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Football coaches at all levels tend to preach to their teams about not getting too high or too low throughout the season. The message is to not rip yourself apart after losses while remaining humble following victories.
According to one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time, there is a similar feeling when it comes to quarterbacking a successful team in the NFL. The idea is that you don't have to win the game by yourself, but be consistent and refrain from making the crucial mistakes that can sway the outcome.
SportsDayDFW spoke with Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana Thursday about what he sees in Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
"I think he does a lot of things well," Montana said. "I think he just needs to be more consistent. And I think that's what hurts him the most. You're going to have good and bad games, but you really can't have too many bad games. You can't sway too much either way on that needle. And I think that's what really keeps him from getting into the postseason and having success.
"When it comes down to that time, it's really on your shoulders and you've got to play consistent. You don't have to be great, but if you're consistent, you give your team a better opportunity."
After starting the season 1-4, a shoulder injury during a Week 7 game with the New York Giants ended Romo's season. Jon Kitna stepped in during the loss to the Giants and went 4-5 before Stephen McGee won the season finale in Philadelphia.
The way the Cowboys played under center was not consistent enough for Montana. And it is the reason he believes that they struggled.
"I think they played the way their quarterback played," Montana said. "When you look at it, it was just too up and down. They just didn't make enough plays when it counted, whether it was offense or defense. And that's pretty typical of what your record shows."
Montana added: "There's a lot of teams throughout the league that do the same thing. The ones that continue to get better and stay at playing at that high level, they don't have those kind of swings."
As far as the future of the Cowboys, head coach Jason Garrett will obviously play a significant role. Montana likes what he saw from the former quarterback and he is pleased that the Cowboys gave him a shot.
"I think he did a pretty good job there towards the end of the year," Montana said. "I saw him a little bit when I was playing, coaching style I don't know much about him. I just haven't been around him. But obviously he saw a way to motivate the team to get them going in another direction. So it's good to see that they gave him that opportunity."
Football coaches at all levels tend to preach to their teams about not getting too high or too low throughout the season. The message is to not rip yourself apart after losses while remaining humble following victories.
According to one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time, there is a similar feeling when it comes to quarterbacking a successful team in the NFL. The idea is that you don't have to win the game by yourself, but be consistent and refrain from making the crucial mistakes that can sway the outcome.
SportsDayDFW spoke with Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana Thursday about what he sees in Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
"I think he does a lot of things well," Montana said. "I think he just needs to be more consistent. And I think that's what hurts him the most. You're going to have good and bad games, but you really can't have too many bad games. You can't sway too much either way on that needle. And I think that's what really keeps him from getting into the postseason and having success.
"When it comes down to that time, it's really on your shoulders and you've got to play consistent. You don't have to be great, but if you're consistent, you give your team a better opportunity."
After starting the season 1-4, a shoulder injury during a Week 7 game with the New York Giants ended Romo's season. Jon Kitna stepped in during the loss to the Giants and went 4-5 before Stephen McGee won the season finale in Philadelphia.
The way the Cowboys played under center was not consistent enough for Montana. And it is the reason he believes that they struggled.
"I think they played the way their quarterback played," Montana said. "When you look at it, it was just too up and down. They just didn't make enough plays when it counted, whether it was offense or defense. And that's pretty typical of what your record shows."
Montana added: "There's a lot of teams throughout the league that do the same thing. The ones that continue to get better and stay at playing at that high level, they don't have those kind of swings."
As far as the future of the Cowboys, head coach Jason Garrett will obviously play a significant role. Montana likes what he saw from the former quarterback and he is pleased that the Cowboys gave him a shot.
"I think he did a pretty good job there towards the end of the year," Montana said. "I saw him a little bit when I was playing, coaching style I don't know much about him. I just haven't been around him. But obviously he saw a way to motivate the team to get them going in another direction. So it's good to see that they gave him that opportunity."
