Wade's/Garrett's Top Priority... Reign in Romo!

[BehindEnemyLinez]

From Calvin Watkins' article:
According to five sources, several offensive players lost respect for Garrett for his failure to corral quarterback Tony Romo in practice. Romo, sources said, often forced throws in practice and often did not treat practice work consistently. The quarterback's practice habits were so bad, sources said, that they affected the way he played in games and could have factored into the offense's problems

If this blurb is true, then Red & WP better slap the "celeb qb" outta Tony or this team will be back in to square one! You simply cannot have your assumed "team leader" undisciplined and not expect it to permeate down throughout the ranks. Forget about TO & the other internal issues, THIS should be their priority going into camps. You cannot expect the players to assume responsibility for their actions if the top dog doesn't have to be. Wade...it's all on you; if you can find a whip in your cupboard behind all of your "cupcakes", you better dust it off and CRACK it big-time...starting w/ #9 if you want any chance of regaining the team's respect!

 

[cowboyjoe]

yep, a friend of mine said that to him the way romo was putting the ball on the ground and throwing uncalled for interceptions, that maybe the offensive linemen were trying to show romo he is nothing without them blocking.

yesssss, this team needs another good backup QB that can push romo and make him see that he cant get away with things anymore for taking things granted

 

[DaBoys4Life]

I wouldn't believe this Romo is one of the harder workers on the team.

 

[Yoshimitsu]

Its more than Romo.. The coaches cant even take control of practice.

 

[zrinkill]

Anyone have a link to this? I would like to read the whole thing.

 

[Yoshimitsu]

Anyone have a link to this? I would like to read the whole thing.

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144419

 

[BehindEnemyLinez]

Its more than Romo.. The coaches cant even take control of practice.

That's why I put the onus on Wade & Red. If they don't assert some authority and put players in their place (starting @ the top w/ #9) neither will be around VR following next season!

 

[Joe Realist]

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144419

See the post by BB gun on tardiness and undisciplined cowboys

 

[Yoshimitsu]

That's why I put the onus on Wade & Red. If they don't assert some authority and put players in their place (starting @ the top w/ #9) neither will be around VR following next season!

Its also that lack of leadership. Where is the guy that gets on his teammates for not taking practice seriously or listening to the coaches?? We also have a Owner/GM that puts the players higher in the chain of command than the coaches.. Its just too much for this team to even be successful.

 

[Tobal]

Well Romo's play dropped off significantly, I don't think you can just discount the possibility that he's not practicing hard. We know he's not being disciplined.

 

[AMERICAS_FAN]

That's why I put the onus on Wade & Red. If they don't assert some authority and put players in their place (starting @ the top w/ #9) neither will be around VR following next season!

How can you put it on Wade directly? He's thr head coach whose expertise is Defense. His job is to tell his two most knowledgable employees on the QB position to "fix" it, or be replaced. Those twp would be Jason "Red" Garrett -- a former NFL QB, QB coach, and current Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach -- and Wade Wilson -- the Cowbys long-standing QB Coach and former NFL QB.

Sorry, but those titles mean something. These are two most knowlefdgable men at the QB position. It is THEIR job to reign in and develop Tony Romo. It's not Wade's job; Wade's job is to sed to it that they get it done, and if they can't, then replace them with someone who can. But even that is not Wade's job because Owner Jeery Jones is calling all of those shots.

So there's no way you can blame for this - sorry! It all falls on Garrett and Wilso, and if they aren't getting done then it falls on owner Jones. Now if you want to talk about who's responsible for miscues on defense, then we can talk Wade, but let's not unfairly drag him into the offense's mess. REALLY!

 

[BehindEnemyLinez]

Well Romo's play dropped off significantly, I don't think you can just discount the possibility that he's not practicing hard. We know he's not being disciplined.

What I find troubling is that if Watkins article is accurate that the coaching staff ALLOWED Romo to become undisciplined! You'd think a guy who made it as an UDFA understands that hard work got him in the position he's in now and it takes hard work to keep him there but apparently Tony's lost sight of that while being in the spotlight. He was obviously our best option @ QB so benching him wasn't an option but there's no way Garrett, Wilson, & Wade should let him get away w/ practicing the way he did and not rein him in accordingly. The mantra "you play like you practice" comes to mind...

 

[Yoshimitsu]

How can you put it on Wade directly? He's thr head coach whose expertise is Defense. His job is to tell his two most knowledgable employees on the QB position to "fix" it, or be replaced. Those twp would be Jason "Red" Garrett -- a former NFL QB, QB coach, and current Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach -- and Wade Wilson -- the Cowbys long-standing QB Coach and former NFL QB.

Sorry, but those titles mean something. These are two most knowlefdgable men at the QB position. It is THEIR job to reign in and develop Tony Romo. It's not Wade's job; Wade's job is to sed to it that they get it done, and if they can't, then replace them with someone who can. But even that is not Wade's job because Owner Jeery Jones is calling all of those shots.

So there's no way you can blame for this - sorry! It all falls on Garrett and Wilso, and if they aren't getting done then it falls on owner Jones. Now if you want to talk about who's responsible for miscues on defense, then we can talk Wade, but let's not unfairly drag him into the offense's mess. REALLY!

