Deciphering The Decision: Tony Romo's Interception

[Genghis Khan]

If Romo can't take someone telling him he made a bad choice and it messes him up, then he's not really a Pro Bowl QB.

Honestly, if you are worried about him thinking about this too much, I wouldn't. He seems to have etch-a-sketch head, even to the point he won't learn from them.

that's true.

 

[UncleMilti]

If Romo can't take someone telling him he made a bad choice and it messes him up, then he's not really a Pro Bowl QB.

Honestly, if you are worried about him thinking about this too much, I wouldn't. He seems to have etch-a-sketch head, even to the point he won't learn from them.

No shit.

If he is that much of a bitch, he needs to hang it up now and go play golf. Being a leader means taking the heat and criticism even when its not justified. It just goes with the position.

Personally, I could give 2 shits about Romo being called out or thrown under the bus....99% of this teams problem (and Romo is included) is there is NEVER any accountability. There's always excuses and diagrams for the fuck ups...but never accountability. I don't know why its taken Garrett 3 years to finally start calling people out...but I like it.

 

[Texas Ace]

No shit.

If he is that much of a bitch, he needs to hang it up now and go play golf. Being a leader means taking the heat and criticism even when its not justified. It just goes with the position.

Personally, I could give 2 shits about Romo being called out or thrown under the bus....99% of this teams problem (and Romo is included) is there is NEVER any accountability. There's always excuses and diagrams for the fuck ups...but never accountability. I don't know why its taken Garrett 3 years to finally start calling people out...but I like it.

Right.

Romo tried to justify his pick while Peyton flat out said it was a dumb decison when asked about his INT.

No accountability.

 

[superpunk]

Romo has the most 4th quarter comeback wins in the Nfl since 2011 (9). In case you are bad at math the team has 18 total wins since 2011.

But he's a choker. Got it.

Maybe the team just puts him in a position to have to win games at the end way too often.

Here's where someone comes back with, but it's not overall comebacks, but he chokes in the big spots or key spots or important games or whatever. Like that key huge important early October game against non-conference Denver in which the loss had the huge implication of keeping them in first place and not affecting tie breakers. Right.

I am way more upset over how Romo played against KC and SD than Denver. I'll take Romo's performance in the Denver game every time and we'd win way more often than we'd lose.

No but a good coach knows when to push buttons. Manning has been horrible for 5 games. Romo meanwhile just came off one of the greatest performances in nfl history. If you call out everyone for everything it's too much, particularly when the player played historically well outside of the one play in question. Plus Romo is already hearing criticism from here there and everywhere. Garrett saying what he said is just piling on.

As a coach you can't just turn the heat up all the time, sometimes you have to turn it down too.

Trust me, if Romo was playing as badly as Manning this season, I'd be screaming for Garrett to call him out. It's not that I think Romo is above being called out, it's just not warranted right now.

Good posts.

Our QB is the second rated QB in the league, 71% comp 13 TDs and 2 picks, lets call him out like Coughlin did to a guy who is compelting 50% of his passes and leads the league in INTs. Yeah, ok.

 

[dallen]

If Romo can't take someone telling him he made a bad choice and it messes him up, then he's not really a Pro Bowl QB.

Honestly, if you are worried about him thinking about this too much, I wouldn't. He seems to have etch-a-sketch head, even to the point he won't learn from them.

Guys on this team need to be called out more. The coddling obviously hasn't worked. Time to try something else.

 

[BipolarFuk]

 

[Deuce]

If this is the worst thing that's ever happened to him, he's lived a good life.

 

[Genghis Khan]

If this is the worst thing that's ever happened to him, he's lived a good life.

 

[UncleMilti]

If this is the worst thing that's ever happened to him, he's lived a good life.

 

[lostxn]

Exactly, but don't let the replays actually dictate facts.

If he leads it too far, the other defender probably makes the pick too. That throw needed to be absolutely perfect just to have a chance to hit Escobar's hands, and even if it did, it would've been a bang-bang play because of how close the defenders were on either side of him.

Again, it was a poor decision on a play that had very little chance for success. But we can blame it on being stepped on....and stuff.

Jeez a well thrown ball and it's probably completed. He got tripped and the ball came out low, slow and behind the receiver. It is what it is. I think the O Line played pretty darn well that night for the most part. However, they allowed pressure from 3 rushers there and it contributed to the pick.

 

[Genghis Khan]

That's a good point too. 3 frigging rushers and they couldn't keep the pocket clean.

