Maybe it's Romo?

[Avenging Hayseed]

IMO the problem is Garrett. Love the guy as a head coach,.......not so much as an O.C. Gives up on the run wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too quick,....gets a little to tricky sometimes and outsmarts himself. Sometimes you need to just strap em up, bear down,....and gut it up the middle for the 1st down. Garrett seems married to overcomplication of a simple situation of a very simple sport. In the end,....football is all about blocking and tackling,......everything else is just window dressing. Seems to try too hard at being the smartest guy in the room,....wanting to outthink everyone with his playcalling instead of simply bearing down and using the KISS method.

Been saying the same thing for years, my opinion hasnt changed. So NO,....its not Romo.

 

[5Stars]

I feel like disorganization of this team offensively is a coaching problem. Romo is not responsible for these guys consistently not knowing what to do.

The Cowboys have stupid coaches. Combine that with stupid players, this is what you got. One division win and one loss.

:laugh2:

I hope they get it figured out...

 

[Numbers921]

The Cowboys have stupid coaches. Combine that with stupid players, this is what you got. One division win and one loss.

:laugh2:

I hope they get it figured out...

It's certainly possible, but I can't believe the Cowboys consistently assemble the dumbest collection of players in the NFL.

 

[Jenky]

First off, I'm the biggest Romo supporter around. You can easily search my posts to see me defending Romo in various Eli threads and other threads calling him in to question.

But maybe some of the problems with this team are attributable to Romo. You'll see time and time again people say things like "What is the one constant of these Cowboys" and the answer is Jerry Jones. But, another constant the past several years has been Tony Romo.

Another interesting thing to look at is Dez Bryant. He averages around 50ish yards a game with only a single 100 yard game. With Kitna, Bryant averaged 88 yards a game, had his only 100 yard performance with Kitna and averaged 1 TD in almost 4 games.

Just some food for thought. Bring on the facepalm emoticons.

Honestly the thought did cross my mind. But I think the play calling also has something to do with it. I kind of get the feeling that Romo completes a ton of his passes on plays that broke down, but by keeping it alive, someone got open.

It baffles me that someone who is talented as Dez is Romo's 3rd/4th progression. He is as physically talented as the top receivers in the league.

 

[DFWJC]

Interesting post from a big Romo supporter on this site. Romo is not a good leader and I would go so far as to say he is mentally weak. We were at the Seahawks 30 yard line when he threw that ridiculous interception. We were GUARANTEED 3 points at MINIMUM, instead the Seahawks get points. You don't think that is a momentum changer? Stuff like that really hurts our team and it seems that he is good for one of these every game.

The one thing in his head should have been.. "We have to get points here" if the play isn't there, don't force it. Romo is mentally weak. He is capable of playing at elite levels here and there and that is what fools every one. I want consistent confident play.

Look at Eli last Sunday, sure, he looked bad at first but there was ZERO and I mean ZERO quit in him. He lead his team back to victory with beautifully thrown balls and ended up with 510 yards passing and 3 TD'S. Would Romo have been capable of that this past Sunday?

I figured you would be all over this.

You and Eli need to get a room.

 

[5Stars]

It's certainly possible, but I can't believe the Cowboys consistently assemble the dumbest collection of players in the NFL.

:laugh2: :laugh2:

(stupid cowboy fans)

 

[TheDallasDon]

Dude, Tupperware ur better then this

 

[burmafrd]

I figured you would be all over this.

You and Eli need to get a room.

he is proud of the fact that he is the # 1 romo hater on this board

Why anyone would ever think he knows a thing about football is a true mystery

 

[DFWJC]

I wonder why it is that in the 4th quarter of games--and especially in games when the Cowboys are trailing--Romo's performance is at it's absolute peak?

Look it up. It's true.

Sure as heck doesn't sound like folding to me.

 

[tupperware]

Dude, Tupperware ur better then this

Just trying to consider all possibilities here. I seriously can't figure out what the hell is wrong with this team. We've turned over so many players and the team still has the ability to lay eggs like that.

 

[Tabascocat]

I have pondered about this a time or two, and every time I come to the conclusion Romo is not the problem, maybe a small part, but he makes us better, plain and simple (this is ignoring the fact the off. line is bad).

I have two theories:

1. He needs a better system because what Garrett is doing is not working. Sure, they can gain yards and stats, but still have trouble putting up 7 in the redzone. The offense is too vanilla and predictable, receivers run the wrong routes sometimes or they can't read the defense well enough to find the open spots.

2. Witten - is it possible Romo relies on him way too much and ignores Dez and Miles and goes to them on 3rd or 4th reads if he has to? Romo may focus on Jason and wait for him to get open rather then hitting another guy who was open, thus limiting the ceiling this offense can achieve.

I'm just blabbing and only speculating here. The problem is probably simple, stop committing stupid penalties and stalling or moving drives backwards. It is difficult for any QB to move his team if they are constantly in 3rd and longs.

