I’m not sure Romo would have done as much or more with Giants as Eli did. Eli made some big throws in those playoff runs to the Super Bowl. All pure speculation of course.
ESPN is like Guitar Center. You walk into GC looking for anything related with guitars and you'll quickly discover that you know more about guitars than just about anyone that works there.
The Manning’s are the 1st family of the NFL.
is that a nice way of saying dumb?
Romo played in a passing era where defense didn't mean nearly as much as it did prior. Having a good defense wouldn't save Romo. Now maybe having a historically great one would've. He would've benefited greatly off of that. But hell even Trent Dilfer benefitted off that.
Because of how he played. He could afford to be that with the teams he was on in DAL and NY. A good D can give confidence to a vanilla offensive game plan.
I can't see how a few of those Cowboys make an all decade when like Zeke, he's only played 4 years. Lawrence? Really?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:
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- 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
One thing OC's and QB's know going into a game, how many points they think it's going to take to win the game.
It's ESPN
That's every quarterback in this passing era though lol. Any given year there are probably 2 or 3 quarterbacks who feel they don't have to score in the 30's to win. Very small list. Eli did not have great defenses despite having some good defensive lines.
Nothing lucky about beating Tom Brady and Belicheat in both Super Bowls and being the MVP in both. Eli will be in the HOF for derailing the NE dynasty twice with two MVPs. No Other team or player accomplished that.
Romo skipped on ESPN's NFCE All-Decade team littered with Cowboys
By Tony Thompson
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.
