When Will Romo Recognize His Mistakes?

Last Sunday Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo played a flawless first half of football. The Dallas Cowboys led at the half 20-3. The Cowboys immediately drove down the field to take a twenty-four point lead 27-3 in the third quarter. Dallas' defense was in control of the Detroit offense, continuously putting pressure on Highland Parks' Matthew Stafford. Watching the game it was a laugher. When you thought there was no way the Lions could get back in the game. That's when everything came a part at the seams.

Tony Romo has showed Cowboy fans how good a quarterback he can be at times, but he has also showed Cowboy fans how bad he can be. The first game of the season the Cowboys were leading by two touchdowns going into the fourth quarter. Romo tried to make a play that was not there and fumbled the ball away on the one yard line. The Jets took advantage and scored a touchdown in five plays, to make it a seven point game. Then the Jets blocked a punt and scored the tying touchdown. The Cowboys had a chance to move into field goal range, after the Jets had to punt the ball. The first play from scrimmage, Romo threw a pass into double coverage to Dez Bryant, the pass was picked off. The Jets kicked a game winning field goal to beat the Cowboys 27-24.

Sunday the Cowboys had a twenty-four point lead, then the second half mistakes by Romo started to happen. When he under threw his ill advised pass to Laurent Robinson, Bobby Carpenter the former Dallas Cowboy intercepted the pass and ran it back for a touchdown. The interception by Detroits' Bobby Carpenter was the play Detroit needed to change the momentum of the game. That play fired up the Detroit defense, the Cowboys could not move the ball on the Lions. Tony Romo threw another interception that was intended for rookie wide receiver Laurent Robinson, that was intercepted by Detroits' cornerback Chris Houston, who ran it back for a touchdown. Suddenly the Cowboys twenty-four point lead was cut to a ten point lead. The Detroit Lions defense litterly took it upon themselves to get their offense back into the football game.

While the Cowboys offense continued to struggle, unable to  move the ball on the stiffening Lions defense. Matthew Stafford, finally back on offense, connected with his favorite target Calvin Johnson for two touchdowns late in the fourth quarter to take a 34-30 lead. The Cowboys had a minute and seventeen seconds left to try to win the game despite their offensive woes. However, the Lions roaring defense put pressure on Romo, to force yet another ill advised throw intended for tight end Jason Witten, the pass was picked off for the third time in the second half. The Cowboys twenty-four point collapse, is the worse collapse in Cowboy history.

The Cowboy fans get frustrated with Romo's inconsistent play at quarterback. The Cowboys should be 4-0, instead they are 2-2. The poor decisions Romo made in the first game of the season against the Jets, continued last Sunday against the Lions. It's bad enough his decision making cost him a fourteen point lead in the first game of the season, but last Sundays twenty-four point collapse does not set well with the Cowboy fans. Unfortunately the last collapse was the week before their bye week, so Romo will have to hear the fans and the media for two weeks.

Some people have compared Tony Romo to Danny White. Tony Romo is no comparison to Danny White. That is not even fair to Danny White. Danny White led the Dallas Cowboys to three consecutive NFC Championship games, he was seconds away from going to the Super Bowl. The famous "catch" between Joe Montana and Dwight Clark was the difference in Danny White not going to the Super Bowl. Tony Romo has only won one playoff game.

Tony Romo has the potential to be a great quarterback, but he continues to make ill advised decisions that cost  his team football games. When a football team has a twenty-four point lead, they have to be able to close out the game. With Tony Romo at quarterback this season, they've given up fourteen and twenty-four point leads. A veteran quarterback, such as Romo should be better at reading the defenses that are thrown at him. Romo was asked, about his interceptions Sunday that led to the Lions come from behind victory. Tony said, he would have to look at the film to figure out what went wrong.

The first interception was intended for Dez Bryant,but under thrown. Llinebacker Bobby Carpenter intercepted the pass and ran it back for a touchdown. The second interception, Romo said he saw Detroits' cornerback Chris Houstons coverage on rookie wide receiver Laurent Robinson, he felt like he could throw it through the tight coverage. The third and final interception Romo threw Sunday was intended for Jason Witten, he was in double coverage. Romo had no chance to have enough on the pass to get it to Witten, since he was throwing off his back foot.

