Something to remind the Romo pushers

[EndGame]

I don't know if this has been brough up before. My apologies if it has. However, I was just thinking about Romo and his "touchdown drive". Some people are pointing to this, saying he has some experience now and showed us a few things. Does anyone remember the first time Hensen played in a real game? It was against the Ravens two seasons ago. We were way behind, and Hensen drove the team right down the field and threw a touchdown pass. Cowboys fans across the country went nuts, saying this guy was our savior. Right. Parcells started him the following week because Testeverde was slightly dinged up. He was yanked at halftime, and where is he now?

There are four ways Romo will get the start this season:

1) Bledsoe throws 4-5 interceptions in each of several games in a row, with no pressure from the opposing defense.
2) Bledsoe gets hurt.
3) We are mathmatically eliminated from the playoffs early.
4) We clinch a playoff berth early.

That's pretty much it. Parcells knows that he's still not 100% sure what he has in Romo. If he makes the switch early and Romo can't get the job done, what does he do then? Go back to Bledsoe? The team would have absolutely NO confidence in Bledsoe at that point, and our season would be down the tubes.

 

[Crown Royal]

There is a difference between Henson and Romo. I think Parcells kind of always knew that Henson wasn't going to pan out, that he wasn't doing things right. I think that he feels the polar opposite about Romo.

 

[Rampage]

but romo is more impressive then henson ever was. i never thought henson would make it and i was right. romo has the tools though

 

[EndGame]

There is a difference between Henson and Romo. I think Parcells kind of always knew that Henson wasn't going to pan out, that he wasn't doing things right. I think that he feels the polar opposite about Romo.

Then why did Hensen get the start in that one game? Testeverde played in the second half, so obviously he was capable of playing.

 

[EndGame]

but romo is more impressive then henson ever was. i never thought henson would make it and i was right. romo has the tools though

Can you guarantee for 100% that Romo will play better than Bledsoe? I doubt it. And, I doubt Parcells can guarantee that either. Parcells, if we've learned nothing else, is a conservative coach that plays that odds. Untill Bledsoe is done or the team is done, I don't think The Tuna makes the move.

 

[Crown Royal]

Then why did Hensen get the start in that one game? Testeverde played in the second half, so obviously he was capable of playing.

I think Parcells was feeling pressure from others and, well, Testaverde was woeful. Fact is, he was quickly pulled when he looked lost, and the next year, he was third string.

 

[EndGame]

I think Parcells was feeling pressure from others and, well, Testaverde was woeful. Fact is, he was quickly pulled when he looked lost, and the next year, he was third string.

I have a hard time believing Parcells is going to put a player on the field unless he wants to. He's shown over time that if he doesn't like one of Jerry's moves, he just ignores the player. Anyone remember Peerless Price? What about Anthony Thomas?

 

[Rampage]

I have a hard time believing Parcells is going to put a player on the field unless he wants to. He's shown over time that if he doesn't like one of Jerry's moves, he just ignores the player. Anyone remember Peerless Price? What about Anthony Thomas?

maybe parcells did it to show everyone that henson is a bust. so he threw him to the wolves and proved his point

 

[Crown Royal]

I have a hard time believing Parcells is going to put a player on the field unless he wants to. He's shown over time that if he doesn't like one of Jerry's moves, he just ignores the player. Anyone remember Peerless Price? What about Anthony Thomas?

Both of whom saw the field, even if not for long.

 

[EndGame]

Both of whom saw the field, even if not for long.

Apples and oranges, at least with Price. There can be multiple WRs on the field at one time, but only one QB. The point I was trying to make was that in each case, Tuna didn't go out of his way to play them any more than absolutely necessary. In the case of a QB, not playing them more than necessary means not playing them at all unless there's an emergency like the starter is injured to the point where he can't take the field. That obviously wasn't the case with Old Man Testeverde.

 

[Thick 'N Hearty]

I don't know if this has been brough up before. My apologies if it has. However, I was just thinking about Romo and his "touchdown drive". Some people are pointing to this, saying he has some experience now and showed us a few things. Does anyone remember the first time Hensen played in a real game? It was against the Ravens two seasons ago. We were way behind, and Hensen drove the team right down the field and threw a touchdown pass. Cowboys fans across the country went nuts, saying this guy was our savior. Right. Parcells started him the following week because Testeverde was slightly dinged up. He was yanked at halftime, and where is he now?

