Broncos - Cowboys Gameday thread!

[bcoop]

As long as he continues to make stupid fucking excuses, and claims shit like this a "moral victory", they will continue to be the trifecta of suck

[Lone Sailor]

I can't recall the last time a "moral" victory got a team to the play-off's.

[Sean88gt]

Like I said, they will fix nothing.

Not until attendance begins to fall. At that point, Jones will buy a winning team, and ride it out for longer.

[Badass2000GT]

As long as he continues to make stupid fucking excuses, and claims shit like this a "moral victory", they will continue to be the trifecta of suck

Kinda like what I've been saying for years.

[mstng86]

Kinda like what I've been saying for years.

Yea, but the way he said it was cheeky and fun. You said it in a mean and cruel way.

[Badass2000GT]

Yea, but the way he said it was cheeky and fun. You said it in a mean and cruel way.

Some times the truth is mean and cruel.

[mstng86]

Some times the truth is mean and cruel.

So now you are calling yourself the Truth?

[Badass2000GT]

So now you are calling yourself the Truth?

Lol

[SS Junk]

Next weeks game is going to be interesting as well. I think Washington's O will trounce Dallas' D.

[Lone Sailor]

Next weeks game is going to be interesting as well. I think Washington's O will trounce Dallas' D.

The more time goes on the more on the bandwagon of believers I am that they can play up or down to the talent of the opposing team most of the the time. On paper they should be able to win this game hands down, but more likely will be a repeat of this past Sunday.

[Rick Modena]

Next weeks game is going to be interesting as well. I think Washington's O will trounce Dallas' D.

You fucking dunce, are you really trying to compare the Foreskins to the Broncos?
Peyton Manning to that gimpy GRBthree?


*Great redskin brutha

[Rick Modena]

The more time goes on the more on the bandwagon of believers I am that they can play up or down to the talent of the opposing team most of the the time. On paper they should be able to win this game hands down, but more likely will be a repeat of this past Sunday.

So your admitting to being a Cowboy's band waggoner, thanks for the info but I think we already knew.

[SS Junk]

You fucking dunce, are you really trying to compare the Foreskins to the Broncos?
Peyton Manning to that gimpy GRBthree?


*Great redskin brutha

What I am saying is whenever the two have met in the last 10 years the game has always been full of bizzare shit that no one can predict. Both teams have sucked ass for that long yet when they play together it's always been off the wall. You deny that you are the fucking dunce. And yes, just to piss you off, RGIII will outperform Broken Clutch Romo.

[yellowstang]

Man, I laugh my ass off at these video's this guy puts out every week!

[slow99]

Dallas Cowboys' Tony Romo: Not a Serial Choker
An Analytical Defense of a Maligned Quarterback

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304441404579123633470637824.html

At this point, the conventional wisdom about Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is cemented. He's a choke artist on the big stage. The coloratura soprano whose voice cracks on opening night. The actor who flubs his monologue on "Saturday Night Live." Romo simply seems to fail whenever he steps on the field in a big spot.

Since his game-losing interception in a 51-48 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, attacks on Romo have never been sharper. But a closer analysis of game tape suggests that not only is the book on Romo wrong, the truth is actually a surprise: Romo is a great quarterback to have in a big game.

The first time Romo threw a fourth-quarter interception, it was 2006. In relief of Drew Bledsoe and with the Cowboys hurrying to erase a 25-16 deficit, Romo threw a short pass to the left side intended for running back Julius Jones. Instead it was intercepted by lineman Fred Robbins and the Giants sealed the game. To fans who believe they've suffered years of Romo trauma, that play lives in infamy as the moment the agony began.



But a deeper look reveals Romo to be the NFL's leader in fourth-quarter passer rating (102.0) among active quarterbacks. That is a full 10 points higher than New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

Furthermore, Romo isn't even close to the NFL's worst at throwing fourth-quarter interceptions. Since the start of 2007, when he became a full-time starter, he's thrown 19 fourth-quarter picks. Two quarterbacks that fans would never dream of calling chokers—Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints and Eli Manning of the New York Giants—both lap Romo in the late-game dud department with 32 apiece.

Romo's mistakes come in the context of a Dallas offensive system that relies on a vertical passing game with plenty of deep routes run by outside wide receivers and "option" routes by tight ends in the middle of the field. Those routes rely on a tight end reading the defense and running a route from there, which means timing and decision-making are important. When you add complexity, mistakes happen.

Romo's Sunday interception was a study in the raw deal he sometimes gets. Overall, he threw for 506 yards and five touchdowns. Yet he'll be forever judged by his critics for one sequence: With the game tied at 48 points apiece and a little over two minutes left, Romo took a snap at his own 14-yard line with three receivers to his left and one to his right. The Broncos were sending three pass rushers at Romo, a number that should have been easily managed by the five Cowboys on the offensive line.

But after the snap, something went drastically wrong. Denver defensive end Derek Wolfe, who was lined up directly in front of Dallas center Travis Frederick, began to whip Frederick so thoroughly he was able to disrupt the play. Yet the two extra Dallas linemen, who didn't have anyone to block, were otherwise occupied trying to erase an outside pass rusher who wasn't coming anywhere close to the quarterback.

Despite this nuisance directly in front of him, Romo remained calm, waiting in the pocket for the play to develop. Three receivers did variations of the Cowboys' usual vertical route (running down the field as fast as possible with little subterfuge).

Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar, who was lined up to the left of the offensive line, crossed the field on his route and Romo saw Escobar get a smidgen of separation from Broncos linebacker Danny Trevathan. The only problem? That offensive line again.

Around the time Escobar got open, Cowboys guard Ronald Leary finally figured out that Wolfe, the Broncos lineman, was on his way to maul the quarterback—so he moved swiftly toward Wolfe and knocked him down. Trouble was, he had waited so long to help that he walked right into Romo's throwing line—dramatically altering his follow-through and general aim. That smidgen of separation Escobar once had was erased, Romo underthrew the ball and Trevathan came up with the ball that would lead to the Broncos' game-winning field goal.

After studying every Romo fourth-quarter interception available in the NFL's video database, one thing is clear: The typical Romo interception play involves at least one significant breakdown.

Sometimes Romo will try to force the ball into a tight space for the sake of a big gain. That can backfire. In many cases, it's pressure up the middle (like his stinker of a pass in Week 17 against the Washington Redskins last season) or a general offensive-line breakdown (October 2011, against the Lions). This can lead to a lob pass that is picked off.

There are, of course, other contributing factors. Romo doesn't do especially well with defenders in his face (although he isn't alone there). He also isn't the fastest arm in the west. According to Pro Football Focus, he throws the ball in 2.7 seconds on average—which is about normal for a starting quarterback. In another famous choking incident—a devastating pick thrown in 2011 against the New York Jets—the player he was throwing to, Dez Bryant, was so hobbled by injury he couldn't run his route effectively.

Let's be clear: Romo has had his share of ugliness. His 2007 botched field-goal hold against Seattle in the playoffs is among the worst maneuvers in recent football history. But on the matter of choking in big games, the facts don't line up. All told, Romo has a 114.0 passer rating in the fourth quarter of Sunday night games—a slot generally reserved for the best teams. That is actually better than the figure when he plays at 1 p.m. on Sundays. And Romo has a 95.6 rating in the fourth quarters of 4 p.m. games.

Maybe Romo's biggest problem is that some of his most glaring failures have happened to be shown in prime time—which is, of course, a function of the fact that his team is popular and good, which has a lot to do with the guy who plays quarterback.

Write to Kevin Clark at kevin.clark@wsj.com