Is anyone in the Media going to acknowledge that even when healthy this year he still was below average. 5 tds 7ints in 4 games. Maybe Jerrah needs to think about a Qb with that low pick they are sure to have.
Dallas window is closing fast. Not one megdia source is giving us
The Tony played like crap line. If this was Eli we would be hearing how he is done.
I'm not a CFB guy either but from what I have read there really ins't a true consensus #1 pick QB right now. Keep in mind that that is often the case for this time of year and as we get closer to the draft there will likely be a QB who becomes the favorite to be the #1 pick.
And while Romo is at his best when running around and improvising, as we've seen the last couple years, the beatings are catching up to him
Right now they phil 4th overall yet have a ton of dollars allocated to Romo. I have no idea how they will get under the cap without restructuring him or Dez, etc again.
yesterday they struggled in run blocking. Even before the game was out of hand. was that CAR D or Cowboys OL? Or both?
I once thought Carolina was massively overrated, but the more I see them the more fundamentally sound they are in the trenches (and other spots). Only WR seems like a weakness for them.
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a QB this offseason. Let's just hope the Cowboys do something stupid and trade for Johnny Manziel rather than draft a potential franchise QB with their likely top 5 pick.
Right now they phil 4th overall yet have a ton of dollars allocated to Romo. I have no idea how they will get under the cap without restructuring him or Dez, etc again.
Jerry will do what he always does. He will likely cut Carr and then extend/restructure Romo/Witten/Smith/Lee etc pushing even more dead money into the future.
I remember when they had a sick front 7 against us a few years ago and started like all undrafted FAs in the secondary and we thought we were going to light them up. They owned us. I think from that year on they have just gotten better and better as a defensive unit.
Agreed.
I get the stats aren't great, but sample size, sample size, sample size.
If the media decided to focus on this, they'd be wasting energy on crap.
Have our Giants made any QB look bad this year?
Good post OP. I was thinking about posting something similar. Romo played in less than 4 games and still threw more picks than Eli has in 10 full games. Yet, and you're right, nobody calls Romo out for his crappy play. However, Eli is still considered inconsitent. MJD just stated the old, "Which Eli will we see line?" (I'll provide link below). I think I'd have to go back to last year's SF game when Eli had a bad game (3 interceptions). It's mind boggling how people get this wrong.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-york-giants/0ap3000000587142/Week-12-Power-Rankings - ( New Window )
http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-york-giants/0ap3000000587304/Giants-vs-Redskins-Preview - ( New Window )
Of course not. It was just a notation. But if you'd like it removed, sure:
3-1 vs.
0-7
This is a silly conversation (the whole thread, not your contribution there)
He looked rusty, and tentative last week......he obviously was trying to protect that shoulder.....when you play, while thinking protect, it takes away from your game....and there is a huge difference in playing Miami, vs Carolina....
When Romo is healthy, he is always a threat.....but all the hits he has taken over the years are taking their toll.....his back is one good hit away from possibly ending his career....I give the guy kudos for coming back too early....the team, and mainly Jerruh, were counting on him....
But now, even a healthy Romo, at the start of next year, will be a huge question mark.....he will be ok, at the start of the season, but it's just a question of time before the accumulation of the hits from the season, start to add up, and limit his play.....
I get the stats aren't great, but sample size, sample size, sample size.
If the media decided to focus on this, they'd be wasting energy on crap.
Agree with you on sample size, but what a silly incoherent qualifier in your title. He didnt finish week 2 at Philly either. In two of his four starts his offense scored 10 points or less. And Eli/TC gave them the game in week 1.
Bottom line is while I like Romo as a person/player, he has a hairline fracture in a non-throwing shoulder. If the team was at all competitive, he would play through this. Eli.. would play through this.
But Dallas has made a business decision to tank -- better to give your fanbase hope for next season that if healthy you have a good team, than to give them more reality kicks to the nuts like yesterday afternoon. A game that ... at home on a short week... with Romo and Dez... saw another team come in and kick the living crap out of them (33-6 late in the 3rd)
Bottom line is while I like Romo as a person/player, he has a hairline fracture in a non-throwing shoulder. If the team was at all competitive, he would play through this. Eli.. would play through this.
That's the bottom line...a QB with a fractured collarbone should be suiting up?
Fuck Dallas. They were woefully prepared for the season and completely blindsided by the romo injury. They handled things terribly. Done. Bye bye.
Dallas has made a business decision to tank and give their fans hope that if only Romo and Dez could stay healthy this is a superbowl team.
I dont blame them though - at 3-8 and fresh off as thorough an ass-pounding as i've seen this year, what's the point in risking him further injury.
He played poorly yesterday, versus a very good defense. It's gonna happen.
Romo has most mortgaged contract in the NFL, multiple re-dos to create Cap room. Salary next year is $8.5M but Cap number is $20.1M. Stark.
Actually he did. How do you think the Giants D look so good early in that game. Romo was throwing picks and missing guys left and right in that game. The problem was the Giants offense was even worse in that game.
MJD is too busy stuffing his face with bon bons to notice he's wrong.
All due respect to Romo's toughness, the media Cowboy love was totally absurd. In fact, all the hype of Dallas running the table must have been stipulated by the networks trying to build up the game. No football fan worth their salt thought Romo and the Cowboys were going to run table. I certainly didn't think they would win yesterday against Carolina.
No idea how they came up with that conclusion, but when the group thought is along those lines, you can understand how it might be frustrating to have decent football discussions here.
Just ask anyone who doesn't live in Dallas. Its funny, in Dallas they have a much more "balanced" opinion of him. Its just the national media.
But I am actually ashamed of myself talking Dallas and Romo on Nov 28th when my team is in the race and they are not.
So should all of you...
I still think Jerry Jones (at least in his own mind) needs to win now, based on possible cap issues they will have in the future, as well as Jones's age. So I think the Cowboys will make moves based on both imperatives.
Everyone knows that Jerrah lusted after Manziel in that draft, and had to be talked out of drafting him. In JJ's mind, Johnny Football would be the perfect heir to the Cowboys QB position; he would flourish behind that offensive line. Manziel would also be marketing gold, he'd make JJ a ton of cash. Cleveland might bite on a 2nd round draft choice to trade him, and based on Dallas's record, that should be a really good 2nd.
Another short term fix would be getting a real replacement for Murray. I think Dallas would look at getting Ezekiel Elliott (Ohio State), to do that, should their draft choice be high enough.
Do both, and you have a solid replacement for Romo (who is likely to get injured again), and a solidified running game. That should be enough to get them in real playoff contention next year.
kind of one of those rhetoricals...
QB for the Cowboys is like what center fielder for the Yankees used to be. He would sell a ton of tickets to Jerry World, and a ton of jerseys and other Dallas merchandise.
Add in the at the national Cowboy fanbase, and yeah, Football America would care. The national media would talk about him daily, just as they do with Romo now...because of ratings.
I believe he was just demoted to 3rd string on the Cleveland Browns. So he has a bit of work ahead of him...