UVAwahoos;4189972 said:You can believe what you want. I'm talking about THIS year since we're in the present with a weak, dysfunctional o-line and no running game whatsoever. Romo is our offense this season. We are going to live or die by his arm.
What's sad, but also makes sense, is that some Cowboys "fans" have less respect and appreciation for him than opponents. Just look at what Rex Ryan had to say. Our guy is clutch.
dreghorn2;4190002 said:I posted this last year and i'll repeat the thought briefly again.
I wish that Romo had been given the luxury of top flight QB tutelage throughout his tenure here.
The Cam Cameron, Norv Turner, Jerry Rhome, Tom Moore, Mike Holmgren type of guys. Professional coaches who have been around the league for a long time and have a history of developing young QBs.
I really feel Tony has been devoid of this type of teaching, except for a brief taste with Sean Payton. He has had to learn a most of it on his own particularly considering his small school free agent background.
Wade Wilson, Jason Garrett aside i can't help but wonder how good he really could have been.
Now he's in a tough postion, this is the internet, NFL network, talking heads, twitter age and he is QB of the Dallas Cowboys. The pressure is enormous and it will only get worse, i'm not sure he was ever given the proper tools in how to handle it.
Seems like a great guy, but man the noose is tightening.
UVAwahoos;4189982 said:Nobody is forcing you to root for Dallas. If you think those other QBs are so much better than Romo...go become a Pats or Packers fan.
Romo has kept us competitive and relevant for the past few years with a circus around him. Even this year, we've been in every game with a shoddy o-line, a pathetic OC who has us 31st in red zone efficiency, and no running game whatsoever. The credit falls on Romo, Rob's D, and a stud FG kicker.
Dallas Cowboys Fan;4189463 said:**** no. Romo is a top 5 proven QB. Who knows if those picks will be busts or not.
birdwells1;4189949 said:Not saying that Kitna's better than Romo we all know that's not true all I'm saying is that last year when Romo didn't "exist" we did more than 1-2-3 punt we competed and won. This team is bigger than one individual.
Risen Star;4189506 said:No. I mean Bill Parcells. The guy who is responsible for the Cowboys no longer being a downtrodden 5-11 team every year with no talent to speak of.
cowboy_ron;4189534 said:Parcells didn't even like him..as a matter of fact had it not been for an injury he was planning on cutting him
Blind Romosexuals lol comparing Dirk to Romo haha Dirk is in another stratosphere.Wood;4189974 said:no we are not...were talking production. You simply can't compare Romo to Dirk in the playoffs...one has been prolific in playoffs and added a championship and the other has been a collasal failure in the playoffs and appears to be getting progressively worse. The HC is now taking the game out of his hands late in games. This is not even a debate anymore!
shockandroll;4190105 said:What changed when we competed and won? Kitna was a little worse statistically than Romo, the offense did not do much different. What changed is the defense started forcing turnovers and holding teams from scoring late in the game a few times.
I do agree with you that there are more QB's than Romo who can move the ball and score points in this offense, not behind the current line, Kitna would get killed, but in general.
I also agree that Romo is by far the best chance on offense to score big. He has clearly lost his confidence as has Garrett, however. Nobody is talking about it but on the last throw of the game, Romo threw it away giving no chance for us to win.
That's not like him, he'd normally have tried to keep it in play for a chance. I think he knew it had a very good chance to get picked and threw it out of bounds on purpose. I think for the first time in his career, he took a loss rather than risk taking the heat if he threw a pick in that situation.
I could be wrong, he was on the run and may have just made a poor throw, but that is my gut feeling. No matter what, if we don't get ubber confident, chance taker Romo back, we're toast, imo.
StarMan;4189455 said:Hell yes.
realtick;4189474 said:I would have to consider it.
ChopBlock;4189481 said:Absolutely.
juck;4189487 said:Hell Yes
RESIN8;4189549 said:I do it
Cochese;4189600 said:Sure, why not.
Ren;4189951 said:In a heartbeat
Wood;4189968 said:in a heart beat...Yes
UVAwahoos;4189982 said:Nobody is forcing you to root for Dallas. If you think those other QBs are so much better than Romo...go become a Pats or Packers fan.
Romo has kept us competitive and relevant for the past few years with a circus around him. Even this year, we've been in every game with a shoddy o-line, a pathetic OC who has us 31st in red zone efficiency, and no running game whatsoever. The credit falls on Romo, Rob's D, and a stud FG kicker.
zrinkill;4190130 said:
Eskimo;4190136 said:The problem with the red zone is not Romo but the OL and the fault there lies in some combination of Jones (mostly), Houck (partly) and Garrett (minimally).
I'm sorry for your hatefest with Garrett but he will probably be here longer than Romo and Houck and hopefully Jerry as GM.
Ren;4190138 said:You're exactly the kind of person
Ren;4190138 said:We'll never be better then 8-8 9-7 with our current approach to rebuilding.
Wimbo;4189469 said:No. Here's why:
Troy Aikman... then:
Anthony Wright
Quincy Carter
Ryan Leaf
Clint Stoerner
Chad Hutchinson
Vinny Testeverde (at 78 years old)
Drew Henson
Drew Bledsoe (at 58 years old)
And finally, we lucked into Tony Romo.
Finding a starting caliber QB in the NFL is hard business. There are too many Akili Smith's, Vince Young's, Cade McNown's, Jamarcus Russell's, Matt Leinert's, J.P. Losman's, Andre Ware's, Joey Harrington's, Tim Couch's, and David Carr's out there that LOOK like they are the next great thing only to be terrible NFL QB's.
When you find one that can play, you keep him. Romo can play.