Also where is the QB coach? I never heard a lick about him or seen him in any games this season. You cannot just blame Wade & Co. There is a lot of problems in Dallas.

 

[BehindEnemyLinez]

How can you put it on Wade directly? He's thr head coach whose expertise is Defense. His job is to tell his two most knowledgable employees on the QB position to "fix" it, or be replaced. Those twp would be Jason "Red" Garrett -- a former NFL QB, QB coach, and current Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach -- and Wade Wilson -- the Cowbys long-standing QB Coach and former NFL QB.

Sorry, but those titles mean something. These are two most knowlefdgable men at the QB position. It is THEIR job to reign in and develop Tony Romo. It's not Wade's job; Wade's job is to sed to it that they get it done, and if they can't, then replace them with someone who can. But even that is not Wade's job because Owner Jeery Jones is calling all of those shots.

So there's no way you can blame for this - sorry! It all falls on Garrett and Wilso, and if they aren't getting done then it falls on owner Jones. Now if you want to talk about who's responsible for miscues on defense, then we can talk Wade, but let's not unfairly drag him into the offense's mess. REALLY!

Head Coach = top dog! Ultimately, anything pertaining to the players in practice and during games is HIS responsibility! It always starts at the top! I can't believe you actually posted that! Since when is the HEAD COACH only responsible for a 1/3 of the team? Even though it's WW & JG who directly work w/ Romo who do they as asst coaches answer to (insert JJ as H/C jokes here )?

 

[zrinkill]

Well Romo's play dropped off significantly, I don't think you can just discount the possibility that he's not practicing hard. We know he's not being disciplined.

Or it could be the Broken finger, Misplaced rib, and bad back.

 

[Idgit]

The difference in Romo's TOs from 2007 to 2008 was in fumbles, not interceptions. I've heard this story before, during the season, but it strikes me as Monday-morning quarterbacking.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I'm a bit skeptical of this point about Romo. It doesn't say he was lazy, or didn't try in practice, or didn't care. Wade has said many times that Romo is such a competitor, he treats practice like a game.

This piece just talks about "practice habits", which could mean the old bit about "forcing it to Witten too much". Surely people remember that from the original Werder story?

So I wouldn't be surprised if the five sources on this are all WRs. Or people listening to the WRs.

 

[Alexander]

How can you put it on Wade directly? He's thr head coach whose expertise is Defense. His job is to tell his two most knowledgable employees on the QB position to "fix" it, or be replaced. Those twp would be Jason "Red" Garrett -- a former NFL QB, QB coach, and current Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach -- and Wade Wilson -- the Cowbys long-standing QB Coach and former NFL QB.

Sorry, but those titles mean something. These are two most knowlefdgable men at the QB position. It is THEIR job to reign in and develop Tony Romo. It's not Wade's job; Wade's job is to sed to it that they get it done, and if they can't, then replace them with someone who can. But even that is not Wade's job because Owner Jeery Jones is calling all of those shots.

So there's no way you can blame for this - sorry! It all falls on Garrett and Wilso, and if they aren't getting done then it falls on owner Jones. Now if you want to talk about who's responsible for miscues on defense, then we can talk Wade, but let's not unfairly drag him into the offense's mess. REALLY!

For all intents and purposes, Wade Phillips has been neutered from day one. He has never been able to put his name on anything. Jerry Jones installed Jason Garrett with the title of head coach of the future and allowed him to run with the offensive side of the football. We have co-head coaches. On offense, one defense, just like Jones wanted many years ago after Switzer left.

To constantly blame him for the lack of discipline is simply misguided. Everyone knew he would not be a whip cracker. That's why he's sincere when he says he is not going to change. There is no reason to.

And why is it that we don't hear about sloppy practices and loafing from defensive players?

 

[zrinkill]

The difference in Romo's TOs from 2007 to 2008 was in fumbles, not interceptions. I've heard this story before, during the season, but it strikes me as Monday-morning quarterbacking.

Yup

before he broke his hand he had 3 fumbles in 5 games ...... after his break he had 10 in 8 games.

Before his injuries started he had an average 103.8 QB rating

After he had a 82.9 QB rating.

His injuries caused his worsening play ........ period.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

When I think of Romo I think of watching the ESPN special on a Packers vs. Lions classic game from the 90's (Lions had Sanders, Packers had Favre & Sterling Sharpe).

In it, they did a sidebar on the relationship between Favre and Holmgren. Holmgren encouraged Favre's energetic play, but if he made a boneheaded move, even if it didn't result in a turnover, Holmgren would be sure to chew him out and that would get Favre straightened out.

After Holmgren left, Favre didn't have that and his play dipped and he was more and more careless with the ball.

Romo really doesn't have that now. He had that with Parcells, but believe it or not Holmgren was tougher on Favre than Parcells was on Romo. I don't think it's too much Wade's job to be that way and that Garrett has got to stop being buddy buddy with Romo. But if Garrett won't do it, then Wade should step in and lay down the law. Furthermore, the best thing Dallas could do is draft a motivated and talented QB who is hungry to become a starter in this league.



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