This Is Romo

[Boyzmamacita]

3 of them were 100% on Romo. Just because the pocket collapses and you are under pressure doesn't give you the excuse not to protect the ball. He did the same exact thing in week 3. He doesn't learn from his mistakes! I don't mind a QB who tries to improvise but you don't mess around when you are in the redzone about to score. Just take the sack there and nothing is lost. No need to do anything cute like trying to shuffle the ball. We went from a guaranteed 3 and possible 7 points for our team, to the Bears getting 7 points. That is a punch to the gut to the whole team!

Protect the ball!! Rodgers got sacked 9 times versus Seattle and didn't have one turnover that whole game. He protected the ball every single time and put his team in a position to win the game. No reason Romo can't do the same thing.

Great post. Why is it so hard for Romo to understand that you must live to see another down? He actually left the pocket and threw the ball away on one play last night. He needs to do that more. His skillset is amazing, but he brain farts at times. It has to be in the back of his mind to protect the ball, but he just can't help himself. I wish Wade Wilson would coach it out of him.

 

[Prossman]

I know Tony is a good qb. He also had a terrible problem with making a stupid throw and it snowballing on him for the entire game. He performs well in 1 out of three prime time games and is incredible on the others. One problem.... all the playoffs and the superbowl are prime time , so i wonder Can he change that or is this as good as its gets? Years are adding up now, there are 5-6 top qbs coming out next year, Romo is in a contract year, a 100 mill type of contract year.... Its a Huge descion. If this is as good as it gets we spend 100 mill to go 8-8 mad miss the playoffs for the next 5 years. Or we draft a young qb deal Romo for picks and go in a different directions.

 

[maxdallasfan]

Well said. Nice post.

 

[Dodger]

Post of the year.

Seriously.

 

[SportsGuru80]

Great post... Let me add those INTs were not Romo's fault last night.

• Dez Bryant, well I won't even go there right now (mental head case)
• Olgetree allowed the eat him up therefore the ball popped up in the air on the quick slant
• Miles Austin didn't cross the DB's face and ran the route behind him.
• Oh the supposed INT by Briggs was bogus because it was a forced fumble due to the Guard getting whipped ONCE AGAIN.....

 

[hutch1254]

A drunken Jerruh Jones once said "Romo was a miracle." Now Romo is expected to perform miracles each week despite the lack of certain pieces and we all know and have known what those pieces are.

It's really too bad. A pretty solid resource at the QB position has been wasted.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Great post. Why is it so hard for Romo to understand that you must live to see another down? He actually left the pocket and threw the ball away on one play last night. He needs to do that more. His skillset is amazing, but he brain farts at times. It has to be in the back of his mind to protect the ball, but he just can't help himself. I wish Wade Wilson would coach it out of him.

Why is it so hard for you to understand that he can't the ball for his recievers or block for his linemen? Seriously I wonder if some of you even understand the game of football. When you consistently get hit and hit it takes a toll on you. You have to feel the pressure and get the ball out. Imagine you're in his position. Would you wanna take yet another hit? Of course not.

 

[cowboys2233]

I agree about everything you said about Romo. I'm not sure about Montana having a noodle arm, but I don't have a strong opinion on that one way or the other.

I'm not sure the defense played all that badly last night. I'm willing to give them a pass for last night. They were put in a no win situation.....

I have a strong opinion about that -- most ridiculous comment ever. I am a Cowboys fan to the core, but I can say that Joe Montana was the greatest QB of all without hesitation or any reservations whatsoever. Uh yeah, the guy completely dominated at the highest level with a noodle arm. Just had a real good head on his shoulders and a great team. Yup, just like Emmitt Smith was a fairly pedestrian runner who just happened to play behind the greatest offensive line of all time. Sure, whatever.

Just accept and appreciate greatness when you see it without trying to come up with any reason to degrade it.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

I don't agree that Romo processes things or gets through his reads very fast. I don't believe he sees things as quickly as you say from what i can tell watching him over the years. He throws balls late, overthrows guys, doesn't get it out quick enough when guys do come open, and makes FAR too many mental errors resulting in INT's that seem to come from not reading the D correctly (ie, missing the LB or safety help that is underneath or overtop).

I think he's a great QB and his production has been very good for us, but as far as the all time great QB's as far as intelligence and processing what they see in front of them and being able to adjust or react quickly to the coverage, i don't see him being up there with the greats like Peyton.

 

[CF74]

Field General???:zipit:

 

[TwoDeep3]

I have a strong opinion about that -- most ridiculous comment ever. I am a Cowboys fan to the core, but I can say that Joe Montana was the greatest QB of all without hesitation or any reservations whatsoever. Uh yeah, the guy completely dominated at the highest level with a noodle arm. Just had a real good head on his shoulders and a great team. Yup, just like Emmitt Smith was a fairly pedestrian runner who just happened to play behind the greatest offensive line of all time. Sure, whatever.

Just accept and appreciate greatness when you see it without trying to come up with any reason to degrade it.

