Tony Romo is Overrated

[KDWilliams85]

This is the kind of garbage that I needed to spark a rant about the Cowboys. I'm tired of this crap.

Bottom line is that Tony Romo is not overrated. He's right where he needs to be. As some poster said in this thread, he's done very well in his tenure as a starter.

Peyton Manning, I still believe, is the most overrated QB in the league. He's had the luxury of a potent offense since his third season. Since his "dominance" at the position, he's had Joseph Addai, Marvin Harrison, Brandon Stokley, Edgerrin James, and a top-tier offensive line. With great players, even a mediocre QB can excel.

As mentioned before, Tony Romo... all he's had is Jason Witten and Terrell Owens, at least on a consistent basis. Guys have stepped up and made plays and stepped in, but there has been no dominant tandem other than Witten and Owens. Barber has shown that he can't carry the load and Jones has shown he can't run. Those two paired together means that the running game will be winded and stagnant. Not good if you're looking to win down the stretch.

As for the "big games," Romo lost the first one, but it's not like he didn't try to get there. He may have botched the snap but he damn sure tried to get to that marker and didn't stop until he was stopped. He didn't cower on the ball like some QB's would have. As for the Giants game, he alone did not lose that game. The Giants' D stepped up and our offense sputtered. Romo's not to blame. It was a team effort. You don't pimp-hand the man who lead the mission. You pimp-hand the whole team.

Damn, I hate this crap. I really do.

 

[Galian Beast]

Tony Romo needs to work on the picks, but he also had the 2nd most touchdowns in the nfl last year.

3rd in overall total yards, 2nd in yards per attempt, 2nd in tds, 5th in qb rating.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Romo has a long way to go. he has not proven he can win big games. i dont think we know if he's overrated or not? i for one dont think he should be rated that high in the first place. the guy threw 19 pics last season. and he did not play well in a playoff game for the 2nd year in a row. we will know a lot more after this season. getting mad at people wont win a playoff game.

19 pics with like 40 something TDs.

He actually played very well in the playoff game, anybody that watched the game already knows this. He had like 3 TD passes just flat dropped.

So because Fasono dropped a TD, Crayton dropped what would have been another TD, and Crayton stopped running after blowing past the CB on the 2nd to last play of the game, Romo is the one that is overrated?

Wow, I love revisionist history. I guess the Colts should have show Manning the door because they lost in the playoffs like 7 yrs in a row before getting their ring. I guess Denver should have bounced Elway to the curb also because he lost year after year after year in the playoffs before getting his rings.

 

[the kid 05]

P.Manning has a championship. Romo has not won in a playoff game yet.at some point you just cant talk about how good a guy is. he has to prove it. Romo has proven nothing.

and it took Peyton 8 years to win his first championship so if we used the peyton manning logic we will win a championship in 3 years.....

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Wow. I didn't even get halfway through the story before I realized it wasn't worth reading.

 

[sonnyboy]

I made it all the through that POS. I'm sure it cost me at least 5 IQ points. This sounds like one of those a-holes over at ES. Probably TR-1, he's the biggest of the a-holes.

 

[Kangaroo]

Romo has a long way to go. he has not proven he can win big games. i dont think we know if he's overrated or not? i for one dont think he should be rated that high in the first place. the guy threw 19 pics last season. and he did not play well in a playoff game for the 2nd year in a row. we will know a lot more after this season. getting mad at people wont win a playoff game.

LoL the WR dropped a lot of balls a few catches and no one would be talking about this bad game sorry the wr & te lft 4 tds on the field

 

[djtavo]

is kinda late for Aprils fools

 

[Boyzmamacita]

I can't wait Romo to force all the naysayers to shut up. He will do it soon.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

"Did the Cowboys do the right thing passing on Brady Quinn?"

That's where I stopped reading. What is wrong with people?

Ditto.

Anyone who says Romo isn't the real is either a hater or dumb.

