Was Romo our real coach?

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I don't mean Romo on the playing field; I mean Romo on the sidelines. I don't buy the "Sophomore Slump" theory for Dak. The guy looks straight panicked most plays. He can't see the field, can't read defenses, is off the mark, and his best plays come when he's running for his life. He was doing all these things last season. And yes, losing Leary was a bigger deal than I thought it would be, but now we don't even block like a top ten O-line, much less the "best in the NFL" that we still hear.

So was Romo just that good at mentoring Dak? And if so, what happens to Dak now? Who does he talk to for advice? Kellen Moore? Might as well retire if that's the case. The collapse of this entire team could easily wreck his mentality for good if it keeps up.

Speaking of mentality, this team has no identity. I don't know what I'm watching on the field, but it has been a long time since I have seen such a lack of cohesiveness on this team. Yeah, some drives we see flashes of that great team from last year and you know we have too much talent to be this bad, and then we just taste like flat soda. I have long thought that Romo covered a lot of Garrett's inability to actually coach a football team, and maybe it's coincidence, but with Romo gone, this team just looks totally lost, even more so than a typical Garrett-led team.

Coincidence, or was Romo that much of a leader?
 
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Romo was that great of a leader IMO. I'm not sure how much he was in Dak's ear during the actual games, but nevertheless he is sorely missed. Remember, Sanchez was there for most of the first half of the season helping Dak on the sidelines. I also remember seeing Kellen out there trying to contribute. Tony kept his distance in the beginning from what I saw.

Kellen Moore doesn't help anything on this roster and needs to be cut.
 
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I wouldn't go that far.
They spent a lot of time in the film room after hours and they even went to dinner together on occasion...so yeah, he helped Dak some last year. Of course he did.

But during the game, I only think Romo stepped in to discuss things with Dak if there was something glaring that he saw or expected to see.
Romo even said that during the game there's already so much noise from multiple sources that a rookie doesn't need yet another voice in his head.

As expected, Dak is getting more defensive looks this year .
Plus, he's already faced several defenses that can cause problems at times to anyone.
He'll be fine.
 

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Dak isn't making poor decisions -- he is making poor throws. His mechanics were always his problem. He did not take a 7 step drop from center that did not involve play action until week 14 last year.

Teams finally realized they need to clog the middle - take away run, Witten, and Beasley, and make Dak beat them on the outside. The routes are open, Dak just isn't hitting them.

For example the in route Dez runs and Dak throws the ball way to high. If it's on target then Dez might go all the way, which is why defenses don't normally play that way.

Dak starts hitting those routes things will start to get easier. Until then it's going to be tough to do a lot consistently.
 
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BlueNSilver88 said:
Romo was the heart and brains of the Cowboys; shame how we did him dirty. Romo should have never lost his starting job
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yup. shoulda gotten his job back and used dak when romo was out hurt. romo used adjust garrett's highschool offense on the fly. i still have faith in dak, hes just not getting the help he got last year and made some bad throws. he usually rebounds nicely.
 
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BlueNSilver88 said:
Romo was the heart and brains of the Cowboys; shame how we did him dirty. Romo should have never lost his starting job
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Eh, last year we rode the hot hand. I see nothing wrong with how we handled the QB position last year. Dak was playing smart and we were winning. Went 13-2 under him. To me, he deserved to continue to start. The team rallied around him.

Now, if you want to make the case of having the QB spot up for grabs in TC, sure, I get that. Competition is always a great thing.
 
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I think the offensive line play is the main problem with the offense.

Yeah, Dak is definitely inaccurate which is really concerning. But the line is allowing entirely too much pressure in pass pro, and we're NEVER seeing those gaping holes we're accustomed to in run pro (save the Morris run).

If the line could just get things together, it would alleviate a lot of the problems we're facing.
 
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jwooten15 said:
I think the offensive line play is the main problem with the offense.

Yeah, Dak is definitely inaccurate which is really concerning. But the line is allowing entirely too much pressure in pass pro, and we're NEVER seeing those gaping holes we're accustomed to in run pro (save the Morris run).

If the line could just get things together, it would alleviate a lot of the problems we're facing.
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Agreed. Not to take anything away from Tony because I think he would be a great coach, but the main issues with this offense, IMO, stem from the current poor oline play.
 

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There is nothing Romo can't do according to the Romoites ... except win consistently with the Dallas Cowboys. We know he couldn't do that. He even sucked in 2015. Doesn't stop Romoite into believing everything from here on out would be 2014!

Hell No to answer your question

It's preposterous to think Romo's sweet nothings in Daks ear is what led to Dak's success in 2016.

Did he not talk to Matt Cassel? Brandon Weeden?

Or will you Romoites stop at nothing to praise Tony Romo?!

Better defenses. As the above poster said. Dak doesn't look good in drop backs that aren't play action. He looks down right awful. Not the throws. The actual drop back.

Do you guys love Tony Romo that much?

I love Michael Irvin but even I will say where was that leadership in 97 or 98, when people put the leadership tag on him. Not saying he didn't possess that trait, but at the end of the day TALENT RULES

You guys are pathetic with the Romo worship

How did we ever go three straight 8-8 seasons with him!... This is sarcasm
 
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jwooten15 said:
I think the offensive line play is the main problem with the offense.

Yeah, Dak is definitely inaccurate which is really concerning. But the line is allowing entirely too much pressure in pass pro, and we're NEVER seeing those gaping holes we're accustomed to in run pro (save the Morris run).

If the line could just get things together, it would alleviate a lot of the problems we're facing.
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Agreed. The inaccuracy was the knock on Prescott coming out of College, if l remember correctly.
 
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Gameover said:
There is nothing Romo can't... except win consistently with the Dallas Cowboys

Hell No to answer your question

It's preposterous to think Romo's sweet nothings in Daks ear is what led to Dak's success in 2016.

Did he not talk to Matt Cassel? Brandon Weeden?

Or will you Romoites stop at nothing to praise Tony Romo?!

Better defenses. As the above poster said. Dak doesn't look good in drop backs that aren't play action. He looks down right awful. Not the throws. The actual drop back.

Do you guys love Tony Romo that much?

I love Michael Irvin but even I will say where was that leadership in 97 or 98, when people put the leadership tag on him. Not saying he didn't possess that trait, but at the end of the day TALENT RULES

You guys are pathetic with the Romo worship

How did we ever go three straight 8-8 seasons with him!
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Amen. Its nonsense.
 
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