Highlight of the Super Bowl was Tony Romo

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BoysForLife said:
I don't need to know your friends, or their backgrounds, to safely conclude that they don't understand football as well as the all time leading passer in Cowboys franchise history

Unless one of your buddies is Staubach or something. In which case I'll retract my statement

But if he's just a regular Joe, even if he's quite knowledgeable about the game, it's still laughable to think they know as much as a guy who played professionally for over a decade

I love golf. I play as often as I can. I rarely miss watching a tournament on TV. Guess in your world that means I'm qualified to start looping for a tour player, right? Lol
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No, but I am...............What's "looping"?
 
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BoysForLife said:
I don't need to know your friends, or their backgrounds, to safely conclude that they don't understand football as well as the all time leading passer in Cowboys franchise history

Unless one of your buddies is Staubach or something. In which case I'll retract my statement

But if he's just a regular Joe, even if he's quite knowledgeable about the game, it's still laughable to think they know as much as a guy who played professionally for over a decade

I love golf. I play as often as I can. I rarely miss watching a tournament on TV. Guess in your world that means I'm qualified to start looping for a tour player, right? Lol
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I never said they knew as much as Tony, I said some of them contributed as much as Tony. I’m not saying they match his overall football knowledge but Tony isn’t splitting the football atom in the booth. Much (not all) of what he says is informing the average joe of what they don’t know, which isn’t much, for someone that didn’t play/coach at a higher level.

What level of golf did you play? Did you play the same courses as as the tour you’re “looping”? Comparing golf and football is apples to oranges. A lot of golf commentators have intimate knowledge of the course which also happens to be a lot of what they talk about and since every course is different it’s not the same as football.

You would also have to have some knowledge of each players strengths and weaknesses, not so much in football. We all know what every QB, especially playoff QB’s, strengths and weaknesses are. I doubt you know every golfer on the PGA’s strengths and weaknesses.

Now if you’ve played enough golf on these same courses and/or have played enough to evaluate a players swing, club selection in reference to their strengths, etc then sure, I would listen to what you had to say and would probably be better than Joe Buck was last year.
 
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Runwildboys said:
So if I'm understanding you, the only predictions we should consider are the ones in which he says, "They're going to......". I agree with that. If you're going to keep count, keep count of the definitive prognostications, and ignore the maybes.
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Sure, sounds good to me. I’d be alright with keeping track of either as long as it’s consistent which is where IMO a lot of people don’t.
 
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aria said:
I actually prefer Joe and Troy. Troy isn’t afraid to sugarcoat anything and is rather blunt which pisses off a lot of homers around here. Tony’s grade school girl on her first date enthusiasm with all is “ooooing and ahhing” along with overkilling the most basic play to try and make it seem interesting gets old after awhile. Dude needs to smoke a joint.

Just my opinion and preference, he definitely bring other things positive aspects to the booth that others don’t.
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I don't mind them, especially Troy, but if it's a boring game, they come across as bored themselves. Tony made me forget that I was watching the Super Bowl (which under the circumstances was a good thing).
 
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cowboy_ron said:
You have a bad attitude.
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Ha ha ha. I'm sorry sir. I'll work on it. It does amuse me that this post has received a lot of hate but nobody has actually answered my question. If Romo wasn't a former Cowboy, would this thread exist? It just seems that many people are so desperate for Romo to be viewed as a success that they want him to be revered as the best at something, anything. He isn't a Cowboy anymore and this thread is in the wrong place anyway. If i'm coming across as being mean spirited, I don't mean to. I loved Romo as much as the next fan, when he WAS a Dallas Cowboy. Now he is simply part of the great history of this franchise.
 
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aria said:
I never said they knew as much as Tony, I said some of them contributed as much as Tony. I’m not saying they match his overall football knowledge but Tony isn’t splitting the football atom in the booth. Much (not all) of what he says is informing the average joe of what they don’t know, which isn’t much, for someone that didn’t play/coach at a higher level.

What level of golf did you play? Did you play the same courses as as the tour you’re “looping”? Comparing golf and football is apples to oranges. A lot of golf commentators have intimate knowledge of the course which also happens to be a lot of what they talk about and since every course is different it’s not the same as football.

You would also have to have some knowledge of each players strengths and weaknesses, not so much in football. We all know what every QB, especially playoff QB’s, strengths and weaknesses are. I doubt you know every golfer on the PGA’s strengths and weaknesses.

Now if you’ve played enough golf on these same courses and/or have played enough to evaluate a players swing, club selection in reference to their strengths, etc then sure, I would listen to what you had to say and would probably be better than Joe Buck was last year.
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That's actually a really level headed post. I think maybe we got off on teh wrong foot.

What I reacted to was your comment early on that appeared to imply that Romo didn't know any more than the average guy "sitting in his arm chair swilling beer and eating cheetos". That's where my comment about armchair drunks came from. Wasn't meant to be a specific reference to you or anyone you know but I also can see from the trail of the discussion moving forward how it could appear that way. No offense was meant, if any was taken, my apologies.