There are four ways Romo will get the start this season:

1) Bledsoe throws 4-5 interceptions in each of several games in a row, with no pressure from the opposing defense.
2) Bledsoe gets hurt.
3) We are mathmatically eliminated from the playoffs early.
4) We clinch a playoff berth early.

That's pretty much it. Parcells knows that he's still not 100% sure what he has in Romo. If he makes the switch early and Romo can't get the job done, what does he do then? Go back to Bledsoe? The team would have absolutely NO confidence in Bledsoe at that point, and our season would be down the tubes.

Romo hater. You must have an agenda.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

The big difference betweeen Romo and Henson is BP RELEASE Henson because he just did not have it....and oh yea,

ROMO cannot pitch a baseball.

 

[skinsscalper]

There's a reason that Romo is still on the squad and Henson is on the street. At last count, there are 32 other teams that agree on the Henson issue. Was Romo astronomical yesterday? No. But out of his two attempts, I saw him complete one pass that I have yet to see Bledsoe make. The pass to Hurd that set up T.O.'s 3rd TD. The kid knew he was going to get smashed, but he stayed the course and delivered a strike in the face of pressure. And, consequently, he WAS smashed about 1/10 of a second after he released the ball. Bledsoe tanks on that type of play. Romo is no Aikman, but I haven't seen a QB face the pressure and deliver the strike like that since Aikman used to back in the day. Does that mean that Romo is the answer? No, of course not. Not yet. But, if you didn't see a glimpse of what this kid might be with that play and the play to T.O. (avoiding a rush and making the pass), then I'm not sure we're watching the same guy.

SS

 

[chinch]

I don't know if this has been brough up before. My apologies if it has. However, I was just thinking about Romo and his "touchdown drive". Some people are pointing to this, saying he has some experience now and showed us a few things. Does anyone remember the first time Hensen played in a real game? It was against the Ravens two seasons ago. We were way behind, and Hensen drove the team right down the field and threw a touchdown pass. Cowboys fans across the country went nuts, saying this guy was our savior. Right. Parcells started him the following week because Testeverde was slightly dinged up. He was yanked at halftime, and where is he now?

There are four ways Romo will get the start this season:

1) Bledsoe throws 4-5 interceptions in each of several games in a row, with no pressure from the opposing defense.
2) Bledsoe gets hurt.
3) We are mathmatically eliminated from the playoffs early.
4) We clinch a playoff berth early.

That's pretty much it. Parcells knows that he's still not 100% sure what he has in Romo. If he makes the switch early and Romo can't get the job done, what does he do then? Go back to Bledsoe? The team would have absolutely NO confidence in Bledsoe at that point, and our season would be down the tubes.

LOL @ the "down the tubes" idea given Drew already cost us a division game and win in Jax.

1 & 2 are very possible. The Henson analogy is terrible as Romo played great in the preseason and is in the system what 4 years now... apples vs oranges.

Tuna does NOT know what he has in Romo or Drew (he thinks Drew can be a big-time QB and/or play mistake free football and he is surely wrong about that).

 

[Pine Needle]

I don't know if this has been... Parcells knows that he's still not 100% sure what he has in Romo. If he makes the switch early and Romo can't get the job done, what does he do then? Go back to Bledsoe? The team would have absolutely NO confidence in Bledsoe at that point, and our season would be down the tubes.

That's it, exactly. To bench Bledsoe means he starts Romo. If he starts Romo, Parcells loses his "big stick" over Bledsoe. Bledsoe knows that this is his last chance in his career, so he really is trying as hard as possible to play QB. When Parcells goes to Romo, Bledsoe's career is over, and Parcells loses his "threat" over Bledsoe. If Romo then caves in to the pressure, Parcells has no where to go.

So leaving Romo on the bench actually gives Parcells a sense of peace, or insurance that he has a reliable "Plan B" if necessary.

Nonetheless, Parcells should start Romo now. Now. His better agility and cooler head will offset Romos' lack of game experience, and the W/L column will be essentially the same. We will make the playoffs and who knows, we might get lucky.

 

[Stautner]

This game means very little in the Romo/Bledsoe debate. The only thing it does for Romo is give him a little more experience to draw from when he plays again - really not much more than getting some of the jitters out of the way.