Your honest opinion of Romo? A fair and honest poll.

[Crown Royal]

LOL!

Glad to see you posting L.

This is my rationalle...

I didn't think Romo will sign an extension unless he gets a legit chance to start either this year or next. And I don't think Bledsoe would stand for that-- I really don't.

Romo would be stupid to sign an extension, unless they are going to pay him well.

Now - don't get me wrong - he isn't going to get Manning or Brady contracts, or even Brees or Culpepper, as a FA. But he wants to start, and get paid for it.

Romo is counting on playing time this year. If he gets it and sees real commitment from the Cowboys, then he will sign one either mid season or near the end. If Bledsoe snubs him to the bench, then we will either a) extend Bledsoe and pray that there isn't a huge Romo market elsewhere or B) allow bledsoe to walk and take romo.

We'll see - I think there will be more of an idea of things toward the end of preseason.

 

[Jimz31]

I'd have to vote for two of the options if I could...

I'd like to see more of him before forming a hardcore opinion, yet, he should be the starter if Drew goes down with an injury.

I think he's the most ready out of the backups, so....

 

[Cowboy Junkie]

I voted for "stay on the roster, but he'll never be more than a capable backup"

I realize this isn't the popluar opinon right now, and I really did think he played a good game last night. I thought he did an excellent job of managing the game and getting the ball out quickly. He didn't make any costly errors and moved well in the pocket. He seemed to work through his progressions quickly and make the right decisions.

But...IMO several of his throws last night wouldn't cut it in regular season game. He doesn't appear to have the arm strength to run anything other that a WCO which I hope we never see in Dallas.

I agree 100% with this assessment..
His arm strength is Jason Garret like...
I could not see him being very good on bad weather days ...
When some throws first left Romo's hand the WRs at times would be very open but the ball would take so long to get there that they would be tackled immediatley...Wrs did play well making many circus catches and getting wide open most of the game...

I am not trying to take anything away from Romo because he played as well as he could with his limited talent( Fumbles excluded)
He was very elusive in the pocket and was accurate with a quick although strange release...

 

[RCowboyFan]

All game I was waithing for Romo to take a deep shot. Like someone mentioned elsewhere, it might not have been the game plan. But as much as I hate Bledsoe's holding the ball to make big plays, but I also do not like Romo's quick throws, not waiting patiently sometimes seems like.

He remindes me Of Chad Pennington more like. But I do like his short term potential, i.e. I think he can be a great Backup for sure. Basically I think Romo can be easily game planned against once Defenses have an extensive look, unless he proves to be effective in throwing deep balls and intermediate throws have more zip than I have seen in this game.

So maybe we have to see him more to start believing in him. But I guess Romo for starter chants seem to be in full swing

 

[TruBlueCowboy]

Where are you people getting this weak arm strength stuff from?

He wasn't drafted because he was from a tiny college and a late entry into the game of football, not because he didn't have the necessary arm.

His lack of throwing the deep ball often in last night's game was probably because the #1 deep threat on the Cowboys (Terry Glenn) barely played, and the #2 deep threat (especially good after the catch) is Terrell Owens. Crayton and Hurd probably had the most time on the field at wideout, and both of those guys are NOT burners.

Nevermind the deep passes, I thought Romo had some great zip on his other passes and definitely had the arm strength needed to thread the needle in pro coverages.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I picked option #4

Bledsoe's deal can be voided after this year, and it might be a good idea if we do something as a team w/ Bledsoe this year, as we stand a better chance to w/ him as the starter than Romo IMO

 

[Cowboy Junkie]

Where are you people getting this weak arm strength stuff from?

He wasn't drafted because he was from a tiny college and a late entry into the game of football, not because he didn't have the necessary arm.

His lack of throwing the deep ball often in last night's game was probably because the #1 deep threat on the Cowboys (Terry Glenn) barely played, and the #2 deep threat (especially good after the catch) is Terrell Owens. Crayton and Hurd probably had the most time on the field at wideout, and both of those guys are NOT burners.

Nevermind the deep passes, I thought Romo had some great zip on his other passes and definitely had the arm strength needed to thread the needle in pro coverages.

I am not getting weak arm because they did not throw deep..
QBs with weak arms throw deep they just dont get it there fast enough...
from what I seen in the game Romo's throws seemed to not have any zip and took longer to get there than say a Bledsoe pass...

 

[TruBlueCowboy]

I am not getting weak arm because they did not throw deep..
QBs with weak arms throw deep they just dont get it there fast enough...
from what I seen in the game Romo's throws seemed to not have any zip and took longer to get there than say a Bledsoe pass...

I agree that Bledsoe has a stronger arm, and that's why he was a #1 overall draft pick, but to say Romo has a noodle arm is wrong. He has the arm to succeed in the pros. He doesn't have a Bledsoe or Testaverde rifle, but he can compete with the arms of guys like Brady and Manning.

 

[Da Hammer]

i'm a wait till the pre-season is over or at least till after the 3rd pre-season game until i form an opinion of Romo

 

[Cowboy Junkie]

I agree that Bledsoe has a stronger arm, and that's why he was a #1 overall draft pick, but to say Romo has a noodle arm is wrong. He has the arm to succeed in the pros. He doesn't have a Bledsoe or Testaverde rifle, but he can compete with the arms of guys like Brady and Manning.

I think he rates a step below either Manning or Brady's arm . He may have a Kitna / Brees arm at best....
Remember Kitna although he had a very good year with the Bengals he was still replaced by Palmer and Bengals then went from a good offense to an elite offense

 

[TruBlueCowboy]

i'm a wait till the pre-season is over or at least till after the 3rd pre-season game until i form an opinion of Romo

You fellas who are waiting may have to wait until the 4th game. I have a feeling Bledsoe to TO gets some heavy action the next two games and I bet Henson gets some significant minutes in at least one of those games.

