Romo is good and is ready to take over

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Tony's combined preseason numbers of last year and (so far) this year:

42 completions
62 attempts
68% Comp. Percent.
508 yards
12 YPC
2 TD
0 INT
103.4 QB Rating

Its been more than just one good performance.
 

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InmanRoshi said:
Tony's combined preseason numbers of last year and (so far) this year:

42 completions
62 attempts
68% Comp. Percent.
508 yards
12 YPC
2 TD
0 INT
103.4 QB Rating

Its been more than just one good performance.

Well that's true enough.
 

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Honestly, he reminds me of Matt Hasselback. Hasselback used to be the king of preseason for Holmgren and started slow once he finally got his chance to start. Look where he is now. At some point you have to cut the ambilical cord and start a new era. I'm not declaring that it's time now after the first pre-season game but it may be nearing. You can feel it. I don't think N.E. or Buffalo is missing Drew right now.
 

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THEHEREAFTER said:
Honestly, he reminds me of Matt Hasselback. Hasselback used to be the king of preseason for Holmgren and started slow once he finally got his chance to start. Look where he is now. At some point you have to cut the ambilical cord and start a new era. I'm not declaring that it's time now after the first pre-season game but it may be nearing. You can feel it. I don't think N.E. or Buffalo is missing Drew right now.

Oh, I think Buffalo would take him over Kelly Holcomb or J.P. Losman.
 

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Like any real Cowboys fan should, I have rooted for both Henson and Romo. If one of them takes over and ends up being the answer at QB, that's great.
 

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This is what I think the fans are so excited about.
I went back and watched every Romo play in slow motion, fast motion, and every kind of motion you could think of and took me like 3 hours to rewatch everything.

The first thing that jumps out at me is Romo's accuracy. There were 2 plays that he didn't hit his target straight on, and one was where Romo was rolling out to his left and bulleted the ball just a little bit behind Hurd, and it not only did the ball hit Hurd in the hands, but it hit him in both hands where part of his body was still behind the ball, let's just say he should've caught the ball.

The other one was a slant to Copper, and poor Copper stopped on the play, or the ball would've been a perfectly thrown ball.

I also noticed how he gives his receivers and opportunity to make a play instead of waiting for a wide opened player, because this won't always happen. 2 or 3 times he threw the ball on a fade with dead on accuracy, and great or good receivers almost always either make the catch, or prevent the defender from making it.

His pocket awareness is incredible. He can sniff out pressure like nothing. Along with his quick decision making. When he drops back, he knows where he's going, and if it's not there he spots his secondary target quickly, or get's the heck out of dodge.

The last thing is his "Moxie". He's fearless and will do everything to get down the field and score.

The only thing I sort of worry about is his soft throws on outs. Some of those will be picked off, but if you throw it early like he does, most corners still don't have a chance. The last thing is his touch on the ball. He has a very catchable ball. He doesn't put so much fire on it that it will fly thru your hands, and I know professionals are supposed to catch every thing, but Montana and Young both had touch on their passes and threw a very catchable ball.

I said all of that to say, I still want Bledsoe to start, but if he starts to fade, then he get's pulled like he did playing in front of Brady.
 

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After watching the game again, I also got to admit that Romo got lucky on a few throws. There were some thrown into coverage that you could either say were about as accurate as they needed to be, or just lucky that the backup defensive backs didnt' sniff it out. Or maybe a bit of both. ;)
 

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TruBlueCowboy said:
After watching the game again, I also got to admit that Romo got lucky on a few throws. There were some thrown into coverage that you could either say were about as accurate as they needed to be, or just lucky that the backup defensive backs didnt' sniff it out. Or maybe a bit of both. ;)
Which throws were these? I watched it again and don't remember thinking "he got lucky" at all.
 

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Which throws were these? I watched it again and don't remember thinking "he got lucky" at all.

I didn't think he completed them only because he was lucky. Obviously it requires skill to be that accurate with that kind of timing. I'm just saying I saw a few passes to guys who had someone in zone underneath them who might have made a play if they were vets. Not a knock on Romo at all.
 

