Why are people bashing Romo for that loss?

[DenairPete]

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!!!!

Romo is a good QB. But for 3 quarters he stunk it up. Not only did he miss receivers, but he didn't bother throwing to the ones that were open.

 

[cowheel]

Our offense was supposed to be the strength of this team.
Romo has to play far better than he has been. Period.

 

[DenairPete]

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:

So with the limited time we have before we lose the kind of players we have, who do you suggest we get to play QB?

 

[EPL0c0]

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!!!!

I support Romo but those picks were all on him and completely unnecessary throws. That's the kind of crap a rookie does...chucks it up and say that oh well it's like a punt...no. Not when you're 28 years old, not when you're in your 6th season in the league, not when you're starting your 38th game and not when you're the quarterback and leader of the Dallas Cowboys. Those are the kinds of passes that he gets paid to NOT make.

But it's not just those INT's or the INT vs PIT. It's the passes that are off...key passes at key moments of the game that can turn things around: a wide open Austin, a wide open Crayton, a wide open Bennett.... Those are the kinds of passes that he gets paid to make when the opportunity is there.

 

[wileedog]

I support Romo but those picks were all on him and completely unnecessary throws. That's the kind of crap a rookie does...chucks it up and say that oh well it's like a punt...no. Not when you're 28 years old, not when you're in your 6th season in the league, not when you're starting your 38th game and not when you're the quarterback and leader of the Dallas Cowboys. Those are the kinds of passes that he gets paid to NOT make.

But it's not just those INT's or the INT vs PIT. It's the passes that are off...key passes at key moments of the game that can turn things around: a wide open Austin, a wide open Crayton, a wide open Bennett.... Those are the kinds of passes that he gets paid to make when the opportunity is there.

He also gets paid to drive down the field in the 4th quarter against arguably the 1st or 2nd best defense in the league and put the team in a position to win, which he did TWICE in a 4 minute span. But a whole bunch of guys who get paid to tackle a friggin slow 270 pound fullback couldn't do their jobs either.

You guys are blowing this way out of proportion. Brett Favre has more interceptions than anyone in the history of the game and won a Superbowl , numerous playoff games and will be going to the HOF. I'm sure he and guys like Aikman missed more open receivers in their career than they care to mention. It happens, especially when you are playing with a hurt back and recently broken finger.

Does Romo need to get back to the Parcells era and remember to be smarter with the ball? Absolutely, and hopefully we get some coaching in here that will help reinforce that rather than ignore it. But Romo also carried this defense all of last year and the early part of this year, so pushing the blame for everything on him is absurd.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

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!!!!

You have legitimate complaints.

It's these same people who give the WRs a pass on giving up and Wade for being oh, so laid back and a big teddy bear when it comes to accountability. The same whiners who don't see the O line being overmatched against the Ravens D, how a runner can breeze by Ellis for a 50-plus yard run, etc. etc. And now the D can let a runner make another long run in the same quarter.

Yes, it's all Romo's fault. Let's bench him.
Yeah, that's the ticket!

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Much of the criticism directed at Romo is justified; he did not play well. However, in my opinion, other aspects of the team were every bit as poor as Romo--the offensive play calling, the offensive line blocking, the defense over the last 3 minutes.

Romo receives the bulk of the criticism for two reasons:

1) He's the most visible aspect of the team.

2) Certain posters simply don't like him, regardless of how he's playing. They refrain from attacking him when he's playing well, but for whatever reason, they'll always harbor some anti-Romo sentiment. For instance, I have an Uncle who never liked Emmitt Smith, no matter what Emmitt did.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I never liked Emmitt either, but only when he talked.
I did like his tenaciousness and his many TDs.
I guess my dislike was unfounded. He's a basically good man, if forever ill-spoken.
Come to think of it, god bless you, Emmitt. You've always acquited yourself well and never been in prison and are a good dad.
Dang, now I feel bad for disliking Emmitt.
Maybe If I start a petition to get a statue for him my guilt will be asuaged.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

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.

Because the Ravens protect Flacco with their play calling. Flacco's responsibilities in Baltimore's offense differ starkly from Romo's responsibilities in Dallas' offense. Flacco passed for less than 150 yards on 25 attempts, and his backs ran the ball on 36 attempts. Flacco certainly didn't win the game with those numbers. Harbaugh and Cameron simply ensured that he didn't lose it.

Conversely, Romo passed 45 times, and his backs had 21 rushing attempts. Such disparity is unacceptable, and is only going to hinder most quarterbacks, especially those in vertical passing offenses. As well as Choice was playing early, Garrett needed to feed him more.

