Romo makes the OL better,, Much better!

[Cowboy4ever]

I firmly believe this,, not so much because he can move, but for other reasons. I have noticed that almost half the sacks that we have given up has been when someone comes clean.. no one even tries to block them. Happened 3 times Monday night. So I have to ask my self "how can this happen" I have come up with 2 possibilities, well 3 really.

1. The oline is stupid and not very talented. Possible, but they are not just standing there and watching guys blow by them. Seems to me, ever week, they block out, when the blitz is coming up the middle. That is a cardnal sin of pass blocking. you dont' get to the NFL without knowing that you block inside out,, make the free guy go the longest route to the QB. Which brings me to possibility number 2

2. Bad Scheme's. Very possible. A guard blocking out with a MLB shooting the A gap is unheard of. And yet it happens every week, to every lineman, this is can not be stupidy on the players part. This is part of the scheme, and either A, its not very well concieved, or B. the players don't understand it. Either way, it needs to be changed and simplified. Get back to basics and fundementals and this line can be above average.

3. this is where I HOPE Romo will be better than Drew and can really help this OL. Pre Snap protection adjustments. I really don't think Drew saw the blitz and made proper adjustments at the line. The QB can see the whole field, Lineman can't. If a safety drops down in the box, or a Corner tips his hand or if a linebacker is leaning forward to much.. the Qb has to pick this up and change the protection scheme. And then proceed to see the blitz come, find the hot WR and get the ball OUT.

I really think this OL can be good. I don't remember very many times, that someone has been man handled and just whipped. It happens, it happens to every OL,, afterall the guys on the other side are getting paid too, but that has not led to the majority of the sacks. I really think that if the OL coach, or BP will simplify the scheme, go back to fundementals, block inside out, and Romo can make the proper pre snap adjustments,, this OL can take us where we all want to go. JMHO

 

[jesusphreak]

I definitely noticed Romo taking his time at the line, pointing out things to his line. That was huge, imo.

 

[Mr Cowboy]

I heard someone talking today, may have been on Talking Cowboys, where they were saying that the Giants showed blitz up the middle and at the snap the two tackles would drop back in coverage, leaving Gurode with no one to block, while the other guys are blocking toward the middle, leaving Strahan and the other outside rushers come clean.

That sack by Strahan where he came clean looked like it was Columbo's fault, but in reality it was Bledsoe's because he should have seen it and changed the play and the hot receiver. Same thing with the safety by Arrington. The commentators were saying that that had to do as much with Bledsoe's benching as anything else..

I think BP mentioned in his presser that the OL takes the blame for sacks when it is isn't always their fault. He may have been referring to this.

 

[Aikbach]

No he doesn't, Romo may evade some people but he doesn't plug the pourous holes that allow defenders to come virtually unabated to the pocket.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

No he doesn't, Romo may evade some people but he doesn't plug the pourous holes that allow defenders to come virtually unabated to the pocket.

Did you even read the post? Are has your hate agenda blinded you now?

 

[MONT17]

Bledsoe may be the dumbest QB in the league on and off the field... I wonder if he has ever watched game film? Combine that with his High School delivery.


he has been stealing money for a long time...


Belichek called it 6 years ago....

 

[DallasDomination]

Romo makes our Oline look better but he doesnt make them any better. They Suck BAD.

Possible the worse all time Oline ever assembled... Seriously, either they are stupid in the head or just.....Wait not that's it, they have no talent and are stupid:laugh2: .



Every game one of them seems to make a dumb mistake..Poor Bledsoe. Atleast romo can evade the pressure a little better:bang2:

 

[Clove]

I agree with everything you said C4ever. I've said this many of times on this board the past few days.
1. Get to the line early -
2. The earlier you get there, the bigger the chance of the defense tipping it's hand on blitzes, giving you time to change the play accordingly.
3. This is exactly why teams like Indy run a hurry up. Not to confuse defenses, but to call things according to what the defensive formation will be. This gives them a full play clock to not only call several plays at the line but to determine what and where the blitzes if any will come from.

