Im still 100% behind Romo

[crazytown41]

I'm only 100% behind Romo because we dont have an alternative.

Romo has turned into Bledsoe. Except we don't have a "Romo" waiting in the wings to replace Romo.

I'll be shocked if we don't take a QB somewhere in the upcoming draft

 

[Nav22]

Romo has turned into Bledsoe.

Absurd.

 

[Wahoo Cowboy]

Here's the problem with Romo;

He's a top-10 QB in almost all respects; skill set, putting us in a position to win, statistics...whatever. But he's inconsistent.

A lot in the media like to label Romo as a choker. Absolutely not true. Romo doesn't wilt under pressure; the mistakes he makes come against teams good and bad, big games or not. Until the sack, I absolutely believed the Cowboys were still in the game, the same way I believed they were in the 2007 Buffalo game. Romo can make something out of nothing.

He can also make nothing out of something. Ask yourselves; is this a guy you trust to put possibly 3, probably 4 playoff-caliber performances in a row together against good teams to win the Super Bowl? I don't. I wish I could, but I can't. At any moment, the 'Oh No, Romo' can come out and ruin our day.

This doesn't mean he won't win a Super Bowl. He's Brett Favre with a weaker arm. There's a chance he puts it all together for one season and post-season, or the team around him is good enough to make up for a bad day. We have to hope for the later, because Romo is what we're going to get for the next five plus years. He's going to keep us good enough to not draft a top-tier QB to groom, and they're certainly not going to bring in a FA to legitimately compete. As Jerry says, our wagon is hitched. Just like the Favre Packers, it probably should be, but we can't count on Aaron Rodgers slipping to us.

 

[JakeCamp12]

Didn't Tom Brady throw four picks and choke away a 17 pt lead just last week?

It can sometimes happen to even the best QBs. I'm still absolutely behind Romo as well.

When Romo wins 1 Super Bowl or even makes it to the NFC Championship game, MAYBE we can use this tired quote. Romo is not going to get any better and is done growing, learning or whatever excuse you care to use. He is what he is at this point, the guy that will break your heart whenever you need him to come through the most. He didn't learn from the Jets game this year and he will certainly do at least one more major meltdown again this year. I'm sorry, he does not have the "It" it takes to win a major championship at this level.

 

[Austin 3-16]

Love Tony,hate the picks!

 

[noshame]

You folks aren't alone, defenses all over the NFL are beginning to love Tony, they don't ever want to see him leave.

 

[TNCowboy]

Here's the problem with Romo;

He's a top-10 QB in almost all respects; skill set, putting us in a position to win, statistics...whatever. But he's inconsistent.

The last pick he just threw up for grabs. Ahead by 3. Just an embarrassingly bad decision for a 9th year NFL QB. He just makes stupid decisions under pressure.

It's not going to get better. He isn't going to grow out of it.

 

[BIGDen]

We're all sick about the Lions and Jets games right now. Romo had a huge hand in both of those losses. He deserves lots of blame. However, I've watched football for about 35 years and know that he is an exceptional QB. Many teams start around 2-2. What we do over the remaining dozen games is what matters now. There are still very few QBs I would take over Romo. He was heroic in weeks 2 and 3. He was great in weeks 1 and 4 for most of those games. He made a few critical bad plays at the end of those games. He didn't get the punt blocked for a TD in game 1 and the 2nd INT in this past game was apparently not on him. Not excuses. He made a few inexcusable plays. However, overall he has played well especially when you consider that he has played 3/4 of these games with fractured ribs and the 1st game was against a good D in NY (NJ). Without him, I don't think we have the leads in games 1 and 3 and I don't think we win in games 2 and 3. I'm disappointed/frustrated but I know that he is more than good enough to take us where we want to go. If our D keeps playing this way, good things will happen. I think we'll finish strong. I am 100% behind him.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Here's the problem with Romo;

He's a top-10 QB in almost all respects; skill set, putting us in a position to win, statistics...whatever. But he's inconsistent.

A lot in the media like to label Romo as a choker. Absolutely not true. Romo doesn't wilt under pressure; the mistakes he makes come against teams good and bad, big games or not. Until the sack, I absolutely believed the Cowboys were still in the game, the same way I believed they were in the 2007 Buffalo game. Romo can make something out of nothing.

He can also make nothing out of something. Ask yourselves; is this a guy you trust to put possibly 3, probably 4 playoff-caliber performances in a row together against good teams to win the Super Bowl? I don't. I wish I could, but I can't. At any moment, the 'Oh No, Romo' can come out and ruin our day.

This doesn't mean he won't win a Super Bowl. He's Brett Favre with a weaker arm. There's a chance he puts it all together for one season and post-season, or the team around him is good enough to make up for a bad day. We have to hope for the later, because Romo is what we're going to get for the next five plus years. He's going to keep us good enough to not draft a top-tier QB to groom, and they're certainly not going to bring in a FA to legitimately compete. As Jerry says, our wagon is hitched. Just like the Favre Packers, it probably should be, but we can't count on Aaron Rodgers slipping to us.[/quo

So very true, the guy simply does not learn from his mistakes CONSISTENTLY speaking.

It is not as if he has not made the same poor decisions over and over again.

Jason better learn to manage Romo in the game on a regular basis or he will eventually go down with the sinking Romo ship over time.

I have no confidence in Romo anymore, that is sad too!

 

[Suave]

2009 -- Week 17 against the Texans and then the Wild Card against the Ravens at home, where Tom Brady had four turnovers.

If pinpointing Brady's shortcomings makes people feel better, then knock yourself out, but at the end of the day, he has led his team to three Super Bowl titles; this is a serious trump card he has on his side.

