Why are people bashing Romo for that loss?

[bbgun]

Our opinion of him is always going to hinge on the last game he played. By next Monday, he'll probably be a hero again.

 

[MONT17]

Dallas Cowboy QBs are judged on the amount of Super Bowls they win... I know the legacy has fallen a bit since Jerry and ppl wanna compare Romo to Ryan Leaf but most Cowboy fans will not stand for Romos performance v. GREAT TEAMS for much longer!

 

[zeromaster]

Personally I suspect the following:

• right now, it's not as much fun for Tony as it was -- unfortunately, that comes with the territory, especially here -- I also think he should have put the celebrity thing on the back burner until he'd at least appeared in the NFC championship, but that's today's NFL for ya
• lack of a competent backup and the comfort of a large contract might create an unconscious sense of well-being (as in lack of urgency)
• having that hand bone broken now gives him something else to worry about -- cold weather probably doesn't help
• TO probably does play some role, but it's the QB's job to lead, not to be influenced by his teammates on how to get the job done
• Kosier being out isn't helping much -- Proctor is what he is, and it's written on the bathroom walls

Add that Wade mst likely is old-school in the sense of wanting (or believing) players should motivate themselves, the better to grasp the necessity of the hard work when they do succeed, and it doesn't provide the push that a team needs to be beter than the sum of its parts.

Sooner or later, we Cowboy fans will have to decide which is more acceptable at present: watching Tony "learn" or demanding a high level of execution. I don't think both go together when considering Super Bowl aspirations.

jmo

 

[InmanRoshi]

Romo didn't play well until the Baltimore defense loosened up at the end and he turned the ball over three times. Against a team with a not very good offense the #1 thing to avoid is turnovers.

I don't know what "loosened up" means, since Baltimore doesn't "loosen up" for another other opponent they've face, but Romoo didn't play well until we got into hurry up/audible mode and the playcalling was taken out of Garrett's hands and into Romo's presnap calls. Only then did we know that Patrick Crayton hasn't disappeared off the face of the earth in the last 3 weeks.

 

[aikemirv]

Romo didn't play well until the Baltimore defense loosened up at the end and he turned the ball over three times. Against a team with a not very good offense the #1 thing to avoid is turnovers.

So you are giving the Choice butterfingers to Romo I take it. I don't care what the official stat line is but that one is on Choice!

 

[DaBoys4Life]

I don't know what "loosened up" means, since Baltimore doesn't "loosen up" for another other opponent they've face, but Romoo didn't play well until we got into hurry up/audible mode and the playcalling was taken out of Garrett's hands and into Romo's presnap calls. Only then did we know that Patrick Crayton hasn't disappeared off the face of the earth in the last 3 weeks.

I think the Ravens blitzing Romo in the 4th is them loosening up.

 

[Lifetimeboyzfan]

Romo sucked for three quarters. That being said, he is still the best QB for the job. It ain't like we can just dial 1800rentaQB and find one better.

 

[sonnyboy]

This board is crazy....i see people saying get rid of romo and oh he played terrible...and I know he had those 2 horrible interceptions in the first half but we were only down by 2 going in to half....Romo then in the 4th quarter brought us back with a touchdown...seconds later OUR DEFENSE(who should get the bashing) gives up a 70 yard run...Romo gets back on the field and throws another touchdown....and the defense still cant hold the ravens giving up another big touchdown....for people to be bashing romo is dumb!! we would be nowhere without this guy!!!!

The simple answer is that we lost a game in which our offense did nothing for 54 mins.

Many here like myself believe Romo is as good as any QB playing. We hold him to a high standard.

He did miss some throws Sat nite. He also made two bad decisions which lead to interceptions.

I usually don't have much of an issue with INT's thrown 40 yards downfield. In fact I believe most QB's don't do this enough. Good things can happen taking a shot downfield to a covered WR. PI, DB can misplay it, WR can make a great play.

They are usually as good as a punt, especially with our punter/punt team.

Problem is that his first was on 2 and 3 at a time we had momentum and were moving the ball. The pass itself was very poor and two defenders had a better shot than our WR.

I prefer he take these shots on 3rd and longer yardage. Which was the case with his second. The problem I had again was that is was another poor pass that the WR had no shot to get. Componding this was that it was very late in the half. Reed's nice return set up a last second FG. They almost certainly don't get this FGA if we had punted.

 

[kramskoi]

I'd like to see the gameplan as well. Even though I'm not a professional coach, I largely find it very difficult to believe that I could not have made better playcalls that that.

Offensive Coordinator has to play into the strengths of his QB. If Romo is throwing deep balls and they're sailing on him, throw check-down and short-route stuff, drags, slants, get him confident before going down-field. Especially in a game against a defense like the Baltimore Ravens.

But again, what do I know, I just sit at home and watch on TV.

