Video: Tony Romo interception

[Maikeru-sama]

I was going over the interception trying to understand what exactly Romo saw on that play. I wonder if he thought Crayton was going to go towards the inside a little bit more. He still would have been picked because there was another defender there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MG-_1-ywbo

 

[sillycon]

I was going over the interception trying to understand what exactly Romo saw on that play. I wonder if he thought Crayton was going to go towards the inside a little bit more. He still would have been picked because there was another defender there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MG-_1-ywbo

Romo's made throws like these before. What he usually does is get the ball over the top, above the defenders to his receiver (who is ahead of them). He just didn't have the touch/accuracy on that throw..

 

[Woods]

Yhea, I think it was just a bad decision on Romo's behalf. Crayton was pretty well covered.

 

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

(Youtube) Tony Romp interception


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[goshan]

I think he was expecting Crayton to cut inside ala a Skinny Post. Crayton either gave up on the route or decided to stay outside because of the defender inside.

I think Romo threw the ball the way he wanted (hard, inside and over the middle). I don't think he intended to throw it over the top -- probably the hardest ball he threw all day.

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

In his post game press conference he said he saw Crayton 1-1 with a LB and thought he had a mismatch. Problem is that he was well covered and didn't loft the ball deep if he was counting on Crayton to out run the LB. He also said he thought Crayton would cross the LB's face.... I guess they were on different paiges. The LB was playing Crayton to the inside all the way. It was just a poor decision.

 

[THUMPER]

In his post game press conference he said he saw Crayton 1-1 with a LB and thought he had a mismatch. Problem is that he was well covered and didn't loft the ball deep if he was counting on Crayton to out run the LB. He also said he thought Crayton would cross the LB's face.... I guess they were on different paiges. The LB was playing Crayton to the inside all the way. It was just a poor decision.

Yep, the LB had inside position all the way and Romo should have either thrown it deeper or not thrown it at all.

In the end, we won and it really didn't matter. All QB's make these kinds of throws at times and Romo is still very young in terms of experience so he'll get better.

 

[Clarkson]

(Youtube) Tony Romp interception


Who's Romp?:

I think Bryant Gumbel uploaded it.

 

[Ren]

I was going over the interception trying to understand what exactly Romo saw on that play. I wonder if he thought Crayton was going to go towards the inside a little bit more. He still would have been picked because there was another defender there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MG-_1-ywbo

he saw a LB lined up on Crayton I'd take that shot to, you really don't expect LBs to run with WRs like that

 

[sporadic]

The inside was wide open had Crayton taken it...I think it was miscommunication between Romo and Crayton. Crayton looked to think he was going to run right past the backer, Romo saw no safty help - or any underneath help. If he squares off his route or sits down underneath it is a big gain. In my mind they were both correct, just not on the same page.

 

[jay cee]

Yep, the LB had inside position all the way and Romo should have either thrown it deeper or not thrown it at all.

In the end, we won and it really didn't matter. All QB's make these kinds of throws at times and Romo is still very young in terms of experience so he'll get better.

I certainly hope so, Thumper. He's got to find a way to cut down on those picks to be be as great we think he can be.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

A really bad decision by Romo. It was 1st down, if I remember. Barber was wide open on the checkdown for a nice 6 yd gain. A FG there would have been nice. And there was absolutely no pressure on Romo. Take what the dfense gives and sometimes you just have to be the "bus driver." Although, in Romo's favor, if he makes a decent throw a little deeper, it is a TD and game over.

 

[WarC]

He had a wide open lane there between two blockers, so he definitely saw that Crayton was covered in stride. Pretty much gambled the ball. It's worked more than it hasn't this year, lol.

Home Field Advantage is still sinking in for me!

 

[goshan]

Most are still missing the point.
Romo threw it exactly where he wanted.
It wasn't about a 'better throw'.
Crayton stayed outside, Romo thought Crayton would cut across the LB face and go inside.

 

[Hoov]

A really bad decision by Romo. It was 1st down, if I remember. Barber was wide open on the checkdown for a nice 6 yd gain. A FG there would have been nice. And there was absolutely no pressure on Romo. Take what the dfense gives and sometimes you just have to be the "bus driver." Although, in Romo's favor, if he makes a decent throw a little deeper, it is a TD and game over.

Barber was wide open, probably would have ran for a good chunck of yardage too. Romo gets greedy sometimes.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

Not sure and it is hard to tell how the Safety and the Corner would have reacted, but Barber and I another receiver, maybe Austin was open or at least in a better position to make a play.

Crayton was not open and if Romo would have led him into the middle, if you look at the video a defender was in that area and it would have been intercepted or batted down.

 

[sporadic]

Not sure and it is hard to tell how the Safety and the Corner would have reacted, but Barber and I another receiver, maybe Austin was open or at least in a better position to make a play.

Crayton was not open and if Romo would have led him into the middle, if you look at the video a defender was in that area and it would have been intercepted or batted down.

I think that video shows it all...the saftey rotated to Miles Austin (Romo still could have thrown the out, but the saftey had already made an adjustment back to the middle of the field which gave the illusion that MA was wide open...had Romo's shoulders turned to throw the out the saftey would have broken on that route)...If I am QB I look for the matchup over the middle as Romo did LB on slot receiver is usually a good one for the offense. All PC has to do is get inside and it is 6...there is NO help inside. They were just not on the same page.

 

[theogt]

Most are still missing the point.
Romo threw it exactly where he wanted.
It wasn't about a 'better throw'.
Crayton stayed outside, Romo thought Crayton would cut across the LB face and go inside.

Yup. Crayton gave up on the route.

 

[theogt]

Not sure and it is hard to tell how the Safety and the Corner would have reacted, but Barber and I another receiver, maybe Austin was open or at least in a better position to make a play.

Crayton was not open and if Romo would have led him into the middle, if you look at the video a defender was in that area and it would have been intercepted or batted down.

Mick, look at this before Tony makes the decision to throw. You have a WR on a CB on the outside. The CB does not peel off the WR until Tony begins to make the throw inside. Then, also before Tony begins to make his throw, the deep safety immediately vacates the middle deep coverage by running to the defensive left sideline. What this tells Tony is that (1) he has a WR matched up 1-on-1 with a linebacker and (2) there is no deep safety help over the middle.

In that situation 9 times out of 10 you just throw it to a spot over the middle and your WR goes after it. In this spot, the linebacker is actually faster than our WR. Yes, Tony should have known that, but it's a great way of showing the limitations of Crayton.

 

[sporadic]

Yup. Crayton gave up on the route.

I think misread is a better representation...it's not like he didn't run hard or anything.