Post by ironmaiden on Dec 24, 2009 6:47:15 GMT -7
Still Aggressive
Romo Making Plays While Limiting Mistakes
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Romo ranks eighth in the NFL in passer rating (97.8) with 23 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
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IRVING, Texas - This time last year, Tony Romo had a splint on his fractured right (throwing) pinkie finger, and overall he just didn't feel like a 28-year-old quarterback.
"I was probably as banged up as I had been playing football," he said.
This year, Romo says it's his healthiest December since he became a starter in 2006.
It's arguably his most efficient season, too.
Romo is on pace for a career-low interceptions with two games remaining and hasn't thrown one in four games (156 consecutive passes). He ranks eighth in the NFL in passer rating (97.8) with 23 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Of the seven players ranked ahead of him - Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Philip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Schaub - only Favre and Rodgers have a better touchdown-to-interception ratio.
Romo placed a large emphasis on better ball protection this season after committing 21 turnovers, including a career-high seven fumbles, in 13 games last year. The hard work has come to fruition - without a price.
Romo (3,386) is close to breaking his 2007 career high in passing yardage (4,211) and currently ranks fifth in average gain (8.13). He's still playing to score rather than playing not to make mistakes.
"The idea is to get to a point like in golf where you're aggressively taking what the defense gives you," he said. "There's a big difference between, 'Oh I'm just not going to take a shot.' If it's there, you've got to aggressively fire it and let it go, because you have to trust it. You have to believe it.
"The game's too fast. Things happen in the blink of an eye that you've got to trust what you see and let it go. And if you're not, then your team is not going to be able to consistently put the ball in the end zone."
Romo Making Plays While Limiting Mistakes
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Rob Phillips - Email
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
December 23, 2009 4:45 PM Change Font Size A A A A
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Romo ranks eighth in the NFL in passer rating (97.8) with 23 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
.
IRVING, Texas - This time last year, Tony Romo had a splint on his fractured right (throwing) pinkie finger, and overall he just didn't feel like a 28-year-old quarterback.
"I was probably as banged up as I had been playing football," he said.
This year, Romo says it's his healthiest December since he became a starter in 2006.
It's arguably his most efficient season, too.
Romo is on pace for a career-low interceptions with two games remaining and hasn't thrown one in four games (156 consecutive passes). He ranks eighth in the NFL in passer rating (97.8) with 23 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Of the seven players ranked ahead of him - Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Philip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Schaub - only Favre and Rodgers have a better touchdown-to-interception ratio.
Romo placed a large emphasis on better ball protection this season after committing 21 turnovers, including a career-high seven fumbles, in 13 games last year. The hard work has come to fruition - without a price.
Romo (3,386) is close to breaking his 2007 career high in passing yardage (4,211) and currently ranks fifth in average gain (8.13). He's still playing to score rather than playing not to make mistakes.
"The idea is to get to a point like in golf where you're aggressively taking what the defense gives you," he said. "There's a big difference between, 'Oh I'm just not going to take a shot.' If it's there, you've got to aggressively fire it and let it go, because you have to trust it. You have to believe it.
"The game's too fast. Things happen in the blink of an eye that you've got to trust what you see and let it go. And if you're not, then your team is not going to be able to consistently put the ball in the end zone."