Ok as I have been watching the first quarter of the NFL season and watching my Cowboys play. Most of the season has had me yell and scream at the screen like a maniac like in fact they could hear what I have to say or even care. I hate watching them play below their potential and lose games that are winnable. Plus living in New York with both New york teams starting the season off so well. But as I watch the games and how instead of progressing offensively we are regressing. But after the game on sunday against the Denver Broncos it was a tale of two halfs. And for the second straight game Tony Romo not having a touchdown pass. Very surprising when Jerry Jones has placed so many weapons on this offense. Tony Romo definitely does not look comfortable out on the field, doesn't look like he is leading the team, and loses his focus so many times with the game on the line. Granted he holds the ball way too long, sometimes throws inaccurately, and throws into double coverage a lot. And unless he pulls it together it is going to get worse before it gets better. I do not envy his job. He is expected when he suits up with the star on his helmet to produce and win not just by the fans but by his owner. But as the season goes on and how he is getting progressively worse and it is actually expected for him to mess up in the game at least once. In fact a good friend of mine and I have even come up with our saying when people rag on us about the Boys of "that's our Romo." He is what he is and as much as we want to see a Staubach or Aikman type quarterback walk through the door and save day we just have to accept him and hopefully he can turn it around and regain his confidence and start protecting the ball.
But the same problems that we have had since Wade Phillips took over the team that do not have anything to do with Tony Romo's play are still there. The biggest one I see constantly is taking accountability for your play. Yes Romo's play has cost us 2 games this year. Now I would love the coaches to step in and say publically or even bench Romo and make him accountable for his play. He doesn't need to be caudled any more. And granted we don't have the most accurate backup in Kitna but maybe Romo needs a wake up call. He has done nothing to prove that he is a superstar in this league. He may be in the top 5 with quaterbacks in yards, 300 yard games, and touchdown passes in the past 3 years but that means nothing. He has not been able to finish strong in the big games late in the season and has yet to win a playoff game. And until he can show and prove he is a star then he will not be classified with the elite quarterbacks in the league. Jerry Jones has created a Romo friendly environment for him and he has yet to thrive in it. No T.O. no Jessica, no pacman =no excuses left. Its time to lead in big games and stop talking about why you didn't show up in the games.
But as much as its the sexy pick to just put all the blame on Romo, there are other factors that contribute to this dismal start for America's team. The biggest one is Jason Garrett, our offensive coordinator. I just can't get a grasp of his play calling. We start the game off well running the ball and then every 2nd half he seems to shy away from of it letting Romo throw all over the field. Typically Romo then likes to throw into double coverage or to the best corner back on the field like sunday when he threw 16 times in the direction of a shut down corner Champ Bailey. And then with the game on the line he throw to our #4 receiver Sam Hurd. No disrespect to Hurd but there is a reason that he is our #4 for a reason. The fact they throw so many times to their best corner instead of away from him just continues to puzzle me. Also, in the final minutes of the game they have our best hands on the team in Jason Witten instead of going out to catch a ball blocking for Romo. You eliminate our best weapons and take away one of our strengths in our tight ends which is creating mismatches. They create mismatches all over the field helping themselves and the rest of the receivers get open. They do not deserve to win when they do not use their players strengths and best weapons with the game on the line. A lot of that rest squarely on Garrett not Romo's shoulders.
At the end of the first quarter of the season, you are what your record is and right now the Cowboys are mediocre team with .500 record. They do not have a swagger about them with the want to win as a team. The cowboys of the 70's and 90's had the want to win and did not let the outside world take away from what they do on the field. Yes to be a Cowboy comes with a lot but its all with how you handle the additives. And right now these Cowboys of 2000 are about to go the entire decade without winning one playoff game. They show no sense of urgency to want to win. Its time for someone with the star on their helmet to take the bull by the horn and be a leader on the team. They desperately need it.
