There’s only about 3 or 4 guys starting in the NFL that I’d take over Romo today:
1) Drew Brees
2) Tom Brady
3) Payton Manning

With Brady’s injury, I’m not sure he’s going to be what he once was.
Payton is a little long in the tooth.

Brees may really be the only one I’d take in a swap with Romo right now!

Hey, Tony had a bad day, but so did Namath, Montana, Marino, and Elway.

We’re gonna win the big one with this guy as our QB sooner or later.

Go find your old Drew Henson jerseys. Tony’s play isn’t the most consistant play, obviously, but he is the best thing that has happened to the team the past 3 years outside of Ware. And to say an OLB has more of an impact than a QB is fairly foolish..

Tony has made me a believer through games such as his Buffalo comeback, his Detroit comeback, and 15+ 300 yard passing games in his short career of starting.

So keep hating… but he is going to be the leader of this team for years to come whether you like it or not

They just want him to play better. Or maybe play well with more consistency, including in individual games. It’s not hating to want him to do better. He does consistently force the ball into double coverage and put the ball on the ground. While he may be into only however many games as a starter, this is his 6th year in the league. At some point, if he is truly elite, he needs to be able to make plays and protect the ball.

I think he’s one of the best in the league, but his December and January record continues to be troubling. Based on his track record, it only makes sense to have doubts about him. As soon as he actually proves everyone wrong, those doubts will go away and he will get the benefit of the doubt like the other QBs that were mentioned. I’m really hoping that it is this year, but the Pittsburgh game was not a pretty start.

Why would I want sucky Tony Romo when I could have a Hall-of-Fame 3 time Super Bowl winner (like Brady and Aikman)?! Stop being such a homer…

…note the bleeding sarcasm, pllllllease!

know the scenario for Dallas making the playoffs other than going 3-0… I heard someone explaining how Dallas can beat NYG and Philly, lose to Balt, and still make it in. I’m both at work and too lazy to do all the math myself, and didn’t know if anyone knew this off-hand? Any help?

is exactly what I was looking for; thank you.

If Dallas cut Romo today, … tell me what teams would not try to sign him. That will be a very short list.

With Jason Garret right now because I’m not seeing anything that ever surprises me. They just seem to line up in the same old formations week after week. I’d love to see 3 or 4 plays a game that have something new that the opponent hasn’t seen. I’d also like to see him roll Romo out more; as he is very good outside of the pocket.

Garrett also seems to lose the chess match against some of the better defensive coordinators in the league. I wish he had the kind of feel for play-calling that Norv used to have when he was here.

So has Phillip Rivers. Peyton Manning has had 5, as did his brother Eli.

Romo has had 2. That means Romo has had more good games than all those QB’s you mentioned Raf.

Lets be honest. Cowboys fans are spoiled brats who don’t realize that this is the NFL and even the best QBs will have at least a couple of bad games every year. Deal with it and move on.

…I still like the guy, as a player and as a man. He manned up, took responsibility for leaving dog-doo all over the field and made no excuses. He wouldn’t even take an excuse when Witten handed him one.

To be a successful NFL QB you have to have the physical skills, as well as the emotional and mental strengths. Romo showed me that he has what it takes.

Along that line, I’m not making excuses either, but did it appear to any one else that part of Romo’s problem seemd mechanical or physical? I mean, he sailed more than one pass high, several actually, which made me think his grip is still bothering him.

he allows other teams to get back in the game…i understand controlling the clock w/running…but only if its effective…once choice became tired and he did into the third, then i think you need your stars to step up and get some 1st…because going 3 and out, however many times we did there in the second half, let their defence rest and ours became tired. it was the other way up to about halfway through the 3rd Q…then no rest for our d…..bad offencive play calling..we took our foot of there throats…sorry for the long one…

Tex has to jump into to fray here, after Buckner kicked another ground ball. The problem with Romo has nothing to do with his skill level, it is his “SAC” or lack there of. Romo didn’t want to be out there in the cold, that was obvious. He showed the same look in the Washington DC rain last year. Now, did he intentionally throw that game away to get inside, probably not, but that’s the perception with this kid.

As Tex has been clamoring for years, the Cowboys need to spend a relatively high draft pick on a QB to keep Romo from wandering off, see Kevin Kolb in Phily. Perfect example.

Bottom line… Romo lacks the heart of a champion. He doesn’t fare well under pressure – his hands shake so hard he can’t hold a snap. He’s a Country Club QB, and that will probably never change. The Cowboys can win in spite of #9, but until proven otherwise, he’s John Van de Velde at the 18th tee with a three stroke lead.

I really encourage everyone to check out this post over at DCFanatic.com on Tony’s relationship with his WRs, and particularly the second clip, the audio with Brad Sham and Larry Brown. There’s a candid segment in the middle while they are talking off-air during the commercial, and they are very critical of TO, saying that while he’s a superb athlete he is not good at playing the position of WR. Basically, he quits on his routes when he doesn’t think the ball is coming to him, and doesn’t fight for the ball when it does, so Romo does not trust him. The first pick Romo threw was TO’s fault for quitting on the route.

