Thoughts on Romo? *Merge*

[Smith22]

Let us know your opinion after seeing the replay.

When I saw his stats, I figured it was a good game but the two interceptions stuck out.

But, I dunno, seeing the game gave me a different perspective. He had at least six highlight reel plays where he pulled something out of his butt.

Heck, the game-tying touchdown was of that variety. It's amazing how he can roll around in the pocket and sling it 25 yards down field for a big completion.

Will do. He showed me more than I ever expected through our 1st 3 preseason games this year. His first few seasons here he just seemed dazed and confused to me, with an average to weak arm. Now he looks like a totally different player. His improvement came out of left field IMO.

 

[stag hunter]

That clip of the botched snap needs to make it to youtube asap.. I listened to the game and it sounded pretty impressive but I just saw it replayed on sportscenter and Romo shows so much poise on that play he makes it look like Parcells drew it up that way...

 

[Chrissyboy]

I posted at last year's TC that Romo looked impressive. I did the same this year.

Some players just have 'something'! I'm not trying to say that he is the second coming of Staubach or for that matter, even a good starter in this league - it is still too early for that......

What I will say is that he looked fluid. His movement in the pocket, the way he followed his reads, his mechanics and throwing motion all looked very impressive to the eye.

By contrast (and I am no way a Henson hater) Drew just seemed uncomfortable. In fact, I watched the 1st scrimmage in Oxnard, and saw a lot of Henson that I hadn't seen in every other practice! It was quite a shock to see him play well.

Coming back to topic - they just seemed to be at opposite poles with their development.

 

[JMead]

Romo throwing motion certainly is not pretty. He short arms the ball which leads to high passes by basicly pushing the ball instead of throwing it. We saw plenty examples of that yesterday.

Romo hasnt looked that great the past 2 games. He cant seem to score points. Like yesterday.. 350 yards and only 10 points. You would expect a starting calibur QB to have atleast3 TDs to go along with those numbers ( even more so going 30-45 ). For him not to put up points against bench warmers shows that he isnt close to being ready to start.

 

[Smith22]

Romo hasnt looked that great the past 2 games. He cant seem to score points. Like yesterday.. 350 yards and only 10 points. You would expect a starting calibur QB to have atleast3 TDs to go along with those numbers ( even more so going 30-45 ). For him not to put up points against bench warmers shows that he isnt close to being ready to start.

I still need to watch the replay, but from what I've read, drunk boy missed 2 chip shots and Hurd dropped a would be TD, and Copper didn't put up much of a fight for a jumpball INT. I'll wait until I see it to say anything.

 

[THUMPER]

I think a lot of the Henson people have a lot to be dissappointed about. There were only a few fans on Romo's bannedwagon, but it has become clear that he IS, in fact, a legitimate QB with an NFL caliber arm; not to mention the fact that he's got the genetic component it takes to be an NFL QB. The guy is a player and a great passer.

I have a feeling that this team will rally around Romo; and by next year, Drew Henson will be history.

That's just how I see it after 4 preseason games. The jury has reached a decesion. Romo is here to stay. He got a contract extension; and guess what?

The guy resembles "starting material" or "pedigree" so much more than Henson that it's not even funny.

I'm happy for Romo and I feel that he has more of a chance of being "the future" than anyone recently.

Sorry to say it, but the Hensonites crashed and burned on their assesments.

Go Cowboys! Go Romo!

The good thing about all this is that it appears Parcells actually KNEW something that we didn't. It is a good thing when the HC knows more about the players than the fans do.

BTW, I am usually first in line to question his decidions. :shootme:

 

[jackrussell]

You really made a lot of assumptions from just one sentence.

Call it what you want, but the silverbear nailed this one.

The only people that need to be called out on this QB issue are those that insisted and whined that Parcell's was not developing a young QB the last couple years. You know the ones. The ones that had to see for themselves, the ones that kicked and screamed the only way to develop a QB was to spot play him. The ones that have decided to hate Parcell's for not fitting their criteria (or should I say cryteria) on making a QB.

Whether it was Romo or Henson, it didn't matter. I believe it's safe to say that, in fact, a young QB has been developing despite the Eeyores of the world. And while it may not be a finished product, the hope is there it will be.

For those that had the patience of a developing young QB, it appears your faith will be rewarded.

For those that threw their hissy fits the last few years, time to step to the plate and admit you were wrong the whole time.

