Romo on holding for field goals for folk recap - DMN Blog

cowboyjoe · Dec 10, 2009

You have to be mentally tough and ready to go and help the team. If i felt that i was going to s... then I wouldnt do it.

panchucko · Dec 10, 2009

Well why couldn't McBriar help the team and do what it takes to get the holds right.

DaBoys4Life · Dec 10, 2009

How about we just replace folk and go with mcbrair to see if that's really the problem.

Faerluna · Dec 10, 2009

DaBoys4Life;3133660 said:
How about we just replace folk and go with mcbrair to see if that's really the problem.

Yea, maybe we can get Jose Cortez back in here. He was awesome.

cowboyeric8 · Dec 10, 2009

DaBoys4Life;3133660 said:
How about we just replace folk and go with mcbrair to see if that's really the problem.

And wait a few more games watching Beuler miss, costing us more points? Brilliant!

Rampage · Dec 10, 2009

how about we get someone who knows how to run a football team. This shouldn't even be an issue.

WoodysGirl · Dec 10, 2009

Romo volunteered for holding duty
12:42 PM Thu, Dec 10, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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The process that resulted in a change at holder for the Dallas Cowboys began when quarterback Tony Romo approached special teams coach Joe DeCamillis on the airplane ride home from Sunday's loss at the New York Giants to volunteer his services.

Kicker Nick Folk continued his slump with two missed field-goal tries in the 31-24 loss. By his actions on the field, Folk indicated that he and holder Mat McBriar were not functioning well.

Romo said it is incumbent on a quarterback to whatever a team needs. He also remembered a teaching from his father.

``Leadership is doing what needs to be done,'' Romo said. ``In some ways, itnot a big thing, but it's important for us to be good in that area.''

Romo last held in the Pro Bowl after the 2006 season. The followed the botched hold at the end of a playoff loss at Seattle. Romo did not shy away from revisiting that episode.

``You have to be mentally strong and feel that you can do something at a high level,'' Romo said. ``If I felt I was going to (fail), I wouldn't be offering to help in this situation. Hopefully, I'll be pretty good. If not, then I won't be doing it very long or at all.''

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Folk on Romo: "he's pretty good at it"
12:29 PM Thu, Dec 10, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Kicker Nick Folk was asked a question or two _ or 20 _ about his new holder, Tony Romo.

"He's pretty good at it,'' Folk said Thursday before the team departed for practice at Cowboys Stadium. "He'll get some more kicks today and we'll be ready to go for Sunday.''

This is the first time Folk and Romo have worked together. That shouldn't be a concern.

"When I won the job here, they said Brad (Johnson) was going to be the holder. It took us a week and we had a pretty good run for two years.

"He's pretty good at it so it shouldn't be too big of a concern.''

And how does Folk like the ball held?

"Straight up and down,'' he said. "The biggest key is let the ball come to you. The ball will always travel faster than your hands will.''

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cowboyjoe · Dec 10, 2009

panchucko;3133654 said:
Well why couldn't McBriar help the team and do what it takes to get the holds right.

all i know the announcers on thefan said one player told them that he doesnt want to play on special teams etc, they didnt say who the player was, but best i remember the player does play on special teams, the announcer said;

InmanRoshi · Dec 10, 2009

Since we drafted a kickoff specialist, it might be time to draft a FG holder specialist. And if Folk misses anymore kicks, it might be time to relegate him to PAT specialist and bring in a FG specialist.

Doomsday101 · Dec 10, 2009

If this move helps us put up more points then great. Dallas can look to someone else next year as far as a holder but given the teams we must face over the next 4 weeks we need to do what ever has to be done.

jterrell · Dec 10, 2009

Love the move here by Romo.

It was a hold that cost him his first playoff game.

How ironic if he can end his playoff win drought with a field goal as holder.

