Romo's quote is disheartening to me...

[ANTHONYSCOTT]

Playing WR in the NFL is about more than just making catches when you've got 5 yards of seperation and it's a perfect pass. In both of those cases, with as much as those passes hung, those WRs should have been able to do something. But they have very little ball skills when the ball is in the air, and have very little fight in them. There's no praise for Tony there, those were terrible passes.

But how many times does Tony bail the line out, his WRs, Andre Gurode?

Sometimes as a QB you need your WRs to bail you out.

If that had been Steve Smith instead of TO and Williams I bet at least one of those would not have been picked, and may have even been a reception.

Come on man so now we are on a who's better T.O. or Steve Smith (give me T.O.) the fact is Romo played pooooooooor. So if we are going to bash our D, our WR's, and our O'line play then he needs to get some love too. You cant play like he did in three quarter's and think this team can win. I love Romo, hes the best we have. But dam when they stink they stink! nothing wrong with that....

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Romo was just trying to put a better spin on a play that backfired.
Good grief, let's just put him against the wall and shoot him.
Give him a break.
The same ones who go mum when T.O., Crayton or Ellis say dumb things go ballistic when Romo makes a slip of the tongue. He owes no one anything and the slip of the tongue should go only to Jessica, not you knuckleheads.

If Romo so displeases y'all, you should ask brain-dead Wade to start Brad.
Yeah, that will work.

 

[Rack]

1. Reggie=Owens
Clark=Witten
Remind me how Roy<<<<Harrison or Gonzalez when we spent a 1st, 3rd, and 6th on him??

2. You're not watching Colts games if you question my criticism of their offensive line. I've watched them all year and even tho they've gotten better in pass blocking, they still have horrible continuity in run blocking which you have to have in that type of running offense.

3. What year are you in? Peyton's been calling most of his plays for awhile now and that's nothing new.

How does the amount of picks we gave up for him make any difference?

Just cuz we overpayed for him doesn't automatically make him "Good". We gave up 2 firsts for Joey Galloway... and he was never as good as Harrison.

 

[EPL0c0]

Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:01 am EST
Romo has yet to embrace concept of protecting the ball



As Tony Romo described his interception just before halftime of the Baltimore debacle Saturday night, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback's words should make rooters cringe. "Once I made him miss, I knew he was one-on-one," Romo said of Terrell Owens. "Ed Reed did a good job of following me once I rolled that way. It was the end of the half. I believe it was third down. You treat it kind of like a punt. I was hoping to give him [Owens] a chance to make a play. I just kind of put it out there."
It spoke to Romo's immaturity as a player. His cavalier response indicates that after 38 starts, he still doesn't understand the importance of protecting the ball, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Baltimore safety Ed Reed returned Romo's interception 29 yards to the Ravens' 49 with 27 seconds left in the first half. Three plays later, Matt Stover kicked a 37-field goal on the final play of the half to give the Ravens a 9-7 lead in a game everyone knew points would be at a premium.
Source: Dallas Morning News
Related: Tony Romo, Terrell Owens, Dallas Cowboys

Hmmm.not good.Treat it like a punt?wow.

I like Romo but I am getting tired of his "aw shucks" attitude.

His response should have been short and simple: "It was a bad decision, it was a bad pass. It's on me and me only."

 

[5Countem5]

I like Romo but I am getting tired of his "aw shucks" attitude.

His response should have been short and simple: "It was a bad decision, it was a bad pass. It's on me and me only."

Hopefully, in time, you can recover...

 

[Rack]

Hopefully, in time, you can recover...

 

[DABOYZ]

Is Romo just another polished turd? There are alot of them in the NFL.
Some of his recent comments would lead one to believe that he just doesn't get IT. I don't know if hanging with Jessica is getting the better if him or what. I think the comments he has been making are similiar to Jessica's "chicken of the sea" comment.

We all know there is definitely a huge lack of discipline on this team. The other problem is none of these coaches or players will sit a player down and give a player advice or criticism. It's like they are afraid they might hurt each other's feelings. Of course this is where the lack of leadership talk comes in. NO one on this team defense or offenses is a true leader.

You would also think that some of the former Cowboy's (Aikman, Irvin, Nate) would step up and tell these guys what they are doing wrong or what they could be doing to get better. I hear them doing interviews all the time on the Radio. So why not sit down with guys like Tony and have a heart to heart with him.

 

[DIAF]

Romo's PLAY is what is disheartening to me.

That and his post-game press conference wardrobe. Who is dressing this guy?

