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The Gutless Tony Romo

I know I'm going to catch a ton of heat for a whining, alcohol-assisted tirade based on pure emotion, but I'm done with our gutless quarterback. How many big games has he folded like a chump - how many big games has he single-handedly lost?

 

He has magnificent statistics, but I'm sorry, they're hollow. When time comes for men to rise above, Tony chokes. I'm sure he will put up great numbers for the rest of the season, but I'm sick and tired of defending this dopey, happy-go-lucky nitwit.

 

Would someone put up stats for Tony in your standard, vanilla games vs. games that have meaning or really count? I'll bet it'll even shut Terry up. Again, I'm sorry for this guys, I just feel like kicking something and my fiance will fight back. And win.

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Indeed.

It’s about time we agree that Romo sucks. All his picks were turned in TDs by the Giants. Our running game; on the other hand, was awesome.

~Texas Massacre '09~

by TheHeat on Sep 20, 2009 10:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

felix didnt do anything wrong though, right?

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by fuji1232 on Sep 21, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

romo illed us tonight...

Wade also killed us in my opinion on that last drive only rushing 4…He let manning sit back there to pic us apart..Put some $#$%@# pressure on him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by scandrick32 on Sep 20, 2009 11:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hes single handedly lost about 4

Seattle (ish), Philly in Philly in 2007, Pittsburgh, and now this one….

The guy is due for one total clunker a year.

But theres a bigger issue here. Since that injury against arizona he just has’t been right. Washington, Steelers, Ravens, Eagles, Giants…thats 5 out of about 9, idon’t care that they are great teams, hes losing us games. Hes much more jumpy in the pocket and doesn’ have the accuracy he used too. The guy has just been a turnover prone, average qb.Hes gotta turn it around.

by foyesboys on Sep 20, 2009 11:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

What about the Cowboys horrible luck (I’m talking about Witten’s ankle to Phillips hands, I’m talking about 82s juggling TD catch, I’m talking about Ratliff’s broken up pass being catched by 12, I’m talking about…)? The lucky bounces went to the other side, each and every one of them.

What about Scandrick deciding to suck most of the game?

What about no sacks?

Romo indeed sucked, but even the Supermans of this League have games were they stink the joint. Today we saw GOD (Brady) doing it.

Viva México! Go Cowboys!

by Chandus on Sep 20, 2009 11:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I think Eli had a game where he threw 3 pick-6s, Peyton threw 6 in a game against the chargers a couple of years back, and Brady couldn’t score today when one of his receivers is named Randy Moss.

Romo (along with others) stunk tonight, but he’s still my guy.

I AM THE LAST NAKED WARRIOR!

by Nelson... on Sep 20, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Romo was a problem, but...

If the pass defense and pass rush didn’t combine to allow Eli to do anything he wanted all night long, this game is not close. Romo played very poorly but he also plays well a lot of the time too. Overall, over the past few years, I’ve felt a lot more confident in Romo than our defense. I think if our defense gets fixed we are a great team, even if Romo’s play remains where it has been. He will struggle some games but so will every QB. Yes, this was a big game and he played poorly, but he doesn’t play poorly in every big game as much as people would like to say he does. It seems to me that unless he has a fantastic game, we lose. Even if he has a decent game, chances are that we lose. That means that this team is way too reliant upon him and without him, this team is nothing. This brings me back to the pass defense problem. Yes, they scored a lot of points off his turnovers, but it’s not like he turned it over on the 10 yard line. The Giants simply were able to do whatever they wanted in the passing game regardless of whether there was a turnover by Tony or not. Until the defense improves, this team will rise and fall with the play of Tony.

by Key19 on Sep 20, 2009 11:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

we gave the giants

13 of their points, and thats assuming we would’ve stopped them for fgs after the turnovers. They ended up scoring 17 off our turnovers. You don’t win games like that!

by foyesboys on Sep 20, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

o right

but i don’t put that one directly in the “turovers for points” column – the defense did it part in allowing that last tw

by foyesboys on Sep 21, 2009 1:31 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

say all u want, Romo cause us this game

record crowd to watch Romo fold like a chump…

by LiLGiT on Sep 20, 2009 11:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

You can't really blame the defense

You CANNOT turn the ball over and win. Period.

by emoon3 on Sep 20, 2009 11:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Uh, we almost DID win!

