Tony Romo v. Drew Henson Revisited

[Hostile]

You're so predictable. It was an honest question. And there was no chest thumping. Don't be upset because you, a self-proclaimed quarterback expert, never gave 'ole noodle arm a chance.

There wasn't? Hmm, what's all this, chicken fried steak?

As a proud long time supporter of Tony Romo, as well as an avid supporter of the current quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, I can say that I was one of his first believers. That is, I thought he had the potential to be great as he occupied the 3rd string quarterback position. Then, low and behold, he gets named the 2nd string over Henson and eventually unseats potential Hall of Famer, Drew Bledsoe.

How many posters can honestly say they believed in him from the beginning?

And if you didn't believe in him from the beginning, at what point did you begin to believe in him, if at all? And what reasons, if any, do you believe in Tony Romo right now?

No, he's not perfect. But I think we'd be hard pressed to find many posters who now disapprove of our quarterback situation. I just want to hear some feedback from those who have come around to support TR, and what were the key factors in the change of heart?

The title is a little misleading and loaded, I admit. So the focus isn't really on Drew Henson, rather our current situation.

However, if you feel we'd be better of with Henson as our current quarterback, you can say that too.

Cheers

I'm proud of you too. So that makes two of us. People have "come around" (your words, not mine) to your way of thinking. It was all you who led us from the darkness into the light. They have joined you as an avid supporter of our QB, but you were the first. You are the big kahuna of Romo supporters because you were first. We bow to you. There, your ego has been stroked. You can go on living in your dream world where you think you are sly.

Oh, and take a look at the thread. I wasn't the only one to notice the chest thumping, but I was the only one you responded to aftre I called you on it. Maybe because there's no bad history between you and them huh? You remind me of this canoe.

Now the only question is, how long will it be before your next thread reminding everyone that you disliked Henson, liked Romo from the beginning and called it?

 

[burmafrd]

There was no reason to think Romo would be all that. Not much for Henson either after being away for so long from football. Henson was OK in college but so what? Romo was a big frog in a little pond in college so what?

 

[TwoDeep3]

I apologize to everyone in this thread that said they knew.

But I don't believe you.

You hoped. You prayed. You fretted and wanted it to be so.

But a walk-on playing as Romo does?

All the teams that saw him and passed on hkim?

I just do not believe anyone expected this type of play from this guy and "knew."

I'm not calling you a liar. I am saying in your mind you have now rewritten history to fit the current circumstances as all witnesses do sometimes.

I don't believe it.

 

[Hostile]

I apologize to everyone in this thread that said they knew.

But I don't believe you.

You hoped. You prayed. You fretted and wanted it to be so.

But a walk-on playing as Romo does?

All the teams that saw him and passed on hkim?

I just do not believe anyone expected this type of play from this guy and "knew."

I'm not calling you a liar. I am saying in your mind you have now rewritten history to fit the current circumstances as all witnesses do sometimes.

I don't believe it.

Hey TD.

You know what the funniest thing to me about this "I was expecting greatness when he was still 3rd string" nonsense?

This guy NEVER had a Tony Romo signature pic, but he had several that mocked Drew Henson. He's nothing but a bitter Q fan, who decided to back the guy opposite the guy who replaced Q and got lucky.

None of us knew anything about Tony because articles never talked about him until the season he took over the club from Bledsoe.

The idea that anyone always knew is nothing but chest thumping crap.

That said, I am thrilled with the guy.

 

[Doomsday101]

Hey TD.

You know what the funniest thing to me about this "I was expecting greatness when he was still 3rd string" nonsense?

This guy NEVER had a Tony Romo signature pic, but he had several that mocked Drew Henson. He's nothing but a bitter Q fan, who decided to back the guy opposite the guy who replaced Q and got lucky.

None of us knew anything about Tony because articles never talked about him until the season he took over the club from Bledsoe.

The idea that anyone always knew is nothing but chest thumping crap.

That said, I am thrilled with the guy.

