Thoughts On Romo

[DBoys9to81]

Tony Romo isn't Peyton Manning. Not even close. So don't bring Peyton up when I say this: most of the great quarterbacks have had rough beginnings, but htey have always had one thing going for them: Their ability to deliver in the clutch.

Tony Romo, at this point, is a very good Qb. Not just good, and definitely not great. But his inability to deliver when it counts (that means doing it on a consistent basis and not just 1 or 2 or 3 games here and there) cannot be overlooked.

Pressure is an excuse. Injuries are an excuse. If you cannot win, if you cannot do it when it counts, you'll be nothing more than a footnote in history.

I don't care if this is 2nd full year, he's been in the league long enough period. He's not a rookie taking over.

Matt Ryan. Joe Flacco. They are winning. Young, young guys.

Yes, coachign staff is to blame for many things, but players must be held accountable, period.

No excuses. All year I keep hearing fans (not all) saying this and that. No cares for the why-this-didn't-happen, people care about wins.

Mark of a great Qb, no matter the stats, no matter what, you find a way to win. That is an overlooked aspect of a player in general.

Most of you guys are stat fanatics, which has blinded your judgement.

Once you start to bring in Dan Marino and Peyton Manning in to defend your guys, then you know something is wrong. Those guys are an abberration. I don't even think any fan can comprehend how good they were and are.

So don't tell me Peyton didn't win it till this many games or Dan Marino didn't win it till that many games. So many variables that make that arguement unbelievably ridiculous.

Tony Romo must win. No excuses.

Do I want another Qb? No. It's extremely hard to find a very good Qb in this league.

Again: You want Chauncey Billups or Allen Iverson? You want to win, or you want the star and the glamourous stats.

The whole arguement of well, if this guy was surrounded by this team, he'd be winning. Logical, but not football logical. Black and white views are BS.

 

[Alexander]

We need more patience.

We need a decent QB coach.

And a new offensive coordinator.

 

[PBJTime]

PBJ still keeps harping about the defense.

Defense don't throw INTs or turn the ball over, pal.

Romo makes bad decisions under pressure. Part of being a good QB is keeping your cool and not making mistake after mistake when pressure is applied. Yes, dude has gotten hit the last month and the OL isn't playing well. However, Romo is compounding the problem by making stupid decisions, tossing the ball up for grabs, and not taking care of the football in the pocket. Excuse that away, PBJ. I know you will try.

And Romo doesn't allow back to back 77+ yard runs. We can do this all day.

Look, I have said that Romo is to blame for much of what has gone wrong. But he most definitely isn't all of it or even the biggest problem.

Keep living in your dream world and ignoring all the rest of the problems with this team. You could bring Tom Brady in here next year and we still wouldn't be winning any Superbowls. It doesn't matter how good your QB is if your defense can't hold. They've played OK recently, but let's not kid ourselves, they were nothing spectacular this year. We've been the most penalized team in the league this year, including MANY drive killers for us or drive sustainers for the other team. Even the best QB can't overcome that kind of sloppiness.

But sure, this team is perfect except for the QB. Man, you are such a joke. You know that, right?

 

[zeromaster]

Tony Romo isn't Peyton Manning. Not even close. So don't bring Peyton up when I say this: most of the great quarterbacks have had rough beginnings, but htey have always had one thing going for them: Their ability to deliver in the clutch.

Tony Romo, at this point, is a very good Qb. Not just good, and definitely not great. But his inability to deliver when it counts (that means doing it on a consistent basis and not just 1 or 2 or 3 games here and there) cannot be overlooked.

Pressure is an excuse. Injuries are an excuse. If you cannot win, if you cannot do it when it counts, you'll be nothing more than a footnote in history.

I don't care if this is 2nd full year, he's been in the league long enough period. He's not a rookie taking over.

Matt Ryan. Joe Flacco. They are winning. Young, young guys.

Yes, coachign staff is to blame for many things, but players must be held accountable, period.

No excuses. All year I keep hearing fans (not all) saying this and that. No cares for the why-this-didn't-happen, people care about wins.

Mark of a great Qb, no matter the stats, no matter what, you find a way to win. That is an overlooked aspect of a player in general.

