DMN: BLOG: Ray Lewis on Tony Romo: "He's up and down"

[landryscorner]

man proctor is so dead, I'm worried

 

[TNCowboy]

The key to the game may be blocking the big horse in the middle.

 

[lewpac]

Here is, without a doubt, one of the best linebackers and overall defensive players of the modern era speaking. A first ballot Hall of Famer lock. He has a Championship ring, in large part due to HIM and HIS influence of that defense. All he does, all he knows, all he eats, drinks, breaths and craps is playing defense and knowing offenses and offensive players. That makes him a "rocket scientist" in his line of work and he knows of what he speaks.
Of course, he's dead-on right and 100% correct about Romo. So all the Romo "kool-aid" drinkers have left is to attack the messenger. As if anyone in this forum knows 1/100 of what Lewis knows from study, application and experience. Yeah, your opinion over-rules Lewis analysis!!!!
Listen, like I said before..............if you put together a highlight film of "Romo So-Far", what would it be? It would be a buffet of adventures, flubs, thrills and spills, many times the ball ending up on the ground or a completion to a wide-open defensive back.
That's the facts, and Lewis, respectfully as it appears to me, simply stated what everyone without this Tony Romo "I'm-a-real-fan-so-I-refuse-to-say-anything-critical-about-him" fantasy.
That's not to say the Tony will not continue to mature and fine-tune his game, and I certainly hope he does and believe he can. But up 'till now, Ray Lewis' take on the situation is one of the most insightful and correct to date regarding Tony Romo.

 

[Vintage]

Baltimore's defense gets sack 8.4% of the time.
Dallas's offense allows Romo to get sacked 4.1% of the time.

Advantage - Dallas.

Dallas has faced 462 pass attempts, registering 53 sacks for a sack rate of 11.47%

Batlimore has 383 pass attempts, allowing 25 sacks for a sack rate of 6.53%.


So advantage Baltimore, then, using your model of the OL allowing less sacks than the defense generates.

 

[The Panch]

OK-what if Demarcus Ware had said the same thing Lewis said about opposing QBs? Come on...don't tell me you would defend him just like you're doing so with RL.

The Ravens are known for trash talking, they do it all the time. And you think they're not the only ones that do so? Then tell me why teams like the Giants, Eagles, and Steelers, all whom make a living getting after the QB, stay quiet? Why don't we hear Dwight Freeney, another premiere pass rusher, do the same thing?

1. That's just not the type of person Ware is. I dont see how anybody can look at Lewis and say he just runs his mouth. On the field? Yes. Off the field, only when the subject is Billick.

2. ROFL @ The Giants, Eagles and Steelers saying quiet. Just because the Ravens talk more trash than your average Defense, doesnt mean they're the only ones that do it.

3. Freeney's a Colt. They dont really allow that type of stuff. They try to keep their "high character" image as a franchise.

4. I dont see the sensitivy. Lewis said he can be blazing hot, but numbers prove the other part he said is absolutely true. Buffalo and Philly last year. Pittsburgh this year. Those games were on Romo moreso than anybody else.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

This just in - Ray Lewis' generic comments can be applied to any QB in the history of the game, ever.

The great ones, have more ups than downs. And none of them like pressure.

Not to mention any defensive player or coordinator will say " we have to get pressure on Name your QB here

 

[5Stars]

............if you put together a highlight film of "Romo So-Far", what would it be? It would be a buffet of adventures, flubs, thrills and spills, many times the ball ending up on the ground or a completion to a wide-open defensive back.
That's the facts, .

That's football...sucker!

Wait until they put that chip inside the heads of the players!

You got it! The Cowboys and the team are on a journey.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

Ray Lewis's comments are no different that what people were saying about Tony Romo on this message board after the Pittsburgh game.

I agree with his comments but some of what he stated, such as "the key is pressue" is very obvious.

 

[Boysboy]

1. That's just not the type of person Ware is. I dont see how anybody can look at Lewis and say he just runs his mouth. On the field? Yes. Off the field, only when the subject is Billick.

2. ROFL @ The Giants, Eagles and Steelers saying quiet. Just because the Ravens talk more trash than your average Defense, doesnt mean they're the only ones that do it.

3. Freeney's a Colt. They dont really allow that type of stuff. They try to keep their "high character" image as a franchise.

4. I dont see the sensitivy. Lewis said he can be blazing hot, but numbers prove the other part he said is absolutely true. Buffalo and Philly last year. Pittsburgh this year. Those games were on Romo moreso than anybody else.

Now wait a minute-are you saying that it's OK for Ray Lewis to run his mouth b/c he is what he is, and b/c the Ravens allow this stuff to begin with, it makes them OK? While it's OK for Ware and Freeney to stay quiet b/c they are what they are, and b/c their teams don't allow this kind of stuff, it makes them equally OK?

So using this logic, are you saying it's OK for TO to NOT hold himself accountable and point fingers at his teammates b/c "he is what he is"?

 

[BLEU3ASY]

I love Romo, but if I am looking from Ray's point of view I am saying that Romo is up and down this season too.

We just need Romo to be 'up' on Saturday.

nice sig! yeah im hoping we see the "up" Romo also....

 

[Boysboy]

Ray Lewis's comments are no different that what people were saying about Tony Romo on this message board after the Pittsburgh game.

I agree with his comments but some of what he stated, such as "the key is pressue" is very obvious.

Then why was his board pillaring Patrick Crayton when he said similar comments about Aaron Rodgers in TC?

 

[The Panch]

Now wait a minute-are you saying that it's OK for Ray Lewis to run his mouth b/c he is what he is, and b/c the Ravens allow this stuff to begin with, it makes them OK? While it's OK for Ware and Freeney to stay quiet b/c they are what they are, and b/c their teams don't allow this kind of stuff, it makes them equally OK?

So using this logic, are you saying it's OK for TO to NOT hold himself accountable and point fingers at his teammates b/c "he is what he is"?

Im saying I wouldnt mind Ware saying Eli doesnt handle pressure well cause he's doest. The same reason I dont mind Ray saying Romo is hot and cold, cause he is.

 

[bbgun]

Hardly "bulletin board" material.

 

[5Stars]

Now wait a minute-are you saying that it's OK for Ray Lewis to run his mouth b/c he is what he is, and b/c the Ravens allow this stuff to begin with, it makes them OK? While it's OK for Ware and Freeney to stay quiet b/c they are what they are, and b/c their teams don't allow this kind of stuff, it makes them equally OK?

So using this logic, are you saying it's OK for TO to NOT hold himself accountable and point fingers at his teammates b/c "he is what he is"?

Please answer the question. All of them. If you don't know, say so!

 

[sacase]

WEll Ray is right, if you make him uncomfortable he makes big mistakes. Nothing outlandish about what he said.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

Hardly "bulletin board" material.

True

But it won't stop some from spinning it that way.

 

[Boysboy]

Hardly "bulletin board" material.

Then why did 80% of this board say how similar comments Patrick Crayton made about Aaron Rodgers in TC were BB material?

Like I said-they were SIMILAR to Ray Lewis', but 80% of this board AND Calvin Watkins said he gave the Packers BB material for our next meeting.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

Then why was his board pillaring Patrick Crayton when he said similar comments about Aaron Rodgers in TC?

Ask the board that.

 

[Givincer]

I'd hate to hear Mr. Lewis' commentary on his own quarterback.

:laugh2:

 

[bbgun]

True

But it won't stop some from spinning it that way.

Patrick Crayton has said things 10 times as incindiary.