Romo is NOT Average
by calebsmith on Dec 7, 2009 10:11 AM CST
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I'm so sick of hearing that Romo is our problem. I'm tired of hearing that we lose in December because of him. We lose in December as a TEAM. He is not our problem people!!!! In yesterday's game what more could you ask of a QB. He threw for 392 yds, 3 TDs, and 0 INTs. Why are people still saying that he's our problem? Good Lord!
If you are still one of the ones saying he is average, tell me how you explain these stats.
Yards/Game
- Peyton Manning - 3,685
- Tom Brady - 3,638
- Drew Brees - 3,536
- Matt Schaub - 3,449
- Tony Romo - 3,325
- Phillip Rivers - 3,311
- Brett Favre - 3,149
- Ben Roethlisberger - 3,145
- Aaron Rodgers - 3,136
- Kurt Warner - 3,003
Touchdowns
- Drew Brees - 29
- Brett Favre - 26
- Peyton Manning - 25
- Kurt Warner - 23
- Tom Brady - 22
- Aaron Rodgers - 22
- Matt Schaub - 22
- Philip Rivers - 21
- Tony Romo - 20
- Eli Manning - 20
- Brett Favre - 3
- Aaron Rodgers - 5
- Marc Bulger - 6
- David Garrard - 5
- Donovan McNabb - 6
- Philip Rivers - 6
- Tony Romo - 7
- Matt Hasselbeck - 7
- Kyle Orton - 7
- Joe Flacco - 8
- Matt Cassel - 8
- Tom Brady - 10
- Drew Brees - 10
- Carson Palmer - 10
- Eli Manning - 11
- Peyton Manning - 11
- Ben Roethlisberger - 11
- Kurt Warner - 11
- Jason Campbell - 12
- Matt Ryan - 12
- Matt Schaub - 12
- Mark Sanchez - 17
- Jake Delhomme - 18
- Jay Cutler - 20
- Matthew Stafford - 20
20+ Plays
- Drew Brees - 51
- Philip Rivers - 46
- Tony Romo - 45
- Peyton Manning - 45
- Eli Manning - 44
- Matt Schaub - 42
- Jay Cutler - 41
- Ben Roethlisberger - 41
- Brett Favre - 39
- Aaron Rodgers - 39
- Tony Romo - 14
- Aaron Rodgers - 13
- Philip Rivers - 12
- Donovan McNabb - 12
- Matt Schaub - 11
- Tom Brady - 11
- Brett Favre - 10
- Drew Brees - 10
- Ben Roethlisberger - 10
- Eli Manning - 9
- Peyton Manning - 307.1
- Tom Brady - 303.2
- Drew Brees - 294.7
- Matt Schaub - 287.4
- Ben Roethlisberger - 285.9
- Aaron Rodgers - 285.1
- Tony Romo - 277.1
- Philip Rivers - 275.9
- Kurt Warner - 273
- Brett Favre - 262.4
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Amen brother
Only haters and morons think Romo is average, his numbers speak for themselves and always will.
I would really hate to think how bad that loss would have been yesterday were it not for Romo’s brilliant play, we might have been looking at another game like in Philly last season, it could have been that bad without #9 playing really well.
In Romo we Trust
The elephant in the room
is that he performs at a high standard most of the time and noone should dispute that as he is ranked second or third all time based on passer rating.
However, when he plays badly he plays really badly and sadly for the Cowboys some of his worst games have been in key must win games.
Yes it takes a whole team to lose a game but in some of those games even average play by Romo would have won you the game.
by G Fan in England on Dec 7, 2009 10:59 AM CST reply actions
you're right
when he plays really badly it’s really bad, but there’s more Good games then Bad. I can think of 1 really bad game that Romo has had this year. 4 interceptions against the Giants in the first game. Other than that, he has had 7 Great games, 2 Good games and 2 average.
Eli
is not as good as Romo and I agree has more average to bad games than Romo
However the Giants want Eli to be a game manager and not a game winner whereas Dallas expects Romo to be a game winner.
Eli has won a superbowl and that is good enough for the Giants fans although another would be nice.
by G Fan in England on Dec 7, 2009 5:21 PM CST up reply actions
I agree.........
…but what will be said ? ROMO CAN’T WIN IN DECEMBER even though it’s not it’s fault at all in yesterday’s defeat…i really hope they can pull this together and beat the Bolts next week…
GO COWBOYS !
