Former Bears GM Angelo rates Romo 15th best QB in 2013

[dstovall5]

QBs who without a doubt had a better year then Romo -

Peyton Manning (Possibly had the G.O.A.T regular season)
Aaron Rodgers (When he was healthy)
Drew Brees (Another solid regular season for Drew)
Philip Rivers (Bounce back year for him)
Nick Foles (27 TDs/2 INTS - Even though I thought he got lucky a lot, he had a great year)

QBs you could realistically make a case that had a better year then Romo -

Russel Wilson (Obviously benefits from his surrounding pieces, but still had a solid year - Dual threat)
Ben Roethlisberger (Started the year slow, but had a solid year nonetheless)

QBs you might be able to make a case for, but probably stretching -

Tom Brady (No weapons, but still didn't perform as his usual self, people would only rank higher due to his name)
Andrew Luck (Lost Wayne, but still didn't play at the level Romo did, though he did have a thriller playoff win)

QBs some will try to make a case for, but no way in heck played at Romo's level -

Colin Kaepernick (Must be hard having only 6-15 completions a game and winning by 20-30 points)
Cam Newton (Had a decent year, a very good running QB, but not as dangerous throwing the ball)

My QB Rankings based on last season -

1) Peyton Manning
2) Aaron Rodgers*
3) Drew Brees
4) Philip Rivers
5) Nick Foles

6) Tony Romo
7) Russel Wilson
8) Ben Roethlisberger
9) Tom Brady
10) Andrew Luck

11) Cam Newton
12) Colin Kaepernick

Rankings 6-10 could easily be switched around, though I honestly don't see how anyone could rank Romo 15th by putting guys ahead like Alex Smith, Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick, Andy Dalton, ect; When someone is ranking like that, it seems obvious that their putting stock into their team's success, rather then the QBs individual play regardless of how the team performed.

-Inc ***!? on Tom Brady @ 9

 

[Direwolf63]

All this talk about Romo is silliness.

Give Tony Romo a top 5 defense and he will win you a Super Bowl. That's all I want in my QB.

 

[noshame]

a lot of words to show you know nothing about football....

It's amazing that it takes you so few.

 

[Aikmaniac]

Long offseason ahead.

Let's just hope our QB gets healthy, the offensive playcallers realize their past mistakes, and Rod/Monte utilize the off time to thoroughly evaluate the defense.

 

[DFWJC]

Hahaha brees behind Foles luck brees Wilson. And romo behind Alex smith ??? Hilarious how the hate for romo is

Kind of sums it up doesn't it?

That list pretty much totally discredits certain opinions (regarding QB play) of certain people...and I'm trying to be polite.

 

[Direwolf63]

Is a defense going to stop the brain farts?

Absolutely. Because he won't be forced to take as many chances.

 

[DFWJC]

Absolutely. Because he won't be forced to take as many chances.

Careful there. you may confuse people with logic.

 

[Miller]

QBs who without a doubt had a better year then Romo -

Peyton Manning (Possibly had the G.O.A.T regular season)
Aaron Rodgers (When he was healthy)
Drew Brees (Another solid regular season for Drew)
Philip Rivers (Bounce back year for him)
Nick Foles (27 TDs/2 INTS - Even though I thought he got lucky a lot, he had a great year)

QBs you could realistically make a case that had a better year then Romo -

Russel Wilson (Obviously benefits from his surrounding pieces, but still had a solid year - Dual threat)
Ben Roethlisberger (Started the year slow, but had a solid year nonetheless)

QBs you might be able to make a case for, but probably stretching -

Tom Brady (No weapons, but still didn't perform as his usual self, people would only rank higher due to his name)
Andrew Luck (Lost Wayne, but still didn't play at the level Romo did, though he did have a thriller playoff win)

QBs some will try to make a case for, but no way in heck played at Romo's level -

Colin Kaepernick (Must be hard having only 6-15 completions a game and winning by 20-30 points)
Cam Newton (Had a decent year, a very good running QB, but not as dangerous throwing the ball)

My QB Rankings based on last season -

1) Peyton Manning
2) Aaron Rodgers*
3) Drew Brees
4) Philip Rivers
5) Nick Foles

6) Tony Romo
7) Russel Wilson
8) Ben Roethlisberger
9) Tom Brady
10) Andrew Luck

11) Cam Newton
12) Colin Kaepernick

Rankings 6-10 could easily be switched around, though I honestly don't see how anyone could rank Romo 15th by putting guys ahead like Alex Smith, Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick, Andy Dalton, ect; When someone is ranking like that, it seems obvious that their putting stock into their team's success, rather then the QBs individual play regardless of how the team performed.

-Inc ***!? on Tom Brady @ 9

I just want to comment on Brady. I've seen a large group of people say this was one of his better seasons....and I agree. No weapons. Beat up team. He led them in a few improbable comebacks. He deserves the ranking because he took one of the worst teams he's been on and still was in the AFC Championship game with them.

