Terrell Owens most indispensable player on the Dallas Cowboys
by Brandon Worley on Jul 22, 2008 2:33 PM CDT
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PrintLast week TH posted about DC.com's Mr. Indispensable, and how his is Tony Romo.
According to ESPN's Jeffri Chadiha, Owens is the #3 most indispensable player in the league behind Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Just a few years ago he was one of the most hated players in the league, ostracized by the media and it was widely publicized that the Eagles would be a much better team without him. As BTB regular doomsday would say, the transformation is complete. After years of being thought of as a locker room cancer it has become painfully obvious how critical he is to the Cowboys' success. If he was healthy at the end of the year in 2007 who knows how things might have gone in January.
Chadiha says that without Owens life gets a whole lot tougher for Romo and Co.
Terrell Owens, WR, Dallas
Say what you will about T.O. and his controversial history, but you have to admit this much: He's the key to that high-powered offense in Dallas. We saw that much when a high ankle sprain made him ineffective in an NFC divisional playoff loss to the New York Giants. When Owens is healthy, he makes life easier on tight end Jason Witten, wide receiver Patrick Crayton and quarterback Tony Romo. When he's off the field, the Cowboys' passing game isn't nearly as scary ... and neither is the rest of that team.
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Imagine that.
Glenn still has to sign the Cowboys' injury waiver in order for him to play this year or they will cut him. The longer this has gone on the more I understand the Cowboys' point; if Glenn was so certain about the health of his knee he wouldn't hesitate signing the waiver for one last chance to win a Super Bowl.
Wade Phillips says "get your ring finger ready." Whoa there, partner. Let's just win a playoff game first.
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Romo and T.O. are pretty close
to being equally as indispensable, just like IMO Brady and Moss are the most indispensable to the Pats.
In Romo we Trust
Romo
but I kind of agree with Spagnola that the QB shouldn’t really be considered, it is almost a given that he’s the most indispensable, and the real question is who is next most indispensable. For Chadiha to actually say T.O. is more indispensable than Romo doesn’t make any sense to me; there’s no question to me that without Romo everything changes. But after Romo, T.O. and Witten are huge, and so are Ware and Newman and Barber and Hamlin (including for his D-QB role), but I’d have to go with Flow, because if Tony’s blind side isn’t well protected and he doesn’t have time to throw the ball, it doesn’t matter so much who is on the receiving end, and the depth behind Flow is totally untested. Spags says, “Lose Adams, and while he still is vitally important, at least the Cowboys would have the ability to slide Leonard Davis from guard to left tackle, even if it’s not his best position.” It’s a good point. But still, Flow is one of, if not the, best at his position, and that protection is prerequisite for everything else on offense. Overall I think it’s actually a really close call between all the guys behind Romo. But I’d say Romo #1, Flow #2, TO #3…
good analysis Scott, I agree
I don’t think Free is quite ready to take on the league’s elite pass rushers yet and while Davis is an all pro guard, he’s a mediocre tackle at best.
In Romo we Trust
+1
True we saw how good Brady looked with pressure in his face.. You take an All-NFL left tackle away and the game is totally different..
"You can't win until you're not afraid to lose"
Davis will NEVER play Tackle again
And thats a good thing, he has the measureables for a tackle, but not the footwork to play the position and if you spent any time watching Cardinal games, it was clear, tackle was not the position for him.
Flozell is not even close to being the best at his position, he belongs in the second tier of left tackles in the league.
The answer is T.O or Witten, without a healthy Terry Glenn on the other side, if one of those two guys are lost for any length of time, teams will just double the other, Crayton, Hurd and Austin scare nobody. Brad Johnson could move this offense if Romo goes down, although the Offense wont be forcing deep balls as much. With Hudson Houck coaching this offensive line, our running game will be more productive and consistant on first and second down, that alone will help the passing game if Romo was lost with an injury, since the offense will be spending less time in third and long.
no way Johnson could equal Romo's production
our offense would be mediocre at best, and thats with MB3 and the Cat running wild.
In Romo we Trust
We dont have to equal Romo's production
Our defense with the additions of Pacrat, Jenkins,Scandrick and Thomas and the fact its the econd year of this Phillips defense, we dont and shouldn’t have to depend on the offense to outscore our liabilities on defense. Two of the three liabilities are gone(Reeves and Jones) and the third(Roy) is spending more and more time on the bench. Last year with Romo at the helm, this team spent far too many times in third and long, our Line will be alot better running the ball. We need more balance on offense, we could survive on offense with Johnson running the offense, but losing T.O or Witten, because of Glenn’s injury and no speed on the other side, Romo would be trying to force balls into spaces that he shouldn’t. I’ll take a veteran in Johnson, because if T.O or Witten are lost, you’ll see the turnovers increase with Romo at the helm because he’d be trying to do too much. I’m not interesed having a Brett favre gunslinger back there making mistake that cost you games, and Romo forces ball into spaces too many times. Losing T.O or Witten is a bigger loss than Romo during a season, but we all hope we dont lose anyone on offense.
