What Separates Romo:

[mmohican29]

What separates Romo from an avg. to above avg QB and why he has the potential to ignite the team down the stretch and into the future are twofold:

1) The Release. Devastatingly fast- unlike anyone I have ever seen in Pro or College... dare I say faster than Marino and Favre.

His arm strength is avg on the out patterns, I don't think anyone that has watched closely would argue that. But anything +/- 6yds. from either hash is absolutely laser guided.

I have never been taken aback from anything I have seen by any QB in the league as I am with the kid's lightning bolts in the intermediate routes. It is so quick, the cameras can barely keep up with it. It appears he drops back and the next thing you see is Witten charging and dragging LB'ers 14yds downfield. I have been watching football since I was 9yrs old and I have never seen anything like it.

It is his second strength that is even more important.

2) It is how quickly and easily Tony Romo finds "the Zone"- the state of absolute relaxation/focus/concentration resulting in athletic performance maximization- very quickly.

He is Montana/Brady like in his ability to perform under pressure. If you listen to his interviews even they are pointing to that end. The "I've been here before", "success breeds success" type of talk. "We'll get it going... We're going to be fine." How he explained that his start in the preseason is the "same" as his first start in a real game".

Psychologists have done studies on the zone, and most point to the fact that if someone can relate to a prior competitive situation where they have had past success or even failure..the resultant effect is impacting. Some athletes can not handle failure because they see the game as more than the game. Some athletes cannot handle success because they forget that... in this case football..., is JUST a game.

A failed moment is just that. It is up to the individual's mindset to distinguish what was to blame and how to avoid the same pitfall in the future. The great QB's of this league have shown the ability to face adversity and overcome. The way they do it is usually to break down each play to its simplest components and execute.

A QB that can do this.... the ability to lean on his multiple successes versus bad moments, will see an exponential leap in his play.... breeding consistency and confidence. This mindset leads to an area in one's mind of absolute control.... involvement of more players... creating more opportunities for other individuals to reach their respective "zones".

Bottom line? I really think the "when will the other shoe drop" days are over at the QB position in Dallas. Romo is the real deal.

 

[Joe_Fan]

What separates Romo from an avg. to above avg QB and why he has the potential to ignite the team down the stretch and into the future are twofold:

1) The Release. Devastatingly fast- unlike anyone I have ever seen in Pro or College... dare I say faster than Marino and Favre.

His arm strength is avg on the out patterns, I don't think anyone that has watched closely would argue that. But anything +/- 6yds. from either hash is absolutely laser guided.

I have never been taken aback from anything I have seen by any QB in the league as I am with the kid's lightning bolts in the intermediate routes. It is so quick, the cameras can barely keep up with it. It appears he drops back and the next thing you see is Witten charging and dragging LB'ers 14yds downfield. I have been watching football since I was 9yrs old and I have never seen anything like it.

It is his second strength that is even more important.

2) It is how quickly and easily Tony Romo finds "the Zone"- the state of absolute relaxation/focus/concentration resulting in athletic performance maximization- very quickly.

He is Montana/Brady like in his ability to perform under pressure. If you listen to his interviews even they are pointing to that end. The "I've been here before", "success breeds success" type of talk. "We'll get it going... We're going to be fine." How he explained that his start in the preseason is the "same" as his first start in a real game".

Psychologists have done studies on the zone, and most point to the fact that if someone can relate to a prior competitive situation where they have had past success or even failure..the resultant effect is impacting. Some athletes can not handle failure because they see the game as more than the game. Some athletes cannot handle success because they forget that... in this case football..., is JUST a game.

A failed moment is just that. It is up to the individual's mindset to distinguish what was to blame and how to avoid the same pitfall in the future. The great QB's of this league have shown the ability to face adversity and overcome. The way they do it is usually to break down each play to its simplest components and execute.

A QB that can do this.... the ability to lean on his multiple successes versus bad moments, will see an exponential leap in his play.... breeding consistency and confidence. This mindset leads to an area in one's mind of absolute control.... involvement of more players... creating more opportunities for other individuals to reach their respective "zones".

Bottom line? I really think the "when will the other shoe drop" days are over at the QB position in Dallas. Romo is the real deal.

 

[AsthmaField]

What separates Romo from an avg. to above avg QB ....

Romo is the real deal.

I think you just may be right... pretty good analysis, I think. His release and the mental aspects of his game are so extraordinary that we very well might have something special here.

