Romo in 2007

[ELeBaron1960]

We have all heard many people bashing Tony Romo. I just wanted to say something about the 2007 playoff game against the Giants.
Many people say this is proof he can't win because he was on a good team then. It's true the team was much better then but think about some of the details of that game:
He played well enough to win. Our offensive line dominated until it mattered most. Remember the 18 play 9 minute drive in the second quarter that resulted in a touchdown? Classic. Our defense managed to let the Giants score a touchdown in about 50 seconds right after that.
About halfway through the 4th quarter, our o-line ran out of gas. It has been well documented that with the Giants rotating fresh D-linemen into the game, our big guys couldn't keep up. That is when Romo was running for his life every play. Re-watch the game, you will see it.
And people make a big deal about the interception in the end zone on the last play. It was just that: the last play. No time left. One chance. You had better throw the ball in the end zone there. Nothing else matters. He had to get rid of it, no question. Can you imagine being sacked on that play? I don't care if you are going down and have to throw the ball backwards over your head, get rid of it. Just my 2 cents.

 

[op124]

They were blitzing a lot in the second half. They had a depleted secondary with a practice squad player playing CB and RW McQuarters playing. The Cowboys choked.

 

[ELeBaron1960]

They were blitzing a lot in the second half. They had a depleted secondary with a practice squad player playing CB and RW McQuarters playing. The Cowboys choked.

Who cares who was playing? I was mainly stating that they got pressure and Romo didn't have much of a chance toward the end. Obviously, the team blew it.

 

[Gameover]

When the Giants took the 21-17 lead, they turned up the blitz, Jason Garrett responded by calling "go routes" the last 9 minutes of the game... Garrett choked..

Other than the wobble'd 3rd down pass to Owens(which would have put us up 21-14), Romo played the best playoff game of his career, that day.

 

[gimmesix]

When the Giants took the 21-17 lead, they turned up the blitz, Jason Garrett responded by calling "go routes" the last 9 minutes of the game... Garrett choked..

Other than the wobble'd 3rd down pass to Owens(which would have put us up 21-14), Romo played the best playoff game of his career, that day.

Didn't we also have a goal-line fumble, at least one easy catch for a big play dropped and a miscommunication on an end zone throw?

The only one of those that can remotely be blamed on Romo is the miscommunication.

 

[Wood]

Was that the game Crayton made big drop? In any case...we can analyze about 7 years of football to try to dissect why Tony & Cowboys can't close out. Personally, I think it keeps coming back to leadership or lack of. And I mean it all the way from top down down to scouts.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

That loss was on Crayton. He dropped a huge pass that would've won the game. Those are plays that just never leave you as a fan and a player. It's gonna haunt me for a long time knowing what could've been.

 

[GOLDENCHILD1688]

smh

same game where:

Crayton had a huge drop on would couldn't resulted in a TD.

Then he stopped short on a route where Romo would've nailed him for a gm winning td pass

On that same drive they called intentional grounding on Romo which was the wrong call and pushed us back 15 yards

I remember Fasano also dropping a td in that game but I think we went on to score that drive, not sure

The terrible offsides call on Ware on 3rd down when he perfectly timed the snap count. The league even said they got that one wrong. Instead its called, the Giants get a first down and end up scoring a td

Yeah we loss all thanks to that damn Romo

 

[Gameover]

Didn't we also have a goal-line fumble, at least one easy catch for a big play dropped and a miscommunication on an end zone throw?

The only one of those that can remotely be blamed on Romo is the miscommunication.

I don't remember the fumble... Crayton had a drop and a give up on a potential TD.Romo had an intentional grounding penalty, we allowed Toomer to score a long TD on a simple 10 yard slant, DeMarcus Ware had an off-sides on a giants 3rd&6(surprise,surprise),we had stopped them on third down, they picked up the first on 3rd&1, than the Toomer TD.

 

[BIGDen]

smh

same game where:

Crayton had a huge drop on would couldn't resulted in a TD.

Then he stopped short on a route where Romo would've nailed him for a gm winning td pass

On that same drive they called intentional grounding on Romo which was the wrong call and pushed us back 15 yards

I remember Fasano also dropping a td in that game but I think we went on to score that drive, not sure

The terrible offsides call on Ware on 3rd down when he perfectly timed the snap count. The league even said they got that one wrong. Instead its called, the Giants get a first down and end up scoring a td

Yeah we loss all thanks to that damn Romo

We settled for 3 on the drive where Fasano dropped the TD. Romo threw some incredible clutch pases late in that game only to have Crayton drop one and pull up on the other. That game is one which I will never get over. I will always hate Crayton. I'm sure Niners fans are feeling the same way about Kyle Williams right now.

