NFL.COM: Pre-Season All NFC East Team

[Super_Kazuya]

Eli had one of his best seasons, too, specifically because they put more on him.

And they went 6-10.

 

[AsthmaField]

It's also weird when you take the top WRs to get the 3. It seems like it should be a comparison of #1 WRs, #2 WRs and slot WRs.

That is a really good point. I think that Beasley might be the best slot receiver in the East although I think Cruz would probably get picked. Terrence Williams probably wouldn't get the nod over Garcon or Cruz (Does Philly even have a #2 WR, lol).

 

[AsthmaField]

And they went 6-10.

Yep. You just know that if Romo would have led Dallas to a 6-10 season, this guy would be saying how W's are the bottom line and Romo didn't lead his team to many of them.

Hell, a fairly compelling argument could be made that of the 4 regular season losses that Dallas had, 3 of them were losses because Romo wasn't physically right:

San Francisco - Romo still wasn't right because of his back. I'm pretty sure Dallas wins this game if Romo played like he did most of the season.
Washington - Dallas would have won this game had Romo not gone out with an injury.
Arizona - With Weeden instead of Romo at the helm, Dallas didn't stand a chance. The Cardinals played the run almost exclusively and dared Weeden to beat them. He couldn't.

Philly - This is the only game where Romo wasn't having a physical issue that changed the game. However, it is possible that the 3rd game in a row on a short week, with Thanksgiving Day game coming on an extremely short week... Very well could have had something to do with Tony being off in that game. Romo needed more rest for his back surgery recovery, broken transverse process, and cracked rib.

In every other game, Dallas won... including 8-0 on the road.

 

[speedkilz88]

I don't think Kelce is big enough for OG.

 

[Hardline]

I don't care.

 

[xvendettax914]

the all turonover team. Between Murray and Eli, OBJ and Dez would never see the ball.

 

[visionary]

Other than Eli over Romo, it appears he was fair in his assessment. It seems that a lot of writers have a stigma when it comes to Romo that prevents them from seeing reality.

They cannot deny what Romo did last year so they make it an aberration rather than admitting that their previous views on the QB were wrong.

The biggest crock is this whole notion that "they took the ball out of romos hands "
They just gave him confidence in the run game which gave him the ability to choose
If you don't believe romo is a great QB just watch the Dez non catch again , I did not agree with the decision but that was an absolutely tremendous and amazing throw

The QB should be romo no question

 

[gimmesix]

Yeah, I think it was pretty fair too, although Bailey probably deserved to be the kicker.

Having McClain and Hardy on there is more than most writers will do.

The argument against Bailey is that last year was actually not up to his previous standards, considering he made only 86 percent (25 of 29), although one was blocked. If 2012 and 2013 are considered, I'd go with Bailey.

 

[mitchell2254]

I don't see anyone outside of Giants fans taking Eli over Romo.

You can say he has 2 SB's or whatever but this is the 2015 all preseason team. Whatever, this has to be click bait material.

 

[gimmesix]

The biggest crock is this whole notion that "they took the ball out of romos hands "
They just gave him confidence in the run game which gave him the ability to choose

Sadly, that's the same nonsense some spout here. The team is better when it is balanced and the QB benefits for that along with everyone else, but that doesn't diminish what Romo can do.

Was Aikman a better QB because of Emmitt? Certainly, but he's a Hall of Fame quarterback because of his abilities.

 

[percyhoward]

Quarterback: Eli Manning, New York Giants
I know Cowboys fans will be displeased here, but as "Move The Sticks" host Daniel Jeremiah said to me this week, "Romo had one of his best seasons ever last year. Why? Because they took the ball out of his hands. Eli had one of his best seasons, too, specifically because they put more on him."

These guys need to take a look at pass attempts by quarter. Eli had almost twice as many 4th-quarter attempts per game as Romo. Over quarters 1-3, Eli averaged 1 more attempt per quarter than Romo, the same number of completions, and fewer yards and TD than Romo. His passer rating was 23 points lower than Romo's through 3 quarters, which partially explains why his team trailed more often and why he had so many 4th-quarter attempts.

1st-3rd quarter
Romo 17 of 24 214 yd 2.0 td 0.4 int 117.5
Eli 17 of 27 204 yd 1.4 td 0.6 int 94.5

4th quarter
Romo 4 of 6 47 yd 0.4 td 0.2 int 98.3
Eli 6 of 11 71 yd 0.5 td 0.3 int 86.2

 

[speedkilz88]

I guess Eli is better than Troy Aikman was to since he also wasn't throwing as many passes.