I'm not disagreeing with you starfanfromqc
I think that that will be said about Romo because it already is said about Romo, but it shouldn’t be that way. I understand people saying “the cowboys can’t win in December,” but it sucks that people put all the blame on 1 player of a TEAM.
yes sir.
Romo is playing well.
Peyton is undeafted, but if his D/ST would have given up 31 pts, he would have lost yesterday, and 4 out of the last 6 games.
"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z
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yep
As hard as it is for some fans to comprehend, qbs actually don’t beat teams or lose to them all by themselves. The other 44 guys are pretty important as well.
In Romo we Trust
definitely
but that being said, a great qb performance gives his team a much better chance to win. And likewise, a crappy performance really makes it tough for his team to win.
We’re not even competitive yesterday with most qbs in this league.
Football is absoutely a team game, but the qb is the one whose plays impacts the win/loss stat the most.
Wow
Anyone who can throw for more than 3,000 yards in a game is far from average, they’re superhuman!
Very reminiscent
of Troy’s game in the NFC Championship against SF in ’94. Pummeled all game because they knew he had to pass, he puts up career numbers. Pretty studly performance in the face of great adversity.
Always be more than you appear and never appear to be more than you are
Romo's team lets him down every time!
This team let’s their qb down every time. In the first Giants game Romo bounced back and led us to the lead with two minutes left and the defense let him down. We need some real superstars who know how to step up when the pressures on. The defense and the ofensive line are the biggest problems on this team along with the coaching staff.
I hope Wade Phillips gets fired!
Wade Phillips is a clown and he has no guts. He’s another Marty S. and as long as he’s on our sideline we will never be prepared to win any game that means anything. He can’t coach under pressure and his soft persona is infecting our team. Jerry needs to make a change and bring in a coach who can motivate and hold players accountable for their actions.
I would love to see Romo behind an incredible O-Line...
The one he has now is inconsistent and not very good. Imagine would he could do if he had the kind of time that Brees is getting this year.
The 2009 Dallas Cowboys: Talk to me in December.
The NFC East has won 11 Super Bowls; oddly none of those have come courtesy of the Eagles.
Romo was a hall of famer last night.
It’s clear he’s changed his December ways.
2009 Dallas Cowboys: 10-6
2009 New York Jets: not 11-5 :(
2009-2010 Dallas Mavericks: 57-25
too quick for that
he plays far better than average against the giants. But yesterday was one or two plays away from a masterpeice.
No one's a hall of famer in one night
even Rex Grossman earned a perfect QB rating once.
"What did it feel like? That collision, I didn't feel nothing, because he was pretty much defenseless. It was like running through a cardboard box. Seriously. Cardboard box."- Sheldon Brown on his pounding of Reggie Bush in the '06 Playoffs
Romo has improved this year
he is protecting the ball better. That was a critical area that needed addressing.
do you notice any time he scrammbles
or moves within the pocket to avoid the rush he immediately tucks the ball under his arm, he never used to do that before.
In Romo we Trust
yep
that was my biggest complaint about him and he has changed it.
Last december/this offseason, i was down on Romo for the first time, but he has really impressed me this year.
Every time theres a reason to doubt this guy, he comes back stronger and better. You’ve gotta love that.
There is tucking the ball away and two other things i have noticed
1. He is getting to the line quicker so that the ball is not snapped just as the play clock expires. Yeah it is a team thing, but it seems like TR has hustled a bit on that.
2. On Slants and crossing patterns, he always seemed to throw a bit behind the receiver, so they’d have to reach back for the ball. Lately, he seems to be leading them so they are catching it in stride.
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
Let me put it this way...
Watching the game yesterday, I turned to my friend in the third quarter and told him that he was playing as well as I had ever seen him. He was on the money on crossing routes, was converting third and longs, and was clicking with his receivers and tight ends. Granted, there was the one pass to Williams, but outside of that, Romo looked great last night. If he plays like that the rest of the year (despite how unrealistic it is to expect that), this team has a good chance to make a run assuming the defense and ST return to their norms in the next few weeks.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
As I always say about QB's
Too much credit in wins, and too much blame in defeats.
Tyree bails Eli out on a pass into quadrouple coverage, and Eli wins Super Bowl MVP.
Our OL and defense collapse every December, but ROMO is 5-whatever in December.
If they win and lose as a team, is he not then part of the problem?
So Dallas finally lost a December game when Romo played well, and suddenly we’re going to pretend that he has never played poorly in December or been the one most at fault for a loss? If they win or lose as a team, why is everyone saying that the defense, offensive line, and special teams lost the game yesterday? Does that only count when talking about Romo?