 

[5Stars]

I wonder why it is that in the 4th quarter of games--and especially in games when the Cowboys are trailing--Romo's performance is at it's absolute peak?

Look it up. It's true.

Sure as heck doesn't sound like folding to me.

I think he's trying to win a game if anyone would help him?


If I were the coach, I would bench Romo.

 

[Jenky]

I have pondered about this a time or two, and every time I come to the conclusion Romo is not the problem, maybe a small part, but he makes us better, plain and simple (this is ignoring the fact the off. line is bad).

I have two theories:

1. He needs a better system because what Garrett is doing is not working. Sure, they can gain yards and stats, but still have trouble putting up 7 in the redzone. The offense is too vanilla and predictable, receivers run the wrong routes sometimes or they can't read the defense well enough to find the open spots.

2. Witten - is it possible Romo relies on him way too much and ignores Dez and Miles and goes to them on 3rd or 4th reads if he has to? Romo may focus on Jason and wait for him to get open rather then hitting another guy who was open, thus limiting the ceiling this offense can achieve.

I'm just blabbing and only speculating here. The problem is probably simple, stop committing stupid penalties and stalling or moving drives backwards. It is difficult for any QB to move his team if they are constantly in 3rd and longs.

Good stuff, mostly agreed with everything.

 

[Zordon]

guys, this isn't rocket science. the problem isn't romo. the problem is the terrible drafts 2006-2009 drafts. the teams on top like the 49ers, texans, packers, patriots have been hitting on picks the past few years.

that being said, i think romo relies on witten too often.

 

[Numbers921]

The Witten thing is because he trusts Witten to carry out his assignments. Romo isn't discriminatory with the ball. If he trusts that you're going to do your job and you're open, you'll get the ball. Ask Laurent Robinson about whether or not Romo will throw you the ball. Or even Miles Austin. On the flipside, Roy Williams wasn't worth throwing the ball to and Dez appears to be heading down that path.

 

[aikemirv]

I think the problem is that everybody had a bad game and you guys overreact too much.

 

[perrykemp]

guys, this isn't rocket science. the problem isn't romo. the problem is the terrible drafts 2006-2009 drafts.

Zordon basically nailed it.

I used to worry that Romo might not be the right guy -- that ultimately he had too much Favre in him to ever win the big one. I don't believe that anymore -- he is one of the best QBs in the league and plenty good to win it all.

I also agree that most of the problems the Cowboy have encountered from 2010 to current day are basically the chickens coming to roost from poor drafting, especially 2008-2009. Today is when those guys, had we drafted well, would have been cornerstones of the team.

The fact that the Cowboys had 4 new starters (CB, two guards, and a FB) that had to be brought in un-restricted FA is testament to that those draft failures.

 

[ufcrules1]

Him relying on Witten too much is major problem with this team. Witten rarely gets many yards after the catch and he also doesn't have a lot of range.. can't come back for a short pass, can't chase down a pass, can't jump for a high pass, etc.

He throws to Witten like he is Vernon Davis or Jimmy Graham.

 

[Zordon]

Zordon basically nailed it.

I used to worry that Romo might not be the right guy -- that ultimately he had too much Favre in him to ever win the big one. I don't believe that anymore -- he is one of the best QBs in the league and plenty good to win it all.

I also agree that most of the problems the Cowboy have encountered from 2010 to current day are basically the chickens coming to roost from poor drafting, especially 2008-2009. Today is when those guys, had we drafted well, would have been cornerstones of the team.

The fact that the Cowboys had 4 new starters (CB, two guards, and a FB) that had to be brought in un-restricted FA is testament to that those draft failures.

precisely. like i said this isn't rocket science. we have no depth. we are constantly relying on the bottom barrel of free agents because our drafting stinks. arkin stinks so you have to go get a bernadeau. AOA cant play safety or corner so you have to rely on a journeyman like silva. we draft shaun chapas the bust in the 7th round, while the giants pick up hynoski as a free agent the same year = having to spend money on vickers this year. this is a cycle fellas. it will only continue this coming off season when we have to replace our two first round picks from the 2008 draft, jenkins and felix. these players are supposed to be foundation of your team once they enter their 5th or 6th year but where are those guys on this team? they don't exist because we have gm/scouting department that is mediocre at drafting.

 

[blackbull]

The Witten thing is because he trusts Witten to carry out his assignments. Romo isn't discriminatory with the ball. If he trusts that you're going to do your job and you're open, you'll get the ball. Ask Laurent Robinson about whether or not Romo will throw you the ball. Or even Miles Austin. On the flipside, Roy Williams wasn't worth throwing the ball to and Dez appears to be heading down that path.

Robinsons catches were mostly due to romo scrambling. In the pocket it's Witten all day. As for running wrong routes, Witten was the culprit Sunday. His days as the top guy are done. Has no business with ten damn targets. None!