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Sure Romo made mistakes but he was trying to make things happen. It is clear that the guy is talented...the Cowboys are a much better team with Romo at QB.

 
Post-game with Parcells was short.

Why did you make the change?

Too many mistakes.

What did you think of Tony?

Some good. Some careless.

Who will start in Carolina?

I don't know.

 
Sure Romo made mistakes but he was trying to make things happen. It is clear that the guy is talented...the Cowboys are a much better team with Romo at QB.
1st half with Bledsoe - Dallas 7, NY 122nd half with Romo - Dallas 15 (including a garbage TD), NY 24
 
' date='Oct 24 2006, 12:20 AM' post='5780238']Why is Romo getting love for the same kind of performance that got Joey Harrington kicked out of Detroit?
'Cause it took Joey four years of those performances, and because he was doing more to get the offense going than was Bledsoe.
 
he looked great moving around and buying time but he made some awful decisions, on the interceptions and then on the throw away attempt to Barber that was also almost picked. Live and learn, and as a diehard lifelong Cowboys fan, I hope they stick with the kid and let him try to work out the kinks. Bledsoe has been holding us back all year. Once Romo gets some first team reps and gets in sync with the offense and gameplan, he'll be fine.

 
I posted in this thread after the Eagles game that Parcells will stick with Bledsoe and he did. I now feel there's also a good chance he starts Bledsoe in Carolina too. As I said then the more weeks of needed practice Romo gets the better his chances of playing. He's got needed mobility, but still prone to mistakes. This weeks practices are key I think and ol' Bill just might give the kid the start Sunday if he works out well enough in practice this week. Could go either way at this point. But if Bledsoe starts and makes a lot of mistakes again, that could be the end of him for good.

 
Bledsoe took one terrible interception and a couple bad sacks- and they werent the safety, nobody short of Culpepper in his prime shrugs that one off. Arrington had a running start and was unblocked. Thats a pretty short rope considering the score is 12-7.

Parcels panicked. It was a mistake and now he will probably compound it by putting Bledsoe back in next week and playing the yo-yo game. This is what happens when you have a coach playing for past glory instead of looking for future glory. I think Parcels doesnt last the year out.

 
The cat's out of the bag. You gotta go with him the rest of the way, now. Despite the INTs (which I will say were more because of a Favre-ian nature facing a huge deficit on the scoreboard) and some ill-advised fitting of the ball into spots most QBs wouldn't dare touch, the kid showed some moxie. I can live with some scares downfield with Romo because that means he's avoiding pressure in the pocket and at least getting the ball away with the potential of moving the offense.

I think we saw immediately last night how his ability to move immediately opened up the running lanes that were earlier clogged with LBs pressing the LOS.



Still, though, the biggest problem with this team is the offensive line. You could put Steve Young behind that line and he would get murdered because you have tackles/guards blowing assignments and allowing pass rushers to sprint into the backfield without so much as a speedbump to leap. This was an issue before the season and the Cowboys did next to nothing to improve it. Instead they draft a kick returner that can't make the team and a tight end that can't block.

Now, watch Dallas come out Sunday night in Charlotte and maul Peppers & Co. :shrug:

Regardless of their other warts, I think Romo presents them with their best chance to win. You can teach a guy not to make a stupid pass, but you can't teach him to be more agile. I said before the season that the Romo change would only come if he played himself out of a job (like he did on the boneheaded Madison INT) or if the offensive line showed it couldn't protect him (all 3 losses this season). Now it's been shown that the offensive line definitely can not protect a guy like Drew Bledsoe.

So, do you take your lumps with Bledsoe, a known quantity that will eat sacks, or do you wing it with Tony Romo and see what he's all about? Give me the unknown.

As a Cowboy homer, I say he starts in Carolina.
 
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The cat's out of the bag. You gotta go with him the rest of the way, now. Despite the INTs (which I will say were more because of a Favre-ian nature facing a huge deficit on the scoreboard) and some ill-advised fitting of the ball into spots most QBs wouldn't dare touch, the kid showed some moxie. I can live with some scares downfield with Romo because that means he's avoiding pressure in the pocket and at least getting the ball away with the potential of moving the offense.

I think we saw immediately last night how his ability to move immediately opened up the running lanes that were earlier clogged with LBs pressing the LOS.

I have to leave for work, but I will complete my thoughts there. :)

As a Cowboy homer, I say he starts in Carolina.
:goodposting: I agree with you and Bankerguy, no reason to turn back now.

 
cstu said:
rupricht said:
Sure Romo made mistakes but he was trying to make things happen. It is clear that the guy is talented...the Cowboys are a much better team with Romo at QB.
1st half with Bledsoe - Dallas 7, NY 122nd half with Romo - Dallas 15 (including a garbage TD), NY 24
I think in this case the score is extremely misleading. The yards for differential in the first half was astounding. Bledsoe was not moving the ball at all until the drive that he threw that god awful pick. The offense if nothing else was more exciting with Romo. With Bledsoe as soon as Hotel loses his block or just oles the guy you know the play is over. With Romo it's not for certain. This is his team now for better or worse. Bledsoe can continue his freefall to the backup qb in oakland.
 
cstu said:
rupricht said:
Sure Romo made mistakes but he was trying to make things happen. It is clear that the guy is talented...the Cowboys are a much better team with Romo at QB.
1st half with Bledsoe - Dallas 7, NY 122nd half with Romo - Dallas 15 (including a garbage TD), NY 24
I think in this case the score is extremely misleading. The yards for differential in the first half was astounding. Bledsoe was not moving the ball at all until the drive that he threw that god awful pick. The offense if nothing else was more exciting with Romo. With Bledsoe as soon as Hotel loses his block or just oles the guy you know the play is over. With Romo it's not for certain.

