superpunk
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Down 5, entering the second half, you got what you wanted. A glimpse of the "future" of the Dallas Cowboys. And you know what? I understod the move. I supported the move. I knew the move was coming before they came back from commercial. This team was doing nothing with Bledsoe. The line couldn't block for him, he made another horrible mistake to just suck any momentum the team had right out from under it - he NEEDED to be pulled. There was no other option. But then we got what we wanted. We got Romo believing he could throw the ball through Michael Strahan.
19-7.
But Romo bounced back. I make jokes about the moxie, but he's got it in spades. Before he came out after the half, he was rallying the team around himself, and they were ready to fight for him. Even after his INT, he was ready to come right back and fight.
And then TO struck. More than anything else on this night, I hate TO for an evening. Romo led the team downfield. He converted a 4th and 2 to the most complete WR in the league with a wide open field in front of him, and that WR dropped the freaking ball. There was no threat of a hit, no footsteps, no Michael Lewis, he dropped the freaking ball. A catch a pee-wee WR makes, he dropped it. And that was all she wrote. Our overrated defense folded like a deck off cards.
You wanted blitzes? You wanted Zimmer to sell out and come after Eli? You got it. You got a bunch of players doing what they always do - run into each other and give Eli a perfect pocket to pick the outside apart with. You got him doing just enough to step back and find the open man. You got EXACTLY what you wanted, and it failed miserably. I'm sure Zimmer will get blamed, like freaking always. Nothing is new there.
To sum up, Romo has to be our man now. How can we go back to Bledsoe, when we've seen the flashes we've seen? Hell, if Romo can understand that it is physically impossible to throw the ball through Robbins and Strahan, he might be unstoppable. But there will be growing pains. It's inevitable.
I just hope the 25 million dollar man ceases to be part of the problem. And he can stop the idiot dances when we're down. Save that for when you catch the freaking ball on freaking 4th and 2. It'll mean alot more.
19-7.
But Romo bounced back. I make jokes about the moxie, but he's got it in spades. Before he came out after the half, he was rallying the team around himself, and they were ready to fight for him. Even after his INT, he was ready to come right back and fight.
And then TO struck. More than anything else on this night, I hate TO for an evening. Romo led the team downfield. He converted a 4th and 2 to the most complete WR in the league with a wide open field in front of him, and that WR dropped the freaking ball. There was no threat of a hit, no footsteps, no Michael Lewis, he dropped the freaking ball. A catch a pee-wee WR makes, he dropped it. And that was all she wrote. Our overrated defense folded like a deck off cards.
You wanted blitzes? You wanted Zimmer to sell out and come after Eli? You got it. You got a bunch of players doing what they always do - run into each other and give Eli a perfect pocket to pick the outside apart with. You got him doing just enough to step back and find the open man. You got EXACTLY what you wanted, and it failed miserably. I'm sure Zimmer will get blamed, like freaking always. Nothing is new there.
To sum up, Romo has to be our man now. How can we go back to Bledsoe, when we've seen the flashes we've seen? Hell, if Romo can understand that it is physically impossible to throw the ball through Robbins and Strahan, he might be unstoppable. But there will be growing pains. It's inevitable.
I just hope the 25 million dollar man ceases to be part of the problem. And he can stop the idiot dances when we're down. Save that for when you catch the freaking ball on freaking 4th and 2. It'll mean alot more.
