Stephen Jones: Like LeBron, Romo just needs a ring

[spook930]

I really hope romo gets a ring... I want him to silence the uneducated fans that just watch espn and think he sucks.

 

[spook930]

That's how QBs are judged. Fair or not.

Yup. They get too much of the credit when they win and too much of the blame when they lose.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I don't know, man, I think he's earned his respect. People may not like the guy, but there's no denying who the best player in the sport is. Hell, the entire issue of ESPN Magazine is dedicated just to him this month.

Fact!



There are parallels when it comes to James and Romo.

 

[MRV52]

Hey Stephen!!!! , Romo needs a good team first.

 

[StarBoyz83]

Romo does just need a ring. But even if he does win there sbs the hate wont stop!

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

This is not a good comparison. LeBron is a better basketball player than Romo is a QB. LeBron won several MVPs before he won a title. So he was long considered the best player in the NBA. Basketball is a sport where if you have the best player in the NBA, you can get close to a ring. Football is a total team sport. The best player does not get you as close to winning as having the best basketball player gets you close to winning. If so, Peyton Manning would have more than 1 ring. The reason I do not like this line of thinking from Cowboys management......is because too often they have strapped Romo with medicore talent and expected him to be LeBron and pull a miracle. Romo is NOT that good and that does NOT work in football. Romo is definitley good enough to win with...but what Romo needs is a good coaching staff and solid team...then a little luck. But make no mistake....Romo is not LeBron. Peyton Manning is Lebron.

 

[Animosity]

LeBron had multiple MVPs and was widely considered the best player in the league. Romo has 0 MVPs, was never ever considered the best QB in the league, let alone the best player in the league, and has ONE playoff win. What a dumb comparison.

 

[Titleist]

Romo does just need a ring. But even if he does win there sbs the hate wont stop!

This. Even if Romo wins a ring, people will still hate on him, call him a choker who got a "lucky ring", etc. It's garbage, but that's what happens when you're on the most polarizing team in sports.

 

[bayeslife]

LeBron had multiple MVPs and was widely considered the best player in the league. Romo has 0 MVPs, was never ever considered the best QB in the league, let alone the best player in the league, and has ONE playoff win. What a dumb comparison.

HA! Kobe fans want a word with you. So do Durant fans. And Rose fans... etc

 

[ethiostar]

or like Payton Manning who was labeled the biggest choker for a long time. That is until he won the big one.

 

[Manster54]

or like Payton Manning who was labeled the biggest choker for a long time. That is until he won the big one.

Peyton choked last year against the ravens throwing a pick in Broncos territory in a tied game.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Peyton choked last year against the ravens throwing a pick in Broncos territory in a tied game.

Peyton choked more in 2nd Super Bowl loss than last years game vs ravens.
The game should have been over. The D BLEW chunks.

 

[Manster54]

Peyton choked more in 2nd Super Bowl loss than last years game vs ravens.
The game should have been over. The D BLEW chunks.

The game was tied and he threw across his body while running to his right. Rookie mistake in a crucial moment. Even the greatest choke.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

The game was tied and he threw across his body while running to his right. Rookie mistake in a crucial moment. Even the greatest choke.

True.

Bigger choke was still in Super Bowl.





Romo - un-drafted. A Super Bowl win and haters and homers alike all have to shut the front door.

 

[JBell]

I've been saying this for years.

Peyton, Lebron, Dirk... perceptions changed after they got that ring.

 

[ethiostar]

Peyton choked last year against the ravens throwing a pick in Broncos territory in a tied game.

Yes, he did. Yet, we no longer here about him being a choker. Hell, most people don't even remember the pick last year because he has a ring already.

 

[Manster54]

Yes, he did. Yet, we no longer here about him being a choker. Hell, most people don't even remember the pick last year because he has a ring already.

Totally agree.

 

[birdwells1]

Fact!



There are parallels when it comes to James and Romo.

Been saying this for some time now.

 

[Nav22]

HA! Kobe fans want a word with you. So do Durant fans. And Rose fans... etc

They can have a word if they'd like. And they'd have absolutely nothing to say.

LeBron's much better than all those guys.

 

[Nav22]

LeBron had multiple MVPs and was widely considered the best player in the league. Romo has 0 MVPs, was never ever considered the best QB in the league, let alone the best player in the league, and has ONE playoff win. What a dumb comparison.

Did Stephen say Romo's as good at football as LeBron is at basketball? No? Then you have no point whatsoever.

The perception of LeBron changed after he won a ring, just like Romo's perception would change with a ring. Stephen was spot on.