This is his team now for better or worse. Bledsoe can continue his freefall to the backup qb in oakland.
Maybe because they were allowing Romo to sling the ball around without regard to the consequences? Bledsoe had to run for his life on half the pass plays because he was getting no blocking yet he did drove them 80 yards for a TD.Bledsoe was benched for getting sacked for a safety on a play from the 1 which no QB could have avoided and throwing an INT in the endzone that could have happened with any QB.

Romo had one good drive for a TD and his other TD was a garbage one with a couple minutes left. IMO, the Cowboys would have won the game with Bledsoe in during the 2nd half.

 
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cstu said:
rupricht said:
Sure Romo made mistakes but he was trying to make things happen. It is clear that the guy is talented...the Cowboys are a much better team with Romo at QB.
1st half with Bledsoe - Dallas 7, NY 122nd half with Romo - Dallas 15 (including a garbage TD), NY 24
I think in this case the score is extremely misleading. The yards for differential in the first half was astounding. Bledsoe was not moving the ball at all until the drive that he threw that god awful pick. The offense if nothing else was more exciting with Romo. With Bledsoe as soon as Hotel loses his block or just oles the guy you know the play is over. With Romo it's not for certain.

This is his team now for better or worse. Bledsoe can continue his freefall to the backup qb in oakland.
Maybe because they were allowing Romo to sling the ball around without regard to the consequences? Bledsoe had to run for his life on half the pass plays because he was getting no blocking yet he did drove them 80 yards for a TD.Bledsoe was benched for getting sacked for a safety on a play from the 1 which no QB could have avoided and throwing an INT in the endzone that could have happened with any QB.
I don't recall much running.Mostly

Drop back 7 steps.

Pat the ball a few times

Wait for the pocket to push past him.

Pat the ball a few times

Don't step up.

Pat the ball a few times

Take sack

The saftey was Crayton's fault. I don't pin that on Bledsoe. The real turf in Texas Stadium kills punts and he should know that watching McBriar get his inflated stats using that advantage.

ETA: 4 sacks in the first half was a Cowboys record BTW

 
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Looked no better then Bledsoe.

Its not the QB its the OLine.

Sure he had more passing yards, thats all they were doing when he was in because they were done by alot and needed to throw. Giants played a prevent basically in the 4th.

Giants simply outplayed them regardless of who was QB.

Bledsoe sould start next week. If he does bad again, as in plays that were his fault, then you bench him. If Romo starts, id be pissed as hell if I was bledsoe because romo showed nothing that he should start.

 
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cstu said:
rupricht said:
Sure Romo made mistakes but he was trying to make things happen. It is clear that the guy is talented...the Cowboys are a much better team with Romo at QB.
1st half with Bledsoe - Dallas 7, NY 122nd half with Romo - Dallas 15 (including a garbage TD), NY 24
I think in this case the score is extremely misleading. The yards for differential in the first half was astounding. Bledsoe was not moving the ball at all until the drive that he threw that god awful pick. The offense if nothing else was more exciting with Romo. With Bledsoe as soon as Hotel loses his block or just oles the guy you know the play is over. With Romo it's not for certain.

This is his team now for better or worse. Bledsoe can continue his freefall to the backup qb in oakland.
Maybe because they were allowing Romo to sling the ball around without regard to the consequences? Bledsoe had to run for his life on half the pass plays because he was getting no blocking yet he did drove them 80 yards for a TD.Bledsoe was benched for getting sacked for a safety on a play from the 1 which no QB could have avoided and throwing an INT in the endzone that could have happened with any QB.
I don't recall much running.Mostly

Drop back 7 steps.

Pat the ball a few times

Wait for the pocket to push past him.

Pat the ball a few times

Don't step up.

Pat the ball a few times

Take sack

The saftey was Crayton's fault. I don't pin that on Bledsoe. The real turf in Texas Stadium kills punts and he should know that watching McBriar get his inflated stats using that advantage.

ETA: 4 sacks in the first half was a Cowboys record BTW
Romo was sacked twice and threw 3 INT's which led to 17 points for the Giants. There's no way Bledsoe does worse than that in the 2nd half.
 
SickThing said:
As I said then the more weeks of needed practice Romo gets the better his chances of playing.
Romo has been with the Cowboys for 4 years, how much more practice does he need?
 
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cstu said:
rupricht said:
Sure Romo made mistakes but he was trying to make things happen. It is clear that the guy is talented...the Cowboys are a much better team with Romo at QB.
1st half with Bledsoe - Dallas 7, NY 122nd half with Romo - Dallas 15 (including a garbage TD), NY 24
I think in this case the score is extremely misleading. The yards for differential in the first half was astounding. Bledsoe was not moving the ball at all until the drive that he threw that god awful pick. The offense if nothing else was more exciting with Romo. With Bledsoe as soon as Hotel loses his block or just oles the guy you know the play is over. With Romo it's not for certain.

