Romo is not a gunslinger.

[CowboyMcCoy]

gunslinger is a guy who takes stupid risks , ala favre for most of favre's career

like take this year for example, and look at favre's stats

this year favre was not a gunslinger, he played pretty damn smart save for a few games

the only time smart qbs act like gunslingers is when they force passes , it happens to the best of em, but a gunslinger is a guy who forces passes consistently (cutler for one)

:signmast: I'm with this poster.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

Agreed.

Remember how, for the first three seasons, before every play you'd wonder if Romo was going to throw a pick? The pass would be in the air to an off camera receiver and you would be wondering what color jersey you'd see when it got there ? That's gunslinger Romo. And outside of the first game against the giants I haven't seen much of him.

Remember Romo, running around with the ball in one hand, not even thinking about tucking it, with his arm cocked and ready to throw, pump faking all the while? Remember Romo chucking up prayers while being tackled? (prayers that were sometimes answered and sometimes... Not so much). That's gunslinger Romo. Again, I haven't seen much of him this year.

Remember the Romo 4 yard run?
That's gunslinger Romo. Any QB in his right mind would never have run that back, outside of perhaps a mike vick or Vince young type. Most QBs would fall on the ball or throw it out of bounds. Romo? Romo wants to make a play, and furthermore he THINKS (or thought at least) that he can make a play under any circumstances, no matter how bad the odds. That's gunslinger Romo. That's the guy with a brilliant play one second and a head scratching pick or fumble the next. I haven't seen much of him this season.

I think he's realized that he can't perform miracles. At least... Not on every play.

Good post, too.

 

[Primetime42]

Has someone even defined the term "gunslinger"?

Someone who's just having fun out there

 

[T-RO]

I'm so tired of hearing this analogy. The guy protects the ball as well as anyone in the league and executes plays as they are meant to be executed and people call him a gunslinger? Can anyone justify this?

It's a label that started with Parcells. He's the one who built up the idea of Romo as
-Wild Child
-Gunslinger
-Insert Label Here

It was convenient because then Parcells could win credit for taming him...for being the horse-whisperer.

 

[zrinkill]

Has someone even defined the term "gunslinger"?

gunslinger

Term for a quarterback who plays with an aggressive and decisive manner by throwing deep, risky passes. These quarterbacks usually possess the strong arm needed to throw deep effectively.


http://www.coachingyouthfootball.info/glossary.aspx?id=104

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[CowboyMcCoy]

It's a label that started with Parcells. He's the one who built up the idea of Romo as
-Wild Child
-Gunslinger
-Insert Label Here

It was convenient because then Parcells could win credit for taming him...for being the horse-whisperer.

Very good point.

gunslinger

Term for a quarterback who plays with an aggressive and decisive manner by throwing deep, risky passes. These quarterbacks usually possess the strong arm needed to throw deep effectively.


http://www.coachingyouthfootball.info/glossary.aspx?id=104

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Good find. :laugh2: