Tony ROMOS blunder: Where does it rank in playoff history? (1 Viewer)

[dgreen]

Romo's blunder was the last time Dallas had the ball in the 2006 season, so it gets magnified 1000x.

Not true. They threw a hail mary on the last play.

Touche. But the point main point stands, I think.Now that you mention it - anyone notice how Terry Glenn was basically a spectator in that play?

It seemed like T.O. was the only one who went up for the ball. Maybe the plan was for T.O. to try and tip it backwards. Either way, it appeared Glenn made no effort on the play.

 

[Rogi]

Romo's blunder was the last time Dallas had the ball in the 2006 season, so it gets magnified 1000x.

Not true. They threw a hail mary on the last play.

Touche. But the point main point stands, I think.Now that you mention it - anyone notice how Terry Glenn was basically a spectator in that play?

It seemed like T.O. was the only one who went up for the ball. Maybe the plan was for T.O. to try and tip it backwards. Either way, it appeared Glenn made no effort on the play.

What about Glenn's fumble that led to a safety? That was a huge game turn around to me.

 

[NEUPJ]

Now that you mention it - anyone notice how Terry Glenn was basically a spectator in that play?

He was back their by design in case the ball was tipped coming out of that huge pile. He didn't have a shot at it after it was tipped.

 

[MarshallRob]

Super Bowl blunders have to rank higher than wild-card ones. Off the top of my head I'd say the biggest Super Bowl ones are: (1) Jackie Smith's drop in Super Bowl XIII; (2) Earl Morrall throwing into double coverage for a pick instead of to his wide-open primary receiver Jimmy Orr in the end zone in Super Bowl III; and (3) O'Donnell's second pick to Larry Brown in Super Bowl XXX.

 

[Keysersoze666]

To me it isn't that big a deal ...

1) It was just a Wild Card game

2) Romo the QUARTERBACK had his team in position to win

3) Romo the HOLDER just made a mistake

4) If he starts next year he will most likely not hold

5) It creates the ultimate example for a young player to: Take nothing for granted, Have an intense desire to make this up to his teammates

In my opinion, if they had decided to take a shot at the end zone and he made a bad QUARTERBACK decision and thrown an interception ... which wiped out the field goal attempt, then the aftermath for Romo and the team would be 10 times worse than this bobbled snap.

 

[cowboyz]

What would have been the worst ever was stopped by a Rothlisberger tackle last year.

Actually it was stopped the night before when that DB's wife stabbed him with a steak knife!

what are the chances he's still with her? i wonder how the other wives feel about her. i bet they think she cost them that superbowl bonus money

 

[Two Deep]

-- Football on Botched Hold Too Slick --

Mon Jan 8, 2007 --from FFMastermind.com

The Dallas Morning News reports one of the reasons Cowboys QB Tony Romo mishandled a snap on a potential 19-yard game-winning field goal try was the slickness of the football. Normally, kicking balls have the wax rubbed off so holders and deep snappers can handle them easier. "It looked like a new dime, a new penny. It really did," GM Jerry Jones said. "And [Romo] did not bobble the ball. He had never dropped a ball in practice. It's not an excuse there. It just slipped out. There is nobody that feels worse." Cowboys' LS L.P. Ladouceur complained to special teams coach Bruce DeHaven the ball used for the kick was the worst of the night and it appeared it was a new ball. Romo was able to catch the snap, but he squeezed the ball too hard as he tried to plant it and it slipped out of his hands. "I don't know, it happened pretty quick," Romo said. "Obviously the reason I dropped it was ... it was a slick ball, it doesn't matter you still have to catch it."

 

[MarshallRob]

Does Eugene Robinson's arrest count as a blunder? If so, how does that compare to Romo's?

 

[redman]

"Blunder" implies some element of stupidity. With contact there are going to be some fumbles, even by the most surehanded of players. Romo just dropped the ball for no apparent reason.

"Boner" then?