What is wrong with Romo?

[khiladi]

How does a passing defense that sucks predicate for Romo to play mistake-free football? It would have to be the exact opposite, cause we would need Romo to overcome a bunch of scores.

The reality is, against the Giants, we had 6 TOs and still only mustered 22 points on offense. Romo threw for 263 yards on 49 attempts. The idea that this offense adjusted to a poor defense isn't substantiated by facts, especially our first game.

The funny thing is, the only time this offense is scoring is in fast-pace mode. Against Minnesota for example, we scored in 3 (4 passes out of 5 plays) and 2 minutes accordingly in the second half for our only touchdowns. We got a defensive score right after our first score of the second half. Our last TD on offense, 9 out of 9 plays, all passes.

This conservative plan seems to be by design. I remember Bradshaw going off on Callahan the beginning of the season about how this is scheme and Callahan and it's awful for Romo.

 

[DandyDon1722]

This whole thread was started with a clever passive aggressive shot at Romo and nobody saw through it. It's rabble rousing at its best so the OP can get some juice going on Romo again from the ten percenters. Yawn......

 

[TrailBlazer]

Dallas is tied for 3rd in the league in scoring.

Take away the defensive scores and let me know where we rank. What we should really look at is total offense to gauge how good it is. My guess would be mediocre.

 

[khiladi]

Silly me.
Why should anyone care if Dallas is averaging more points per game than 28 other teams. That is only the absolute bottom line when judging an offense (not stats, for example).
Maybe I'm mistaken and they no longer keep score to see who wins or loses...it's now all about how a team looks.
I must be crazy.

And if our defense doesn't get say 2 TDs against the Giants or one score against the Vikings, where would we be? When our defense isn't scoring and getting TOs like it didn't against the Bears and Saints, we get destroyed...

 

[khiladi]

This whole thread was started with a clever passive aggressive shot at Romo and nobody saw through it. It's rabble rousing at its best so the OP can get some juice going on Romo again from the ten percenters. Yawn......

Actually, no it isn't, knowing the original poster... It's anything but a sho at Romo...

 

[khiladi]

Take away the defensive scores and let me know where we rank. What we should really look at is total offense to gauge how good it is. My guess would be mediocre.

You'd also have to factor in when we didn't score defensively, but our defense created a TO that led to points on the board, such as a field goal. The Giants game, we had 6 TOs and 14 of them came from the defense itself scoring and many from Bailey kicking feld goals cuse our defense put us in good field position.

The reality is Kiffin is a scape-goat right now. Yeah, we are sucking up the join defensively, but that doesn't mean our offense's 'success' has not been helped by our defense. We were going on an unimaginable stretch of horrific 3rd down conversions in a multiple game stretch offensively.

 

[Teague31]

Other than the fact his team has the worst defense in the league?

 

[Fredd]

couldn't read all of this, but I think Romo isn't phoning it in with his big new salary, I think he realizes why should I run around and put myself in harm's way...if the organization doesn't care, I am just going to manage my team for the season

I actually feel bad for this guy...and no, I don't want to hear all of the comments like "yeah but look at his money and his hot wife"....too bad, the guy wants to win badly and he sees the million road blocks in front of him...

 

[TrailBlazer]

Silly me.
Why should anyone care if Dallas is averaging more points per game than 28 other teams. That is only the absolute bottom line when judging an offense (not stats, for example).
Maybe I'm mistaken and they no longer keep score to see who wins or loses...it's now all about how a team looks.
I must be crazy.

Scoring rank is a stat, for one. And it's skewed bc of special teams scores and defensive scores.

When you can't get your best player the ball. Something is wrong.

We rank 22nd in total offense.

 

[Beast_from_East]

When we can force a punt...................yea, I had to google what a punt was too since it has been so long since I have seen one.............then we can start discussing Romo

He is like problem # 87 on this team right now.

 

[Iron_Man]

Well, lets see - no defense,offensive line fails quite a bit, no running game, and a coach does thinks the cowboys need to play better at all phases - offensive, defensive, special teams, and coaching. You have any possible ideas?

I dont want to hear from the fantasy football stat bois.

The excitement and improvisation is gone. He doesnt make big plays any more.

Is it coaching or another one of Jerry's kids that gets a huge contract and dials it in?

