Tony Romo's performance in losses

[Vtwin]

He had a chance to prove them wrong last year against Washington, but threw a pick on a dumpoff pass. He had a horrible game and still had the ball with a chance to win in the 4th and blew it.

Threw a pick while backpedaling with a rusher right in his face while inside the tackle boxes to a teammate who not only did not work back to the QB like we were all coached since day one to do but broke down the field while the ball was in the air allowing the defender an uncontested opportunity at the ball all this happening in a situation where a sack would have effectively ended the drive and likely the game.

Just to keep it real.

Yea, he could have taken the sack and inevitably punted the ball away and maybe, just maybe, THIS would be the time the defense stepped up and made a much needed stop at the end of a game.

Maybe.

 

[burmafrd]

Threw a pick while backpedaling with a rusher right in his face while inside the tackle boxes to a teammate who not only did not work back to the QB like we were all coached since day one to do but broke down the field while the ball was in the air allowing the defender an uncontested opportunity at the ball all this happening in a situation where a sack would have effectively ended the drive and likely the game.

Just to keep it real.

Yea, he could have taken the sack and inevitably punted the ball away and maybe, just maybe, THIS would be the time the defense stepped up and made a much needed stop at the end of a game.

Maybe.

with the patchwork quilt the D was at that time not a chance. In most of the cases where Tony has forced the ball, etc, its because he felt there was no other option but to try and make a play. Since no one else on the team was stepping up and doing anything he felt he had to do it. And in most of those cases he was exactly right. If he had not tried we would have still lost.

 

[Redball Express]

Yeah, pretty crappy luck. Romo deserves a chance at a Super Bowl. Maybe we don't deserve him. You never see a guy of his caliber who has only really had one team (the 13-3 season) capable of competing. Brady, Manning and Rodgers at least have a chance every season. Brees has been in the playoffs most his seasons with the Saints. Romo deserves better. Too bad he spent his career here. Hopefully we make it up to him.

If I'm not mistaken Romo holds the NFL record for the highest QB rating in a loss (141.3) from week 14 of 2011 against the Giants. I'm not finding the source for that right now, but if he doesn't then he is darn close in that regard and he very nearly matched that in last week's loss.

EDIT: Source below, it's entirely possible that the stat in question is now 71-2 with Romo accounting for BOTH losses.

"According to Pro-Football-Reference.com, there had been 71 previous quarterback performances since 1960 that featured at least 300 passing yards, four touchdowns and a passer rating of 140.0. Those quarterbacks played on the winning team on all 71 occasions.

Romo became the lone exception. Quarterbacks who put up those eye-popping stats are now 71-1."
http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/7394239/tony-romo-the-best-be-good-enough-beat-giants

The problem about this sort of discussion is that it's not about the stats.

It's about wins and losses.

And plays Romo made that contributes to those losses or wins
Again. last week..the play Romo makes that ends up an INT. and a FG to win the game for the other team..
is unfortunately the norm with Romo.

In that situation, run and take a sack or throw the ball out of bounds and go to the next play.
There was no reason to be desparate..to throw the ball into that sort of coverage at that sort of field position.

Bill Parcells used to call QBs like Romo coach killers.

Just ask Parcells, Phillips and now Garrett is next.

 

[viman96]

When I looked at the All 22 footage Romo threw the ball when it was single coverage on Escobar. The Bronco D closed in on the route and made a great play. To me the talk should be more about Denver making a great play vs Romo choking.

 

[Cowboysfan570]

The problem about this sort of discussion is that it's not about the stats.

It's about wins and losses.

And plays Romo made that contributes to those losses or wins
Again. last week..the play Romo makes that ends up an INT. and a FG to win the game for the other team..
is unfortunately the norm with Romo.

In that situation, run and take a sack or throw the ball out of bounds and go to the next play.
There was no reason to be desparate..to throw the ball into that sort of coverage at that sort of field position.

Bill Parcells used to call QBs like Romo coach killers.

Just ask Parcells, Phillips and now Garrett is next.

You can remain oblivious if you like, the fact of the matter is that the Cowboys wind up in more close games than any other team in the league and they tend to be playing from behind. Romo has been part of a lot of teams over the years that realistically would have been sub-500 without him.

We're seeing it again this year: No running game and no defense. The only thing that has changed is that we have a good oline (something we've rarely had with Romo) and the result is 13-2 TD-INT with greater than 70% completions and we're STILL losing because the other parts of the team aren't performing. The last time we had a good running game for a whole season we went 13-3 and the last time we had a top 10 defense we won a playoff game. This stuff isn't a fricking coincidence.

You can choose to ignore reality and think that we'd do better if Romo just wasn't such a loser, or you can acknowledge what most of us should have awhile ago: The Cowboys haven't been a good team for awhile and our passing game is the only thing even keeping us competitive.

 

[Vtwin]

with the patchwork quilt the D was at that time not a chance. In most of the cases where Tony has forced the ball, etc, its because he felt there was no other option but to try and make a play. Since no one else on the team was stepping up and doing anything he felt he had to do it. And in most of those cases he was exactly right. If he had not tried we would have still lost.

Exactly.

 

[CyberB0b]

Threw a pick while backpedaling with a rusher right in his face while inside the tackle boxes to a teammate who not only did not work back to the QB like we were all coached since day one to do but broke down the field while the ball was in the air allowing the defender an uncontested opportunity at the ball all this happening in a situation where a sack would have effectively ended the drive and likely the game.

Just to keep it real.

