DMN: Tony Romo doesn’t consider himself an elite NFL quarterback

[WoodysGirl]

JON MACHOTA
Special Contributor
Published: 14 November 2011 01:03 PM

CBS NFL analyst Shannon Sharpe asked Romo during the pregame show if he thinks about being among the game’s best, naming quarterbacks like Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers. Romo indirectly said that he didn’t.

“When you talk about the elite quarterbacks, 99.9 percent of them have all won [a Super Bowl], and until you do, I don’t think you do belong in that class because it’s that important,” Romo said. “It’s what we’re judged by. It’s how I judge others by. It’s the way it should be.”

Romo is one of the most criticized players in the sport. He has recently been rated among the NFL’s most disliked and most overrated players.

So why is that?

“I think that people can see that maybe you have the ability to get the stuff done that it takes to win a Super Bowl,” Romo said. “When you haven’t done it yet then there has to be a reason why, and that’s just part of growing and becoming the player you can be and winning.”

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[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Well he doesn't belong in the top tier of quarterbacks like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, and Drew Brees. To me he's right after them at #5. If he wins a super bowl this year then he would definitely belong in the 1st tier. So to me he's elite just not super elite yet.

[TheCount]

I love that he left that .1 percent to represent Eli. :laugh2:

[jimnabby]

Romo's no dummy. He saw what happened to Eli when he answered the question a certain way.

[Skinsradiosucks]

ROFL, the best part is they have Vick in the top 10! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!

[Future]

Sooooo Dan Marino isn't elite? I know it gets said all the time, but I hate the whole "he's not elite without a SB" thing.

[dooomsday]

This Romo crap is like to stock market. Overreaction to the days news. Nothing changed between yesterday and today.

And Marino won a BOATLOAD of play off games. Without a bunch of excuses none of which I give any credence, Romo is probably the biggest disappointment as far as accomplishment of any QB on his level I can remember. I really dont care about stats so repeating them doesn't even register a little. I care about how we do in games that matter.

And this garbage about him not having talent? TO, Dez, Austin, Wit, Glenn, Ware, Newman etc etc. Are you kidding me? 13 PBers in 07. He took over a team that went 9-7 the year prior. All these other young QB took over crap and had success before they were 25. The perfect situation. If we were going to get over the hump we needed HIM to have a game like yesterday when we needed him. Like Aikman delivered. We have not gotten that enough from Romo. Call me a hater if you like, I will not be satisfied with anything he does until it means something. November? Bills? Spare me.

Good game tho.

[Idgit]

Has Brady won a playoff game since their 2007 run? I don't think he has. Does that mean he's no longer playing at an elite level? 4 years is a lifetime in the NFL.

[Skinsradiosucks]

This Romo crap is like to stock market. Overreaction to the days news. Nothing changed between yesterday and today.

And Marino won a BOATLOAD of play off games. Without a bunch of excuses none of which I give any credence, Romo is probably the biggest disappointment as far as accomplishment of any QB on his level I can remember. I really dont care about stats so repeating them doesn't even register a little. I care about how we do in games that matter.

And this garbage about him not having talent? TO, Dez, Austin, Wit, Glenn, Ware, Newman etc etc. Are you kidding me? 13 PBers in 07. He took over a team that went 9-7 the year prior. All these other young QB took over crap and had success before they were 25. The perfect situation. If we were going to get over the hump we needed HIM to have a game like yesterday when we needed him. Like Aikman delivered. We have not gotten that enough from Romo. Call me a hater if you like, I will not be satisfied with anything he does until it means something. November? Bills? Spare me.

Good game tho.

Ok...Hater.

[ThreeSportStar80]

I'll be glad when Dallas wins the Superbowl so all that B.S. can go away!


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[ROUSH8692]

This Romo crap is like to stock market. Overreaction to the days news. Nothing changed between yesterday and today.

And Marino won a BOATLOAD of play off games. Without a bunch of excuses none of which I give any credence, Romo is probably the biggest disappointment as far as accomplishment of any QB on his level I can remember. I really dont care about stats so repeating them doesn't even register a little. I care about how we do in games that matter.

