In similar situations earlier in the year, Romo had hit Laurent Robinson for easy scores. He and Austin just weren't at all on the same page.
Each game that they lose cements his status as a coach who’s timid and plays not to lose. Imagine if he had coached us vs Tampa. We would’ve been slaughtered.
what a poor angle to see whether the guy was offside or not.
This is why you're the board historian, @boozeman !!Miles Austin owns up to mistake on would-be TD
Dec 15, 2011
Tim MacMahonESPN Staff Writer
IRVING, Texas – It could be the play that costs the Cowboys a playoff berth.
With the Giants bringing the all-out blitz, Miles Austin runs right by cornerback Aaron Ross to get wide open up the seam. It’s an easy touchdown if Austin catches Tony Romo’s throw, essentially the knockout blow in the NFC East heavyweight fight.
But Austin never got a finger on the ball, which landed a foot or two away from him. The Cowboys punted the next snap and watched Eli Manning go to work on the game-winning drive.
For some reason, Romo has been ripped for not putting the pass on the money. That’s ridiculous. He lofted it toward the middle of the field, knowing there wasn’t a safety there, to let Austin run under it.
“I wish I would have reacted better, to be honest with you, sooner,” Austin said Friday. “Obviously, it was a missed opportunity. It was big for our team. That would have been huge for us in the game. Just gotta get better and that and continue on forward.”
Austin told Romo he lost the ball in the lights.
The Cowboys hope their season wasn’t also lost in the lights.
Ahem, good sir. Responding to ravi’s haymaker vs jab comment...
I remember Demarcus Ware’s rookie year, he’d get called several time for being offsides, but goddamit it looked more to me like the refs couldn’t comprehend his timing and explosive first step.
Why....i nevuh!!!!
You're no gentleman, get off your high horse.
Exactly what I was thinking of when I said it!
It happened to Ware in the 2007 playoffs too. Turned 3rd and 6 to 3rd and 1 and Manning broke a big play right afterwards. I jumped out of my chair pissed as soon as that dumb flag flew. He looked offsides but wasn’t, paid the price for being a freak
As long as you didn't break a fern...thank goodness.
One instance in which digital monitoring would help. A laser down the goal line that tells if someone moved. I get the purity of the sport but we are at the point I would rather trust technology than peoples judgement.
It is utterly ridiculous they just don't have a laser to record all down and distance.
That one pissed me off.
