Romo's unrecognized dominance...
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PoetTree;2098950 said:
As I was told back in the early 80s about Danny White, stats don't mean nothing. It is all about playoff success, in the form of Championships, that is the measure of a QB. I agree Romo is good, but untill Dallas advances beyond the first round in the playoffs with him at QB he will not get the respect he deserves :starspin
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I'm just praying that 2007 wasn't Romo's "record breaking" year.
Meaning: that he can maintain near that level of success for several years to come with the occasional additional "record breaking" seasons thrown in and there is no major drop off from his great 2007 season.
Meaning: that he can maintain near that level of success for several years to come with the occasional additional "record breaking" seasons thrown in and there is no major drop off from his great 2007 season.
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Aven8;2099498 said:
We lost both games by a total of 4 pts... so I agree. Romo did enough to win both.
WITH THAT SAID... no wins is no wins.
THATS GOTTA CHANGE.
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bootsy;2099007 said:
Well it could also be called no TO. If things drop off that bad.
Let's wait till we finish out 2008 till we crown Tony QB king of the world.
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Count me in as a huge Romo supporter. I've been a huge football fan since I was 10, probably longer then some of you were even twinkles in your Dad's eye. So I've seen good QBs come and go and man have their been a lot of bad QBs. Thank God the Cowboys had Meredith (even if we didn't win any championships) cause we finally started winning lots of game. Then it was Staubach and 2 SBs with so many good games; followed by Aikman & 3 SBs and we were the team of the 90s. Loved the triplets and all the hype they got along with so many other good players on the team.
The late 90s & several years thereafter were disasters for Cowboy fans everywhere particularly at QB. After so many years of guys like Henson, Hutchinson, Testeverde, etc, I wondered if we'd ever get another good QB. Certainly doubted Jerry for failing to use a high draft pick to get a good young QB.
When Romo took over in 6th game of 06 season, just didn't know what to expect & his lack of game experience didn't give me any reason to hope we'd make the playoffs. What a surprise.
Anyway, I had hopes for Romo in the 07 season & man did he show up. Couldn't believe how well he played last year. There were so many games when I'd sit in front of my television with a big grin on my facing enjoying not only all those wins but particularly the excitement of Romo's play along with TO, Witten, MBIII, the OL, etc. But throughout the whole 07 season I constantly reminded myself that Romo had only been our starter for a short time. So while his play is a big strength of our team, I realized his inexperience could be our downfall. All those years I spent watching all those QBs--both good and bad--weren't wasted. I understood Romo would face many defensive schemes designed exclusively to confuse him cause that's what good DCs do & we still won 13 games. Also realized from watching so many QBs that as a rather unexpected QB, he would certainly go through streaks where he have bad games (Buffalo, 2nd Eagles game come immediately to mind).
But guys this happens to all QBs. Some improve and become quality players; others just die and their careers are over. Romo learned a lot sitting on the bench which probably got him to the level of a legit first day pick. But the actual learning process really comes on the field & Romo has only had time to take baby steps for him but which others would consider huge steps in his development. Romo has played at a level in his first 1 1/2 years at an unheard of level--so much so that we excessively upset when he has bad games.
Many of you forget all those 4 INT games Tom Brady threw--which the Pats always lost & Brady had a great defense around him. In fact the 07 season was first year Brady didn't have a 4 INT game. You forget all those bad games that Peyton Manning had before he become the QB we've see in the last 3-4 years & even was the first pick in his draft. Heck, he throw 6 INTs against the Chargers in 07. Favre didn't win a SB until his 7th season. Many of you now believe Eli is better then Romo cause in his 4h year as the Giants starter he won a SB. Gee, that means Romo should get 2 more years to win a SB w/o any complaints.
Watching so many QBs over the last almost 40 years, I really believe Romo is well on his way to becoming a great QB and that means multiple SB wins. I expect him to take more steps to upgrade his play this year--if that's even possible. Romo definitely needs make better decision and that includes cutting down his 19 INTs to less then 15 & hopefully even 10 while at the same time maintaining his high number of TDs passes cause Garrett is an attacking OC & that means the passing game must get it done. But nothing helps a good passing game like a really good running game. You can bet Romo & the entire offensive coaching staff will do everything possible to quickly move him along/groom him to win SBs and that obviously also starts with winning/playing well in December & in the playoffs. But that also means the rest of the offense must get the job done. Cut back on penalties, cut back on dropped balls, etc.
Sorry I've been rather long winded but feel I've seen enough QBs over the years to recognize a young QB whose well on his well to becoming a top QB in the NFL & like I already said that means winning SBs. I also believe a large part of his success will come because he smart enough to sign with the Cowboys. Jerry wants to win & so does Romo; count on Jerry doing everything in his power to ensure that Romo has the weapons around him on offense and defense to win those SBs. Jerry wouldn't leave a great QB w/o the offensive weapons (like Eagles did with McNabb) to get the job done. I really believe by the time Romo's career is over he will have won multiple SBs & become another HOF Cowboy QB. In the meantime, I intend to sit back & enjoy every game I get a chance to see with Romo as our QB along with TO, Witten and the whole gang. The day is coming very soon fellow Cowboy fans when we too will watch Jerry step up to receive our 6th Lombardi Trophy from the Commish.