Or is it possible that certain players or units can bear the burden of the loss due to their play? Romo has been one of those players in most of the December losses. I am impressed that he played well yesterday, but I’m more disappointed that many of his teammates played poorly. I guess that makes me a hater, but I have a hard time being excited about someone doing well in a losing effort. However for all of you that keep saying that they win and lose as a team as an excuse for Romo when he plays poorly, it seems odd to now trumpet and/or gloat over his play in this one game.
It may be unfair, but quarterbacks, like most leaders, are primarily judged on wins and losses first, then statistics. I do find it interesting that the QB rating system that is typically cited by Romo supporters has been abandoned in this post. Is that because Romo is not as close to the top of the league as he usually is this time of year?
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 7, 2009 2:27 PM CST reply actions
not true
His qb rating this season (96) is actually above his career rating of 94, so he’s definitely in the top 10.
He would probably would be in the top 5 if not for a lot of qbs this year having career years. I’ve never seen so many qbs having a qb rating over 100 this late in the season..unheard of.
Anyway BPS, they did lose as a team and Romo is part of the team, however, to judge qbs by wins and loses is moronic (which is what the MSM is BTW) and the GMen game proves as much. It would have been very difficult for Romo to have played much better, really difficult.
In Romo we Trust
That's just the way it is, Terry, like it or not.
Quarterbacks are judged primarily by wins and losses. You might not like it, but you need to get used to it, because that’s how it is. Bitching about it is pointless and a waste of time.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 7, 2009 5:53 PM CST up reply actions
actually qbs are judged by stats as well
or guys like Fran Tarkenton, Dan Fouts and Dan Marino wouldn’t be HOF qbs.
In Romo we Trust
Those guys had playoff victories.
And you know as well as I do what the first thing anyone thinks of is when they hear those names: “Never won the big one.” If that weren’t the case, you wouldn’t have picked them.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 7, 2009 10:56 PM CST up reply actions
they were still great qbs
and despite what the Cowboys do for the next several years, Romo will still be considered a great qb, win or lose.
In Romo we Trust
I don't know about that.
If he never gets a playoff win, which seems unlikely, I don’t know that he would be considered a great qb. Additionally, that will be what everyone always mentions about him when his greatness is discussed, just like they do now, just like they do with those guys and Super Bowl wins. Isn’t that the crux of the argument about him, whether he will join that list or the other list?
Personally, I hope that he has higher aspirations than being this generation’s Dan Fouts (especially since Brees is a more likely candidate for that). But to even do that, he would still have to get a playoff win at some point.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 7, 2009 11:34 PM CST up reply actions
it seems unlikely???
Are you serious??/ I guarantee the Cowboys win at least one playoff game before he retires, thats a given in my book.
And I’m sure Romo’s aspirations do include multiple SB victories before he retires, thats also a given as well.
In Romo we Trust
It seems unlikely that he would retire without a playoff win.
But in the unlikely event that he never leads his team to a playoff victory, I don’t know that he would actually be considered great, no matter how good his other stats are.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 8, 2009 11:34 AM CST up reply actions
like I said, the chances of that happening are slim, very slim
The guy is only 29 for crying out loud and has a lot of football left in him.
In Romo we Trust
No one is absolving Romo of his past December ghosts...
These posts about how well Romo played only exist because there is such a scrutiny of him and a wide variance of opinion from that he is a great QB (which the stats would seem to support) to that he can’t ever win the big one. If all Cowboys fans were in agreement that Romo was even just a good QB you would see these posts disappear. Instead, every time we lose, it seems someone has to throw Romo under the bus to an unreasonable level (i.e. Tex). As such, many of Romo’s biggest fans have developed almost a defense mechanism to make sure to emphasize when he plays well. It could be argued that this whole trumpeting of Romo is unnecessary, but considering the amount of disagreement about Romo that takes place on these boards these types of posts will continue to exist not so much to absolve Romo, but to preemptively show that he shouldn’t be blamed incessantly like he has in the past.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
Here's the problem with that:
I don’t think that anyone is arguing Romo’s ability to compile stats. That’s basically an inarguable point, because they are what they are. His critics simply say that despite his gaudy stats, he is unable to lead his team to victories in the last quarter of the season and the playoffs. That too is a somewhat inarguable point at this time, because he hasn’t done it yet. Hence the great Romo standoff: it’s silly to argue against his individual skills, because the numbers speak for themselves; it’s silly to argue against questions about his late season and playoff record, because the numbers speak for themselves.
