Tony Romo statement

[BoyzBlaster]

Did blueblood write this for him?

I kid I kid.

It's missing the Unabomber manifesto vibe his posts usually have.

 

[Nova]

Frankly, I expected this statement sooner

BUT it is what I would expect from him

yeah... it's kind of like... bro we already forgot this happened, and most opinions were neutral at the time.

 

[bigE79]

This is sad,get well #9 im sure you will overcome this setback...still rooting for you.

 

[Vtwin]

I didn't say he should have apologized on day one. I said if we was going to offer a sincere apology he should have done it on day one.

Clearly what happened here is the blood test results came in and the OWI charges were filed. Team Romo responded immediately and took full responsibility by pleading guilty. Then put out the statement. It would have been flat out stupid to apologize and admit guilt to something that wasn't proven.

The moment that time passed, he should have just said, "I screwed up and put other people's lives as risk. I will learn from this and get the help I need so this never happens again." .. and that's it. That would a sincere apology. Even better, do it in person.

Instead, we get a legal document statement with his signature on it. Throw in the "that's not an excuse" which means it is line and it just compounds it.

I read his statement and came away with a completely different take. You view his comments about what led him to be drinking that day as excuses. The man publicly admitted to having an opiate addiction and an alcohol problem resulting from trying to deal with the opiate addiction. That tracks. Very common. The "excuse" is worse than the event he is making excuses for in many ways. Not even sure how it can even be viewed as an "excuse". He bared his soul in that statement. He didn't have to. He could have left that out and simply spit out a short sweet mea culpa.

Him choosing to bare his soul like that indicates to me a man who hit a sort of a rock bottom and is choosing to get up and do right to the best of his abilities.

I'd be willing to bet his lawyer wasn't happy with that statement and most definitely his agent wasn't happy with that statement.

He could have spoken in terms of a onetime event, drinking with the boys after the tournament. Speaking in terms of a longtime addiction leading to another addiction only puts a much bigger and brighter spotlight on him. Why on earth would he or his lawyer choose to that when they didn't need to?

Really having a hard time finding much logic and reason behind the take that this was an insincere response and that he should have made a statement before the evidence was gathered and the charges actually filed.

 

[JoeKing]

Sorry you consider my opinion nonsense but that's your problem not mine.

I never said you had to think like me or agree with me, but I will not let you dismiss my opinion simply because he's someone you liked who played for your favorite NFL team.

I was a big Romo fan and don't hate him now, but that legal document was not a sincere apology.

It was just a position move by his legal team toward defending his CBS job.

From a legal standpoint, it was probably a smart move on his part to help mitigate the potential legal fight ahead of him.

From a personal standpoint though, it was not a sincere apology at all. Not even close.

God bless your repetitive heart, @Reality. Everyone has an opinion, and yours matters just the same as the others. I didn't dismiss it; I just don't agree.

 

[Reality]

God bless your repetitive heart, @Reality. Everyone has an opinion, and yours matters just the same as the others. I didn't dismiss it; I just don't agree.

It's always okay to disagree or even agree to disagree.

 

[MarcusRock]

It's missing the Unabomber manifesto vibe his posts usually have.

Lol. When he starts a post with "Look ....." you've definitely made his list and should sleep with one eye open.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

I wish he did it sooner but I'm glad he finally owned up to it. Hope he gets the help he needs.Next time call a Uber.

 

[DuncanIso]

I wish he did it sooner but I'm glad he finally owned up to it. Hope he gets the help he needs.Next time call a Uber.

It’s the pain pills.

 

[JoeKing]

It's always okay to disagree or even agree to disagree.

I agree.

 

[MonsterD]

Cool beans Tony. How about you hire a driver for 1/10000 of your wealth to not be in this position?

 

[triplets_93]

Here's the Full statement from your post:

 

[Fmart322]

Best of luck going forward Tony

 

[America's Cowboy]

Good response, Tony. Take your time and make sure you get fully well. Addiction to pain meds, followed by alcohol, can be serious. So glad to hear you have a team of doctors helping you. Praying all goes well and you have a full recovery.

 

[KMY_Amber]

The Zone is turning into Reddit

"is turning into"?????

where have you been? it's been Reddit-like for some time now...

 

[ShortRound]

Remember when drinking and driving was legal? I remember when it was made illegal and people were pissed lol.

 

[MarcusRock]

"Let him without sin cast the first stone"

Who's casting stones? It's a story of interest so we're all just giving opinions about what we think is at play. No ill-will towards Romo from me.

 

[BobSacamano]

A team of doctors? For an OWI?

 

[shabazz]

Who's casting stones? It's a story of interest so we're all just giving opinions about what we think is at play. No ill-will towards Romo from me.

I know that.......didn't I just lately state that you're a good person?

 

[MarcusRock]

I know that.......didn't I just lately state that you're a good person?

You sure did, didn't you? Lol.