Film Notes: Romo got fooled by Jets

After breaking down the film, Scouts Inc. gives its take on what to watch in the NFL this weekend:

What was Tony Romo thinking?
His huge interception to Darrelle Revis late in the Sunday night game should never have been thrown. Romo ran a bootleg right, which gave him only half the field to work with and effectively only one receiver, Dez Bryant, to target. His thought must have been to either throw a jump ball to Bryant, or a quick out or back-shoulder throw, with Revis in one-on-one coverage. Problem was, the safety broke to the perimeter in a Cover 2 look, and that gave Revis the ability to freelance because he knew he had help over the top. Revis baited Romo, first undercutting the route before drifting back as he released the ball, much like Ty Law used to do to Peyton Manning. Once the safety broke to the outside and freed Revis to gamble, Romo should have known that he had no chance and thrown the ball away or run to the sideline.

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