Who's on the Tony Romo bandwagon now?

[Future]

i wont like him as a starter until he shows me something in the regular season. At which point, i will have supported and htought higher of him than bledsoe all along.

 

[CowboyMike]

I believe in his smarts and his cockiness, but I don't believe in his athletic ability. I don't trust Romo to fit the ball between to defenders across the middle 20 yards down the field.

I think he's a great back up, but I don't really believe in him starting for us long term. I want us to draft a quarterback in the high rounds and develop that guy.

 

[windward]

I think Romo will be our starter

In 2007 or 2008

 

[JMead]

Im not on it thats for sure. Its nice that he has shown some ability to run the offense incase Bledsoe gets injured though. He will need to score points thought and I am not sure he can do that.

 

[koolaid]

i dont think he has anything more than backup ability,
i think people get a little too excited over preseason

 

[ZeroClub]

I'm encouraged by what I've seen so far and look forward to seeing more at some point. I don't know if he'll turn out to be a quality starter. It seems like a possibility, but there's no way to know right now.

His mobility should make an OL better.

 

[jobberone]

After reading this thread I thought I would clarify.

First I thought I was getting on the bandwagon that had some confidence in our backup. I haven't for sometime and felt if our starter went down we would be in much worse trouble.

For the first time in a long while I have some confidence our starter can take us to the playoffs and perhaps deep into them.

I also have confidence Romo could come in and give us a shot at doing the same thing. However, I don't know that as he has never really played in a regular season game. Until then I won't have enough confidence he can play without throwing the ball up for grabs and making enough rookie mistakes to hurt us in games; that is cost us wins and lots of them.

No, the bandwagon I'm on is that I think we have a viable 'backup' QB. I'm not saying I want Romo to start. Our best chance to go deep into the playoffs right now lies with our starting QB, Drew Bledsoe. I'm just not terrified our season would go completely down the drain if Bledsoe gets hurt.

That's a big difference than having Romo and Hutchinson and/or Henson backing up our starter in previous years. Huh, altho I like Vinny, it says a lot to be terrified that if Vinny went down we might not win another game at all; much less be playoff challenged with Vinny at the helm.

Romo still has not played when it counts. Until we are forced to use him there is a good reason he is the backup QB. But at least we finally have one; it seems.

 

[cowboyed]

Zeroclub, I think he has serious potential and can be more than a serviceable backup. The Cowboys just gave him a big fat raise before the regular season has started. They surely must see something in him.

In the Vikings game the red zone interceptions were a little disturbing, although Crayton was pretty lackadaisical on his route running thereby contributing to one of those interceptions.

On the other hand when Romo ran down that loose football and then lasered it a good distance to the receiver I was really impressed. He thinks and reacts quicker than any quarterback on our roster since Roger Dodger. And he has some nifty moves as well. We'll see how he does, if and when Bledsoe gets injured.

 

[aikemirv]

Any questions about his arm strength should have been answered by the MInny game. He threw the ball everywhere and anywhere and they were not floaters by any stretch.

He needs to show in a real game but I liked most of what Romo showed in preseason. I don't think there is much more he could have done with the opportunities he had. He is a little careless at times which he needs to get better at but I think he definitely has the tools!

He engineered 3 game winning/tying drives in the Minn game I believe - two in OT and 1 in reg time. Hurd drops a pass ( a nice deep pass by the way for the one who said they needed to see a deep ball) and Vandy misses 2 FG's - that is a very good perf. by him at the end of a game.

On the negative side though - he seemed to have a tough time getting it in the endzone once he got down there in the preseason.

 

[Ben_n_austin]

Is this a pun?? Yep, there were some Romo supporters who were "banned," but to call it a banndewagon is a little harsh:laugh2:

:laugh2:


Trust me .. I know. I just think that no one really thought all of the early Romo supporters had a leg to stand on.

After all, he was an UDFA with a noodle arm ..and he didn't have any pedigree.

 

[Ben_n_austin]

I've always rooted for him, but I can't say I'm sold.

First of all he turned down a 3 year deal and wants a 1 year deal. To me, that means he's prepared to leave via Free Agency if he doesn't get what he wants.

Second, I'd still like to see a big time arm and I haven't yet.

Third, all I've ever seen of him is in pre-season. I'd like to see him get some real playing time. The pre-season stuff is encouraging, but just isn't enough for me to relax. I want him to be given a chance.

Lastly, I'm still a franchise QB guy who thinks wanting a "bus driver" is ridiculous. I always want the best kind of talent. Especially at QB.

How can you not be sold on him? No one is claiming him to be the starter. And Romo is the closest thing to not being a bus driver that we have. He makes plays.

C'mon, and his armstrength is still an issue to people after the preseason? The guy has arm-o-plenty. When I saw him at training camp this preseason in LIVE action, his arm looked fine. Good, in fact.

And isn't seeing him in preseason, better than just watching him warm up or something.

Hey, at least you've seen something tangible; in some sort of game situation. The kid has game. You can see it all over his face. He's a competitor.

You didn't see that kind of look with the other guy.

 

[Ben_n_austin]

First of all I very seldom jump on "bandwagons" but I am at a state of mind that I want to see alot more of Romo. I was impressed with his poclket presence, his mobility, and his accuracy on the run. I still need to see a good deep throw.....that part of his game could be suspect.

