2-1 baby

NTR please remove. We don't need cow patty mess on our Tiger board.

Reminds me of good times with TO, only the star looked much bigger, even from the stands.

Romo's back!!! Or I could also say Romo's back is also back. Cowboys on a roll.

NTR

For all the grief JJ takes for being a terrible GM (he is), he sure got the Rolando McClain signing right. We needed him yesterday.

There is an obvious reason why Romo is one of the top "come from behind" QBs in league history. Because he plays like sh*t in the first half.

I have been a Cowboys fan all of my life and he makes me more nervous than any player I can remember.

I didn't know Texaco Gas was still around. Changed their color scheme too.

(09-22-2014 02:47 PM)Tiger46 Wrote:  There is an obvious reason why Romo is one of the top "come from behind" QBs in league history. Because he plays like sh*t in the first half.

I have been a Cowboys fan all of my life and he makes me more nervous than any player I can remember.

More nervous than Quincy Carter?

(09-22-2014 04:13 PM)poppaslaw Wrote:  

(09-22-2014 02:47 PM)Tiger46 Wrote:  There is an obvious reason why Romo is one of the top "come from behind" QBs in league history. Because he plays like sh*t in the first half.

I have been a Cowboys fan all of my life and he makes me more nervous than any player I can remember.

More nervous than Quincy Carter?

No, definitely not.

The Quincy Carter pick was the moment in time when I became convinced that Jerrah had no idea what he was doing on draft day. They picked Quincy in the second round when no one else in the universe had him going that early. (We didn't have a first round pick that year because JJ gave it away in the Galloway deal, but I digress) I remember seeing Jerrah celebrating like he had just discovered gold in his back yard and thinking to myself, this dude is an idiot.

QC actually had a few good outings, but he was never the guy JJ though he was.

(09-22-2014 04:13 PM)poppaslaw Wrote:  

(09-22-2014 02:47 PM)Tiger46 Wrote:  There is an obvious reason why Romo is one of the top "come from behind" QBs in league history. Because he plays like sh*t in the first half.

I have been a Cowboys fan all of my life and he makes me more nervous than any player I can remember.

More nervous than Quincy Carter?

I missed those two years.

(09-22-2014 02:47 PM)Tiger46 Wrote:  There is an obvious reason why Romo is one of the top "come from behind" QBs in league history. Because he plays like sh*t in the first half.

I have been a Cowboys fan all of my life and he makes me more nervous than any player I can remember.

I guess that's why John Elway, Roger Staubach and Joe Montana have so many come from behind wins. Because they sucked in the first half. Those players were all surrounded by much more talented players than Romo, and much better defenses. Yet they were forced into producing record numbers of 4th quarter comebacks.

I thought Romo always threw away the game in the 4th quarter? That's what all his haters have been saying about him for YEARS now.

Now the story is he sucks in the first half?

The fact is this is exactly how this team should play offense. Romo should only be putting up big numbers when we are far behind or can't get enough going in the run game, which isn't going to be very often this year. Notice we were down 21-0 and still didn't abandon the run?

We should be spending the first half getting a rhythm in the run game, not forcing Romo to find his.

Those days are long gone.

We want our defense off the field as much as possible, and you only do that by pounding the ball and dominating time of possession.

For the first time in his career, modest stats from Romo will be the tell tale sign of the cowboys playing good football.

His whole career, its all been about how many TD and yards he can produce. If Romo wasn't torching the the opposing defense, we were probably losing.

Now big numbers from Romo will signify a struggling running game and offense that is looking for him to put it all on his back (pun intended) and bail them out as a last resort.

They played it right Sunday and resisted the urge to throw it all on Romo. His numbers were just solid and super efficient because they stuck with the run. Only 2 TD and a little over 200 yards, yet his rating and QBR were off the charts. He played his best football in the 4th, as he so often does.

(09-22-2014 04:59 PM)Phillip26r Wrote:  

(09-22-2014 04:13 PM)poppaslaw Wrote:  

(09-22-2014 02:47 PM)Tiger46 Wrote:  There is an obvious reason why Romo is one of the top "come from behind" QBs in league history. Because he plays like sh*t in the first half.

I have been a Cowboys fan all of my life and he makes me more nervous than any player I can remember.

More nervous than Quincy Carter?

No, definitely not.