 

[DABOYZ]

No, the trouble was the pass had zero chance to be completed at all, and niether of them should have been thrown. Niether guy was ever open, niether had a chance to break open.

He did the same thing vs Seattle.

I agree with you and every other poster about these passes. He shouldn't have thrown them.

The other side of the argument is that the receivers didn't do enough to make a play on the ball. The unfortunate thing is our receivers have forgotten how to work back towards the ball when our QB is scrambling. It seems as though they all want to be the guy standing in the end zone when Romo throws the TD.

Defenses have figured this out and will simply have their safeties waiting on the hail mary. Kind of reminds me of back yard football where no one ever taught us to work our way back to the QB.

With that said I still blame Romo on these two throws. If he and the receivers are ever going to win anything they will all have to hang around each other a little more after practice. Every player wants a Super Bowl but only a select few are willing to put in the EXTRA work to get one.

 

[Idgit]

Romo's PLAY is what is disheartening to me.

That and his post-game press conference wardrobe. Who is dressing this guy?

Hey, Romo. Pssst. The Newsies look went out in the early 1990s. Just another example of his poor judgement.

 

[DCBoysfan]

I dont agree eith his comment, it wasn't like a punt, if he makesa a better read maybe he hits someoen else for a first down, and we go on to score, but instead he threw up a prayer, and the Ravens scores.

 

[TwentyOne]

Romo tries to give his receivers chances to make a play quite a few times. He did it twice last sunday, with both Williams and Owens.

The trouble is, neither one seems at all eager to go up for the ball, or make any sort of an effort to make a play when Tony gives them that chance.

Sorry but this is not the WRs fault. There is a difference between giving the WR a chance or just throw the ball blindly up in the air like Romo did. In both cases against Balitmore the WR had no chance to get the ball.

But what is most alarming to me is the igrnorance with which Romo is argueing. The first interception was just as stupid as its gets. The throw was a floater hang time was way too much. And he threw that thing way too short. RW had simply no chance to make the catch. He came back but he had to totally change his route so he lost all of his momentum. Then Romo threw the ball in double cover. TO was so near that the CB was there too. So you can say this was actual triple cover. This INT was all his fault. The defense made a great stop (turnover). Romo should be thankful and not giving his INT the face like he did a clever thing (punt, fielposition BS etc...).

Romo showed with his comment that he has no feel for game situations. This INT can kill a teams momentum and not for the great defensive play it would have done so.

Now the second INT was just so bad it makes me puke. Right before the INT Romo overthrows for about 2 yds a free TO who had just beaten single coverage and what would have been an easy TD. If this is not enough right after that play he tries the same deep pass again now (i think because he knew the first one was thrown too far) he tries to throw it shorter. But way to short for TO.

What his second INT shows is he forces passes when he is under preassure. He was under preassure on that play and instead of trying to see coverages he just forced the throw. If he had thrown it right (oputside shoulder and far enough) he may have had a chance for a big play but he made a very bad throw like he did all night. What makes me shiver is the feeling that even if he makes big plays when he is under pressure this is more luck then really ability. I am really losing faith in Romo if he doesn't turn his play around.

I don't think Garrett is to blame for the loss. The game plan was good we had alot of chances to beat the ravens deep. Romo just wasn't able to deliver.

 

[kramskoi]

Romo is mistake prone. anyone not seeing that is in denial. Yes, he does great things. but they are soiled by the bad ones. He's a lot like Steve Pelluer. Remember him? A little quicker on his feet but error prone.

He chucks the ball out there for grabs.
He misses open receivers

and what's the deal with the shotgun draw plays? Is the Cowboys running game so bad they have to try to fool the defense? shotgun formations are not good for running. It used to be we did too little shotgun. Now that seems to be all we do.

What's wrong with a screen once in a while? I think we did one on Saturday

No emotion... that's our fat coach's fault.
Sorry fellas.... I've been a big fan since the 70's I know what a good Dallas team looks like.

too much finesse and not enough smashmouth...Romo must be careful that he does'nt become what's known as the streaky passer...i trusted him and the offense more last year...this year they have been so inconsistent that the fingerpointing has begun in earnest...someone is in over their head it seems...say or think what you will but Romo's performance against Pittsburgh has eroded some of the trust of his teammates and i still believe that the meeting with Garrett was the backlash of frustration in much the same way as Jones questioning Barber...

 

[thechosen1n2]

you ain't just whistling dixie old timer.

you are dang right he aint just whistling dixie...those wrent give up plays on the wideouts. there is no way the receivers could have gotten to those balls. Especially TO, williams may have had an oppurtunity to turn into a defensive back.