"Tony when you don't have a chance to make a play, throw the ball away. For goodness sakes you had a twenty-four point lead. Detroits offense was unable to move the ball on your defense. The game was totally in control, your forced errors cost your teammates another football game."

The Dallas Cowboys have won five Super Bowls, we are used to going to the playoffs on a regular basis. Unfortunately you follow in the foot steps of great quarterbacks like Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman, who have won the ultimate prize. Danny White lead us to the NFC championship, to put us in contention for a Super Bowl. You have won only one playoff game, your inconsistency is unacceptable.

"Dallas Cowboy fans are used to seeing winning football teams, competing for championships. The fans are used to seeing their team perform well from week to week. We are not used to seeing our Cowboys leader throw away big leads, and lose football games."

Will Tony Romo ever live up to the expectations, the Cowboy fans are used to?

Romo, will you ever stop forcing the issue, by making bone headed plays?

"We as Dallas Cowboy fans can only wait and see. If not, the fans will have to suffer through the consequences you put us through. Remember you are wearing the famous STAR, so play like a winner, not like a BONE HEAD."

Cowboys' Have Been "Gracious" Host In New Home!

Over the years the Dallas Cowboys have been known to be a very stengie host. We can look back in the history of the Cowboys and see dominant records at home. The Cowboys first home was the Cotton Bowl at the State Fair of Texas. Dallas' combined record at the Cotton Bowl is 45-33-4 with a winning percentage of .573. Dallas was 2-2 in the playoffs at the Cotton Bowl.

The Dallas Cowboys then moved to Irving, TX and played at the World "Famous" stadium with the "whole" in the roof. Tom Landry the legendary coach, who was committed to being the Cowboys coach, also lived a tremendous life of faith and trusted in his Lord and Savior "Jesus Christ." People all over the United States, thought of "Texas Stadium" as the stadium that "God" looked down on.a his team. Tom Landry was also known for the "hat" he wore on the sidelines of every football game.

Dallas' NFC Championship games, road to the Super Bowl were all played at Texas Stadium. Dallas' combined record at Texas Stadium was a remarkable 213-100, with a 16-6 playoff record, with a winning percentage of .681. The Cowboys were known for playing well in front of their home fans, who would always expect to see their Cowboys perform well and win games.

What has happened since all those winning seasons? Cowboy fans would always expect to be a contender for the "Super Bowl," now they are struggling to make the playoffs. The Cowboys have not been to the Super Bowl since 1994, when they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Since the Cowboys have moved to Arlington, TX in the largest stadium in the world. The Cowboys have an 8-8 regular season record, 1-0 in the playoffs. In the "luxurious" home of the Cowboys, they only have a sub par .529 winning percentage. With a combined record of 9-8 at Cowboys stadium. When you look at the record the Cowboys' have posted since playing at Cowboys stadium. It appears the Cowboys opponents enjoy playing at Cowboy stadium more than they do.

The mighty Cowboys, who moved from Irving, TX to Arlington, TX has even been over looked by the Texas Rangers. The Rangers, who have struggled to make the playoffs, let alone play October baseball. Well the Rangers went to their first "World Series" in franchise history last year, and are going to postseason again this year. The Rangers are trying to defend their coveted American League Championship, while the other team in Arlington is trying to make the playoffs.

All these years in the DFW area the Cowboys were the talk of the town, while struggling to win in baseball and basketball. The Rangers went to the "World Series" last year and the Mavericks won the 2011 NBA Title. Where the talk of the town has always been the Dallas Cowboys, now they are disappearing quickly. Yes there will always be die hard Cowboy fans, but they are not as respondent to them as they once were. I remember the days when fans could not wait for baseball season to be over with. Now we have Nolan Ryan as the Texas Rangers owner, the Rangers will be contending to  play October baseball for a long time.

When will the Cowboys get back on that winning level we are used to seeing? Tom Landry and Jimmy Johnson had a high winning percentage. When Tom and Jimmy were Cowboys head coache, we could always expect to be "Super Bowl" contenders. Now we don't know from year to year if we will even make the playoffs.

