Video: The second coming of Barry Sanders is a Cowboy!?

[S.B. Bound]

If you are anything like me... You were, are and have been anticipating the next turn twisting, knee bending, majestical NFL superstar who possess the ability to captivate fans across the nation every single Sunday like the legend #20 once did. Since the great Mr. Barry Sanders unexpectedly left the game, we have secretly admired and anticipated another NFL great who could dance like the Detroit RB HOF'er. However, have we completely missed the fact that no one (and I mean NO ONE) besides Barry could dance and entertain on the grid iron like this guy?

 

[5Stars]

lol Lot's of frustrated players trying to catch Romo!

 

[Solution]

Can we just make a video of Romo juking Watt out of his shoes on loop for 3 hours?

 

[StarBoyz83]

Lol I can't say he can dance like barry. Barry is the goat imo.

 

[Gameover]

Romo is damn near 40. I thought this would be about Elliot! #letdown

 

[ilykdrama]

Can we just make a video of Romo juking Watt out of his shoes on loop for 3 hours?

Literally the play that should get Romo into the HOF. Making Watt miss with a full head of steam running at his back, unblocked. All I'll ever need to see to be convinced of his athleticism.

 

[plasticman]

I was at the game where the ball was snapped over his head, he picked it up and ran about 50 yards, turning a sure 25 yard loss into a 1st down.

However....LOL.....I would never confuse Tony Romo with Barry Sanders.......and, clearly.......some of you never saw Roger Staubach, a.k.a., Roger the Dodger.

Keep in mind, when Staubach played none of these QB protective rules were in place. There was no such thing as in the grasp. The play was over when the quarterback was on the ground. There was no such thing as rules against leading with the head. Roughing the passer was only intended for actions after the whistle blew.

QB ratings have risen simultaneously with a group of rules designed to keep them safe and "enhance" the game. When defenders are chasing a quarterback they have the additional disadvantage of having to make sure they do not seem over aggressive in getting the QB to the ground. This creates a hesitancy that QB's often take advantage of.

For example, a QB appears as though he is going to run out of bounds. Defenders know that any action to hit the QB before he gets to the sidelines can be interpreted as unnecessary roughness when, in fact, the QB is still on the field of a live play. However, when the defender lets up, there has been cases of QB 's changing direction to keep the ball in play and gain more yardage. The fans cheer but the rule has been abused by those it was meant to protect.

I'm a purist. I don't like changes to the game to make it more exciting, I think defense can be exciting. In their 1970 Super Bowl run, the Covoys won a regular season game 6-2 and a playoff game 5-0. Both games were fantastic, hard hitting, and very very physical.

 

[Redball Express]

I was at the game where the ball was snapped over his head, he picked it up and ran about 50 yards, turning a sure 25 yard loss into a 1st down.

However....LOL.....I would never confuse Tony Romo with Barry Sanders.......and, clearly.......some of you never saw Roger Staubach, a.k.a., Roger the Dodger.

Keep in mind, when Staubach played none of these QB protective rules were in place. There was no such thing as in the grasp. The play was over when the quarterback was on the ground. There was no such thing as rules against leading with the head. Roughing the passer was only intended for actions after the whistle blew.

QB ratings have risen simultaneously with a group of rules designed to keep them safe and "enhance" the game. When defenders are chasing a quarterback they have the additional disadvantage of having to make sure they do not seem over aggressive in getting the QB to the ground. This creates a hesitancy that QB's often take advantage of.

For example, a QB appears as though he is going to run out of bounds. Defenders know that any action to hit the QB before he gets to the sidelines can be interpreted as unnecessary roughness when, in fact, the QB is still on the field of a live play. However, when the defender lets up, there has been cases of QB 's changing direction to keep the ball in play and gain more yardage. The fans cheer but the rule has been abused by those it was meant to protect.

I'm a purist. I don't like changes to the game to make it more exciting, I think defense can be exciting. In their 1970 Super Bowl run, the Covoys won a regular season game 6-2 and a playoff game 5-0. Both games were fantastic, hard hitting, and very very physical.

Duane Thomas says...

You are SO PLASTIC Man !

Just wanted to say that.

 

[brymatt94]

Literally the play that should get Romo into the HOF. Making Watt miss with a full head of steam running at his back, unblocked. All I'll ever need to see to be convinced of his athleticism.

And yet it seemed like no one made a big deal out of it outside of Cowboys fans because we wouldn't want to make Watt look bad now would we?

If Rodgers did that to Watt the entire NFL and the media would blow a fuse figuring out who to support. "But it's Aaron Rodgers, the best QB of all time!" "Yeah but it's JJ Watt, the second coming of Lawrence Taylor!"

 

[jimmy40]

My biggest worry with Romo is when that spin move slows down and it will....soon, he's going to get killed.

 

[Scotman]

Clearly the best part of that video was at 2:22.

 

[kapolani]

I really want Tony to win a superbowl.

 

[StarBoyz83]

I really want Tony to win a superbowl.

Me too. I hope they make a lot of improvement's next offseason.

 

[HomeBiscuit]

The escapadancing is ridiculous and for how long he's done it, folks forget, but dude played many years behind some of the worst olines. I always said put brady or that stump manning behind those Dallas lines and they both dead. D e d dead.