And this garbage about him not having talent? TO, Dez, Austin, Wit, Glenn, Ware, Newman etc etc. Are you kidding me? 13 PBers in 07. He took over a team that went 9-7 the year prior. All these other young QB took over crap and had success before they were 25. The perfect situation. If we were going to get over the hump we needed HIM to have a game like yesterday when we needed him. Like Aikman delivered. We have not gotten that enough from Romo. Call me a hater if you like, I will not be satisfied with anything he does until it means something. November? Bills? Spare me.

Good game tho.

Yep youre a hater

[luvtheboys]

13 PBers in 07. He took over a team that went 9-7 the year prior.

I don't think any fair minded, knowledgeable football fan could put the blame for the playoff loss to the Giants on Romo. The defense collapsed at the end of the first half, the O-Line couldn't protect in the 2nd half, and Crayton's drop and later failure to continue his route on the next to last play doomed the Boys.

[JPostSam]

Sooooo Dan Marino isn't elite? I know it gets said all the time, but I hate the whole "he's not elite without a SB" thing.

when he said that "99.9%" of elite quarterbacks have won a super bowl, i assumed he had dan marino in mind. anyone who plays quarterback would recognize that exception.

just to put this in perspective, though, it's worth recalling that elway and peyton manning had to deal with the "but he can't win the big one" label for a long time, even though their skills and stats were obviously elite.

also... there are 32 starting quarterbacks in this league. if fully one-third of them are "elite," then the term is meaningless. saying that someone is elite only makes sense if there are only 2 or 3 of them, and they prove their worth consistently, over the course of several seasons.

[JackMagist]

when he said that "99.9%" of elite quarterbacks have won a super bowl, i assumed he had dan marino in mind. anyone who plays quarterback would recognize that exception.

just to put this in perspective, though, it's worth recalling that elway and peyton manning had to deal with the "but he can't win the big one" label for a long time, even though their skills and stats were obviously elite.

also... there are 32 starting quarterbacks in this league. if fully one-third of them are "elite," then the term is meaningless. saying that someone is elite only makes sense if there are only 2 or 3 of them, and they prove their worth consistently, over the course of several seasons.
Right now I consider only 3 QB's elite (with Peyton Manning out) They are Brady, Brees, and Rodgers. Then there are a group of 'very good but not quite there' that includes Romo, Rivers, Ryan and Flacco. I don't consider Eli to be elite but he is a good solid QB. He is just not consistent enough and no one says "you just can give Eli the ball with two minutes left and the game on the line."

[Doomsday101]

I'm done with the elite or not elite and who people think are the top QB's

For me, Romo is my QB and a guy who I think can help us get to the SB that is all that matters in my view. After Troy was gone we went through several QB none who I felt could take us the distance. I feel we have that in Romo and willing to back him the entire way

[rcaldw]

Sooooo Dan Marino isn't elite? I know it gets said all the time, but I hate the whole "he's not elite without a SB" thing.

I don't think Marino was as good as some think he was. He was like Favre without the 1 SB win. He put up huge numbers, and played with a swagger, and also cost his teams in some big games with big turnovers.

[Bowdown27]

Its funny that the only qb everyone brings up that is elite without a super bowl ring is Dan Marino. Besides him can anyone name some elite qbs that didnt lead there teams to super bowl victories ???

[Doomsday101]

Its funny that the only qb everyone brings up that is elite without a super bowl ring is Dan Marino. Besides him can anyone name some elite qbs that didnt lead there teams to super bowl victories ???

I would say Dan Fouts, Fran Tarkenton, Jim Kelly and Warren Moon would be just a few

[TheCount]

I'm done with the elite or not elite and who people think are the top QB's

For me, Romo is my QB and a guy who I think can help us get to the SB that is all that matters in my view. After Troy was gone we went through several QB none who I felt could take us the distance. I feel we have that in Romo and willing to back him the entire way

The elite conversation is a part of football, it's been part of the discussion before Romo and will be after him. Rankings and attempting to determine who is the best (even if it's impossible) is a natural part of sports.

[Doomsday101]

The elite conversation is a part of football, it's been part of the discussion before Romo and will be after him. Rankings and determining who is the best is a natural part of sports.

