Cowboys Smart? Aggressive? Knowledgeable? Well Coached? How Long Has THIS Been Going on?

I like Romo and think he is a very good QB. But he just seems to be missing that intangible that Kitna and others seem to have as far as rallying his teammates. Hopefully some of Kitna can rub off on him.

Best example i can give is his presser after the one of the playoff losses (i can’t remember which one) where he essentially summarized football is not everything for him

There are multiple ways to lead, interact and communicate. I am sure that more than one Indy player has thought of wiping the smug look off of Manning’s face but he does get the job done (when not play NE that is…).

I have seen Romo chew out the oline multiple times and it hasn’t made a difference- a bunch of older players aren’t going to change the way they play. He had every right to go off on his wrs for all the dropped balls this year, but is that really the reaction you want? I’m also not sure I want to see what happens if Roy or Dez get chewed out. But I’m sure ESPN would love it.

I think the above paragraph is a statement about Jerry and the way hes run/built this team. This team right now is composed of stars and a bunch of subpar subs (although things are looking better with Garret so maybe its scheme as much as anything). These players get tons of face time in the local and national media. Frankly, it makes them hard to discipline and it doesn’t give a coach/qb the power to take command. Once their season was realistically over, you can see it suddenly stopped being about individuals and started being about the team. Only at that point did Jerry make changes, promote accountability and bring in a coach who would do that. Since then, many of our struggling players have turned it around (although again, I think scheme matters – Wade was an Xs and Os disaster this season)

I had similar complaints about Romo after the 08 season, but I think hes changed some. Last year many people here were saying they thought Romo showed more leadership – now hes not? Again, I don’t buy it. I think the bottom line is fans want results. When we’re winning, nobody cares. When we’re losing everyone blames Romo’s intangibles. I think its a load of crap. I don’t think inangibles had anything to do with him being just a little bit off on passes in a bears game he needed to be perfect in. I don’t think intangibles had anything to do with the INT against Minnesota, in a game that he had played mistake free football till that point.

Honestly, my biggest complaint about Romo is that since that Giants game early last year, his aggressiveness is almost nonexistant. I see Kitna go downfield more often than Romo. Its like Tony has resigned himself to running a ball control passing offense where the only shots deep they take are off of designed plays, and thats going to lead to us struggling offensively considering this offensive line. He doesn’t seem to do as good a job looking downfield as he used to, and that imo is what separates him from the best qbs. And I’ve heard the excuses – its Garret, its the oline, etc. After seeing Kitna play for 4 games I don’t buy it.

“well…tony will get us back within striking distance anyway.” like he does almost every time, but a dez drop here, barron hold there, etc. etc.

In 2008 I think he may’ve been rushed back a little – his accuracy wasn’t the same the Washington and Pitt games.

With reports out now that he’ll miss at least 3 more weeks, I’m not sure that we shouldn’t just put him on IR instead of bringing him back late in the season.

I think this leadership argument is kinda silly. We weren’t saying Kitna was a good leader when we were getting blasted in the first 2 games.

Well actually, watching the press conferences, I liked the guy right away, but I think thats just because hes pretty honest with the press, while Romo (rightfully) tends to not say anything significant.

I don’t know if Jason Garrett should get all the credit either. I see a perfect storm kinda thing. A team with a backup qb playing really terrible football with nothing to lose combined with a coach. They needed a new start, Garrett gave it to them and for whatever reason, when they have grabbed momentum the last two weeks, they haven’t let it go. There haven’t been killer kick returns for tds. When faced with 3rd and long inside the red zone, the draw play works to perfection. Kitna bombing the ball to our wrs in the Giants game, and we caught it. No tipped ball INTs. A perfectly timed screen pass. And a significant defensive strategy change that has really helped out a struggling pass rush and secondary.