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

You act like he didn't lead the league with Brees last year in interceptions or that he wasn't the weakest link vs. Washington with his 3 ints that sent the Cowboys home for the playoffs. We have the opposite of that this year, but we actually need something in between.

strawman argument

 

[dstovall5]

It's called playing on a **** team with no HC. Drew Brees played in the same conditions last year and his team only went 7-9, and he's considered a HoFer. So I don't see why anyone would expect any different results, especially when Romo "sucks and is on the decline".

 

[big dog cowboy]

This whole thread was started with a clever passive aggressive shot at Romo and nobody saw through it.

"Nobody" is a pretty strong word.

 

[dstovall5]

And if our defense doesn't get say 2 TDs against the Giants or one score against the Vikings, where would we be? When our defense isn't scoring and getting TOs like it didn't against the Bears and Saints, we get destroyed...

Well when you're going to be the worst passing defense ever, you better at least contorted with turnovers and scores. At least they're not totally useless huh? As for us needing their scores to win, those scores wouldn't be needed if they actually played ... Defense.

Unless your QB doesn't have the skills to get any of it done, which ours doesn't. He's better when he's slinging it all over the place but his arm/accuracy won't allow him too. And his decision making is horrible under pressure. So to conclude, his fans that thinks he has the raw talent to get it done are just plain naive. Did you see the zip on the ball and how fast it came out with Orton or did you turn that mess off like I wish I could've? The difference in arm strength between Orton and Romo is light and day. The only reason Romo was dominant was because of his ability to escape the rush and buy the type of time most QBs usually don't get.

Such a clown post, bro. You're saying it's a night and day difference between Orton and Romo in Orton's favor? And what do you mean "was dominant", he's still played at a high level this year. There's a reason other teams didn't want Orton as a starter, and there's a reason Orton himself wants only a back up job.

 

[Bungarian]

Thanks for posting this

Can you also make the following threads?

Bench or cut Ware
Bench or cut Witten
Cut Austin
The refs are conspiring against us
Fire Garrett

Thamks

 

[Clove]

What happens on the defensive side of the ball should not have any affect on what Romo is doing on the offensive side of the ball. His job is to move this offense up and down that field, in to the end zone. The price for that is $100 million dollars. Let Jason Garrett and Kiffin worry about the defensive side of the ball.
And I'll bet you half his money, he's so happy the defense stunk it up this game, takes the eyes off of the offense. If anyone thinks that this defense hasn't done some things in games this year to help the offense, yet the offense didn't come through, you are so homerish that there's no need to be here chatting with sane people.

There were plenty of games this year where the defense would make stop after stop, get turnovers, only for the offense to sputter completely. Finally in those games, the defense gets tired or people figure things out, and by that time, it's too late for the offense to maintain while the defense held that team in check. I don't recall the games specifically, but I remember screaming at the tv, WTH is going on LET"S GO! I'm sure if we go back and review game day threads from 4 and 5 weeks ago, you will see.

All in all, Tony's job is to do his job and not worry about the defense. And if you think he did his job by producing 2 TDs, and nothing else until the game was all but over, then you deserve 18 years of misery, and more.

 

[Clove]

Let me add this. Attention has been put mainly on the offense, let's take a peak. We have Romo, who's supposed to be god. Then we have Witten, all world, Dez all world, Beasty & Austin. We have Murray, very good runner. Our line we have Tyron, we had Waters, it's actually a solid line. WHAT'S THEIR EXCUSE?
On the other side we have a beat up Ware, and a sometimes Hatcher, that's it. So which unit is supposed to be dominant and high-scoring?

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Where do you guys come up with these estimations? The only time romo was out the team improved from 1-6 when he was healthy to 5-3 when he was out. "This team would only win ___ games without romo" is a baseless argument.

1 question for you. Do you HONESTLY think that Kitna was better then Romo?

 

[Clove]

8th in QB rating, 3rd in TD passes, and we control our own destiny with 3 weeks to go despite dealing with the very worst D in football. I wonder what your definition of "big things" is.

I'm kidding, I don't care what you think. Just know that people who actually know football laugh at people like you.

We've also played one of the softest schedules in NFL history in my eyes. If you can't make the playoffs with this schedule, you SUCK.