Romo Criticism

[Doomsday101]

If we could depend on the fact that we were going to outscore teams the way we are now, I would not worry about it either. However, that's not how the NFL works. As time goes on, the good defensive teams will narrow that gap. I believe you play how you prepair. Now is the time to correct those problems. I do not want a QB who thinks he has to go out and make every play. I want a guy who is smart enough to know when going for a low percentage play is not the smart play. I believe he will work this out. He knows that he has to. It's a situation where fans are calling Tony out for things that are irrelivant. He too recognises the fact that these are things he needs to clean up. I want him to win. I think it's very rare to win in the playoffs when you make the amount of mistakes we are making consistantly.

I do agree as Romo gets more experience some of these mistakes will be fewer but he is not going to be a guy who plays close the vest nor should he be. I sure as hell do not want to see him get to the point where he is afraid to make plays because he might make a mistake. I have watched enough of those type of QB's who seem hesitant in making the throw, make your read and fire it in there you hesitate and the mistake will get worse not better

 

[khiladi]

I agree. Romo is not Troy Aikman and never will be, he is a guy who will take chances and most of the time they pay off in the form of big plays. Hell he was not looking to throw a 5 yard pass on 3rd and 20 he looked to take it down the field. Yes he makes mistakes but his ability to make plays is what has taken him from a no name 4th string QB to one of the top QB playing in the NFL today. With Romo you take the good with the bad but the good out weights the bad by a lot.

If Romo thought about taking the good with the bad, he wouldn't have corrected his feet this season...

The bad can be corrected without negating the good...

 

[Ender]

Romo is great, you people are losers. That pick was either on Witten or TO, one of them ran the wrong route and the pick vs. Cleveland was forced cause Felix missed a block. But I say we should bring Quincy Carter back so you people that love to complain every week about a win. We don't deserve Romo to be honest. Not with fans like this.

 

[khiladi]

Romo is great, you people are losers. That pick was either on Witten or TO, one of them ran the wrong route and the pick vs. Cleveland was forced cause Felix missed a block.

Even if Witten ot TO ran the wrong route, Romo threw it to the safety, who was opposite the side of all the 'confusion'. One mistake doesn't negate the other. It wasn't a timing pattern.

 

[Doomsday101]

If Romo thought about taking the good with the bad, he wouldn't have corrected his feet this season...

The bad can be corrected without negating the good...

I continue to say he will gain more experiance and with that will make fewer mistakes. What gets me is all the damn nit picking from many around here. We finally got a QB who can take over a game and make the big plays and all some can do is go on and on about he made a mistake? Come on Romo play is better than the vast majority of the QB in the NFL. He is at the top in most catagories among QB's. Why not show some faith in the guy instead of the constant nit picking, I'm sure he knows what he needs to do.

 

[cowboys2233]

The reason for the romo decision making criticism is most realistic fans are looking at the big picture. The cowboys are suppose to win thats the way this team is built.

No, it's because they're clueless idiots. Sorry, but that's the way it is.

As someone said, we are converting 60% of our third down attempts, Romo has a 103.2 QB rating, and we are 3-0. It's not being "realistic," it's being a whiny, little beatch. If some people can't see how good Romo is, they're *****' blind. It is NOT being realistic to criticize his faults, that's like criticizing someone for not being perfect in every way, which of course is impossible, and therefore, the most unrealistic perspective someone can have.

 

[khiladi]

I continue to say he will gain more experiance and with that will make fewer mistakes. What gets me is all the damn nit picking from many around here. We finally got a QB who can take over a game and make the big plays and all some can do is go on and on about he made a mistake? Come on Romo play is better than the vast majority of the QB in the NFL. He is at the top in most catagories among QB's. Why not show some faith in the guy instead of the constant nit picking, I'm sure he knows what he needs to do.

