Will Romo Lead the League in Passing Yards This Year?

[Trueboysfan]

Agree with most everyne in here...I'd love to see a more balanced game where we are in control of it. Even though last year one dimensional or not it was a fun fun year of watching Dallas Cowboys football! Although I would like a lot less of all the come from behind and near Victories this year. Minimal injuries, better Oline will result in us going far this year and a SB bid isn't out of reach for us.

 

[Section446]

Not only is it better for just us if Romo doesn't have the most passing yards, no one wants their QB to lead the league in passing yards. You don't want your quarterback shouldering the entire load.

No Quarterback has had the most passing yards in a season and won the superbowl in the same year.

In fact, since 2002, only two quarterbacks who finished in the top 5 for passing yards won the superbowl... the Manning Brothers (2006,2011).

I predict a 4400 yd 33 td 13 int year for Romo and would be very happy with that. (and as others said, Brees will once again lead all because of that pass happy offense)

That would be an amazing season for Romo, I really hope that you are right.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

Not typically a good sign if he is leading the league in yards.

Not typically good. But I still think he's capable of doing it and leading the team to a winning record. I'm one of the biggest fans of the run game. That's one of my biggest knocks on JG is that he doesn't seem to know his head from a hole in the ground when it comes to running the ball.

I'm not sure if Romo will lead the league in passing, but I think he's capable of it if put in that situation.

 

[big dog cowboy]

What do you think? And why?

No. In fact I think his passing attempts will be lower this year.

 

[FiveRings]

I hope not, and really I don't think so. Leading the league in passing typically means throwing out of necessity. If this year goes as planned we'll run the ball to control tempo and let Romo work in the red zone.
Let's go for TDs this year, not yards

 

[TellerMorrow34]

No. A couple of reasons and I'll also say that I really hope he doesn't because for him to lead the league in passing it means this offense isn't getting nearly enough production out of it's running game and also that our defense isn't playing good enough ball, IMO, and it would have forced Romo to once again be the be all end all of the teams chances to stay in and win games.

That said I think the main reasons that he won't are...

1) Drew Brees has Sean Payton back and their pass happy offense will be flying high.

2) I do believe our running game will improve.

 

[EPL0c0]

What do you think? And why?

ONLY thing that I want Tony Romo to lead the league in is Super Bowl victories.

 

[percyhoward]

No Quarterback has had the most passing yards in a season and won the superbowl in the same year.

Great post. Yards simply don't correlate to winning.

Passer rating, on the other hand...

There have been 8 teams in NFL history who finished the season ranked #1 in offensive passer rating, #1 in defensive passer rating, and #1 in passer rating differential (the difference between those first two).

1941 Bears
1943 Bears
1949 Eagles
1955 Browns
1958 Colts
1959 Colts
1966 Packers
1996 Packers

All 8 were champions.

 

[TwoDeep3]

No Quarterback has had the most passing yards in a season and won the superbowl in the same year.

No team had ever won the Superbowl when their running back led the league in rushing yards in a season until Emmitt did it three times.

The notion that what happened in the past is indicative of what will happen in the future is pretty much made moot as records continue to be broken.

 

[Clove]

Ideally, I'd like to see him blow through the competition en route to the playoffs as a conference #1 seed, whilst leading the league in yards. Following that, I'd like to see him breeze through the 2 games straight to the Super Bowl. Then have a historical passing day to kill whoever the opponent is. Then I can finally sing his praises from the roof top.

 

[OhSnap]

What do you think? And why?

Don't want him to but he's gonna get his chances. Callahan aint afraid to throw just as much as last year but most likely Brees will get that record unless the saints run down to the store and get a defense.

 

[Gameover]

Ideally, I'd like to see him blow through the competition en route to the playoffs as a conference #1 seed, whilst leading the league in yards. Following that, I'd like to see him breeze through the 2 games straight to the Super Bowl. Then have a historical passing day to kill whoever the opponent is. Then I can finally sing his praises from the roof top.

I'll settle for 10 wins! #theneedycantbegreedy

 

[Fredd]

balance is needed...the thing I want to see Tony lead the league in (and play 16 games) is fewest times sacked

 

[RastaRocket]

I doubt Romo ever throws as many passes as Matt Stafford. The Lions throw the rock every freakin play haha.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

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I doubt Romo ever throws as many passes as Matt Stafford. The Lions throw the rock every freakin play haha.

Replacing LeShoure in the backfield with Reggie Bush most likely means that they will throw even more this season. It wouldn't shock me if Bush ends up catching the ball around 80-90 times if he stays healthy. Stafford is going to have some serious arm fatigue come December!

 

[Doomsdayblitz]

I certainly hope not. If Romo leads the league in passing, then that means the running game sucks, & so will the team. I'd rather have 2 1,000 yd. receivers & a 1,000 yd. back, then almost 3 1,000 yd. receivers like last season. You've got to run the ball in this league. 49ers & Ravens-'nuff said.

 

[Nova]

No team had ever won the Superbowl when their running back led the league in rushing yards in a season until Emmitt did it three times.

The notion that what happened in the past is indicative of what will happen in the future is pretty much made moot as records continue to be broken.

Well yeah. I'm not saying it's impossible to win it all with the most passing yards. But there are reasons that it's unlikely that you would and evidence that supports that.

If you're winning games by passing the ball a lot, you're probably a pretty unbalanced offense that can be defeated by a tough playoff defense, winter elements, or a combination of both.

Best example-- Drew Brees. Since he joined the Saints in 2006...

1. He's been the leagues leading passer 4 out of 7 years, eclipsing the 5,000 yd mark 3 times.
*(2012, 2008) 2 of the times he's surpassed 5,000 yds, the Saints failed to make the playoffs.
*The other time he passed for over 5K, he was defeated at Candlestick by the 9ers, a tough defense.
*The first time he finished 1st overall in passing yards, he was undone in Chicago in the NFCCG-- because of a strong defense and the elements. It's also important to note that even though he led the league in passing this year, he only passed for 4,400 yards.

2. Of the remaining 3 seasons when he wasn't the top overall passer, he finished within the top 3 for yardage in 2 separate years.
*In 2010, he finished 3rd in passing with 4,600 yards. He was undone by the elements and a stingy defense in Seattle.
*In 2007, he finished 2nd overall in yardage, did not make playoffs/finished 3rd in NFCS.

3. The only year he finished outside of the top 5 in passing yards, the Saints won a super bowl.

Again, it's not impossible to win a super bowl while having the most passing yards, but usually it's pretty tough because it means you were probably relying on amassing yards via the passing game too much because of lack of balance/ lack of defense/ lack of takeways/ lack of good field position, etc.

And it's not just Brees. The last few great passing yardage displays in the regular season usually failed in the pressure of the playoffs (Think Brady in 07, Rodgers in '11).

 

[Dodger]

I don't think he will...or I should say I hope he doesn't. Somewhere around 4k yards is fine with me, but yardage isn't what I'm looking for. The two offensive stats I want to see more than anything are:

1. 100+ - Romo's QB rating for the season.
2. 15+ - Team rushing touchdowns.

If they can do that, and the defense can manage to move up to middle of the pack in terms of passing defense, this team will go far.