Romo hope or no hope?

[rickwil61]

I still think Tony is a great QB and if we fail to get a Superbowl during his time, it will not be his fault only. Yes the guy does make some bad throws at times and he will have bad games like any QB will have. But the thing is that even after throwing 3 picks he was still in the game and refused to quit.

He is somewhat of a gunslinger at times and I think the misfires will be part of the package. However for every bad throw he's made I think there have been several more that he's threaded into extremely tight spots and made a difference in the game. I will take this over a guy that's so scared of making a mistake that he doesn't play or holds the ball forever ala Bledsoe.

I won't be worried about him until he consistently starts having bad games. Occasional bad ones are going to happen and I don't get all the Romo bashing. I like the guy and think he will give us an opportunity for a great season. Moxie will be back!

 

[Doomsday101]

I still think Tony is a great QB and if we fail to get a Superbowl during his time, it will not be his fault only. Yes the guy does make some bad throws at times and he will have bad games like any QB will have. But the thing is that even after throwing 3 picks he was still in the game and refused to quit.

He is somewhat of a gunslinger at times and I think the misfires will be part of the package. However for every bad throw he's made I think there have been several more that he's threaded into extremely tight spots and made a difference in the game. I will take this over a guy that's so scared of making a mistake that he doesn't play or holds the ball forever ala Bledsoe.

I won't be worried about him until he consistently starts having bad games. Occasional bad ones are going to happen and I don't get all the Romo bashing. I like the guy and think he will give us an opportunity for a great season. Moxie will be back!

I agree. My worse fear is he becomes hesitant which is something a QB can't do. You have to find your target and fire it in there if you hesitate you allow the CB to recover.

 

[Future]

He also dashes lots of hope. I hate being so critical but you can't win championships with a QB who turns the ball over in bunches the way he does. This has been proven.

You can if he doesn't do it in the playoffs...(Brett Favre)

 

[KJJ]

Just like Tom Brady has shown in big games why no one bothered to draft him before the 199th pick.

Using Tom Brady is a very poor example. He led the Pats to a SB as soon as he took over the starting role. How many QB's have done that? This is Romo's 4th year as the starter and he's still turning the ball over and melting down in big games. He pads his stats against average teams and folds in big games against SB contenders.

 

[KJJ]

You can if he doesn't do it in the playoffs...(Brett Favre)

Romo is at his worst in the playoffs. He never has his A game when our season depends on it.

 

[Doomsday101]

Romo is at his worst in the playoffs. He never has his A game when our season depends on it.

This team has been their worst in post season. Brady was not getting pass rushers busting through the lines he was able to setup and make his read and throws. Romo has to do better but the meltdown on late season and post season have gone well beyond Romo.

 

[KJJ]

10 years of putrid QB play should clue you in on the fact that he's our ONLY HOPE. Sure, we can draft a hotshot young prospect but I hope that means you're ready to go through his growing pains with him for another 5 years or so.

I am not ready for that. It has been too long to begin with. Romo is my guy and I actually do have complete confidence in him. The guy is pure lethal and was the only reason we stayed in that game. He didn't run off to the sideline and sulk like Delhomme, and then roll back in and continue to stink. Romo produced at the times we needed him the most. That's the difference between him and a bust.

If we bench him, there are about 25 other teams (with real GMs and coaches with a backbone who can control his erratic play) that would be salivating to trade for him.

If you can land a Ryan, Flacko or Sanchez you won't be going through as many growing pains. Some of these young QB's have hit the ground running and have greatly improved their teams after only one season. When you watch Romo get out played in a big game by a rookie QB like he did against Flacko last season it makes him look hopeless. I'm tired of the excuses that he's still young in his career. He got to learn on the sidelines for 2 years and has been the starter going on 4 years and is pushing 30 years old. The mistakes he's making keep happening every year. It's one brain fart after another with him.

 

[KJJ]

This team has been their worst in post season. Brady was not getting pass rushers busting through the lines he was able to setup and make his read and throws. Romo has to do better but the meltdown on late season and post season have gone well beyond Romo.

Romo has been the main reason the Cowboys have melted down late in the season. When he's off it brings the entire team down. No player on the team determines the Cowboys fate more than Romo. He has to carry this team and if he's off his game the Cowboys usually lose. You can't win in the playoffs if your QB is turning the ball over.