Admittedly, Brady has had his share of bad games (it happens to the best of them), but because his teams have been successful, he is not judged as harshly when they occur. Whether we want to admit it or not, I think most objective fans would still trust Brady more than Romo, even if Brady has a few bad games on occasion. Call it unfair, but Brady has earned the right to be critiqued differently. I am a Romo supporter, but I have to accept the harsh reality that he's only an above average QB who is sometimes very good but sometimes very bad, and he is too inconsistent to be trusted or considered an elite QB. After his courageous performances against the 49ers and Commanders, I thought he was beginning to turn the corner in his career. But then he pulls another stunt like yesterday, and now the faith that I began to develop in him has suddenly disappeared. Again, he is just too inconsistent. He says the right things that we want to hear to make us believe he is a more mature QB, but he always find ways to return to his turnover tendencies. Until he can limit his mistakes, which oftentimes costs his teams wins, his bad games will be magnified and judged to a greater extent than Brady's bad games.

 

[BIGDen]

The last pick he just threw up for grabs. Ahead by 3. Just an embarrassingly bad decision for a 9th year NFL QB. He just makes stupid decisions under pressure.

It's not going to get better. He isn't going to grow out of it.

Yet he did in weeks 2 and 3. He doesn't always do it. I've seen the mighty Favre do it many, many times. I've seen Peyton Manning do it many times - esp. in the playoffs. All QBs make mistakes. Look at his overall body of work - he has made many more good plays than bad. 2-2 can become 5-3 which can lead to 11-5. Entirely possible with this team. We're all beyond frustrated with the blown leads, but we can still do what we want this season if we stay healthy.

 

[noshame]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but in weeks 2 and 3 Romo also threw balls right into defensive players hands, and they were dropped, in the game before he hurt his ribs, he had a horrible stretch of poor passes.

I'm telling you, the guy has had issues well in to last season, more bad than good. The team did everything it could to put him in a leadership role, but leaders don't make that last horrible discision that resulted in pic 3 yesterday.

Over and over again.

 

[Suave]

Yet he did in weeks 2 and 3. He doesn't always do it. I've seen the mighty Favre do it many, many times. I've seen Peyton Manning do it many times - esp. in the playoffs. All QBs make mistakes. Look at his overall body of work - he has made many more good plays than bad. 2-2 can become 5-3 which can lead to 11-5. Entirely possible with this team. We're all beyond frustrated with the blown leads, but we can still do what we want this season if we stay healthy.

I don't think anyone is refuting this; I think most objective fans realize that all QBs make mistakes.

And like Brady, Favre and Manning have led their teams to a championship; they found a way to put it all together, even if it was for a season. Romo is still trying to figure it out, and until he does, his mistakes will be more scrutinized and magnified.

 

[JoeCorrado]

And yet he's won 41 of his 65 starts.

Makes him a winner for anybody who can do the simple math.

 

[STSINAZ]

i bet tony loses 5 to 6 games himself this year...let alone the rest of the team...they will have to play lights out to make the playoffs...HE IS A COACH KILLER AND A LIABILITY...GET RID OF HIM!

 

[Hook'em#11]

Your user name fits ya well OP. lol

Now, if Jason and Co. can just get Romo to stop taking a couple of shots before the start of the 2nd qtr.

You be behind him all ya want. Hitch that wagon along with Jerry Jones and hopefully that wagon goes wild and both Romo AND Jerry Jones are outta Dallas soon!

 

[Fletch]

Didn't Tom Brady throw four picks and choke away a 17 pt lead just last week?

It can sometimes happen to even the best QBs. I'm still absolutely behind Romo as well.

I hate to even go there, but it has to be done. I thought about what you just said while pouring milk over my morning cereal. The ONLY difference with all of that, Brady has helped his team win 3 of 4 Super Bowls. As much as I still like Romo (still pissed off at him though), Brady has at least been there and done that, which gives him a pass (no INT, ahem, pun intended.).

Until Romo can at least help get this franchise back to the Super Bowl and hopefully win it all, then games like the one he had yesterday will only fuel the choker label fire.

 

[casmith07]

I hate to even go there, but it has to be done. I thought about what you just said while pouring milk over my morning cereal. The ONLY difference with all of that, Brady has helped his team win 3 of 4 Super Bowls. As much as I still like Romo (still pissed off at him though), Brady has at least been there and done that, which gives him a pass (no INT, ahem, pun intended.).

Until Romo can at least help get this franchise back to the Super Bowl and hopefully win it all, then games like the one he had yesterday will only fuel the choker label fire.

Brady also had the benefit of having a superior offensive line that has kept him upright through the years, team-oriented teammates put in place by the front office, and what used to be a top defense in the NFL during their run. They were like the 90s Cowboys.

We on the other hand saddled Tony with the likes of Terrell Owens, Roy Williams, and an aging and immobile offensive line that wore down as the season went on, along with a "bend but don't break, unless the game's on the line" defense coached by Wade Phillips.

But, Brady doesn't turn the ball over that much. Post-season success aside, when you play as well as Tom does even during the regular season, you can let that 1 bad game slide. We need more of '09 Tony.

 

[Fletch]

Makes him a winner for anybody who can do the simple math.

How many playoff wins does that equate to? Oh yeah, just one.

Yeah, great record though. IMO, Romo has yet to hit Danny White status.

 

[Hook'em#11]

Makes him a winner for anybody who can do the simple math.

How many playoff wins does that equate to? Oh yeah, just one.

Yeah, great record though. IMO, Romo has yet to hit Danny White status.

Yep, some just like to settle for second place. Being the bridesmaid.

I would rather have a QB play "okay" during the regular season but turn it up a notch in the playoffs.

Without more Playoff victories, or a Super bowl win, his win/loss record doesn't mean jack.