Those Media Types Are Talking Tony Romo Again

Top-ten-pick Sapp had 3 sacks in his first 16 games. Undrafted Romo played lights out in his first 16 games.

Warren’s jealous.

Sapp or Jamie Dukes on NFLN!! They both obviously have some type of grudge against the Cowboys and specifically Romo.

Romo has continuosly improved from year to year. Check your stats Sapp and Dukes. There have been other issues that have plagued this team since Romo took over. Go back and view each season separatly and see what those issues are.

Dallas is always one of the most talked about programs in the NFL, no matter what the record is. And there are a lot of people who just hate on them. I think some of this is just “expert analysts” playing to the audience.

Just the other day I was telling my buddy that I didn’t think Sapp quite fit that glove of knowing what the stage is as an NFL commentator. And if the glove doesn’t fit, Sapp doesn’t know s***.

Sapp is generally harmless and you can do worse as an NFL talking head, but he tries much to hard to be the NFL’s Charles Barkley and as a result will step out of his intellectual and analytical depth with some regularity.

Romo ranks second ALL TIME in profootballreference.com’s career adjusted net yards per attempt measure, behind only Philip Rivers. I’m not 100% conversant with how they calculate that statistic but I belive it factors in bonuses for TD throws and negatives for INTs. No single statistic is ever going to tell the whole story, and I wouldn’t use that to argue that Romo is better than the guys right below him on that list (Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning) or the all-time greats that can be found further down (Montana at 9, Marino at 10, Kelly at 24) but you do NOT stumblebum your way to the top of that list.

There is no doubt whatsoever in my mind that Tony Romo can quarterback a team to a Super Bowl victory. His arm strength, accuracy and mobility make him a tremendously dangerous weapon. Since the first Giants game with the opening of Jerryworld, his turnover-prone play has largely been a thing of the past. Media types will always question his ‘leadership’ until he wins a ring, but I’m confident that he commands respect in the huddle and much of anything beyond commanding respect in the huddle is largely mythology on that standpoint.

What i dont get is all the love Matt Ryan gets and he hasnt won a playoff game. At least Romo’s got one. I dont really pay attention to Sapp. He’s all about himself.

QB is by far the hardest position on the field & the work at the position gets harder every year.
 i’m not a Romo hater by any means but he does have a lot parts of his game that needs work. hopefully retooling the OL will give him some more time to make the correct decision & keep him healthy

If he had thought about his statement and “taking it to the next level” he might have considered Brad Johnson. Johnson had one level. Intellectual, play it safe, average arm strength but it was enough to get them to the bowl as the rest of the team and especially the defense did their part for the Bucs.

Trent Dilfer anybody?

I do notice a bias against the Boys on NFLN. But, as far as Kennedy is concerned he at least has a position on his views that he some line of rationalization for. Sapp just stirs the turds for the sake of it sometimes or his thoughts are just short and simple. I for one am pretty tired of his act. Would give anything to see Woodson back or someone else with an IQ above 10.

Sapp is just another paid talking point of the big networks. Warner is a Hall of Fame person above being a Hall of Fame QB. He won’t just speak the talking points, he speaks truth.

Bad argument. But what Warner sort of highlights really grinds my gears sometimes. Not specifically what he said, or him, because he’s awesome, but it makes me think about how QBs always get the heat when their team loses in the postseason (maybe its just Romo).

“Oh they’re not clutch, they lack leadership rah rah rah. The quarterback leads the team so he’s responsible if they lose rah.”

It’s just not true. Football is a team sport. Yes, the quarterback may be the most important piece of your puzzle, but if the other pieces don’t fit, or if they’re missing, you can’t complete the picture. Wasgij?!

I’m afraid he’s going to drive to Sapp’s house and start a tussle.

that anyone blaming Romo of all people for the recent Cowboys troubles is full of horseshit. That’s not the problem with the Cowboys last season, IMO. Neither was leadership, like some people say. I’m sure the Cowboys have leaders…you can’t have a team without them! It just wouldn’t function.

If I were the Cowboys looking back to last season I’d look at:

- the atrocious OL play
- underachieving running back play.
- underachieving secondary.
- Wade Phillips.
- And the biggest problem with your defense in my opinion…your DEs. Watching Cowboy games, I thought they played terribly outside of Bowen. That, in turn, let the opposing OL attack Ratliff with more attention, and his play suffered too.

Romo was never the problem.

So……yep.

The Romo questions are like that 30 year old fruit cake that keeps getting passed around from family member to family member.

I’ve seen every single game that Romo has ever started in…I remember how this team looked led by Bledsoe, Quincy, and every other QB after Aikman, and I’ve read just about every analysis ever written about Romo (good/bad)…and in my eyes, he’s not the reason we aren’t winning in the playoffs.

Hasn’t Sapp and Faulk already admitted on several occasions that they are not fans of the Cowboys? If you were the Cardinals or Redskins (or about 20 other teams), wouldn’t you cough up a 1st rounder+ for Romo? Just because you can play the game doesn’t mean you have any talent as a sports analyst. There’s only a handful of ex players that have turned into good analysts.

Perhaps we should analyze the messenger before the message…

If a poll taken of all the players currently playing in the NFL has Romo ranked as the 9th overall QB in the league (even after playing only 5 games last season)…doesn’t that tell everyone what active players think of Romo?