The Dallas Cowboys are running more, and Troy Aikman thinks quarterback Tony Romo is fine with it.
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During the Dallas Cowboys’ Super Bowl Runs of the early 90s, the run was the center of the team’s success. They’d get leads and run to kill off the clock and waste time, despite having a talented quarterback and wide receiver at their disposal.
In 2014, the Cowboys are replicating that formula and have used it to race out to a hot 5-1 start. That has mean less passing for quarterback Tony Romo.
By comparison, Romo has attempted just 191 passes this season so far compared to 218 through six games last season.
There could be some question about whether Romo is OK with passing less, but Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, who was the Cowboys quarterback during those Super Bowl runs, thinks he is fine with it.
“That’s a very good question. When you look at the Cowboys, they went from being a team that ran the ball the second fewest times per game a year ago, 21 times a game, to this year they run the ball more than anyone in football at 32 times a game,” Aikman told WFAN-AM New York, via the Dallas Morning News. “You can’t tell me the whole reason is that they drafted Zack Martin at right guard. They had a serviceable right guard a year ago and they didn’t run the ball that much. There has been a philosophical change. If you remember a year ago, Jerry Jones said, ‘Hey we want Tony Romo to have more ownership of the offense. We want him putting in Peyton Manning-type hours,’ because they had just given him a large contract. I think that maybe a little bit too much was handed to him, to where checks were being made, getting out runs plays, checking to pass plays. I think some of those controls have maybe taken away to where now they are a little more focused on running the ball and we’ve seen the results of that. I think that has to continue. I do think Tony has embraced it.”
As long as they’re winning and it translates to postseason success, you wouldn’t think Romo would have an issue with it.
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