 

[Aikbach]

Did you even read the post? Are has your hate agenda blinded you now?

I don't have blind hatred just frustration as well as a reserved expectation for Romo. The line is not good, nothing Romo can do about that, he may take a few less sacks but he hasn't improved the line for he is not on it.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

just like TO would make the OL better. Just like the 2 TE set would make the line better. THE LINE WILL BECOME BETTER WHEN WE GET BETTER PESONELL. This situation with the OL is the most puzzline frustrating thing in my 30 years as a Cowboy fan. A good OL makes every facet of your team better. An OL as bad as ours is affecting EVERY facet of this team in a negative way. Do I hope this switch works? Of course! Do I think it will? No! GOOD teams will expose this, because at the end of the day, we are terrible up front. And believe or not, I think Parcells is shocked that we are this bad up front. I like the confidence he had going into this year about the OL, but his confidence has already become unglued. Just look at the OL performance against the GOOD teams we have played this year as opposed to the BAD teams we have played this year. The below average OL is the MAIN reason Parcells tenure in Dallas will finish about where it is RIHGT NOW. With a .500 record. And he has no one but himself to blame. All of the LBers and TEs has spent heavlily on don't mean crap because we cannot dictate the tempo of the game (which is what Parcells football is all about) without the ability to run when you want to run and throw when you want to throw. And for the life of me STOP throwing out stats against BAD teams...You do not measure your progress against the Texans and Titans of the world. Go look at the other good teams the Giants have played this year.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

I select door #1 ........what did I win?

 

[CowboyBlog]

He sure made the Giants defense look alot better.

 

[lurkercowboy]

On the safety, Columbo blocked inside and Arrington came around him untouched. Right?

 

[Doomsday101]

I don't have blind hatred just frustration as well as a reserved expectation for Romo. The line is not good, nothing Romo can do about that, he may take a few less sacks but he hasn't improved the line for he is not on it.

I agree. Romo is not going to make the line better he may avoid a sack but he will face a lot of pressure and he has to be able to make the right choices on the run and avoid throwing the ints. I would add teams are not going to stop blitzing now with Romo in the game he lacks experience and just like any other inexperience QB defenses will come after him and try to force the mistakes. Until Romo can show the ability to defeat the blitz teams will continue to come after him

 

[YosemiteSam]

A QB doesn't make an offensive line better. A QBs weaknesses can expose an offensive lines weakness. Bledsoe exposed our offensive line. Hopefully, Romo can help prevent it from being "as exposed" but he won't fix their problem. They MUST get better.

 

[Tobal]

I heard someone talking today, may have been on Talking Cowboys, where they were saying that the Giants showed blitz up the middle and at the snap the two tackles would drop back in coverage, leaving Gurode with no one to block, while the other guys are blocking toward the middle, leaving Strahan and the other outside rushers come clean.

That sack by Strahan where he came clean looked like it was Columbo's fault, but in reality it was Bledsoe's because he should have seen it and changed the play and the hot receiver. Same thing with the safety by Arrington. The commentators were saying that that had to do as much with Bledsoe's benching as anything else..

I think BP mentioned in his presser that the OL takes the blame for sacks when it is isn't always their fault. He may have been referring to this.

I was about to say the same thing, listening to Bills comments I thought of that very play.

 

[lspain1]

This is actually an interesting thread. Can a QB with his reads and direction to the line make the OL better? I think maybe so. The QB with his direction can ensure the OL is aware of things happening they might not necessarily see when down in a stance. I suspect P. Manning helps his line by calling protections because he sees something. He also takes the blame if he calls it wrong.

I'm not saying Romo WILL make the line better because he has to succeed and we haven't seen him do that yet. Bledsoe seemed to make only very limited types of calls. I don't know if Romo will do more. In short, I think the pass blocking performance is not just about the mobility of the QB, but how he runs the offense. Hot reads and line calls are part of that.