My only problem with Garrett

[playmakers]

I think he's doing an awesome job but needs to improve in two areas.

1. We got to throw the ball down the field. This has always been my criticism of him. Everything is short, short, short and occasionally we throw a 20 yarder to Witten. You can't tell me you can't go up the field because look at tonight's game when the Ravens were all over Andre Johnson but he still caught 9-140. There are times in the game and when you get them you need to hit them. At one point against the Eagles Kitna was 10-13 for 63 yards.

2. He needs to focus the offense around Dez. Roy Williams is what he is and Miles drops too many balls and is short. With Dez you have it all size, speed, etc. Make him your number 1 and focus the offense on him. Make Miles your number 2 and we got a winner there. Just my opinion.

As for the rest of the team were not taking penalties anymore, were running the ball better and overall we look like a 10-6/11-5 team if we redid the schedule. I think he earned the right to come back and looks in a way like a natural. opinions

 

[Yakuza Rich]

We threw the ball downfield quite often from 2007 to 2009. I think this season he simply doesn't have much faith in the O-Line. It shows as well given how much shotgun and/or max protect we use. I think he's using Kitna the best way somebody can use him and it's pretty impressive. I'm kinda surprised people have so many gripes against the offense because the offense isn't the problem. It's the defense that is giving up points left and right.





YR

 

[Hostile]

1. Tony Romo

2. Injured Reserve

 

[NeonNinja]

1. Tony Romo

2. Injured Reserve

Simple enough.

 

[JD_KaPow]

1. We got to throw the ball down the field. This has always been my criticism of him. Everything is short, short, short and occasionally we throw a 20 yarder to Witten. You can't tell me you can't go up the field because look at tonight's game when the Ravens were all over Andre Johnson but he still caught 9-140.

You need three things to throw downfield. One, receivers who can get open. For the record, Andre Johnson is better than any receiver we can put out on the field right now. A lot better. Two, an offensive line that can block. We don't have that. Three, a QB who can avoid pressure and make those throws consistently. We don't have that (Kitna's been great, but he's not Romo).

One thing that never ceases to amaze me: after a 3rd-and-long play ends with a short dump-off throw, fans here and in chat go ballistic about the play-calling, as if that were the intent of the play. It's not. Garrett would love to throw downfield and he does call plays to go downfield. Too often, the team as currently constructed isn't capable of making those plays happen.

2. He needs to focus the offense around Dez. Roy Williams is what he is and Miles drops too many balls and is short. With Dez you have it all size, speed, etc. Make him your number 1 and focus the offense on him. Make Miles your number 2 and we got a winner there. Just my opinion.

How is this a complaint about Garrett? Did you see any evidence that he's not willing to use Dez? I fully expect that Dez will be our clear #1 next year (unless Miles returns to his 2009 form, in which case we'll have co-#1's).

 

[Doomsday101]

Cowboys have been putting up points our problems are surrounding a defense that is not playing up to their abilities. Cowboys are 4th in points per game but are 2nd to last in points allowed.

 

[JeffInDC]

I think he's doing an awesome job but needs to improve in two areas.

1. We got to throw the ball down the field. This has always been my criticism of him. Everything is short, short, short and occasionally we throw a 20 yarder to Witten. You can't tell me you can't go up the field because look at tonight's game when the Ravens were all over Andre Johnson but he still caught 9-140. There are times in the game and when you get them you need to hit them. At one point against the Eagles Kitna was 10-13 for 63 yards.

2. He needs to focus the offense around Dez. Roy Williams is what he is and Miles drops too many balls and is short. With Dez you have it all size, speed, etc. Make him your number 1 and focus the offense on him. Make Miles your number 2 and we got a winner there. Just my opinion.

As for the rest of the team were not taking penalties anymore, were running the ball better and overall we look like a 10-6/11-5 team if we redid the schedule. I think he earned the right to come back and looks in a way like a natural. opinions

I think it has become absolutely obvious he does NOT trust the O-line in it's current form (especially the right side). As for point #2, I agree to a point. Austin and Dez will do nothing but help each other. Roy is definitely headed for the "patrick Crayton" role (#3). By the way, Miles and Dez are EXACTLY the same height, so how is Miles short?

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I think he's doing an awesome job but needs to improve in two areas.

1. We got to throw the ball down the field. This has always been my criticism of him. Everything is short, short, short and occasionally we throw a 20 yarder to Witten. You can't tell me you can't go up the field because look at tonight's game when the Ravens were all over Andre Johnson but he still caught 9-140.

I think all that short stuff led to game losing int by kitna.

We threw the ball downfield quite often from 2007 to 2009. I think this season he simply doesn't have much faith in the O-Line. It shows as well given how much shotgun and/or max protect we use. I think he's using Kitna the best way somebody can use him and it's pretty impressive. I'm kinda surprised people have so many gripes against the offense because the offense isn't the problem. It's the defense that is giving up points left and right.
YR

Agreed on how he is using Kitna. Dam impressive really. I still think they should take shots downfield someway... somehow.... Defenses playing too close to LOS. DBs sitting routes.

 

[jobberone]

You can throw the ball downfield even if you have to throw it out of bounds. You must get the DBs to play honestly.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

1. Tony Romo

2. Injured Reserve

We were not throwing downfield much *this season* under Romo either. I think he just doesn't trust the O-Line.





YR

 

[HanD]

well it's been covered. the short gameplan is due to the qb and OL. as for miles being short, you do realize that all our WRs are roughly the same size right?

 

[Temo]

Cris Collinsworth really gets to people, huh.

(I love Collinsworth by the way)

 

[TheCount]

1. Tony Romo

2. Injured Reserve

As I remember it, Tony was doing a lot of short passes too before he went out. It wasn't as bad as it's been with Kitna, but I think Garrett has no faith in the o-line.

 

[Baileyneverfailey]

If teams play their safeties deep and you have to keep extra blockers in, you're not going to complete deep bombs on the outside. And make no mistake, with this o-line, if we didn't max protect and tried to throw it 30+ yards downfield, Kitna would be joining Romo on the bench.

And Dez was featured in a huge way all things considered before he was hurt. I think we have to assume if he learns more of the playbook and is healthy this coming offseason and TC, he's going to become our most featured weapon.

 

[dbair1967]

1. Tony Romo

2. Injured Reserve

What he said.

 

[SDCowboy]

1. Tony Romo

2. Injured Reserve

This. We are using kitna the way kitna is best at. Short dink and dunk passes and let the receiver get the yardage.

 

[Doomsday101]

This. We are using kitna the way kitna is best at. Short dink and dunk passes and let the receiver get the yardage.

I agree. Overall as a backup QB Kitna is doing a fine job for us and I think Garrett is trying to play to Kitna strength he also has to contend with an OL who is not going to give him allot of time. Kitna has taken some shots down field when the OL allows him the time but when the rush is on he has to look to the shorter routes.

 

[Future]

1. Tony Romo

2. Injured Reserve

3. Leonard

4. Columbo

5. Free

6. Gurode

7. Kosier/Holland