The "Greatest" home of the Dallas Cowboys, where NFC Championship games were being played and Super Bowls won, was at "Texas" stadium. People may forget where it was, because they tore it down. Cowboys stadium is nothing but a money "hole" for Jerry Jones. It has done nothing for the Dallas Cowboy fans to be NFC and Super Bowl contenders. All the Cowboys can say they have is the largest stadium in the "World." We can hold the Super Bowl, Cotton Bowl, College football games, High School football games, and other events.

 "TEXAS STADIUM WAS A HOME FOR CHAMPIONS!!!!!"

While Cowboy fans can only have memories for all the "GREAT" Dallas Cowboy teams, who played for NFC Championships and Super Bowls. We can only ask ourselves will that be the last time for NFC Championships and Super Bowls for our beloved Cowboys.

While playing at the "Shining and Luxurious" Cowboy Stadium we can only hope to make the playoffs again. Once we make the playoffs. How far can we go into the playoffs? Since 1994 when we won our last Super Bowl, we have not even come close. Are the Cowboys going to be a better home team at Cowboys stadium?

We have a coach in Jason Garrett, who has pride in the famous "STAR." Is Jason Garrett the answer to make us contenders for the Super Bowl again? Are we a long way away from being a contender for a Super Bowl again? One thing is for sure is the Cowboys have to have a higher winning percentage at home to be a contender for the playoffs, much less the Super Bowl.

Cowboys' Romo Has Resolve; Will He Play Against "SKINS?"

Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo showed resiliancy last Sunday against the niners, by bringing his team back from a ten point deficit in the fourth quarter. Romo was injured earlier in the game, with a broken rib at the time. Later on it was discovered he also had a punctured lung. Romo leading the Cowboys back was amazing in itself, but with one broken rib and a punctured lung is really amazing.

The Sunday before the Cowboys had a fourteen point lead early in the fourth quarter against the Jets. When Romo caughed up the ball on the Jets two yard line, to give the Jets hope. The Jets quickly scored a touchdown to pull within seven points of the Cowboys. After all the momentum the Cowboys had, quickly shifted to the Jets, when they blocked Matt McBriars' punt and ran it in for a touchdown, then a Romo interception. That led to the demise of the Cowboys 27-24 loss.

All the skeptics (including) myself, were talking about how Romo chokes when the game is on the line. How he seemed to smile after he messed up, not showing the same emotion as his teammates. It bothered all the Cowboy fans, and we felt betrayed. Cudos to Romo for stepping up Sunday, by being determined, courageous, and even hurting.

Was Romos performance on Sunday a must? Has Romo truly learned from his mistakes from the first weeks game against the Jets? Are the Cowboys going to see a new Romo in town? With all these questions we have about Romo, we will find out in the weeks to come.

Tony Romo needs to be more consistent on a game to game basis. Cowboy fans have seen where he looks like the best quarterback in the NFL one week, the next week he looks absolutely "horrible." The test for Romo is a week to week performance grade. Romo we don't care if you throw for over 300 yards every game, but if you don't win it just does not matter.

If Romo plays against the "SKINS" on Monday night. How will he perform? Romo has been fitted for a "flak jacket" to protect his broken rib and punctured lung. However, on the ESPN Show, Warren Sapp was interviewing Romo and asked Romo if he would play on Monday night. Romo said, he was still feeling a lot of pain and was having a hard time moving around. He's not for sure. After the show it showed Romo trying to get up out of his chair. Sources said , Romo looked like an eighty year old man trying to get out of his chair. They also said, it took him abut seven minutes or so for him to get out of his chair.

Romo is very immobile and it's not a good idea to play him. Cowboys it's not worth jeopardizing your season over one or even two games. Why are you paying a backup quarterback if you don't intend to use him? We probably have the best backup quarterback in the entire NFL.

"Washingtons' (CB) Deangelo Hall said, if Romo plays on Monday night he was going to go after the Dallas Cowboys quarterback and punish him. You can bet that the SKINS are going to come after Romo."

Like any football teams defense is going to key on a weak spot and rush the quarterback. Cowboys have a young offensive line, and they will be more tested on Monday night if Romo plays.

Jerry, do you really want to risk your season over one or two games? The best decision would be to sit Romo on Monday night. Go with Jon Kitna, who's a veteran quarterback in the NFL and went 5-3 for you last year. Remember your Cowboys started out at 1-7, we finished 6-10. We're not Kitna to play the rest of the season, just one maybe two games at the most.

