in a way yes and on the other hand not the whole problem.I think it starts at the top and that is with Jones from bad decisions to a coach that imo does not have what it take to take his team to the next level.Yes Tony is more in the shape of a Danny White, average to good but not the qb to take you to a superbowl.......ck
The biggest problem in my opinion is neither Romo or Jerry Jones, although both have their days when they do stupid stuff. As far as Romo goes, there are a lot worse QB's that you can run out there. Is he a superstar, no, he probably gets too much hype.
To be a big time team, you have to make big plays in clutch situations. Defensively, they don't do that. They don't make big stops. To me, that starts with the coach and the attitude, of which neither is acceptable.
HW
To be a big time team, you have to make big plays in clutch situations. Defensively, they don't do that. They don't make big stops. To me, that starts with the coach and the attitude, of which neither is acceptable.
HW
T.O. led the NFL in TD receptions in 2001, 2002 and 2006. However Larry Fitzgerald and Calvin Johnson led the nfl in 2008 and of course Randy Moss led the NFL in 2007 with 23 for the all time single season record. T.O. is nothing but a self centered Jerk and that makes him one of the reasons the Cowboys haven't won a playoff game in many years. Tony
Romo isn't an elite QB and He never will be until He learns how to perform in Big games ! So far He is a joke in big games. I doubt He has the discipline to ever become a great QB. How do you spell overrated ?
Romo is easily in the top half of starting QBs and paid reasonably. He is one out of 22 starters. Put a good team around and he will help them reach a good record, which he has proven the past three years
I wouldn't call that a problem. But for those who won't accept anything less than a Super Bowl, he would be a problem
I wouldn't call that a problem. But for those who won't accept anything less than a Super Bowl, he would be a problem
Romo was the reason the Giants scored 14 points. It isn't that he misses on his passes, he is way off when does.
Also, Roy Williams has to be one of the more overrated players at WR. I thought he was overrated out of Texas and he has proven it, year after year. He has good measureables, but has a heart the size of a peanut.
Kermit, more than half the teams in the league have starting QBs that haven't won a single playoff game. And that number will go up when Delhomme is benched. Even Pennington and Brees have only won once
To call Romo the problem means you either have extremely high standards or really don't understand what the other options are out there. The QBs that have won multiple postseason games is pretty small, McNabb or Vick, Warner and Favre, the Manning's, the guys in New England and Pittsburgh, Hasselbeck and Rivers. I would rather have Romo than a few of those, and a few not listed might be better. So the question is, who should the Cowboys have at QB? Do the people who voted yes really think the Cowboys should have drafted Brady Quinn?
To call Romo the problem means you either have extremely high standards or really don't understand what the other options are out there. The QBs that have won multiple postseason games is pretty small, McNabb or Vick, Warner and Favre, the Manning's, the guys in New England and Pittsburgh, Hasselbeck and Rivers. I would rather have Romo than a few of those, and a few not listed might be better. So the question is, who should the Cowboys have at QB? Do the people who voted yes really think the Cowboys should have drafted Brady Quinn?
Tom brings up good points here.
One thing I will say is that the next year or two are key in his career. If he is truly an average QB, once the league makes their adjustments to stop you, then he will begin to suffer. The good to great QB's stay ahead of the curve and make adjustments to the league's adjustments. Part of this also falls upon the offensive coordinator as well, but look at Eli Manning and how much better he is now than he was a few years ago.
Another thing is that public perception of him is a bit out of control - the dropped snap in the playoffs really turned people against him - should he have caught the snap, of course, but things happen sometimes, and in all reality, he should not even have been out there anyway. People forget that he almost scored on that play, and then what kind of a hero he would have been if he did. Dating Jessica Simpson and Carrie Underwood and going to Mexico before the playoffs have all been big headlines - what other QB faces that kind of scrutiny? Brady possibly, but that's it. Big Ben was accused of rape and that isn't nearly the story in the public eye.
My point is that the rest of the team, coaching staff, etc. hasn't really put him in a spot yet that is fair to judge his performance. He has played 2 playoff games in 3 full years of starting at QB - one game he should have won, and the other wasn't his fault that they lost. They had 11 penalties that game, and Patrick Crayton dropped a sure TD that would have been the decider. In those 2 playoff games, 1 interception, and that was on the last play against the Giants on 4th down where he was trying to win them the game.
Come back to me in 2-3 years and ask the same question. Bigger problems right now:
Defense
Coach
WR play
One thing I will say is that the next year or two are key in his career. If he is truly an average QB, once the league makes their adjustments to stop you, then he will begin to suffer. The good to great QB's stay ahead of the curve and make adjustments to the league's adjustments. Part of this also falls upon the offensive coordinator as well, but look at Eli Manning and how much better he is now than he was a few years ago.
Another thing is that public perception of him is a bit out of control - the dropped snap in the playoffs really turned people against him - should he have caught the snap, of course, but things happen sometimes, and in all reality, he should not even have been out there anyway. People forget that he almost scored on that play, and then what kind of a hero he would have been if he did. Dating Jessica Simpson and Carrie Underwood and going to Mexico before the playoffs have all been big headlines - what other QB faces that kind of scrutiny? Brady possibly, but that's it. Big Ben was accused of rape and that isn't nearly the story in the public eye.
My point is that the rest of the team, coaching staff, etc. hasn't really put him in a spot yet that is fair to judge his performance. He has played 2 playoff games in 3 full years of starting at QB - one game he should have won, and the other wasn't his fault that they lost. They had 11 penalties that game, and Patrick Crayton dropped a sure TD that would have been the decider. In those 2 playoff games, 1 interception, and that was on the last play against the Giants on 4th down where he was trying to win them the game.
Come back to me in 2-3 years and ask the same question. Bigger problems right now:
Defense
Coach
WR play
