Romo skipped on ESPN's NFCE All-Decade team littered with Cowboys

Red Dragon · Jun 17, 2020

I clicked on the thread, thinking, "I wonder what could possibly be the motivation for starting a thread like this?" Then I saw the OP username, and........ "Oh, I see..."

Kevinicus · Jun 17, 2020

Good ole Eli. Played very very average his entire career...but he sure did do a lot of it!

America's Cowboy · Jun 17, 2020

Future said:
Romo got the ball to Crayton, didn't he?

Eli through a Hail Mary and the guy made a miraculous catch. It's not some icon of quarterback play.

Eli was tough and clutch during both Super Bowl playoffs in 2007 & 2011, plus Eli was Super Bowl MVP both years.

America's Cowboy · Jun 17, 2020

Red Dragon said:
I clicked on the thread, thinking, "I wonder what could possibly be the motivation for starting a thread like this?" Then I saw the OP username, and........ "Oh, I see..."

Ok, goodbye.

DandyDon52 · Jun 17, 2020

Romo was more fun to watch lol, but Eli had the 2 SB runs where I thought he played great during those 2 runs.
Eli had a better HC and OC, and a much better defense than tony ever had . Tony had the bad luck of being in the garrett era.
But when it comes to making money , I think tony is going to out do eli and most other qb's too.
He will be in the making money HOF lol.

Swagger · Jun 17, 2020

So people would take Trent Dilfer over Dan Marino?

mrmojo · Jun 17, 2020

Making a Super Bowl run is hard to do, and Eli did it twice, and in most of the games i believe he was clutch....can't take that away from him.

Who else should be the QB? Nick Foles? Not likes there's many to pick from, and did Romo even play 5 full seasons in the decade?

Qcard · Jun 17, 2020

America's Cowboy said:
Romo skipped on ESPN's NFCE All-Decade team littered with Cowboys
By Tony Thompson

The 2010 portion of the Dallas Cowboys lauded history can be summed up in one word: underwhelming. A roster usually filled with talent constantly underperformed, a description that has become the hallmark of the bygone Jason Garrett era. The club was only able to reach the divisional round three times in 10 years, once by virtue of a wild-card bye, but was never able to reach a championship game.

The NFC East beat writers at ESPN voted on an all-decade divisional team. and it is littered with Cowboys. Of the 25 available spots, 10 of them hail from Dallas. The one player missing is former quarterback Tony Romo, who misses out on the top spot to Eli Manning of the New York Giants.

The difference is in the ring.

Manning captured a Lombardi trophy in 2011 while Romo and the Cowboys made the playoffs in just one season before injuries took over and Dak Prescott ascended. But outside of the improbable 2011 playoff run for the Giants and Manning, there’s no question who played the position at a higher level.

In terms of efficiency, Romo outshines Manning in every respect, boasting superior numbers across the board, image and numbers courtesy of Pro Football Reference.

But while Romo was undoubtedly better when he was available, the problem is he just wasn’t for the last half of the decade. Manning’s pure volume numbers lay waste to Romo, one of the most snake-bitten players of his time. With the Super Bowl acting as a cherry on top, it’s tough to argue against the Manning taking that spot.

The Dallas Cowboys who did make the list:

Running back Ezekiel Elliott

Wide receiver Dez Bryant

Offensive tackle Tyron Smith

Center Travis Frederick

Guard Zack Martin

Tight end Jason Witten

Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence

Linebacker Sean Lee

Linebacker DeMarcus Ware

Kicker Dan Bailey

https://cowboyswire-usatoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2020/06/16/dallas-cowboys-nfc-east-espn-all-decade-team-2020-tony-romo-eli-manning/amp/?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA=#referrer=https://www.google.com&amp_tf=From %1$s&ampshare=https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2020/06/16/dallas-cowboys-nfc-east-espn-all-decade-team-2020-tony-romo-eli-manning/

Very Fair.....plus if Dak continues to progress, Romo won't even be the best QB for Dallas Cowboys 2010-2019

Reverend Conehead · Jun 17, 2020

Future said:
Romo got the ball to Crayton, didn't he?

Eli through a Hail Mary and the guy made a miraculous catch. It's not some icon of quarterback play.

Eli made a great play. He pulled off a miracle of an escape from the pass rush. It looked like a sure sack. He escaped and then through an accurate pass, which, granted, Tyree had to fight for. He deserves credit.