Yea, he could have taken the sack and inevitably punted the ball away and maybe, just maybe, THIS would be the time the defense stepped up and made a much needed stop at the end of a game.

Maybe.

You can make all the excuses that you want, but at the end of the game, he had the ball and a chance to win. He didn't. He threw a pick on a dump off pass.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

It's been explained many times. Romo is a choker. In fact, he has reached an unprecedented level of chokitude. Romo is such a choker that even when he plays very well he causes those around him to choke.

Now THAT is a choker.

ignorant

 

[Redball Express]

You can remain oblivious if you like, the fact of the matter is that the Cowboys wind up in more close games than any other team in the league and they tend to be playing from behind. Romo has been part of a lot of teams over the years that realistically would have been sub-500 without him.

We're seeing it again this year: No running game and no defense. The only thing that has changed is that we have a good oline (something we've rarely had with Romo) and the result is 13-2 TD-INT with greater than 70% completions and we're STILL losing because the other parts of the team aren't performing. The last time we had a good running game for a whole season we went 13-3 and the last time we had a top 10 defense we won a playoff game. This stuff isn't a fricking coincidence.

You can choose to ignore reality and think that we'd do better if Romo just wasn't such a loser, or you can acknowledge what most of us should have awhile ago: The Cowboys haven't been a good team for awhile and our passing game is the only thing even keeping us competitive.

Again..

I'm going to agree with a great deal that you say.
Romo is an enigma.

So is the team and the franchise.

I don't care for Romo's play anymore..
he can't take the pressure and will eventually kill you.
he usually starts game 3 and out with the first 3 or 4 drives stalled or a turnover.

..meaning the other team gets spotted 10-14 points

and we are having to play catch'up.

I'm just tired of it.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

This is one of those rare times where stat's don't tell the whole story. Romo wasn't "Romo" in those Chargers and Chiefs games. The offense was very conservative and wasn't aggressive at all. It was all dink and dunks.

 

[Clove]

This is Tony Romo's stat line in the three games the Cowboys lost.

1050 yds, 71.3 cp %, 9.1 ypa, 8 tds, 1 int, 119.1 qb rating

A 119.1 QB rating and 0 and 3 is not normal. I would bet something like that hasn't happened before. How can a QB have such little help.

How did he get the 8 tds, and the 1050 in yards with no help? This Romo stuff is just out of control.

 

[Clove]

It's the classic case of a great QB on a garbage team. I really hope someday that the likes of Romo and Dez see a superbowl because they deserve it.

You need help man, seriously.

 

[ConstantReboot]

He had a chance to prove them wrong last year against Washington, but threw a pick on a dumpoff pass. He had a horrible game and still had the ball with a chance to win in the 4th and blew it.

The game against Denver, I don't believe we would have converted very easily even if he did complete it to Escobar. It would have been 3rd and medium - long. We would have punted and the defense would have given the game away.

Why not? We had a very high 3rd down conversion ratio. Plus I think we only punted once throughout the entire game. So the odds of us converting would I say was very high.

 

[5Stars]

Yeah but how has he done in significant spotlight games?

What is a spotlight game? All games are important. None are more spotlighted than any other.

 

[burmafrd]

You need help man, seriously.

you are beyond help

 

[ConstantReboot]

This is Tony Romo's stat line in the three games the Cowboys lost.

1050 yds, 71.3 cp %, 9.1 ypa, 8 tds, 1 int, 119.1 qb rating

A 119.1 QB rating and 0 and 3 is not normal. I would bet something like that hasn't happened before. How can a QB have such little help.

Romo doesn't deserve the label that has been placed on him. He has carried the team for so long now that its surprising that he doesn't get any help at all. We squandered his entire career by surrounding him with a terrible supporting cast. A terrible defense, bad coaching, aweful GM, etc. The list goes on and on.

This whats upsets me most. The best QB in this franchises history and yet we could hardly make it to the playoffs in 18 years and counting. I think its the philosophy of this team. They are so used to losing that even though we have what it takes to win, we don't. Habits are hard to break.

 

[burmafrd]

You can make all the excuses that you want, but at the end of the game, he had the ball and a chance to win. He didn't. He threw a pick on a dump off pass.

and you can ignore the reality that without Romo we would have lost that game by about 4 TDs at least. Now you can whine that a loss is a loss but go sell that to someone that cares.

 

[Rockport]

The problem about this sort of discussion is that it's not about the stats.

It's about wins and losses.

And plays Romo made that contributes to those losses or wins
Again. last week..the play Romo makes that ends up an INT. and a FG to win the game for the other team..
is unfortunately the norm with Romo.

In that situation, run and take a sack or throw the ball out of bounds and go to the next play.
There was no reason to be desparate..to throw the ball into that sort of coverage at that sort of field position.

Bill Parcells used to call QBs like Romo coach killers.

Just ask Parcells, Phillips and now Garrett is next.

This argument is idiocracy defined. What about the plays the defense didn't make that allowed over 50 points? Huh?

 

[CyberB0b]

and you can ignore the reality that without Romo we would have lost that game by about 4 TDs at least. Now you can whine that a loss is a loss but go sell that to someone that cares.

You must be one of the fans who enjoy all the moral victories we have racked up in the last 17 years.

 

[Gameover]

This is Tony Romo's stat line in the three games the Cowboys lost.

1050 yds, 71.3 cp %, 9.1 ypa, 8 tds, 1 int, 119.1 qb rating

A 119.1 QB rating and 0 and 3 is not normal. I would bet something like that hasn't happened before. How can a QB have such little help.

He's only scored three road TD.