Drew Brees and Tony Romo comparison

[Alexander]

It's too late for Romo to be Brees. He can only hope for a system that fits his talents and an OLine to be high performing to win a Super Bowl.

Brees will be awesome for as long as he wants to be because it's clear he puts in the work. Not saying Romo doesn't, but his athletic ability is melting faster than soy milk in the hot sun. It's Romo's fault this has happened, and frankly it's a shame.

Romo is also wired much different from Brees.

The mental characteristic is what makes players like Brady, Brees and Manning better than Romo. They are on a different intellectual plane. And while Romo may appear to be "competitive", I do not think he takes losing nearly as personal as those players. You can see it after a humbling loss by any one of them. Brees was extremely upset after the Seahawks game and he came out and ripped up a solid defense with the Panthers. Brady and Manning do that quite often. They have an real ego that does not accept losing. Romo, sorry, just do not see that same edge.

It is not an insult to Tony Romo to exclude him from that upper elite echelon. But for some reason there is this desperate desire to imagine he is better than he is, which is still at a level that most teams would love to have.

 

[Future]

You mean the Terrell Owens who led the entire league in receiving touchdowns in 2006 for Romo and was #9 in yards? How about 2007? Yep, 3rd in the league in receiving touchdowns with 15 (2 more than 06') and #5 in yards.

omg...that doesnt make him a JUMP BALL receiver. Jeez its like talking to a door.

He was great, yea, but he also had a ton of drops and he could be taken away because of the fact that he couldn't go up over guys and make plays.

 

[dstovall5]

Please. We are 5-20 against teams .500 or better since 2011. Please. Romo is not the answer.

Do you know the reason why? Or even care to know the reason why? I'll give you a hint, it has nothing to do with QB play.

 

[RastaRocket]

omg...that doesnt make him a JUMP BALL receiver. Jeez its like talking to a door.

He was great, yea, but he also had a ton of drops and he could be taken away because of the fact that he couldn't go up over guys and make plays.

OK... Graham is a jump ball guy. Whatever, Terrell Owens was one of the best receivers to ever play the game, and still got in the end zone with the best of them. Colston is your 1000 yd, borderline 10 TD player.

 

[Future]

OK... Graham is a jump ball guy. Whatever, Terrell Owens was one of the best receivers to ever play the game, and still got in the end zone with the best of them. Colston is your 1000 yd, borderline 10 TD player.

The point is, Graham and Colston make it easier to play QB b/c they help hide mistakes. TO helped inflate numbers, but he never made it easier for Tony to avoid turnovers.

 

[George]

Do you know the reason why? Or even care to know the reason why? I'll give you a hint, it has nothing to do with QB play.

Please tell me you don't work for the Cowboys organization in any way.

 

[TrailBlazer]

Just goes to show what a good coach can do.

 

[RastaRocket]

The point is, Graham and Colston make it easier to play QB b/c they help hide mistakes. TO helped inflate numbers, but he never made it easier for Tony to avoid turnovers.

So you're trying to tell me that Jimmy Graham and Marques Colston make it easier to play QB than Terrell Owens? For one, Brees was doing his thing before Graham ever got to New Orleans. I've never heard of Colston as being one of these insane athletes who goes up over double coverages and makes plays in the red zone type of receivers. I mean the guy can get up there and grab a jump ball, don't get me wrong, but TO was a better playmaker than Colston could ever dream of being and so is Dez Bryant.

 

[TrailBlazer]

And Case Keenum is the all time leader in yards and TDs in college football. Is he the best college QB of all time?

I know most won't agree with me, but Romo > Brees and I dont think its even close.

The guy threw for 1000 yards to RBs for crying out loud, has the chuck and pray in the playbook because of Jimmy Graham and Colston, and he throws the ball 40 times per game.

Romo's career YPA, despite playing with a terrible Oline is 7.8.
Brees' is just 7.5.

Romo TD/INT ratio = 2.4
Brees = 2.33

Wow. Blind homer.

