Tony Romo defends changing the plays at the line
By Mike Dyce
Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Bill Callahan has come under fire for the pass heavy offense the Cowboys have been using. Head coach Jason Garrett suggested that quarterback Tony Romo was to blame for the lack of running plays in the second half of the game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
“In some of the no-huddle situations, he was making those calls,” Garrett said. “Again, we simply have to do a better job simply calling more runs and having more balance.”
Romo didn’t shy away from the responsibility and tried to explain why they called so many pass plays and see ed to abandon the run game.
“It’d be silly just to run the ball to where you can’t block an extra guy,” Romo explained, via the Dallas Morning News. “That’s part of the game. When some people are doing that, they’re leaving Dez [Bryant] by himself.
“It’s part of what defenses have to decide — what they’re going to give up — and sometimes it can be a big benefit.”
The run-blocking is an issue and it needs to improve.
“I think it’s a combination of things,” Romo said. “Run-blocking really takes all 11 guys. … I think we can do a better job individually and then collectively as a group. Everyone will get better.”
When the Cowboys take on the St. Louis Rams this week it will be interesting to see. It looks like they might yet again abandon the run. Through two games ESPN has ranked the Rams run defense as the 6th best giving up 61 yards a game. Their passing defense didn’t fair so well coming in at 27th giving up an average of 330.5 yards per game.