Most of you guys are stat fanatics, which has blinded your judgement.

Once you start to bring in Dan Marino and Peyton Manning in to defend your guys, then you know something is wrong. Those guys are an abberration. I don't even think any fan can comprehend how good they were and are.

So don't tell me Peyton didn't win it till this many games or Dan Marino didn't win it till that many games. So many variables that make that arguement unbelievably ridiculous.

Tony Romo must win. No excuses.

Do I want another Qb? No. It's extremely hard to find a very good Qb in this league.

Again: You want Chauncey Billups or Allen Iverson? You want to win, or you want the star and the glamourous stats.

The whole arguement of well, if this guy was surrounded by this team, he'd be winning. Logical, but not football logical. Black and white views are BS.

Well said. At some point the light either comes on and you have a leader at the position, or someone that garners stats and highlights.

What's it gonna be, Tony? Cowboy Nation is waiting to find out...

 

[DBoys9to81]

Fine,

Does Eli Manning worry about getting benched when he throws a bad pass?

Does Brett Favre, the all time in the history of the universe interception leader?

Does Cutler? Does Flacco? Does Ryan? Does Campbell? Any of the other young up and comers?

Yes, we need a better backup situation and a development QB. Yes, we need more disciplined coaching. No, we don't need Romo constantly looking over his shoulder, because no other established QB in the league plays like that.

I'm sorry, but that is a really, really dumb argument.

Tony's job was never in jeopardy, and if that was even the case, he should be playing better.

Winners thrive under tremendous pressure. That's why they are winners.

 

[PBJTime]

Tony Romo isn't Peyton Manning. Not even close. So don't bring Peyton up when I say this: most of the great quarterbacks have had rough beginnings, but htey have always had one thing going for them: Their ability to deliver in the clutch.

Tony Romo, at this point, is a very good Qb. Not just good, and definitely not great. But his inability to deliver when it counts (that means doing it on a consistent basis and not just 1 or 2 or 3 games here and there) cannot be overlooked.

Pressure is an excuse. Injuries are an excuse. If you cannot win, if you cannot do it when it counts, you'll be nothing more than a footnote in history.

I don't care if this is 2nd full year, he's been in the league long enough period. He's not a rookie taking over.

Matt Ryan. Joe Flacco. They are winning. Young, young guys.

Yes, coachign staff is to blame for many things, but players must be held accountable, period.

No excuses. All year I keep hearing fans (not all) saying this and that. No cares for the why-this-didn't-happen, people care about wins.

Mark of a great Qb, no matter the stats, no matter what, you find a way to win. That is an overlooked aspect of a player in general.

Most of you guys are stat fanatics, which has blinded your judgement.

Once you start to bring in Dan Marino and Peyton Manning in to defend your guys, then you know something is wrong. Those guys are an abberration. I don't even think any fan can comprehend how good they were and are.

So don't tell me Peyton didn't win it till this many games or Dan Marino didn't win it till that many games. So many variables that make that arguement unbelievably ridiculous.

Tony Romo must win. No excuses.

Do I want another Qb? No. It's extremely hard to find a very good Qb in this league.

Again: You want Chauncey Billups or Allen Iverson? You want to win, or you want the star and the glamourous stats.

The whole arguement of well, if this guy was surrounded by this team, he'd be winning. Logical, but not football logical. Black and white views are BS.

Not all of those "great" QB's delivered in clutch situations when they were younger. It took them time to develop. That is what people are saying.

On a side note, it's funny how many can call Big Ben a great QB, when he performed the very worst in the biggest game.

Edit: Also while injuries and pressure may be "excuses," they are not things to be overlooked. If you dump a QB (and I'm not suggesting this is what you are saying) because they play poorly, but don't address the contributing factors, they the next QB you bring in is going to have many of the same troubles. In the big picture of things, yeah, you can say injuries and pressure are excuses. That's what happens because people don't like to hear excuses. But, you'd be kidding yourself if you didn't think that those things played a big role in what has happened with him lately. It's also something that must be taken into consideration when evaluating talent. Like you've said, their are so many variables. Just like there are so many variables when comparing Romo to the greats, there are also so many variables when evaluating a QB. It isn't a black and white issue either.