 

[Future]

So you're trying to tell me that Jimmy Graham and Marques Colston make it easier to play QB than Terrell Owens? For one, Brees was doing his thing before Graham ever got to New Orleans. I've never heard of Colston as being one of these insane athletes who goes up over double coverages and makes plays in the red zone type of receivers. I mean the guy can get up there and grab a jump ball, don't get me wrong, but TO was a better playmaker than Colston could ever dream of being and so is Dez Bryant.

That's exactly what I'm trying to tell you.

Colston is 6' 4", which means he doesn't have to be an insane athlete. He's not Megatron, but all you have to do to get him the ball is throw it high. And, not for nothing, but he's had more than 1,000 yards in 6 of his 7 seasons, and the only time he didn't, he missed 5 games. Graham cam into the league in 2010...Brees' years with over 5000 and 40 TDs were 2011 and 2012.

 

[dstovall5]

Please tell me you don't work for the Cowboys organization in any way.

Right, because that has anything to do with this current discussion. Very insightful post bud, right along with all the other blind Romo haters.

 

[perrykemp]

Right, because that has anything to do with this current discussion. Very insightful post bud, right along with all the other blind Romo haters.

Seems like there is no middle ground anymore around here. If you aren't willing to place Romo up there with Brees/Brady/Rodgers/Manning then you are considered a "Romo Hater".

In my mind he is the next category (5-10 or so) and that's good enough. Yeah -- sure we all wish we had one of those truly elite guys but it doesn't mean Romo is holding the Cowboys back.

 

[TrailBlazer]

He is pretty clearly at the exact same level until people start to trot out their silly ring arguments. It's foolish to pretend otherwise. Manning, Brees, Brady, Rivers and Romo have pretty much the exact same Career QB rating, which has nothing to do with accumulating totals.

Nobody with any football sense puts romo in that discussion. Only blind homers. And I like romo.

 

[TrailBlazer]

Seems like there is no middle ground anymore around here. If you aren't willing to place Romo up there with Brees/Brady/Rodgers/Manning then you are considered a "Romo Hater".

In my mind he is the next category (5-10 or so) and that's good enough. Yeah -- sure we all wish we had one of those truly elite guys but it doesn't mean Romo is holding the Cowboys back.

This is exactly how I would put it. He's second tier and that's not a knock on him, just reality. Those guys in the first tier are amazing.

 

[Rockport]

Please. We are 5-20 against teams .500 or better since 2011. Please. Romo is not the answer.

I guess you're another 30 sec highlight watcher. The Cowboys have 20 dropped passes this year and the defense is on pace to be the worst in NFL history. Yea, it's all Romo's fault. What a misinformed, naive ignorant take.

 

[RastaRocket]

That's exactly what I'm trying to tell you.

Colston is 6' 4", which means he doesn't have to be an insane athlete. He's not Megatron, but all you have to do to get him the ball is throw it high. And, not for nothing, but he's had more than 1,000 yards in 6 of his 7 seasons, and the only time he didn't, he missed 5 games. Graham cam into the league in 2010...Brees' years with over 5000 and 40 TDs were 2011 and 2012.

Brees has thrown 30+ TD's the last 6 seasons. So Colston is an 1100 yd borderline 10 TD guy (only done it twice) then which is basically what I said. Good receiver, but not elite like TO or Dez.

 

[Future]

Brees has thrown 30+ TD's the last 6 seasons. So Colston is an 1100 yd borderline 10 TD guy (only done it twice) then which is basically what I said. Good receiver, but not elite like TO or Dez.

omg I never said he was lol

 

[tyke1doe]

What are you talking about with TO? He had terrible hands, and couldn't make plays on poorly thrown balls. He wasn't the same type of receiver as Colston or Graham at all.

Are you purposely down-grading TO to prop up your argument that Brees has had better receivers?

 

[RastaRocket]

omg I never said he was lol

So he's a jump ball guy that gets in the end zone less than non jump ball guys, got it.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Nobody with any football sense puts romo in that discussion. Only blind homers. And I like romo.

Plenty of people with football sense say it all the time. But maybe if you close your eyes and pretend it isn't true, it will come true. While you're at it, try to sneak in a thought of me winning the lottery.