Tony Romo, Wed night and Premature Emasculation

[T-RO]

How about if he does have 3 seconds to pass and is still throwing picks...then what?

No doubt Romo could just screw up. Even if a blitzer comes immediately free...he still might deserve some blame for an interception.

Football fans love to make snap absolute judgments, without looking at context, assignments, and the many variables that go into a given play.

 

[KB1122]

Wow. We haven't even seen these interceptions yet and the excuses are already coming out. But don't worry, it's never Tony Romo's fault.

 

[gimmesix]

Romo could throw interceptions. Murray could fumble. Claiborne could give up touchdown catches.

People are always so busy trying to assign or remove blame instead of just realizing those things are part of the game. The other side has some pretty good professionals on its team, too.

 

[JBond]

Yep, I was thinking the same thing. Murray is the difference maker.

Murray and a good blocking FB make a difference. I hope they are effective enough to give Romo time.

 

[T-RO]

Murray and a good blocking FB make a difference. I hope they are effective enough to give Romo time.

There is typically only one RB or FB kept into block, and lots of times they have solo responsibility on a blitzer. If an o-lineman gets beat, it's rare that a RB can clean up.

 

[T-RO]

Wow. We haven't even seen these interceptions yet and the excuses are already coming out. But don't worry, it's never Tony Romo's fault.

I just specifically talked about some situations where it's partially Romo's fault...and some situations where it would be all Romo's fault.

So clearly...it's you who have the agenda...and one borne of anger, fixation, blame and failure to understand the sport.

 

[Hoofbite]

So in a situation in which the QB gets serious pressure and doesn't throw the ball away but instead throws an interception, it's not the QBs fault?

 

[T-RO]

So in a situation in which the QB gets serious pressure and doesn't throw the ball away but instead throws an interception, it's not the QBs fault?

Hoofbite...you are completely missing the spectrum of circumstances that a quarterback faces.

Let me paint you a specific situation. The Cowboys are down 10-0, early second quarter. The team only has two first downs and the Giant defense has dominated the line of scrimmage both in the run-game and the pass-game.

It's third down. Romo knows if they are going to move the ball, and not fall even further behind he's going to have to release a pass a half-second earlier than he would like. Miles hasn't cleared the safety but it looks like he probably will. Romo throws a tick early to avoid the hit, projecting where to hit Austin in stride.

And just as that pass is released...Austin gets slightly tangled up with the defender... Yeah...and you can guess what happens next.

 

[T-RO]

What people who haven't played quarterback...or really studied it...fail to appreciate it is this:

Quarterbacks have about 2 to 4 ticks to anticipate about 10 different variables...and they are throwing the ball...into...the...future.

A QB throws the ball in the now. But it arrives half a second or a second later...and in the NFL...the field can change a lot in that duration.

It's a billion times more complex than simply taking a sack or throwing the ball away...because you are dealing with tiny windows where a ball must go...and fractions of time in which that ball must be released.

NFL qbs rarely have the luxury of seeing a receiver wide open and throwing it to him in a spot where he will be wide open. QBs have to anticipate where the receiver will be--and where one, two, sometimes 3 defenders will converge.

When a QB is cut short on his time allotment...tons of bad things can happen. One scenario is that the receiver hasn't even completed his route and he's not turning back to see the ball...giving a safety an advantage to better position himself for a pick or a deflection.

 

[T-RO]

Quarterbacking is about scanning a situation and making a decision. QBs have to read. Must gather data.

If you steal that time away that he needs to read the defense and the situation...you can make him look like an illiterate fool.

Fortunately for us, Tony is a magician at making a pass-rusher miss...or making several miss...buying himself more reading time and giving that receiver an extra tick to come open.

Romo's had some great games against the Giants. In fact the Cowboys have scored 24 or more in 5 of the past 6 games....Heck they've scored 30 plus in 4 of the games. Tony might have another great night tomorrow.