This is where you and I disagree.

I think Bradshaw was the greatest, right behind Sammy Baugh.

 

[BAT]

Missed it implies he could have done something about it, to me.

Parcells was our coach, and that didn't look to be changing any time soon. I think they were discussing an extension at that time, when Payton left for NO. I think Jerry could have offered him all the money in the world, Payton was headed to NO and bringing Brees with him.

First of all I am not just pleasantly surprised by 2Deep's post, I was flabbergasted by it. Great to finally have you on board the Romo train - when he was at his worst no less.

That said, Romo has to take some of the burden for the turnovers. He has no choice but to place the team on his shoulders due to the decificiency of talent across the OL and the deficiency of maturity/focus in his WR group, specifically Dez Bryant. But Romo also tries to force plays, it is in his nature. Last season he was much better at being patient and targetting the players that did it the right way (Witten, Murray, Robinson, etc.). This year, he seems to be forcing it to Dez and a surprisingly inconsistent Witten too often this season. A turnover in the redzone is a backbreaker and he needs to be more aware of this. Take the sack, settle for a field goal, get into a rhythm, calm down your team and keep the momentum positive. The mistakes on this area of the field are magnified for a reason. This is the area that defines whether you are a winner or a loser. I still believe in Romo but even Marino could not be a one man team.

Also, the OL made improvements this last game, notably in the amount of penalties and in pass protection. But is not just a bad run blocking unit, it is a predictable one. Cowboys have no choice, they are a left handed running team. Everyone can see how poor they are rushing up the gut or to the right. The key is Bernadeau. He is a below average pass protector and a mediocre run blocker. Why he is still in the starting lineup is beyond me. Why Romo has not demanded changes on the OL is even more worrisome. Vickers for all his fanfare and talk, has played very quietly so far as well.

Callahan as OL coach is still an incomplete, not looking very good at this point but still a lot of season left. But Callahan as OC is a complete failure. He has had no impact thus far. None. Observing Gruden on Monday night, I still wonder if he could add an edge and accountability to this offense. Like Payton, he has and is a Romo fan.

There is still time to salvage this season with a few key acquisitions. A guy like Brian Waters could very well be a tipping point towards stability on the OL and a sign to Romo that the Cowboys are not only interested in winning but protecting the QB. But that is up to Jerry, who is oftentimes blinded by his ego, myopia or other distractions of his own making.

 

[Padd]

tigers can't change their spots.

Love the Emmitt reference...

 

[ufcrules1]

That said, Romo has to take some of the burden for the turnovers. He has no choice but to place the team on his shoulders due to the decificiency of talent across the OL and the deficiency of maturity/focus in his WR group, specifically Dez Bryant. But Romo also tries to force plays, it is in his nature. Last season he was much better at being patient and targetting the players that did it the right way (Witten, Murray, Robinson, etc.). This year, he seems to be forcing it to Dez and a surprisingly inconsistent Witten too often this season. A turnover in the redzone is a backbreaker and he needs to be more aware of this. Take the sack, settle for a field goal, get into a rhythm, calm down your team and keep the momentum positive. The mistakes on this area of the field are magnified for a reason. This is the area that defines whether you are a winner or a loser. I still believe in Romo but even Marino could not be a one man team.

Also, the OL made improvements this last game, notably in the amount of penalties and in pass protection. But is not just a bad run blocking unit, it is a predictable one. Cowboys have no choice, they are a left handed running team. Everyone can see how poor they are rushing up the gut or to the right. The key is Bernadeau. He is a below average pass protector and a mediocre run blocker. Why he is still in the starting lineup is beyond me. Why Romo has not demanded changes on the OL is even more worrisome. Vickers for all his fanfare and talk, has played very quietly so far as well.

Callahan as OL coach is still an incomplete, not looking very good at this point but still a lot of season left. But Callahan as OC is a complete failure. He has had no impact thus far. None. Observing Gruden on Monday night, I still wonder if he could add an edge and accountability to this offense. Like Payton, he has and is a Romo fan.

There is still time to salvage this season with a few key acquisitions. A guy like Brian Waters could very well be a tipping point towards stability on the OL and a sign to Romo that the Cowboys are not only interested in winning but protecting the QB. But that is up to Jerry, who is oftentimes blinded by his ego, myopia or other distractions of his own making.

Solid post man. I congratulate you that even though you love Romo to death, you are honest about what you are seeing out of him lately. The biggest problem I see with him is turning the ball over in the redzone when he could take a sack or throw the ball away. Those Romoshuffles are indeed backbreakers and hard to come back from. It demoralizes a teams momentum and this is the second week straight that he did almost the same exact thing.

 

[casmith07]

Just because there wasn't many sacks doesn't mean they did a good job. Romo as always makes this joke of an offensive line look better than they actually are. The fact they gave up one sack had nothing to do with them it had everything to do with Tony just being great at avoiding pressure, sacks, hits, etc.

This.