Lightning in a bottle, in spades.

 

[Zaxor]

I'm a believer

 

[Billy Bullocks]

DONT GET CARRIED AWAY WITH WHAT I SAY HERE...

Young, Montana, Brady...none of them were the biggest or strongest armed QB. They have the mental aspect down. They had confidence. And they could make the throws they had to.

Romo has a real nice release. He makes his reads fast, and unlike Bledsoe, gets the ball to the FIRST guy he sees open. All you need to see in regards to his ability to read a play as he drops back is the pass to Crayton against NY. Quick drop, boom, out, TD.

He seems pretty good at the pre snap reads as well...the TD to Crayton was all because he recognized the coverage shift to Owens side (who didn't in that case)...also evident in his ability to change things up when he sees the defense do somethign pre snap. One reason he hasn't taken alot of sacks is he tends to read when a team is going to blitz very well.

Also, he can buy time, but he rarely has to because he gets the ball out quick.

 

[sago1]

Sounds like many, or most of us, like what we see in Romo and believe his strengths (quick release, ability read defenses quickly, accuracy) are the stuff which distinguishes the really good QBs. These strengths are also the things that opponents will find so difficult to counterack. The only thing which will probably slow him down might be if a team (like the Jets did against Brady) constantly change their blitz package so he never sees anything twice. But let's be realistic--how often can that happen and how many teams have the manpower/talent/creativity to do it an entire game.

In other words unless he has an off day (which I do expect occasionally to happen), he's our future QB and Jerry Jones must be drooling. To have gotten his future, maybe even franchise, QB by signing him as an undrafted free agent just out of college is a lights out accomplishment. Of course Romo must continue to play as well thru the rest of the season and I guarantee you other teams & organizations will soon be referring to any of their UFA QB signings as hoping their guy is another Romo.

It's ironic but we all hoped that Romo would turn out to be another Brady in the sense he comes off the bench (like Brady did) and takes the team deep into the playoffs. But Romo could very well become the QB other teams measure their young guys against, not only if they unsigned QB, but also by setting their young QBs on the bench for a couple of years to develop.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

What separates Romo from an avg. to above avg QB and why he has the potential to ignite the team down the stretch and into the future are twofold:

1) The Release. Devastatingly fast- unlike anyone I have ever seen in Pro or College... dare I say faster than Marino and Favre.

His arm strength is avg on the out patterns, I don't think anyone that has watched closely would argue that. But anything +/- 6yds. from either hash is absolutely laser guided.

I have never been taken aback from anything I have seen by any QB in the league as I am with the kid's lightning bolts in the intermediate routes. It is so quick, the cameras can barely keep up with it. It appears he drops back and the next thing you see is Witten charging and dragging LB'ers 14yds downfield. I have been watching football since I was 9yrs old and I have never seen anything like it.

It is his second strength that is even more important.

2) It is how quickly and easily Tony Romo finds "the Zone"- the state of absolute relaxation/focus/concentration resulting in athletic performance maximization- very quickly.

He is Montana/Brady like in his ability to perform under pressure. If you listen to his interviews even they are pointing to that end. The "I've been here before", "success breeds success" type of talk. "We'll get it going... We're going to be fine." How he explained that his start in the preseason is the "same" as his first start in a real game".

Psychologists have done studies on the zone, and most point to the fact that if someone can relate to a prior competitive situation where they have had past success or even failure..the resultant effect is impacting. Some athletes can not handle failure because they see the game as more than the game. Some athletes cannot handle success because they forget that... in this case football..., is JUST a game.

A failed moment is just that. It is up to the individual's mindset to distinguish what was to blame and how to avoid the same pitfall in the future. The great QB's of this league have shown the ability to face adversity and overcome. The way they do it is usually to break down each play to its simplest components and execute.

A QB that can do this.... the ability to lean on his multiple successes versus bad moments, will see an exponential leap in his play.... breeding consistency and confidence. This mindset leads to an area in one's mind of absolute control.... involvement of more players... creating more opportunities for other individuals to reach their respective "zones".

Bottom line? I really think the "when will the other shoe drop" days are over at the QB position in Dallas. Romo is the real deal.

Release quicker then Marino? That is so funny because I privately "thought" the same but that ZONERS would think I lost it for saying that......good on you for stepping to the plate.

I agree with you.....his release is uncanny FAST!

Great post.....thanks