Sure, Romo's passes that Crayton failed to catch were on Crayton. I'm not saying Romo was a bad QB. I was only commenting on Eli having done his job well, allowing his team to win a championship. However, if you're saying it was a team effort and Eli didn't do it on his own, I agree with that. No QB ever gets a championship all by himself. It's a team sport.

Qcard · Jun 17, 2020

Swagger said:
So people would take Trent Dilfer over Dan Marino?

Are saying

Romo = Marino and Eli = Filter

One of these QBs never "Carried" his team past the division Round.....

Yep Romo is Marino in this equation :lmao2:

starfan1 · Jun 17, 2020

Swagger said:
So people would take Trent Dilfer over Dan Marino?

Nah just over Romo :muttley:

just bn honery. Honestly I dont know why it continues to be a discussion. Its long gone the time to quit talking bout TR he hasnt been relevant since 2014.

gimmesix · Jun 17, 2020

Diehardblues said:
You have to take Eli. Romo wouldn’t be behind Center half of the decade.

I can live with the idea that some would rate him better because of longevity. I can live with the idea that some would rate him better because his team won two Super Bowls. But anyone who thinks Eli was a better QB than Romo has a poor understanding of individual vs. team IMO.

Eli's team accomplished things Romo's team was unable to do. That doesn't make him a better quarterback just puts him in a better situation.

It's like saying Trent Dilfer is better than Dan Marino because Dilfer's team won a Super Bowl and Marino's didn't. Marino was 8-10 in the playoffs; Dilfer was 5-1.

Qcard · Jun 17, 2020

Kevinicus said:
Good ole Eli. Played very very average his entire career...but he sure did do a lot of it!

Good ole Romo. Played very very good 75% of his entire career.....but he NEVER did enough of it!

gimmesix · Jun 17, 2020

Qcard said:
Are saying

Romo = Marino and Eli = Filter

One of these QBs never "Carried" his team past the division Round.....

Yep Romo is Marino in this equation

I used the same example because it shows how ludicrous it is to elevate a QB because of his playoff success, not because Romo is equal to Marino.

Qcard · Jun 17, 2020

Idgit said:
Romo was a significantly better player than Eli was.

Ehhh. At being a very good QB for maybe
5-6 seasons but Eli was a Championship Big Game QB. Romo never was....

Nova · Jun 17, 2020

Point-of-the-Star said:
Are forgetting the botched FG hold in Seattle?

Nah I don’t blame Romo for that loss.

Yeah he screwed up the hold, but he also engineered the drive to get us there. And then that wasn’t really the end of the game either since the defense could have given us the ball back with a short field and 40 seconds to try again.

Realistically no single play loses a game no matter when it happens.

So when I say 2011 @ NYJ was the one game I felt like Romo cost us the game, I’m saying it’s the only game I remember a healthy Tony Romo being the weak link where the team played better than he did.

Qcard · Jun 17, 2020

gimmesix said:
I used the same example because it shows how ludicrous it is to elevate a QB because of his playoff success, not because Romo is equal to Marino.

Understood....my bad @Swagger

Excellent point

johneric8 · Jun 17, 2020

Clarkson said:
this isn't supported by anything.
people really still parrot this?
we have the worst fans ever.

Look man, I watched every game Romo played, and while he could be a magical QB at times, whether you like it or, he was known for doing uncannily stupid stuff at horrible times.
I can show me many examples and if you think back, many fans and players alike would always say just give Romo time he will mess things up..

gimmesix · Jun 17, 2020

Qcard said:
Understood....my bad @Swagger

Excellent point

Not sure the other poster meant it that way. I just hate when quarterbacks are judged on a team statistic. The same logic used to say Eli is better than Romo because of two Super Bowl victories means Dilfer is better than quarterbacks who didn't win one. Nevermind the reasons that Eli and Dilfer have Super Bowl titles and those QBs don't.

If the reason Eli is picked is because of longevity, I can understand that, but in comparative ability, Eli never came close to a season like Romo had in 2014 (69.89 completion rate, 34 TDs, 9 ints., 113.2 rating). He never even had a 100 quarterback rating. (His best was 93.6, which Romo topped five times.) Romo just didn't have the team around him to win Super Bowls like Eli did. I can't reward a quarterback for that by saying he's better.

Super_Kazuya · Jun 17, 2020

Qcard said:
Very Fair.....plus if Dak continues to progress, Romo won't even be the best QB for Dallas Cowboys 2010-2019

Aww poor troll, while you weren’t paying attention they also already did the All-Decade for each team and Dak didn’t make it. Sorry to be the one to ruin your otherwise useless day.

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