Jets 27 - Cowboys 24

[corgifan]

Tony Romo snatches defeat from the jaws of victory AGAIN!

J-E-T-S!
JETS!
JETS!
JETS!

[dawglover]

I don't care what Romo's passing stats were tonight and I don't care what anyone else says, Tony Romo lost tonight's game. He made two crucial game losing mistakes. His fumble and his interception were both inexcusable and cost my Cowboys the game and I am plenty pissed off about it. All I can say is Jerry Jones better put up some bucks and work a deal to draft RGIII in the next draft. Romo will never be a franchise class QB.

[corgifan]

I agree. Romo simply is not a winner. Losers find ways to lose. (I heard that one on the tube today.)

[dawglover]

See my post/thread "Boo ROMO!" to see what I think about this.:crying

[dawglover]

I agree. Romo simply is not a winner. Losers find ways to lose. (I heard that one on the tube today.)

"Losers find ways to lose." Very good. I'm going to remember that. I think it absolutely applies to Romo.

[corgifan]

I did and agree with you.
(Sorry, life long Jets fan. I liked the 'boys when they had class act Aikman at the helm. Nothing but losers since.)

[dawglover]

I'm pissed off at them but I'm not ready to give up on them - yet.

[Rick]

I merged the two threads.

[cnjbond]

Hands down, Romo sucks! I've never been a Romo fan & watching him with that daggum cheesy grin on his face just makes it worse. I don't really think McGee is the answer but there needs to be some serious competition at the QB position...Opie Taylor is waaaayyyyy too comfortable back there!!!

[dawglover]

Hands down, Romo sucks! I've never been a Romo fan & watching him with that daggum cheesy grin on his face just makes it worse. I don't really think McGee is the answer but there needs to be some serious competition at the QB position...Opie Taylor is waaaayyyyy too comfortable back there!!!

I already told you the answer. They have to figure out a way to draft RGIII in the next draft. For this year, there is no top notch QB available. They're stuck with Romo for now. He'd make a good back-up to RGIII next year.

[CenTexDave]

Nick Folk, the Jets' placekicker who hit the 50 yard FG to win it, is a former Cowboy who was cut.
He's laughing his a$$ off right now.

[cnjbond]

Nick Folk, the Jets' placekicker who hit the 50 yard FG to win it, is a former Cowboy who was cut.
He's laughing his a$$ off right now.
Exactly!! And what the heck is the point in keeping two kickers if your kick off specialist can't consistently kick it out the end zone?!!!

I don't know if RGIII is what the Boyz need...I'm starting to think Parcells was right about Romo, it might be time for Garrett to put a few more restraints back on him. I give him credit for making crazy plays out of nothing but if that causes your team more losses than wins, then it's time to rethink what he's allowed to do. Brett Favre he is not!!!

[harleygirl]

Romo is a choke artist and i'am sick of it!!!!

[clerial]

I'm pissed off at them but I'm not ready to give up on them - yet.How do you think I feel...I'm a KC Chiefs fan. But I'm not giving up on them either!

[gnatsum]

You DO realize that, for the Cowboys to be IN a position to be able to draft RG3 next year, they'd HAVE TO have a LOSING season!! :))
Jerry may not be able to handle yet another one...

[CenTexDave]

How do you think I feel...I'm a KC Chiefs fan. But I'm not giving up on them either!

Hell, don't feel bad. I'm a Browns' fan. :))

[bbh]

I did and agree with you.
(Sorry, life long Jets fan. I liked the 'boys when they had class act Aikman at the helm. Nothing but losers since.)

Age Alert!!!! I'll take it back even further. Roger Staubach!!!!! Tex Schramm, Tom Landry. Those were the days. Even with the victories, it hasn't been the same since Jerry Jones bought the team. Not the same feeling since the Cowboys went "slick."

Romo doesn't have it and never will, IMO. But if I could stick with the Cowboys through the Craig Morton fiasco, I can stick with them until Romo goes away.