Quarterback is a leadership role on the team, and leaders are judged more for their results than for their individual output. Some people might consider that unfair, but that’s why only certain people are cut out to be leaders. If everyone was a leader, there would be no one left to lead.
I’m not saying that Romo is unable to ultimately become a great leader. I think he can. Well, I hope that he can and on most days I think that he can. But by him having a good game in a loss, it’s not going to change how those that feel he’s not a great leader feel about him. In fact, it’s only more cannon fodder, as it somewhat dispels the notion of leading by example being good enough to get it done.
The only thing that will change people’s minds is victories. Romo can have 158.3 ratings for the next 4 games, and if they go 0-4, his critics will still think he is unable to lead a team to victory. Likewise, he can have ratings below 50 for the next 8 games, but if they go 8-0, he will be considered a champion and someone that can lead men even when struggling as an individual. Just being the best player on the field doesn’t answer his critics’ questions about his leadership abilities.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 7, 2009 6:17 PM CST up reply actions
ok, then what about Romo leading his team to victories
70% of the time, why is that ignored??
In Romo we Trust
Because he has won 0% in the playoffs and less than 50% in the stretch run.
I don’t think it’s ignored at all, but until he does it at the end of the season and not just at the beginning, that’s going to be the criticism of him. No one is saying that Romo doesn’t play great through November. The question is whether he can lead his team to victory in the playoffs or even when the playoffs are on the line. Until he does it, that will be the question.
Even a guy like Peyton Manning had critics asking similar questions about him until he actually won something, and that was even with playoff victories. That’s just the way it works with the QB position. Because they are recognized as the leaders of their teams, they are judged more on results than on just their individual talent. Ask Dan Marino.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 7, 2009 11:19 PM CST up reply actions
HE won 0% and less than 50%?
Or the DALLAS COWBOYS did
1 goddamn player doesn’t win or lose every game in the NFL
Again with that?
We are talking specifically about Romo and criticisms of him. Once again, the quarterback position is a leadership position, and therefore judged differently than other positions, in that wins and losses are more valuable than individual statistics. One of the criticisms of Romo is that he hasn’t been able to lead his team to victories in the playoffs or when the playoffs are on the line. When people say “he won” or “he lost,” obviously they mean him as a member and the leader of the team. To have to say it each and every time is tedious and idiotic.
One of the defenses of Romo’s leadership ability was that he chooses to lead by example. The flaws in that theory were that he played poorly in the majority of those losses. A second flaw in that theory has now developed, because he played well and they lost, showing that leading by example may not be enough.
Until he actually does lead his team to victory in those situations, that criticism will remain. Despite the implication by his most vocal supporters that he has been singled out for this criticism, it is just how it is for everyone who plays QB in the NFL. Even greats like Marino, Fouts, Peyton Manning for a while, and others are saddled with the “can’t win the big one” label, and they actually won playoff games. Why? Because as a leader, you are judged primarily on results rather than individual stats.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 8, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
The problem is Baked
Most people do not mean him as a member and leader of the team. They simply mean that HE, Tony Romo, cannot win games in December. As if he himself gave up back to back 75 yard runs against the Ravens.
Listen, Romo has played bad in December. But most people pin the blame only on him. That is why you hear “he won” or “he lost”.
He did not play poorly in all those December losses. And now that he played well and they lost, all of a sudden he’s not doing enough in the leadership department. That’s just absolutely absurd. It’s a no win for him.
The defense played terrible. Yet now he’s not doing enough as a leader. How then does he lead the defense to play better?
Like I said, no win for Tony unless he plays flawless and the rest of the team also doesn’t choke. Then suddenly, when guys on defense and ST are doing their jobs, somehow he gets credit for that because he ‘led’ his team to victory? Absurd.
That's the way it works when you are in a leadership role.
If that’s too much for him to handle, he should have picked a different position or sport. Just because the current quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys hasn’t been able to accomplish something doesn’t mean that suddenly no one should ever be judged on those merits.