This is his team now for better or worse. Bledsoe can continue his freefall to the backup qb in oakland.
Maybe because they were allowing Romo to sling the ball around without regard to the consequences? Bledsoe had to run for his life on half the pass plays because he was getting no blocking yet he did drove them 80 yards for a TD.Bledsoe was benched for getting sacked for a safety on a play from the 1 which no QB could have avoided and throwing an INT in the endzone that could have happened with any QB.
I don't recall much running.Mostly

Drop back 7 steps.

Pat the ball a few times

Wait for the pocket to push past him.

Pat the ball a few times

Don't step up.

Pat the ball a few times

Take sack

The saftey was Crayton's fault. I don't pin that on Bledsoe. The real turf in Texas Stadium kills punts and he should know that watching McBriar get his inflated stats using that advantage.

ETA: 4 sacks in the first half was a Cowboys record BTW
Romo was sacked twice and threw 3 INT's which led to 17 points for the Giants. There's no way Bledsoe does worse than that in the 2nd half.
#######IT you people. Sometimes it's not about who is better. Real NFL doesn't = always start your studs.
 
Look, here's how I see this. Parcells sees his team win 3 easy games early versus 3 horrible teams and lose two games to two decent teams where Bledoe played like garbage. Bledsoe has the lowest passer rating of any QB in the NFL that's starting. And if you take into account his second half of last year and couple that with the first 6 of this year it's got to be below 60 it just has to.

This first half was Bledoe's last chance to show he has anything left. With this OL in place he cannot succeed. It's not that Romo will be some major improvement, but you have to go with what you've got and Flozell and Rivera and the other garbage on the OL is not going to just magically get better overnight. Giving teams a different look than just being able to steam rush the middle and drop back into zone was required.

In addition, Romo seems to realize that TO and Witten actually play football for this team somthing Bledsoe hasn't realized since week 7 last year. There are playmakers on this team and Romo can find them.

Calling him out because he was thrown out, mostly unprepared last night is silly. This team will live and die between now and Thanksgiving on short weeks, long road trips, and tough games. Games that are way too much for Bledsoe to take. He's done, end of story. Sure, I'd like to have more than Romo backing him up, but supporting him thinking he can take you to anything more than a first round defeat is silly.

Romo's upside possibility is much higher you have to see that. What's the real difference between 6-10 with Romo and a 9-7 with Bledsoe which would be the worst/best case. Romo maybe, just maybe could get this team to 10 wins. It's worth a shot and then you go get a QB in the offseason with a revamped OL hopefully.

 
cstu said:
rupricht said:
Sure Romo made mistakes but he was trying to make things happen. It is clear that the guy is talented...the Cowboys are a much better team with Romo at QB.
1st half with Bledsoe - Dallas 7, NY 122nd half with Romo - Dallas 15 (including a garbage TD), NY 24
I think in this case the score is extremely misleading. The yards for differential in the first half was astounding. Bledsoe was not moving the ball at all until the drive that he threw that god awful pick. The offense if nothing else was more exciting with Romo. With Bledsoe as soon as Hotel loses his block or just oles the guy you know the play is over. With Romo it's not for certain.

This is his team now for better or worse. Bledsoe can continue his freefall to the backup qb in oakland.
Maybe because they were allowing Romo to sling the ball around without regard to the consequences? Bledsoe had to run for his life on half the pass plays because he was getting no blocking yet he did drove them 80 yards for a TD.Bledsoe was benched for getting sacked for a safety on a play from the 1 which no QB could have avoided and throwing an INT in the endzone that could have happened with any QB.
I don't recall much running.Mostly

Drop back 7 steps.

Pat the ball a few times

Wait for the pocket to push past him.

Pat the ball a few times

Don't step up.

Pat the ball a few times

Take sack

The saftey was Crayton's fault. I don't pin that on Bledsoe. The real turf in Texas Stadium kills punts and he should know that watching McBriar get his inflated stats using that advantage.

ETA: 4 sacks in the first half was a Cowboys record BTW
Romo was sacked twice and threw 3 INT's which led to 17 points for the Giants. There's no way Bledsoe does worse than that in the 2nd half.
#######IT you people. Sometimes it's not about who is better. Real NFL doesn't = always start your studs.
I think it's more about some people just looking at stat lines.Romo clearly was better last night. He moves nicely in the pocket and avoids the rush.

Let's see what he does with a week with the first team getting most of the reps.

Drew is OK sometimes. We (Cowboy fans) already know he is not capable of winning a big/playoff game.

Could you imagine Bledsoe against Chicago....Seriously.

If we are going down...I'm happy to go down finding out what we have with Romo. If Romos is not "all that", hopefully we draft a QB.

 
Looked no better then Bledsoe. Its not the QB its the OLine. Sure he had more passing yards, thats all they were doing when he was in because they were done by alot and needed to throw. Giants played a prevent basically in the 4th.Giants simply outplayed them regardless of who was QB.Bledsoe sould start next week. If he does bad again, as in plays that were his fault, then you bench him. If Romo starts, id be pissed as hell if I was bledsoe because romo showed nothing that he should start.
:goodposting: I wonder if it is realistic that Parcels could get better performance from the OL. If so, then Bledsoe gives them the better shot at winning. If not, Romo has shown nothing to show that he can perform better under the pressure.
 
