Theories on Romoceptions

[CF74]

Many plays it seems like Romo is forcing the ball to where the receiver is, "Supposed" to be instead of where the receiver actually is. Many times it seems like he stubbornly throws the ball to where its, "Supposed" to be on purpose, as if he is trying to force these guys to follow him. Well its blatantly obvious the only guy in his camp is Witten, and maybe a little O-tree but it seems the rest of them have no love and no respect for Romo.

I realize Marty B is a total tool but perhaps there is some truth to what he said. Imagine Austin ends up in Green Bay, Nawlins, or San Fran. Would he trash Romo as well? I wonder.

Is Garrett forcing Romo to throw the ball to where its, "Supposed" to be as opposed to where the receiver actually is? Whoever is forcing the issue is killing this team, either Romo or Garrett.

I'm not saying the ball doesn't get away from Romo at times because his accuracy is up and down. I'm just saying its not always about the pass being off, sometimes its the damn receiver off pattern, or the receiver drops the doggone ball. There's little to no cohesiveness between the QB and the receiver..

I realize they have patterns and routes that they practice on but sometimes the game calls for improvisation. Remember when folks used to say the Tuna ruined Julius Jones by forcing him to run a certain way?

Is Garrett forcing Romo to throw to specific spots regardless of whether the receiver is there or not? I honestly don't know.

Are the receivers running the wrong routes on purpose because they despise Romo?

Theories...

Or is Romo just rattled and screwy?

And lastly they need to change it up and give the ball more to Felix Jones. I agree that Murray is a better runner but Felix plays best (And always has) as the #2 back. He plays with more intensity and drive. As the season has progressed I have noticed he's getting back some of his old mojo. He needs a few more touches because Murray is punishing himself out there...

Perhaps they should pound the rock with both of them, draw in the safeties, and then play action deep 40-50 yds, whatever noodle arm can muster up. When was the last time you saw Romo toss one up for 50+ yards???:

 

[juck]

He just doesnt have what it takes.

 

[visionary]

in the NFL, the QB cant afford to see and throw to where teh receiver actually is

he has to throw to where the receiver is supposed to be

this is on the receivers, not on romo

 

[Numbers921]

You HAVE to throw the ball based on anticipation in the NFL. If you're waiting around until someone uncovers you're going to get sacked or you'll throw a pick anyway.

 

[gmb85]

I wonder why Romo didn't finish the game?

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

Good gosh fellas...this is a terrible offense right now...and Romo is left to do EVERYTHING to pull out wins. If we cannot run the ball...and HAVE to pass the ball...at least we could HELP him by protecting him and catching the ball. Well that is NOT happening either. 3 of the picks are on the WRs/OL. The other 2....one was on him...he was pressing to get something going. The other may or may not have been on him. WHen you consider ALL the mistakes the other guys made during the game. Romo....playing the hardest position in sports....and playing it under duress...made 2...or MAYBE 3 mistakes. When you consider how MUCH he is depended on...2 or 3 mistakes is not the end of the world. The easy job is to CATCH a ball that hits you in your hands. The easy job is to at least get in the way of a guy RIGHT in front of you. Romo has to get OUT of the way of a guy the OL could not get IN the way of...throw the ball on target and CATCH the ball? And do it perfectly 50 times a game for this team to have a chance? Is that what you guys want to hear?

 

[mldardy]

in the NFL, the QB cant afford to see and throw to where teh receiver actually is

he has to throw to where the receiver is supposed to be

this is on the receivers, not on romo

So Sick of this. He threw 5 INT's, not 1, not even 2, FIVE. It is on Romo. Really good QB's battle through what Romo was doing last night. Sometimes in the same game or sometimes the next game or games or later in the season. We'll see if Romo can bounce back but I want to see Romo stop making these mistakes over and over again.

And it's not only the interceptions, it's the fumbles, missing wide open receivers, all the excuses you and others keep making. 'Well it's the receivers', 'well it's the oline', 'well it's this, it's that'. When does Romo get the blame. He singlehandedly took us out of the game last night and has done it quite a few times since he's been a starter for the Cowboys. Stop turning the ball over and start taking over games consistently.

 

[visionary]

So Sick of this. He threw 5 INT's, not 1, not even 2, FIVE. It is on Romo. Really good QB's battle through what Romo was doing last night. Sometimes in the same game or sometimes the next game or games or later in the season. We'll see if Romo can bounce back but I want to see Romo stop making these mistakes over and over again.

And it's not only the interceptions, it's the fumbles, missing wide open receivers, all the excuses you and others keep making. 'Well it's the receivers', 'well it's the oline', 'well it's this, it's that'. When does Romo get the blame. He singlehandedly took us out of the game last night and has done it quite a few times since he's been a starter for the Cowboys. Stop turning the ball over and start taking over games consistently.

all i can say is, watch the game again

romo is partly to blame, i agree with you that on a couple of occasions he should eat that ball but that OL is a sieve and he is under pressure all game long

we cant run the ball
he is under pressure as soon as he drops back
WRs dropping balls and not being where they are supposed to be
predictable play-calling

it all comes back to off season moves and coaching, which bring it back to jerry, stephen, and garrett. there is no getting around that.