If the defense could ever stop a team at the end of games (Tampa Bay last year was the only exception I can think of), we win this game.

Remember Buffalo in 2007? Correct me if I’m wrong, but we won that game when we had 4 INTs a couple fumbles lost, and one of those INTs was a pick 6? Yet the defense played well and we won.

Don’t act like it’s all on Tony. If we had anything that even slightly resembled a secondary, we win this game easily EVEN WITH ROMO PLAYING SO BAD.

by Key19 on Sep 21, 2009 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What is to gain

by saying you almost won a game that you lost? Is there a carry over effect? The Bengal almost won some games too and the only carry over they got was a better draft pick.

by Major on Sep 21, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The DBs could have played better

but the blame for this loss should rest mostly on Romo. Why couldn’t he help himself on that terrible deep pass? We were running wild on the Giants. No need for him to be a hero. Part of the reason why the defense’s play slipped is because they were tired and had to spend a lot of energy defending the short field that Romo handed them.

by D3R3K on Sep 20, 2009 11:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

he didn't see the guy

its not like he was trying to be ballsy and throw it deep…he had no clue that guy was even there

by foyesboys on Sep 20, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

regardless

the throw was terrible. And isn’t that the case with most interceptions that the QB doesn’t see the guy?

by D3R3K on Sep 20, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

we are not going to win with Wade...

we need a coach that will get on Romo’s a$$ for his mistake not pamper him….Romo needs a coach to lit a fire under his a$$ and Wade is not the man to do it….

by LiLGiT on Sep 20, 2009 11:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Simple as this

That bad of turnover ratio you’re going to lose. 2 of the picks were really Romos fault. We did a good job of protecting him but no one was getting open. That last pick to Phillips was a real momentum shifter in the game, and real revived the giants.

With that being said, Romo played awful, but we simply looked outmatched on defense. We blitzed they picked it up well and hit the open man or their receivers got open fast enough before the pressure got there. When not blitzing Manning had all day to throw and hit the open man.

I think I speak for everyone else when I say I’m sick and tired of the Cowboy teams this decade disgracing the team on days where we should be celebrating! Emmitts breaks the rushing record, honoring the the triplets into the Ring of Honor, Texas Stadiums last game, and now this. It really makes me wonder why we ever celebrate these kinds of things anymore.

by NDCowboy8 on Sep 20, 2009 11:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

some fan post on BTB last year that Romo is not the guy to lead us to the promise land...

the more i think about it, the more I agree with it…i hope I am wrong, but tonight is going to be a sleepless night

by LiLGiT on Sep 20, 2009 11:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I understand overreacting, but the season is still young...

Let’s not all jump off the cliff quite yet.

If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.

by Cowboyfan729 on Sep 20, 2009 11:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

few of the romo haters need to

once again, IF romo has a bad day. it REALLY is on the rest of the team to pick up the slack.
the only person who REALLY did that was barber. I would say Felix, but his FUMBLE didnt help.

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by fuji1232 on Sep 21, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Romo is not gutless

but he sure is not playing well. Maybe he is pressing. But ND is right the Cowboy WR’s are not getting seperation and even if they were I am not sure Romo could hit them.