 

[visionary]

teams that are poorly coached and lack discipline find ways to lose

look at the different ways this team has managed to lose in the last 4-5 years

if it happens once or twice, it can be chalked up to bad luck

consistently "unlucky" teams are consistently unlucky because of lack of attention to fundamentals, lack of attention to details, lack of discipline

that is all under the umbrella of coaching

i give you

exhibit A: wade phillips
exhibit B: jason garrett

 

[plastike]

Talk about living in the past.......

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Didn't we also have a goal-line fumble, at least one easy catch for a big play dropped and a miscommunication on an end zone throw?

The only one of those that can remotely be blamed on Romo is the miscommunication.

That's the game that Fasano dropped a sure TD pass that hit him right in the chest.

Crayton dropped a 3rd down pass that was for at least the first down and looked like he could have gained a lot more.

Crayton also was the guy that, for whatever reason, stopped running his route on the next to last play, when he had his guy beat, and Romo put the ball perfectly in the endzone for him to run right under it for an easy pitch and catch.


Not to mention the terrible play calling that had them running really long pass patterns the entire second half while their offensive line suddenly couldn't block a soul. Romo ran for his life, especially the last 2 or 3 Cowboys possessions in that game.


But, hey, he did have that one off target pass to Owens, that I believe happened the play right after Fasano dropped the TD pass that was right in his chest, so I guess that means Romo played terrible and it's his fault they lost. At least that's what I've been told here a bunch of times.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

teams that are poorly coached and lack discipline find ways to lose

look at the different ways this team has managed to lose in the last 4-5 years

if it happens once or twice, it can be chalked up to bad luck

consistently "unlucky" teams are consistently unlucky because of lack of attention to fundamentals, lack of attention to details, lack of discipline

that is all under the umbrella of coaching

i give you

exhibit A: wade phillips
exhibit B: jason garrett

I agree wth you on this although I do think, and maybe it's just me hoping for it more so than anything else, that with Garrett it's getting a bit better.

I feel like it's a lot less about stupid things at this point and more about some guys, especially on defense, who simply lack the ability to do what they need to do in order to win.

I'm quite hopeful that with some more spring cleaning of this roster, again especially on the defensive side of the ball, and some quality additions via the draft and Free Agency that this team could be very good in pretty quick order.

 

[DFWJC]

We have all heard many people bashing Tony Romo. I just wanted to say something about the 2007 playoff game against the Giants.
Many people say this is proof he can't win because he was on a good team then. It's true the team was much better then but think about some of the details of that game:
He played well enough to win. Our offensive line dominated until it mattered most. Remember the 18 play 9 minute drive in the second quarter that resulted in a touchdown? Classic. Our defense managed to let the Giants score a touchdown in about 50 seconds right after that.
About halfway through the 4th quarter, our o-line ran out of gas. It has been well documented that with the Giants rotating fresh D-linemen into the game, our big guys couldn't keep up. That is when Romo was running for his life every play. Re-watch the game, you will see it.
And people make a big deal about the interception in the end zone on the last play. It was just that: the last play. No time left. One chance. You had better throw the ball in the end zone there. Nothing else matters. He had to get rid of it, no question. Can you imagine being sacked on that play? I don't care if you are going down and have to throw the ball backwards over your head, get rid of it. Just my 2 cents.

True.
Anyone who objectively watches that game will see that Romo was fine.

Hey, it's not like the Giants folded after that game. They do deserve some credit.

 

[AdamJT13]

Don't forget the bogus intentional grounding call when we were driving inside the Giants' territory with four minutes remaining.

 

[tyke1doe]

When the Giants took the 21-17 lead, they turned up the blitz, Jason Garrett responded by calling "go routes" the last 9 minutes of the game... Garrett choked..

Other than the wobble'd 3rd down pass to Owens(which would have put us up 21-14), Romo played the best playoff game of his career, that day.

I seem to remember Romo taking a few sacks trying to extend the play when he should have gotten rid of the ball.

 

[dogberry]

Is there a time limit after which an active player or coach can comment on officials without fear of a fine?

 

[tyke1doe]

I think the biggest factor in that loss - and one that goes unaddressed - is the Cowboys changed offensive strategies. We decided to establish the run early in the game. Barber had 101 yards and 1 TD in the first half. But, remember, we used Barber as a closer more than as the featured back that year.

And it's much more grueling to run block the ball than it is to pass block.

I personally think the Cowboys offensive line ran out of gas. We tried to get too cute with running the football when that wasn't what we had practiced that whole year. We relied on Romo's arm, sprinkling the running game then relied on it heavily when we had to close out games.

We reversed our strategy, and I think that's really why the Cowboys offensive line broke down. I can't prove this, but that's my theory.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I seem to remember Romo taking a few sacks trying to extend the play when he should have gotten rid of the ball.

you need to jog your memory then. He wasn't sacked a few times he was pressured constantly. His scrambling avoided numerous sacks.


Since you don't remember correctly I'll let you in on the fact that the Giants were actually only able to bring him down twice, due to his ability to avoid the rush and make plays despite the pressures.