Archer: Sean Payton - Romo having 'his best year'

[Cotton]

 

[VA Cowboy]

It's just never Romo's fault, is it?

Romo is like the Obama of football.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Of course Romo is having more difficulty getting the ball down field but the reason is the current receiving Corp. They are new. Austin was one of the biggest threats in the past. He is replaced by a good rookie who is still learning. Bryant is getting better with his routes but still has a way to go. Beasley is not a vertical threat and Harris is used sparingly. The down field passing game is in transition but will eventually get there.

I disagree with that. I wasn't any better when Austin was "healthy" and in the starting lineup. It actually has seemed a little better when Williams was in there. I don't think this has anything to do with inexperience or unfamiliarity. (edit: better at times with Williams but not consistently better.)

My guess is that either the coaching staff or Romo himself is holding Romo back intentionally for fear of making mistakes. They still get the ball downfield when they want to or have to. They just haven't wanted to as much.

 

[Simpleton]

I really think Tony has lost a step. I saw the KC game (and few others) and in that one he looked like he could barely heave the ball over the LOS.

That being said, I don't really understand what's expected of Tony. He got criticized huge for throwing that pick in Denver, so presumably he's playing too aggressive. He had a terrible completion percentage against Detroit, so getting rid of the ball is unacceptable. But he also shouldn't hold the ball and get sacked.

I guess anything short of having a pass to a wide open receiver on every play is unacceptable.

I think most of that was his ribs, he was fine in the first half and in the second he was complete dog shit.

 

[Texas Ace]

My guess is that either the coaching staff or Romo himself is holding Romo back intentionally for fear of making mistakes. They still get the ball downfield when they want to or have to. They just haven't wanted to as much.

I think it's a combination of both.

We've coached like bitches this year, especially on the road, but Romo himself isn't taking many chances either.

 

[Texas Ace]

It's just never Romo's fault, is it?

For some people, not it is not.

 

[NoDak]

Romo is like the Obama of football.

Does everything have to have a political angle with you?

 

[Tony D]

You do realize that if you have your best year then all of the other years are going to be considered worse than that? Geez. You think we were crucifying the guy. Compared to all of his other years this is not one of his better years. Sorry that kills your homer buzz but he can have a bad year and it still be good based on what he has done in the past.

People were saying he was having one of his worst years. This is his 8th year as a starter and it's probably his 3rd best year at this point of the season. So you are wrong when you say this is not one of his better years. That's all I've been saying. Sorry I'm not going to be negative about everything Cowboys like everybody else around here.

 

[Smitty]

It's pretty simple. If the question is, why is Romo not getting the ball downfield as much this year, and the offensive line has been better this year than in years past, then the answer to the question is not the offensive line.

That's not the question, though.

I'm just saying the line still shackles us.

I look forward to this being something we agree on once Garrett is gone and you can see clearly without needing to assume everything I say on the subject is an excuse for him.

 

[BipolarFuk]

Romo is like the Obama of football.

Two words for you.

Terry McAuliffe.

 

[Rev]

People were saying he was having one of his worst years. This is his 8th year as a starter and it's probably his 3rd best year at this point of the season. So you are wrong when you say this is not one of his better years. That's all I've been saying. Sorry I'm not going to be negative about everything Cowboys like everybody else around here.

Nope.

 

[Tony D]

Nope.

So of his 8 years as a starter this is his 6th or 7th best year? Ha.



Nope.

 

[Genghis Khan]

That's not the question, though.

I'm just saying the line still shackles us.

I look forward to this being something we agree on once Garrett is gone and you can see clearly without needing to assume everything I say on the subject is an excuse for him.

That's exactly the question.

 

[Rev]

So of his 8 years as a starter this is his 6th or 7th best year? Ha.



Nope.

Half of his games have been sub par for his standards is all I need to know. Numbers get inflated with a few outstanding games but if you watch his throws you will see what we are talking about.

 

[L.T. Fan]

It's just never Romo's fault, is it?

Why must you confuse an analytical opinion with an apologist label? It it an opinion for one of the reasons the vertical game may be lacking this year nothing more.

 

[Tony D]

Half of his games have been sub par for his standards is all I need to know. Numbers get inflated with a few outstanding games but if you watch his throws you will see what we are talking about.

I've watched all his throws. As I've been saying his last 4 games there have been throws where you're thinking he should be making that throw and has made that throw. The first 5 games he was money. I think because his bad games have been the last 4 all in a row it's clouding your judgment (even tough he's won 3 of those games).

It's weird because all his good games were in a row at the beginning and all his not so good games have been the last 4. If it was the other way around you would have a different thought I bet. Or if it was 2 great games, an off game, two great games, and off game, etc.

 

[Deuce]

I've watched all his throws. As I've been saying his last 4 games there have been throws where you're thinking he should be making that throw and has made that throw. The first 5 games he was money. I think because his bad games have been the last 4 all in a row it's clouding your judgment (even tough he's won 3 of those games).

It's weird because all his good games were in a row at the beginning and all his not so good games have been the last 4. If it was the other way around you would have a different thought I bet. Or if it was 2 great games, an off game, two great games, and off game, etc.

That's not true. I remember the KC game specifically that he was average at best. And not average for Romo, but average as in a middle of the pack QB...at best. Even his checkdowns in the game were being skipped to players for a while.

 

[superpunk]

Romo was straight up bad at the end of the KC game. He was hurt bad imo. Never seen him that far off on simple throws.

 

[Smitty]

That's exactly the question.

Maybe your question. Not what I was addressing.

 

[ravidubey]

His accuracy has been down as of late, but he is far from having one of his worst seasons.

Voice of reason.

Romo's been more pressured lately and it's affected his accuracy a bit, but a large portion of his recent "inaccuracy" came from Terrance Williams coming back to Earth and only catching 3 of 10 targets in Detroit. Even still, Romo was 3/4 for 120 yards and 2 TDs in the 4th quarter. It doesn't come any more clutch than that on the road in the NFL, especially with no running game to speak of.

You just have to defend the other guys, too.