 

[Scotman]

Well, I'm one of the ones that bought into Henson. I was absolutely enthralled with everything being written when we picked him up.

There wasn't that much written about Romo. I figured early on that his accomplishments would not be long lived.

I really wish Henson would have been able to develop. But that doesn't taint how excited I am to see Romo apparently ready to be a solid back-up and a potential starter for us.

As long as Romo protects the ball, I think he will be a good QB. I also think some of that will come with time and experience.

Bottom line, one of our two developmental QBs seems to have a real shot at becoming our starter at some point. I'll take a 50% success rate ANY day at that position.

 

[ZeroClub]

I have a feeling that this team will rally around Romo

I do too.

Sometimes an offense finds a new energy level under a particular QB.

Frankly, I don't remember the last time this has happened in Dallas.

Certainly not under Qunicy or Testaverde. Aikman was a Hall of Fame QB, but the offense didn't seem to get an emotional feed off of him (he won in different ways). Not so much under Danny White either. I think it goes back to Staubach.

I'd never dream that Romo could be another Staubach. Staubach was a Hall of Fame QB. But Romo has at least part of one of the traits that made Staubach Staubach.

 

[ZeroClub]

Call it what you want, but the silverbear nailed this one.

The only people that need to be called out on this QB issue are those that insisted and whined that Parcell's was not developing a young QB the last couple years. You know the ones. The ones that had to see for themselves, the ones that kicked and screamed the only way to develop a QB was to spot play him. The ones that have decided to hate Parcell's for not fitting their criteria (or should I say cryteria) on making a QB.

Whether it was Romo or Henson, it didn't matter. I believe it's safe to say that, in fact, a young QB has been developing despite the Eeyores of the world. And while it may not be a finished product, the hope is there it will be.

For those that had the patience of a developing young QB, it appears your faith will be rewarded.

For those that threw their hissy fits the last few years, time to step to the plate and admit you were wrong the whole time.

Nicely done!

 

[Jarv]

Well, I'm one of the ones that bought into Henson. I was absolutely enthralled with everything being written when we picked him up.

There wasn't that much written about Romo. I figured early on that his accomplishments would not be long lived.

I really wish Henson would have been able to develop. But that doesn't taint how excited I am to see Romo apparently ready to be a solid back-up and a potential starter for us.

As long as Romo protects the ball, I think he will be a good QB. I also think some of that will come with time and experience.

Bottom line, one of our two developmental QBs seems to have a real shot at becoming our starter at some point. I'll take a 50% success rate ANY day at that position.

Good post.

 

[ZeroClub]

Mr Green you know I can live w/that.....if he lives more than he dies. With more experience I believe he will.

His pocket presence made several good plays tonight. His accuracy when scrambling is amazing at times.

Cbz40 - I'm with you.

He's shown me enough to want to see more.

 

[skicat1898]

Gentleman, I hope you are right about Romo because it seems the Cowboys have made at least a mild committment to him....

I still have yet to see him against starters for 4 quarters and until I do I will remain skepticle.......... All those yards and only 10 points.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I'm kind of surprised at all the glowing praise for Romo. Maybe the big raise and year extension we gave him is influencing me, and I know I'm looking at him as the possible future starter we've been told he could become. But I saw a guy who, even though he made some good plays, too often didn't step into his throws, made the receivers make tougher catches than they should have had to make on routine throws, and worst of all, reverted to the impluse heave too many times. That long INT to the endzone when we only needed five or six yards to get into FG range was a VERY bad decision. And he really seemed to bog down in the red zone with some head-scratching throws.

I'd love to have our next QB in-house, but last night was a step back IMO.

 

[CowboyManDan]

I thought Romo was so-so last night. That high snap play was a great one. He threw alot, so he put up a lot of yards. But one thing I've noticed throughout his preseason playing years is he throws a decent amount of interceptions. That's the biggest thing that scares me. That's one thing the QB we released was good at (view his td:int ratio in college and nfle).

But I love how comfortable Romo looks and how he makes quick decisions with a quick release.

We've spent 4 years developing him. He needs to play and it's good he got a lot of preseason time at least. I'm hoping he's our QB of the NEAR future, and see some signs of that, but I'm not completely convinced yet.

