Deion Sanders fires back at Tony Romo's comment about his tackling **merged**

[tyke1doe]

Some of the comments were inaccurate but fair since 'Romo was still playing'. Okay.

The distinction I make when judging them fair is:
1. Are they timely?
2. Is the commentator operating within his role?

To 1.) Yes. Deion's criticism came during Romo's playing career. And it's not like Deion was the only one criticizing Romo's ability to win the big one or his penchant for critical interceptions. Many were, including those on this forum.

To 2.) Deion is a football commentator. He's a very poor analysis, IMO, but he is one, nevertheless. And what he said about Romo wasn't out of the blue, as I noted above.

Agreed. It was a shot at Sanders. No sure why you assume naivety.

Fair enough. But I thought I read you say Romo's criticism flowed from natural conversation, which I doubt. He was looking to get a dig in, and did it quite masterfully.

Announcers have made similar shots at current and ex-players for decades, and sometimes the observations were off-base. Romo's comment is an accurate observation.

I don't know the context, but if theirs were just as critical as Romo's then the same applies to them.

Obvious to viewers who watched Sanders play actual games--and not simply highlights. Television audiences are made up of varying ages.

So the viewers who watched Deion play couldn't have come up with this obvious observation sans Romo's help?
So Deion is the only corner who has ducked tackling a ball carrier?

Unnecessary shot? Is any shot 'necessary'? Not really but shots are a part of the media broadcasting. A better question (still) is whether the observation was relevant. A very good cornerback whiffed on a tackle not that dissimilar from Sanders occasionally questionable tackling, who, of course, ended up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as one of the best cornerbacks in league history,

So Deion's tackling skills are relevant?
Is he still playing?
Does ANYONE see Marcus Peters and thinks Deion?
C'mon. This was a gratuitous shot pure and simple. Trying to justify it as if it has some relevancy is, well, silly.

David Carradine's character in Kill Bill Volume 2 summed up Sanders response aptly: "I overreacted."

Oh, I agree, which is why I said his reaction was childish and petty.

 

[canters]

I hope Tony goes back to this topic whenever he can, just for entertainment value if nothing else. And Deon has had work done somewhere on his face and forehead. Tall about vanity.

 

[DallasEast]

I don't think he was purposely going at Deion at all.

He was trying to criticize Peters tackling while also pay him a compliment by saying he covers at a high level but doesn't tackle at a high level much like the best corner that's ever played in the NFL.

I agree with the second part but Romo selected Sanders as the reference, I think, voluntarily. Romo is highly intelligent. I am sure he made the APT observation knowing it was a slight dig at Sanders at the same time.

 

[mrmojo]

Deon didn't get in the HOF for tackling, everyone knows that.

And as far as saying we don't win Super Bowl XXX without him...hog wash....we don't win SB XXX without the Packers knocking the 49ers out of the playoffs that year. Remember the Niners killed us in the regular season game that season with ELVIS GRBACH at QB and we had Deon as our corner.

 

[tyke1doe]

Well, technically, John Madden made the Hall as a coach and not as a broadcaster (e.g. contributor). Approximately two dozen owners, commissioners and administrators have been inducted as contributors. Sabol is an exception to the norm in the eligible category. Still, no broadcaster has made the Hall as a contributor. It is extremely doubtful Romo could accomplish the feat simply as a broadcaster, if past criteria for nomination remains unchanged.

I speaking more about his popularity after football.
I believe Terrell Davis made it based on his television career. Few had him as a sure Hall of Famer.

 

[DallasEast]

The distinction I make when judging them fair is:
1. Are they timely?
2. Is the commentator operating within his role?

To 1.) Yes. Deion's criticism came during Romo's playing career. And it's not like Deion was the only one criticizing Romo's ability to win the big one or his penchant for critical interceptions. Many were, including those on this forum.

To 2.) Deion is a football commentator. He's a very poor analysis, IMO, but he is one, nevertheless. And what he said about Romo wasn't out of the blue, as I noted above.


Fair enough. But I thought I read you say Romo's criticism flowed from natural conversation, which I doubt. He was looking to get a dig in, and did it quite masterfully.


I don't know the context, but if theirs were just as critical as Romo's then the same applies to them.


So the viewers who watched Deion play couldn't have come up with this obvious observation sans Romo's help?
So Deion is the only corner who has ducked tackling a ball carrier?


So Deion's tackling skills are relevant?
Is he still playing?
Does ANYONE see Marcus Peters and thinks Deion?
C'mon. This was a gratuitous shot pure and simple. Trying to justify it as if it has some relevancy is, well, silly.