But I'm particularly concerned about our line for this game. So many linemen in new positions, and unfamiliar with each other...and frankly vastly less talented than the Giants defensive front.

I'll be particularly pissed if I have watch Romo take a pounding and throw a few picks...and then have to hear the utterly ignorant Romo critics take additional shots on him afterwards.

 

[popp1234]

What people who haven't played quarterback...or really studied it...fail to appreciate it is this:

Quarterbacks have about 2 to 4 ticks to anticipate about 10 different variables...and they are throwing the ball...into...the...future.

A QB throws the ball in the now. But it arrives half a second or a second later...and in the NFL...the field can change a lot in that duration.

It's a billion times more complex than simply taking a sack or throwing the ball away...because you are dealing with tiny windows where a ball must go...and fractions of time in which that ball must be released.

NFL qbs rarely have the luxury of seeing a receiver wide open and throwing it to him in a spot where he will be wide open. QBs have to anticipate where the receiver will be--and where one, two, sometimes 3 defenders will converge.

When a QB is cut short on his time allotment...tons of bad things can happen. One scenario is that the receiver hasn't even completed his route and he's not turning back to see the ball...giving a safety an advantage to better position himself for a pick or a deflection.

Not agreeing or disagreeing, but this sounds like Stephen McGee's rationale for throwing check-downs instead of going downfield with the ball.

 

[T-RO]

Not agreeing or disagreeing, but this sounds like Stephen McGee's rationale for throwing check-downs instead of going downfield with the ball.

You might not be far off. In high school or college you typically wait for the receiver to get open and then throw the ball.

Pro QBs usually don't have that luxury. 90% of college qbs can never make the adjustment.

 

[Zordon]

lol @ the thread title.

 

[popp1234]

You might not be far off. In high school or college you typically wait for the receiver to get open and then throw the ball.

Pro QBs usually don't have that luxury. 90% of college qbs can never make the adjustment.

Agreed. To add, that's why running the proper route as a WR, as basic as it sounds, is so important for a successful passing play. Running one yard too deep or short, rounding off a route instead executing a crisp cut at the proper distance, failing to drive the DB, etc. can lead to a QB looking bad. Especially considering in the NFL, there's a narrow window to fit the ball into on most occasions.

 

[Vinnie2u]

I don't think any sane Cowboy fan can argue about Romo throwing to many picks. Or his QB rating being to low. But you can argue that he throws them at the wrong time. See Detroit and jets game last year.

 

[burmafrd]

I don't think any sane Cowboy fan can argue about Romo throwing to many picks. Or his QB rating being to low. But you can argue that he throws them at the wrong time. See Detroit and jets game last year.

and once again so has P Manning and Sheli and Brady

They all do it

but you seem to think romo is the only one

 

[tupperware]

T-RO you might want to use a few of those spare ticks to get all your double posts put in to one post.

 

[Naruto]

T-Ro sounds like he's thrown a lot of interceptions growing up...these are the excuses he's come up with to justify his crappy Pee-Wee, HS and Co-Ed TD/INT ratio.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I don't look to put the blame on any player unless it's warranted. If he throws picks and a good chunk of the blame goes to him, then Romo has to do better. If he coughs up the game like he did against the Jets last year, then I would think that he'll never quite get it on the field and the best we can hope for is that he gets on a hot streak come the playoffs, which he hasn't done before.






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[ufcrules1]

This is by far the worst thread I have seen on this forum this year. It's like you know Romo is going to mess up and you are making premature excuses for when he messes up and everyone is pissed.

Romo is not going to mess up. He is going to go in there and lead us to victory. Screw the Giants...we are now the better team. They are hurting all over the place right now. Secondary is using backups, their top WR is banged up and will have Carr on him, Cruz will have Scandrick blanketing him all night, etc. This is a new team, everyone is very motivated right now and will not be missing tackles, dropping interceptions etc.

The one advantage which is yet to even be seen is they have a strong defensive line and our offensive line is sketchy to say the least. We can overcome that though.They have a lot more holes in their game right now.