It isn't nit-picking, but a consistent issue. He threw the same type of play to Terry Glenn last year against the Giants in the play-offs... He needs to work on it, and hoping he works on it, isn't the same thing as nit-picking...

 

[Doomsday101]

It isn't nit-picking, but a consistent issue. He threw the same type of play to Terry Glenn last year against the Giants in the play-offs... He needs to work on it, and hoping he works on it, isn't the same thing as nit-picking...

And it is a consistent issue that he is one of the top QB's in the NFL and yes it is nit picking to take 1 play and beat it to death. Every QB is going to make mistakes Romo is going to make mistakes but thank god he puts it behind him and move forward during the game and overcomes his mistakes. With experience I'm sure the mistakes will be fewer but there will still be mistakes that is sports, no one has ever been perfect and no one will be how you respond from mistakes is what makes the difference from one QB to the next

 

[Clove]

I think that Jason Garrett and Wade Phillips are partly to blame for some of Romo's issues at times.

It's up to them to call short routes, swing passes (Troy used to do them all the time) RB/FB/ passes, screens. We don't always have to go down field, it takes too much time, and if you're forced to go to second and third reads, the rush is upon you.

 

[braw]

I don't know that this is a fair assesment. Romo has shown that he has had issues in the Redzone. It's not just a one game thing. He has some things he needs to work out there. He also fumbles the ball a lot. Scouting Report on Romo says to go after the ball. Teams focus on it because they know that Romo will show it when pressure is on him. That's not a criticisam. That's a characteristic of his game that other teams have identified. It doesn't mean that he's not a good QB. It means that he needs to improve in those areas. I would never want Romo to stop trying to make plays. That is why he is so much fun to watch. But, he does need to work on when it's worth the risk. Those are things that you can work on and manage. There is a time for all things. It's part of the maturation process.

Quit trying to make our QB a robot. You need to look at the over all picture before you make an opinion.

1st Bledsoe had the same weapons that Romo has( Glen, TO, Witten, Barber) and also we had turnovers in the redzone( endzone in fact). so maybe we don't have a WR with strong hands and beat you quick 1 on 1 with hands or body ala Irvin. Yes To can beat you 1 on 1 but he does not have strong hands( yes everyone has weaknesses).

2nd Romo is not a big guy therefore he does not have big hands to grip the ball, but thats not the problem his index finger is placed at different points of the ball for different throws. So then sometimes he has 3 fingers and the thumb on the ball( which makes him prone to fumbles). Again everybody has weaknesses.

So then he is prone to fumbles because of small hands and an index finger that comes off the ball and readjusts, but the redzone problem started before he took over at QB infact it was that same redzone int that made BP change.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Quit trying to make our QB a robot. You need to look at the over all picture before you make an opinion.

1st Bledsoe had the same weapons that Romo has( Glen, TO, Witten, Barber) and also we had turnovers in the redzone( endzone in fact). so maybe we don't have a WR with strong hands and beat you quick 1 on 1 with hands or body ala Irvin. Yes To can beat you 1 on 1 but he does not have strong hands( yes everyone has weaknesses).

2nd Romo is not a big guy therefore he does not have big hands to grip the ball, but thats not the problem his index finger is placed at different points of the ball for different throws. So then sometimes he has 3 fingers and the thumb on the ball( which makes him prone to fumbles). Again everybody has weaknesses.

So then he is prone to fumbles because of small hands and an index finger that comes off the ball and readjusts, but the redzone problem started before he took over at QB infact it was that same redzone int that made BP change.

I can't say that you are correct about one thing you posted. It's fine, everybody is entitled to there own opinions.

You clearly don't know me very well. You clearly don't have a very good understanding of what I think about Romo. What I have said is not wrong. It is accurate. You don't see it that way.

It's cool.

 

[cowboys2233]

I think that Jason Garrett and Wade Phillips are partly to blame for some of Romo's issues at times.