I am going to end this on a positive note though. The one bright spot has to be the ever improving Dallas D. They are starting to show signs of improvement. The touchdown that Brandon Marshall scored I don't even blame entirely on them. The fact that in the 2nd half our offense had so many 3 and outs they were noticeably tired. But they had so many big 3rd and 4th down stops that shows hope. Wade's play calling on the defensive side of the ball should be commended if any thing and our young secondary is showing signs of future greatness. But the season is not over but its time turn it around. The Boys need to get back to their bread and butter of running the ball with Flash, Bash, and Tash (felix jones, marion barber, and Choice) and live with our getting stronger defense and just dominate the game the way their talent warrants. So its not just Romo's fault!
~PyRHO's 22 cents
But the same problems that we have had since Wade Phillips took over the team that do not have anything to do with Tony Romo's play are still there. The biggest one I see constantly is taking accountability for your play. Yes Romo's play has cost us 2 games this year. Now I would love the coaches to step in and say publically or even bench Romo and make him accountable for his play. He doesn't need to be caudled any more. And granted we don't have the most accurate backup in Kitna but maybe Romo needs a wake up call. He has done nothing to prove that he is a superstar in this league. He may be in the top 5 with quaterbacks in yards, 300 yard games, and touchdown passes in the past 3 years but that means nothing. He has not been able to finish strong in the big games late in the season and has yet to win a playoff game. And until he can show and prove he is a star then he will not be classified with the elite quarterbacks in the league. Jerry Jones has created a Romo friendly environment for him and he has yet to thrive in it. No T.O. no Jessica, no pacman =no excuses left. Its time to lead in big games and stop talking about why you didn't show up in the games.
But as much as its the sexy pick to just put all the blame on Romo, there are other factors that contribute to this dismal start for America's team. The biggest one is Jason Garrett, our offensive coordinator. I just can't get a grasp of his play calling. We start the game off well running the ball and then every 2nd half he seems to shy away from of it letting Romo throw all over the field. Typically Romo then likes to throw into double coverage or to the best corner back on the field like sunday when he threw 16 times in the direction of a shut down corner Champ Bailey. And then with the game on the line he throw to our #4 receiver Sam Hurd. No disrespect to Hurd but there is a reason that he is our #4 for a reason. The fact they throw so many times to their best corner instead of away from him just continues to puzzle me. Also, in the final minutes of the game they have our best hands on the team in Jason Witten instead of going out to catch a ball blocking for Romo. You eliminate our best weapons and take away one of our strengths in our tight ends which is creating mismatches. They create mismatches all over the field helping themselves and the rest of the receivers get open. They do not deserve to win when they do not use their players strengths and best weapons with the game on the line. A lot of that rest squarely on Garrett not Romo's shoulders.
At the end of the first quarter of the season, you are what your record is and right now the Cowboys are mediocre team with .500 record. They do not have a swagger about them with the want to win as a team. The cowboys of the 70's and 90's had the want to win and did not let the outside world take away from what they do on the field. Yes to be a Cowboy comes with a lot but its all with how you handle the additives. And right now these Cowboys of 2000 are about to go the entire decade without winning one playoff game. They show no sense of urgency to want to win. Its time for someone with the star on their helmet to take the bull by the horn and be a leader on the team. They desperately need it.
I am going to end this on a positive note though. The one bright spot has to be the ever improving Dallas D. They are starting to show signs of improvement. The touchdown that Brandon Marshall scored I don't even blame entirely on them. The fact that in the 2nd half our offense had so many 3 and outs they were noticeably tired. But they had so many big 3rd and 4th down stops that shows hope. Wade's play calling on the defensive side of the ball should be commended if any thing and our young secondary is showing signs of future greatness. But the season is not over but its time turn it around. The Boys need to get back to their bread and butter of running the ball with Flash, Bash, and Tash (felix jones, marion barber, and Choice) and live with our getting stronger defense and just dominate the game the way their talent warrants. So its not just Romo's fault!
~PyRHO's 22 cents
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