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Things They Don't Tell You On ESPN: Tony Romo Rocks December
Contrary to public opinion, Tony Romo's December performance has been outstanding over the last few years. As the Cowboys battle for the division title this December, the question really is about whether the rest of the Cowboys can play up to Romo's standards down the stretch.
In the middle of the fourth quarter of the game against the Raiders, prompted by the cover shot of the latest Sports Illustrated issue, announcer Phil Simms let loose with a valiant defense of Tony Romo.
You can't deny what you see on the football field all the time: his outstanding play and really, his ability. We talked to Tony Romo about why so many people are on him and why he's constantly criticized, and he goes: "Look, I understand it. Until I win the Super Bowl, I'm always going to have those questions and criticisms."
But you know, Jim, to make the story bigger, we embellish too much. The media - and we're part of it - everybody's playoff record comes out there. Well, Tony Romo has a new category I've never heard [applied to] any other quarterback but him: Elimination games. Because they want to make it more, make it look worse.
Elimination games? What are those?! Let's make up a new stat so you can make it look worse!
Well, now that Simms has cleaned up with elimination games, let's look at another persistent storyline that is often used when there is a need to write something about the Cowboys: The December Swoon.
If you're a Cowboys fan, you're very familiar with that particular storyline. As soon as the calendar turns to December, everybody starts talking about how the Cowboys are about to collapse. More specifically, how the Cowboys' high profile quarterback is expected to collapse come December. By now, you'll know that Tony Romo owns November but has struggled in December - or so you may have been led to believe.
Read the rest here - http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2013...ont-tell-you-on-espn-tony-romo-rocks-december
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I'm not sure if this article has been posted yet, but it's a good article regarding Romo and the month of December. This article highlights the fact that despite our terrible record in December, Romo is one of the best QBs in the month of December. Only one QB has a higher QB Rating with a minimum of 200 pass attempts, and that's Aaron Rodgers. We may have a collapse in December, but chances our it won't be because of our QB's play.