As for the article as a whole. I liked it and agree. You have to see what he put above each group to understand his thinking vs just the comments on the QB. Romo's group was....

7.9-7.5
Talented, has good history of play, but had a subpar year. Lack of durability, deficiency in an intangible area, poor cast around him or coaching. Any of these reasons may have kept him from playing to his potential. May be a descending player.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Lol. The hate on Wilson is hysterical. Especially after winning a Super Bowl his 2nd year. Yet the praise Romo gets for accomplishing nothing is just silly. But I forgot, place Romo on all these other teams and he is a Super Bowl winner, too. Yeah, sure. Seahawks don't even make it to the Super Bowl with Romo. This GM is right. His instincts are not that great and he is not that accurate. Wilson is a very good QB and makes every play his team needs. Romo doesn't. Do you even watch any of his games or just talking out of your rear end because you see good defense and automatically think any QB can win? Have you seen the WRs he is throwing to? A bunch of JAGs.

You need an education in football .

 

[17yearsandcounting]

Absolutely. Because he won't be forced to take as many chances.

Romo is who he is, and he is a risk taker. A defense isnt going to stop a naturally ingrained trait that has been cultivated by a clown coaching staff for over half a decade.

 

[Wood]

Link: http://www.thesidelineview.com/colu...ngelo-rates-every-quarterback-2013-nfl-season

"He has a blind spot. His instincts are just average and his accuracy is not consistent enough given the amount of times they let him wing it and that’s what he does...wing it. His mental toughness is suspect and physically he is the danger zone given his two back surgeries."

I would put Romo at about same spot.

 

[Eddie]

No way in hell is Alex Smith, Colin Kaepernick and Cam Newton better than Romo.

If Romo had their defenses he'd be in everybody's top 5-6 QB's list.

Stated as only a true blue Cowboy fan would.

Ask the 31 other GM's out there and they would beg to differ.

 

[Wayne02]

The lengths some Cowboy fans go to lick other teams nuts while disrespecting the Cowboys is sickening.

Keep your weird fetishes to yourself man, we're here to talk football.

 

[Longboysfan]

1. Peyton
2. Brady
3. Rodgers
4. Brees
5. Luck
6. Rivers
7. Wilson
8. Foles
9. Kapernick
10. Alex Smith
11. Cam
12. Romo

But 8 through 12 - all the same.

 

[dfense]

Ahhhh yes. The classic if....If if if....Fact is, Romo has had many chances to prove everyone wrong over the years and hasn't. He's had the ball in his hands to change his perception and hasn't. So keep living in la la land thinking a good defense would change who he is at QB.

Think of it like this.
in 07 Romo had his most complete team and lost to a red hot Giants team that went on the road and beat everybody.

Since then, ownership has spent several years first trying to rebuild an offensive line. Then trying to find a running back who's not hurt all the time.

Romo has not had a solid line with a running game for 90% of his career. Now they finally get some stability in the line and starting back plays at least 80% of the snaps, their defense falls on it's face. If the defense makes one or two plays in the Packer's, Bronco's, Chiefs, Detroit, or Philadelphia games. They would limp into the playoffs at 11-4 with a bunch of castoffs for an injury depleted team. Then get stomped in week one.

It's snake bite. Poor planning. Crap drafting. You name it, they cannot put it all together for whatever reason. When the offense is good, the defense sucks and vise versa.

Unfortunitley, it will probably take another two years to fix the defense now. The positive I see, is the team as a whole, even though destroyed by injuries, was better than last years team. They were in most of their games with a chance to win. I see them winning the divison next year. They owned the division for the most part.

 

[coult44]

Lol. Wilson at 4. Get real. On that team, a dead man can be #4.

Look at his numbers, better than Romo's. Hes been virtually unstoppable since he came in.

No way in hell is Alex Smith, Colin Kaepernick and Cam Newton better than Romo.

If Romo had their defenses he'd be in everybody's top 5-6 QB's list.

Nope, because he'd always melt when it mattered most. He'd always throw that pick against the Skins, those 5 against the lions, or drop the ball in Seattle. Some guys just don't have "it", Romo is one of those guys.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Nope, because he'd always melt when it mattered most.

Nope, that was Orton. Try to keep up.

 

[TheFinisher]

All this talk about Romo is silliness.

Give Tony Romo a top 5 defense and he will win you a Super Bowl. That's all I want in my QB.

He had the 2nd ranked defense in 2009 and looked like a deer in headlights against Minnesota in the divisional game.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

He had the 2nd ranked defense in 2009 and looked like a deer in headlights against Minnesota in the divisional game.

Thanks for bringing up that buried memory.

 

[mrmojo]

All these "ifs" I just wish Romo would have a team like the Niners or Seahawks so we could really see what he could do and end the debate once and for all, because all these built in excuses for him are getting old.