The only reason the Cowboys are not 0-2 right now is because tampa might be one of the worst teams in the NFL.

by 082288 on Sep 20, 2009 11:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

"gutless" is really the wrong word

Let’s not make it into a character flaw. Yes, he played awful. Yes, he very well might not be the guy to lead us where we need to go. But a lack of guts won’t be the reason. Maybe he’s just not talented enough to ever be one of the 5 best QBs in the league on a consistent basis? Maybe he’s the football version of Craig Biggio: a guy who made himself into a player but doesn’t actually have the raw physical tools to excel against high level competition?

by TimSchultz36 on Sep 21, 2009 12:08 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

agreed

I hate when fans phrase it like that.

by foyesboys on Sep 21, 2009 1:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Romo ended the game with a QB rating of 26

Brian Westbrook of the Eagles had a QB rating of 39.6. Yikes Romo.

by 082288 on Sep 21, 2009 12:10 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

rushing TD doesnt count

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by fuji1232 on Sep 21, 2009 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have to admit I'm upset at him tonight

but how would we replace him eh? Is anyone gonna let go of their franchise QB, should we go back to the draft and hope a first rounder pans out, listen we are stuck w/ him, the good and the bad. Horrible night but hopefully now he doesn’t have one of these in December, and if the Defense can get 1 TO from Elisha Manning we could have easily won this, We screwed up again as a team and even though Romo has a lot of the blame, our Defense couldn’t seal the deal in the end

"We play to win the game" - Herm Edwards

by nicholas.rodriguez on Sep 21, 2009 12:10 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nicholas.....

I agree but Romo gift-wrapped this game for them. I do agree that the defense caved at the end. This game was eerily-similar to the Ravens game. Kinda spooky when you think about it. One thing that Tony Dungy said at least two times during the broadcast tonight was when they played the Boys, they always felt like they could force Romo into a mistake and he would lose the game for you. It’s pretty bad imo when you have coaches more or less saying that they feel like your QB will have a turnover. I don’t think they Dungy would say the same thing about Brady or Manning. They don’t usually make bone-headed decisions.

by texstar on Sep 21, 2009 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Both never one the big games

wilted under pressure. Lose the last game at Texas Stadium and The first at Cowboys Stadium. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I broke two chairs today

In Romo we might Trust!

by rocj55 on Sep 21, 2009 12:12 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

won the big games

In Romo we might Trust!

by rocj55 on Sep 21, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You lost the last game at Texas Stadium because we kicked your @**

The Skins defense can’t wait to get its paws on Romo and his cute little receivers. We will shut down your run game with big Albert, and then force Romo into pick after fumble after punt after pick. See you soon Cowgirls

by williamhudsonlink on Sep 21, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahaha....

A Redskin fan is in hear a little early I can see. Guess its easy to assume that you weren’t one of the fans booing after a win against the Rams.

If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.

by Cowboyfan729 on Sep 23, 2009 8:14 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Facts mean anything???

Last game at Texas Stadium was lost to the Ravens, not your Scums. One NFC East team that we don’t have to worry about any semblance of offense. Maybe you can score with another fake FG attempt.

So it begins...

by APerfectStar on Sep 24, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those picks were crucial

But what worries me the most is the lack of separation the WR’s were getting! On top of that NY was playing with a really banged up secondary. O-line play was outstanding, running and throwing. What disappoints me is we are supposed to win the match ups with our wide outs when Romo gets enough time, and that simply did not happen.

by NDCowboy8 on Sep 21, 2009 12:15 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wake me when...

Romo wins a big game.

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

by CFHTim on Sep 21, 2009 12:18 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

On top of that

We felt we had the superior match ups on the outside on defense. Their WR’s made our corners look silly out there! It really makes me wonder if we really have the talent in the secondary to be able to send enough guys after the QB to generate adequate pressure on the QB.

by NDCowboy8 on Sep 21, 2009 12:20 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yea thats a major concern for me

I think we miss greg ellis. And Igor is probably a downgrade from Canty in terms of rushing the passer…which doesn’t matter too much, but still.

