What is Tony Romo?

[Wrangler87]

Not so much Romo. He's the QB for my favorite team. Regardless of whether or not I think he'll be an OMG AWESUM qb like most of you, I want him to go out there and win us every game.

Most of my posts come down on his FANS that shout you down should you say anything critical of the Almighty. Like in this thread for example. I floated it out there that maybe, just maybe, Romo is a decent QB and not a franchise one, and look how many ppl jumped to the attack, putting words in my mouth, etc.

A decent QB cannot also be a franchise QB? Danny White was a franchise QB. Romo doesn't have to be a Hall of Fame QB to be a Franchise QB.

 

[Wrangler87]

Umm if you read more people are blaming bill for tony not making the throw.
read the whole thread then criticize posts

Well, I blame Owens for rounding off his post route. I think that will come out in the next day or so.

But, does it really matter. No one can expect Romo to be perfect all the time. He has played at a level that no one would have ever expected two months ago.

 

[DragonCowboy]

lol you actually put tony making a bad decision with where to throw the ball as parcells' fault.

wow tunnel vision and blinders must been passed out during the game to a ton of people on here

idk why I said "long" there, but this is what I meant...

When we fall behind, we stop running the ball, and Romo just ends up having to pass it. How can Romo succeed by throwing the ball on every down.

Once again, sorry about the "long" in there. I am by no means saying that the throw in the EZ that was intercepted wasn't Romo's fault. That was a crap pass.

It just seems weird that Parcells abandons the run when he's behind, even if it's a small margin.

Yeah, Romo makes mistakes. He's still a good QB.

 

[stealth]

idk why I said "long" there, but this is what I meant...

When we fall behind, we stop running the ball, and Romo just ends up having to pass it. How can Romo succeed by throwing the ball on every down.

Once again, sorry about the "long" in there. I am by no means saying that the throw in the EZ that was intercepted wasn't Romo's fault. That was a crap pass.

It just seems weird that Parcells abandons the run when he's behind, even if it's a small margin.

Yeah, Romo makes mistakes. He's still a good QB.

he abandons the run when our o-line is getting blown up. Coincidentally when our o-line is getting blown up we are losing...Wonder if that is related some how.

 

[DragonCowboy]

he abondons the run when our o-line is getting blown up. Coincidentally when our o-line is getting blown up we are losing...Wonder if that is related some how.

Against the Saints?

The run was working! JJ had just ripped off a 77-yd run, and we suddenly start passing it. JJ was even doing well discounting the long run.

How many carries do they get after they fall behind? Very very few.

Romo's just not good enough to have to throw it every down.

 

[DIAF]

he abandons the run when our o-line is getting blown up. Coincidentally when our o-line is getting blown up we are losing...Wonder if that is related some how.

Nah, couldn't be.

Even when the OL works, JJ just seeks the nearest defender anyways. HIT THAT PILE, YOUNG MAN!

 

[Wrangler87]

Against the Saints?

The run was working! JJ had just ripped off a 77-yd run, and we suddenly start passing it. JJ was even doing well discounting the long run.

How many carries do they get after they fall behind? Very very few.

Romo's just not good enough to have to throw it every down.

What QB is?

 

[DragonCowboy]

What QB is?

Exactly my point. How is it possible for Romo to succeed that way, right?

 

[burmafrd]

Well, DIAF has pretty much discredited himself. Romo is playing better then any QB the boys have had since around 1998. Anyone not happy with that is pretty far gone.

 

[DragonCowboy]

Nah, couldn't be.

Even when the OL works, JJ just seeks the nearest defender anyways. HIT THAT PILE, YOUNG MAN!

Julius Jones stats against New Orleans:

10 attempts, 116 yards.

11.6 yds per carry...

If you want to subtract the 77-yard run, he had 39 yards.

9 attempts 39 yards

That's a 4.333 yds per carry. Yeah, the run sure wasn't working

And how many carries did Marion Barber III get? Oh yeah, 2.

Talk about shying away from the run. If Julius runs at the pile as you say, then the OL must've been pushing the DL 4.333 yards backwards...

So yeah, Parcells went away from the run because his OL was getting "blown up".

 

[irvin88]

Well, DIAF has pretty much discredited himself. Romo is playing better then any QB the boys have had since around 1998. Anyone not happy with that is pretty far gone.

That's not saying much. Troy was shot, then Leaf, Quincy and the boys took the helm.

 

[Aikbach]

That's not saying much. Troy was shot, then Leaf, Quincy and the boys took the helm.

Who shot Troy? Was it Oswald?

 

[DragonCowboy]

Who shot Troy? Was it Oswald?

Oh no he mistook Troy for our other great QB...Keith Davis...when he's on the field, completions are imminent!

 

[DIAF]

Well, DIAF has pretty much discredited himself. Romo is playing better then any QB the boys have had since around 1998. Anyone not happy with that is pretty far gone.

