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Tony Romo meets with David Cutcliffe
March, 10, 2014
By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com
Over the weekend, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, along with coach Jason Garrett, met with Duke football coach David Cutcliffe.
The details of the meeting weren’t revealed and Cutcliffe wasn’t available for comment, according to Duke officials, because he’s on vacation.
The chat between the trio is perceived in three different ways:
Cutcliffe is considered one of the better quarterback gurus and is well respected. If Romo is trying to pick his brain on things, prior to the upcoming season is the best time to do it.
He’s got a lot to prove in terms of coming back from back surgery and succeeding. Then again, Romo, regardless of his back surgery, has plenty to achieve.
The man has just one playoff win on his résumé and more failures in big games that should be under his name, given the amount of money he’s paid by the Cowboys.
Romo produced a strong season in 2013 with a 96.7 quarterback rating, a 63.9 percent completion and 31 touchdowns to go with 10 interceptions.
Romo also had six games with a quarterback rating of over 100.
Yet, he wasn’t perfect. It’s never good to throw for more than 500 yards, which he did against Denver, only to lose the game on an interception.
Romo went 3-2 in games where he attempted more than 40 passes, including the loss to Green Bay where the Cowboys blew a 23-point halftime lead and the Week 2 loss at Kansas City, in which his team failed to score a touchdown in the second half.
Is Romo an elite quarterback? It depends on what your definition is of one.
Do you need to win a Super Bowl to move to elite status? Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger have each won two Super Bowls. Aaron Rodgers has one title.
Are they elite?
Every offseason, Romo says he works on something different with his game, whether its footwork, hand placement when under pressure, arm angles or just improving his decision-making.
Romo is entering his ninth season as a NFL starter, with his head coach, Garrett, entering the final year of his deal.
This could be Romo’s last year with Garrett and if the Cowboys fail to make the postseason, that partnership, which started in 2007, will most likely end.
We hope Romo was picking Cutcliffe’s mind about improving his game instead of just passing through the football offices on the way to shoot hoops.
Romo is a good quarterback, very smart, but even he needs help and he probably went to one of the best men in football to get it from.
March, 10, 2014
By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com
Over the weekend, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, along with coach Jason Garrett, met with Duke football coach David Cutcliffe.
The details of the meeting weren’t revealed and Cutcliffe wasn’t available for comment, according to Duke officials, because he’s on vacation.
The chat between the trio is perceived in three different ways:
- Romo is trying to gain some tips, and considering Cutcliffe mentors Peyton and Eli Manning, that’s not a bad man to hook up with.
- Romo might want to bring some of his receivers down to Duke for a future workout, something both Mannings have done in the past.
- Romo and Garrett were just saying hi as they were passing through to visit the basketball office.
Cutcliffe is considered one of the better quarterback gurus and is well respected. If Romo is trying to pick his brain on things, prior to the upcoming season is the best time to do it.
He’s got a lot to prove in terms of coming back from back surgery and succeeding. Then again, Romo, regardless of his back surgery, has plenty to achieve.
The man has just one playoff win on his résumé and more failures in big games that should be under his name, given the amount of money he’s paid by the Cowboys.
Romo produced a strong season in 2013 with a 96.7 quarterback rating, a 63.9 percent completion and 31 touchdowns to go with 10 interceptions.
Romo also had six games with a quarterback rating of over 100.
Yet, he wasn’t perfect. It’s never good to throw for more than 500 yards, which he did against Denver, only to lose the game on an interception.
Romo went 3-2 in games where he attempted more than 40 passes, including the loss to Green Bay where the Cowboys blew a 23-point halftime lead and the Week 2 loss at Kansas City, in which his team failed to score a touchdown in the second half.
Is Romo an elite quarterback? It depends on what your definition is of one.
Do you need to win a Super Bowl to move to elite status? Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger have each won two Super Bowls. Aaron Rodgers has one title.
Are they elite?
Every offseason, Romo says he works on something different with his game, whether its footwork, hand placement when under pressure, arm angles or just improving his decision-making.
Romo is entering his ninth season as a NFL starter, with his head coach, Garrett, entering the final year of his deal.
This could be Romo’s last year with Garrett and if the Cowboys fail to make the postseason, that partnership, which started in 2007, will most likely end.
We hope Romo was picking Cutcliffe’s mind about improving his game instead of just passing through the football offices on the way to shoot hoops.
Romo is a good quarterback, very smart, but even he needs help and he probably went to one of the best men in football to get it from.
