Romo's Play

[ABQCOWBOY]

well maybe Romo doesn't know as much as the cowboyswagger dude.

I'm sure there are a few of us, including me, who fall into that category. There is so much that happens on the field, we probably know maybe 40% of it.

:laugh2:

 

[Idgit]

Watching the re-airing of the game last night, Romo made a lot of really good throws. He and Austin were unstoppable.

Romo wasn't perfect, but he was a lot better than conversation this week would lead you to believe.

What killed us were the turnovers and the coverage breakdowns on defense, plain and simple.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Watching the re-airing of the game last night, Romo made a lot of really good throws. He and Austin were unstoppable.

Romo wasn't perfect, but he was a lot better than conversation this week would lead you to believe.

What killed us were the turnovers and the coverage breakdowns on defense, plain and simple.

I said this a couple of days ago, but Chicago attacked our Safeties in this game. They didn't hold up very well. It's really early in the season to have our scheme exposed the way it was against Chicago. We will see the same thing from every team, until we can correct it.

Romo was not bad but he did make some very obvious choices on both those TOs that I didn't really agree with. JMO.

 

[Idgit]

I said this a couple of days ago, but Chicago attacked our Safeties in this game. They didn't hold up very well. It's really early in the season to have our scheme exposed the way it was against Chicago. We will see the same thing from every team, until we can correct it.

Romo was not bad but he did make some very obvious choices on both those TOs that I didn't really agree with. JMO.

A bit OT, but Austin was unbelievable against the Bears. His routes, his hands. He got off the ground and made the tackle after the INT he was involved with. Just money.

The re-airing on NFLN showed one of the Bears offensive coaches (didn't recognize him, but I'd imagine it was the OC) come up to him after the game just to shake his hand and slobber on him a bit. It was well deserved. Pretty cool.

Anyway. We've got issues at safety. I think it's more Ball than Sensabaugh, but introducing confusion back there hurts everybody. But Alan Ball's playing without a net. He should get better with extra attention and game reps. It doesn't help his confidence when your ILBs are missing their coverage responsibilities and putting him in no-win situations. But he's slipping in coverage, and taking some bad angles right now. Not good. That said, I bet our defense is back to playing well this week. It might not show up against such a good offensive team, but I don't think our defense will be the reason we lose to the Texans. (Not that I think we'll lose to the Texans).

 

[Vintage]

A bit OT, but Austin was unbelievable against the Bears. His routes, his hands. He got off the ground and made the tackle after the INT he was involved with. Just money.

The re-airing on NFLN showed one of the Bears offensive coaches (didn't recognize him, but I'd imagine it was the OC) come up to him after the game just to shake his hand and slobber on him a bit. It was well deserved. Pretty cool.

Anyway. We've got issues at safety. I think it's more Ball than Sensabaugh, but introducing confusion back there hurts everybody. But Alan Ball's playing without a net. He should get better with extra attention and game reps. It doesn't help his confidence when your ILBs are missing their coverage responsibilities and putting him in no-win situations. But he's slipping in coverage, and taking some bad angles right now. Not good. That said, I bet our defense is back to playing well this week. It might not show up against such a good offensive team, but I don't think our defense will be the reason we lose to the Texans. (Not that I think we'll lose to the Texans).

When you watch Romo throw to Austin, it seems like everything is so crisp; the route, the throw, the accuracy....

It makes me wonder if the reason we aren't seeing the same thing elsewhere is everyone else is running poor routes.

Because when Romo throws to Austin, for the most part, its very accurate.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

A bit OT, but Austin was unbelievable against the Bears. His routes, his hands. He got off the ground and made the tackle after the INT he was involved with. Just money.

The re-airing on NFLN showed one of the Bears offensive coaches (didn't recognize him, but I'd imagine it was the OC) come up to him after the game just to shake his hand and slobber on him a bit. It was well deserved. Pretty cool.

Anyway. We've got issues at safety. I think it's more Ball than Sensabaugh, but introducing confusion back there hurts everybody. But Alan Ball's playing without a net. He should get better with extra attention and game reps. It doesn't help his confidence when your ILBs are missing their coverage responsibilities and putting him in no-win situations. But he's slipping in coverage, and taking some bad angles right now. Not good. That said, I bet our defense is back to playing well this week. It might not show up against such a good offensive team, but I don't think our defense will be the reason we lose to the Texans. (Not that I think we'll lose to the Texans).

I agree. I love watching Austin play. He is such a good WR. I have a very hard time believing just how lucky we got with both Romo and Austin. Just goes to show you that scouting, superior coaching and player development is pretty key. There were many, many times when the fans wanted to move on with both of these players. Glad the organization new better.

 

[CowboySwagger]

Watch the play. Bennett is on the fly with that route. The DB either covers Bennett to protect against the TD, which was open, or he incorrectly closes on Witten, leaving the TD open. If the DB does what he's supposed to do, then the underneath is cleared and Witten is completely open. Either way, the ball arriving high an on his left shoulder pad, right as he turns out of his break is an almost impossible catch. Especially at the velocity that ball had to be thrown.

On the throw to Miles, it's a risky throw that didn't need to happen. You have Witten wide open just a couple yards shorter and to the middle of the field. Why throw into triple coverage when you can make the open throw with no danger?

I understand you don't agree but I don't see the point of forcing either of those throws when you had open guys in the pattern and much less chance of INT.

Ok....I agree that Romo does need to grow in the aspect of observing the whole field....I really do. I think thats the next step to his game and there are a lot of open receivers left wide open on the option read routes. But I don't know and I know you don't know how systemmattically this is to turn out in the sense if thats the only read on the play to get the ball out. You can say that you do....do you have insider information? are you there during film? From what I saw at TC being 6 days there in S.A. when they do these option read routes it's suppose to come out fast and that is the primary read and the ball is thrown to an area before the wr or te make a brake....witten should now to extend past the hash and where the soft spot should be. If he turns around and sits the ball is in defensible he get a 1st down and he isn't killed.

You can Monday quaterback it all you want but we don't know what the timing of these routes are and where the ball is suppose to go and how fast its suppose to come out.....again they are doing this quick stuff to help the O-line....it's not happy feet, its by design not to get Romo killed.....because if he does get killed.....Cowboys will be on the clock for next years draft.

 

[CowboySwagger]

Romo himself said it is an option route for Witten to turn inside or outside, he didn't say a damn thing about sitting or coming back to the ball.

Romo nor Witten is going to publically say anything bad about each other....so they can stir the media pot...please they are not stupid.

 

[CowboySwagger]

I'm sure there are a few of us, including me, who fall into that category. There is so much that happens on the field, we probably know maybe 40% of it.

:laugh2:

I did watch the play again and Bennett is not open. Romo releases the ball within 2 sec. of the play and throw the ball to a safe point in the zone. This allows the safety, left CB, and Urlacher to react....this is why it seems that Bennett is wide open because before he gets 15 yards down the field the ball is already placed at the safe point. So your saying to throw the ball 30 yards to a slow moving TE with a safety 4 yards away.....and if he did that I bet you would say why didn't he hit Witten on the short route....Man Romo isn't playing his best ball.

I am not taking shots at you....I want your knowledgable feed back with facts no elemtary wit.

 

[BrassCowboy]

wow, cannot believe how much slack some people are giving Romo for our team's problems.

Its always easy to blame the QB, but Romo is not the center of our problem. Playcalling, lack of running game, coach blunders, lack of discipline, no one playing as a team, lack of motivation, you name it.....

This team needs focus and it needs to believe as a team. It is something we have not seen much of at all since Aikman/Irvin/Emmitt played together as a unit.