 

[Oh_Canada]

Because the Ravens protect Flacco with their play calling. Flacco's responsibilities in Baltimore's offense differ starkly from Romo's responsibilities in Dallas' offense. Flacco passed for less than 150 yards on 25 attempts, and his backs ran the ball on 36 attempts. Flacco certainly didn't win the game with those numbers. Harbaugh and Cameron simply ensured that he didn't lose it.

Conversely, Romo passed 45 times, and his backs had 21 rushing attempts. Such disparity is unacceptable, and is only going to hinder most quarterbacks, especially those in vertical passing offenses. As well as Choice was playing early, Garrett needed to feed him more.

I am almost positive those play calls didn't involve our QB heaving a ball in the air to a receiver with a number of defenders all over them sorry.

 

[Ren]

His first INT sums it up perfectly,.. he breaks the pocket there's not a defender within like 10 yards of him and he's 3 yards from a 1st down,.. then he chucks the ball down field into double coverage

 

[ScipioCowboy]

I am almost positive those play calls didn't involve our QB heaving a ball in the air to a receiver with a number of defenders all over them sorry.

I said nothing of the sort.

It would behoove your analysis if you examined the game in totality rather than merely focusing on two plays.

Flacco passed the ball 25 times, averaging less than 6 yards per attempt, and Baltimore running backs ran the ball almost 40 times.

Meanwhile, Romo passed the ball 45 times, and Dallas running backs ran the ball just over 20 times.

Clearly, the Ravens' playing calling is intended to protect the quarterback to a far greater extent than the Cowboys' play calling. More pass attempts translates into more opportunities for interceptions, especially when throwing the ball against a ball hawking secondary.

Unquestionably, Romo deserves criticism for his play Saturday night; however, in my opinion, Romo's play in December would improve dramatically if the Cowboys coaching staff showed more commitment to the running game.

 

[tyke1doe]

I said nothing of the sort.

It would behoove your analysis if you examined the game in totality rather than merely focusing on two plays.

Flacco passed the ball 25 times, averaging less than 6 yards per attempt, and Baltimore running backs ran the ball almost 40 times.

Meanwhile, Romo passed the ball 45 times, and Dallas running backs ran the ball just over 20 times.

Clearly, the Ravens' playing calling is intended to protect the quarterback to a far greater extent than the Cowboys' play calling. More pass attempts translates into more opportunities for interceptions, especially when throwing the ball against a ball hawking secondary.

Unquestionably, Romo deserves criticism for his play Saturday night; however, in my opinion, Romo's play in December would improve dramatically if the Cowboys coaching staff showed more commitment to the running game.

Romo is not the coach of the Cowboys - Wade Phillips is. It's his job to protect his quarterbac if he knows his quarterback is prone to mistakes. If he's not going to do it, it's Jason Garrett's job.

Instead, they just let Romo chuck it and hope for the best. And then don't have the guts, intelligence or ability to rein him in.

Unless Romo is the coach or deliberately violates the coach's or offensive coordinator's game plan, the ultimate blame falls squarely on Wade Phillips and Jason Garrett's shoulders - Phillips more so because he's the ultimate authority on the field, Jerry Jones notwithstanding, of course.

 

[RainMan]

I've posted this for weeks -- this team's problem, unfortunately, is not singular. It's a team-wide inability to finish games because we do not play sound football for any stretch of time.

We don't emphasize field position, time of possession, special teams, taking care of the football, limiting penalties, building an offensive identity. None of it.

All of these things have eaten at us in our losses with Romo at the helm (I discard the ones with Brad Johnson because I have trouble faulting anyone for not winning with him out there).

A key special teams breakdown lost it for us in OT against Arizona; a defensive meltdown that saw a great effort go to waste by allowing 10 points late in the fourth quarter, compounded by a goofy, game-losing interception from Romo, cost us the Pittsburgh game; an inability to perform a simple tackle on defense cost us, in part, the Ravens game.

Sure, we're good enough to win games late, too. I'm not suggesting we blow EVERY game. But we do what inconsistent, mistake-prone teams do. We play well one week, and then blow assignments the next.

And this typically holds true not just late in games, but throughout the duration (see Romo's two silly first-half interceptions last week) and take place at nearly every position in all three phases of the game.

 

[ABQcowboyJR]

Because he played skeered for 3 and a half quarters. He made plays but it was too little too late. How about playing inspired football for 4 full quarters? What a novel idea!

this is exactly how I feel about the O. We can all watch them pull it together in the 4th quarter and stay alive. Why can they not play like that all game long. Why do they have to be backed into a corner to step up and perform. To me this just shows lack of leadership at multiple levels. So maybe in a way it is Romo's fault. I know Troy would not have put up with as many false starts and snaps coming high and when they are not supposed to.