Looked no better then Bledsoe. Its not the QB its the OLine. Sure he had more passing yards, thats all they were doing when he was in because they were done by alot and needed to throw. Giants played a prevent basically in the 4th.Giants simply outplayed them regardless of who was QB.Bledsoe sould start next week. If he does bad again, as in plays that were his fault, then you bench him. If Romo starts, id be pissed as hell if I was bledsoe because romo showed nothing that he should start.
:goodposting: I wonder if it is realistic that Parcels could get better performance from the OL. If so, then Bledsoe gives them the better shot at winning. If not, Romo has shown nothing to show that he can perform better under the pressure.
Agree that the O-line also needs to play better, but so does the QB.The O-line is average at best. They are struggling on the right side...IMO.
 
Looked no better then Bledsoe. Its not the QB its the OLine. Sure he had more passing yards, thats all they were doing when he was in because they were done by alot and needed to throw. Giants played a prevent basically in the 4th.Giants simply outplayed them regardless of who was QB.Bledsoe sould start next week. If he does bad again, as in plays that were his fault, then you bench him. If Romo starts, id be pissed as hell if I was bledsoe because romo showed nothing that he should start.
:goodposting: I wonder if it is realistic that Parcels could get better performance from the OL. If so, then Bledsoe gives them the better shot at winning. If not, Romo has shown nothing to show that he can perform better under the pressure.
Agree that the O-line also needs to play better, but so does the QB.The O-line is average at best. They are struggling on the right side...IMO.
All the talk during the preseason about the cowboys on how much of a push they would be for the division, cause of owens, was overshadowing how bad their oline is.
 
I'll throw in my vote for the offensive coaching staff. Bledsoe is dropping back 7 steps because that is what the play calls for. He isnt throwing the ball because the 2 or 3 receivers he has running patterns downfield cant get open before Bledsoe has to pull the ball down. Dallas's passing plays are just too slow developing, particularly with a spotty o-line. The 1 screen pass they threw picked up a huge gain. If it was Pittsburgh or New England or Indy they would have run that play 5 times in the first half until the defense figures out a way to stop it. Then they would find the hole this adjustment created... and so on. Poor offensive philosophy- garbage in, garbage out. Especially disappointing considering they have been running the ball well.

 
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Urinal Mint said:
The cat's out of the bag. You gotta go with him the rest of the way, now. Despite the INTs (which I will say were more because of a Favre-ian nature facing a huge deficit on the scoreboard) and some ill-advised fitting of the ball into spots most QBs wouldn't dare touch, the kid showed some moxie. I can live with some scares downfield with Romo because that means he's avoiding pressure in the pocket and at least getting the ball away with the potential of moving the offense.

I think we saw immediately last night how his ability to move immediately opened up the running lanes that were earlier clogged with LBs pressing the LOS.



Still, though, the biggest problem with this team is the offensive line. You could put Steve Young behind that line and he would get murdered because you have tackles/guards blowing assignments and allowing pass rushers to sprint into the backfield without so much as a speedbump to leap. This was an issue before the season and the Cowboys did next to nothing to improve it. Instead they draft a kick returner that can't make the team and a tight end that can't block.

Now, watch Dallas come out Sunday night in Charlotte and maul Peppers & Co. :shrug:

Regardless of their other warts, I think Romo presents them with their best chance to win. You can teach a guy not to make a stupid pass, but you can't teach him to be more agile. I said before the season that the Romo change would only come if he played himself out of a job (like he did on the boneheaded Madison INT) or if the offensive line showed it couldn't protect him (all 3 losses this season). Now it's been shown that the offensive line definitely can not protect a guy like Drew Bledsoe.

So, do you take your lumps with Bledsoe, a known quantity that will eat sacks, or do you wing it with Tony Romo and see what he's all about? Give me the unknown.

Bankerguy said:
As a Cowboy homer, I say he starts in Carolina.
:goodposting: I agree with everything you wrote.

 
There is no way Bledsoe wins that game for the Cowboys if he played the 2nd half. Parcell's knew this hence the decision to start Romo. Parcells realised that the Giants were moving the ball with ease on his team....they dominated that first half and really should have been up by 2 TD's. So Parcell's logic was correct - he needed to throw points up on the board and with the Giants' agressive pass rush there is no way this would happen witha porous o-line and a statue at QB.

Sure Romo made some terrible mistakes but it was clear that he opened up a whole new dimension for the Cowboys. Romo can buy some extra time with his feet and hit Witten and T.O. for some short gains while under pressure - he showed this ability last night. On each of those plays Bledsoe would have thrown the ball away or more likely taken the sack. T.O. can actually become more of a focal point in this offense with Romo under center....in the same was that Steve Smith is the focus in Carolina....not just a decoy. This ability also opens up the running game as the opposing team must account for that extra threat in the backfield...non existent with Bledsoe. It seems Bledsoe simply does not have the physical capability/reflexes/skills to play in the NFL in 2006. It is important for a QB not to see the rush but a QB should sure as hell must sense it to avoid the sack. Romo showed this ability last night. Bledsoe, on the other hand, could not sense a Mack truck if he was standing in the middle lane of the I-75.