I agree. There seem to be more anti this QB or that one than anyone being soild behind any of the prospects. With Hutchinson, Carter, Henson and a cast of others the situation was a complete mess.

 

[Hostile]

I agree. There seem to be more anti this QB or that one than anyone being soild behind any of the prospects. With Hutchinson, Carter, Henson and a cast of others the situation was a complete mess.

True, and damn anyone who ever had high expectations about Henson. How dare they.

He has no one to blame but himself.

 

[Doomsday101]

True, and damn anyone who ever had high expectations about Henson. How dare they.

He has no one to blame but himself.

I admit I had higher expectation for Henson than any QB that was on the roster. As for Romo I don't know many who would look at an UDFA as anything more than a backup. Romo changed my view on him as I have seen him perform at very high levels. He still makes some mistakes but I feel confident with him as our QB

 

[CantonBound08]

I didn't start believing in Romo until he came in and threw a pick in relief of Drew Bledsoe. Seriously. He had some pretty bad plays that game, but he also showed a little something else that I wante to see more of.

As for Henson, I was excited about Henson. I drank the kool-aid. I do think he was thrown to the wolves a little bit early. I think it was probably one of those Jerry moves that Bill did not like.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

I never really thought Carter, Henson or Romo was the answer.

The only person I remember being in Tony Romo's corner and saying the guy could play from day one was Babe Laufenberg.

Before Tony showed he could play, I was kind of hoping that Jerry Jones would finally draft a QB in the first round.

However, I am still shocked Tuna benched Drew Bledsoe in that Giants game after throwing the boneheaded interception as I thought we were stuck with one of the FOBs for the entire season.

 

[jman]

It Is Michigan, that school has found one nut in it's history at QB

Elvis Grbac?

 

[Hostile]

Elvis Grbac?

Naw, Jim Harbaugh.

 

[theogt]

Drew Henson was set up for failure.

He need experience, and was lacking in just that.

You aren't going to get better without reps at the NFL level.

Even Romo struggled in some games. But he also had T.O. and Terry Glenn supporting him.

Yet, somehow Romo went from UDFA to one of the best in the game the moment he set foot on the field.

 

[Galian Beast]

Yet, somehow Romo went from UDFA to one of the best in the game the moment he set foot on the field.

not true, he struggled mightily.

And that was also my point.

He had T.O. and Terry Glenn right off the tip.

a QB couldn't ask for two better receivers. Not to mention Jason Witten... come on.

Tony Romo had more experience in the NFL and College than Drew Henson.

We got Henson in 2004, and Parcells made him a journeyman as soon as 2005.

Realize that he has been in the league right now just 4 years. Romo didn't even start playing til his 4th year in the league. And Henson was out of football for a very long period of time.

 

[QT]

You could see potential in Romo in the preseason games. Anyone remember that drive Romo had that was capped off by the QB TD sneak in one of the preseason games? I remember Bill Parcells was upset that Romo changed the play.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

Hey TD.

You know what the funniest thing to me about this "I was expecting greatness when he was still 3rd string" nonsense?

This guy NEVER had a Tony Romo signature pic, but he had several that mocked Drew Henson. He's nothing but a bitter Q fan, who decided to back the guy opposite the guy who replaced Q and got lucky.

None of us knew anything about Tony because articles never talked about him until the season he took over the club from Bledsoe.

The idea that anyone always knew is nothing but chest thumping crap.

That said, I am thrilled with the guy.

You're delusional. I was the first to have a tony romo pic, and i was the first to be on his bandwagon.

Don't deny that you supported Henson and all the while I argued Romo was better.

You're words were you've never been wrong about a 'pedigree' quarterback. Yet, you were dead wrong about Henson. I didn't start this thread to chest thump or throw mud. I was looking for the tangibles people who now believe in romo see in him.

Yet, all you're worried about is saving face because your words were, quote, "he throws lollipops". You were so high on Drew Henson it wasn't even funny. Yet Romo was never a prospect to you--just a lollipop throwing, noodle armed loser.