The Quincy Carter pick was the moment in time when I became convinced that Jerrah had no idea what he was doing on draft day. They picked Quincy in the second round when no one else in the universe had him going that early. (We didn't have a first round pick that year because JJ gave it away in the Galloway deal, but I digress) I remember seeing Jerrah celebrating like he had just discovered gold in his back yard and thinking to myself, this dude is an idiot.

QC actually had a few good outings, but he was never the guy JJ though he was.

Jones made HORRIBLE draft decisions from 95-08 or so. One after another it seemed like. Bill Parcells came in and put together one of the best drafts in franchise history in 2005, drafting DeMarcus Ware, Marcus Spears, Chris Canty, Marion Barber, Kevin Burnett and Jay Ratliff, all in the 2005 class alone. Bill also developed Romo from total obscurity, but he was soon gone again.

Much stronger drafts the last several years. 2009 was a real stinker, mainly because they traded away their top picks beforehand.

Every team misses a lot, and we still have too. Mo Clayburnt had an awful game and has not played like a 6th overall pick, particularly one that cost you an additional 2nd. He is a talneted NFL corner imo, and I suspect he will become a solid or even strong veteran at some point, though it may end up being on another team.

Overall their last 5 draft classes have been some of the best since the Jimmi Johnson days imo.

When you keep doing things the right way, it eventually pays off. I really like how Garrett is building the team. JJ just destroyed the defense right in the middle of it and now they are in rebuilding mode that side of the ball. It set us back another 2 years.

Agree with the two year timeline. Another couple of drafts like the last three will really make a difference in this team. I hope that's not too far away for Romo.

(09-23-2014 06:10 AM)Phillip26r Wrote:  Agree with the two year timeline. Another couple of drafts like the last three will really make a difference in this team. I hope that's not too far away for Romo.

Agreed but we can go further than just the last 3.

In 2011 we got Tyron Smith, Bruce Carter, DeMarco Murray and DeWayne Harris. Pretty strong draft class.

We have been drafting at a very high level since 2010.

I just hope Jerry doesn't ruin it before it pays off.

Don't fix what ain't broke in the draft room and scouting areas. Its seriously working.

Agreed, I don't know why I said 3.

It would really make me happy if we could get through one draft without trading away any picks. Ha

I know the jury is still out on Demarcus Lawrence, but we effectively gave up Ego Ferguson AND Louis Nix to draft him.

Not to mention the Mo Claiborne deal where we effectively gave up Michael Brockers and Alshon Jeffery.

Hindsight's 20/20 but two guys for one doesn't pan out very often in the draft.

(09-22-2014 06:30 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(09-22-2014 02:47 PM)Tiger46 Wrote:  There is an obvious reason why Romo is one of the top "come from behind" QBs in league history. Because he plays like sh*t in the first half.

I have been a Cowboys fan all of my life and he makes me more nervous than any player I can remember.

I guess that's why John Elway, Roger Staubach and Joe Montana have so many come from behind wins. Because they sucked in the first half. Those players were all surrounded by much more talented players than Romo, and much better defenses. Yet they were forced into producing record numbers of 4th quarter comebacks.

I thought Romo always threw away the game in the 4th quarter? That's what all his haters have been saying about him for YEARS now.

Now the story is he sucks in the first half?

The fact is this is exactly how this team should play offense. Romo should only be putting up big numbers when we are far behind or can't get enough going in the run game, which isn't going to be very often this year. Notice we were down 21-0 and still didn't abandon the run?

We should be spending the first half getting a rhythm in the run game, not forcing Romo to find his.

Those days are long gone.

We want our defense off the field as much as possible, and you only do that by pounding the ball and dominating time of possession.

You misunderstood my sarcasm. It was a great come from behind win, the greatest in team history. This goes down as another come from behind stat for Romo. My point was that he didn't look too good in the first half.

And yes, if it's the fourth quarter and we are in the red zone and the game is on the line, I'm scared to death he is going to float one out there that will be picked off. So, like you, I am glad we are pounding the ball on the ground.

(09-23-2014 10:58 AM)Phillip26r Wrote:  Agreed, I don't know why I said 3.

It would really make me happy if we could get through one draft without trading away any picks. Ha

I know the jury is still out on Demarcus Lawrence, but we effectively gave up Ego Ferguson AND Louis Nix to draft him.

Not to mention the Mo Claiborne deal where we effectively gave up Michael Brockers and Alshon Jeffery.

Hindsight's 20/20 but two guys for one doesn't pan out very often in the draft.

I think Lawrence might be the real deal though. Tyron Smith suggested so after working against him in camp.

Lets hope he brings the heat when he returns.