He played poorly in most of the December losses, or else everyone wouldn’t be celebrating the fact that he actually played well in one. Like I’ve said over and over in this thread though, NFL QBs are judged more on wins and losses than individual statistics. If they win the Super Bowl and his average QB rating over the next 8 games is 75, everyone will stop criticizing him. On the other hand, if they go 0-4 and miss the playoffs and his average rating is 110, it will do nothing to quiet them. That may be unfair in some people’s eyes, but that’s part of being an NFL QB.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 9, 2009 1:54 AM CST up reply actions
If we win the superbowl and his rating is a 75
I will absolutely question his decembers, just like any logical fan would question eli manning’s decembers.
But we all know thats not possible. Our run game isn’t good enough to win with average qb play. Aside from a 4-5 game blip from the end of 08 to the beginning of this year, we’ve hardly ran the ball effectively the last two years.
and what has Manning done since then??
Exactly my point, give it time, it will happen. Problem is everyone wants it to happen right away, sometimes it doesn’t go down like that.
In Romo we Trust
I appreciate your prediction, but that's all it is.
I predict that he will eventually get it done, too. Of course, I’ve been predicting that for the past 3 years and he has let me down so far. I think the question that has now arisen is whether this is as good as he gets, or if he has more potential left. At his age and after 7 years in the league, concerns about his ceiling are not unreasonable. If he indeed has untapped potential, it seems that he should tap it soon. As they say, “potential is what gets coaches fired.”
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 8, 2009 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
they are unreasonable
Romo has improved each year since he has been the starter and I definitely see him maturing and growing each and every year he plays.
He’s always striving to get better and improve which is why his ceiling is limitless.
In Romo we Trust
Doesn't matter how much Romo matures
If he plays on an undisciplined, mistake prone team that collapses every year. There’s no accountability with the players, so the mistakes they make mean nothing.
Romo will finally get credit when Jerry decides to butt out, and brings in a coach that will hold players accountable. Because THAT is when the team as a whole will be ready to do some damage in December/January.
So in other words, Romo will never get credit….
I dunno
I see A LOT of posters on this blog giving Romo tons of credit – are you mainly concerned with how the MSM dishes out credit? If you like Romo, enjoy watching him play, and want to give him credit, go for it!
Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life. Do not be concerned with escaping safely - lay your life before him. - Bruce Lee
I guess I see where you are coming from on the whole perception topic
but for me personally I have seen too much of Romo to agree with the idea that he can’t be a leader or won’t be a leader. Whether it is a night like last night when he overcomes a bad offensive line performance to give us a chance at victory or the several games in which he has lead 4th quarter comebacks, I honestly see him as a leader. I know I will sound like Terry reincarnated, but if he is such a bad leader, how does he have 10 4th quarter comebacks in a little over three years?
Whether that perception is there or not for his critics (many of whom are relatively uninformed) is a whole different story. That has a lot to do with the Seattle drop and the playoffs loss, but personally, I don’t think that two games like those should realistically represent who and what Tony is as a football player and a leader in the same way. Ultimately though, I will agree with you that the perception will stay until we win. However, as someone who watches every game (much like you do) I think the perception is wrong simply due to the fact that not any game comes down to one player or one play. Football is simply too complex to break it down like that and therefore it is stupid to label a player based off of team play.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
exactly, perception is NOT reality
It’s really sad that supposed intelligent people can’t see that.
In Romo we Trust
Couldn't the same be said for your perception?
That’s the great Tony Romo paradox: which is the real Tony Romo? You have your perception based on his stats and win/loss record, and his critics have their perception based on his stats and win/loss record. There is only one way to put those criticisms to bed, and that’s to lead his team to victory in those situations. Until he does, that perception is reality.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 8, 2009 11:37 AM CST up reply actions
that makes no sense to me
I know what I see when I watch the guy play and my opinion of him is based a lot more than stats or win/loss records.
In Romo we Trust
thusly
I know what I see
That would be your perception
my opinion of him
That would be your reality
Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life. Do not be concerned with escaping safely - lay your life before him. - Bruce Lee
Valid point...
But I trust what I have seen plus the stats more than I trust the media to represent reality well. Maybe that is arrogant, but that is how I feel.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
I'm drinking a toast to Romo proving you right.
Hopefully this is the year that he makes everyone eat crow.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 8, 2009 6:35 PM CST up reply actions
Why does HE have to make everyone eat crow
He doesn’t play defense or special teams or offensive line. They all have to come together so that the DALLAS COWBOYS can make everyone eat crow.
Seriously?
