Romo will not throw ball away

[Doomsday101]

Actually. You are wrong here. Couldn't be more wrong.


But that's ok. You are one of the many posters that change what is said so you throw in "Lol"appear to Give the illusion of being right.

I said throw it away when out of pocket.
Your example he is in the pocket.

Then you follow up with weak "every play starts in the pocket"..... Not the point little Ricky

Why he has made plays out of the pocket. I agree there are times maybe he should throw it away but given the plays he has made and his nature I doubt he is just going to start throwing away passes. He is pretty damn good at it. I suppose people need something to go off on that is their choice myself I think Romo understand the position quite well and what his capabilities are

 

[65fastback2plus2]

And the game-winning TD at the Giants.

And the spin + game-saving pass to Williams at Seattle.

And the game-winning TD vs Detroit in the playoffs.

Keep holding the ball "too long", Tony.

THIS and ALL OF THIS plus his entire highlight reel.

I'll take his sacks and not throwing it away with alllll of his amazing ridiculous Houdini plays

 

[Seven]

Why does Romo refuse to throw the ball away? He takes bad sacks.

Are you from earth?

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

One aspect of it last year was his back. On a lot of plays that you'd like him to get rid of it he was just folding to avoid a big hit that could come after throwing it away. He was trying to preserve himself because him laying in a lump on the field = season's over.

 

[Hoov]

He holds the ball 'too long' because he's looking to make giant plays all the time. That comes with the dinner with Tony Romo, and it's why we get plays like the juke of Watt/TD to Williams (bum!) v. the Texans last year. that win us football games. As long as he's not throwing picks, I'll take the sacks and the big plays, thanks.

i agree that its how he plays the game and always will.

My personal preference is for a QB who is a little more conservative, takes less risks and plays percentages based on the situation rather than the gunslinger type - you get big plays but you also find some long 3rd downs or 3 and outs that may have been avoided by approaching things differently. So for me - that is why there are times when Romo gets me irked and he becomes my whipping boy so to speak.

Having said that - when i look around the league at the other teams QB's, i'm happy that Romo is the QB of this team.

Also, one other thing....I think its pretty crazy how he is able to take the play clock down to the wire all the time and still remain completely calm and get the play off with 1 second left. He does it so much i dont even worry when he steps away from center and starts yelling or signalling a teammate with 5 seconds left - i just know he is going to step right up and get the snap just in the nick of time. Its very impressive the number of times he does this and gets the play off without looking frazzled or panicky.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Why he has made plays out of the pocket. I agree there are times maybe he should throw it away but given the plays he has made and his nature I doubt he is just going to start throwing away passes. He is pretty damn good at it. I suppose people need something to go off on that is their choice myself I think Romo understand the position quite well and what his capabilities are

When the walls are collapsing around you.... Throw it away.
Yes, he understands the game very well.
Yes, he can reduce mistakes.
Throw it away.

 

[Idgit]

i agree that its how he plays the game and always will.

My personal preference is for a QB who is a little more conservative, takes less risks and plays percentages based on the situation rather than the gunslinger type - you get big plays but you also find some long 3rd downs or 3 and outs that may have been avoided by approaching things differently. So for me - that is why there are times when Romo gets me irked and he becomes my whipping boy so to speak.

Having said that - when i look around the league at the other teams QB's, i'm happy that Romo is the QB of this team.

Also, one other thing....I think its pretty crazy how he is able to take the play clock down to the wire all the time and still remain completely calm and get the play off with 1 second left. He does it so much i dont even worry when he steps away from center and starts yelling or signalling a teammate with 5 seconds left - i just know he is going to step right up and get the snap just in the nick of time. Its very impressive the number of times he does this and gets the play off without looking frazzled or panicky.

Stylistically, I like Aikman/Rodgers more than I like Favre/Romos, too. It's easier to manage the rest of the game when you know that your QB is going to play the percentages and manage the game and can make all the throws and will avoid the big hits. That said, from an entertainment perspective, it's hard not to love the scrambling and the point-guard-goes-QB style of play that Romo brings you. And his personality makes it more fun to watch, too. He's a pretty cool dude.

