David Whitley of Fox Sports says Romo is ordinary

[Rockytop6]

I just read an article on MSN by David Whitley of Fox Sports titled "Romo is ordinary." Interesting article that will stir up quite a controversy. I didn't get a link but it was on the front page of msn sports.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

Mr. Whitley is ordinary

 

[WoodysGirl]

Oh goody, another writer needing clicks writes a story suggesting Romo is this or that. I'm truly outraged by this.

 

[dragon_mikal]

Didn't they have a headline saying no QB could win with this team last week?

It's all about ratings and website visits. Romo equals both. He leads the team to the playoffs by winning the next two and this same guy will be talking about how Romo has gotten them there despite bad coaching or whatever.

 

[Future]

People use MSN?

 

[Bleu Star]

Who is this attention hound? Never heard of him.

I just read an article on MSN by David Whitley of Fox Sports titled "Romo is ordinary." Interesting article that will stir up quite a controversy. I didn't get a link but it was on the front page of msn sports.

 

[Oh_Canada]

Next time he should write something the world doesn't know.

Romo, Cutler, Schaub, Ryan, Stafford, Rivers (though still has potential).....different skill sets, all the same dude.

 

[85Cowboy85]

For sure, he's had a great career for a guy nobody drafted out of Eastern Illinois. His defenders can trot out all sorts of glowing stats. Romo's career QB rating is 95.6, the sixth-best in NFL history.

Of course, modern-day passing has rendered that stat bogus. Six of the top seven quarterbacks in history are currently playing.

Romo's rating is 12 points better than Roger Staubach's. It's 14 better than Troy Aikman's. Who would Dallas fans prefer as their quarterback?

So a serious journalist actually uses the raw rating instead of ranking their passer rating next to his peers. I can't believe this guy gets paid for this.

Basically goes on to say he's 8-8 over past three years. It's not like pass defense could factor in to that or anything.

Matt Ryan's falcons are also losing because Matt Ryan is not a big game quarterback. No it's because they are allowing a passer rating over 100.

Then talks about Cabo, Carrie Underwood, Jessica Simpson

Why did I give this guy a page click.

 

[foofighters]

lol. "I need to launch my sports journalism career. I wonder how I can make that happen. I know! I'll write something negative about Tony Romo and the haters will love it and the lovers will be outraged"

 

[Direwolf63]

Until, Romo starts winning in January, he will always have his critics. That's the way it is. Whether the arguments makes sense or not, they will always be there.

 

[sbark]

In garetts scheme yup. Too many dependent reads and defenses can dictate to it too easy

 

[Smith22]

Romo has his issues, but he is more than good enough to win a superbowl with.

Problem is, he has garbage for a defense. For years, he had garbage as an OL and zilch at RB.

Don't get me started about his head coach....

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Until, Romo starts winning in January, he will always have his critics. That's the way it is. Whether the arguments makes sense or not, they will always be there.

And they will always be dumb. Romo has his flaws, but he is better than ordinary.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Didn't they have a headline saying no QB could win with this team last week?

It's all about ratings and website visits. Romo equals both. He leads the team to the playoffs by winning the next two and this same guy will be talking about how Romo has gotten them there despite bad coaching or whatever.

That was USA Today.

 

[Deep_South]

That was USA Today.

The USA Today raised its price to $2.00. I bought my last one yesterday, but lost it in the casino. Oh well.

 

[dfense]

I just read an article on MSN by David Whitley of Fox Sports titled "Romo is ordinary." Interesting article that will stir up quite a controversy. I didn't get a link but it was on the front page of msn sports.

Axe to grind. Doesn't even mention defense that doesn't make people punt in two games already.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Romo is Favre-like.
Romo is an enigma.
Romo folds at the most inopportune times.
Add more here..


but one thing he is not is ORDINARY.

A quote from Homeland from Showtime.... "You are the dumbest and smartest person I ever met"
Thats Romo, "he is the greatest and the worst QB I ever saw"

 

[erod]

Translation: My career is in the tank because I'm devoid of talent and I work for an embarassment of a news organization, so I'll prostitute my name out there with an anti-Romo opinion.

There aren't 10 people on the planet that can play QB in the NFL better than Romo right now, and this guy wants to throw out the label of "ordinary".

Folks, this is why you have to have meaning and balance in your life. You don't want to be this guy.

 

[Rockytop6]

Axe to grind. Doesn't even mention defense that doesn't make people punt in two games already.

Whitley demonstrated again that a person can twist stats to fit any side of an argument. Regardless if one is pro-Romo or anti-Romo this article appears to me that it reflects the position of Whitley more than anything else. It also seems that very few writers incorporate objectivity into their writing. The next two games could prove or disprove some things if it were not for the fact that certain elements still exist, i.e defense, play calling, etc. It could turn on the proper use of Murray and Dez.