"Romo looks like he's in pain with that "FLAK JACKET" on underneath his uniform. Now Jerry, does he look like he can avoid a pass rush from any defense in the NFL?"

Rams vs Giants On Monday Night Football-Break Down

The New York Giants host the St. Louis Rams tonight on Monday night football in East Rutherford, NJ. Will Stephen Jackson play tonight for the Rams? How will the Rams attack the Giants defense?

The Giants are looking to attack the Rams defense by their running game, seeing how the Eagles ran all over the Rams defense last Sunday. By the Giants running the ball it could open up their passing game, so they can have a balanced offense.

The Rams' Stephen Jackson will be a game time decision, it may seem. If Jackson can not go for the Rams, they will use "Cadillac" Williams as their running force, to try to open up the passing game for Sam Bradford. The Giants are banged up defensively right now. If the Rams can get production from their running game, we will be able to see how it will affect the injuries on the Giants defense.

Even though Jackson is a game time decision, Jackson will most likely be out of tonights game against the Giants. It should be an interesting game to watch, to see which team can overcome their injuries the best. Tonights game could have little scoring or a lot of scoring.

My Prediction:

Giants 24 Rams 20

*The Rams must need Stephen Jackson, to be able to go tonight and be productive. If the Rams are going to beat the Giants in East Rutherford, NJ.

Can Romo and Cowboys Bounce Back Against San Francisco?

Dallas looked really good for three and a half quarters last week against the New York Jets. Until things went arry with key turnovers in the fourth quarter. Dallas entered the fourth quarter with a 14 point lead and had a chance to put the game away. Romo tried to scramble into the end zone when he fumbled the ball away. Later on in the fourth quarter the Jets tied the game on a blocked punt, then ran it in for a touchdown.

Even though, Romo fumbled the ball away and the Jets blocked punt scored for a game tieing touchdown, the Cowboys still had a chance to win the game. Dallas had excellent field position, after the Jets punt to them. With about 1:19 left in the game all the Cowboys needed to do was to get in field goal range. However, the first play of the drive Romo threw a pass intended for Dez Bryant, that was picked off by Darnelle Revis. Romo's ill-advised pass that was intended for Bryant, was thrown in double coverage. Bryant was not moving well physically after an eary punt return, injuring his groin.

The Dallas fans were questioning Romo's inability to play the quarterback position, in the crucial part of the football game. He's been Dallas' quarterback for six years, and the fans are tired of seeing Romo's bone headed plays in key parts of a football game.

During the week Romo said, "he realizes he cost him and his teammates the game against the Jets." That's great that he realizes his mistakes cost the Cowboys the game. The question will he learn from his mistakes in the past. The Cowboys are only 1-6 in the last seven games, when Romo has been the quarterback.

"When i watched the game last Sunday night, i thought to myself maybe Tony Romo is going to be the quarterback we've seen earlier in his career." Then all of a sudden the Tony Romo i saw the last season and six games, he returned to the "horrible" quarterback i've been used to seeing. It's like he completely forgot what he was doing in the first three quarters of the game.

I learned this week that Romo's pass rating in the fourth quarter, is very high. Everybody seems to lable his stats to make him a "franchise" quarterback. A franchise quarterback is to have players around him, that can make him a "great" quarterback. What does Romo need, the young offensive line played well against a veteran Jets defensive line, running backs played well, have the best tide end in the league, and the Cowboys wide receivers are about as talented as any team would want in the NFL.

The Big Question:

Can Romo and the Cowboys bounce back from the disappointing loss to the Jets last Sunday night?

Questions:

Will Romo respond and make smarter plays in crucial times of the football game?
Will Romo forget last week and play to his expectations?
How will the Cowboy players respond to Romo's leadership?
How good is this Dallas team with Romo in control of the offense?
Can this team close out a game with a big lead?
Will they throw the game away with bone head plays or mistakes?

How good are these young 49ers:

San Francisco was in a tight game with Seattle, until Ted Ginn ran back a kickoff return, then blew the game open after returning a punt to beat Seattle 33-17. Jim Harbaugh is a very good young coach that turned San Diego St football program around, then headed to Stanford. Jim Harbaugh turned the Stanford Cardinal football program around in four years. While being at Stanford, he turned them into a football power. However, coaching in the NFL is different than coaching in the collegiant ranks. With Harbaughs hands on style of coaching, that could turn the niners organization around.