Once again, the Romofan logic continues to astound me. Did I say "Romo is worse than <insert whatever QBs we've had since Troy retired>"? No, I did not. So how could I be discrediting myself in regards to the fact that Tony Romo is the best QB play we've had since Troy retired?

Yeah, I guess I should be happy with two absolute eggs against New Orleans and Philly. I am pretty far gone. I actually want my team to WIN ballgames!

NOT THAT ROMO LOST EITHER OF THOSE TWO GAMES ON HIS OWN (before the inevitable attack)

 

[DIAF]

Julius Jones stats against New Orleans:

10 attempts, 116 yards.

11.6 yds per carry...

If you want to subtract the 77-yard run, he had 39 yards.

9 attempts 39 yards

That's a 4.333 yds per carry. Yeah, the run sure wasn't working

And how many carries did Marion Barber III get? Oh yeah, 2.

Talk about shying away from the run. If Julius runs at the pile as you say, then the OL must've been pushing the DL 4.333 yards backwards...

So yeah, Parcells went away from the run because his OL was getting "blown up".

ooooo you picked one game and you made an entire point out of it! Wow!

Just for yuks, i'll pick 4 games out of the last 5. Ill leave out the NO game since you already covered that one. For 4 out of the last 5 games, JJ hasn't topped 40 yards rushing. 128 yards on 45 carries. That's a TOTALLY AWESOME average of 2.84 yards! YES!

With the exception of the New Orleans game, JJ hasn't even SNIFFED 4 yards a carry since WEEK SIX. Including FOUR efforts of 3.0 or LESS yards a carry. Wow. Really burning it up there.

 

[alancdc]

I don't know if the game would have been ours.

The Eagles pass rush was too fierce and our defense couldn't stop granny's head cold.

But Romo is the real deal.

Again, he scans the field well, and I don't know too many elite quarterbacks who would be great given the pass rush he faced yesterday. (example, Peyton Manning.)

Sign him to a lucrative long-term deal.

I agree. Man, we were a conservative Andy Reid kicking 25 yard field goals from really being blown out. I was praying that he was going to kick those 2 field goals instead of going on 4th and 1. No way we stop them. He really gave us 2 breaks by being conservative or this game could have been reeeeally ugly. How about the end of the first half? Talk about a #&$@(#&$@(#*& effort by our D.

 

[alancdc]

Julius Jones stats against New Orleans:

10 attempts, 116 yards.

11.6 yds per carry...

If you want to subtract the 77-yard run, he had 39 yards.

9 attempts 39 yards

That's a 4.333 yds per carry. Yeah, the run sure wasn't working

And how many carries did Marion Barber III get? Oh yeah, 2.

Talk about shying away from the run. If Julius runs at the pile as you say, then the OL must've been pushing the DL 4.333 yards backwards...

So yeah, Parcells went away from the run because his OL was getting "blown up".

I like JJ, but you would have to admit that he doesn't seem to have the greatest of vision, or instincts when the area he is called to go is not there. He does make some nice runs, but for the most part I just don't think he has the best knack for making something out of nothing?

 

[Munchis]

Romo is the victim of his own hype and his play the last month is a more accurate representation of the QB he really is.

Sure the Indy game and 5 td's against the TB Succaneers was nice on thanksgiving, but this guy is far from a superstar.

And spare me the 2nd highest rated QB in the league bit.....it's the most overrated stat in football.

Next year when defenses have an even better feel for Romo, he will most certainly struggle especially in the division which he is 1-3 against this year.

Munchis....Out!!

 

[cowboys19]

Romo is the victim of his own hype and his play the last month is a more accurate representation of the QB he really is.

Sure the Indy game and 5 td's against the TB Succaneers was nice on thanksgiving, but this guy is far from a superstar.

And spare me the 2nd highest rated QB in the league bit.....it's the most overrated stat in football.

Next year when defenses have an even better feel for Romo, he will most certainly struggle especially in the division which he is 1-3 against this year.

Munchis....Out!!

**** munchies, your hate for romo disgusts me, and your love for bledsoe also disgusts.

you must be friends with the mods because i dont know how your still not banned.

all you do is start trouble, and a troll

 

[VA Cowboy]

I think Romo will be serviceable and can be a solid QB. But I don't see him being a "franchise QB" who will lead a team.

After 2 1/2 years of relics like Vinny and Bledsoe at QB, Romo coming in gave us a young energetic QB who could actually escape his own shadow. He really provided us with a spark and helped rejuvenate us for awhile. But, teams are now seeing him on film and figuring him out and he's starting to level out.

I still think he can be decent. Hopefully with a full offseason and TC of work as the starting QB he'll be even better prepared next year. But I don't think we've found lightning in a bottle like it appeared several weeks ago. The good thing is that he can win in this league and unlike Vinny and Bledsoe, he isnt' some old stopgap. He's someone who has an upside and can improve. But I do think it'd be a good idea to look for a QB in the middle rounds of the draft. And, I think we'll try signing a veteran backup as well.