It's up to them to call short routes, swing passes (Troy used to do them all the time) RB/FB/ passes, screens. We don't always have to go down field, it takes too much time, and if you're forced to go to second and third reads, the rush is upon you.

I think anyone who chooses to focus on Romo's "issues," and not his QB rating, his completion percentage, his win-loss record (excuse me, his win record, since he doesn't have any losses this year) or his ability to convert third downs should look in the mirror and know that it is the person staring back at them that has issues, not Tony Romo.

 

[aikemirv]

It isn't nit-picking, but a consistent issue. He threw the same type of play to Terry Glenn last year against the Giants in the play-offs... He needs to work on it, and hoping he works on it, isn't the same thing as nit-picking...

Oh, give that freaking play a rest, it was 4th down and the last play of the game and everyone knew he had to go to the endzone! There is no way that that play is remotely in the same context of the other ones!

He had already made the play and read to win the game - the one to Crayton- so go cry me a river about a 4th down pass that has to go into the endzone and 6-7 DB's know it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2:

 

[cowboys2233]

Oh, give that freaking play a rest, it was 4th down and the last play of the game and everyone knew he had to go to the endzone! There is no way that that play is remotely in the same context of the other ones!

He had already made the play and read to win the game - the one to Crayton- so go cry me a river about a 4th down pass that has to go into the endzone and 6-7 DB's know it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2: :bang2:

I agree aikmirv, I too want to bang my head against a brick wall when hearing this gibberish. He made the throw to Crayon on the slant. Crayton dropped a perfectly thrown ball. He made the throw to Crayon at the end of the game. Crayton broke off a route on another perfectly thrown ball. But yes, let's criticize Romo for throwing an INT into the endzone when the entire civilized world knew he had to do so.

The utter cluelessness some of you show is disheartening.

 

[HoosierCowboy]

1. Silly to criticize one of the most successful QBs in the NFL
2. Some of Romo's mistakes are not his -- WRs run wrong routes and people miss blocks
3. The only fault I see with Romo is his tendency to not throw the ball away but being sacked is better than an interception and the IG calls are the same as a sack. I just wish he'd run more but I'm sure they have told him not to.
4. aikman used to have a terrible game or two every year as did Staubach.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

1. Silly to criticize one of the most successful QBs in the NFL
2. Some of Romo's mistakes are not his -- WRs run wrong routes and people miss blocks
3. The only fault I see with Romo is his tendency to not throw the ball away but being sacked is better than an interception and the IG calls are the same as a sack. I just wish he'd run more but I'm sure they have told him not to.
4. aikman used to have a terrible game or two every year as did Staubach.

1. Its silly to say he is what he is and he shouldnt try and get a grip on the carelessness.

2. He has made some of his own mistakes.

3. Thats not the only fault. He is STILL careless with the ball. That goes back to his first start I believe.

4. Terrible games - yes they happen. But be smart. He isnt always by his own admission right after game.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I use this comment all of the time, but I think Calvin Hill said it best. Hill once said that with Cowboys fans that the Cowboys can score 14 points in a quarter and their fans will complain that they didn't score 21 points. Then they can score 21 points in a quarter and the fans will complain they didn't score 28 points. Then they can score 28 points in a quarter and the fans will complain that they scored them on the wrong endzone.

I think that's part of the Romo criticism. The guy has only thrown 3 INT's this year, which comes out to 16 INT's for the season. That's not terribly bad, especially for the amount of pass attempts he throws. Even in the Cleveland and Green Bay picks it wasn't completely his fault.

Even still, I thought Romo had a bad game for him against Green Bay and was a bit "off the reservation" and he still made 2 huge passes and wound up with a 83 QB rating for the game. There's plenty of teams that would die for that from their QB on a good game.






YAKUZA

 

[CF74]

Romo plays to win, therefore he takes chances without fearing the consequences but believe me he hates failure. Nobody gets down on Romo more than Romo but he plays the game to win and he enjoys the hell out of it.