I'm actually very optimistic about the Cowboys' chances with Romo. He reminds me of a more mobile Jake Delhomme. As long as the defense steps up Sunday the Cowboys with Romo under center beats the Panthers in Carolina. There I said it so get out your popcorn and get ready for the Romo show. :popcorn:

 
cstu said:
rupricht said:
Sure Romo made mistakes but he was trying to make things happen. It is clear that the guy is talented...the Cowboys are a much better team with Romo at QB.
1st half with Bledsoe - Dallas 7, NY 122nd half with Romo - Dallas 15 (including a garbage TD), NY 24
I think in this case the score is extremely misleading. The yards for differential in the first half was astounding. Bledsoe was not moving the ball at all until the drive that he threw that god awful pick. The offense if nothing else was more exciting with Romo. With Bledsoe as soon as Hotel loses his block or just oles the guy you know the play is over. With Romo it's not for certain.

This is his team now for better or worse. Bledsoe can continue his freefall to the backup qb in oakland.
Maybe because they were allowing Romo to sling the ball around without regard to the consequences? Bledsoe had to run for his life on half the pass plays because he was getting no blocking yet he did drove them 80 yards for a TD.Bledsoe was benched for getting sacked for a safety on a play from the 1 which no QB could have avoided and throwing an INT in the endzone that could have happened with any QB.
I don't recall much running.Mostly

Drop back 7 steps.

Pat the ball a few times

Wait for the pocket to push past him.

Pat the ball a few times

Don't step up.

Pat the ball a few times

Take sack

The saftey was Crayton's fault. I don't pin that on Bledsoe. The real turf in Texas Stadium kills punts and he should know that watching McBriar get his inflated stats using that advantage.

ETA: 4 sacks in the first half was a Cowboys record BTW
Romo was sacked twice and threw 3 INT's which led to 17 points for the Giants. There's no way Bledsoe does worse than that in the 2nd half.
Can you honestly blame Romo for 3 INT's? I mean really? Was not one of those passes tipped and then caught by another defender?
 
I'll throw in my vote for the offensive coaching staff. Bledsoe is dropping back 7 steps because that is what the play calls for. He isnt throwing the ball because the 2 or 3 receivers he has running patterns downfield cant get open before Bledsoe has to pull the ball down. Dallas's passing plays are just too slow developing, particularly with a spotty o-line. The 1 screen pass they threw picked up a huge gain. If it was Pittsburgh or New England or Indy they would have run that play 5 times in the first half until the defense figures out a way to stop it. Then they would find the hole this adjustment created... and so on. Poor offensive philosophy- garbage in, garbage out. Especially disappointing considering they have been running the ball well.
Yea, I thought they'd come out with a similar offensive gameplan that Arizona had against Chicago. 3 step drops, WR screens, quick slants, crossing routes. That is TO's game anyway and it would keep Bledsoe upright at least. Reminded me of the Raiders vs. Chargers MNF opener. Poor play calling.
 
cstu said:
rupricht said:
Sure Romo made mistakes but he was trying to make things happen. It is clear that the guy is talented...the Cowboys are a much better team with Romo at QB.
1st half with Bledsoe - Dallas 7, NY 122nd half with Romo - Dallas 15 (including a garbage TD), NY 24
I think in this case the score is extremely misleading. The yards for differential in the first half was astounding. Bledsoe was not moving the ball at all until the drive that he threw that god awful pick. The offense if nothing else was more exciting with Romo. With Bledsoe as soon as Hotel loses his block or just oles the guy you know the play is over. With Romo it's not for certain.

This is his team now for better or worse. Bledsoe can continue his freefall to the backup qb in oakland.
Maybe because they were allowing Romo to sling the ball around without regard to the consequences? Bledsoe had to run for his life on half the pass plays because he was getting no blocking yet he did drove them 80 yards for a TD.Bledsoe was benched for getting sacked for a safety on a play from the 1 which no QB could have avoided and throwing an INT in the endzone that could have happened with any QB.
I don't recall much running.Mostly

Drop back 7 steps.

Pat the ball a few times

Wait for the pocket to push past him.

Pat the ball a few times

Don't step up.

Pat the ball a few times

Take sack

The saftey was Crayton's fault. I don't pin that on Bledsoe. The real turf in Texas Stadium kills punts and he should know that watching McBriar get his inflated stats using that advantage.

ETA: 4 sacks in the first half was a Cowboys record BTW
Romo was sacked twice and threw 3 INT's which led to 17 points for the Giants. There's no way Bledsoe does worse than that in the 2nd half.
Can you honestly blame Romo for 3 INT's? I mean really? Was not one of those passes tipped and then caught by another defender?
He should have thrown the first one away.Pierce was holding JJ, but that was a bad throw.

As someone else said though...you can teach where to throw/not to throw...but you can't teach mobility.

 
I saw nothing from Romo last night that I believe can't be improved through coaching and experience. I was very impressed at his ability to make correct reads and check-downs and throw to open guys. He's no rookie in that regard. His bad passes were a result of "forcing" a play (e.g. the ill-advised screen pass and possibly the INT intended for Crayton) or trying to do too much and not accept a no-gain or even a sack to avoid an INT. Those are things that should improve with time.

 
I saw nothing from Romo last night that I believe can't be improved through coaching and experience. I was very impressed at his ability to make correct reads and check-downs and throw to open guys. He's no rookie in that regard. His bad passes were a result of "forcing" a play (e.g. the ill-advised screen pass and possibly the INT intended for Crayton) or trying to do too much and not accept a no-gain or even a sack to avoid an INT. Those are things that should improve with time.
:goodposting: He really reminded me of Favre - the Atlanta/1st couple of years in GB one. You can see the talent, but he looked like he was trying to win the entire game on every single play with seriously bad consequences, it's just a question of whether he can channel all that in a productive manner. I'll be interested to see how he does with a full week of preparation as the starter, and moreso with a full offseason/preseason of preparation as the starter.
 
