Exactly. Running the ball or getting sacked and then punting - regardless, giving Manning the ball with a chance to win with 2 minutes to go is not going to end well for Dallas. They took their shot - it didn't work out.
Yeah, not arguing that. But for defenses this is a travesty. No way about it. No good DC is going to go back and say "We did alright!" after giving up 50 points to anyone.
Just like Game 6 of the Finals this year. LeBron goes completely insane and goes on a rampage to bring them back but then he had two turnovers in the final minute and everyone focused on that since it was relative to the situation. That is fair as long as you credit what he did prior. Romo got them in the game and took them out with that INT.
Romo critics won't look at it rationally. No clue how a lot of these fans are not bashing their pathetic defense in this game. Yeah I know they were facing Peyton but still.
It's Houston's football version of DRob-Duncan. - SA (IND) was good/great every year. - main player goes down 1 season - get #1 draft pick - draft a generational player Meanwhile, the Texans do Carr-Schaub.
The play call wasn't the issue. Max protection in that scenario is also not a given... the issue is that Romo (more often than not) fails to deliver when the game is on the line. He could have just as easily thrown that ball away (like Peyton did a few drives before that) or found another receiver or taken the sack or thrown the ball away... it was only 2nd down. I get that turnovers are part of football, but how many times has it happened at the worst possible time for Romo? You should expect a pro bowl caliber QB to make winning plays more often than not. Bottom line is that while Romo is an above average NFL QB, he chokes in the clutch by turning over the football and losing big games. Simple as that.
Well that makes sense if you're talking about Romo throughout his career. Doesn't make sense to bash him for this particular game. Period
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It's crazy...Raiders have allowed the least amount of points to Denver (37) so far this season. I wonder what the spread will be next week for when they play the Jaguars...lol...
I have to say...as soon as the cowboys took the lead...I knew that Manning would drive down the field... and score a TD...then I had to step away from the TV...and in my head....i knew that Tony Romo would find a way to lose this game...Sorry Cowgirls...we know the feeling
I don't remember Schaub having such a big game. It just goes to show you that these guys are very much in the same class. I know when we first got Matt and had Kid Shanny calling the plays they had a high flying offense that scored all over the place.
A career is made by the totality of games played. Great careers are remembered by great moments in big games. There's no way around that. Romo has a great feel for the game, but for whatever reason in late-game, pressure situations he focuses on 'not making mistakes' instead of making winning plays. Coach Dungy just said as much. It's definitely psychological. Today was no different. He played great for 58 minutes, but completely blew it when his team needed him to sustain a final drive to win at home in a big game. There's a reason why we're always talking about Romo and Schaub when it comes to choking in the clutch. There's also a reason why we aren't talking about Brady, Rodgers, Brees, Montana and Steve Young being chokers. Does this mean they didn't make mistakes to lose games??? Of course they did... but they're also winners whose legacy is known more for being champions. There's a reason for that.
