Dallas Should Bench Romo and Start Kitna. There, I Said It.

[AdamJT13]

This is what you get when fantasy football people try to write about actual football decisions.

Kitna threw for 4,000 yards twice with Detroit because he had to attempt 561 and 596 passes in those seasons. His YPA in those seasons -- 7.1 and 7.3 -- were the best of his career, but they're still nowhere even close to Romo's CAREER average of 8.1.

 

[Dodger]

I didn't even read the original post. He had me laughing after the thread title...

 

[DABOYZ]

I didn't even read the original post. He had me laughing after the thread title...

Save it & read it in December. Hopefully none of us will be crying.

 

[SaltwaterServr]

mike martz was the coordinator when he put up good numbers.

1. this guy is a complete idiot, and 2. fantasy football has been nothing but bad for the game.

idiot fantasy guys spout off about stupid crap that has nothing to do with winning football game.

3. I bet this guy has a fantasy girlfriend too.

1. True

2. I'd debate otherwise. It's led to casual fans learning more about the game as a whole and involvement in a league keeps you more in tuned with what each team is doing as a whole.

3. No doubt. I wonder how long it would take him to remember the last time he had sex that didn't involve a computer, DVD, or a "pay first" kind of date?

 

[lcharles]

All I can say is, if Romo stumbles this year, he better get ready to get ride out of town on a rail.


I personally doubt that we ever win anything with Romo. he's a good guy with limited physical ability, but the worst part he is too scatter-brained when the pressure is on.


There, I said it. :moon:

 

[daschoo]

The worst thing about this thread is that people are actually typing out serious responses.

yip, the key bit for me was that the guy even said dallas probably wouldn't win more games but i'd get more points in fantasy football. i thought the article was quite clearly tongue in cheek.

 

[Ren]

wow,...

 

[Vinnie2u]

Wow... Just Wow....

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

by Skeller on Jul 1, 2009 8:00 AM EDT
http://www.faketeams.com/2009/7/1/925802/dallas-should-bench-romo-and-start

In a blog post on the Dallas Morning News site, there's an interesting article about how Bengals' QB Carson Palmer was praising his former mentor - and current Cowboys' backup QB - Jon Kitna. Palmer went on about how Kitna has a lot to teach starter Tony Romo and that Romo should listen to him. It was a nice, respectful comment by Palmer. Good for him.

But I thought the key line was right here:

Jon Kitna's arm strength is the most obvious reason he's a significant upgrade for the Cowboys at backup quarterback. Unlike Brad Johnson, Kitna can still put plenty of zip on his passes.

True, but the guy is missing the point. Let me rewrite that paragraph:

Jon Kitna's experience is the most obvious reason he's an upgrade for the Cowboys at starting quarterback. Unlike Tony Romo, Kitna can still complete plenty of passes to receivers that nobody has heard of.

And that's what it all comes down to. This year Tony Romo doesn't have Terrell Owens. He has Roy Williams and Patrick Crayton and Miles Austin. Yeah, Miles Austin, he'll get the job done. How will Romo do with that group? My bet is not that well. How would Jon Kitna do? Well, he has experience with Roy Williams and he helped make a bunch of unknowns (guys like Shaun McDonald and Mike Furrey) into legitimate fantasy stars. Kitna put up massive numbers with less talent than they have in Dallas. MIUCH less talent.

Which brings me to my real point -- I don't know if starting Kitna would win the Cowboys any more games, but it would sure be better for fantasy football players. Give Jon Kitna a solid running game, a good offensive line and Roy Williams, and he'll throw for 4000 yards. I'm sure of it. Give Tony Romo the same things, and he throws for 15-20% fewer yards.

This might seem mercenary to Cowboy fans, but I don't care. I want to see great fantasy production out of the Dallas passing offense and I think Jon Kitna is the one to deliver it. Do it Dallas, bench Romo and start Kitna. You won't regret it.

Well, I won't regret it.

I think we all know what Red would call the writer of this article.

 

[cowboyed]

by Skeller on Jul 1, 2009 8:00 AM EDT
http://www.faketeams.com/2009/7/1/925802/dallas-should-bench-romo-and-start

In a blog post on the Dallas Morning News site, there's an interesting article about how Bengals' QB Carson Palmer was praising his former mentor - and current Cowboys' backup QB - Jon Kitna. Palmer went on about how Kitna has a lot to teach starter Tony Romo and that Romo should listen to him. It was a nice, respectful comment by Palmer. Good for him.

But I thought the key line was right here:

Jon Kitna's arm strength is the most obvious reason he's a significant upgrade for the Cowboys at backup quarterback. Unlike Brad Johnson, Kitna can still put plenty of zip on his passes.

True, but the guy is missing the point. Let me rewrite that paragraph:

Jon Kitna's experience is the most obvious reason he's an upgrade for the Cowboys at starting quarterback. Unlike Tony Romo, Kitna can still complete plenty of passes to receivers that nobody has heard of.

And that's what it all comes down to. This year Tony Romo doesn't have Terrell Owens. He has Roy Williams and Patrick Crayton and Miles Austin. Yeah, Miles Austin, he'll get the job done. How will Romo do with that group? My bet is not that well. How would Jon Kitna do? Well, he has experience with Roy Williams and he helped make a bunch of unknowns (guys like Shaun McDonald and Mike Furrey) into legitimate fantasy stars. Kitna put up massive numbers with less talent than they have in Dallas. MIUCH less talent.

Which brings me to my real point -- I don't know if starting Kitna would win the Cowboys any more games, but it would sure be better for fantasy football players. Give Jon Kitna a solid running game, a good offensive line and Roy Williams, and he'll throw for 4000 yards. I'm sure of it. Give Tony Romo the same things, and he throws for 15-20% fewer yards.

This might seem mercenary to Cowboy fans, but I don't care. I want to see great fantasy production out of the Dallas passing offense and I think Jon Kitna is the one to deliver it. Do it Dallas, bench Romo and start Kitna. You won't regret it.

Well, I won't regret it.

'Dallas Should Bench Romo and Start Kitna. There, I Said It'.

You should desist from creating vacuous threads and seek a therapist that specializes in aggressively treating imbalanced Cowboys fan syndrome. THERE I SAID IT!

 

[Khartun]

I think we all know what Red would call the writer of this article.

hahaha, :laugh1:

 

[Doomsday101]

Might as well as me should Dallas get rid of Ware because the answer will be the same as starting Kitna over Romo. In my opinion Romo is a damn good QB there are things he must do to improve his game but overall Romo is as good as any QB out there and can win but to do so will take everyone stepping up.