Romo should have been benched when leading 35-7

[JBS]

So by this logic, why not have Weeden in?

If there's no difference what are you complaining about?

 

[bark]

I would have been fine with tony handing off to randle

 

[Red Dragon]

If there's no difference what are you complaining about?

Romo is old, not at 100% health and is crucial to the Cowboys' playoff hopes.

Weeden is younger, at 100% health, and is not crucial to the Cowboys' playoff hopes.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

What a stupid thread and idea.

 

[loublue22]

he would have come out but they scored right after

 

[links18]

What a stupid thread and idea.

That's gotta leave a mark.

 

[JoeKing]

After we got the 35-7 lead, Romo was handing the ball off most of that time. The game plan kept him safe and out of pass rush danger. I saw no benefit to benching him.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

That's gotta leave a mark.

I mean I don't want to be unnecessarily dismissive.... But what do you say to such a silly thought?

 

[Red Dragon]

I mean I don't want to be unnecessarily dismissive.... But what do you say to such a silly thought?

Is Greg Popovich silly for resting Tim Duncan when the Spurs have a big lead late in a game?

I'm genuinely confused; you make it sound like pulling a 34-year old, spine-injured, rib-injured Romo, when leading by four TDs very late in a game against a bad team, is unreasonable.

 

[links18]

Is Greg Popovich silly for resting Tim Duncan when the Spurs have a big lead late in a game?

I'm genuinely confused; you make it sound like resting a 34-year old, spine-injured, rib-injured Romo, when leading by four TDs late in a game against a bad team, is unreasonable.

I think its a question of how late in the game you are talking. It was still a game in the 4th quarter.......

 

[cheftjpeck]

The Cowboys took a 35-7 lead with only a little over seventeen minutes remaining. This would have been a great time to let Romo rest and have Weeden hand the ball off repeatedly to Randle, Dunbar, Murray, etc. Instead, the Cowboys kept Romo in, potentially risking needless injury, not to mention not letting him get more rest.


For those who say, "But the Bears came back!" - first of all, that's the fault of the Cowboys' defense, not the offense. Second, a benched Romo could have been reinserted back into the game anytime he was needed to. Third, Escobar should have caught that onsides kick.
Finally, if the Cowboys can't protect a 28-point lead against one of the worse teams in the NFC for 17 minutes of play with a backup QB, then we may not be a playoff team at all.

I agree with benching of Romo but you can't make that decision with the premise of inserting him back in if needed .. A person with a back or any injury like his.. Sitting on the sideline and letting his muscles get cold per say is more dangerous as they will tighten up real bad if you put him back In and risk further injury .. But they could've benched him and kept him
Out ...

 

[speedkilz88]

Weeden out there the Bears would have loaded up for the run.

 

[links18]

I agree with benching of Romo but you can't make that decision with the premise of inserting him back in if needed .. A person with a back or any injury like his.. Sitting on the sideline and letting his muscles get cold per say is more dangerous as they will tighten up real bad if you put him back In and risk further injury .. But they could've benched him and kept him
Out ...

Didn't the Pats pull Brady once only to have to put him back in? Belicheat was not happy

 

[cheftjpeck]

Didn't the Pats pull Brady once only to have to put him back in? Belicheat was not happy

Yeah I think so .. Brady wasn't injured though with back issue ... But yeah Belicheat was ticked

 

[Titleist]

Weeden out there the Bears would have loaded up for the run.

Mainly this. All 32 NFL teams know that with Weeden in, there is absolutely no threat of passing. They would stack the box on every play. Romo in the game means that defenses have to worry about the play action.

Although to be fair, the Bears DID load the box several times in the second half and we mauled them anyway. What our OLine was doing out there just wasn't fair.

 

[links18]

Mainly this. All 32 NFL teams know that with Weeden in, there is absolutely no threat of passing. They would stack the box on every play. Romo in the game means that defenses have to worry about the play action.

Although to be fair, the Bears DID load the box several times in the second half and we mauled them anyway. What our OLine was doing out there just wasn't fair.

I'll say it again with Weeden in the game, the Bears aren't kicking onside after they cut it to ten.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Is Greg Popovich silly for resting Tim Duncan when the Spurs have a big lead late in a game?

I'm genuinely confused; you make it sound like pulling a 34-year old, spine-injured, rib-injured Romo, when leading by four TDs very late in a game against a bad team, is unreasonable.

Did you just compare Football where you play 16 games in a regular season and Basketball where you play 82 and often on back to back nights with travel and 4 in 5 a few times a year?

Yeah you shouldn't do that.

 

[xwalker]

So by this logic, why not have Weeden in?

It's easier to run if there is at least a threat of passing. They would just play 11 in the box against the run with Weeden in the game.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Negative, we should have played with some blitzes and sent 5-6 players vs prevent on defense.

For the life of me I'll never understand that defense. Especially when the defense isn't that great to begin with. That wasn't a great coaching decision at all.

 

[Crown Royal]

For the life of me I'll never understand that defense. Especially when the defense isn't that great to begin with. That wasn't a great coaching decision at all.

They had blitzed early and often already, they really weren't getting there. That's what sprung Forte on that long screen play.