zeroburrito;3230553 said:
he's been a gunslinger in 3 of the 4 years he's played. for all we know this could be an aberration like tom brady in 2007. i don't even think being a gunslinger is a bad thing.
Agreed.
Remember how, for the first three seasons, before every play you'd wonder if Romo was going to throw a pick? The pass would be in the air to an off camera receiver and you would be wondering what color jersey you'd see when it got there ? That's gunslinger Romo. And outside of the first game against the giants I haven't seen much of him.
Remember Romo, running around with the ball in one hand, not even thinking about tucking it, with his arm cocked and ready to throw, pump faking all the while? Remember Romo chucking up prayers while being tackled? (prayers that were sometimes answered and sometimes... Not so much). That's gunslinger Romo. Again, I haven't seen much of him this year.
Remember the Romo 4 yard run?
That's gunslinger Romo. Any QB in his right mind would never have run that back, outside of perhaps a mike vick or Vince young type. Most QBs would fall on the ball or throw it out of bounds. Romo? Romo wants to make a play, and furthermore he THINKS (or thought at least) that he can make a play under any circumstances, no matter how bad the odds. That's gunslinger Romo. That's the guy with a brilliant play one second and a head scratching pick or fumble the next. I haven't seen much of him this season.
I think he's realized that he can't perform miracles. At least... Not on every play.