 

[Doomsday101]

Romo has been the main reason the Cowboys have melted down late in the season. When he's off it brings the entire team down. No player on the team determines the Cowboys fate more than Romo. He has to carry this team and if he's off his game the Cowboys usually lose. You can't win in the playoffs if your QB is turning the ball over in bunches.

No QB carries an entire team Aikman relied on some of the best OL man who played the game so did Montana and most other great QB they also played with some of the top weapons in the game. Romo needs to do better but a lot of what has taken place during the late season melt down has been way beyond him. As great as Montana was his team was beat by a much less talented QB in Jim McMahon for one simple reason his lineman could not keep the Bears off his butt and when you don't protect your QB it becomes damn hard to win even for the greats of the game

 

[DCfaninDC]

Are you in any way related to Darkhound?? He had a similar post yesterday and no matter what you told him he still believed Romo was not good.

Look, there is not much anyone here can do to help you. You THINK he is not good and no one can stop you from thinking that way. Let's just leave it at that.

 

[wileedog]

Are you in any way related to Darkhound?? He had a similar post yesterday and no matter what you told him he still believed Romo was not good.

Look, there is not much anyone here can do to help you. You THINK he is not good and no one can stop you from thinking that way. Let's just leave it at that.

Let's leave it at one more other thing. Jerry has $60M tied up in Romo, loves the fact that he is one of the most prominent faces in the sport, and has much, MUCH bigger needs in the draft than to trade multiple picks to move up just to take a chance on another QB, who is as likely to be a bust than to be any significant improvement to Romo. (and do you really want Jerry picking QBs again anyway?)

You're stuck with him for a while, whether you like it or not, so can we give it a rest? He's not getting replaced anytime soon.

 

[BALCO]

He also dashes lots of hope. I hate being so critical but you can't win championships with a QB who turns the ball over in bunches the way he does. This has been proven.

Every QB does, look at the mighty Ben. He can suck it up big time with turnovers...he did this past weekend. At least Romo gives you a chance even on an off the day. Remember the Cowboys/Bills game...that was bad Romo, but at least he had that scoring drive to give us a chance to win the game.

 

[DCfaninDC]

Let's leave it at one more other thing. Jerry has $60M tied up in Romo, loves the fact that he is one of the most prominent faces in the sport, and has much, MUCH bigger needs in the draft than to trade multiple picks to move up just to take a chance on another QB, who is as likely to be a bust than to be any significant improvement to Romo. (and do you really want Jerry picking QBs again anyway?)

You're stuck with him for a while, whether you like it or not, so can we give it a rest? He's not getting replaced anytime soon.

The best he can get in the next draft would be Bradford. Don't get me wrong there might better QBs but no one with as much hype as Bradford. I hope, and am sure, that Jerry won't do it.

 

[USMarineVet]

I fail to see how Romo is a bust.

If the Giant's don't score on that last drive we're not even having this conversation. Romo is one of the better quarterbacks in the league. He had a great game one and a very mediocre, borderline bad week 2 against the #1 ranked defense in the league. The game came down to the last play.

If you're a true fan, you stick with your team in the good times AND the bad. No disrespect, but fair weather fans seem to be more common now than they were in the old days. It amazes me how people are ready to give up on players over one game. Do you guys honestly think that Romo isn't going to bounce back next week?

Wow!

Use that same energy supporting your team rather than throwing them under the bus. We need some positive vibes as we go forward guys! Keep the faith!

Romo will get us to the promised land!

 

[KJJ]

Are you in any way related to Darkhound?? He had a similar post yesterday and no matter what you told him he still believed Romo was not good.

Look, there is not much anyone here can do to help you. You THINK he is not good and no one can stop you from thinking that way. Let's just leave it at that.

I never said Romo wasn't good but he's not good when it matters most. This is is a FACT! There's games where he's GREAT and there's games where he's TERRIBLE and his TERRIBLE games always seem to pop up in games that are hyped and have great significance. We had over 100,000 of our fans stuffed in our stadium the other night in a game that meant alot and once again Romo laid an egg. There's a GREAT Tony and a TERRIBLE Tony. If he can't play well in front of his own cheering fans in a game that meant alot to everyone then good luck playing well in a hostile environment with our season on the line. Review the season finale against Philly last year. The guy can put up hall of fame numbers against average teams that are struggling but simply can't get it done in the games that matter most. He's been nothing more than a "stat" QB. His numbers compare with the best QB's of all time but we go nowhere with him in the end. Like I said he pads his stats against **** teams but when it gets down to crunch time against great teams in big meaningful games he lays an egg.

