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Blaming Tony Romo
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The cowboys have wasted a HOF caliber QB and one of the most talented passers of this era.
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Shouldn't the topic be: Thanks to Tony Romo?
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The fact that Romo leads the NFL in game winning drives (13) since 2010 is just a really fascinating stat. Second most 4th quarter comebacks since 2006. He has the highest 4th QTR QB rating in NFL history.

Romo has just been raped by his own defense time and time again. And he's rarely ever had a RB and OL that could run out the clock when leading in the 4th. He's always stuck having to force plays to hang on to the lead thanks to a pitiful defense.

He may actually have the OL line for the first time, but the D is historically bad.
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I agree with this 100%.

I think the Cowboys are headed in the right direction with the way they've built the team in recent years, but the change in JJ's school of thought came too late for Romo to have much to do with it. Now he's gimpy and one hit away from having to retire. Letting Hatcher and Ware go this year were both no-brain decisions (largely because of the terrible deals they have on the books from prior years), so I have hope that the defense is being rebuilt in the draft like the O-line was.

Romo will be too old to matter if and when the rebuild plays out. It's sad to see, really. He will go out and compete with maximum effort, play hurt, and never give up, but we will be fortunate to have another 8-8 type season in 2014.
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The problem isn't Romo, it's Jerry Jones putting his nose where it doesn't belong
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(07-21-2014 12:45 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  The fact that Romo leads the NFL in game winning drives (13) since 2010 is just a really fascinating stat. Second most 4th quarter comebacks since 2006. One of the highest 4th QTR QB ratings in NFL history.

Romo has just been raped by his own defense time and time again. And he's rarely ever had a RB and OL that could run out the clock when leading in the 4th. He's always stuck having to force plays to hang on to the lead thanks to a pitiful defense.

He may actually have the OL line for the first time, but the D is historically bad.

I have watched every Cowboys game that Romo has ever played in. First of all, since he became the starter he has only played in every game of the season three times. So he is injury prone. Second, this stat does not list the number of games that he has thrown away in the 4th quarter. Probably equal to those come from behind wins. And how many of those come from behind wins were due to mistakes he made earlier in the game?

I am a Cowboys fan, and I enjoy watching Romo play, you just never have the confident feeling that you did with Troy (and Roger for those even older fans ). Maybe that is what makes him exciting to watch?
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(07-23-2014 02:00 PM)Tiger46 Wrote:  Second, this stat does not list the number of games that he has thrown away in the 4th quarter. Probably equal to those come from behind wins.

Actually, thats no even CLOSE to being true. Though it does begin to feel that way at times.

Its also ignores the point that Romo has lead the NFL in game winning drives, 4qt comebacks and 4th qt QB rating DESPITE having NO offensive line, a terrible running game and a terrible defensive. Particularly the secondary. Dallas has had one of the worst secondaries in the entire NFL during Romo's career.

What does that mean? It means the guy NEVER has the luxury like Rodgers, Brady or Manning of just pounding the rock and milking the clock in the 4th when you have the lead. Instead, Romo is ALWAYS stuck forcing throws in the 4th qtr (because their defense can't EVER hold the lead, the other team is ALWAYS rallying) then he is running for his life (because they can't pass block), and forcing pass after pass into the teeth the defense (because they can't run the ball and the clock out).

We cannot ignore these KEY facts about his career.
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The injury prone tag doesn't hold up when looking at the numbers either. Romo broke his collarbone in 2010 and missed 10 games. Other than that year, he has started 102 of 106 games.

Peyton Manning (16) and Tom Brady (15) have both missed more games due to injury than Romo.

Truth be told, with that offensive line its a miracle Romo hasn't missed 3 times as many games.
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(07-21-2014 01:39 PM)gotigers1 Wrote:  The problem isn't Romo, it's Jerry Jones putting his nose where it doesn't belong

In Jerry's grand ego inflated self-centric world, he is not to blame for meddling or the cowboy's lack of playoff success BUT if they won a few games in the post season, you can bet he'd be right there taking full credit.
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Well, either way, we can all be thankful that the Cowboys will be mediocre again this year, hover around 8-8, and not be a factor come playoff time!

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Romo has probably the toughest job in football. He's quarterback of a team the everybody either loves or hates. He is always gonna be under scrutiny, whether its justified or not.

Besides Aikman and Staubach, There has only really been one quarterback who has started the amount of time that Romo has, and that was Danny White. White won a tremendous amount of games in Dallas, but he was blamed for just about everything bad that happened in Dallas except for the Kennedy assassination.

Except for a year or two with Bill Parcells, Romo has had terrible head coaches, mediocre defenses, and virtually no running game.