Funny, how you attack me because you couldn't see his talent.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I became a fan of him the summer, during preseason, the season prior to his actually taking over. So in the Preseason of 2005 I began to really root for him to have a real shot at some point. It wasn't until the summer of 06, Bledsoe's second year here, that I really got on the bandwagon of hoping they'd let him take the job from Drew. So I certainly wasn't on his fan list when he first got here, by any means.

 

[Hostile]

You're delusional. I was the first to have a tony romo pic, and i was the first to be on his bandwagon.

Don't deny that you supported Henson and all the while I argued Romo was better.

You're words were you've never been wrong about a 'pedigree' quarterback. Yet, you were dead wrong about Henson. I didn't start this thread to chest thump or throw mud. I was looking for the tangibles people who now believe in romo see in him.

Yet, all you're worried about is saving face because your words were, quote, "he throws lollipops". You were so high on Drew Henson it wasn't even funny. Yet Romo was never a prospect to you--just a lollipop throwing, noodle armed loser.

Funny, how you attack me because you couldn't see his talent.

I've never denied I had big hopes in Henson nor that I am a Quarterback elitist. Not once, not ever. However, I have never said I am never wrong about anything. Especially when it comes to predicting football players. That thought has never entered my head, much less been spewed in a conversation with you. That is your delusional attempt to sway the focus away from your chest thumping, which I nailed.

You had anti-Henson sig pics, not pro-Romo sig pics. You know it, I know it, and people who remember know it.

Oh, and one more thing, I still to this day maintain that Romo does not have a canon for an arm, but I have often praised his accuracy and guts. I was wrong about him. Big damned deal.

 

[theogt]

not true, he struggled mightily.

And that was also my point.

He had T.O. and Terry Glenn right off the tip.

a QB couldn't ask for two better receivers. Not to mention Jason Witten... come on.

Tony Romo had more experience in the NFL and College than Drew Henson.

We got Henson in 2004, and Parcells made him a journeyman as soon as 2005.

Realize that he has been in the league right now just 4 years. Romo didn't even start playing til his 4th year in the league. And Henson was out of football for a very long period of time.

Actually, he didn't "struggle mightily." He came out with guns blazing and hasn't stopped since. We'll just have to see if he can continue at this level without TO and TG, but I think he's earned the benefit of the doubt at this point.

Drew Henson had the opportunity. He sucked and didn't get any better. That's all there is to it. No one should "need" in game reps to get to the point where they should be starting. That's a ridiculous notion.

 

[Alexander]

I am still amazed at the existing sentiment some people still have that Drew Henson was "ruined" by Coach Parcells.

I guess his complete washouts in Minnesota and Detroit were also due to this evil influence?

It isn't like he hasn't had chances since being released from Dallas to even be worthy of keeping on a roster somehwhere as a developmental prospect.

That suggests he was overvalued to begin with and that the prospects some projected for him were completely wrong. There is no harm in that, and he wouldn't be the first "can't miss" type to fail to make the cut in this league. Even the "experts" who predicted greatness for him made errors in judgment, let alone the message board neophytes.

The QB position isn't just about mechanical issues and physical tools. There is also a mental part of the game that has to be satisfied and that's where I believe he fell short, despite all of this "he was set up to fail" nonsense. Henson didn't get the job done. End of story. There was no nefarious plot to ruin him, nor was he railroaded towards failure.

As for who was "first" on the Romo bandwagon, I am in agreement with TwoDeep3. I don't believe anyone was. And those who claim it really are in a stage of idiotic self-indulgence.

 

[Angus]

I apologize to everyone in this thread that said they knew.

But I don't believe you.

You hoped. You prayed. You fretted and wanted it to be so.

But a walk-on playing as Romo does?

All the teams that saw him and passed on hkim?

I just do not believe anyone expected this type of play from this guy and "knew."

I'm not calling you a liar. I am saying in your mind you have now rewritten history to fit the current circumstances as all witnesses do sometimes.

I don't believe it.

No true draft snob would believe it, so I believe you.