I still say that any one (not just Romo, but since he's the topic it centers around him) that played the game at the professional level for a long time is more qualified than anyone sitting in their living room even if they are an avid fan/enthusiast.

that experience is something I'm convinced can't be overstated.

Go back to the golf analogy. Buck isn't a good comparison imo because he's merely the play by play guy. He didn't play pro golf. Faldo--on the other hand--would be far more credentialed when offering his opinions or insight. He's played the game at the highest level. Won majors. Knows what happens inside the ropes more than most and what it takes to win.

I'd put my golf opinions up next to Buck, in your scenario, and be confident about it.

Faldo--not so much. I guess that's what I'm driving at.

Interesting discussion. thanks for engaging.
 
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Why are some folks so bothered by the amount of praise and positive feedback Romo has been receiving for his performances in the booth?

Seems strange.
 
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Proximo said:
Why are some folks so bothered by the amount of praise and positive feedback Romo has been receiving for his performances in the booth?

Seems strange.
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You ever hear a great song and love it the first few times until the radio plays it over and over and over again? That’s one reason.

Romo doesn’t play for the Cowboys anymore and literally has nothing to do with them currently. Why do people feel the need to start 5 different threads about him a week whether it be “if Romo” or how great he is in the booth?

The same people that complain about me complaining about the constant praise of Romo are the same ones constantly fawning over him, it’s no different, just two different opinions. At least I’m not always starting threads about him, just commenting in some of those threads.

Much of what people post about Romo now is inaccurate or highly exaggerated, that gets on my nerves. It’s almost comical how Romo was treated like Dak is now (he’ll never get it done, gets hurt too often, holds on to the ball too long, chokes, etc) for much of his career but once he retired he has become a Cowboy god by a lot of the same people that used to criticize him.

Romo was an above average QB that never won a big game, he hasn’t stepped foot on the field in 3 years and never will as a player again. Why do people feel the need to prop him up on a pedestal and make all sorts of excuses for him?

Why aren’t there still constant threads about Aikman? At least he won 3 rings, Romo never even made it to a conference championship game. It doesn’t matter who the coach was, what players they had, etc because it’s over, they’re both gone, neither is our QB and never will be again. IMOF, as a player, Aikman will always be more relevant than Tony...let’s talk about Aikman more if we’re going to talk about Cowboys QB’s that actually did something meaningful for this team. It may be harsh but it’s the truth.

Sorry, got off track...back to the booth.
 
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aria said:
You ever hear a great song and love it the first few times until the radio plays it over and over and over again? That’s one reason.

Romo doesn’t play for the Cowboys anymore and literally has nothing to do with them currently. Why do people feel the need to start 5 different threads about him a week whether it be “if Romo” or how great he is in the booth?

The same people that complain about me complaining about the constant praise of Romo are the same ones constantly fawning over him, it’s no different, just two different opinions. At least I’m not always starting threads about him, just commenting in some of those threads.

Much of what people post about Romo now is inaccurate or highly exaggerated, that gets on my nerves. It’s almost comical how Romo was treated like Dak is now (he’ll never get it done, gets hurt too often, holds on to the ball too long, chokes, etc) for much of his career but once he retired he has become a Cowboy god by a lot of the same people that used to criticize him.

Romo was an above average QB that never won a big game, he hasn’t stepped foot on the field in 3 years and never will as a player again. Why do people feel the need to prop him up on a pedestal and make all sorts of excuses for him?

Why aren’t there still constant threads about Aikman? At least he won 3 rings, Romo never even made it to a conference championship game. It doesn’t matter who the coach was, what players they had, etc because it’s over, they’re both gone, neither is our QB and never will be again. IMOF, as a player, Aikman will always be more relevant than Tony...let’s talk about Aikman more if we’re going to talk about Cowboys QB’s that actually did something meaningful for this team. It may be harsh but it’s the truth.

Sorry, got off track...back to the booth.
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Actually, I think Romo is more relevant, because he had the same coach and several of the same teammates that Dak has, not that all these threads are really about that. But I think people are seeing how much knowledge he has and realizing there was more to him than they'd thought. So maybe the concept that he was much less the problem with this team losing than they'd believed is causing them to see him in a different, more admiring light.
 
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Runwildboys said:
Actually, I think Romo is more relevant, because he had the same coach and several of the same teammates that Dak has, not that all these threads are really about that. But I think people are seeing how much knowledge he has and realizing there was more to him than they'd thought. So maybe the concept that he was much less the problem with this team losing than they'd believed is causing them to see him in a different, more admiring light.
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My opinion hasn't changed much, other than I think he's great calling games. Romo has been sensationalized since he's retired. It goes both ways. People are going to hate, but the opposite is also true.
 
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