Run the friggin ball!

[CCBoy]

Unless Tony Romo proves that he is this year's version of Schaub, then he should continue developing in calling his plays as he sees. This being in the elevation of Tony's game to a Brees or Manning level.

 

[TheCount]

Let Romo call the plays. I don't think the final result will matter one way or the other, why create the distraction of the "Cowboys strip Romo of offensive control" story? Telling Romo he has to run the plays as called isn't going to make the team better than what they are.

 

[Doomsday101]

Let Romo call the plays. I don't think the final result will matter one way or the other, why create the distraction of the "Cowboys strip Romo of offensive control" story? Telling Romo he has to run the plays as called isn't going to make the team better than what they are.

I would agree I want him to be able to change a play if need be, I also expect when he makes a change if things are not there that he throw it away not force it. Romo normally does not do that this is why he only had 10 ints to 31 TD passes.

 

[ZappaFrank]

What you are saying is that no matter how many times you change the play caller, you keep seeing the same things happen in short yardage situations. Now, if you remove the play callers and ask, who has the power of play calling in those situations.... wow.... its the QB. He has the ability to...... drum roll..... AUDIBLE. That's right. And maybe it explains why, whether it is Garrett, or Callahan, or Linehan, you keep seeing the exact same thing happen over and over and over again. Oh yea, and why the play clock still consistently goes under 5.

Its pretty pathetic that the head coach continues to let this happen. Its time to put on the big boy pants and actually coach undesired behaviors out of your players. It is a pretty convenient way to obfuscate blame though. "Well I diddnt tell him to do that, so this clearly isnt my fault".

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Romo called off 1 of the plays down there that I know of which was the play he missed Harris. I think Linehan put faith in Romo to do the job if he and the Cowboys did not have that faith in him he would not be out there. Part of the responsibility and we seem to agree on is not forcing the ball into coverage, Romo is experience enough to know this. I don't call this putting it in the hands of the QB I call it running an offense. Teams will throw on us as well as everyone else in this situation because the defense often is selling out on the run which can lead to some very easy TD throws. In the case where defense reacts to the pass and has coverage the QB needs to throw the ball away.

I call it bad offense but we probably disagree there. Doesn't matter. Regardless of if they throw or run, QB play has to improve by a factor of 10 IMO.

 

[rcaldw]

Its pretty pathetic that the head coach continues to let this happen. Its time to put on the big boy pants and actually coach undesired behaviors out of your players. It is a pretty convenient way to obfuscate blame though. "Well I diddnt tell him to do that, so this clearly isnt my fault".

I think the way the organization is run is pathetic. We have an owner who continues to want credit more than he wants winning. Until that gets fixed, good luck.

 

[Doomsday101]

Its pretty pathetic that the head coach continues to let this happen. Its time to put on the big boy pants and actually coach undesired behaviors out of your players. It is a pretty convenient way to obfuscate blame though. "Well I diddnt tell him to do that, so this clearly isnt my fault".

All teams will throw in those situation hell teams have thrown on Dallas in those situation. Had the TD pass been thrown to Harris as it should have no one says anything. QB has a responsibility to throw the ball away, coaches sure as hell did not tell Romo throw it into coverage. He could have easily sailed the ball out in the back of the endzone and given us another play or 2

 

[Doomsday101]

I call bad offense but we probably disagree there. Doesn't matter. Regardless of if they throw or run, QB play has to improve by a factor of 10 IMO.

I don't think it bad offense when other teams call pass in those situation just as well. It is not as if it is unheard of or seldom used I see many times team will play action early in the goal line situation and then come back with run if it is not open. Responsibility falls to Romo hit the easy throw if not there throw it away to play another down.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Unless Tony Romo proves that he is this year's version of Schaub, then he should continue developing in calling his plays as he sees. This being in the elevation of Tony's game to a Brees or Manning level.

Tony Romo is 34 years old. He's been in the League for 11 Seasons. If he were going to develop into a Brees or Manning, I think it probably would have already happened by now.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

All teams will throw in those situation hell teams have thrown on Dallas in those situation. Had the TD pass been thrown to Harris as it should have no one says anything. QB has a responsibility to throw the ball away, coaches sure as hell did not tell Romo throw it into coverage. He could have easily sailed the ball out in the back of the endzone and given us another play or 2

2nd and 1 from the Niners 2 yard line and you don't run the ball? We agree to disagree.

 

[CCBoy]

Tony Romo is 34 years old. He's been in the League for 11 Seasons. If he were going to develop into a Brees or Manning, I think it probably would have already happened by now.

Likely...but the team changed his role. Now he has to complete the change. It may prove to have more utility than right now, as to team knowledge as well.

 

[khiladi]

What you are saying is that no matter how many times you change the play caller, you keep seeing the same things happen in short yardage situations. Now, if you remove the play callers and ask, who has the power of play calling in those situations.... wow.... its the QB. He has the ability to...... drum roll..... AUDIBLE. That's right. And maybe it explains why, whether it is Garrett, or Callahan, or Linehan, you keep seeing the exact same thing happen over and over and over again. Oh yea, and why the play clock still consistently goes under 5.

It wasn't with Callahan though... Dallas was the third best team in red-zone efficiency in 2013 on TDs.

http://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/red-zone-scoring-pct

We were 20 the year before, and prior to that, when Garrett was HC and calling the plays.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Likely...but the team changed his role. Now he has to complete the change. It may prove to have more utility than right now, as to team knowledge as well.

How so?

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

It wasn't with Callahan though... Dallas was the third best team in red-zone efficiency in 2013.

http://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/red-zone-scoring-pct

No, they were not 3rd best. They had the third highest TD ratio. That's different but I understand what you are saying.

 

[Tabascocat]

Likely...but the team changed his role. Now he has to complete the change. It may prove to have more utility than right now, as to team knowledge as well.

I haven't noticed a change in his role. Sure, they said some fancy things were going to, but it isn't noticeable to me on the field.

 

[CCBoy]

How so?

Style of play may become an area of information for the coaching staff. It could also landmark similar traits in a future quarterback, and when to give him that leeway as an element of his own progression. A younger quarterback becoming an actual Brady or Lee, after being schooled for a much shorter period of time. The management tool that comes with that specific area of experiences now.

As to Tony, he has been given this 'new' head as part of the Garrett philosophy of play. That has to be ironed out, even with a new coordinator in the mix. There is also an immediacy to change, and it is already a functional element in Tony Romo's defined job description. That must improve right now, although...

 

[erod]

Emmitt Smith saw 8-man fronts his entire career.

Romo needs to be prevented from checking out of run plays in certain situations.

 

[khiladi]

No, they were not 3rd best. They had the third highest TD ratio. That's different but I understand what you are saying.

I modified it to say TDs. Maybe it's the passing plays we choose that Romo audibles from that is particularly garbage. But then again, I think this was just Romo shaking the rust off and not practicing much this off-season.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I haven't noticed a change in his role. Sure, they said some fancy things were going to, but it isn't noticeable to me on the field.

I agree. I think the most noticeable change was from Parcells to Phillips and since then, not much that I can really tell. IDK.

 

[CCBoy]

I haven't noticed a change in his role. Sure, they said some fancy things were going to, but it isn't noticeable to me on the field.

Not exactly what is the status. Tony Romo became an element in team directions as well as actual game time selections.

This is a conceptual point...not as seen by results in team wins or losses in the present. This season, that view is askewed due to an awkward set of defineable observations in a blue heron of a first flight attempt this game.