I have been a TO defender, but I think I agree with them. Someone needs to get over the celebrity, high-paid status of TO and sit him down the give him a serious talking to. He needs to get his s**t together, put full effort into every play, complete every route, and fight for every ball, or he has not reason whatsoever to complain when Tony doesn’t get him the ball.

It sounds to me like you’re saying that because the rest of the leagues so-called “top” QB’s are hot garbage that we should excuse Romo’s decisions that kill us in these tight games? When you’re up 10 with 8 minutes to go in the 4th, you should not lose. This one is squarely on Garrett, Romo, Witten – as far as mistakes and a bad game go. I’ll throw T.O. under the bus for pouting entirely too much, too.

But here’s my thing on Romo (and I love the guy). The other Cowboy QB who held passing records and won a ton of games – but never did anything significant in the post season was Danny White. Danny White went to 3 NFC Championship games and lost all 3. I don’t even think he’s in the ring of honor at Texas Stadium (correct me if I’m wrong). Romo gets paid a lot of money and as a fan I expect him to play with consistency. What is it about December that rattles this guy? He’s got to show us something against NY. This is money time. I know he knows that, but he needs to show it on the field.

that romo will be tested in the next three games, and if he performs like he did against pittsburg over the next three weeks it will prove that he may not be up to the challenge of the crucial games that have to be won. I believe he will play much better than he did in his last game but I will hold my judgement of him until after the games have been played. If the def plays like they did last week, then that gives the team with a good romo the best shot they have to build some momentum into the playoffs.

I also like what Nate said in Mon talking cowboys segment, he said that when he was watching romo’s post game interv that “he was feeling what romo was saying, like I have to be better than this and that he realizes that he cannot continue to be this way”. I hope nate is right, I feel that this game was one that clearly he could see that without a doubt he hurt their chances of obtaining a win. I think that he feels he was a significant factor in this loss and hopefully he realizes that he can trust the def to be there to where he does not have to put up 300 yd games every week to win games. I also agree with what Larry Brown and Nate said about the team in general, they need to have a better awareness of how turnovers hurt you, I feel the way they do in that the team seems to just shrug off the turnovers like it is not a big deal; they need to make the most of this experience to learn what it takes to beat a real playoff team and that will help them in the coming weeks and into the playoffs if they can close the deal.

You are dead on, Romo is an top end QB, but he needs take his game to the next level this December..

John Madden said it perfect on Sunday Night. Dallas as a tough schedule, but if we can’t be those teams to get in then we don’t belong in the playoffs.

And it pisses me off too when he throws stupid and avoidable INT’s. But if we ever traded Romo away, it would be a very, very sad day for me. There truly isn’t another QB I’d take over Romo and that include the Brady, P. Manning, and Brees, or anyone else you can name. Romo is the ONLY reason we are doing as well as we have been over the past couple of years. He has single-handedly turned this franchise into a team worth watching every weekend, again. He makes mistakes people, but he’s young and has only a couple true NFL years under his belt. He came from a weak college with weak talent. Give it time. Stick with him, through the good and the bad and I promise you, when he finally puts it all together, you’ll thank your lucky stars we kept him.

However, I just wish he made better decisions — especially in crucial situations and especially after November.

For all the Romo haters out there, remember 5-11, 5-11, 5-11… followed by the likes of Quincy Carter, Vinny Testaverde, Drew Bledsoe, and more recently Brad Johnson at quarterback.

Just my humble opinion…

I’m one for getting upset at players, coaches, etc, etc. One thing I do is really try to look at things objectively. Every QB/player has bad games. That is just how it is. Especially when there are so many injuries on this team. Not even close to last year in that department which reflects our current record. Everyone might be saying how great he is next week. That’s just the way it is in this league from fans. Play well and win one week and they are great, give up the ball 4 times and lose and they suck. Romo still has more to learn. A lot of these players still have a lot to learn. Let them learn.

As hard as it is to watch them learn and lose doing it, this team will improve and make less mistakes. I really don’t think they will make the playoffs, or be healthy enough to make the run. They are too beat up. I will be hoping though. Romo can do it, you’ve all seen him do it. One game at a time.

that Tony Romo hears what we’re saying here, he knows, he said so. I’m just afraid that it doesn’t mess around his head and he overcompensates and “thinks” too much. We will then bitch about him getting sacked. Although I must say that the Giants D line looked pretty cheesy last Sunday. As in Swiss. The Eagles ran all over them. What’s up with that?

He used to say if he learned how to manage the game better and not force the ball too much that he could be a pretty good player in this league. Be patient and make your reads.

The live by Romo, die by Romo has got me thinking. A gunslinger ALWAYS loses in the end. It’s what makes Romo tick. If only he could tame it a bit and break it out when he needs too.

I just want to shove a football down his mouth. Could you believe how he walked off the field grinning while Holland was lying face down?

this team would have been a .500 non playoff team at best the last two years….’nuff said.

Here’s another take -- Tony Romo needs to hit the weights. He fumbles almost every time he is tackled from behind. A lot of his fumbles are recovered by the Cowboys but I’ve been amazed how often this happens. It isn’t usually a matter of someone swatting the ball out of his hands either. One of his fumbles Sun he actually had it pretty well tucked and it still squirted out.