I want a QB that understands the situation and plays accordingly. It was the preseason. The preseason is about evaluating talent, not winning the game. Given that, he should have gotten rid of the ball. Pretty simple concept really that in no way suggest I want a coward or an "unathletic" QB.
Watch the play again. It was the backside pressure that spooked Romo. The point is he tucked the ball as he was running when he should have gotten rid of the ball. So, in my mind, it was the perfect example.
Yeah. I re-watched the play. The pocket collapsed and Romo just ran for daylight and somewhere with room to go to the ground. Unfortunately, just as he was entering his slide a second body more than doubled the weight going down...jackhammer...spinal compression.
As I said in the OP, in the regular season, post season, and the Super Bowl, you could easily justify what happened; I wouldn't have given the play a second glance. But line one of the preseason is to come away from the game healthy; if nothing else, just make sure you can play when it counts in the regular season. Romo made a poor decision. The last of many. He was still a grrreat QB (as the title of the op implies), but he did make bone-headed decisions at times. Everyone does; but the one he made ended his career.
As I said in the OP, in the regular season, post season, and the Super Bowl, you could easily justify what happened; I wouldn't have given the play a second glance. But line one of the preseason is to come away from the game healthy; if nothing else, just make sure you can play when it counts in the regular season. Romo made a poor decision. The last of many. He was still a grrreat QB (as the title of the op implies), but he did make bone-headed decisions at times. Everyone does; but the one he made ended his career.
However, the point of the OP wasn't about Romo making a mistake. That was not the focus at all. The point of the op was why he made that mistake. And the reason is he never says die; he refuses to give up on any play regardless of the situation. Your suggesting he was running just to find an open place to slide, which also happened to be two yards behind the original line of scrimmage. That makes no sense whatsoever; especially considering that had he simply thrown the ball away, we would have had 3rd and 5 instead of 3rd and 7. You say he did the safe thing, but getting rid of the ball would have been both safer and smarter, as he can throw the ball faster than he can run a yard and it would mean the ball would have been returned to the original line of scrimmage.
I'll grant you there at the end he was trying slide, but it wasn't until he noticed the defender coming from his right that he decided to do that. Before he noticed the defender coming from his right, he was hoping to run for a 3rd and short. But before all of that, he could have easily thrown the ball out of bound, once he slid out of the tackle box, which occurred well before he initiated the slide. Savvy? Because if you don't now, I give up.
I'm with you on that. Dak was indeed a God-send. I'm hoping to put together a series of sorts about elite "qualities" and Dak is next on my list. Just something to kill time between now and when I have more info to inspire more content-rich material.
Wrong as usual.
Yes, but don't be too hard on yourself, after all, you're wrong a lot.
You are having a conversation with one who once said it would be "a dream" if we drafted Johnny Manziel and that Jerry should absolutely move up to get him if he fell to 10.
I'll always take pity