Now I'll sit back and wait for all those flaming responses which go something like "we can't win a SB if we can't win a playoff game" and those postings will come from fellow Cowboy fans. And just wait for those postings from the Cowboys haters. Remember, when you lose and are bad nobody cares about you--like the Cards. When you are good and win then they hate you cause you've won and they can't win or can't win as often as we do--like the Skins & Giants fans--and Eagle fans can't win at all.
The late 90s & several years thereafter were disasters for Cowboy fans everywhere particularly at QB. After so many years of guys like Henson, Hutchinson, Testeverde, etc, I wondered if we'd ever get another good QB. Certainly doubted Jerry for failing to use a high draft pick to get a good young QB.
When Romo took over in 6th game of 06 season, just didn't know what to expect & his lack of game experience didn't give me any reason to hope we'd make the playoffs. What a surprise.
Anyway, I had hopes for Romo in the 07 season & man did he show up. Couldn't believe how well he played last year. There were so many games when I'd sit in front of my television with a big grin on my facing enjoying not only all those wins but particularly the excitement of Romo's play along with TO, Witten, MBIII, the OL, etc. But throughout the whole 07 season I constantly reminded myself that Romo had only been our starter for a short time. So while his play is a big strength of our team, I realized his inexperience could be our downfall. All those years I spent watching all those QBs--both good and bad--weren't wasted. I understood Romo would face many defensive schemes designed exclusively to confuse him cause that's what good DCs do & we still won 13 games. Also realized from watching so many QBs that as a rather unexpected QB, he would certainly go through streaks where he have bad games (Buffalo, 2nd Eagles game come immediately to mind).
But guys this happens to all QBs. Some improve and become quality players; others just die and their careers are over. Romo learned a lot sitting on the bench which probably got him to the level of a legit first day pick. But the actual learning process really comes on the field & Romo has only had time to take baby steps for him but which others would consider huge steps in his development. Romo has played at a level in his first 1 1/2 years at an unheard of level--so much so that we excessively upset when he has bad games.
Many of you forget all those 4 INT games Tom Brady threw--which the Pats always lost & Brady had a great defense around him. In fact the 07 season was first year Brady didn't have a 4 INT game. You forget all those bad games that Peyton Manning had before he become the QB we've see in the last 3-4 years & even was the first pick in his draft. Heck, he throw 6 INTs against the Chargers in 07. Favre didn't win a SB until his 7th season. Many of you now believe Eli is better then Romo cause in his 4h year as the Giants starter he won a SB. Gee, that means Romo should get 2 more years to win a SB w/o any complaints.
Watching so many QBs over the last almost 40 years, I really believe Romo is well on his way to becoming a great QB and that means multiple SB wins. I expect him to take more steps to upgrade his play this year--if that's even possible. Romo definitely needs make better decision and that includes cutting down his 19 INTs to less then 15 & hopefully even 10 while at the same time maintaining his high number of TDs passes cause Garrett is an attacking OC & that means the passing game must get it done. But nothing helps a good passing game like a really good running game. You can bet Romo & the entire offensive coaching staff will do everything possible to quickly move him along/groom him to win SBs and that obviously also starts with winning/playing well in December & in the playoffs. But that also means the rest of the offense must get the job done. Cut back on penalties, cut back on dropped balls, etc.
Sorry I've been rather long winded but feel I've seen enough QBs over the years to recognize a young QB whose well on his well to becoming a top QB in the NFL & like I already said that means winning SBs. I also believe a large part of his success will come because he smart enough to sign with the Cowboys. Jerry wants to win & so does Romo; count on Jerry doing everything in his power to ensure that Romo has the weapons around him on offense and defense to win those SBs. Jerry wouldn't leave a great QB w/o the offensive weapons (like Eagles did with McNabb) to get the job done. I really believe by the time Romo's career is over he will have won multiple SBs & become another HOF Cowboy QB. In the meantime, I intend to sit back & enjoy every game I get a chance to see with Romo as our QB along with TO, Witten and the whole gang. The day is coming very soon fellow Cowboy fans when we too will watch Jerry step up to receive our 6th Lombardi Trophy from the Commish.
Now I'll sit back and wait for all those flaming responses which go something like "we can't win a SB if we can't win a playoff game" and those postings will come from fellow Cowboy fans. And just wait for those postings from the Cowboys haters. Remember, when you lose and are bad nobody cares about you--like the Cards. When you are good and win then they hate you cause you've won and they can't win or can't win as often as we do--like the Skins & Giants fans--and Eagle fans can't win at all.
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theogt;2098981 said:
I don't know if it was the knee the screwed him or lossing 2 HoF WR's.