 

[Doomsday101]

I think Romo did alright and the game should have been over had Hurd not missed a perfect strike in the end zone in overtime. There is no doubt Romo made some mistakes a lot of people were making mistakes. Right now a lot of guys are thinking about the reg season and the end of training camp so last night performance was not a shock to me matter of fact I like the fact we had some mental breakdowns after a 3 good pre-season games, it gives Bill a good reason to come down on the team and get them refocused for the season.

 

[ZeroClub]

I'm kind of surprised at all the glowing praise for Romo. Maybe the big raise and year extension we gave him is influencing me, and I know I'm looking at him as the possible future starter we've been told he could become. But I saw a guy who, even though he made some good plays, too often didn't step into his throws, made the receivers make tougher catches than they should have had to make on routine throws, and worst of all, reverted to the impluse heave too many times. That long INT to the endzone when we only needed five or six yards to get into FG range was a VERY bad decision. And he really seemed to bog down in the red zone with some head-scratching throws.

I'd love to have our next QB in-house, but last night was a step back IMO.

Here's the question I ask myself:

Is Bledsoe behind a bad OL better than Romo behind a bad OL?

There will be games in which the OL plays well. In those games, Bledsoe is a better QB, IMO.

But in the games vs. the better defensive fronts, IMO, this OL is going to struggle. In those games that the defense gets pressure (remember the second games vs. the Giants and Commanders last year), IMO, Romo gives the Cowboys a better chance than Bledsoe.

... the Cowboys have several games vs. teams with very good defensive fronts. Games with important playoff implications.

We already know that happens when Bledsoe doesn't get solid pass protection.

For now, I'd be open to the Cowboys rolling the dice with Romo and seeing what happens.

 

[Ben_n_austin]

Didn't make any assumptions at all... for all I know, the rest of the post might have been EXCELLENT... but when I read a post that starts out with a juvenile attempt at "in your face" to Henson fans everywhere, a week after the guy left the team, I'm not gonna bother reading anything else...

What exactly does Henson have to do with Romo, anyway?? Why was it necessary to invoke his name, if the intent was to praise Tony's play??

Answer-- he was tryin' to piss off Henson fans... screw that, I ain't interested in reading that kind of crap...

Is Henson off of the team now?

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I'm kind of surprised at all the glowing praise for Romo. Maybe the big raise and year extension we gave him is influencing me, and I know I'm looking at him as the possible future starter we've been told he could become. But I saw a guy who, even though he made some good plays, too often didn't step into his throws, made the receivers make tougher catches than they should have had to make on routine throws, and worst of all, reverted to the impluse heave too many times. That long INT to the endzone when we only needed five or six yards to get into FG range was a VERY bad decision. And he really seemed to bog down in the red zone with some head-scratching throws.

I'd love to have our next QB in-house, but last night was a step back IMO.

I agree with you more then I disagree with you Lab.

People are gushing over the 350 yard perfromance but the truth of the matter is that 350 yard passing games are not a good indicator of who wins games in the NFL. Turn over ratio is. I think Romo has talent but he's definatly not ready for prime time, at this point. If he had to come in and QB us for any length of time, I think we could be in trouble. He makes plays but he has the potential to make negative plays just as easily as he does to make positive ones.

Lets say were playing a team other then the Vikings and it's for real. What are the chances we hold a good offense to 10 points while commiting 4 TOs to zero? This is what were saying were going to do this year. If we go with two QBs on the roster only, this is what were in for. I think this is a mistake. People can say what they want about Romo's ability to be our future QB but last night, I saw a QB who was not ready to win football games if he had to do so today. This season, we have a chance. It would really be a shame to lose a chance at a championship because we kept another ST guy as opposed to bringing in an experienced QB. JMO of course.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I think Romo did alright and the game should have been over had Hurd not missed a perfect strike in the end zone in overtime. There is no doubt Romo made some mistakes a lot of people were making mistakes. Right now a lot of guys are thinking about the reg season and the end of training camp so last night performance was not a shock to me matter of fact I like the fact we had some mental breakdowns after a 3 good pre-season games, it gives Bill a good reason to come down on the team and get them refocused for the season.

I disagree with this Dooms. The game should have been over long before that. Why should it be put on a Rookie FA to win a game in OT when in truth, if we just don't make those Redzone INTs, we probably win it with a FG? I think that's a lot to ask of Hurd and I'd also say that Hurd was the single player in OT that gave us a chance to win it. I just think it's a bit much to say it's Hurd as opposed to Romo. I do believe he has a chance to be a pretty good QB but that lose was on Romo 1st and Vanderfarright 2nd.