San Francisco is virtually a young team with good athletes on offense with Ted Ginn and Vernon Davis, who are key players of the niners offense. The question will the niners attack the Cowboys defense with their Pro Bowl running back Frank Gore, then attack the ailing Cowboys secondary.

"Even though Jim Harbaugh is a rookie NFL coach, he's a very crafty coach by matching up his players against the opponents defense." He was asked this week, how did he turn the Stanford Cardinals football program around. Harbaugh said, nothing. He did not tackle the other teams players, the players changed the program. Don't let that statement fool you at all. The players at Stanford bought into Harbaugh system and succeeded. Harbaugh knows how to prepare his players for game-time situations.

"If the San Francisco 49ers buy into Jim Harbaugh's system, the NFL better keep their eyes on the San Francisco 49ers."

The Cowboys better not fall asleep during Sundays game, if they do they will start off the season 0-2. Will that sound familiar, the Cowboys will again be the talk of the town. The same as this last week, nothing good.

"Dallas do all of your fans a favor, don't come home from San Francisco with a loss. Personally i'm tired of watching probably the most talented team, who has the potential to be Super Bowl contenders." Use your talent and play Cowboys football.

My Prediction:

Dallas 31 San Francisco 28

Other Predictions:

Baltimore 31 Tennessee 14
Oakland 24 Buffalo 21
Cleveland 28 Indianapolis 14
Denver 27 Cincinnati 24
Detroit 31 Kansas City 17
Green Bay 34 Carolina 20
Houston 27 Miami 21
Tampa Bay 17 Minnesota 14
New England 34 San Diego 27
Chicago 24 New Orleans 21
N.Y. Jets 24 Jacksonville 14
Pittsburgh 31 Seattle 14
Arizona 24 Washington 20
Atlanta 34 Philadelphia 31

Monday Night Game:

St Louis at N.Y Giants (I will predict this score in a Monday Night insider on Monday)

Cowboy's Can't Close Out Jets In Final Quarter!

The Dallas Cowboys, who are coming off a horrible 6-10 season. Came into East Rutherford, NJ, hoping to right the ship from last years disappointing 1-7 start. Dallas lost to the Skins last year when the game winning touchdown was called back because of a Dallas penalty. Unfortunately that was the last play of the game. Dallas struggled after that loss, as well as Tony Romo got hurt and missed the rest of the season. Even though Dallas was four and a half underdogs, they could not afford to lose to the Jets.

From the start of Sunday nights nationally televised game on NBC, the Cowboys drove down the field to score a touchdown to take the lead 7-0. Rob Ryan's Cowboy defense looked tenacious and was getting after the Jets offensive line and putting continuous pressure on Mark Sanchez. The Jets offense was a slow starting team all season last year, scoring only 34 points in the first quarter. Well that held true Sunday night, the Jets did not score in the first quarter and trailed going into the second quarter to the Cowboys 7-0.

The Cowboys defense was so impressive in the first half. The test was on the Cowboys defense from the start of pre-season to the beginning of the season. Knowing how complicated Rob Ryan's defense is, everybody wanted to see how they would perform against the Jets in East Rutherford, NJ. They held their own and continued to put pressure on the Jets offensive line and Mark Sanchez. However, with the Jets trailing the Cowboys 10-0, the Jets scored a late touchdown to end the half trailing10-7.

Through out the first half Tony Romo looked spectacular, he continued in the third quarter hooking up with Miles Austin for a thirty-six yard pass for a touchdown to take a 17-7 lead on the Jets. Nick Folk the former Dallas kicker cut the lead to 17-10, when he made a thirty-four yard field goal. The Cowboys could not move the football and was forced to punt the ball to the Jets. Mark Sanchez were trying to drive the football to tie the game. Sanchez threw an interception to Cowboys' linebacker Sean Lee, who was tackled at the one yard line. Cowboys took a 24-10 lead on Jones' one yard touchdown run.