(Told you it was an age alert. 8-;)

[Night Owl]

I know I saw Romo miss a block on that blocked punt. Damn him, he should have never missed the block.

[CenTexDave]

Then I guess you also noticed his fumble at the goal line. :))

[kantwin]

Today is Tony Romo Day! Everyone gets to leave work 15 minutes early!

[cnjbond]

I heard them saying on the news yesterday that maybe Romo needs a reliever in the 4th quarter like a baseball pitcher does around the 8th or 9th inning!

[harleygirl]

I seen him on tv last night admiting he lost that game for his team all i could say was "you think"!!!

[Night Owl]

Yep, I saw him blow the coverage on the TD pass to Burrows. He turned left when he should have turned right. I also saw him miss a tackle as the runningback went in for a TD. Damn Romo sure did lose that game.

[corgifan]

Roger Staubach!!!!! Tex Schramm, Tom Landry. Those were the days. Even with the victories, it hasn't been the same since Jerry Jones bought the team. Not the same feeling since the Cowboys went "slick."
I agree. Stauback and Aikman are cut from the same cloth. Landry, well, he's as much a titan as Lombardi. Schramm was the ideal owner, and I have a feeling that if someone had offered him a free facelift and botox for life he would have kicked the guy out the office door.
Interesting cathedral he built for the Cowboys to play in, but from what I've read it's quiet as attending a funeral at games, partly because of the type of fans that can afford to attend the games, partly because the place is an acoustical dead zone. In the same article I read that the Steeler's new stadium was buit to amplify fan noise to the highest (and most exciting) level. A tale of two franchises.

[cnjbond]

Yep, I saw him blow the coverage on the TD pass to Burrows. He turned left when he should have turned right. I also saw him miss a tackle as the runningback went in for a TD. Damn Romo sure did lose that game.
Well it looks like we have a Tony "Oh-No" lover!!! :)
Just busting your chops NO, hey just think, if he actually gets lucky some how and starts thinking on a consistent basis and by some strange chance leads the Boys to a Superbowl win then you can definitely say you stuck by him through thick and thin and can gloat til your hearts content!

[Night Owl]

Nor a Romo fan but he didn't lose the game, the team did. Blaming one person for a loss is illogical. There are 52 players on the team and a load full of coaches. I place the blame on all of them.

[cnjbond]

Sure you can say there were areas where others broke down BUT the mistakes he made were inexcusable! He shouldn't have fumbled the ball, it wasn't a bone jarring hit or a lucky hit...his arm was hit and he fumbled the ball. The interception was a boneheaded move, Ray Charles saw that Dez wasn't CLOSE to being open on that play. Romo gets paid a lot of money to NOT make those kind of rookie mistakes in the closing minutes of a game which leads to losses. That missed opportunity to kick a field goal was the difference in the game.

Those other players are young and will make many more mistakes but I agree they contributed to the loss, I just think Romo contributed a little bit more. And as the face of the franchise, a 4th quarter performance like that puts the monkey on his back.

[Night Owl]

I don't disagree. He gets credit for the wins and takes the blame for the losses. Fair, probably not. Football is the ultimate team game and is won or lost by the team. Trying to lay it at the feet of one player is narrow-minded in my opinion. There are probably 15 to 20 teams that would jump at Romo being their QB. The guy on the bench is always a fan favorite until he becomes the starter and then he is no longer the golden boy.

No player should ever fumble the ball or throw an interception, but they aren't perfect and the defenses get paid to play also. Romo should have slid feet first and then he wouldn't have fumbled but if he would have scored this thread would be completly different.

And finally, it is just a game.

