DMN Blog: Romo ready to move on, Practice updates, Folk talks
Romo's ready to move on
Tony Romo winced a whole bunch when he watched the film of Monday night's game. He chalked it up as a learning experience and doesn't want to dwell on it.
"I think I won't make some of the mistakes that I made in the game again," Romo said. "At least I hope not."
Of course, the Patriots are pretty good at forcing quarterbacks to make mistake. That's not news to Romo, who has put the Bills game in the past and is focused on preparing for the mind games presented by Bill Belichick.
Belichick has been especially successful against quarterbacks the Patriots are playing for the first time. Romo has already studied reels and reels of film (not really since it's all digital) to try to figure out the secret to the Patriots' success.
One thing Romo noticed is that the Patriots' safeties are some tricky dudes. They often line up in one look, then shift at the last second, risking getting caught out of position to try to fool the QB.
"I think he really does a phenomenal job of giving the quarterback a certain look when it's really not that look," Romo said. "You just have to be prepared for that, and sometimes you’ve got to rely on your instincts. When a guy's open, you've got to throw it."
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 1:53 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (2)
Cowboys take it easy
The Cowboys wore just jerseys and shorts during today's practice -- no helmets or pads.
I wouldn't take that as a sign that the Cowboys are taking the Patriots lightly. The players are usually off two days after a game. I'm sure Wade Phillips figured he'd let them go without pads while sticking working the soreness out after a physical, emotionally draining game.
Bill Parcells never let his players go without pads the first practice after a Monday night game. But the Tuna never started 5-0 in Dallas, either.
Oh, and Anthony Henry wasn't out there. Figured you folks might be interested to know that.
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 2:00 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (4)
Kicking ain't surgery
The remarkable calmness rookie kicker Nick Folk displayed on Monday night runs in his family.
Folk comes from a long line of doctors. He said his grandfather, Dr. Quentin R. Stiles, invented heart bypass surgery. His grandmother, mother, two uncles and an aunt are also doctors.
"They have to be perfect in everything they do all the time or someone can die," said Folk, who was swarmed by reporters today. "In my situation, if you miss one, you live. Someone might be hurtin', but you'll live."
Folk planned to join the medical profession, but he switched his major from pre-med to marketing as a sophomore at Arizona.
"I'm not going to lie," Folk said. "I failed Calc II, so that kind of steered me away from it."
Folk can laugh about his academic failures, because the kid has aced all his NFL tests so far.
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LB Bradie James officially invited Folk to every dinner the defensive players have from now until the end of time (or perhaps until Folk misses a clutch kick).
"He doesn't have to pay for anything," James said, "even though he's a rookie."
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 2:08 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (0)
Tony Romo winced a whole bunch when he watched the film of Monday night's game. He chalked it up as a learning experience and doesn't want to dwell on it.
"I think I won't make some of the mistakes that I made in the game again," Romo said. "At least I hope not."
Of course, the Patriots are pretty good at forcing quarterbacks to make mistake. That's not news to Romo, who has put the Bills game in the past and is focused on preparing for the mind games presented by Bill Belichick.
Belichick has been especially successful against quarterbacks the Patriots are playing for the first time. Romo has already studied reels and reels of film (not really since it's all digital) to try to figure out the secret to the Patriots' success.
One thing Romo noticed is that the Patriots' safeties are some tricky dudes. They often line up in one look, then shift at the last second, risking getting caught out of position to try to fool the QB.
"I think he really does a phenomenal job of giving the quarterback a certain look when it's really not that look," Romo said. "You just have to be prepared for that, and sometimes you’ve got to rely on your instincts. When a guy's open, you've got to throw it."
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 1:53 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (2)
Cowboys take it easy
The Cowboys wore just jerseys and shorts during today's practice -- no helmets or pads.
I wouldn't take that as a sign that the Cowboys are taking the Patriots lightly. The players are usually off two days after a game. I'm sure Wade Phillips figured he'd let them go without pads while sticking working the soreness out after a physical, emotionally draining game.
Bill Parcells never let his players go without pads the first practice after a Monday night game. But the Tuna never started 5-0 in Dallas, either.
Oh, and Anthony Henry wasn't out there. Figured you folks might be interested to know that.
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 2:00 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (4)
Kicking ain't surgery
The remarkable calmness rookie kicker Nick Folk displayed on Monday night runs in his family.
Folk comes from a long line of doctors. He said his grandfather, Dr. Quentin R. Stiles, invented heart bypass surgery. His grandmother, mother, two uncles and an aunt are also doctors.
"They have to be perfect in everything they do all the time or someone can die," said Folk, who was swarmed by reporters today. "In my situation, if you miss one, you live. Someone might be hurtin', but you'll live."
Folk planned to join the medical profession, but he switched his major from pre-med to marketing as a sophomore at Arizona.
"I'm not going to lie," Folk said. "I failed Calc II, so that kind of steered me away from it."
Folk can laugh about his academic failures, because the kid has aced all his NFL tests so far.
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 12:54 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (5)
LB Bradie James officially invited Folk to every dinner the defensive players have from now until the end of time (or perhaps until Folk misses a clutch kick).
"He doesn't have to pay for anything," James said, "even though he's a rookie."
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 2:08 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (0)
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