News: Report: Tony Romo met with CBS bosses amid broadcasting criticism

[CouchCoach]

Yeah, that hasn't been talked about much but Michaels has really fallen off. It's almost like he has a different vantage point in the stadiums this season and he can't follow the action as closely as in the past. Or maybe father time is creeping in and his reaction time is going. He's also subdued when calling exciting action too. Worst year I've heard out of him.

He also may have a partner he doesn't want. I can handle Herbstreit on college games but do not like him on the NFL games.

 

[G2]

How about the sideline reporters asking the HC how he's going to stop the bleeding in a beatdown? The reporters and the HC's both seem to like that sooooooo much.

Try popping a gummie and turning on the music and the volume down? I've done this with Classical music before and there are actual times it looks as if the players have been choreographed, it's quite entertaining.

But then I want them to do some Riverdance in the endzone, as a team, in celebration of the touchdown but they do not. And I am disappointed.

Useless they are. To repeat what we know. "Half time adjustments, we need to do better, etc.

Coach, I enjoy the crowd, on field and announcer sound. Everything about it except dudes in a booth yapping like every 1st in TD or just saying the dumbest things.
When we all get together to watch games the volume is usually down and there are multiple games going.

I will be taking your gummy advice to heart though, I feel I would tolerate a bunch more.

 

[BakangBata]

The old Romo: Very analytical. Predicts plays that are going to happen. It's like him playing QB, reading the defensive formation, making adjustments, and predicting what the play is going to be. I did not remember him missing his calls.


The current Romo: He reacts to plays. Gets overly excited. Gone are the analytical dissection—just an overly excited commentary on how good that throw is and an even better catch, tough yards, great block ...

 

[Jason 82 Witten]

and Olsen

and Collinsworth

 

[erod]

To me, Romo seems bored with it these days. The job and the league.

The NFL is really poor quality right now. It's bad. Poor quarterbacking, sloppy play, coaches lacking authority with players, nutty rules, bad officiating, no loyalty or team identity....

There are other things he'd rather be doing.

And now there's no Rodgers, Brees, Brady, Manning, Roethlisberger, Romo, Rivers.... just rules to make offense easy despite lousy quarterbacks.

The luster is gone.

 

[xwalker]

Apparently his bosses, like many fans, have noticed his drop off in the booth the last two seasons.

180M. Really?

 

[Pola_pe_a]

Romo started out well but he’s gotten progressively worse. He talks too much, gushes over players too much and just comes off as a bit shot out of a cannon.

Aikman is the best in the biz IMO.

 

[ghst187]

Yet he’s still better than about anyone else out there…

 

[G2]

I predict Romo will be "comeback commentator of the year."

This will motivate him.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Apparently his bosses, like many fans, have noticed his drop off in the booth the last two seasons.

Screw CBS, mate!
Ask it for a buyout or you walk to FOX or Thursday Night Football.
Of all the bland announcers CBS picks on one of the more engaging personalities. Stewey sweat!

 

[Zman5]

People just trying to stir up controversy because that's what sells and pays the bills. There were no "interventions". Just standard practice for people in the media.

 

[KJJ]

Never thought Romo was that good in the booth to begin with.

 

[BoysForLife]

If I'm being honest, I am such a Romo homer that I would say no.

He sounds like the same high IQ football guy to me. But I only heard him call a handful of games this year.

What's your opinion?

Same boat. Probably only watched 2 or 3 games with him and nantz this year but seemed ok to me....

Maybe I was paying more attention to the players than the guys in the booth

 

[ESisback]

I think he misses the games, the REAL games, not this TV crap. He needs to coach. I’d wager some are irritated about a former Cowboy, calling plays before they happen. He’s TOO knowledgeable, and the other parts of what they want bores him. Might they see Tom Brady as a potential replacement for rating$? If I was a multi-millionaire with a busy, rewarding life full of options on his level, I wouldn’t feel stress, and would do whatever comes naturally.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Have you noticed it listening to any of his recent games?

I didn't notice any of it, but so be it

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

He will be replaced . He luvs the limelight but doesn't luv to put the work/time in. Put Phil Simms in that role. He WILL put the time in.

Simms is too old now

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I've only seen replays of Summerall's call and they were boring, no enthusiasm in his voice

his quiet demeanour is what made him great, I love Nantz, Burkhardt, Michaels etc but Pat and Dick Enberg were classic

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Yeah Romo had a chance to be great but now he's just content with being a character like Dick Vitale. I predict he will be done or demoted in a few years, the broadcasting booth will get competitive in the future as current players continue to retire. JJ Watt will probably be in demand soon and once Russell Wilson retires, he will have suitors too.

Wilson? are you serious? The next opinion he has on anything will be his first.

 

[DenCWBY]

IMO Aikman has stepped up his game. Early on I think he dumb-ed it down and tried to be a little cute with Bucks attempt at dramatizing the game. TA received a lot of commentating accolades (deserving or not), however when TR came on the mic, it put a lot of commentators on notice and they had to research and work on their study of the game as it's happening. These guys are still competitive which is why I think TA and TR would make great front office personnel for a team.

 

[Hennessy_King]