This is great leadership. He volunteered and was clearly the best holder they attempted and alas he has the job. We have all off-season to worry about what to do next year.

jterrell · Dec 10, 2009

Doomsday101;3133712 said:
If this move helps us put up more points then great. Dallas can look to someone else next year as far as a holder but given the teams we must face over the next 4 weeks we need to do what ever has to be done.

dang you dooms... beating out my post by seconds

cowboyjoe · Dec 10, 2009

Doomsday101;3133712 said:
If this move helps us put up more points then great. Dallas can look to someone else next year as far as a holder but given the teams we must face over the next 4 weeks we need to do what ever has to be done.

Totally agree you fix it, no matter what, you fix the darn problem now; you dont wait and let it linger and linger;

cowboyjoe · Dec 10, 2009

jterrell;3133714 said:
Love the move here by Romo.

It was a hold that cost him his first playoff game.

How ironic if he can end his playoff win drought with a field goal as holder.

This is great leadership. He volunteered and was clearly the best holder they attempted and alas he has the job. We have all off-season to worry about what to do next year.

Hey Jterrell, thats a great post, you may want to keep this somewhere for future reference here on the board

what if romo's holding, he has to run again, and he runs for first down or a td or he throws the football on fake field goal etc, that results in the cowboys winning their first playoff game.

Doomsday101 · Dec 10, 2009

cowboyjoe;3133716 said:
Totally agree you fix it, no matter what, you fix the darn problem now; you dont wait and let it linger and linger;

I agree. Folk has not cost us a game it is not as in the games he has missed FG they turned out the be the difference in the game. But with the teams ahead of us I think you do what you got to do. So while I'm not crazy about Romo doing it I think right now he is the best person for the job. It is not like Dallas has not tried others to do the job they did and McBrair ended up with the job.

cowboyjoe · Dec 10, 2009

Doomsday101;3133723 said:
I agree. Folk has not cost us a game it is not as in the games he has missed FG they turned out the be the difference in the game. But with the teams ahead of us I think you do what you got to do. So while I'm not crazy about Romo doing it I think right now he is the best person for the job. It is not like Dallas has not tried others to do the job they did and McBrair ended up with the job.

HMM, didnt mcbrair miss a field goal in the first giant game, what was the score 33-31?

Didnt we miss some field goals in the green bay game too, to where if we had made some, we wouldnt have had to throw so much in 2nd half?

Doomsday101 · Dec 10, 2009

cowboyjoe;3133733 said:
HMM, didnt mcbrair miss a field goal in the first giant game, what was the score 33-31?

Didnt we miss some field goals in the green bay game too, to where if we had made some, we wouldnt have had to throw so much in 2nd half?

No he didn't in the Giants game (1st game) he was 1-1 from 47 out and 4-4 on extra points in the game

In the GB game he did miss his only FG attempt of that game going 0-1 and no that did not cost us the game.

Hook'em#11 · Dec 10, 2009

But, it didn't help. Any points left off the board are a problem. No matter what..

I applaud Romo for doing this. Nice job. It also gives the opposing team one more thing to worry about on FG's. That's always good.

seniorette · Dec 10, 2009

Doomsday101;3133741 said:
No he didn't in the Giants game (1st game) he was 1-1 from 47 out and 4-4 on extra points in the game

In the GB game he did miss his only FG attempt of that game going 0-1 and no that did not cost us the game.

I may be wrong here---But, it looks to me as if Tony could put an end to this whole issue by,
JUST ENDING "EVERY" DRIVE IN THE END ZONE WITH AUSTIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bow:

jterrell · Dec 10, 2009

Doomsday101;3133723 said:
I agree. Folk has not cost us a game it is not as in the games he has missed FG they turned out the be the difference in the game. But with the teams ahead of us I think you do what you got to do. So while I'm not crazy about Romo doing it I think right now he is the best person for the job. It is not like Dallas has not tried others to do the job they did and McBrair ended up with the job.

The issue with missing kicks is momentum. It is such a boost to the other team mentally. Dallas made good drives on a few of those kicks to come away with zip and the other teams gets good field position as well.

In the Giants and Pack game I'd argue those kicks affected the game but not directly caused losses. Field Goals being made and 3 points on the board does alter situations a bit so hard to say what would have happened but they were hardly misses with the game on the line.

The important thing is we get it worked out and stop missing kicks. these games now are too important to risk them to spotty Field Goal execution.

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