Bledsoe will start the season as well he should; however, If he struggles behind our OL I would not be opposed to Romo replacing him. When I say struggle I mean bad decisions due to pressure, holding the ball to long resulting in sacks and turnovers.

This is good to hear from someone like you, CBZ. I feel good about our team all around.

This year should be fun.

 

[dboyz]

I've always rooted for him, but I can't say I'm sold.

First of all he turned down a 3 year deal and wants a 1 year deal. To me, that means he's prepared to leave via Free Agency if he doesn't get what he wants.

Second, I'd still like to see a big time arm and I haven't yet.

Third, all I've ever seen of him is in pre-season. I'd like to see him get some real playing time. The pre-season stuff is encouraging, but just isn't enough for me to relax. I want him to be given a chance.

Lastly, I'm still a franchise QB guy who thinks wanting a "bus driver" is ridiculous. I always want the best kind of talent. Especially at QB.

Romo impressed me with the arm strength he showed in the Vikings game. He'll never be able to throw it like Bledsoe, but I think his arm strength is more than adequate.

 

[Bone]

I am on the Romo bandwagon if that means I like Romo being a backup this year and possibly a starter in the future.

Bone
out.

 

[Hostile]

How can you not be sold on him? No one is claiming him to be the starter. And Romo is the closest thing to not being a bus driver that we have. He makes plays.

I have yet to see him make a play when the game counts. All last year I practically begged for Parcells to get him some playing time to do something other than take a knee or hand off.

How am I not sold on him? I haven't seen him do anything.

C'mon, and his armstrength is still an issue to people after the preseason? The guy has arm-o-plenty. When I saw him at training camp this preseason in LIVE action, his arm looked fine. Good, in fact.

I saw him in pre season last year and I didn't see this arm-o-plenty. In fact I was disappointed and reported that. Some couldn't handle me sharing that opinion and got bent out of shape. I think he dinks and dunks just about every pass. He's good at it, but I'd like to see more and in real games.

And isn't seeing him in preseason, better than just watching him warm up or something.

Yes, but still not as good as seeing him face real competition where something is actually on the line.

Hey, at least you've seen something tangible; in some sort of game situation. The kid has game. You can see it all over his face. He's a competitor.

I don't tend to look deep into a player's eyes and stare at his face. I look at mechanics, basics, reads, etc. He makes good reads and he completes a high % of passes because he's accurate. His mechanics are pretty good. I'd like to see a better arm.

You didn't see that kind of look with the other guy.

I see it inBledsoe. Bledsoe's main drawback is the lack of mobility. He has every bit as much fire and skills if not more.

 

[aikemirv]

I have yet to see him make a play when the game counts.

Yes, but still not as good as seeing him face real competition where somethign is actually on the line.

I'd like to see a better arm.

/QUOTE]

Not to be argumentative at all, but don't you think there was something "on the line" all preseason with Romo. I mean he was really playing for a contract extension worth a WHOLE lot of money.

If that is not pressure I really don't know what is.

He made 3 game tying or game winning drives - 3 of them in one game- and I know it is preseason but that is pretty impressive.

 

[DipChit]

Well even though I like the kid I'm just glad he's not starting out of the chute. If not because I think obviously the team is better off at this point without him starting, but because how silly would it be to look back someday and say that for the first 4 (if not the only 4) years that Bill coached this team, there was a new starting QB every year.

Some might say.. no biggy, that was just him trying to make the team better like you might do at most any other position. Others might say.. what the "heck" was he thinking?

 

[RealCowboyfan]

I have to say I am on the Romo Bandwagon because he's simply our best quarterback.

 

[ZeroClub]

Zeroclub, I think he has serious potential and can be more than a serviceable backup. The Cowboys just gave him a big fat raise before the regular season has started. They surely must see something in him.

In the Vikings game the red zone interceptions were a little disturbing, although Crayton was pretty lackadaisical on his route running thereby contributing to one of those interceptions.

On the other hand when Romo ran down that loose football and then lasered it a good distance to the receiver I was really impressed. He thinks and reacts quicker than any quarterback on our roster since Roger Dodger. And he has some nifty moves as well. We'll see how he does, if and when Bledsoe gets injured.

I'm optimistic about Romo and have been since his arrival to the Cowboys.

As a long-time fan, I had the wonderful good fortune to have watched Staubach through his entire career with the Cowboys. He was magnificant.

There are some things about Romo that remind me of Staubach.

We all know and understand that Staubach is one of the all-time great QBs and that the odds of any given QB becoming 'the next Staubach' are exceedlingly remote.

But I am looking forward to seeing what Romo does (and doesn't) bring to the table when he sees playing time.

And I'm optimistic. I assume that Romo is already better than the Qunicy Carter who played on the Cowboys most recent playoff team.

 

[baj1dallas]

that's what we've required to win any of our SB's...and I don't think Romo is it, though I hope like heck I'm proven wrong.

I don't believe you. I think you and the Golden boy QB club would never be happy with Romo even if he did lead the team to a SB victory. You'd say he wasn't good enough to do it twice and if he did it twice, you'd say he wasn't good enough to do it 3 times.

Now I don't know about any bandwagon but I thought he played pretty well in the preseason, and I think he'll get his chance to start someday here in Dallas and I think it will certainly be interesting at the very least.