IGKYA!!! said:
He just threw another interception!
:lmao: Romo or Bledsoe??!!!??!
Both!!! ;) I still think it's quite possible in Carolina that we see more of the same... Bledsoe starts and if he's making mistakes, Bill then tries Romo. It's definitely very possible this happens, so I again warn against dropping Bledsoe for Romo too quickly. Funny thing is the Bledsoe owner in one of my leagues already did just that... droppin Bledsoe for Romo.
 
rupricht said:
There is no way Bledsoe wins that game for the Cowboys if he played the 2nd half. Parcell's knew this hence the decision to start Romo. Parcells realised that the Giants were moving the ball with ease on his team....they dominated that first half and really should have been up by 2 TD's. So Parcell's logic was correct - he needed to throw points up on the board and with the Giants' agressive pass rush there is no way this would happen witha porous o-line and a statue at QB.Sure Romo made some terrible mistakes but it was clear that he opened up a whole new dimension for the Cowboys. Romo can buy some extra time with his feet and hit Witten and T.O. for some short gains while under pressure - he showed this ability last night. On each of those plays Bledsoe would have thrown the ball away or more likely taken the sack. T.O. can actually become more of a focal point in this offense with Romo under center....in the same was that Steve Smith is the focus in Carolina....not just a decoy. This ability also opens up the running game as the opposing team must account for that extra threat in the backfield...non existent with Bledsoe. It seems Bledsoe simply does not have the physical capability/reflexes/skills to play in the NFL in 2006. It is important for a QB not to see the rush but a QB should sure as hell must sense it to avoid the sack. Romo showed this ability last night. Bledsoe, on the other hand, could not sense a Mack truck if he was standing in the middle lane of the I-75.I'm actually very optimistic about the Cowboys' chances with Romo. He reminds me of a more mobile Jake Delhomme. As long as the defense steps up Sunday the Cowboys with Romo under center beats the Panthers in Carolina. There I said it so get out your popcorn and get ready for the Romo show. :popcorn:
I think Romo should of been named the starter weeks ago, BUT that was a terrible coaching call by Parcells last night. So, Bledsoe threw an INT, whats new. The game was well within reach at 12 7. They threw Romo to the wolves. What were the odds he was actually going to win the game? If he looked better than Bledsoe during the week, he should of been named the starter before the game.I don't think I've ever seen Parcells panic like that before. Romo "looked" better, but his stats stunk. His TDs were garbage time and with 2x as many attempts than Bledsoe, he managed 2x the yards and 3 x the INTs. The Cowboys are sunk. I do like what Romo brings to the team, and from a fantasy perspective I think he'll do better than Bledsoe if you don't get hurt by INTs. From an NFL perspective, the Cowboys and the Tuna are kaput.
 
rupricht said:
There is no way Bledsoe wins that game for the Cowboys if he played the 2nd half. Parcell's knew this hence the decision to start Romo. Parcells realised that the Giants were moving the ball with ease on his team....they dominated that first half and really should have been up by 2 TD's. So Parcell's logic was correct - he needed to throw points up on the board and with the Giants' agressive pass rush there is no way this would happen witha porous o-line and a statue at QB.Sure Romo made some terrible mistakes but it was clear that he opened up a whole new dimension for the Cowboys. Romo can buy some extra time with his feet and hit Witten and T.O. for some short gains while under pressure - he showed this ability last night. On each of those plays Bledsoe would have thrown the ball away or more likely taken the sack. T.O. can actually become more of a focal point in this offense with Romo under center....in the same was that Steve Smith is the focus in Carolina....not just a decoy. This ability also opens up the running game as the opposing team must account for that extra threat in the backfield...non existent with Bledsoe. It seems Bledsoe simply does not have the physical capability/reflexes/skills to play in the NFL in 2006. It is important for a QB not to see the rush but a QB should sure as hell must sense it to avoid the sack. Romo showed this ability last night. Bledsoe, on the other hand, could not sense a Mack truck if he was standing in the middle lane of the I-75.I'm actually very optimistic about the Cowboys' chances with Romo. He reminds me of a more mobile Jake Delhomme. As long as the defense steps up Sunday the Cowboys with Romo under center beats the Panthers in Carolina. There I said it so get out your popcorn and get ready for the Romo show. :popcorn:
I think Romo should of been named the starter weeks ago, BUT that was a terrible coaching call by Parcells last night. So, Bledsoe threw an INT, whats new. The game was well within reach at 12 7. They threw Romo to the wolves. What were the odds he was actually going to win the game? If he looked better than Bledsoe during the week, he should of been named the starter before the game.I don't think I've ever seen Parcells panic like that before. Romo "looked" better, but his stats stunk. His TDs were garbage time and with 2x as many attempts than Bledsoe, he managed 2x the yards and 3 x the INTs. The Cowboys are sunk. I do like what Romo brings to the team, and from a fantasy perspective I think he'll do better than Bledsoe if you don't get hurt by INTs. From an NFL perspective, the Cowboys and the Tuna are kaput.
I agree that maybe Bill made the change too early in the game, but disagree with the contention that Bledsoe didn't make multiple mistakes already by then. I agree Romo was thrown to the wolves, but at least it finally shows us a bit about how he performs in a real game under the pressure bad circumstances. The answer was; not all that great, as expected. I also disagree that the Cowboys are kaput in a division where all the teams have had struggles and they are right in the mix. They're not looking like a team going anywhere in the playoffs, but they do have a decent chance of getting there still. Getting back to when BP decided to pull the trigger... I thought his post-game comments were interesting. He apologized to the Cowboys fans. I have to wonder if that train of thought considering the fans isn't why he made the change... for all those fans yelling for Romo.
 