As you said it is a conversation does not mean much in the big picture. Elite and top QB gets thrown around a lot. 1 day media is pumping up this QB next they are down on him.

As I said I like my QB and think he can lead this team all the personal views of ranking means nothing it is just talk

[rcaldw]

I think if Tony can avoid the turnovers he has as much ability as any QB in football with the exception of Aaron Rogers (that guy is just a freak).

Tony's ability to get hot and go on completion streaks is comparable to a very few. (Aikman, Brady, and a few others come to mind).

I like our QB too.

[BraveHeartFan]

I don't care. I think he's a dang good QB and I believe he'll help win this team a championship.

So they can think he is elite, isn't, whatever. I don't care.

[tyke1doe]

Sooooo Dan Marino isn't elite? I know it gets said all the time, but I hate the whole "he's not elite without a SB" thing.

Well, Marino did get his team to the Super Bowl. But the standard of excellence and evaluating a quarterback was a bit different back when Marino played. He came into the league in 83, just when the league started loosing up the rules allowing defenses to basically mug an offensive player down the field.

[tyke1doe]

Has Brady won a playoff game since their 2007 run? I don't think he has. Does that mean he's no longer playing at an elite level? 4 years is a lifetime in the NFL.

I don't quite get what you're saying. Are you saying Tom Brady is no longer elite?

[tyke1doe]

I don't think any fair minded, knowledgeable football fan could put the blame for the playoff loss to the Giants on Romo. The defense collapsed at the end of the first half, the O-Line couldn't protect in the 2nd half, and Crayton's drop and later failure to continue his route on the next to last play doomed the Boys.

Yeah, you can. Romo shared the blame. There were times when he held the ball too long and took a sack. He's not the sole reason the Cowboys lost that game, but let's not act like he didn't play a part in the loss.

[Stautner]

I think Romo's answer was brilliant, and really accurate as well. He summed it up nicely.

[tyke1doe]

For me, Romo is my QB and a guy who I think can help us get to the SB that is all that matters in my view. After Troy was gone we went through several QB none who I felt could take us the distance. I feel we have that in Romo and willing to back him the entire way

I agree with this.

[JPostSam]

I don't think Marino was as good as some think he was. He was like Favre without the 1 SB win. He put up huge numbers, and played with a swagger, and also cost his teams in some big games with big turnovers.

you can't be serious.

marino's quick release and his arm strength were legendary. his leadership was unquestioned. he couldn't run around as much as favre could, and he didn't have that "gunslinger" label -- but that's because he was actually much more disciplined as a passer.

perhaps you don't recall that marino had average-at-best running backs and tight ends for practically his entire career, so defenses keyed on stopping him and his receivers -- and, even as good as duper and clayton were, no one even thinks of them anymore -- yet he still torched teams consistently.

the dolphins' defenses were also well below average. (quick, name a dollphins defensive starter from the mid-80s!)

miami was more reliant on dan marino's arm than any other team that i can think of. favre had a much better supporting cast.

[shockandroll]

I love that he left that .1 percent to represent Eli. :laugh2:

He also learned from Eli's idiotic comments. Can you imagine the fire storm if Romo said, yeah I am, look at my stats? He handled this questions perfectly, imo.

[Cowboysfan570]

Doesn't mean he isn't. From where I sit those who excel in any field do so because they're hungry and restless with where they're at, no matter where that may be. It would concern me if he DID think he was an elite QB, because that would mean he thinks that he has already arrived and that can tend to make people complacent.

The article's list of "top" QBs is crap though. Phillip Rivers, Michael Vick, Eli Manning, Matthew Stafford, and Matt Ryan? None of those guys has been playing at the level of Romo and out of them I could really only make arguments for Rivers, Manning, and Stafford. None of those arguments would be very strong.

Yeah, you can. Romo shared the blame. There were times when he held the ball too long and took a sack. He's not the sole reason the Cowboys lost that game, but let's not act like he didn't play a part in the loss.

If by times you mean that one time in the 4th quarter when we needed to make a play and the oline quickly collapsed, then yes there were times when he held the ball too long.