No QB Has Ever Started His Career with Four 90.0 Seasons

[aikemirv]

There's an easy, time-proven formula to mathematically compute whether a QB is "Great" or not.

1. Take his career TD passes thrown
2. Add his career passing yards
3. Subtract his career Interceptions thrown
4. Take that answer X (lifetime passer rating * 0.7)
5. Add his career rushing yardage
6. OK, now take your result and multiply it by the QB's lifetime number of playoff victories.

Now let's see if we all come up with the same number for Romo.

Because we all know it is up to the QB to play all phases of the game

Just ask one of the greatest ever to play QB - Marino - If you can't give him a great tag you have a problem!

 

[joseephuss]

Romo's worst game this year was in the first meeting against the Giants. If he put up those exact same numbers in each of the next two games he would finish the season with a 90.08 QB rating. I find it unlikely that he will play that poorly in two straight games. He may not play well, but I just don't see him playing as poorly as he did in that second game of the season again.

 

[Cover 2]

Good observation.

Also, that play when Marion feel asleep was classic Romo too. The kid is really amazing and it is disgusting that the local press only care to find dirt, instead of doing detailed, fair, and balanced coverage.

I think Romo wants to win more than anybody else on the team. Even more than Witten, Ratliff, and Ware.

 

[Doomsday101]

I think Romo wants to win more than anybody else on the team. Even more than Witten, Ratliff, and Ware.

No doubt he has more eyes on him and more pressure on him than any of those you mentioned.

 

[Gemini Dolly]

The poor preparation thing is bogus. I remember reading Mike Jenkins blog saying Romo gets to practice earlier than anyone, at like 6 in the morning to go over film. Criticize him for being a celeb QB, but poor preparation he is not.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

I will use my first post at this forum to laugh at this quote.

hahahahaha

Anatroll, it's funny how you pop up right after a shining moment for Romo and the Cowboys.

 

[Angus]

yeah, there are still cowboys fans out there that think he's a horrid Qb sadly....

Draft snobs.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

boysmamacita put it best

appreciate the Romo while he is here

dude is ****ing awesome

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

2006 95.1
2007 97.4
2008 91.4
2009 97.8 (so far)

Two games to go.

But some say Romo still isn't one of the best QBs in the game. Only a few weeks ago, some posters like juckie were calling for him to be benched in favor of Kitna.

:laugh2:

 

[percyhoward]

You need to subtract about 15-20 points from todays QB ratings to compare more honestly with the QBs prior to 1978. Starting in 78 the league seriously began to make the pass prevalent and King. More restrictions on DBs, making it tougher to sack the QB, now protecting the QB to a ridiculous degree, it all adds up. Put Staubach in his prime NOW and he would Own Brady and Peyton Manning. Same with Montana and Anderson (who probably was the most accurate passer I have ever watched- and he was no dink and dunk QB).

burmafrd, forget the raw number please. Tell me if this doesn't make sense:

If you want to compare across eras, and eliminate the inflated rating factor, all you have to do is go by the RANKINGS for any particular season.

Read my sig.

I understand the point that passer ratings have gone up league-wide over the years, so you could have an 85.0 rating in the '70's and that would be judged a great season, while that same 85.0 now would be only a slightly above average season.

But tell me, how is a top 10 performance in the '70s in any way more impressive than a top 10 finish in 2009? What is it that could possibly make it easier for Romo or Manning to have a top 10 season, than it was for Staubach or Anderson?

Are you trying to say that all the QB's of the '70's played by the same rules, but in the 2000's all QB's play by different rules that make it easier for some of them?