Romo Impressive

[jbz64]

Romo was impressive but it was only the first preseason game of the season with not much strategy and scheming so I won't get too excited.

As good as he played, which was almost perfect, we only scored 13 points.

The result of 4 plays could have had Cowboys Nation seeing Romo in a totally different view.

Play #1 & #2 were the fumbled the snaps. One was deep in our end at the start of the game and who knows what the starting offense of the Seahawks would have done.

Play #3 was on a 3rd & 4 when he stepped up to avoid a sack(Bledsoe would have been sacked and we would have tried a long FG or punt) and Sam Hurd made a one handed catch. One handed catches are few and far between. Had Hurd dropped it we would have tried the FG.

Play #4. The pass to Crayton was an unbelievable. The ball went right by the defenders helmet and Crayton caught it with the defender's arm between his arms and ball. That was a hell of a catch and lucky too. We made not have scored any points on that drive.

I know this is all coulda, shoulda and woulda but things on Saturday went our way and his way. If those 4 plays go against us things could have been a different story.

Sometimes the ball bounces your way and sometimes it bounces the other way. For the last 10 years it's bounced the other way so maybe the tide is turning.

 

[Cochese]

As good as he played, which was almost perfect, we only scored 13 points.

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Does it matter how many points you score when you WIN THE FREAKING GAME?

 

[Angus]

Football is a game of inches in more than one way.

 

[Cochese]

Anyone can play the 'coulda, woulda, shoulda' game after any football game. Well this coulda have happened which means this would have happened and so on and so on. It is irrelevant.

 

[jbz64]

Does it matter how many points you score when you WIN THE FREAKING GAME?

Easy Sally, winning or losing preseason games is not as important as evaluating our potential FREAKING FUTURE QUARTERBACK.

 

[Seven]

Does it matter how many points you score when you WIN THE FREAKING GAME?

Does it matter that you completely MISSED THE JIST OF THE POST?

 

[Cochese]

Does it matter that you completely MISSED THE JIST OF THE POST?

No, i get the point. He is playing the coulda, woulda, shoulda game. It is irrelevant, because what happened is what happened and no amount of second guessing is going to change anything that ocurred..

 

[Seven]

No, i get the point. He is playing the coulda, woulda, shoulda game. It is irrelevant, because what happened is what happened and no amount of second guessing is going to change anything that ocurred..

No, you don't. He said nothing about a win or a loss as you stated. You turned it around with the shoulda BS when called out on a completely irrevelant reply.

 

[Cochese]

The result of 4 plays could have had Cowboys Nation seeing Romo in a totally different view. Could've

Play #1 & #2 were the fumbled the snaps. One was deep in our end at the start of the game and who knows what the starting offense of the Seahawks would have done. would've

Play #3 was on a 3rd & 4 when he stepped up to avoid a sack(Bledsoe would have been sacked and we would have tried a long FG or punt) and Sam Hurd made a one handed catch. One handed catches are few and far between. Had Hurd dropped it we would have tried the FG. Would've #2

Play #4. The pass to Crayton was an unbelievable. The ball went right by the defenders helmet and Crayton caught it with the defender's arm between his arms and ball. That was a hell of a catch and lucky too. We made not have scored any points on that drive. A little harder to tell. Shouldve been dropped? Could've been intercepted? Should've not scored any points?

All irrelevant.

 

[Seven]

All irrelevant

As was your original reply.

In the infamous words of MW......you're gonna barf.

 

[RealCowboyfan]

LOOK IN THOSE EYES - THEY SAY STARTER

 

[Death Star]

Romo was impressive but it was only the first preseason game of the season with not much strategy and scheming so I won't get too excited.

As good as he played, which was almost perfect, we only scored 13 points.

The result of 4 plays could have had Cowboys Nation seeing Romo in a totally different view.

Play #1 & #2 were the fumbled the snaps. One was deep in our end at the start of the game and who knows what the starting offense of the Seahawks would have done.

Play #3 was on a 3rd & 4 when he stepped up to avoid a sack(Bledsoe would have been sacked and we would have tried a long FG or punt) and Sam Hurd made a one handed catch. One handed catches are few and far between. Had Hurd dropped it we would have tried the FG.

Play #4. The pass to Crayton was an unbelievable. The ball went right by the defenders helmet and Crayton caught it with the defender's arm between his arms and ball. That was a hell of a catch and lucky too. We made not have scored any points on that drive.

I know this is all coulda, shoulda and woulda but things on Saturday went our way and his way. If those 4 plays go against us things could have been a different story.

Sometimes the ball bounces your way and sometimes it bounces the other way. For the last 10 years it's bounced the other way so maybe the tide is turning.

You can blame the Parcells ball control philosophy along with the OL for the lack of points. Reason being, the last few drives Romo didn't throw a single pass, they just kept running the ball the whole time in order to kill the clock. Maybe someone who recorded the game knows the exact number, but I think he only threw the ball a couple of times in the entire second half. And when you can't pass and the runners aren't finding many holes, then things grind to a halt.

Even though these preseason wins don't really matter, toward the end they looked like they were playing to win. Maybe they wanted the situation for Romo to be as close to regular season as possible, or maybe they wanted a little morale boost, who knows.

Edit: also, regarding the botched snaps. Romo could very well be the culprit on that one, but remember how many botched snaps we had last season with Bledsoe, there was at least one per game. And now we see the same problem last Sunday with a different QB but the same Centers from last season. Hmm...

 

[Smith22]

I must admit, I never saw much in Romo the last few years. That being said, he more than impressed me last week. Some people are giving him way 2 much credit, while others seem to just ignore his performance. Yeah, the offense didn't put up a lot of points, but Romo was extremely accurate, especially if you consider that at least 3 of his incompletions were dropped passes. IMO, BP and company saw enough of Henson in NFLE and now they want to see Romo get extensive playing time to see what he has to offer. It's his job (backup) to lose at this point IMO, not based just on that game, but based on NFLE, training camp, etc. I really don't care who wins the job, as long as they earn it.

 

[Smith22]

Another thing, this botched exchange between the QB/C HAS TO STOP. We easily have to lead the league in botched QB/C exchanges over the last 5 years or so, regardless of who the QB was.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

ROMO still has a ways to go.....yes, but, he does show very good potential

 

[DIAF]

Does it matter how many points you score when you WIN THE FREAKING GAME?

In regular season, no.


In preseason, yes. It implies that all may not be well with some starters that played deeper into the game or your 2nd-teamers.

 

[acheman]

He played well, and looked good for the most part. Efficient at least. But, one full pre-season game VS scrubs the majority of said game is not enough, it's just not enough to tell whether he is going to pan out or not. Most of those guys in the third and fourth quarter he was playing with and against would be starting material in NFL Europe. OOPs I didn't just go there did I?

 

[acheman]

"I can make a player look as good as I want, or I can make a player look as bad as I want."

 

[RealCowboyfan]

I believe Tony Romo is ready to take over as the starter in Dallas now.:starspin