Divisional Round Playoff Chatter | Cowboys vs Packers | 1/11/2015

[Texas Ace]

I take the first down over a jump ball on 4th and 2. So, maybe my gripe is with the coaches and the playcall rather than Romo.

Coaches share some blame, no doubt.

As I said earlier, far too often we're calling plays with too many deep routes on 3rd and 4th and shorts late in games. Those are low percentage plays that we call far too often in situations where we have to have a conversion.

 

[Angrymesscan]

I don't have a problem with the play from Romo's standpoint, but it's not that easy. On any normal play, sure go for it. When it's 4th and 2 on your game winning drive in the playoffs, you need to be damn sure you make the right read. I don't remember the other parts of the play and if Beasley was open or not, but if he was than it should have been something Romo had seen. I'd take the 4 yards from Beasley and a 1st than a one on one jump ball to Dez anytime in that scenario.

Like they said at that point he has his arm cocked and ready, to hit Beastly he has to take it back find him and reset his feet, if you watch the whole play not just that screenshot you see a CB blitzing from that side arrive just after he let's it go.
At 4th and 2 everything is at the line and the decision has to be quick, it's not like GB was in prevent mode.

 

[jootep]

It's gonna be a long ass offseason.

 

[Texas Ace]

Amazing hindsight here...had the Dez catch held up you'd all be fellating Romo...now BAD READ!!! Pathetic.

That's not true for everyone.

I know for sure that Deuce, Booze and myself were just a few who all didn't like the call there even when we thought it was a completed catch.

 

[Carp]

It was a bad read. Even if Dez had caught it. It was 4th and frickin' 2. Pathetic.

A bad read is to not take advantage of the mismatch when Dez is singled.

 

[Tony D]

This was the one play where Dez was covered one on one. He was double teamed all day. Romo saw single coverage on Dez for once and took a chance. Huge gamble on 4th and 2. We all loved it when it was called a catch. When the ball was in the air I said to my wife "what the he'll is he doing?".

Two plays that were ruled catches were overturned essentially ended both of my teams seasons.

But this play didn't cost us the game. A lot of things had to go right for Green Bay to win that game from late in the 2nd quarter on and just about every one went their way. They made plays and we didn't. Frustrating.

 

[Carp]

That's not true for everyone.

I know for sure that Deuce, Booze and myself were just a few who all didn't like the call there even when we thought it was a completed catch.

I don't care who your references are, I take my chances with Dez in that match up every single time.

 

[Texas Ace]

A bad read is to not take advantage of the mismatch when Dez is singled.

I wouldn't call it a bad read, just not the best one in that particular situation.

 

[Cotton]

A bad read is to not take advantage of the mismatch when Dez is singled.

On 4th and 2, I believe it was either a bad read, or a bad play call that had Dez as the #1 read on a fly route. So, either it's on Romo or Linehan.

 

[NoDak]

First read was Dez and he had the one on one with no S help over the top, the right call was taking it.

Had the S been doubling Dez you turn to your other reads, prob. Beastly, but Romo made the right call. A QB doesn't go through all his reads and then come back to the one he thinks is the best, he goes in order and the first one that looks good you take it.

Exactly right.

The people claiming Romo made the wrong read are full of shit. No QB will go through all of their progressions, then decide which is the best one. They make their first read, and if it's a good matchup, they take it. If not, move on to the next one. If that's not open, the next one...

I seriously doubt that we have more than a play or two in the play book that makes Beasley the primary read. And NONE that would make him the primary read over Dez.

 

[Texas Ace]

But this play didn't cost us the game. A lot of things had to go right for Green Bay to win that game from late in the 2nd quarter on and just about every one went their way. They made plays and we didn't. Frustrating.

Yup, that is exactly why we lost the game.

From that 3rd and 1 play at the end of the half to the tipped pass that was caught by Cobb, Green Bay just made more plays and took advantage of our mistakes to win the game.

 

[Carp]

On 4th and 2, I believe it was either a bad read, or a bad play call that had Dez as the #1 read on a fly route. So, either it's on Romo or Linehan.

How is it a bad play call if he had a guy wide open? Someone has to run deep to stretch the defense out to open up gaps underneath, but when Romo saw Dez singled it makes for an easy decision.

 

[Tony D]

There will never be a perfectly called game to everyone on this board.

And where are the Linehan bashers? Knock Garrett and his playcalling all day, but Linehan is calling these 3rd and 1 passes. That was no that was a run call where Romo changed it. And if it was, running out of the shotgun on 3rd and 1 is awful.

 

[dallen]

If Dez is as elite as we all say he is. One on one coverage against an average DB means he is wide open

 

[Tony D]

On 4th and 2, I believe it was either a bad read, or a bad play call that had Dez as the #1 read on a fly route. So, either it's on Romo or Linehan.

Choosing to throw to Dez who is one on one with a DB is never a bad read or a bad play call. I don't care what the down and distance is.

 

[dallen]

Coaches share some blame, no doubt.

As I said earlier, far too often we're calling plays with too many deep routes on 3rd and 4th and shorts late in games. Those are low percentage plays that we call far too often in situations where we have to have a conversion.

Now this I will agree with. The play call was suspect. Throwing to Dez wasn't

 

[Cotton]

Choosing to throw to Dez who is one on one with a DB is never a bad read or a bad play call. I don't care what the down and distance is.

I don't agree with this at all.

 

[Cotton]

Now this I will agree with. The play call was suspect. Throwing to Dez wasn't

Like I said above, it was either a bad play call or a bad read.

 

[Rev]

There will never be a perfectly called game to everyone on this board.

And where are the Linehan bashers? Knock Garrett and his playcalling all day, but Linehan is calling these 3rd and 1 passes. That was no that was a run call where Romo changed it. And if it was, running out of the shotgun on 3rd and 1 is awful.

Keep carrying the torch.

 

[NoDak]

There was no bad read. Unless of course, you think when the QB sees his #1 WR in single coverage with no safety help over the top, he should continue his progressions.

Keep in mind, choosing the second part of that equation would make somebody a moron.