 

[CowboyMike]

I was at the game where the ball was snapped over his head, he picked it up and ran about 50 yards, turning a sure 25 yard loss into a 1st down.

However....LOL.....I would never confuse Tony Romo with Barry Sanders.......and, clearly.......some of you never saw Roger Staubach, a.k.a., Roger the Dodger.

Keep in mind, when Staubach played none of these QB protective rules were in place. There was no such thing as in the grasp. The play was over when the quarterback was on the ground. There was no such thing as rules against leading with the head. Roughing the passer was only intended for actions after the whistle blew.

QB ratings have risen simultaneously with a group of rules designed to keep them safe and "enhance" the game. When defenders are chasing a quarterback they have the additional disadvantage of having to make sure they do not seem over aggressive in getting the QB to the ground. This creates a hesitancy that QB's often take advantage of.

For example, a QB appears as though he is going to run out of bounds. Defenders know that any action to hit the QB before he gets to the sidelines can be interpreted as unnecessary roughness when, in fact, the QB is still on the field of a live play. However, when the defender lets up, there has been cases of QB 's changing direction to keep the ball in play and gain more yardage. The fans cheer but the rule has been abused by those it was meant to protect.

I'm a purist. I don't like changes to the game to make it more exciting, I think defense can be exciting. In their 1970 Super Bowl run, the Covoys won a regular season game 6-2 and a playoff game 5-0. Both games were fantastic, hard hitting, and very very physical.

None of the protective rules of today apply to Romo, either.

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[plasticman]

The escapadancing is ridiculous and for how long he's done it, folks forget, but dude played many years behind some of the worst olines. I always said put brady or that stump manning behind those Dallas lines and they both dead. D e d dead.

Whoa, hold up.

During the past ten seasons, 2006 to 2015, the Dallas Cowboys have had more Pro Bowlers on their offensive line than any other team......by FAR.

The Cowboys have had 18 Pro Bowlers, 4 times Romo had 3 Pro Bowlers in a season, twice he had 2, twice one, and only twice has he had zero Pro Bowlers. The Cowboys have averaged 1.8 Pro Bowlers on the offensive line over the past 10 seasons. That's three times the league average per team of .6 Pro Bowlers per season. It is also the same average for Rodgers and the Packers. He also has a future Hall of Famer at TE and he's not been too shabby of a blocker either.

The team has done a good job providing both protection and quality receivers far above the league average. The Cowboys have also averaged 1.3 Pro Bowl receivers and TE's during class Romo's tenure as the starting QB. The league average is .4. The Packers have averaged .5 with Rodgers.

Quite often Romo has been forced to escape because he held on to the ball longer instead of finding an open receiver or throwing it away. That's has been a double edged sword for Tony and the Cowboys. The refusal to give up on a play has yielded big plays for and against the Cowboys.

I'm a big Tony fan but to be fair, it hasn't exactly been Romo standing alone against world. One thing that he has in common with Rodgers is he was able to sit the bench for three years behind one of the most productive QB's in history..

 

[rynochop]

One of my favorite parts of the snap over the head play is when Marion Barber kinda glances back and is like, holy crap he's still coming, and speeds up to try and find someone to block.

 

[rynochop]

And yet it seemed like no one made a big deal out of it outside of Cowboys fans because we wouldn't want to make Watt look bad now would we?

If Rodgers did that to Watt the entire NFL and the media would blow a fuse figuring out who to support. "But it's Aaron Rodgers, the best QB of all time!" "Yeah but it's JJ Watt, the second coming of Lawrence Taylor!"

Yeah, really. I'm no big Joe Buck fan, but I bet he and Troy would have made a bigger deal out of that play.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

My biggest worry with Romo is when that spin move slows down and it will....soon, he's going to get killed.

luckily for us the spin doesnt take much power and doesnt need to be fast...and tony has never been fast.

elusive is what tony is...fast he is not.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

Whoa, hold up.

During the past ten seasons, 2006 to 2015, the Dallas Cowboys have had more Pro Bowlers on their offensive line than any other team......by FAR.

The Cowboys have had 18 Pro Bowlers, 4 times Romo had 3 Pro Bowlers in a season, twice he had 2, twice one, and only twice has he had zero Pro Bowlers. The Cowboys have averaged 1.8 Pro Bowlers on the offensive line over the past 10 seasons. That's three times the league average per team of .6 Pro Bowlers per season. It is also the same average for Rodgers and the Packers. He also has a future Hall of Famer at TE and he's not been too shabby of a blocker either.

The team has done a good job providing both protection and quality receivers far above the league average. The Cowboys have also averaged 1.3 Pro Bowl receivers and TE's during class Romo's tenure as the starting QB. The league average is .4. The Packers have averaged .5 with Rodgers.

Quite often Romo has been forced to escape because he held on to the ball longer instead of finding an open receiver or throwing it away. That's has been a double edged sword for Tony and the Cowboys. The refusal to give up on a play has yielded big plays for and against the Cowboys.

I'm a big Tony fan but to be fair, it hasn't exactly been Romo standing alone against world. One thing that he has in common with Rodgers is he was able to sit the bench for three years behind one of the most productive QB's in history..

pro bowl is a voting contest...when you're americas team...aint hard to win the pageant.