Oh, I agree, which is why I said his reaction was childish and petty.

Okay. Time to scoop me off the grill. I'm done. Thanks for the convo.

 

[Fontaine]

Deion is a joke. Just egotistical bag of hot air.

 

[roughneck266]

lies

Myth Sanders

Well, it's an opinion, and as I said "in my mind".. You are welcome to have your own.

 

[CATCH17]

I agree with the second part but Romo selected Sanders as the reference, I think, voluntarily. Romo is highly intelligent. I am sure he made the APT observation knowing it was a slight dig at Sanders at the same time.

I don't think so.

It sounded like spur of the moment correlation to every NFL DB that's ever played who can cover well and can't tackle.

We've heard this comparison a jillion times before Romo and it will be said a jillion more times after Romo.

 

[DallasEast]

I don't think so.

It sounded like spur of the moment correlation to every NFL DB that's ever played who can cover well and can't tackle.

We've heard this comparison a jillion times before Romo and it will be said a jillion more times after Romo.

That is a good point. It kinda makes me want to reconsider, especially since Romo has not publicly demonstrated the cracking commentary that some of his peers have employed forever. However, I am not totally convinced yet.

 

[lurkercowboy]

Here is a hall of famer who said Sanders could not tackle well.

http://6abc.com/sports/eagles-legend-and-hall-of-famer-chuck-bednarik-dies/567630/

The positions I played, every play, I was making contact, not like that ... Deion Sanders," Bednarik said. "He couldn't tackle my wife. He's back there dancing out there instead of hitting."

 

[JohnsKey19]

Kinda weird how Deion took such offense to Romo's quip about his aversion to making tackles. There must be some negative personal history between these two. Romo is surely not the first person to make such remarks. Odd...

 

[DallasEast]

Here is a hall of famer who said Sanders could not tackle well.

http://6abc.com/sports/eagles-legend-and-hall-of-famer-chuck-bednarik-dies/567630/

The positions I played, every play, I was making contact, not like that ... Deion Sanders," Bednarik said. "He couldn't tackle my wife. He's back there dancing out there instead of hitting."

oh snap. Bednarik had a gold jacket.

 

[DallasEast]

Kinda weird how Deion took such offense to Romo's quip about his aversion to making tackles. There must be some negative personal history between these two. Romo is surely not the first person to make such remarks. Odd...

Bold>Respecfully, that is an understatement but it is also true that the negativity leans heavily away from Romo as its source.

 

[Rockport]

I agree with the second part but Romo selected Sanders as the reference, I think, voluntarily. Romo is highly intelligent. I am sure he made the APT observation knowing it was a slight dig at Sanders at the same time.

If so good for Romo. Sanders is a ***** metaphorically.

 

[Coy]

I agree with the second part but Romo selected Sanders as the reference, I think, voluntarily. Romo is highly intelligent. I am sure he made the APT observation knowing it was a slight dig at Sanders at the same time.

If he did, then more power to him, Deion ripped him his entire career, now he gets sensitive because Tony basically said he couldn’t tacke? Lol, what a joke.

 

[DallasEast]

If so good for Romo. Sanders is a ***** metaphorically.

Years worth of quotable references says you are right but my opinion will remain with the accuracy of Romo's comment and not associate it with Sanders' past crassiness. Is 'crassiness' a word, lol?

 

[tyke1doe]

I don't think he was purposely going at Deion at all.

He was trying to criticize Peters tackling while also pay him a compliment by saying he covers at a high level but doesn't tackle at a high level much like the best corner that's ever played in the NFL.

Stop it.
Yes, he was going after Deion. He could have criticized Peters without mentioning Deion, and he would have made his point.
Romo took a dig at Deion - plain and simple. Romo just was more masterfully at it and used fewer words than Deion did.

 

[CATCH17]

Stop it.
Yes, he was going after Deion. He could have criticized Peters without mentioning Deion, and he would have made his point.
Romo took a dig at Deion - plain and simple. Romo just was more masterfully at it and used fewer words than Deion did.

If you say so.. I think you have to really bring out then tin foil on this one.

Saying Deion was great at covering but not at tackling is just common knowledge. Not a dig at all.

Many have said it, including Deion, and many will say it again.

It was used to compliment Peters ability to cover while criticizing is tackling more then it was to take a dig at Deion.

You have to be reaching pretty hard to think otherwise.

 

[tyke1doe]

Okay. Time to scoop me off the grill. I'm done. Thanks for the convo.

You welcome.