Romo last night

[tico]

I watched the whole game last night because of Romo. I think he'd be a very good coach in the NFL if he ever decides to leave the booth.

He pretty much coached our offense? I wonder if Garrett would trade jobs with him?

 

[Zman5]

Why would he ever want to do that. He works a paltry number of hours a week and gets 10mil per year to do it. Coaches, even head coaches make good money but, they have to work 80-90 hours per week to get it. Romo has young children and wants to be a dad to them.

Only reason he would do it is if he wanted a SB ring.

 

[Nav22]

Now don't get me wrong, I like Romo, but a super bowl caliber QB can cover up a mediocre defense. eg Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers. He always had plenty of weapons: TO, Barber, Witten, Murray, Dez.I really felt the 2014 squad was special, but you can't beat the Packers and the replay officials.

Go ahead and look up the defensive performances of those teams in the postseasons that those QBs won a Super Bowl in.

Peyton Manning was carried by stellar defenses in BOTH of his Super Bowl runs.

 

[Fletch]

...and a travesty he's not playing.

A sportsbabe sighting. Becoming almost as common as seeing a legit Bigfoot.

 

[HungryLion]

Romo has legitimate defenses in 2007 and the 2009 season.

Especially the 2007 season.

Don’t get me wrong the loss to the giants in 2007 wasn’t his fault. I blame Patrick crayton for that.

But he had the defense.

 

[SoBlue128]

Tony literally carried this team on his back for so many years till it actually broke

 

[Nav22]

Romo has legitimate defenses in 2007 and the 2009 season.

Especially the 2007 season.

Don’t get me wrong the loss to the giants in 2007 wasn’t his fault. I blame Patrick crayton for that.

But he had the defense.

In 2009, Brett Favre absolutely shredded our defense in the playoffs. Humiliated them.

Try again.

 

[Setackin]

If I was JJ I'd pay him like a HC just to be a QB coach lol

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

Romo is awesome!

 

[DFWJC]

Why would he ever want to do that. He works a paltry number of hours a week and gets 10mil per year to do it. Coaches, even head coaches make good money but, they have to work 80-90 hours per week to get it. Romo has young children and wants to be a dad to them.

yeah
He'd probably be the first highly paid QB who played a decade who later decided he wanted to enter the mega-grind of coaching.
It just doesn't happen
GM maybe, or QB consultant for fun. Maybe even fun coaching a kids team someday... but not serious coaching.

 

[NorthTexan95]

He had his chances.

The rest of the team gave him precious few.

 

[RS12]

I wonder if Garrett would trade jobs with him?

What is the old saying? Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

 

[HungryLion]

In 2009, Brett Favre absolutely shredded our defense in the playoffs. Humiliated them.

Try again.

While the defense did let up a lot of points, I felt
Like that game got out of hand because the offense couldn’t hold the ball, had terrible field position and gave the Vikings defense turnovers.

Mind you, the offensive line was horrific that game. So again not Romo’s fault.

I am a huge romo fan btw. And he did carry the team most years. But he also missed out on some opportunities as well.

 

[Ranching]

Why would he ever want to do that. He works a paltry number of hours a week and gets 10mil per year to do it. Coaches, even head coaches make good money but, they have to work 80-90 hours per week to get it. Romo has young children and wants to be a dad to them.

Because he's a competitor. Simple as that. Not winning the big one has left a void. I don't think he will do it unless Jerry comes callomg.

 

[DFWJC]

Romo has legitimate defenses in 2007 and the 2009 season.

Especially the 2007 season.

Don’t get me wrong the loss to the giants in 2007 wasn’t his fault. I blame Patrick crayton for that.

But he had the defense.

Yeah, the key is to repeatedly have what's needed. If that happens, eventually the really good ones get a ring. Sometimes even the not so great s, like Flacco or far worse. The Ravens, for example, stayed good for a long time, and finally Flacco caught lightening a bottle with a suffocating defense and him miraculously playing well for several games...Boom, a ring. Romo never had a defense like that, but I agree that for much of the season, the '07 and '09 defenses were good.
Give us the '07 defense with the 2014 team and they win the Super Bowl in a blowout.

Assuming every year there are several teams that could get hot and pull it off, the odds are WAY against a team that is only a top 8-10 contender 1-2 times a decade.

Even Rodgers and Brees only have 1 ring each. And Rodgers (not Brees) has been on multiple teams that were in the mix. It's not easy, for sure.

 

[bsbellomy]

Listening to Tony Romo call the last drive last night explains why he had so many 4th quarter comebacks during his career.

Brilliant analysis. Called every moment perfectly.

He's better in the booth at this than anybody I've ever heard.

There was that one time where he said the Bucs should kick the field goal even though it was 4th and 2, it was like 49 yards, and Folk had been missing like nobody's business. I definitely disagreed with that. Also he was very unclear on whether they should onside the kick, however I think it was pretty clear that you kick it deep there.

 

[DFWJC]

There was that one time where he said the Bucs should kick the field goal even though it was 4th and 2, it was like 49 yards, and Folk had been missing like nobody's business. I definitely disagreed with that. Also he was very unclear on whether they should onside the kick, however I think it was pretty clear that you kick it deep there.

Last drive?

 

[erod]

Romo has legitimate defenses in 2007 and the 2009 season.

Especially the 2007 season.

Don’t get me wrong the loss to the giants in 2007 wasn’t his fault. I blame Patrick crayton for that.

But he had the defense.

His first season as a starter. OK.

How many QBs have won a championship their first season as a starter?

 

[erod]

There was that one time where he said the Bucs should kick the field goal even though it was 4th and 2, it was like 49 yards, and Folk had been missing like nobody's business. I definitely disagreed with that. Also he was very unclear on whether they should onside the kick, however I think it was pretty clear that you kick it deep there.

Actually, it was clear that you kick the onside there. The Patriots can end the game with one first down either way. The onside kick gives you TWO chances at the ball instead of one.

And in a two-score game, you kick the field goal. You have to trust your kicker during a game.

 

[Kevinicus]

Now don't get me wrong, I like Romo, but a super bowl caliber QB can cover up a mediocre defense. eg Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers. He always had plenty of weapons: TO, Barber, Witten, Murray, Dez.I really felt the 2014 squad was special, but you can't beat the Packers and the replay officials.

You might want to lookup how Brees has been doing with the poor defenses he's had lately. You might look at what Rodger's defense did the year they won the SB, and certainly what Peyton's D did his final year, and what they did in the playoffs when the Colts won.

The only defenses of the guys you mentioned that compare to what Romo had for most of his career are those of the Saints in recent years, and Brees didn't cover up anything.