It could come down to benching him to prove a point. We can’t do that until we get a decent QB that is capable of winning games.

plus, Jerry is going to pay a franchise qb 11 million per year, and 2 of the highest paid WRs in the league to only involve them in less than 50% of the plays?

Yeah, that will never happen…Jerry would never allow it.

and he’ll never bring a championship to Dallas.
He doesn’t have the patience,self control or motivation
to get better.
He’s not the answer….he’s a turnover waiting to happen……
Maybe we should start calling Tony……T.O. (Turnover)

BTW….Our OLine is a good run blocking line
Pass blocking…Not very good at all.

mentality is fine by me. But you’ve got to realize that we’re going to need a consistently dominant defense because we will score an average of 17 points a game. Strong special teams play is also necessary. Did you all forget, running the ball and holding the huge edge in time of possession was the game plan in the playoff game against the Giants last year. Yet our defense gave up a quick touchdown before halftime. Special teams gave up a critical return in the 2nd half and the defense could not limit the damage to just a field goal. This defense has never been the shutdown type and it’s lack of consistent play is as mind blowing as Romo’s errant throws.

When he was palyng well, he got rid of the ball quickly or made some extra time by scrambling before slinging the ball down the field or just took off. This year it seemed like he tried to be a pocket passer too much and his decision making suffered. Time to shcakle his inner Tom Brady and unleash the real Tony Romo

Tony is like an untamed maverick who if left free to do what he wants will become very wild at times and its because he’s one of those rare athletes who really wants the ball in their hands and wants to win the game when the game is on the line. The problem is this isn’t basketball where one player, ie Jordon, can push his teammates to the side with 30 seconds left and win the game. In football you absolutely need 10 other players to perform their jobs as well.

In big games, Tony tends to try to put the game on his back and win it by himself…thats really what I love about the kid…he has a competitiveness and fire in his belly to win like no other. Just because he doesn’t go ballistic during press conferences doesn’t mean he doesn’t take losing very hard, some guys deal with losses better than others.

The bottom line is that the Cowboys don’t need to bring in another player to push Romo because they’re not going to find a better QB than him, what they need to do is bring in a coach like Parcells that will tame him and try to control his impulsive tendencies to win games by himself. Romo doesn’t need to be shackled, he just needs to be controlled and tamed. Its obvious Garrett or Wade didn’t do that with Tony, after Parcells left his wild side slowing began to rear it ugly head. We need a coach who will constantly prevent that wild side from appearing too much, especially in bigger game where Tony thinks its all on him.

Romo is a special player capable of making very special plays that can win championships, but he also needs that liontamer to crack the whip on him when he starts getting a little bit too wild and undisciplined. Garrett if he stays has to become that guy or we have to hire a guy to become that guy.

this is Romo’s last year to prove himself.

With our 3 headed moster in (MBIII,Cat,Choice) we should be running 35+ times a game….throwing 20+ times a game…Think NYG and Carolina………..Ball control, 3 step drops, rythmic short and intermediate pass plays, and TO in the slot with RWII and Austin outside…..with much use of TE’s and RB’s on check downs……it’s an easy solution to our problems……..

IF some how , some way, Jerry and Wade could entice Mike Shanahan into coming here just to coach the offense (which i think he would do) this whole problem would go away…Cuz obviously 2 career back up QB’s(Garrett & Wilson) aren’t getting through to Romo….Shanahan loves Romo, and would hone his skills and help him progress, and play smarter sound football.

I really think Romo has the physical tools to be a great quarterback. I’m really concerned he doesn’t have the mental make up to be one. Not to he’s not intelligent; quite the contrary. Learning an NFL offense would probably be a big undertaking for us out here.

But he very relaxed attitude isn’t what makes for a great QB. Yes, I want him to enjoy the game and not lose that enthusiasm, but sometimes he needs to be less play ground and more office. There is a time to act like the world is your oyster and there is a time to act like this is life and death. He doesn’t have the attitude that football is important enough to truly get worked up about. That’s fine in our civilian desk jobs, for the QB of an NFL team it won’t work.

So while I do believe he’ll find a slightly higher degree of success than he’s had so far, he won’t ever be a champion until he decides he wants to put everything else aside and devote his life to that goal. Being of single mind with football is critical. He can’t spend a few months honing his golf game in the off season to qualify for the US Open. He has to dedicate himself to winning with the Cowboys.