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It sure seems to me that Romo is a better QB than the Quincy Carter we saw in Parcells' first year.

Thankfully, Bledsoe is too.
 

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Lets see what he does in the other pre-seson games. i'm not ready to call him the future, but I have my fingers crossed.
 

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Interesting replies, about what I expected, some agree, some want to wait and others are just Henson lovers or punks. I will stick to my guns, been talking up Romo for two years. He will be our starter sooner than later.

I have nothing against Bledsoe, I like him alot and hope he plays well and takes us to the Super Bowl. That said, Romo is a much quicker reactor and thrower and this is needed in today's NFL with all of the speed on Defenses.
 

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well I dont know why someone would be a Romo hater or a Henson lover. Henson didnt do a damn thing with us. IN NFl Europe he played like a mediocre backup QB.


In my opinion there is only one option. You sit and watch the Cowboys under Bledsoe. If it turns for the worse we start thinking about Romo taking over. Ofcourse this is if he continues his good play in pre-season, And when I say take over I mean, if Blesdoe goes down injured or we're talking next season.
 

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Clove said:
I said all of that to say, I still want Bledsoe to start, but if he starts to fade, then he get's pulled like he did playing in front of Brady.

Brady played because Beldsoe was injured, not because he was fading. It's just he played so well, and was uncertain about how Bledsoe would do when he returned. Also they had to be cautious with Bledsoe. Turned out Brady was better than everyone thought. Younger and all the ups. So they stayed with him, and in hindsight it turned out great for them.
 

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Romo's performance gave me hope we at least have a competent backup this season. I'm no longer too worried if Bledsoe goes down a few games.

Let's remember, though, the Seahawks weren't exactly gameplanning for Romo this game. I know, I know...we weren't gameplanning for Seattle, either. But I'd be curious if he could go 19-for-25 once teams know his tendencies.

Hopefully we've got a good backup and a candidate for quarterback-of-the-future. The Replace Bledsoe talk is fun, but premature at this point.
 

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LaTunaNostra said:
Tony reminded me a little of, dare I say it..Billy Kilmer.
Huh. You know, I can sort of see that. The way the ball comes out, his arm motion.

In the face, Romo looks a little like Favre.
 

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Clove said:
>>>The first thing that jumps out at me is Romo's accuracy. There were 2 plays that he didn't hit his target straight on, and one was where Romo was rolling out to his left and bulleted the ball just a little bit behind Hurd, and it not only did the ball hit Hurd in the hands, but it hit him in both hands where part of his body was still behind the ball, let's just say he should've caught the ball.

The other one was a slant to Copper, and poor Copper stopped on the play, or the ball would've been a perfectly thrown ball.

I also noticed how he gives his receivers and opportunity to make a play instead of waiting for a wide opened player, because this won't always happen. 2 or 3 times he threw the ball on a fade with dead on accuracy, and great or good receivers almost always either make the catch, or prevent the defender from making it.

His pocket awareness is incredible. He can sniff out pressure like nothing. Along with his quick decision making. When he drops back, he knows where he's going, and if it's not there he spots his secondary target quickly, or get's the heck out of dodge.

The last thing is his "Moxie". He's fearless and will do everything to get down the field and score.

The only thing I sort of worry about is his soft throws on outs. Some of those will be picked off, but if you throw it early like he does, most corners still don't have a chance. The last thing is his touch on the ball. He has a very catchable ball. He doesn't put so much fire on it that it will fly thru your hands, and I know professionals are supposed to catch every thing, but Montana and Young both had touch on their passes and threw a very catchable ball.

I said all of that to say, I still want Bledsoe to start, but if he starts to fade, then he get's pulled like he did playing in front of Brady.

Why in the world would you STILL want Bledsoe to start???
 

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I liked what I saw from Romo, yesterday was the 1st time I actually got to watch ROmo in action, and I must say, he looked really good

btw, CactusCowboy, I knew there was an agenda behind your hate for Henson
 
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