 

[Cowboy Junkie]

You fellas who are waiting may have to wait until the 4th game. I have a feeling Bledsoe to TO gets some heavy action the next two games and I bet Henson gets some significant minutes in at least one of those games.

Now this I agree with...
I think Tuna wanted to see both Henson and Romo for an entire game or close to an entire game and with T.O out this was the golden oppurtunity

 

[flashback]

I got Romo fever, baby!

Bledsoe only had 4 games with a QB rating over 100 last year.

Bledsoe only had 2 games without a sack.

Bledsoe had 6 games without an INT. I seem to remember none of those was in Seattle.

The one thing I didn't see from Romo last night was the over-the-top bomb. I think he's capable of throwing the ball 50 or 60 yards down the field, but we don't know yet. Those 20+ yarders he did throw looked like they got there with plenty of velocity.

If we can assume that Romo will only improve with more experience and the addition of Owens at WR, I seriously think he may give the Cowboys a better chance to win than Bledsoe.

Of course, Romo fever could break in about week when we've seen his performance against the Saints. But it sure looks like we're getting close to a full-blown QB controversy.

 

[Cowboy Junkie]

I got Romo fever, baby!

Bledsoe only had 4 games with a QB rating over 100 last year.

Bledsoe only had 2 games without a sack.

Bledsoe had 6 games without an INT. I seem to remember none of those was in Seattle.

The one thing I didn't see from Romo last night was the over-the-top bomb. I think he's capable of throwing the ball 50 or 60 yards down the field, but we don't know yet. Those 20+ yarders he did throw looked like they got there with plenty of velocity.

If we can assume that Romo will only improve with more experience and the addition of Owens at WR, I seriously think he may give the Cowboys a better chance to win than Bledsoe.

Of course, Romo fever could break in about week when we've seen his performance against the Saints. But it sure looks like we're getting close to a full-blown QB controversy.

I have one word for you......

August

 

[Jimz31]

You fellas who are waiting may have to wait until the 4th game. I have a feeling Bledsoe to TO gets some heavy action the next two games and I bet Henson gets some significant minutes in at least one of those games.

I'm hoping that Henson gets a full game next.

Let's face it, we all know what Bledsoe can do, what we DON'T KNOW is what Henson can do outside of NFLE.

 

[mikek3322]

I have one word for you......

August

Exactly. And not just any August game, but the first one, where you have the most raw players getting looks from the coaches. I wasn't thrilled not to have any really successful drives engineered by Romo against the 3rd team defense, even taking into consideration that he was working with our less stellar players then as well.

I voted for more preseason play for a more complete opinion. It was a good showing for Tony, showing that he's becoming more and more capable of leading the offense if necessary. However, I, too, am a Dallas Cowboys fan, which means I'm rooting for all the players, so I would also like to see Henson get his shot in preseason. Romo and Henson need to get more looks to see if anything major needs to be done with the QB position in the draft next year.
But at the end of the day, BP is going to go with Bledsoe's experience, so I'd rather see Bledsoe getting needed game practice in with the entire first team offense to prepare for Jacksonville.

 

[Wolf2k5]

my personal opinion of that game was romo did exelent. now i know we allowed no sacks but i honestly believe that he was the reason. i watched that hole game and seattle got alot of penetration on different occasions. for example when totupu broke in between tackle and guard it looked like romo had very good pocket presence and sidesteps him and hits a stike down the field. he had alot of little pocket jukes that impressed me alot since i have never really seen him play. im not really voting for him to start the season cuz of 1 game im just a lil disapointed with how our line looks and bledsoes mobility concerns me. i didnt vote on the poll cuz i really dont know what to think. im torn between accuaracy and mobility

 

[ccb04]

Romo's numbers the last two preseasons: 42 of 62, 508 yards, 2 TD's, 0 Int's

While he may not have a cannon, his arm strength is more than adequate, IMO. There was pretty good zip on the 20-yarder to Glenn after he slipped. He also puts nice touch on the ball and was putting the ball were it needed to be. Both throws to Rector were impressive, as was his TD pass to Crayton and the aforementioned pass to Glenn.

While he didn't face Seattle's entire #1 D, there were quite a few of them out there on the TD drive, in which he went 7 of 9 for 76 yards and a TD. And he would have been 9 for 9 if not for 2 drops. Additionally, he was also playing without Owens and Glenn was yanked quickly.

His pocket presence impressed me, as he never seemed to get rattled. He displayed both the ability to stand in the pocket and move around to avoid the rush. His mobility was certainly part of the reason it was a sackless night.

Still in all ... Bledsoe is the starter and Romo still has more to prove. However, I was definitely encouraged by what I saw.

 

[Vertigo_17]

I'm not trying to bring him down - but some observations:

1) That pass to Crayton, the great catch on the right sideline, was a stupid pass.

2) The touchdown pass to Crayton was a good through, but a second later it would have been intercepted by that MLB.

This is what I was talking about. Again, he did a lot that was very positive, but IMO if this had been regular season against the starters on defense...these plays would have been a problem. There was another pass (can't remember if 2nd or 3rd Q) when we were starting our goaline. He threw and out that would have surely been intercepted for a TD if that had been a 1st string defender out there. The ball lacked the zip that he's going to need in this league.

I'm not trying to hate on Romo, because he looked very good out there - especially compared to a year ago. I'm just trying to temper the "Romo is our future" bandwagon until I see more.

***For the record, I don't think Henson would have played as well as Romo did***

 

[Gfunk]

after one game, I see ya'll have a potential future replacement for Bledsoe

so yeah, once Bledsoe is gone, give the keys to Romo​