I’d like to think he has it in him and will maybe draw that aspect of his personality out this year. Who knows. But until he finds that fire, the results we have seen the last two years are probably not going to change in regards to his play and laziness with the football.

funny though……

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=9433EF4C-E123-D1CB-AF15808A397F7858

Terry will defend Romo til he goes down in flames..I love Romo, but i’m also objective and able to critic him when he’s not playing to the standards he’s already established for himself…In fact, the most disheartening news i’ve heard all year is how many of his teammates have come forward questioning his devotion and work ethics….And from his in game play, sideline demeanor, and post game interviews…I have every reason to believe he hadn’t taken the steps forward needed to build on a foundation laid to make him a better QB or leader…………..That’s the last thing i wanted to hear in a season that totally ripped away my insides put me in a serious state of depression….

I’m just saying Tony Romo is not ready to carry the Cowboys to the Superbowl next year. And maybe he shouldn’t be asked to shoulder the responsibility.

A season or two being restricted as a busdriver QB might force him to better himself. As it is, just like Terry keeps parroting, Romo seems to be hoping that everyone around him gets better so he can have “some fun out there.”

He’s got great skills and superb instincts, but I think he’s let the praise get to his head.

If you can’t gain 4 yards with a 225lb RB, behind a line averaging 330lbs, two TE’s listed at 265lbs, and a fullback pushing 250lbs….then you shouldn’t be calling plays in the NFL.

Founding members know who they are.

He plain and simple is more physically talented than mentally. He doesn’t learn. He forces himself to get away with the risky throw under pressure regardless of the consequences. He admitted so much when asked about his golf game…..going into the final round, ahead on the leaderboard he refuses to lay up and manage the green. Then as pressure is mounting, his lead surmounted ,he continues to force shots rather than play it safe.

His thoughts, expressed to Cowboys writer, was that he wants to make himself perform under those situations to prepare himself mentally for similar situations in football.

There are two ways to look at this of course;

A. You want your QB to play confident and take chances.
B. You want your QB to play it safe, minimize risks to manage the game.

Romo has made the cliche comment (after a win) that he’s just taking what the defense gives him. That’s not always true. In big games, late in the year he is more prone to take more than he’s being given.

I don’t believe there are any options at QB outside of the current roster, starting over is foolish at this point. But if this team is ever going to live up to expectations – The time shackle Romois now. Make him play within himself until he can be trusted thru December into January. If you just go back to 2003, when he got some time against the Cardinals he was making the same mistakes then that he’s making today. The only difference was a coach that wouldn’t put up with it.

http://www.dallasdesperados.com/docs/scouting_report_romo.html

“I don’t think he was much different than the others when they went in,” Parcells said. “He missed a sight adjust and decided to make that impulse throw down there in the red zone. When the play called was open he didn’t throw it. I don’t know what he was looking at. You’d have to ask him that.”

Consistency is key for any quarterback, but especially a young quarterback trying to make a name for himself. After completing his first three passes Saturday, Romo had three-straight incompletions. He did respond immediately, however, connecting with tight end Jason Witten on fourth-and-10 for 20 yards and a first down.

But, then came the interception and the Cowboys last hope at avoiding their first preseason shutout since 1994.

“It was just impulse play and that’s what I’m trying to get away from,” Romo said. “Coach Parcells talks about it, he doesn’t want the impulse throws and that’s exactly what it was. It was just a bonehead mistake and I’ve got to learn from it. He chewed me out pretty good.”

5 years later…..still boneheaded…..hmmmm…

Ben gets away with it having that defense to bail him out….

Cutler is obviously home watching the playoffs from the couch but he’s progressing. Before Shanahan got fired I think he would have matured next season – now it’s in the air. Making proclomations that he’s got a better arm than whatever QB is immature and definitely and “dumb” indicator.

But along the same lines, Jake Plummer was exactly what we’re talking about here, great athleticism but could not learn from his mistakes and take care of the ball.

If were up to you who would you draft Rhett Bomar, Graham Harrell, or Chase Daniels?

Bomar has to be the most overated i’ve seen in many years…….

Daniels is the grittiest, but too short……..but he’s a football player..and i’d take a shot at him if still there in rounds 6-7..