On the other hand, Specner is a CLEAR upgrade over Greg in terms of run D

by foyesboys on Sep 21, 2009 1:36 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Romo's always going to be a gunslinger

and we love him for it. He’ll lose us some games. But the team as a whole failed. Romo takes a lot of credit for this one. He also deserves a ton of credit for the vast majority of our wins.

The defense(which I still have complete faith in) needs to play better. The receivers need to show up. We need to get our awesome TE tandem involved more in the offense. The running game was brilliant but everything else was pretty shoddy. It’s not ALL Romo’s fault.

Epic Fail since 1985

by the red scare on Sep 21, 2009 2:25 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

You've made your point abundantly clear

like 5 million times this evening. WITH TONS OF CAPS. ;)

But if the defense can stop the Giants from marching up the field to kick a last second field goal, we win. It’d be like a reverse Bills/Cowboys ‘07 game. We’d be ecstatic right now. But they let us down just as much as Romo did.

But it’s only week 2, and we did pick up like 250 something yards on the ground with our trio of backs against a defense that’s supposed to be top 5 material. The secondary looked lame, but our D-line looked fairly impressive. Oh, did I mention it’s only week 2, and we still have 14 games left to play? That’s a big one.

Epic Fail since 1985

by the red scare on Sep 21, 2009 2:39 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If Romo doesn't throw that pick-6 for a INT touchdown

we wouldn’t even be having this conversation

by BishopWest on Sep 21, 2009 2:43 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

If Felix doesn’t fumble a KO return, we win. If the defense can simply stop New York at the end of the game we win. If Flo doesn’t trip Tuck, we don’t throw a pick after the penalty and we most likely go on to score, changing the entire game, most likely in our favor.

Yes, Romo takes a large portion of the blame, but we had opportunities to win despite his performance.

And Romo did have brief flashes of brilliance in the game. The handoff to Felix while NY was trying to audible, for instance. Romo gets it. He’ll continue to improve. He’ll still have bad games, but he’ll also win a handful for us by his play making ability alone. The rest of the team simply has to step up when he’s having a rough game.

Epic Fail since 1985

by the red scare on Sep 21, 2009 3:38 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

2 mistakes

the 2 picks: pick-six and the deep ball into coverage
the incomplete pass turned fluke is not a mistake. it was clear the football gods hate romo and apparently did not see the cage dancers in the stadium

romo’s rushing TD doesnt show up on his QB rating. but since he was down there doing that, doesnt that count as overcoming it?

crayton dropping a perfect pass in tight coverage, is not helping his QB out.

felix fumbling after a pick-six is not helping the team. its bad when something goes wrong, but even worse when the next guy does it.

defense needed to stop ELI manning. when his is doing a spin move and hitting receivers, THATS a problem. letting em run out the clock and move down the field for the game winner is not considering stepping up (please review ray lewis and the ravens for stepping up).

dropping interceptions that WOULD change it and give Romo the opportunity to make it up … guess not. how bout a sack and get the crowd going TEAM?

yeah, you are right. Romo’s fault all the way. 53 jerseys out there say #9.

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by fuji1232 on Sep 21, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I kind of considering giving up 100 yards to two different receivers

pretty huge mistakes as well. And when you consider that Eli could have called his broker and his mom with all the time he was getting in the pocket it wasn’t a good defensive performance at all.

The fact is that if we stop them on the last drive, then all of a sudden Romo’s mistakes are overcomeable (I did just make that up). You can sit here all night and say he should have played better, but the fact is that at the end of the day, in spite of the mistakes, we still had a chance to win. And last time I checked, that is what a winning QB does; he gives his team a chance to win consistently.

If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.

by Cowboyfan729 on Sep 23, 2009 8:21 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

if he would not of thrown the pick-6 we would have won

and it would not have mattered if NYG score on that last drive or not

by BishopWest on Sep 23, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really wish there was an anti-rec button for these fanposts

The Knights season may have just ended, but the Cowboys year is just begining!

by aussie_cowboy on Sep 21, 2009 3:40 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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