sonnyboy;1160568 said:
Not trying to argue with you, just wondering what you mean by Elite QB or that you're a QB Elitest.
What I ment was a QB with all the physical talents. ie 6-4 to 6-6, 230 to 250, rocket arm, played at highest collegiate level, 1st round draft grade.
I always felt the Cowboys' starting QB had to resemble much of this. Did not want a "limited" player at that most critcal position. Always felt these "limitations" would hurt the most at the highest level of competition.
With that said, my favorite non-Cowboy player has always been Montana. The all time best QB (better than Staubach and Aikman) had none of these ideal measurables.
I guess I'm one of the flip floppers. I like to think I just call it as I see it at the time I see it.
I didn't think you were arguing. By saying I am a QB elitest I suppose I am admitting that I will always favor the blue chips to the Cinderella Stories. This drives some on this forum nuts. They view it as me disliking or even hating our own players. Nothing could be further from the truth, but truth is hardly ever a neighbor in fandom.
In other words, if Tony Romo leads the Cowboys to a victory Sunday I will love the performance. I will not however be a blind homer who then says he is better than Peyton Manning. I don't over react like that. It means he got his team to play better that day. Nothing more.
That isn't a slight of our player in my opinion. Some don't see it that way. What amazes me is that tension over this opinion of mine has always been reserved for the QB position. If I say LaDanian Tomlinson is better than Julius Jones no one gets in a snit over it.
But heaven forbid if I say someone is better than our QB. There is always someone who is offended by this. I make no secret of my hope Henson would get "it." It goes back to that ceiling commentary. I doubt you'll ever find posts where I elevated him to Stauabch, Elway, Favre, and Montana comparisons. If I did it was probably in response to a direct question.
I don't expect Romo to be the next Brady of Favre or to be better than Eli Manning. I just expect him to play well. If we can have a better guy at QB I will be in favor of it. If a better guy can't be found, so be it.
By flip flopping I mean honoring a QB candidate with a username then having to change it. Or blindly praising a guy while he was here, then kicking him after he was gone. I didn't comment when Q was released. I didn't comment when Henson was. I didn't comment when Vinny wasn't re-signed. I didn't comment when Bledsoe was benched. The only thing I've focused on was how well did they play. When it ws good enough I've said so. When it wasn't I said so.
I've criticized every QB we've played when they have played badly. I don't thump my chest and exult in Q's dismissal from the team. I don't go seek out the Bledsoe homers and stick my tongue out at them. I don't go on the Church of Vinny site and rub their noses in it. If Henson had been the guy doing what Romo is I wouldn't be telling everyone who argued with me to bow and worship me.
Overall I've been very consistent. I still believe the Cowboys deserve the best possible QB they can have. I'm not going to change from that opinion. I want the best.
:laugh2: :laugh2: im not even gonna fix it. i can't beleive it came out like that.
