i swear i saw crayton open a couple of times
i was banking on him having a good game but romo looked nervous out there
and he rushed alot of throws
choice is a monster however and he is a big reason we got into the red zone those few times
romo’s best throw was the td pass to owens which was a phenomenal throw and catch but thats really it
i wonder if it was the wind, the cold, or even the lack-of-splint
but one thing i know is that if this was played in texas stadium we would’ve won easily
its not the end of the the world..i hated how the steelers players were intentionally trying to hurt our players but w/e its their crappy field and their house
i have confidence against the giants…honestly the team that scares me is the ravens but i think we can outscore them

should Jerry draft Romo’s eventual replacement? it’s time to start looking at the future cause Romo is no the answer. He proved it w/o a shadow of a doubt in Pittsburgh. He gift wrapped that game for them. Also, he never looks for RoY Williams. I was at the Washington and San Fran games and Roy was open a bunch of times, yet Romo was always looking for TO or Witten.
Romo isn’t the guy to get Dallas anywhere. Time to start grooming.

that kind of behavior is taking us.

It’s bad enough that a player (any player!) can get hurt in the course of a game without worrying about getting deliberately injured. There has to be a balance between hard hitting and obvious attempts to cripple another human being.

After the Eagles handed us our *sses I was naturally pulling for the Steelers but I will say that your defense was the best I’ve seen in years yesterday. And Choice proved he is ready to start. I’m not sure what is going on between Romo and his receivers though. Could this possibly be a result of bad coaching? Or maybe Witten is more injured than we think. It’s hard to believe a guy that good could be so out of sync with his quarterback.

Anyway next week’s game should be a gutsy affair. I’m certainly not overconfident about the outcome.

I agree 100% with this post. Whether it was mental or physical this team “again” did not have the ability to finish the game. Which confirms the philosophy you “You play the game, like you practice the game”.

I watched the game an as much as I was frustrated with Some of what Romo did, I have to say under duress you can’t see the whole field. The Steelers knew that if they forced Romo out of his comfort zone he immediately is going to look for Witten first, Barber second an maybe if he has time T.O 3rd.

With Barber out of the game you can see Witten gained double to triple team at times, but he was so locked in he rarely looked for other Recv. Now credit has to be given to the Steelers D, they didn’t give him much time. there were a few plays where people where wide open but yet he decide to try an force the throw. With all that being said I still had confidence that we could have came back to win the game even after the last INT an I believe that because Romo has proven that he can bring Dallas back even when he has had horrible games. I still believe Romo’s best years are still ahead of him but its going to take some more seasoning before we can truly label him the next______ (fill in the blank)

any of the game, but listened to the Pittsburgh feed for most of the 2nd half. Dallas committed quite a few dumb penalties down the stretch when it looked as if the Steelers basically wanted to hand us the game with that 4th & 1 drive.

Of course, here come the ‘December collapse’ articles — first thing I see on FoxSports this morning, yulk.

Can Dallas still afford 1 loss with the remaing 3 games?

I think the Cowboys defense has improved greatly of late – but it’s Achilles heel all year has been giving up long 3rd down plays. We just seem to let teams off the hook. Despite this loss, I’m still optimistic this team will make a run in the playoffs. The offensive line looked good yesterday, opening holes nobody in the NFL has been able to do against a great Steeler D. But it’s the defense that now looks to be the strength of this team! If we can get consistent on both sides of the ball, we can win out.

Yea, I’m still that optimistic.

when Romo had major tunnel vision and was forcing things. He learned from that game, and hopefully he’ll learn from this game.

This was a tough game on the road that we had won, period. Even after the steelers score, it is 13-13 with two minutes left, all we need is a drive and a FG to seal the deal.

First play from scrimmage, Romo throws a pick six. Didn’t these guys just have 10 days to practice? This team was down to its last chance and blew it and I don’t know if Romo was to blame for all the passing woes but he sure didn’t look sharp.

I was really hoping for that complete game to put this team over the top but instead, they found another way to lose.

the Steelers defense did what they’ve done all year, make the other teams qb look mediocre. Props to your defense and a tough game played, but the Steelers wanted it more. Not much of a surprise to me, we’ve owned you guys since the 70’s!

Does Romo know he’s playing in the NFL? His second interception he threw happened exactly the same way as one his preivous games. I think it was against Cincinatti. I know NFL players, unlike normal people, can’t deal with distractions, but NFL players are smart.
And did you see Romo walk off the field smiling after Holland was lying face down? The OL fraternity was around him. I want to shove a football down his grinning mouth.

It still breaks my heart when Dallas loses that way. That loss was up there with when Dallas was up on Washington the whole game and Santanna Moss bombs won them the game.

