the day after 7-4

[dbair1967]

1) I admit I was one of those who thought for the past couple of years Romo would never be more than a Jason Garrett type player, a quality backup that for a game or two would be ok (and in the NFL, there's nothing wrong with that...plenty of guys make a great living doing just that)...however I sat there yesterday and his great play is just mind boggling...I watched the somewhat rough start vs Indy and said to myself "ok, well now he is coming back to earth a little"...then did the same yesterday early in the game...what transpired was just amazing...Tony Romo is really, really good...he makes it look simple, but we know it cant be that simple...a guy that was the #1 overall pick of the draft who was QB'ing this same team looked like a trainwreck...no other changes were made save the QB, and the results we see are just off the chart...like I said a week ago, he wont win it, but if we do end up winning the division or at least making the playoffs, Romo will get some MVP votes (and he would deserve them)...

2) the OL is pass blocking pretty strong, but the run blocking again wasnt all that good...Barber ended up with some decent numbers but he had one 30+ yd run that helped out...you would think that with now 5 games of tremendous success by Romo, teams will have to devote more to stopping the pass and hopefully that will open up more lanes for JJ and MBIII to run through

3) it was great to see the team step up and finish a team off the way we did yesterday...tight game, boom one TD before halftime...come out to start the 2nd half, go 80+ yds and hang another TD on them...thats the mark of a good team

4) defensively the numbers ended up ok, but I am concerned a little about the run defense and am surprised we didnt get more hits on the QB...we really never "stopped' their run game, its just our offense rolled over them so well that they had no choice but to give up running...the Giants and Falcons are both excellent running teams, so we need to shore this up

5) I did think Ware had an exceptional game (again) though...he didnt get any sacks but had a couple of good pressures and was OBVIOUSLY held twice on plays that werent flagged that I saw

6) RW's pick was a huge turning point early in that game...he gets way to much hate on this forum and from some in the media...he makes big plays and when he does make them, it always seems to be a big impact at the time...he is the best safety in football

7) we've now scored 35 offensive TD's this yr through 11 games...all of last yr we had 36...Bledsoe was sacked 65 times in 22 starts...Romo's been sacked 6 times in 5 starts

8) more Romo...I dont know which is more impressive...the nearly 70% overall completion % or the 9.20 yds per attempt...both stats are awesome...his yds per attempt is even more impressive when you consider it isnt skewed by a couple of really long plays...his longest pass play is only 53 yds...but he puts the ball on the money to receivers in stride, making it easy to run up YAC and he is also aggressive in throwing into the intermediate areas

David

 

[burmafrd]

Run blocking is my main worry now. We just do not seem to be able to pass block and run block well in the same game. We will need to run the ball in January. Not worried about our Rush D since that has been very good all year. One game really does not bother me much.

 

[tomson75]

Run blocking is my main worry now. We just do not seem to be able to pass block and run block well in the same game. We will need to run the ball in January. Not worried about our Rush D since that has been very good all year. One game really does not bother me much.

Agreed. I'm not sure when Parcell's is going to get JJ involved again...it almost seems like he knows we're going to the playoffs...but when JJ comes back for "the stretch", I hope our run blocking is better. We haven't seen a "seattle/giants/chicago '04" game in some time. I, for one, am ready to see a 180 yard game out of Jones.

 

[tyke1doe]

I wasn't worried about our run defense, either.

When a team has speed at the receivers, you have to respect that.

I feared Joey Galloway would be the X-factor, and he was at the beginning of the game. And had Gradkowski not underthrown him on the Roy pick, he would have had even a greater impact.

We're not going to see another team this regular season that has the speed at wide receiver that Tampa has. The Saints receivers aren't fast (unless they put Reggie Bush out wide), the Falcons receivers are fast but inconsistent amd the Giants just have height in Burress.

I expect our run defense to play better as we get into the home stretch, at least I hope.

 

[superpunk]

6) RW's pick was a huge turning point early in that game...he gets way to much hate on this forum and from some in the media...he makes big plays and when he does make them, it always seems to be a big impact at the time...he is the best safety in football

CHURCH!!!!

I get so tired of having to defend the best safety in football. People are dumb.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Well David, someone told you that Bledsoe was an offensive line killer. Next time I hope you listen.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I think TB only had 20 pass attempts. I didn't we had a lot of opportunity to "hit" the Tampa QB.

 

[notherbob]

I was intrigued when I first learned in '03 that Parcells had called Romo immediately after the draft and signed him and said he saw some real good things in him. I eagerly watched him in the training camps and was impressed with his way of playing because he reminded me of Stauback and Longley. I saw just enough of him to make me want to see more.

