 50/50 shot at finishing the season is because the OL is that damn good.

I'm not worried about Romo finishing the season near as much as I am Murray...

 

[percyhoward]

It's a bit of crow eating because I was all in on a player, not all in on the team.

Dude, you weren't wrong about the team.

 

[sureletsrace]

Dude, you weren't wrong about the team.

Then I guess it's a thread admitting my blinding bias to Romo, wins or losses be damned.

 

[percyhoward]

Then I guess it's a thread admitting my blinding bias to Romo, wins or losses be damned.

What can you see now that you were missing before?

 

[zack]

This is a bit of a crow eating thread.

I'm really liking this "new" Romo.

I've been a Romohomer since 2006 and haven't backed down from that.

I was beginning to worry through the first 2 1/2 games this year, because he really looked off. I was worried he was done.

I am elated to see him back to full health and, yet, he is still (so far) allowing the running game to take the load off his shoulders.

Less Romo is More Romo.

The past few years, I became almost more concerned with Romo's individual stats than with the Cowboys winning. I got to the point that I just wanted Romo to do good so that people would get off his back because I feel he's an elite quarterback.

I'll eat my crow.

If Romo ends the year with a 60% completion percentage, 2,800 yards, 20 TDs and 8 INTs and the Cowboys make noise in the playoffs due to the success of the running game and a decent defense, I'll gladly take it.

Go Cowboys.

The thing is that he can do it both ways, but this way is much better. I don't know how many years I have been dreaming of having a great running game and seeing what he could do with it. Well, last night you saw that. Impressive. Now if we can get a defense and that is getting better too. Then maybe string some playoff wins and go from there.

 

[DFWJC]

It's all about the team around him.

The last few years, we could yell "less Romo" all we wanted, but without the line, defense, or healthy RBs all that would mean is 5-11 instead of 8-8.

Now they have the line, defense is shaping up (relatively speaking) as well, and Murray has been healthy. That should improve Romo's effectiveness and not require the guy to think he always has to pull a rabbit out of hat. Somewhere between Brees and Alex Smith would work just fine.

 

[rags747]

Jason finally has us to where we can be a physical team with this OL that we now have, it will only make Romo better in the long run. His play action is killing it! I'm thinking that 2015 is the yr that we can make a serious run in the tournament. Next draft we can pik up a couple of defensive starters and maybe add another 1-2 in free agency. I am very proud of our defense so far, but I am not fooling myself into thinking that they can play championship caliber defense as currently assembled.

Romo getting a ring at 35-37 will make it all so sweet, Witten too. 1 ring will get both of these guys into the HOF IMO.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

A man has to know his limitations.
Seriously, I hope he can continue at this pace, but it will require a healthy dose of luck. Because after the first game, he and I both thought he was in trouble. I still believe he took some shots after game one, and if he did, they'll begin to wear off soon, hopefully the pain stays away. The only reason I give him a 50/50 shot at finishing the season is because the OL is that damn good.

You may as well keep regurgitating this nonsense... you sound sillier and sillier every week, but at least there's a one in a zillion shot at looking like a prophet when it's all said and done.

 

[TheDoctor]

The fewer the attempts a quarterback has the better. If you're throwing a lot it isn't generally because your defense and run game are playing well.

Yes exactly, that goes to any QB; I hate how it's always used for Romo as if he's some accident waiting to happen. It even happens with Peyton Manning and Tom Brady who can do no wrong.

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

Completely agree with everything the OP said. That's totally me...I was happy with TR breaking 300 yards and having a better than 3 to 1 TD/INT ratio even if the team struggled because I felt that he only gets the blame, though not many QB's could have won with our running game/D/Oline prior to this year. I was already worrying about the lack of a replacement ready at the half of the St Louis game, but this is a perfect role for him. Rely on the running game, but he's got the tools to hurt you with the pass if need be.

 

[Eddie]

Last night's game was Aikman/Smith. We need to maintain this kind of balance. Troy didn't have many 300 yard games, and when he did, we lost.

 

[Bleu Star]

This is a bit of a crow eating thread.

I'm really liking this "new" Romo.

I've been a Romohomer since 2006 and haven't backed down from that.

I was beginning to worry through the first 2 1/2 games this year, because he really looked off. I was worried he was done.

I am elated to see him back to full health and, yet, he is still (so far) allowing the running game to take the load off his shoulders.

Less Romo is More Romo.

The past few years, I became almost more concerned with Romo's individual stats than with the Cowboys winning. I got to the point that I just wanted Romo to do good so that people would get off his back because I feel he's an elite quarterback.

I'll eat my crow.

If Romo ends the year with a 60% completion percentage, 2,800 yards, 20 TDs and 8 INTs and the Cowboys make noise in the playoffs due to the success of the running game and a decent defense, I'll gladly take it.

Go Cowboys.

Awesome post. On the flip side, I have been one of those that criticized the extension and thought he was clearly on the decline just a couple of weeks ago when he looked geriatric in the pocket. I was so wrong and I am tickled pink to be able to say that. If he can just capitalize on his windows of opportunity when they come and keep feeding Demarco 20 times a game this team will go far with a defense that's showing major signs of life.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Perhaps the aging/back-troubled Romo is finding out that less is more and that being a bus driver can bring just as much glory (if not more) than a gunslinging, juking and jiving heroic type QB. His thowing does seem more judicious than in the first game and previous seasons.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

I think what we watched last night is a QB that trust his OL. I do not believe that Romo Trusted his OL in the last several years. When Romo got to the line on 3rd and short and the D had favorable numbers against the run, he switched to a pass play. Now, he is only choosing which side to run it too, not whether to pass it or run it. I think the team is starting to trust themselves now. This will be huge for us this year. No way last year that we go for the TD like we did last night to seal the game, we would have ran it, kicked the FG to go up 3 scores and took our chances. But because Garrett and the coaches finally have an OL they can trust, it opens up the Playbook at every point in the game. I think that last touchdown was the biggest play of the game, not for that game but it set the rest of the teams on notice that this is a different team and one that will not just play conservative.

 

[CF74]

Ahem...

http://cowboyszone.com/threads/humor-hey-drew.301217/