Cowboys defense continued their tenacious defense holding the Jets and forcing them to punt. Romo and the Cowboys had a chance to put the game away. The Cowboys offense drove down the field, when Romo hooked up with Witten to get the ball inside the Jet's five yard line. Romo scrambled on third down and fumbled the ball away. Romo's fumble was crucial at that stage of the game. If the Cowboys' Romo did not force the issue and fumbled the ball away, they could have added three points to their lead.

That gave the New York Jets new life and they took it to the Dallas defense, driving down the field. Sanchez hooked up with Burress on a twenty-six yard pass for a touchdown. Dallas' lead was quickly cut to 24-17. The Cowboys could not move the ball and was forced to punt. The Jets blocked Matt McBriars punt and Trufant picked the ball up and scored a touchdown to tie the game at 24.

The Jets had a chance to wind the clock down to set-up for a field goal, but they were unable to move the ball. Dallas had excellent field position after the Jets punt. The first play of the drive Romo threw into double coverage to Dez Bryant and Darnelle Revis picked the ball off. The Jets ran four plays, then Nick Folk kicked the winning fourty-seven yard field goal to beat his former team 27-24.

The Cowboys did not just lose a close game, they fell apart at the seams. The Cowboys stopped an amazing 240 game win streak, when leading by fourteen points in the fourth quarter. Romo needs to play the game all four quarters.

"Tony it's not how you start the game, it's how you finish the game that matters."

You see Cowboy fans are used to seeing Dallas finish off their opponents in the fourth quarter, not giving them away. Dallas has been spoiled by five Lombardi Trophies, we don't expect our quarterback, who's supposed to be the leader giving up games in crucial moments.

"Romo here's my advice to you, don't keep forcing plays that are not there." If you are going to run the ball hold on to the ball with two hands. If nothing else throw the ball away and score points, instead of giving points away or allowing the other teams momentum to change.

I know it's not your falt that you have to follow behind two "Great" quarterbacks in Roger (The Dodger) Staubach and Troy Aikman, but reality sets in you are. They were both proven winners and they both held up the "Lombardi" trophy with that Dallas Cowboy pride. They both knew what the "Star" on the side of their helmets they wore stood for. Tony Romo, if you don't know by now it means: Greatness!!!!

"Tony if you want to be a part of "Greatness" you need to be a quarterback and leader that can play a full four quarter game. Most importantly quit making bone head plays and giving games away."

NFL Season Begins Tonight With New Orleans vs Green Bay!

Tonights game between the New Orlean Saints and Green Bay Packers, will have a playoff atmosphere. Both teams won the Super Bowl in the last two years. What a classic match-up to start the NFL season in 2011.

Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers won the MVP of the last two Super Bowls. They both carried their respective teams to the Super Bowl with their outstanding play. Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers like to take on challenges and are both highly competitive. If you look at the last two Super Bowls neither quarterback was expected to be in the Super Bowl, much less win it.

New Orleans comes in tonights game with a different look from the last two years. The Saints want to recommit to the running game. Reggie Bush is playing elsewhere, Pierre Thomas is back, who was slowed down by an ankle injury last year. Free agent Darren Sproles and rookie Mark Ingram will help  the Saints reestablish the running game. All three players will be an intrical part of the Saints running attack. New Orleans will be without wide receiver Lance Moore, who is dealing with a nagging groin injury.

Green Bay is getting back three likely starters, who were out due to season ending injuries. The players who are coming back are tight end Jermichael Finley, safety Morgan Burnett, and running back Ryan Grant; Grant will be splitting carries with James Starks. After spending time on the sidelines during the Packers Super Bowl run Finley is not shy about his goals.

"Win the championship man," Finley said. "If the chemistry gets back to where it was last year, it's going to be all good from there."

The players on both teams know that it will be a playoff atmosphere, players says it's only one game. This one game happens to be the first game of the season. Greg Jennings said, it's almost like a mini Super Bowl, Aaron Rodgers would not go that far. Rodgers said, the activities are exciting in Green Bay with a concert stage on the field, schools letting out early etc., but none of these activities can match the Super Bowl atmosphere.

Without a question this is an intriguing match-up to start the NFL season, but it's only one game and it's the first game of the season. Both teams want to prove to everyone watching tonights game, that they will be contenders in 2011.

My Prediction:

Green Bay 24 New Orleans 20