This one hurt as much as last years Giants loss. I feel optimistic about the heart we showed as a defense but cannot say that i am confident we will see the playoffs . This Offense needs to shake itself and this d needs to stay consistent if we have any chance at the tournament. I hope it happens cause i really need to exhale. Time to break out the Patron.

in the backfield. Has it worked all year??? It’s pretty pathetic that you need to have your #1 Wr in the backfield to get him the ball.

I am so sick of Garrett and his play calling.

On another topic…..I was pleased to see Flozell have a good game. He shut down Harrison the entire game. The only sack was when he came from the other side. I believe that was the play Romo fumbled.

I’ve said before that Romo gives me hope, because of his ability to make something out of nothing. But at the same time, he has some major limitations and it requires a very astute offensive coordinator to minimize those weaknesses.

For instance, he is only 6’2" and he’s playing behind a very tall offensive line. It’s tough for him to see over them and into the middle range routes when he is standing in the pocket and his linemen are being stood up and pushed back into his face. How many times yesterday did you lose sight of him as the pocket began to break down? The problem is exacerbated by the fact that he is somewhat spindly and not the big hoss that Manning, Brady Ben, etc. are and loses the ball rather easily on contact. So, Garrett needs to move him around, vary his drop depth and maybe go to a no huddle sometimes just to change things up.

Also, he’s not all that accurate yet (please, don’t give me completion perentages, that isn’t what I am talking about). If you watch his passes into the flat and on hard outs, his tosses sail on him a bit. Choice missed out on being able to break more big runs off of checkdowns because he had to adjust to the ball. Roy Williams needs a bullet thrown at him on the 12-yard out, not an arcing pass with loft. He has to get stronger.

Finally, his decision making has got to improve, we all know that. That part, has to come from good coaching and his own personal development. This offseason, I think he needs to worry less about throwing from funky angles and worry about how to protect the ball and give his team a chance. If you look at the major step Peyton had to take to get over the hump, it was his goal HE set for himself to reduce his INT’s to 8. It was that season that they finally beat NE and won the Super Bowl. more importantly, it was a display of mental toughness from the guy who just set the passing TD record. It will take that kind of personal commitment from Romo to reach the top. I, for one, think he can do it.

Romo can’t hit the broad side of a barn. He has “no-hand’ as George Castanza put it. All the great offensive weapons the Cowboys have, and we have "no-hand”. With Tony throwing wounded ducks over the heads of his recievers we have no chance at all. Looking forward to the draft at this point.

Choice looked very good.

Bayless just called Romo a “Conscience-less flinger”.

He also said Big Ben is the anti-Romo. The guy who finds a way to make a play when his team needs him to.

Pitt kicks off out of bounce, instead of putting a drive together, we go three and out

The 47 bomb and the touch on the punt added up to 80+ yards That is the difference in playing the 4th quarter near the Pittsburgh goal line verse playing near the Dallas goal line. Field postion in this type of game is everything. Take away either of those two plays and Dallas wins this game and we are not discussing Romo’s 4th quarter pick.

Romo made some plays in the 3rd quarter when Dallas took control of the game. Overall he had a bad game; when asked to win the game in the 4th quarter he made bad reads and bad throws. His first quarter was not one for the books either. Once a player gets a rep for not performing in big games then any gaff is seen as hard proof, while if the rep is they are clutch then any gaff is seen as an aberation.

The Cowboys have three must win December games coming up. The team has a solid defense, a good offensive line, a good running game and quality receivers. Unless special teams gives away games then it is going to come down to play at the QB position.

If his reputation holds true and he under performs under presure then Dallas will not win enough of them to make the playoffs. I for one think he has been labeled way too early in his career and looking forward to these games and a Cowboy playoff win in the desert or Chicago

Is that ….was Green Bay not a big game last year?

Or the two Giants games.

I don’t think this is just on Romo either, it was the same way with Peyton Manning when he couldn’t get them to the Super Bowl.

Oh, brother.

How about the 5 friggin turnovers. How many times can you put your defense in a bad positions. The defense was not responsible for this loss.

If Romo has even a mediocre game, Dallas wins. Pretty cut and dry.

Hey Wmillion…
If you don’t mind, I’d like to take a crack at your question about what quarterbacks I would take over Romo. I think the 2008 Dallas Cowboys would have a better chance of reaching the Super Bowl with the following quarterbacks instead of Tony Romo:

Eli Manning-Carried by the running game and D
Donovan McNabb- can’t stay healthy, they were ready to kick out of philly 3 games ago
Aaron Rodgers-losing record as a starter????
Matt Ryan-body of work to small, Romo has a better record this season
Drew Brees-Didn’t he just lose the game for NO vs TB two weeks ago. Throws for a ton of yards, but Romo over the same out of games more TD’s less picks.
Tom Brady-I’d take Tom
Peyton Manning-I’d take Peyton
Ben Roethlisberger-NO way, in more games, he has more picks, fewer TD’s, and fewer yards then Romo..