Oh and one more thing -- you cannot throw the pass to setup the run. If you never throw the quick slant, nobody will ever be fooled by your playaction quick-slant draw play.

it's Romo's responsibility to make his reads and check down if necessary, not Garrett's...the defense usually dictates who they want to take away and it's Romo's job to find the mismatch or checkdown...there is'nt a whole lot of trust within the offense it seems...the offensive line is like a sieve and having a guy like Procter hampers the entire unit...a tight window to throw could be single coverage or double/triple coverage...Romo does'nt trust his accuracy, receiver separation or both and it shows...the throw ups to Owens and Austin could be his finger his back or both, who knows but this offense is'nt right and it starts with Romo, followed by Garrett...those heave ups to the WR were poor decision making on the part of Romo...it betrays his impatience, his penchant for the big play, when simply moving the chains is key, and his marginalization of the importance of turnovers in a contest...he plays fast and loose with the ball and the Cowboys suffer as a result.

Yes the defense coughed it up huge but the offense kept their feet to the fire the entire night...Phillips got over aggressive with the run blitzing and some players gaffed at critical moments...fatigue hampers coordination...same thing happened to Carolina last night, they just wore out at the end of the fourth and in overtime. Fox had a chance to end it in regulation but chose to lean on an already gassed defense which given up over 200 rushing yards...he put his team in position to fail playing the percentages.

 

[Smith22]

Also, people need to realize just because you criticize Tony Romo doesn't equate to rooting against him.

 

[Smith22]

Romo was invisible against the Steelers? what a joke we were winning the whole game moving the ball well until Holland gets hurt and the defense folds in the 2nd half again.

The defense gave up 34 points to a terrible offensive team. Once again they didn't finish.

The defense carried us the entire game.

It was special teams that gave up the huge PR.

It was our QB who threw an INT that went the other way for 6 points.

Remind me again how many picks Ben threw?

 

[TheCount]

Romo deserves some heat, hell, Barber has taken a beat down on these forums for being injured and unproductive.

It's okay to hold players accountable, some of you want that from the coach but are unwilling to practice what you preach.

It's one thing to admit he played lousy for most of the game and another to say he's awful and will never be successful though.

 

[jamesdojr]

I like Romo. I think he'll get us there one day. With that said, Romo played horrible for 3 quarters. I think the disappointment is that had Romo played 2 or 3 quarters like he played the last quarter, the game never would have been close - it would have been a blow out.

Also, I have to say, I think the Ravens let off the gas a little at the end of the game. Maybe I'm wrong but I think part of Dallas moving the ball had to do with the Ravens blitzing less.

 

[Established1971]

This board is crazy....i see people saying get rid of romo and oh he played terrible...and I know he had those 2 horrible interceptions in the first half but we were only down by 2 going in to half....Romo then in the 4th quarter brought us back with a touchdown...seconds later OUR DEFENSE(who should get the bashing) gives up a 70 yard run...Romo gets back on the field and throws another touchdown....and the defense still cant hold the ravens giving up another big touchdown....for people to be bashing romo is dumb!! we would be nowhere without this guy!!!!

youre kidding right? did you actually watch the game?

 

[Alexander]

Also, people need to realize just because you criticize Tony Romo doesn't equate to rooting against him.

QFT. It has always been this way. Fan boys will be fan boys.

 

[Oh_Canada]

I don't like the "Baltimore pressure" excuse. Flacco was under siege all day and he never did anything even close to as stupid as Romo on those two picks. He has to start to understand the situation/coverage, if he threw it up forty yards down the field on 3rd and 20 on the Cowboys side of the field with Owens or RW in one on one coverage than fine. This was not the case and the QB needs to be accoutable for these bonehead mistakes. Frankly, I just don't think this would have happend with Parcells running the show, I think Romo is becoming way too cavalier with the Marshmellow man running the show.

 

[BeBree]

Romo is reckless. It's that simple. When the heat is on he has a tendency to throw the ball without looking at the coverage. Result: INTs

 

[Cbz40]

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[cowboyrock]

Not only is Romo Reckless, he does not act like he cares if we make the playoffs or not.seems like he's ready to get to his offseason with Jessica Simpson. i dont trust him or Owens. or this team.

 

[TruBlu4U]

You know I never really felt or ever thought Romo was our answer ever since he blundered his first Playoff Game with a fumbled hike and THEN went to the Pro-Bowl...HUH! Ok, lots of fans say that it was due to the new slick K-balls...ummm yeah right. Then the same the year after that he blundered the P.O.'s again...didn't he fumble in that game as well?

Listen fans, livinh here in Philly as a Dallas fan it become quite evident that what we have here is a "Donovan McNabb", but WORST. However, at least Donovan has an excuse by not ever having the ELITE team that we have. Romo is simply doing what McNabb does in Philly...He's living the light on a Star team and playing an acting role to get paid (Bringing star GF's to the game - Smiling in the camera no matter how bad this playing was - Having the team save his butt when he blows a game, ect).

I know we as fans have to stay confident and stay behind the QB on our team but lets be real peeps, "Romo ISN'T the answer"! He's a Chocker, just like Donovan. I know NOW is always time to WIN in fans eyes, but with the kind of players we have on our team "NOW" REALLY IS THE TIME. You don't have a lot of years to be so lucky to get so many good players and Romo is blowing it. Grab the Bull by the horns just like the Mannings, Brady, and Farve did. however, I also realiuze that it took those guys some years to develop but at least they looked good doing it...lol. (Opps I fumbled again):bang2: