WHAT IF: Tony Romo continues to slump?

[Eddie]

According to a report Dallas has brought in Tommy Maddox for a workout as a possible 3rd string

XFL kicks butt !!! I still think they should have made a video game out of it. With exploding tackles and decapitated QB's.

It's gotta be bad if Maddox is being brought on board.

I think regardless, we're going to be in the FA market for a backup QB next year.

Bledsoe will be gone and Baker isn't near ready. Where's Hensen these days?

 

[Marktui]

I say let the last 3 games play out. I am really interested in how Romo reacts after his first bad outing and negative things being said about him in the media and also by the fans.

Everyone was prasing him a week ago, now people are wondering where the next great qb will come from. If he has the "Moxie" that everyone says he does, I think he will bounce back and have a good game. Good quarterbacks bounce back from games like he had, that means they are mentally tough and that is what it takes to be great in this league.

Remember Rothlesburger? Didn't he go 13-1 in his rookie year and everyone was annointing him, well they got to the playoffs and he laid an egg in front of his fans against New England. Qb's have bad games, we just got caught up with the Romomentum storm and thought he wasn't going to have a bad game. Parcells was warning everyone that he was going to have one, its just a matter of time.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

BP likes ROMO and believes in his abilities........he is our future......bad games are just that.....bad games

 

[Eddie]

I say let the last 3 games play out. I am really interested in how Romo reacts after his first bad outing and negative things being said about him in the media and also by the fans.

Everyone was prasing him a week ago, now people are wondering where the next great qb will come from. If he has the "Moxie" that everyone says he does, I think he will bounce back and have a good game. Good quarterbacks bounce back from games like he had, that means they are mentally tough and that is what it takes to be great in this league.

Remember Rothlesburger? Didn't he go 13-1 in his rookie year and everyone was annointing him, well they got to the playoffs and he laid an egg in front of his fans against New England. Qb's have bad games, we just got caught up with the Romomentum storm and thought he wasn't going to have a bad game. Parcells was warning everyone that he was going to have one, its just a matter of time.

Honestly, those first few games seemed too good to be true. I was afraid to believe ... the moment I did, the dam burst.

But it's ok. Romo's human, and he'll learn. I don't want him believing he's the #1 rated passer in the NFL. The more he has to kick himself, the better he'll play. The hungrier he is, the more he'll eat.

 

[JaiRiid]

There will be no QB drafted in round one, no matter who drops....Tony Romo is now the future of the Dallas Cowboys...he's the starter all season and for next season.

He showed more than enough to prove he can be an elite QB. He's still a first year starter for pete's sake...even if he slumps now and into next year, that's part of the learning curve...he showed what he can do, and that's more than we've seen from any QB in years.

Forget QB no matter how Romo finishes this season....he's our QB.

Amen... Romo is capable of making throws we haven't seen a QB make in a while... I know the argument would be that he's throwing INTs like we've seen out of a lot of QB's... Romo is still learning and bring energy to the team... he's our guy

 

[Mash]

I think teams have caught on with what Dallas likes to do with Romo....

I wanna see Romo for a bit longe before making a statement that he could be a quality starter...

Seen to many flash in a pan players in this league....

Next three games should be telling....especially the Eagle game...

 

[jazzcat22]

What if BP has a heart attack?
What if TO punches out BP?
What if Romo punches out TO?
What if TO takes dump on the star?
What if we get invaded by the Martians?

blah,blah, blah..

What if we win out and go on and win the SB.....
What if I won the lotto.....
What if I don't win the lotto....
What if I just stop typing....

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Depends on how bad he slumps.

He didn't play well against the Saints, but when reviewing the game I see a lot of the same things......player X makes a mental error or doesn't execute and it forces Romo into bad situations.

Two things I find strange that nobody mentions.

1. Before the Saints game, Romo's QB rating in the pocket was 97. Yet it's determined by most that he can't throw in the pocket.


2. He had 5 drops in the NYG game along with a PI call on Fasano that would've been a TD. One of those drops hit Glenn in the chest and bounced into Kiwanuka's hands. Yet almost nobody mentions this.


I think that's the rub there. The offense as a whole has to play better and give Romo better chances to succeed. If it performs well and Romo still plays bad, then there's a QB issue.



YAKUZA

 

[Death Star]

Romo didn't have a good game on Sunday, but let's not discount the fact that:

- The offense got one dimensional quick as NO started racking up the points, resulting in a pretty big disadvantage for Romo.