[dawglover]

You DO realize that, for the Cowboys to be IN a position to be able to draft RG3 next year, they'd HAVE TO have a LOSING season!! :))

Not a problem. They already have a head start on doing that.:)

[dawglover]

Sure you can say there were areas where others broke down BUT the mistakes he made were inexcusable! He shouldn't have fumbled the ball, it wasn't a bone jarring hit or a lucky hit...his arm was hit and he fumbled the ball. The interception was a boneheaded move, Ray Charles saw that Dez wasn't CLOSE to being open on that play. Romo gets paid a lot of money to NOT make those kind of rookie mistakes in the closing minutes of a game which leads to losses. That missed opportunity to kick a field goal was the difference in the game.

Those other players are young and will make many more mistakes but I agree they contributed to the loss, I just think Romo contributed a little bit more. And as the face of the franchise, a 4th quarter performance like that puts the monkey on his back.

Absolutely! Romo lost this game. Jerry Jones should take his pay check back for that game.

[dawglover]

There are probably 15 to 20 teams that would jump at Romo being their QB.

I think you're wrong on this one NO. I doubt Jerry Jones could get better than a 5th round draft choice for Romo. With his salary, no team in the NFL would trade for him. He is nowhere near a high demand QB. Romo is just a second string caliber QB.

[Night Owl]

I disagree, but that is what makes the world go round.

[dawglover]

I disagree, but that is what makes the world go round.

Yeah, but I'm right about this. I know I'm right becuase haileygirl agrees with me. :)):)):))

[Night Owl]

I have never know harleygirl to be wrong, opps I mean right.:)

[harleygirl]

I have never know harleygirl to be wrong, opps I mean right.:)
You know a women is always right :)

[Night Owl]

Only in their minds.:)

[gnatsum]

Reminds me of a sports headline (or was it the title of a sports column?) I saw this week. Think it went:
"Romo Plays His Heart Out...For 48 Minutes".

[CenTexDave]

Yep, I saw him blow the coverage on the TD pass to Burrows. He turned left when he should have turned right. I also saw him miss a tackle as the runningback went in for a TD. Damn Romo sure did lose that game.

Glad you noticed that. Also notice how his kick-offs don't even reach the end zone this year?? :)

[CenTexDave]

I agree. Stauback and Aikman are cut from the same cloth. Landry, well, he's as much a titan as Lombardi. Schramm was the ideal owner, and I have a feeling that if someone had offered him a free facelift and botox for life he would have kicked the guy out the office door.
Interesting cathedral he built for the Cowboys to play in, but from what I've read it's quiet as attending a funeral at games, partly because of the type of fans that can afford to attend the games, partly because the place is an acoustical dead zone. In the same article I read that the Steeler's new stadium was buit to amplify fan noise to the highest (and most exciting) level. A tale of two franchises.

Tex Schramm was not the owner, he was the general manager. But you're right - he drafted well and cared about the team.

[CenTexDave]

Yeah, Romo takes the blame. If they win he gets the game ball. That's the way it is with the QB position.
Blocked punt, short kickoffs, fumble - they all contributed. The team came unraveled in the 4th quarter. He still tries to make something out of nothing when he should just take what the defense will give. He should have learned this years ago. He's not a rookie.
IMO the Cowboys will never advance beyond a bunch of super stars who play mediocre when he's their QB.

[kantwin]

Yeah, Romo takes the blame. If they win he gets the game ball. That's the way it is with the QB position.
Blocked punt, short kickoffs, fumble - they all contributed. The team came unraveled in the 4th quarter. He still tries to make something out of nothing when he should just take what the defense will give. He should have learned this years ago. He's not a rookie.
IMO the Cowboys will never advance beyond a bunch of super stars who play mediocre when he's their QB.
You didn't need to add the "when he's their QB."

