So Romo was creating new plays on the fly?!

[Parcells4Life]

According to Jerry, Romo was drawing plays up in the huddle during the game. What's that say about the OC if Romo is going off script given how many plays are in the playbook. Seems crazy to think he wouldn't find a single play to run that's already in the game plan.

 

[Tabascocat]

According to Jerry, Romo was drawing plays up in the huddle during the game. What's that say about the OC if Romo is going off script given how many plays are in the playbook. Seems crazy to think he wouldn't find a single play to run that's already in the game plan.

More like.....X guy run to this blade of grass, Y run to the dead spot, Z get to the clover

If true, probably due to guys not knowing their assignments and the defensive line going on jail-breaks each snap.

 

[Hoofbite]

During todays game or scrimmage or whatever?

I wonder if maybe this is part of thew Peyton Romo plan. Also the wristbands.

Calls come into Romo and he has free reign to adjust routes in the huddle based on what he has been seeing. Basically Callahan calls the formation and Romo can adjust the play within that formation as he sees fit.

 

[Beats_By_Zeke]

Well the op failed to specify.

He was talking about last year not today in the scrimmage.

 

[coult44]

He was talking about last year not today in the scrimmage.

Apparently you weren't listening to the scrimmage today. Jerry talked about that for a few minutes. In fact, I was about to start a thread about it. I think hurts us more that helps us sometimes. Romo is great on the fly. He's better when he doesn't have time to think about things. Telling Tony he is prohibited to do this on the fly playmaking type of thing could end up biting us.

 

[scottsp]

It was rather obvious last season - on a number of occasions - there was a schoolyard element to the madness that was our offense. We would dig a hole and once things looked dire, Tony put his finger in the dirt and the rally was on. Speaks volumes about the quality of work going on at VR. It's not just scheme; the execution has been regrettable, too.... and that over the past few seasons.

Some improvisation is great, but a game plan is tailored for a specific opponent: How and where to attack, situation, contingencies. Drawing stuff up in the huddle can work from time to time, but it's certainly not a sustainable option. The fact that our best offense on many days last year came in this manner is quite disturbing. But then, the breakdowns didn't come as a surprise, either.

 

[FiveRings]

During todays game or scrimmage or whatever?

I wonder if maybe this is part of thew Peyton Romo plan. Also the wristbands.

Calls come into Romo and he has free reign to adjust routes in the huddle based on what he has been seeing. Basically Callahan calls the formation and Romo can adjust the play within that formation as he sees fit.

I like to see it as Callahan being the catcher, with Romo being the pitcher. Callahan suggests the plays, but ultimately Romo is going to run what Romo wants to run

 

[Funxva]

Apparently you weren't listening to the scrimmage today. Jerry talked about that for a few minutes. In fact, I was about to start a thread about it. I think hurts us more that helps us sometimes. Romo is great on the fly. He's better when he doesn't have time to think about things. Telling Tony he is prohibited to do this on the fly playmaking type of thing could end up biting us.

Agreed! He specifically mentioned that it would get all the receiver's a chance to get on the same page. Apparently Romo is absolutely great at X's and O's and play design according to Jerry, but there were times where either the Defense didn't do what he thought they would, or the receivers weren't able to adapt to the play drawn up in the dirt, etc. Romo seems to be a fantastic Ad-libber, and I believe that Witten is as well. He mentioned the both of them. Most people call this "Football IQ" and it comes from watching the film and then being able to recognize what the defense (or offense... having flashbacks of Dat Nguyen telling Bradie James to watch out) has a tendency to do in a given situation.

He ended saying that they are going to take this trait of Romo's and put the plays he likes to draw up into the week of practice and install them into the final half of the week's practice.

 

[khiladi]

What does it say about Garrett....

 

[Zordon]

What does it say about Garrett....

It says that his value to this organization is shrinking. He better win this year or he's gone.

 

[Ren]

What does it say about Garrett....

Not sure it says anything offense was fine with Kitna in 2010 and he wasn't doing it. I don't think Romo is the kind of QB that's going to pass up a good play if he sees something because something else was called

 

[Everlastingxxx]

When I heard Jerry say that I made me think about what TO said lol. Romo and Witten were coming up with their own plays. Not surprised The OC wasn't listening to Romo. The hurry up offense was the only thing that worked last season and Garrent never put it into the game plan.

 

[Tobal]

What does it say about Garrett....

I think it says he will be a better HC than he ever was or will be an OC. I love the way he runs the team, but I've never thought he had a great feel as an offensive coordinator.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Im not sure how much of this is even truth, but if it is.. maybe it wasn't the WR's fault that they had to be told where to line up so often.

 

[locked&loaded]

...route audibles...no... fricking way....

Come on, qbs in junior league have the power to audible a route or two. Ofcourse Romo does

 

[cowboyschmps3]

Well I got too give it too him play call sucked, if it was during the 2 minute offense where we would come from behind, he did a good job of backyard football. Ha

 

[perrykemp]

What does it say about Garrett....

Was thinking the same. In a vaccum you'd say -- whoever the OC was of last's offense should be fired.

In the Cowboys case, he has simply been promoted to HC .

 

[Staubacher]

Garrett was absolutely terrible as OC. I believe Jerrah was implying this. Garrett has an ego and thinks he is a genius too. I really believe Romo talked to Jerry when he signed for the megabucks that something needed to change. I saw many times over the last couple years where Romo was visibly miffed about things Garrett was doing (or not doing) during the game. Callahan can do a better job and work with the QB not against him.

 

[Doomsday101]

I think in game situation should Romo see something that he feels he can take advantage of then do it. I'm sure much of it is adjusting the rout to take advantage of a situation

 

[viman96]

Everyone remember when Tony asked Garrett in the Tampa game to run a specific play? Garrett told him no. Then later in the game the play was run? I always wondered if Romo ran it on his own. Or audibled to it.