 

[magic-sword]

Sorry but this is not the WRs fault. There is a difference between giving the WR a chance or just throw the ball blindly up in the air like Romo did. In both cases against Balitmore the WR had no chance to get the ball.

But what is most alarming to me is the igrnorance with which Romo is argueing. The first interception was just as stupid as its gets. The throw was a floater hang time was way too much. And he threw that thing way too short. RW had simply no chance to make the catch. He came back but he had to totally change his route so he lost all of his momentum. Then Romo threw the ball in double cover. TO was so near that the CB was there too. So you can say this was actual triple cover. This INT was all his fault. The defense made a great stop (turnover). Romo should be thankful and not giving his INT the face like he did a clever thing (punt, fielposition BS etc...).

Romo showed with his comment that he has no feel for game situations. This INT can kill a teams momentum and not for the great defensive play it would have done so.

Now the second INT was just so bad it makes me puke. Right before the INT Romo overthrows for about 2 yds a free TO who had just beaten single coverage and what would have been an easy TD. If this is not enough right after that play he tries the same deep pass again now (i think because he knew the first one was thrown too far) he tries to throw it shorter. But way to short for TO.

What his second INT shows is he forces passes when he is under preassure. He was under preassure on that play and instead of trying to see coverages he just forced the throw. If he had thrown it right (oputside shoulder and far enough) he may have had a chance for a big play but he made a very bad throw like he did all night. What makes me shiver is the feeling that even if he makes big plays when he is under pressure this is more luck then really ability. I am really losing faith in Romo if he doesn't turn his play around.

I don't think Garrett is to blame for the loss. The game plan was good we had alot of chances to beat the ravens deep. Romo just wasn't able to deliver.

No sense for the game is right! Why give up the chances to even get FG for high risk high reward plays against a top defense? Landry is turning in his grave. 3 FG for Baltimore was more than enough keep them in reach against Dallas.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Sorry but that's just a stupid remark by a QB who's only focus should be NOT turning the ball over! Wow, no wonder Dallas can't win in December....

 

[Da Hammer]

People defending this comment by Romo and his mistakes in games are morons im sorry. As ive said to the Romo homers just because we criticize him it doesnt mean we think he sucks it just means we think there are areas in his game that he really needs to change for this TEAM to succeed. These mistakes he continues to committ on a consistant basis because of his gun slinger mentality are killers plain and simple. For him not to accept full responsibility as the leader and heart of this team is very concerning and just makes me lose more and more faith in him. If your the QB you take full responsibility and you look to improve in any way possible. yet Romo continues to make the same mistakes over and over. He has all the talent in the world to be as good a QB as there is but until he has a change in mentality he will continue to fall flat in these big game situations...

 

[zeromaster]

When good QBs are young they think they can complete virtually every pass. Over time they learn that no matter how good it looks (like some of the opposite gender) it doesn't mean it can happen.

The question that will begin to arise now is one of smarts: does Romo see that some situations look like a completion but should still be avoided because of the odds? Or does he think "well next time I'll get it". There have been a few next times already, and although he's only been a starter for a couple of seasons, most of us would also like to see that steady improvement in judgment (and results) that come with being in those game situations.

If he doesn't, then the inconsistency we see now will be something to ponder. I don't remember what Favre's formative years were like in Atlanta; maybe someone else can fill us in with some articles. If he does get it, then we'll see a little less gunslinger, and a little more surgeon (they make more in real life anyway).

I don't think Tony has 8 years to keep having these kinds of headscratchers, but I don't know how many he does have either.

The arguments about "who would you get" and "contract" are fine, but they're only reasons to avoid the question; valid on the surface, but strangling if they are more important than the end result: winning another championship.

Some folks will bet the moon over and over in the hope of that one big payday. Vegas is built on their backs. I prefer steady improvement over flash, but I don't know what we're going to get in this case; it's certainly not an improvement on last season at the moment.

 

[ABQcowboyJR]

Romo tries to give his receivers chances to make a play quite a few times. He did it twice last sunday, with both Williams and Owens.

The trouble is, neither one seems at all eager to go up for the ball, or make any sort of an effort to make a play when Tony gives them that chance.

I think that his back is still bothering him and he is not throwing the deep ball very well. Not putting it in a good position to let our WR make a play on the ball.

 

[Bleu Star]

Romo's PLAY is what is disheartening to me.

That and his post-game press conference wardrobe. Who is dressing this guy?

Nick Lachey?

Just sayin...