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I think:

If you want to make the playoffs - Romo is likely not the answer. He'll have to learn alot in some tough games over the next stretch and I think he often won't look better than he did last night, which wasn't great.

If you want to be a step ahead for next year? Start Romo and get him some action.

You won't be worse off than Bledsoe, I think. But you may have just ceded the season. I think he CAN be a starter in the NFL. I just think he's gonna have a hard time this year.

Of course, you never know -- sometimes a change can turn th...... nevermind, can't get the words out.

I hope TO goes easy on him. :D

 
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Romo is like a crazier delhomme, just throws it up there. since the cowboys aren't going anywhere, they might as well give the fans a show.

plus TO loves romo because he just throws it out there. i thought he was really accurate, apart from the pick 6. not sure if it was a miscue or just missed the throw.

what i found interesting was the lack of passes to glenn. seemed like TO and witten got tons of passes, but glenn not so much. the throws bledsoe makes to glenn are usually tough throws, dropped between defenders or across the field. TO and witten just get in romo's sight and take it long.

imo, trade for witten now. perhaps ben watson owners.

 
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Parcells ponders: Bledsoe or Romo?By JAIME ARON, AP Sports WriterOctober 24, 2006Dallas Cowboys quarterback Drew Bledsoe (11) stands on the sideline during the fourth quarter of the Cowboys football game against the New York Giants in Irving, Texas, Monday, Oct. 23, 2006. Bledsoe was replaced by backup Tony Romo in the third quarter of the Giants 36-22 win.AP - Oct 24, 3:22 pm EDTMore PhotosIRVING, Texas (AP) -- Drew Bledsoe doesn't carry a clipboard, and he's not into playing big brother.He's either a starter or one unhappy veteran.That's just part of the dilemma Bill Parcells faces this week while deciding whether Bledsoe or Tony Romo should be the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.Bledsoe lost his grip on the job after throwing an interception shortly before halftime Monday night. With the Cowboys in position to score a go-ahead touchdown, Bledsoe instead made one of the bad decisions Parcells had warned could get him yanked.So Bledsoe spent the second half seething, watching his backup not do much better.ADVERTISEMENTIn the first meaningful action of his four-year career, Romo was intercepted on his first play and twice more, including one returned 96 yards for a touchdown. Dallas (3-3) went from being down by five points when Romo took over to losing 36-22.But Romo also showed he could be effective. He scrambled and completed 14 of 25 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns, and flashed more footwork running for a 2-point conversion. Fans certainly rallied behind him and teammates such as Terrell Owens seemed more energized, too.That leaves Parcells mulling these options:-- Does he go with Bledsoe, who needs more time than his offensive line often can provide and tends to make bad decisions, but knows what he's doing after 194 career starts?-- Or does he go with Romo, who'd thrown only two passes until Monday night and immediately reminded everyone that he's going to have some growing pains?Actually, it's not even that simple.Parcells also has to weigh the upcoming schedule (beginning Sunday night in Carolina against NFL sack leader Julius Peppers, then two more road games), the team's playoff hopes and the long-term impact of either move.Stick with Romo and Bledsoe could become a burden, or go with Bledsoe and he'd waste a chance to see whether Romo is the quarterback of the future. And what might the decision mean to Parcells' future in Dallas?No wonder team owner Jerry Jones was happy to be in New Orleans on Tuesday, attending an owners meeting instead of dwelling over it all. Still, the quarterback question was fresh on his mind."I thought the best chance for us to be where we wanted to be, which was continuing in the playoffs, was to go with an experienced quarterback in Drew and I don't know that I've changed my mind," Jones said. "But we've got to win games."There's no question Romo's got ability and he can mitigate some of the problems we have with Drew's mobility. It'll be a tough decision."Romo and Bledsoe both believe they deserve the same job, which already is generating friction.Wearing a visor and a scowl, Bledsoe stood on the sideline the entire second half. He constantly tugged the collar of his jersey, almost as if he was ready to rip off his uniform, and didn't offer Romo a single word of advice."He's a competitor," Parcells said. "He doesn't want to come out."It goes deeper than that, though.Bledsoe left New England and Buffalo because he didn't want to be a mentor or an insurance policy. He's hinted that Dallas is his last stop and has indicated that if he's not starting, he'd rather be home playing with his kids.Of course, what Bledsoe wants matters little to Parcells. All the coach wants is the QB who gives the Cowboys the best chance of winning.That can still be Bledsoe, as evidenced by his six touchdown passes and one interception in Dallas' three victories. But those have all been against teams with losing records. Against playoff contenders Jacksonville, Philadelphia and the Giants, he has one TD and seven INTs.Romo arrived in Dallas in 2003 and has outlasted Jones-picked quarterbacks Quincy Carter, Chad Hutchinson and Drew Henson, mostly on ability but also with a mix of intangibles that Parcells admires. Jones believes in him, too, with a recent contract extension for next year serving as proof.Mobility is Romo's biggest selling point. That could be more necessity than luxury considering the way the line played Monday night.Romo also plays with a gunslinger mentality, which sometimes means throwing passes with an I'll-cram-it-in-there bravado. Experience could help team him when he can and can't. (For what it's worth: Bledsoe's never had a three-interception half for Dallas.)"I definitely would have liked to have performed better," Romo said.Then there's the Parcells factor.Whether it's stubbornness, loyalty or both, Parcells rarely changes quarterbacks midseason. Cowboys fans learned that the hard way two years ago, when he stuck with 41-year-old Vinny Testaverde.Things are different now. Romo is ready and the team is far more primed to challenge for a playoff berth. A miss would make it three straight years, a blow to Parcells' reputation.Some answers will come Wednesday, when Parcells holds his next news conference. The real answer probably will have to wait until Sunday night.AP Sports Writer Brett Martel in New Orleans contributed to this report.
 
