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[Ender]

I think it was. There were only a couple of plays where Romo wasn't under duress.

i rewatched the game, its not true. Romo had time. Maybe the hits he took in the first quarter had him shell shocked...but he had time.

 

[Galian Beast]

Very true. TWill wasn't ready for all those targets and Dez should've been targeted more.

I look for Dez to have a monster game with the Vikings.

I keep setting myself up for "they're going to turn the corner" games. I'm done with that. Thought this after the Bills games, thought this after the first detroit game, thought this after the denver game... It just doesn't happen.

 

[LucaBrasi]

Listening to the Radio coverage on XM I had the Lions announcers on. They said from about the first quarter on that the Lions game plan was to take Romo's security blanket, Witten, away. They were doubling Witten a ton. Just passing this along, I didnt see the game just listened to it.

 

[Gameover]

Tony can't read the field. Been saying it since summer of 2012. It's why our offense stays stuck in mud.

 

[T-RO]

Romo rarely had time to get ball out on deeper patterns. But I'd sure like Tony to have made a bit more effort to go Dez's way.

 

[Deep_Freeze]

Listening to the Radio coverage on XM I had the Lions announcers on. They said from about the first quarter on that the Lions game plan was to take Romo's security blanket, Witten, away. They were doubling Witten a ton. Just passing this along, I didnt see the game just listened to it.

Basically what they did, with taking Dez away early then letting him take himself out the game late cause of it.

Take them away and make the rest beat you, probably what we should've done ourselves to them and Calvin. We tried to beat them with TWill, he caught 2 balls out of 10 targets so he definitely wasn't up to the challenge. Again, moving up WRs into bigger roles too early is always dangerous.

 

[Rockport]

i rewatched the game, its not true. Romo had time. Maybe the hits he took in the first quarter had him shell shocked...but he had time.

Naw, he really didn't. Only on a few plays. I'm sure he had his eye out for Fairly also.

 

[CowboyStar88]

Tony can't read the field. Been saying it since summer of 2012. It's why our offense stays stuck in mud.

His stats don't support that argument. What you could say is he doesn't trust his arm or what he's seeing and that the WR is going to be in the spot he's throwing to. Remember this offense is solely based on throwing to a "spot" you need to read a defense to accomplish that. Your claim is baseless and many people have commented on Romo's football IQ. So just stop.

 

[Rockport]

Uh oh...you hear that? It's the Romo Stans' antennas starting to work...

I don't know or care what a Romo Stan is but I do know that Romo wasn't the reason we lost the game against the Lions. He did good considering the pressure he was under and the non-existent running game. You haters only focus on perceptions about Romo's ability that you hear on ESPN or the NFL Network. You're not being objective.

 

[CowboyStar88]

Basically what they did, with taking Dez away early then letting him take himself out the game late cause of it.

Take them away and make the rest beat you, probably what we should've done ourselves to them and Calvin. We tried to beat them with TWill, he caught 2 balls out of 10 targets so he definitely wasn't up to the challenge. Again, moving up WRs into bigger roles too early is always dangerous.

Clearly that's not what happened. They didn't do anything special to take Dez away. Romo made an effort not to go his way at all. I even commented to the people I was with why has he not even looked Dez way. I believe the big issue here is they took his security blanket it away "Witten" and that threw Romo for a loop he wasn't trusting what his eyes were seeing out there and he was off target because of it.

 

[dstovall5]

Romo was definitely getting hammered early on, definitely would've been hard to have those deeper routes develop.

As the game progressed Romo started having more time and better protection, that's when we started doing our damage. It definitely does look like Romo missed some wide open chances, though to be fair we "I don't know Romo's progressions", none of us do. Regardless, this a game we should've STILL WON, smh.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Wait -- I read here that he was double, triple, and quadruple teamed all game....

Seriously, Romo was under more duress than he has been for a while -- that probably plays a part in it.

Well, not sure whether I read it on here or twitter, but he was pressured more than he'd been in previous games, though I can't imagine him being more pressured than when he was against the Skins. I think 38% or something.

But it really doesn't matter to me. Offense put up 30 pts. 30 pts should get you a W. And with any other defense, the Cowboys might have.

 

[dstovall5]

Idk how that is relevant. If anything that means u should look to ur #1 more often. I wish we would just come clean and admit romo has not played well for a big portion of this season.

You're right, Romo has definitely "not played well" this year, yet he's still producing like a top 5 QB in the league. Dude is amazing, isn't that what you're trying to point out?

 

[Deep_Freeze]

Clearly that's not what happened. They didn't do anything special to take Dez away. Romo made an effort not to go his way at all. I even commented to the people I was with why has he not even looked Dez way. I believe the big issue here is they took his security blanket it away "Witten" and that threw Romo for a loop he wasn't trusting what his eyes were seeing out there and he was off target because of it.

Well I have said I believe Dez wasn't targeted enough, but the bigger part to me is the excessive targets to TWill and him not coming through.

 

[Plankton]

Wait -- I read here that he was double, triple, and quadruple teamed all game....

Seriously, Romo was under more duress than he has been for a while -- that probably plays a part in it.

That's exactly what the reason was.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Not at all surprised by this. It looked to me like there were guys who were open. We just didn't get the ball to them. Now, I will say that the Detroit Defense did push the pocket and they did make plays. That, IMO, is simply the truth but Tony missed all day. He only threw for 46% on the day. You take the long play to Williams away and the short YAC TD away by Bryant and Tony only throws for like 116 yards. Tony had a bad game IMO but I understand why.

This was a much better defense then way too many on this board gave them credit for IMO.

 

[Ender]

Naw, he really didn't. Only on a few plays. I'm sure he had his eye out for Fairly also.

yea ok, go rewatch the game if you can...

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I don't know or care what a Romo Stan is but I do know that Romo wasn't the reason we lost the game against the Lions. He did good considering the pressure he was under and the non-existent running game. You haters only focus on perceptions about Romo's ability that you hear on ESPN or the NFL Network. You're not being objective.

I don't believe this

Well, not sure whether I read it on here or twitter, but he was pressured more than he'd been in previous games, though I can't imagine him being more pressured than when he was against the Skins. I think 38% or something.

But it really doesn't matter to me. Offense put up 30 pts. 30 pts should get you a W. And with any other defense, the Cowboys might have.

Actually, the O put up only 23 points. The D posted 7 but you are correct Woodrow, 30 should be enough and had we executed, I believe it would have been.

JMO

 

[Zman5]

This is my take on it as well.

The one thing I've noticed about Dez is he doesn't come out of the blocks particularly fast. Maybe it's just because he is a big guy, however, he just doesn't seem to be able to create much separation until he is roughly, I dunno, 8-10 yards down the field.

In a game like the one against Detroit, there just wasn't a lot of time for Dez to get himself open before Romo progressed to the next read.

I'm not sure if that's true, but if it is, why don't they put him in motion more often? There are things that can be done to get your WRs more open but JG doesn't do it.

 

[Oh_Canada]

Not at all surprised by this. It looked to me like there were guys who were open. We just didn't get the ball to them. Now, I will say that the Detroit Defense did push the pocket and they did make plays. That, IMO, is simply the truth but Tony missed all day. He only threw for 46% on the day. You take the long play to Williams away and the short YAC TD away by Bryant and Tony only throws for like 116 yards. Tony had a bad game IMO but I understand why.

This was a much better defense then way too many on this board gave them credit for IMO.

Romo was very ordinary.
Not sure the Lions defense is very good, Andy Dalton shredded them a week prior.