Dude, we are talking about Tony Romo. If he leads the team to a winning record over the next 4 and in the playoffs, critics that say he can’t do that would eat crow. If the defense or other whatever other units have similar critics, they can eat crow too. Believe it or not, just being on a team does not mean that you can never ever be criticized as an individual.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 9, 2009 1:35 AM CST up reply actions
yep
I’m not gonna make my usual post pointing out slight differences in opinion. There seems to be a slight overreaction to Romo’s play yesterday. There are 4 games left and althoug I’m hopeful,I’m not going to declare him over his december yips after playing superb ball against a team he plays his best against. Do it against SD and Philly and I’ll be really impressed.
But I will say this – you have to take into account that he played well today. You can’t just ignore it and say its a loss so it doesn’t matter. We were in this game because Romo played so well. If he played down to the level of his supporting cast, you would have one more “When Romo plays poorly, we lose” stat.
I'm not dismissing his play at all.
It was very encouraging to see him play that well, even in a losing effort. Unfortunately, all that really does is elevate him to Aaron Rodgers status. He has bucked his turnover problems that I felt so often contributed to both team losses and his low rating in those losses. Like I said, it was extremely disappointing to see his teammates fall apart when the QB is playing well. The worst part was that, in my opinion, there wasn’t one unit that could be held accountable, it was truly a teamwide effort. Just once I would love to see this team play with the energy that so many other teams do. It seems like we’re always playing against desperate or hungry teams and never playing as a desperate or hungry team.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 7, 2009 4:31 PM CST up reply actions
agreed
the only positive element of the game for us was the passing game. Every other area, we didn’t do well.
I honestly think “energy” on offense ohas something to do with how you play. Were not a good rushing team. The passing game depends on execution, not energy. Or maybe I’m looking at it backwards and the reason we don’t run as well is cause we’re not agressive enough.
Defensively, sometimes we seem to have that energy, sometimes we don’t. Also, 4 times in the last 13 games road teams have gotten us with that “high energy” play – philly, denver, green bay and nyg. We don’t seem to have this same agressiveness when we’re at home, althogh we definitely do execute better.
Since week 2, Romo has been a great qb for us
Even though in weeks 3 and 4 it was obvious he was trying to balance being safe with the ball and being a playmaker, he hasn’t had totally awful game since the giants game.
I like this version of Romo much better, although december is still to be decided. Same with the defense.
If the defense proves to be good against SD, NO and PHL, and Romo continues his play….I like our chances with that combination in the playoffs.
Crow Never Tasted Soo Good
After the first NYG game I was about ready to give up on Romo being the franchise quarterback. I thought we could succeed with him, but it didn’t appear that he’d learned a thing with all the screw-ups he’s made. The last half of the season, though, he’s been pretty damn good.
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Irritating, isn't it? It was hard to watch him play so well yesterday while much
of the rest of the team laid an egg. Which, once again, just goes to show that this is a TEAM sport and no one person wins or loses games.
Even as an Eagles fan
I don’t think anyone is arguing that Romo is average.
He’s clearly a good QB. His numbers are AWESOME! The only thing keeping him out of the elite conversation is the fact that he has no playoff wins…that’s it!
You can argue that it’s a team sport, and that Romo should be considered elite, and it’s the team that drops the ball…but glory and shame lie on the shoulders of the QB…that’s just the way of this game.
He’s better than average, ALOT better. But until he wins a post season game, there’s going to be a good argument to say that he’s not elite.
"What did it feel like? That collision, I didn't feel nothing, because he was pretty much defenseless. It was like running through a cardboard box. Seriously. Cardboard box."- Sheldon Brown on his pounding of Reggie Bush in the '06 Playoffs
Glory and shame doesn't always lie on the shoulders of the QB
Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson ‘led’ their teams to championships. They are very average QB’s who rode the coattails of elite defenses. Until the Cowboys defense decides to stop someone when it matters, Romo could become Montana/Bradshaw/Aikman/Staubach rolled into one, and it won’t matter.
good point
"What did it feel like? That collision, I didn't feel nothing, because he was pretty much defenseless. It was like running through a cardboard box. Seriously. Cardboard box."- Sheldon Brown on his pounding of Reggie Bush in the '06 Playoffs
The thing is..
The thing is,is that when Brady or Manning (P) have a bad game they have a Team and a Coaching staff that can rally around them to pull the game off. Whereas with the Cowboys it is on the shoulders of the QB to be Superman.
Anything less than that and everyone cries about how poorly he plays!
knuckleheads!!
The Seattle mistake.
Great teams would have never had their QB in that position in the first place. QB’s should only be able to win or lose a game from behind the offensive line.
Nowhere else
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