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Cowboys QB Tony Romo: “I can throw it better than I ever have.”
By David Moore
dmoore@dallasnews.com
1:24 pm on September 15, 2014 | Permalink
Observers insist Tony Romo doesn’t look right in the first two weeks of the regular season. The consensus is that he doesn’t have the same zip on his passes.
Romo answered repeated questions on his health and arm strength in the wake of the team’s 26-10 victory over Tennessee.
“Listen, I’m telling you guys, the reason I’m excited is because of the way I’m throwing the football,’’ Romo said. “Physically just piercing it when I want to.
“I can throw it better than I ever have. The rest of it is part of the game and footwork and your hips. Did you find the guy at the right time, or are you working here and throwing it over there so it’s like you don’t get anything on it?’’
Romo concedes the subtle aspects of his set-up and delivery are coming along slowly since his back surgery nearly nine months ago. But he said he feels better with each week that goes by and is throwing the ball well down the field.
He said this even though he had only one completion that went for more than 20 yards against the Titans. While he had no interceptions, a sideline out to Jason Witten near the end of the first half would have been intercepted if the tight end hadn’t knocked the ball away from safety Bernard Pollard.
“How about that same route I threw to Cole Beasley on the third down at the end of the game,’’ Romo countered. “It’s actually a tougher route than what I threw to Wit.’’
On third-and-seven early in the fourth quarter, Romo hit Beasley for 10 yards on a comparable pattern to extend what would be the team’s final field goal drive. Owner Jerry Jones, who acknowledged some of Romo’s throws lacked energy, cited that completion to Beasley after the game to express his confidence in the quarterback.
Romo broke down the difference in the throws to Witten and Beasley and why he was able to get more velocity on his throw to Beasley later in the game.
“It’s the end of the half so you’re trying to make the corner go high, because you’ve got to get out of bounds,’’ Romo said of the throw to Witten. “Its 14 seconds, no timeouts. So what you’re going to try to is hold yourself up high so the corner drives up and then at the last second throw it here.
“Your body’s not turned, so it’s really hard. You don’t want to just open up and turn, or the corner comes off.
“So that throw has nothing to do with arm or any of that stuff. It’s more body and getting yourself in position. That’s always a hard throw at the end of the half. It looks easy. It’s just not.’’
And the pass to Beasley?
“I’m just right in here and he breaks out and you throw it and it’s right on target,’’ Romo said as he displayed how he moved his feet and positioned his body to make the throw.
“If I’m able to just drop back and throw the ball, I’ve never thrown it as well as I am. But you’re going to be looking for more stuff, and then the little things that come up, that you guys will find.’’
By David Moore
dmoore@dallasnews.com
1:24 pm on September 15, 2014 | Permalink
Observers insist Tony Romo doesn’t look right in the first two weeks of the regular season. The consensus is that he doesn’t have the same zip on his passes.
Romo answered repeated questions on his health and arm strength in the wake of the team’s 26-10 victory over Tennessee.
“Listen, I’m telling you guys, the reason I’m excited is because of the way I’m throwing the football,’’ Romo said. “Physically just piercing it when I want to.
“I can throw it better than I ever have. The rest of it is part of the game and footwork and your hips. Did you find the guy at the right time, or are you working here and throwing it over there so it’s like you don’t get anything on it?’’
Romo concedes the subtle aspects of his set-up and delivery are coming along slowly since his back surgery nearly nine months ago. But he said he feels better with each week that goes by and is throwing the ball well down the field.
He said this even though he had only one completion that went for more than 20 yards against the Titans. While he had no interceptions, a sideline out to Jason Witten near the end of the first half would have been intercepted if the tight end hadn’t knocked the ball away from safety Bernard Pollard.
“How about that same route I threw to Cole Beasley on the third down at the end of the game,’’ Romo countered. “It’s actually a tougher route than what I threw to Wit.’’
On third-and-seven early in the fourth quarter, Romo hit Beasley for 10 yards on a comparable pattern to extend what would be the team’s final field goal drive. Owner Jerry Jones, who acknowledged some of Romo’s throws lacked energy, cited that completion to Beasley after the game to express his confidence in the quarterback.
Romo broke down the difference in the throws to Witten and Beasley and why he was able to get more velocity on his throw to Beasley later in the game.
“It’s the end of the half so you’re trying to make the corner go high, because you’ve got to get out of bounds,’’ Romo said of the throw to Witten. “Its 14 seconds, no timeouts. So what you’re going to try to is hold yourself up high so the corner drives up and then at the last second throw it here.
“Your body’s not turned, so it’s really hard. You don’t want to just open up and turn, or the corner comes off.
“So that throw has nothing to do with arm or any of that stuff. It’s more body and getting yourself in position. That’s always a hard throw at the end of the half. It looks easy. It’s just not.’’
And the pass to Beasley?
“I’m just right in here and he breaks out and you throw it and it’s right on target,’’ Romo said as he displayed how he moved his feet and positioned his body to make the throw.
“If I’m able to just drop back and throw the ball, I’ve never thrown it as well as I am. But you’re going to be looking for more stuff, and then the little things that come up, that you guys will find.’’