 

[KJJ]

Every QB does, look at the mighty Ben. He can suck it up big time with turnovers...he did this past weekend. At least Romo gives you a chance even on an off the day. Remember the Cowboys/Bills game...that was bad Romo, but at least he had that scoring drive to give us a chance to win the game.

Mighty Ben led his team down the field in the final seconds and threw the winning TD pass in the SB last season. He has 2 SB rings! I wouldn't be mentioning Romo and Roethlisberger in the same breath. Romo hasn't even won a playoff game. As for the Bills/Cowboys game the Bills were a cr*ppy team and the game was early in the season. When and IF Romo ever leads the Cowboys on a winning scoring drive against a great team in Dec or Jan then I'll give him some props.

 

[USMarineVet]

Romo, Romo, Romo!

What about the other 52 guys!?

Is Romo supposed to win all these games by himself? I didn't see our defense getting 4 intereceptions and running one of them in for a touchdown. Or forcing fumbles deep in the other team's end. Or having a stupid penalty after stupid penalty during what always seems to be the wrong time. When you have a defense that makes plays and puts points on the board, and a solid Offensive line that protects the QB and doesn't get over-penalized; those things always add up to make your QB look great.

Romo is not getting the kind of team support that the Steelers are getting.

 

[Mash]

I still have hope for Romo...

The season is still too early...

but Romo still needs to learn to make better decisions.......talent around him is as good as it gets....if RW is the player we all think he is.

I dont want Romo to be a clone of Scott Mitchell.......but so far....he is closer to Scott then to a QB like Aikman.

 

[KJJ]

I fail to see how Romo is a bust.

If the Giant's don't score on that last drive we're not even having this conversation. Romo is one of the better quarterbacks in the league. He had a great game one and a very mediocre, borderline bad week 2 against the #1 ranked defense in the league. The game came down to the last play.

If you're a true fan, you stick with your team in the good times AND the bad. No disrespect, but fair weather fans seem to be more common now than they were in the old days. It amazes me how people are ready to give up on players over one game. Do you guys honestly think that Romo isn't going to bounce back next week?

Wow!

Use that same energy supporting your team rather than throwing them under the bus. We need some positive vibes as we go forward guys! Keep the faith!

Romo will get us to the promised land!

No one is saying Romo is a bust. He's a very good QB most of the time but his game unravels in big games. Care to deny that? Warren Moon put up huge numbers throughout his career but would you want him as your QB in a game for all the marbles? There's some QB's like Moon and Vinny who just put up numbers but never could produce in big games. If you look at some of the most productive QB's in history Moon, Farve, Tarkenton, Elway and Marino there's only 3 SB wins between them. Numbers are great but it's all about winning championships. As far as being a true fan I stick with the Cowboys through thick and thin. Just because fans boo and criticize their team doesn't mean they've bailed on them. My standards for the Cowboys are high and I'm not satisfied watching Romo put up big numbers all year and fold in the big games.

 

[KJJ]

Romo, Romo, Romo!

What about the other 52 guys!?

Is Romo supposed to win all these games by himself? I didn't see our defense getting 4 intereceptions and running one of them in for a touchdown. Or forcing fumbles deep in the other team's end. Or having a stupid penalty after stupid penalty during what always seems to be the wrong time. When you have a defense that makes plays and puts points on the board, and a solid Offensive line that protects the QB and doesn't get over-penalized; those things always add up to make your QB look great.

Romo is not getting the kind of team support that the Steelers are getting.

With the kind of team the Cowboys have Romo pretty much has to win games by himself. We have a horrible defense that can't get sacks, turnovers or cover receivers. They can't stop anyone when they have to. Until last Sunday our running game wasn't very good. Other than the fluke game against Tampa our WR's can't get down the field. They only have 12 catches between them. Romo is asked to do too much and he can't handle it. We have a head coach and a QB who are in over their heads.