ESPN: Will the real Romo please stand up

[TrailBlazer]

Everyone seems to be referencing this silly game-winning drive stat to prove Romo's instantaneous transformation into America's new Captain Clutch. It's not enough, people. Not even close. Romo apparently has "28" game-winning drives, tops in the NFL since 2006. That sounds awesome. It really does. But as many of you know, I've long considered the GWD to be, well, nearly 100 percent bullstat.

Here's a little context: Based on the list of GWDs at Pro-Football Reference, Captain Clutch Romo is now just one whole GWD ahead of Brad Johnson and needs only two more game-winning drives to catch the legendary Mr. Ice In His Veins, Kerry Collins. Oh yeah, and based on his current pace, Romo would need to play until he's roughly 57 to catch Peyton Manning, who leads the list with "52.

Take Romo's first career GWD in 2006 against the Panthers. Trailing Carolina 14-13 with 9:47 to play, the Panthers fumbled the ball at their own 14-yard line. Romo came in and handed the ball to Julius Jones, who scored to put the Cowboys up (after a two-point conversion) 21-14.

That's it. That's all he did.

http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=12138691

 

[BrassCowboy]

and the point of this story is what exactly?

I know you are sharing a sport story, thank you, but sounds like an agenda by the writer of it.

 

[TrailBlazer]

and the point of this story is what exactly?

I know you are sharing a sport story, thank you, but sounds like an agenda by the writer of it.

I guess the writer is being proactive in an effort to head off the increasingly popular opinion that tony romo is, in fact, clutch.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

Petty, small.

 

[TheDoctor]

1/10

 

[zack]

I guess the writer is being proactive in an effort to head off the increasingly popular opinion that tony romo is, in fact, clutch.

This is such a bs article in the first place. How many game winning drives has he had only to had the defense crumble in the end. So this guy sites one game but provides nothing else to support he has been clutch.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Sounds like a member of the E-Lie Fan Club is coming out . . . . . . . .

 

[Proximo]

When I clicked on the link and the article opened, I immediately noticed an aroma of butt-hurt and Romo-hate.

I go on to read a good bit of the article, and I can now confirm, yes, the smell was indeed butt-hurt and Romo-hate.

 

[sbark]

Well, lets analyze Peytons list for "the easy ones"......thinking he's had a bunch. How about Rogers---he simply doenst play well without a lead.

 

[cajuncocoa]

Meh.

 

[Nation]

F this author

 

[SDCowboy]

What a derp-fest article. Wow...

 

[DogFace]

Whatever dude. To the writer.

 

[CATCH17]

I think it's a bs stat as well.

I'm not a stats guy though and you can easily bend the truth with them.


Jason Garrett getting credit for having great offenses is just proof of it because our schemes absolutely suck.

 

[Risen Star]

They have to somehow explain why their distorted view of Romo has been exposed this year.

 

[cajuncocoa]

Would this author write the same article if the subject was Drew Brees, Tom Brady, or Aaron Rodgers? Of course not.

 

[DoctorChicken]

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

 

[demdcowboys#1]

This bozo referenced the Green Bay game and Denver games as Romo's fault for the loss. This article is horrible. Maybe, just maybeeeee it had something to do with the fricking DEFENSE! That allowed 51 points to Denver! And the DEFENSE that allowed Green Bay to score mercilessly on us and come back. How about play calling? This is a terrible article.

 

[DuDa]

Why do these BSPN editorials always seem to target the Cowboys? Where is the negative editorial on the Patriots or the Packers?