Finally
Some common sense. Dilfer could run this offense if the Defense is as good as advertised. I’m not saying I prefer Johnson over a healthy Romo – I like at least some offensive fireworks but Defense wins championships so long as the bus driver can keep it between the lines.
Romo’s ability to escape and improvise was only masking the reasons he HAD TO escape and improvise.
you make no sense
the reason a qb has to escape and improvise is because his protection breaks down, you give Romo a clean pocket, he’ll slice you up just like Brady and Manning.
Also, bus driver qbs are no longer capable of winning championships, the days of Dilfer and Johnson winning SBs are long gone.
The last 5 SB qbs all have been play making qbs, Brady, Roethlisberger, and the Manning brothers.
In Romo we Trust
Romo
Had a clean pocket a lot last season.. Romo did a lot less scrambling last year then in the previous year.
Our Line is the best in league, hands down, and will only be better with another year together..
"You can't win until you're not afraid to lose"
exactly
you’ll never see Romo scramble or improvise if he has a clean pocket, unless nobody is open is rarely the case as T.O. and Witten are almost always open.
If our OL plays better this season, and I agree they are the best OL in the league, Romo puts up better numbers this season barring injury, I’m looking at 4500+ yds and 40+ TDs.
In Romo we Trust
Plus Romo gets the ball out quick
One thing I noticed last season was how quick he was from snap to release. He didn’t take long to read the defense and go through his progressions, and his actual release was rapid, one quick step forward and throw.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on Jul 23, 2008 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
But no one gets a clean pocket
that much anymore. The better lines provide it most of the time, but there will always be breakdowns either due to great coverage, OL mistakes or well executed blitzes. That’s when Romo pays off in spades.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
I don't know dunk
Other than the SB, I rarely ever saw Brady or Manning operate without a clean pocket.
In Romo we Trust
I'm glad you said during the season
because there is absolutely no way we could win the playoffs with Johnson, absolutely no way. Defense and a good running game will only get you so far, in the playoffs your qb better make plays or you’ll lose, its that simple.
And Brad Johnson is no where near a play making qb.
That being said, I still say we’d be hard pressed to go better than 9-7 without Romo.
In Romo we Trust
2nd Tier
Behind who?
I can only think of one LT that is hands down better then Flo.. That is Walter Jones.
"You can't win until you're not afraid to lose"
here's another, jonathan Ogden, and he just retired
Pace, Jones and Ogden are and were elite Tackles, Flozell is behind them.
Ogden
Wasn’t better then Flo last year, neither was pace. Are you talking about the current NFL or 2 years ago?
If your are saying Tier 1 is only going to have one guy in it, then I can agree, but Flo is the 2nd best Tackle in the league right now.
"You can't win until you're not afraid to lose"
pass blocking
Flow may not be the best in run blocking, but I think he’s in the top tier in pass blocking which is absolutely critical for everything else to work.
tru dat
we”ve seen games without FLO,(offense looked bad, seemed like nobody was blocking),seen games without T.O.(offense much slower,not too productive),
got a taste of Romo being out of the game(barely get a first down),
its obvious that we need everybody in place, in order to fullfill our goal, i guess im saying that all players hold equal importance for their position, & were”nt the same team with anybody out.
i keep going back to the running game, i think it could be the best combo we”ve seen in quite a while(outside Emmitt & Tony D)
STOPPPPPPP!!!!!
This is incredibly unlucky to even think about.
You’ve been warned Brandon!
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
My favorite quote so far from Wade-P on Ham
because it means ears-pinned-back-pressure.
“It looks like we may play a little more man-to-man, and he’s really good at playing the free safety side. I think that’ll add even more to what he can do and what we can do.”
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
heck yeah
now more soft zone BS. we’re coming after you baby. i can’t wait to play the iggles and giants and pop manning and mcnabb in the mouth.
soft zone!!!
Nothing makes my skin crawl more than hearing that term or watching it. If we play that more than five percent with the talent we have at corner this year, I’ll need a new pioneer flat screen.
At least 2 corners who can play excellent man, Newman and Pac
Maybe Jenkins and Scandrick will be able to down the road. Yeah, I think Ellis ,Spencer and Ware are foaming at the mouth to get after the QB this year. Canty, Tank, Rat, and Hatch as well.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on Jul 22, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions
No Wade, don't jinx us!
Man, I don’t want a single member of the Cowboys organization (from Jerry Jones to Romo to the janitorial trainees) to even MENTION the words “Ring” or “Super Bowl”.
You can't have Thunder without Lightning.
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