News: Ride Him, Cowboys - Peter King SI.Com

[Idgit]

Not only that, he threw only 3 in our losses, with 17 touchdowns. What a stupid article.

There's that great stat again.

 

[burmafrd]

burger king is like virtually every other mediot nowadays- lazy.

 

[theogt]

I read that. The backhanded comment about Romo was unnecessary, and short sighted, considering Murray's fumble issues. I seldom get offended by the national media and their Romo comments, but that was just poor reporting.

Not sure I'd even call it backhanded. More like a straight punch in the throat. It's a pretty stupid comment. If you put in our backup QB, we wouldn't be 4-1 at this point. Put in our backup RB and we'd likely have the same record. Romo has looked sharper over the last several weeks than I can recall in his career. But when you're averaging 5 yards a carry on first down, why throw it no matter who your QB is.

 

[pugilist]

not sure I'd care what Thurman Merman has to say about.... well.... anything

 

[ElGatoGrande]

The media loves narratives and they rarely let go of one, it reinforces whatever previous declarations they've made and furthers whatever agendas they may have. Those of us that are close to the subject matter and are informed know better, but the vast majority do not and they leave the encounter misinformed and mislead,,, what's scary is when you realize this applies to all mass media.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

I thought it was a very good article. I didn't read that as a slam on Romo. Romo is a very good quarterback. But he's Brett Favre lite. Why should we get mad because others recognize this?

They took the ball out of Romo's hands to avoid turnovers? You mean the team was disappointed in the 31-10 in 15 games line he put up?

Sloppy writing.

 

[Vanilla2]

I read that. The backhanded comment about Romo was unnecessary, and short sighted, considering Murray's fumble issues. I seldom get offended by the national media and their Romo comments, but that was just poor reporting.

What do you expect from a giants fan

 

[Coy]

You

Dallas QB's attempts (W-L record), 2013
40+ (3-3)
30-39 (3-3)
20-29 (2-2)

We struggled to reach 8-8 last year because our defense sucked, no matter how often we ran.

You're the man Percy, I really don't know if they don't do a good enough job to get their facts straight or just go along with anything that creates a controversy.

 

[percyhoward]

You're the man Percy, I really don't know if they don't do a good enough job to get their facts straight or just go along with anything that creates a controversy.

I think in this case it's more laziness than a conscious effort to mislead, but it's nothing a little critical thinking can't defuse.

I'll never think of King again without thinking of the popcorn scene from "Hard Knocks."

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Peter King.......Cowboy fans love him when he says something favorable about their players but don't say one NEGATIVE thing about Romo lol. Even if there's a small percentage of it being true lol.

 

[Rob Mexico]

The downplay of Romo's importance to our team for the last 8 years and the over-emphasis on the inaccuracy of his turnover prone play style got old around 2011.

 

[Zimmy Lives]

I read that. The backhanded comment about Romo was unnecessary, and short sighted, considering Murray's fumble issues. I seldom get offended by the national media and their Romo comments, but that was just poor reporting.

Yup! Peter King and flatulence have one thing in common: They both stink.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

most comeback wins since entering the league in 2006. Heck ya you're gonna have some INT's and losses when you're competing in that category.

I'll take the 23 comeback wins if a couple of losses are mixed in there too, you better believe it.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Peter King.......Cowboy fans love him

Under no circumstances.

 

[tyke1doe]

They took the ball out of Romo's hands to avoid turnovers? You mean the team was disappointed in the 31-10 in 15 games line he put up?

Sloppy writing.

All turnovers aren't the same any more than an interception in the fourth quarter is the same as Hail Mary before halftime.
It's not that Romo made turnovers. It's WHEN he made those turnovers, which is the reason he receives/received criticism by the general football population, which also includes NFL players and former coaches.
And many - even Cowboys fans - have said we need to surround Romo with a running game, which is the topic of the article.
But leave it to Cowboys fans to find something to be offended about in an article that is otherwise praising the Cowboys for FINALLY figuring it out.

 

[tyke1doe]

Peter King.......Cowboy fans love him when he says something favorable about their players but don't say one NEGATIVE thing about Romo lol. Even if there's a small percentage of it being true lol.

and

 

[Outlaw Heroes]

All turnovers aren't the same any more than an interception in the fourth quarter is the same as Hail Mary before halftime.
It's not that Romo made turnovers. It's WHEN he made those turnovers, which is the reason he receives/received criticism by the general football population, which also includes NFL players and former coaches.
And many - even Cowboys fans - have said we need to surround Romo with a running game, which is the topic of the article.
But leave it to Cowboys fans to find something to be offended about in an article that is otherwise praising the Cowboys for FINALLY figuring it out.

Tyke, you consistently come out in defense of media types. I assume you're in the business, given your obvious sensitivity to any criticism of virtually any writer. Trouble is, you're being far too charitable in your interpretation of the piece:

"Dallas has gotten nowhere but the middle of the pack by handing the ball to Tony Romo for the last three seasons...So the Cowboys have gotten smart on offense, making sure Romo doesn’t ruin their chances by turning it over too much. And with the exception of Murray fumbling it four times in the first five games, it’s been a smart strategy."

There's no plausible interpretation of those words that doesn't read them as blaming Romo for the team's mediocrity the past few seasons and crediting the team's fortunes this year to taking the ball out of his (turnover prone) hands. King blithely skates over one of the fatal flaws in his reasoning: namely, that (whatever else he's done) Murray hasn't exactly improved our takeaway/giveaway differential.

As for the other fatal flaw in his reasoning -- specifically, that it hasn't been any tendency by Romo to turn the ball over that has led to the team's recent mediocrity -- you can try to defend King by pointing to the untimeliness of Romo's turnovers, but how do you propose to handle telecote's reminder that Romo had a 17-3 TD/INT ratio in the team's losses? That stat is a lethal dagger in the notion that Romo's inability to protect the ball has been the problem. Without addressing this, your defense of King fails and you risk joining King as a purveyor of misinformation.

 

[Carolina Cowboy]

Burger King... Come on dude. You're better than that you fat slob. See how it's done?

 

[samilpa4life]

I read that. The backhanded comment about Romo was unnecessary, and short sighted, considering Murray's fumble issues. I seldom get offended by the national media and their Romo comments, but that was just poor reporting.

Also on his MMQ article, in his things he liked, not ONE MENTION of Dez's Spectacular catch, he is just a Cowboy hater

 

[hornitosmonster]

Cowboys = ratings. Why do you guys get riled up? Howard Stern built on empire on haters paying more attention than fans