Parcells ponders: Bledsoe or Romo?By JAIME ARON, AP Sports WriterOctober 24, 2006IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Drew Bledsoe doesn't carry a clipboard, and he's not into playing big brother.He's either a starter or one unhappy veteran.That's just part of the dilemma Bill Parcells faces this week while deciding whether Bledsoe or Tony Romo should be the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.Bledsoe lost his grip on the job after throwing an interception shortly before halftime Monday night. With the Cowboys in position to score a go-ahead touchdown, Bledsoe instead made one of the bad decisions Parcells had warned could get him yanked.So Bledsoe spent the second half seething, watching his backup not do much better.In the first meaningful action of his four-year career, Romo was intercepted on his first play and twice more, including one returned 96 yards for a touchdown. Dallas (3-3) went from being down by five points when Romo took over to losing 36-22.But Romo also showed he could be effective. He scrambled and completed 14 of 25 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns, and flashed more footwork running for a 2-point conversion. Fans certainly rallied behind him and teammates such as Terrell Owens seemed more energized, too.That leaves Parcells mulling these options:-- Does he go with Bledsoe, who needs more time than his offensive line often can provide and tends to make bad decisions, but knows what he's doing after 194 career starts?-- Or does he go with Romo, who'd thrown only two passes until Monday night and immediately reminded everyone that he's going to have some growing pains?Actually, it's not even that simple.Parcells also has to weigh the upcoming schedule (beginning Sunday night in Carolina against NFL sack leader Julius Peppers, then two more road games), the team's playoff hopes and the long-term impact of either move.Stick with Romo and Bledsoe could become a burden, or go with Bledsoe and he'd waste a chance to see whether Romo is the quarterback of the future. And what might the decision mean to Parcells' future in Dallas?No wonder team owner Jerry Jones was happy to be in New Orleans on Tuesday, attending an owners meeting instead of dwelling over it all. Still, the quarterback question was fresh on his mind."I thought the best chance for us to be where we wanted to be, which was continuing in the playoffs, was to go with an experienced quarterback in Drew and I don't know that I've changed my mind," Jones said. "But we've got to win games."There's no question Romo's got ability and he can mitigate some of the problems we have with Drew's mobility. It'll be a tough decision."Romo and Bledsoe both believe they deserve the same job, which already is generating friction.Wearing a visor and a scowl, Bledsoe stood on the sideline the entire second half. He constantly tugged the collar of his jersey, almost as if he was ready to rip off his uniform, and didn't offer Romo a single word of advice."He's a competitor," Parcells said. "He doesn't want to come out."It goes deeper than that, though.Bledsoe left New England and Buffalo because he didn't want to be a mentor or an insurance policy. He's hinted that Dallas is his last stop and has indicated that if he's not starting, he'd rather be home playing with his kids.Of course, what Bledsoe wants matters little to Parcells. All the coach wants is the QB who gives the Cowboys the best chance of winning.That can still be Bledsoe, as evidenced by his six touchdown passes and one interception in Dallas' three victories. But those have all been against teams with losing records. Against playoff contenders Jacksonville, Philadelphia and the Giants, he has one TD and seven INTs.Romo arrived in Dallas in 2003 and has outlasted Jones-picked quarterbacks Quincy Carter, Chad Hutchinson and Drew Henson, mostly on ability but also with a mix of intangibles that Parcells admires. Jones believes in him, too, with a recent contract extension for next year serving as proof.Mobility is Romo's biggest selling point. That could be more necessity than luxury considering the way the line played Monday night.Romo also plays with a gunslinger mentality, which sometimes means throwing passes with an I'll-cram-it-in-there bravado. Experience could help team him when he can and can't. (For what it's worth: Bledsoe's never had a three-interception half for Dallas.)"I definitely would have liked to have performed better," Romo said.Then there's the Parcells factor.Whether it's stubbornness, loyalty or both, Parcells rarely changes quarterbacks midseason. Cowboys fans learned that the hard way two years ago, when he stuck with 41-year-old Vinny Testaverde.Things are different now. Romo is ready and the team is far more primed to challenge for a playoff berth. A miss would make it three straight years, a blow to Parcells' reputation.Some answers will come Wednesday, when Parcells holds his next news conference. The real answer probably will have to wait until Sunday night.AP Sports Writer Brett Martel in New Orleans contributed to this report.
 

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