NextGenBoys
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Tony Romo was ridiculed the entire offseason, and early on this season for turning the ball over too much. Many believed Romo's turnovers were holding the team back from success.
Now after losing our past two games when Romo passes for nearly 650 yards, 5TD's and 0 INT's it begs the question. Was that really the problem?
There's no debating that turning the ball over is a recipe to get you beat. We all know that. However the Dallas Cowboys have turned the ball over once in the past three games, yet besides stat-padding against NY and SD while the defense was in prevent mode, Romo and the offense has recently had trouble getting in gear and putting points on the board, and have failed to land very many big plays.
Many point to Jason Garrett, and that's fine. You all know my view on that...in short, I dont agree.
But how about we look a little deeper. We wanted Romo to cut down on his turnovers. He has done that. But how many times in this past game did Phillip Rivers throw the ball up in single coverage trusting his receivers to come down with it? Quite a bit.
How many times has Romo done that this season? Not many.
We're getting exactly what we all wished for with Romo being careful with the ball. He's not taking very many risks down the field because in my opinion he's scared to throw INT's instead of having confidence in his receiver to come down with the ball.
Will he throw some INT's by throwing the ball up more? Sure he will. But we would also get more big plays down the field, and potential PI calls that could change the course of a game.
I was in the minority (as usual) in the first NY game when he threw the pick to Phillips. He simply did not see Phillips, and threw the ball up for grabs. I liked the decision though, he simply did not see Philips. However it was intercepted and that was one of the last times we saw a real deep bomb from Romo that I can remember. There was one in KC where Miles climbed a ladder to get it, and THOSE are the plays I'm talking about.
He said he would take better care of the football and make better decisions. Well he has, and many are getting exactly what they wish for. We're steady on offense, but our big plays (I'm not talking 20-yard passes) have steadily declined.
I'm not suggesting that he force balls into double coverage, but if there's one on one opportunities down the field, I'd like to see him throw it up there and give his receivers a chance a bit more often.
While we have moved the ball very well outside of the red-zone, there is just something about a deep ball that picks a team up. There is not a doubt in my mind that had we gotten a few big plays in the air in any of our losses that we would have come out victorious. Those plays can change games.
It does come with risk however, as you're bound to throw some interceptions, and while I am indeed pleased that Romo has cut down on his turnovers like he promised, perhaps we can't have our cake and eat it too.
Now after losing our past two games when Romo passes for nearly 650 yards, 5TD's and 0 INT's it begs the question. Was that really the problem?
There's no debating that turning the ball over is a recipe to get you beat. We all know that. However the Dallas Cowboys have turned the ball over once in the past three games, yet besides stat-padding against NY and SD while the defense was in prevent mode, Romo and the offense has recently had trouble getting in gear and putting points on the board, and have failed to land very many big plays.
Many point to Jason Garrett, and that's fine. You all know my view on that...in short, I dont agree.
But how about we look a little deeper. We wanted Romo to cut down on his turnovers. He has done that. But how many times in this past game did Phillip Rivers throw the ball up in single coverage trusting his receivers to come down with it? Quite a bit.
How many times has Romo done that this season? Not many.
We're getting exactly what we all wished for with Romo being careful with the ball. He's not taking very many risks down the field because in my opinion he's scared to throw INT's instead of having confidence in his receiver to come down with the ball.
Will he throw some INT's by throwing the ball up more? Sure he will. But we would also get more big plays down the field, and potential PI calls that could change the course of a game.
I was in the minority (as usual) in the first NY game when he threw the pick to Phillips. He simply did not see Phillips, and threw the ball up for grabs. I liked the decision though, he simply did not see Philips. However it was intercepted and that was one of the last times we saw a real deep bomb from Romo that I can remember. There was one in KC where Miles climbed a ladder to get it, and THOSE are the plays I'm talking about.
He said he would take better care of the football and make better decisions. Well he has, and many are getting exactly what they wish for. We're steady on offense, but our big plays (I'm not talking 20-yard passes) have steadily declined.
I'm not suggesting that he force balls into double coverage, but if there's one on one opportunities down the field, I'd like to see him throw it up there and give his receivers a chance a bit more often.
While we have moved the ball very well outside of the red-zone, there is just something about a deep ball that picks a team up. There is not a doubt in my mind that had we gotten a few big plays in the air in any of our losses that we would have come out victorious. Those plays can change games.
It does come with risk however, as you're bound to throw some interceptions, and while I am indeed pleased that Romo has cut down on his turnovers like he promised, perhaps we can't have our cake and eat it too.