 

[ravidubey]

I don't agree with this interpretation at all. Escobar was not "wide" open, he may have been barely open, there was still a trailing defender that was obviously in position to make a play on anything but a ball that was well out in front on Escobar, and there was also a top-side help defender camped out on the route.

And if the ball was led to far, the offensive play design had another receiver in the area, meaning another defender was there and able to come off the other receiver to make a play on the ball as well.

Given the play design and the zone defense, I don't consider him particularly open, especially given that no one was on Murray. I also don't buy that the trip took THAT much velocity off the ball.

Sad thing is, if he had another half second of pocket time, Escobar would have ran his defender even farther from Murray and Murray could have picked up a good chunk of yards.

Murray should have gotten the football, but the play should have been designed so he is the second option and not the last. Dallas needed to score but more importantly chew clock as well so they needed short, sure plays. As for Escobar being open, Romo was on fire Sunday and could have hit him perfectly had he been able to follow through.

Unfortunately he was unable to because the Broncos peeled their ears back banking that the play was a pass. That approach got them a sack and a pick on successive downs. Had the OC had half a clue, Dallas would have run the football on first down or even on 2nd down after the sack but before the 2 minute warning.

Instead we call the 17th pass play in a row. Nobody does that and wins consistently. Even the Broncos ran the football despite the fact they were only getting marginal gains.

 

[Cujo]

Romo has the most 4th quarter comeback wins in the Nfl since 2011 (9). In case you are bad at math the team has 18 total wins since 2011.

But he's a choker. Got it.

Maybe the team just puts him in a position to have to win games at the end way too often.

Here's where someone comes back with, but it's not overall comebacks, but he chokes in the big spots or key spots or important games or whatever. Like that key huge important early October game against non-conference Denver in which the loss had the huge implication of keeping them in first place and not affecting tie breakers. Right.

I am way more upset over how Romo played against KC and SD than Denver. I'll take Romo's performance in the Denver game every time and we'd win way more often than we'd lose.

This. The gd coaching staff is well aware of his limitations but continually ride him like a fucking mule. Have you ever seen Aikman's W/L record when he had to throw the fucking ball 40 times? More losses than wins. It is not a qb deficiency, it is a coaching deficiency. 14 rushes the whole gd game. It only looks like Romo's fault to teenage girls and people who don't know shit about football.

 

[boozeman]

WWPD?

 

[townsend]

It does look like it'd have been a completion if it wasn't under thrown.

 

[boozeman]

It does look like it'd have been a completion if it wasn't under thrown.

Way too tight of a window. He just has the yips in those situations, especially when it is highly intense. He can hit comebacks all over the place, especially when leading a comeback, but it seems when there is a chance to salt something away, or the situation is tight (i.e. tied, like this), he tries to be the hero. He's definitely not Joe Cool,more Fav-Ruh. Unless he 100% pimping, this kind of thing happens.

Other than that, he's good. It is just so difficult to understand why it keeps happening to him other than just ascribing it to him as a character trait that won't change.

Absolutely the most frustrating QB in team history. Love him in pimp mode, hate him when this shit happens.

 

[boozeman]

One thing I did notice seeing this angle...is it just me or did Escobust get chucked beyond five yards?

 

[GShock]

Murray should have gotten the football, but the play should have been designed so he is the second option and not the last. Dallas needed to score but more importantly chew clock as well so they needed short, sure plays. As for Escobar being open, Romo was on fire Sunday and could have hit him perfectly had he been able to follow through.

Unfortunately he was unable to because the Broncos peeled their ears back banking that the play was a pass. That approach got them a sack and a pick on successive downs. Had the OC had half a clue, Dallas would have run the football on first down or even on 2nd down after the sack but before the 2 minute warning.

Instead we call the 17th pass play in a row. Nobody does that and wins consistently. Even the Broncos ran the football despite the fact they were only getting marginal gains.

Ayuh.

 

[NoDak]

One thing I did notice seeing this angle...is it just me or did Escobust get chucked beyond five yards?

Maybe some. Looks like he also ran a shitty route. He started his cut at the 21 yd line, then drifted out past the 25 allowing himself to be undercut.

 

[GShock]

One thing I did notice seeing this angle...is it just me or did Escobust get chucked beyond five yards?

It's close. LOS is about the 14, and he's getting hit at about the 22.5, so yeah, they could have called it. Wonder if a more veteran player throws his arms up to attract attention to the contact.

Pablo also did Romo no favors by drifting upfield and allowing the LB to undercut the route with safety help deep. He keeps it flat and there's no way the defender fights through him for the ball.

Rookies.