 

[Doomsday101]

When the walls are collapsing around you.... Throw it away.
Yes, he understands the game very well.
Yes, he can reduce mistakes.
Throw it away.

and he makes plays out of the pocket and does so quit often the comment that he was still in the pocket in the Houston game? BS he was past the hash marks and saw Williams and did the same in the seahawks game when he converted a critical down to help seal the game. Romo is not going to start throwing it away and giving up on plays and fact is he makes many of them.

 

[TheDude]

This stat is useless without pass attempts. I'm way more impressed with Indy's 29 than I am Dallas' 30, especially considering how porous their line is.

I was going to do that last night...I think indy had over 600 attempts. 2013 denver had ~17 sack and we'll over 600 attempts.

 

[DallasEast]

This is the 3rd part of a series by Bob Sturm to review all the sacks from 2014.
http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***/2015/06/sturms-2014-ol-sack-registry-games-9-12.html/

This is the best post of the entire thread.

It would be interesting if posters would review each sack within the context of each game situation and offer his/her opinion whether Romo took a good sack or held onto the ball unnecessarily for a bad sack. Forget interesting. It would be fascinating.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

and he makes plays out of the pocket and does so quit often the comment that he was still in the pocket in the Houston game? BS he was past the hash marks and saw Williams and did the same in the seahawks game when he converted a critical down to help seal the game. Romo is not going to start throwing it away and giving up on plays and fact is he makes many of them.

Houston game wasn't my example.

Room has some of the costliest intentional grounding and sacks during the most critical games/ times.

 

[AsthmaField]

Whatever Romo is doing... he needs to keep it up. He is one of the best QB's in the game and last year, he was damn near the best.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Why does Romo refuse to throw the ball away? He takes bad sacks.

Yep, its definitely an issue. Always has been. In my opinion, its because he is trying to make things happen. Always tries to move around and extend the play. Its also where he makes some of his best plays. From what I have heard, they don't want him to throw it away as we might want. "we dont want to kill that play making part of his game". So they are willing to take the good with the bad. But Romo should understand that with a better defense, and a great Oline and offense, at times, he just needs to throw the ball away if the play breaks down and move on to the next play. Or just punt.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Whatever Romo is doing... he needs to keep it up. He is one of the best QB's in the game and last year, he was damn near the best.

If Romo is going to beat the Rogers and the Brady's of the world he is going to need help to do it when it really counts. He will need a great defense.

 

[AsthmaField]

If Romo is going to beat the Rogers and the Brady's of the world he is going to need help to do it when it really counts. He will need a great defense.

Indeed he will. For years now, Romo has been playing at a level that would have been enough to win a championship. The problem was the pathetic state of the defense during that time. Going 8-8 for three years straight with the horrific defense he's had was nothing short of amazing.

If the defense is as good as I think it will be for the next few years... he's going to have a shot at it.

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

Room has some of the costliest intentional grounding and sacks during the most critical games/ times.[/quote]

Examples?

 

[CowboyRoy]

Indeed he will. For years now, Romo has been playing at a level that would have been enough to win a championship. The problem was the pathetic state of the defense during that time. Going 8-8 for three years straight with the horrific defense he's had was nothing short of amazing.

If the defense is as good as I think it will be for the next few years... he's going to have a shot at it.

I like the defense also, but we still have some issues. Not sold yet on the health and longevity of Lee and Rolando at LB. We still need to find a 3rd corner because Carr is gone next season I would think. Now if I knew that the Kraken was going to resign for another few years, that would certainly help. And although I like the potential of Gregory and Lawrence, they are unproven. And then Im also not sold on our safeties either. So a lot of question marks still for the long term future.

 

[xwalker]

Houston game wasn't my example.

Room has some of the costliest intentional grounding and sacks during the most critical games/ times.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Why does Romo refuse to throw the ball away? He takes bad sacks.

He's gotten better about it. His game is about extending plays to make a play. His signature play rolling away from Watt last year for example. You have to take the bad with the good.

 

[dogunwo]

Romo taking sacks that kill drives are not the problem.

A lot of his plays are because he extends them, has been his game his entire career. I would say more than half of his all-time great throws came off of his ability to improv.

He at least has a goal in mind when doing so and can make plays. This is not Bledsoe patting the football five times and then crumbling to the pass rush.

The most statue-esque QB in league history.