 

[Nation]

Does it really matter if Romo threw 3 versus 5 interceptions in that game? Like is anyone sitting here today feeling even 0.00001% better about the game if that were the case? Because to me it sure felt like that one was over with one way or the other once the second defensive touchdown occurred. We were no longer in a competitive game and really your only hope is to pull of a few miracle big plays which obviously involves forcing the issue. It's great sports radio fodder but I don't see how dinking and dunking in the 4th quarter would have helped when we were no longer in a winnable game.

 

[craig71]

I have came to the conclusion that this team has troubles galore. Is Romo the only problem? No. But at the same time I don't see him as the answer either. I just don't trust him as I see way too many highs and lows for me to consider him the answer in Dallas. As for the picks, some of it's easily explained by the line play. While some of it has no explanation. Why is it that Romo and Austin still aren't on the same page all the time? I can understand Dez not being where he is supposed to be. But what about Austin? Missing open receivers has been a problem well before this year as well, you simply can't leave plays on the field when you have a man open for a big play. Maybe the answer is that Romo just has bad luck. Or maybe the answer is that Romo has "ate the cheese" and will never be anything other than what he is today.


Craig

 

[mldardy]

all i can say is, watch the game again

romo is partly to blame, i agree with you that on a couple of occasions he should eat that ball but that OL is a sieve and he is under pressure all game long

we cant run the ball
he is under pressure as soon as he drops back
WRs dropping balls and not being where they are supposed to be
predictable play-calling

it all comes back to off season moves and coaching, which bring it back to jerry, stephen, and garrett. there is no getting around that.

I did watch the game. Most qb's are under pressure because most teams in the NFL have below average offensive lines. Our offensive line right now is no different than the Bears and about 75% of the NFL. I will say that Garrett is part of the problem for me as well. His playcalling is horrible. You coach to what your offensive players can do and Garrett has failed to do that so many times.

I look at the 49ers and their offense and you could say their offensive playmakers are pretty comparable to ours. They have a better rb, we have a better qb, we have better wrs, they probably have a better te right now. What I see from the 49ers are quick developing plays to get the ball out of the qb's hands and let the playmakers make the plays. Spreading the field out on some plays, run some end arounds, pitch outs, mix it up. I'm tired of seeing the same tired, predictable plays, run the ball on 1st down, throw the ball on 2nd, shotgun on 3rd. No wonder we can't score any points. That's so easy for the defense. I guess my frustration is a little more with Garrett than Romo but I'm not letting Romo off the hook for last night.

 

[visionary]

I did watch the game. Most qb's are under pressure because most teams in the NFL have below average offensive lines. Our offensive line right now is no different than the Bears and about 75% of the NFL. I will say that Garrett is part of the problem for me as well. His playcalling is horrible. You coach to what your offensive players can do and Garrett has failed to do that so many times.

I look at the 49ers and their offense and you could say their offensive playmakers are pretty comparable to ours. They have a better rb, we have a better qb, we have better wrs, they probably have a better te right now. What I see from the 49ers are quick developing plays to get the ball out of the qb's hands and let the playmakers make the plays. Spreading the field out on some plays, run some end arounds, pitch outs, mix it up. I'm tired of seeing the same tired, predictable plays, run the ball on 1st down, throw the ball on 2nd, shotgun on 3rd. No wonder we can't score any points. That's so easy for the defense. I guess my frustration is a little more with Garrett than Romo but I'm not letting Romo off the hook for last night.

not sure i agree with this

niners have 3 things we dont have

1) a very very good runnning game

2) a great defense that dominates offenses and creates turnovers

3) a very good STs unit

when you have those 3, you are always in the game and can be conservative on offense

we have none of those
and we want to not dink and dunk on offense but be flashy

these are all areas that our GM and HC/OC dont seem to value very much and are actually critically important areas for successful teams

it keeps coming back to GM/HC no matter how you slice it

 

[VThokie7]

I think in this particular game that he had the two interceptions that were the WR's fault and from there he started pressing. Which led to the horrible mistake for the 3rd INT that went for a TD.

 

[TheCoolFan]

I believe Marty B was right about Romo. I wonder if he even has Dez's phone number.

 

[gmb85]

I believe Marty B was right about Romo. I wonder if he even has Dez's phone number.

What did Marty B say?

 

[dwmyers]

Theory: Romo has a bit of Danny White in him. You can expect at least one dreadful game from him a year, perhaps two. For the rest of the time he plays very well.

Pick, oh 1983. Danny had 4 interceptions in the New Orleans game, 3 against San Francisco. Almost a third of his interceptions happened in two games.

Over some 5 years, with a far better running back and line than Tony Romo has ever had, Danny had over a 4% interception rate (5.7% one year).

By contrast, Tony had never had a single year with a 4% interception rate.

This game is a fluke and we're trying to project careers from it.

D-

 

[popp1234]

What did Marty B say?

At which time?

 

[KJJ]

I wonder why Romo didn't finish the game?

It's obvious why he didn't finish the game was out of reach and the Cowboys didn't want to risk getting him injured.

 

[KJJ]

I believe Marty B was right about Romo. I wonder if he even has Dez's phone number.

Dez and Romo can't even communicate in person.

 

[Kilyin]

I wonder why Romo didn't finish the game?

Because it was completely out of reach and they didn't want to risk injury, and they didn't want him to break the single game interception record.