 

[Ren]

Tony Romo is Overrated

Cowboy's Still Need a Starting Quarterback

By The Good Run, published Apr 11, 2008
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...overrated.html


Did the Cowboys do the right thing passing on Brady Quinn? True, Brady Quinn is an untested talent in the NFL and Tony Romo has had success in the NFL. Was if really wise to pass on a number one quarterback when your highly paid guy already has a problem with big games and pressure situations? The Cowboys have struggled not only to find a QB like Troy and Roger but also to find a team to surround a QB. They are still searching for a running game that is consistent and now need to start looking for a younger set of receivers but the Cowboys still need to take a look at their Quarterback.

Tony Romo finished the 06 season and completed the 07 season without the big victory needed to build the confidence of his team, coaches and fan base. If you take a look at the wins and losses for the past two years it is easy to conclude the Cowboys have finished each season right where they should have, watching the playoffs from their home. The Cowboys have to put up a series of victories against good football teams. In 06 just their victory against the Colts stand as the only significant win and their losses at the end of that season paint a better picture of the team. I do believe that Tony Romo is a good NFL quarterback but he will need to show more than he has to move this team to the next level.

In each of the last two seasons the Cowboys have ended their season with the ball in the hands of "their" guy and both times "their" guy did not get the job done. Whether it is a field goal attempt that one could argue he should have never been holding for or trying to force the ball to his favorite target at the end of a game, Tony Romo failed to come through in the clutch. It could be back luck or coincidence but we expect our franchise guys to overcome adversity and bad luck and make the plays that win games in the clutch.
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I can't believe people get payed for this kinda stuff

 

[ctrous25]

The Good Run sucks

 

[CrazyCowboy]

This is CRAP!

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

"a 20-20-24 hours ago.... I wanna be overrated"


How many teams wish they had a Romo, huh?.... Gerrard in Jax seems to the next Romo-type. After that... niente!

 

[visionary]

Like it or not, unfair or not, Romo will get some talks about being overrated. He has put up elite QB numbers in a short period of time, but has failed to deliver in December and the postseason.

Until it changes, the overrated talk will continue to be discussed.

:signmast:

romo has proven that he is a very good QB, he is yet to prove that he is a great QB. the difference in my eyes is that great QBs elevate their play in december and january. when you get there you have to win.

this is why aikman will always be a great QB in my eyes no matter who says that he never had the numbers like marino, young, favre etc. he was 3 for 3 in SBs, i would take that every day of the week over flash and numbers.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Like it or not, unfair or not, Romo will get some talks about being overrated. He has put up elite QB numbers in a short period of time, but has failed to deliver in December and the postseason.

Until it changes, the overrated talk will continue to be discussed.

:signmast:

romo has proven that he is a very good QB, he is yet to prove that he is a great QB. the difference in my eyes is that great QBs elevate their play in december and january. when you get there you have to win.

this is why aikman will always be a great QB in my eyes no matter who says that he never had the numbers like marino, young, favre etc. he was 3 for 3 in SBs, i would take that every day of the week over flash and numbers.

I see where you guys are going but you need to use different examples or explain it differently.

He played well enough to win BOTH playoff games.
You could argue that in first playoff loss that if we make the FG we win that game.

We all know that drops in 2nd playoff game were not his fault. Crayton cost us that game plain and simple.

So with that said... while he may have to still prove himself in some ways... its not in the playoffs.

 

[dadymat]

He played well enough to win BOTH playoff games.

I agree.........

 

[visionary]

I see where you guys are going but you need to use different examples or explain it differently.

He played well enough to win BOTH playoff games.
You could argue that in first playoff loss that if we make the FG we win that game.

We all know that drops in 2nd playoff game were not his fault. Crayton cost us that game plain and simple.

So with that said... while he may have to still prove himself in some ways... its not in the playoffs.

YoMick, I agree with you that Romo played well enough to win both games. i am a fan of the Cowboys and of Romo, I am not trying to put him down. the issue is that the QB position is similar to the head coaching position in that you get all the credit and all the blame. the bottom line is that romo is the QB and the leader of the Dallas Cowboys and a big part of the win or loss will be layed at his door. we as fans may be satisfied with what romo did in the playoffs or we may not, if he wants history to look at him as a great player he will have to win championship(s). so i hope that right now, in the off season, he is asking himself 'what can i do to get better?' for our sakes and for his.

just my .02