 

[Outlaw Heroes]

Philly - This is the only game where Romo wasn't having a physical issue that changed the game. However, it is possible that the 3rd game in a row on a short week, with Thanksgiving Day game coming on an extremely short week... Very well could have had something to do with Tony being off in that game. Romo needed more rest for his back surgery recovery, broken transverse process, and cracked rib.

Romo disclosed later that the Thanksgiving day game against Philly was the only game in which he decided not to get a painkiller injection for his back/ribs prior to the game. He regretted the decision and looked back to normal against Chicago (and for the rest of the season) when he resumed the injections.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20141207_Cowboys_quarterback_reveals_he_s_had_a_broken_rib.html

 

[CF74]

Ouch!!! Well when Romo hoists the Lombardi This year he can have the final laugh...

 

[Satchel89]

Eli Manning over Tony Romo. And the morons continue their disrespect of Romo. I can't stand the idiots on that website. The Cowboys won all 4 of their games in December by him making throws in clutch situations.

 

[AsthmaField]

Romo disclosed later that the Thanksgiving day game against Philly was the only game in which he decided not to get a painkiller injection for his back/ribs prior to the game. He regretted the decision and looked back to normal against Chicago (and for the rest of the season) when he resumed the injections.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20141207_Cowboys_quarterback_reveals_he_s_had_a_broken_rib.html

That's right.. I had forgotten about that.

Good catch.

 

[JDSmith]

Dameshek is also being disingenuous. He claims that Daniel Jeremiah said it to him, well that's almost true. Daniel Jeremiah said that Romo was the best QB in the division but that someone else has used that argument with him to try and tout Eli. I guess Dameshek thinks it sounds more legit if an NFL scout said it, but anyone who listens to Jeremiah's Move the Sticks podcast could have heard the actual quote.

And for anyone keeping track at home Eli has finished the season 3 times in his career with a passer rating over 92. Romo has finished the season 2 times in his career with a rating below 92. And Eli's great year this year is still 5.5 pts below Romo,s average rating.

Romo's career average for every 16 starts: 548 attempts, 356 completions, 65.3%, 4327 yards, 31 TDs, 14 Ints, 97.6 rating, 7.9 ypa

Eli's extra awesome 2014: 601 attempts, 379 completions, 63.1%, 4410 yards, 30 TDs, 14 Ints, 92.1 rating, 7.3 ypa

 

[Maxmadden]

After Romo has an even better year this year, they can say it was because he got help from the Defense and running game.

 

[ringmaster]

This more the writer, Dameshek, than NFL.com. He, more than any of them, routinely disses Romo. It's not anti-Cowboy as much as his lack of appreciation for Romo.

Romo's "bad" years trump all Manning years for the most part.
Manning's great season they describe where he has so much of the load on him?
Eli...
30 TDs
14ints
92 rating (or basically lower than any Romo year regardless of how much he throws it)

Romo's great year where he supposedly didn't have to do so much...
34 TDs. ( way more than Eli)
9 ints. (5 less)
113 rating...far better

It's beyond preposterous.
No big deal really...but just plain poor logic.
And, btw, I do think Eli will have a good season.

Yes Dameshek is complete utter trash when it comes to football he can't even hide his Romo bias at all screw that clown.

 

[percyhoward]

1st-3rd Qtr Rating / 4th Qtr Attempts
Romo 117.1 / -27.7%
Rodgers 113.4 / -47.2%
PManning 108.0 / -9.8%
Roethlsbrgr 99.2 / +7.5%
Brady 98.8 / -33.9%
Luck 97.8 / -29.6%
Ryan 97.7 / +16.0%
Tannehill 97.6 / +17.0%
Rivers 97.0 / +9.6%
Brees 96.3 / +16.5%

Those are the ten highest passer ratings in the first 3 quarters of games in 2014, along with the change in amount of per-quarter attempts in the 4th. Romo threw the ball almost 30% less in the 4th quarter than his per-quarter average. Some of that had to do with his defense, which was decent, but mostly it was because of his own performance through 3 quarters, which led the NFL. Most of the QB at the top of this list threw the ball a lot less in the 4th quarter. The only exception is Roethlisberger, who was behind in the 4th more than the others because his defense wasn't very good. None of the four QB at the bottom (6th-10th) had good defenses.

This list says a lot about the huge role that your defense plays in your QB being Top 10. When you look at the Top 10 passers for all 4 quarters, guys on teams with great defenses (Palmer, Fitzpatrick, and Wilson) displace guys with weaker defenses (Ryan, Rivers, and Tannehill). That makes you appreciate what Romo has been able to do with bad-to-horrible defenses over his career, and also helps explain why he was the league's leading passer in 2014.