I'm seeing more now but it still makes me want to see more. He's eye candy for football freaks. He's mentally and physically quick, decisive and plays the game with enthusiasm and determination and is relentless. Those are the attributes of a champion and he has the attitude of a winner.

I don't think he is all that impressive, physically, but he plays the game right and he never stops doing the very best he can.

 

[dbair1967]

I don't think he is all that impressive, physically, but he plays the game right and he never stops doing the very best he can.

a similar description could be given of Joe Montana...smallish...not alot of arm strength but had uncanny accuracy, decision making and was nimble afoot

now I am not saying Romo is Montana...but you could say they are similar in stature and physical ability, and so far anyway Romo is very similar on the field

David

 

[superpunk]

Well David, someone told you that Bledsoe was an offensive line killer. Next time I hope you listen.

Someone told you it was a bad idea to go into the season with our current FS situation, and we should have looked at upgrading it.

Next time......you know the drill. :

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Someone told you it was a bad idea to go into the season with our current FS situation, and we should have looked at upgrading it.

Next time......you know the drill. :

Well I think the solution to the FS problem is on the roster.

 

[superpunk]

Well I think the solution to the FS problem is on the roster.

It's nice to think that - I agree, and I never disagreed with that notion. Meanwhile, the position has cost us ballgames. Much moreso than the object of your ire, Bledsoe.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Julius Jones is waay overdue for a big game, you can see he's wanting to bust the big one on just about every play but opposing teams are stacking the line to stop him...

 

[MichaelWinicki]

It's nice to think that - I agree, and I never disagreed with that notion. Meanwhile, the position has cost us ballgames. Much moreso than the object of your ire, Bledsoe.

I agree the FS position has been problematic.

 

[dbair1967]

It's nice to think that - I agree, and I never disagreed with that notion. Meanwhile, the position has cost us ballgames. Much moreso than the object of your ire, Bledsoe.

I would say that with the way Romo has played, the QB clearly cost us more games than the FS...

the FS position is no better off today than it was in week one...we were 3-3 with Bledsoe QB'ing the team, we're 4-1 with Romo

I think its pretty evident that had Romo started since week one, we'd have a better record than 7-4

by the way I still firmly believe if we had a better pass rush, you could play FS with Elmer Fudd and be just fine...we ask our guys to cover too long and thats the problem more than anything else

David

 

[theogt]

I would say that with the way Romo has played, the QB clearly cost us more games than the FS...

the FS position is no better off today than it was in week one...we were 3-3 with Bledsoe QB'ing the team, we're 4-1 with Romo

I think its pretty evident that had Romo started since week one, we'd have a better record than 7-4

by the way I still firmly believe if we had a better pass rush, you could play FS with Elmer Fudd and be just fine...we ask our guys to cover too long and thats the problem more than anything else

David

Agreed. If you put Ed Reed in with Bledsoe at QB this team really isn't that much better.

 

[superpunk]

I would say that with the way Romo has played, the QB clearly cost us more games than the FS...

the FS position is no better off today than it was in week one...we were 3-3 with Bledsoe QB'ing the team, we're 4-1 with Romo

I think its pretty evident that had Romo started since week one, we'd have a better record than 7-4

by the way I still firmly believe if we had a better pass rush, you could play FS with Elmer Fudd and be just fine...we ask our guys to cover too long and thats the problem more than anything else

David

When you look at how many TD were surrendered by the FS, along with huge plays, and compare it to Bledsoe's performance, it's hard to say which was the greater evil. The only thing, IMO, that makes the FS performance worse, is that the opposition really didn't get that many points off Bledsoe's performance, except in Jacksonville. Against Watkins and Davis (and the drunk), we've lost games to Philly, gotten down early in NY, and blew Washington. That's a little worse, IMO. It's not that they had to cover too long, it's just that they sucked. That's improved slightly, they've at least kept themselves in position recently. But it's far from fixed.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Agreed. If you put Ed Reed in with Bledsoe at QB this team really isn't that much better.

Define "that much better" for me please before I retort.

 

[theogt]

Define "that much better" for me please before I retort.

Our defense would be better for sure, but we certainly wouldn't be better with Reed/Bledsoe, than Davis/Romo.

Now, please, do retort.

 

[cowboyed]

a similar description could be given of Joe Montana...smallish...not alot of arm strength but had uncanny accuracy, decision making and was nimble afoot

now I am not saying Romo is Montana...but you could say they are similar in stature and physical ability, and so far anyway Romo is very similar on the field

David

However Romo is noted for having surprising arm strength now, not just by wishful Cowboys fans either. Don't get me wrong he does not have a cannon of an arm but he most certainly can rifle passes. He throws a pretty decent deep ball as well. He has the passing versatility of Steve Young but the quick release and vision of an elite quarterback.