[mac]

unfortunately for you, you never got to watch dandy don throw it to bullet bob...with landry watchin'. now THOSE were the days....mac


I agree. Stauback and Aikman are cut from the same cloth. Landry, well, he's as much a titan as Lombardi. Schramm was the ideal owner, and I have a feeling that if someone had offered him a free facelift and botox for life he would have kicked the guy out the office door.
Interesting cathedral he built for the Cowboys to play in, but from what I've read it's quiet as attending a funeral at games, partly because of the type of fans that can afford to attend the games, partly because the place is an acoustical dead zone. In the same article I read that the Steeler's new stadium was buit to amplify fan noise to the highest (and most exciting) level. A tale of two franchises.

[CenTexDave]

They had lots of other help then also. A few guys named Garrison, Calvin Hill, Bob Lilly, etc

[Night Owl]

Ok, where's all the trash talk about Romo? Hope the crow tastes good.

[cnjbond]

Ok, where's all the trash talk about Romo? Hope the crow tastes good.
And that's why there's so many heart broken Romo fans in the world today. He'll woo you with a miracle game and then break your heart with a "What the heck were you thinking game" the very next week. I'll whip up some crow-kabobs when he strings together an entire season of games where they don't lose because of him making dumb decions. There's no doubt about it that he played an outstanding game, especially considering he had cracked ribs...I just hope he keeps it up!

[CenTexDave]

He played well today.
Which probably means he'll throw 3 interceptions next week. :))

[Night Owl]

Beat him while he is down but then beat him some more when wins. :doh

[cnjbond]

Beat him while he is down but then beat him some more when wins. :doh
"That's the way we do it here..."
Trust me, I want to be able to give "Atta boys" without worrying if he's gonna be Jekyll or Hyde the next football game but that ain't the case with 'ol Romo. Hopefully this is the year he turns that corner...but I ain't holding my breath!

[Night Owl]

He ain't gonna be Jekyll or Hyde, he will continue to be just plain ole Romo. Gotta give credit where credit is due. He won the game sunday single handedly. I guess you didn't see him throw the ball 50 yards and then run and catch it for a TD. Awesome. Truly unbelieveable play. He did miss the tackle on Gore earlier in the game. I think that was when he hurt his ribs. Just saying.

[cnjbond]

Yep gotta give credit where credit is due...last week he was credited for playing a large role in them losing, this week he's credited for giving a gutsy performance and putting the team on his back (or cracked ribs) and winning the game.

[Night Owl]

Ah, I see the softening beginning already. Last week it was Romo thta lost the game and now it is he played a large role.:) I can agree with the large role part, not the "he lost the game singlehandedly."

[cnjbond]

I still place the loss last week squarely on his shoulders but I admit that he did have a little help.

[Night Owl]

Easy, you will lose your rep!:)

[Rick]

The MNF crew said that he also had a punctured lung. He is STUPID for going back in.

[CenTexDave]

He takes too many chances. His injury last year killed the team. He still gets hurt all the time. He needs to learn when to take a sack and be done with it.

[harleygirl]

What a game!!! Miles Austin was great Romo played well i loved the last pass in ot and was really glad they kicked a field goal insted of trying for a td :)

[cnjbond]

What a game!!! Miles Austin was great Romo played well i loved the last pass in ot and was really glad they kicked a field goal insted of trying for a td :)
Unfortunately both will probably be sidelined for a few weeks.

[harleygirl]

Unfortunately both will probably be sidelined for a few weeks.
What happen to Miles Austin? i knew Romo had broken ribs and a punctured lung.

[CenTexDave]

Where's Dez Bryant??? Did I miss that he's injured?

[cnjbond]

What happen to Miles Austin? i knew Romo had broken ribs and a punctured lung.
Miles tweaked his hamstring again.


Where's Dez Bryant??? Did I miss that he's injured?
He was still out from the injury he sustained in the 1st game.

[gnatsum]

He takes too many chances. His injury last year killed the team. He still gets hurt all the time. He needs to learn when to take a sack and be done with it.

Reminds me of a headline from the Onion a week or so ago: 'Bears To Prove Jay Cutler's Toughness By Allowing Quarterback To Be Sacked More Often'.

SEE?!? It COULD BE worse!! :))