- The receivers were hardly getting any seperation all night.

- The D was on the field getting schooled for so much of the game that he didn't have many opportunities to succeed.

 

[kingwhicker]

No matter what happens, I'd draft a QB on the first day next year. I just don't trust that Romo is the real deal- not saying he's not- it's just too early to tell.

 

[kartr]

I don't see the Saint's debacle being repeated.

I don't see any chance of us drafting a QB during the 1st day of the draft come next April.

The only reason that the Saints debacle won't be repeated is because we don't play them every week and most teams in the NFC are weak. Against the Bears defense, the Chargers, the Ravens, they will give us the same thing that the Saints did. Romo may be our qb, but he is not the answer. He is pretty good against weak teams, but that is about all.

 

[pittman11]

what are you talking about i remember reading several days and weeks ago there was nobody better than romo i think peyton manning is slumping do you think indy fans want him out i think romo is our future so he had two bad games he is a lot better than we have had in the last 4 to 5 years yes bledsoe and vinny had there days but this is the man that is going to take this team to the promise land and bring the glory to texas

 

[UVAwahoos]

There will be no QB drafted in round one, no matter who drops....Tony Romo is now the future of the Dallas Cowboys...he's the starter all season and for next season.

He showed more than enough to prove he can be an elite QB. He's still a first year starter for pete's sake...even if he slumps now and into next year, that's part of the learning curve...he showed what he can do, and that's more than we've seen from any QB in years.

Forget QB no matter how Romo finishes this season....he's our QB.

I agree completely. Tom Brady (who many consider to be the best QB in league) has had many bad games...and even back to back bad games. He's struggling this year more than ever, and in the season of his first Super Bowl he sucked it up a couple times. The difference comes down to the defense. Romo is efficient when he's not forced to do too much. This is partly because he's a "rookie" and needs to have more experience with leading the offense, but I think he's shown enough to prove that he can be built into a Brady type performer.

 

[dfense]

I'm with you on this one I think we have seen the rise and fall of Romo I hope we can maybe make a trade or somethin.

Ha ha ha ha throw him to the curb! How quickly Romo's first mediocre game turns into a tear down session. It's ok, you can hop back on the wagon as it pulls out of Atlanta saturday.

 

[visionary]

i am not worried about romo. i think he will do well next week. he is cool/calm and has a good head on his shoulders. He is the one guy i saw who after the game shook brees' hand and the ran back to the locker room. i think this was because he knows he let everyone (including himself) down and he needs to work hard to get better.

 

[alancdc]

I'm with you on this one I think we have seen the rise and fall of Romo I hope we can maybe make a trade or somethin.

Rise and fall? Man, that was quick! So, after this game he has already fallen and we need to look elsewhere? What exactly do you think we need to trade for?

 

[tyke1doe]

The only reason that the Saints debacle won't be repeated is because we don't play them every week and most teams in the NFC are weak. Against the Bears defense, the Chargers, the Ravens, they will give us the same thing that the Saints did. Romo may be our qb, but he is not the answer. He is pretty good against weak teams, but that is about all.

This is a pretty myopic perspective.

First, any BEST/STRONG/GREAT defense can take down a great quarterback or make him look average.
Examples: The 1990 NY Giants that beat Joe Montana's 49ers in the NFC Championship Game (15-13), the 1992/1993 Cowboys team that beat Steve Young's 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, the 1986 Giants that beat the John Elway-led Denver Broncos, the 90s Cowboys who repeatedly beat the Brett Favre-led Packers, the 70s Steelers defense who beat the Staubach-led Cowboys in two Super Bowls, etc.

In fact, when was the last time you saw a great quarterback carve up a great defense?

When was the last time you saw a great quarterback put up Drew Brees numbers against a great defense when his team was down 42-17?

Second, you do understand that if the Cowboys become one of those BEST teams with one of those BEST defenses, then it benefits Romo too. And when we do become the BEST, the other teams will be weak by comparison.

Third, the only time you can really say a quarterback isn't doing the job is when he's getting perfect protection, his receivers are wide open and he STILL can't deliver the ball with accuracy.
Absent those situations, it's not only on the quarterback but the offensive line, the running game and the receivers. If he doesn't succeed against the Ravens, Chargers or Bears, it's likely going to be because the other units of the offense (the offensive line and the receivers and running backs) didn't do what they were supposed to do.