I think if you really look at the circumstances he's been faced with, not just his statistics, but the wins and losses as well, he's done a really good job.

Dallas's defense last year was the 3rd worst defense in NFL history, yet the Cowboys went 8-8 with a chance to win their division in the last game. They lost 5 games last year with a combined total of points of something like a touchdown. He is not a bad quarterback. He has just been in a tough situation.

If Dallas's defense is even just middle of the pack this year, and their offensive line can produce a somewhat decent running game, the Cowboys will win 10 or 11 games.
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The Washington game in week 16 last year is an excellent example of how good and tough Romo is. He led the game winning drive, with the whole season on the line, scoring on 4th down AFTER the injury that wound up ending his season.
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(07-28-2014 09:08 AM)Phillip26r Wrote:  The Washington game in week 16 last year is an excellent example of how good and tough Romo is. He led the game winning drive, with the whole season on the line, scoring on 4th down AFTER the injury that wound up ending his season.

Then is the Denver game a excellent example of how he plays under pressure? Shines all game long but in crunch time throws a pick.
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(07-29-2014 12:54 AM)uofmcamaro Wrote:  
(07-28-2014 09:08 AM)Phillip26r Wrote:  The Washington game in week 16 last year is an excellent example of how good and tough Romo is. He led the game winning drive, with the whole season on the line, scoring on 4th down AFTER the injury that wound up ending his season.

Then is the Denver game a excellent example of how he plays under pressure? Shines all game long but in crunch time throws a pick.


I guess that's how he leads the NFL in game winning drives and 4th quarter comebacks year after year. Because he does nothing but choke at the end.

Makes total sense.

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(07-29-2014 12:54 AM)uofmcamaro Wrote:  
(07-28-2014 09:08 AM)Phillip26r Wrote:  The Washington game in week 16 last year is an excellent example of how good and tough Romo is. He led the game winning drive, with the whole season on the line, scoring on 4th down AFTER the injury that wound up ending his season.

Then is the Denver game a excellent example of how he plays under pressure? Shines all game long but in crunch time throws a pick.

He hung 48 pts on the AFC Champs and his team lost. That game is the story of the Dallas Cowboys the last few years. They've lost 5 or 6 games the last 3 years where the offense scored 28+. What should have been 3 straight 10+ win NFC East champ seasons turned into 8-8, no playoffs b/c the defense sucks.
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I believe it is also somewhat a vindication of head coach Jason Garrett.
His offensive playcalling was blamed at one point...when in fact it had been the defense.
Granted the defense cannot be blamed too much for incurring the injuries that they did...its like Dallas has been snakebit for the last several years,
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(07-27-2014 09:07 AM)bobby jo Wrote:  Romo has probably the toughest job in football. He's quarterback of a team the everybody either loves or hates. He is always gonna be under scrutiny, whether its justified or not.

Besides Aikman and Staubach, There has only really been one quarterback who has started the amount of time that Romo has, and that was Danny White. White won a tremendous amount of games in Dallas, but he was blamed for just about everything bad that happened in Dallas except for the Kennedy assassination.

Except for a year or two with Bill Parcells, Romo has had terrible head coaches, mediocre defenses, and virtually no running game.

I think if you really look at the circumstances he's been faced with, not just his statistics, but the wins and losses as well, he's done a really good job.

Dallas's defense last year was the 3rd worst defense in NFL history, yet the Cowboys went 8-8 with a chance to win their division in the last game. They lost 5 games last year with a combined total of points of something like a touchdown. He is not a bad quarterback. He has just been in a tough situation.

If Dallas's defense is even just middle of the pack this year, and their offensive line can produce a somewhat decent running game, the Cowboys will win 10 or 11 games.

Romo's situation in Dallas reminds me of Archie Manning trying to throw the ball for the Saints and Don Meredith as a young SMU grad getting his butt kicked every game but still hanging in.
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You all make valid points, however I think Romo has missed more games than what one poster says was four. Missed the most important game of the year last year, do or die.

In regard to the Cowboys offensive line, listening to some of the local talk shows, which is Cowboys all the time, this year's offensive line is looking pretty good. Including one Ron Leary.
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(07-30-2014 11:20 AM)Tiger46 Wrote:  You all make valid points, however I think Romo has missed more games than what one poster says was four. Missed the most important game of the year last year, do or die.

Actually, 4 is correct.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/pl...moTo00.htm

He missed 3 games in '08 and one game last year.

Romo has started all 16 games most years. He's been pretty durable for an average sized QB with no offensive line. No one is saying he is an iron man, just that he's more durable that suggested.
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