Where Romo Ranks all-time as Captain Comeback (and complete success story)

[CowboyFanInLexKy]

To get a reputation as a Comeback king, you have to get it done in the big games.

Very well said

 

[CowboyFanInLexKy]

Romo's Ten Worst

The Worst of Tony Romo

Cowboys/Romo Ten Most Heartbreaking

Tony Romo’s Enigmatic Character and Flawed Career

Now to be clear, I liked Romo very much. But there is a line in being a fan where you either are so blind to reality because you are a fan, or you look hard at the facts and allow them to give you perspective. Romo could do some amazing things. But it seems throughout his career, when the important games were on the line - not just play-offs, but games against tough teams to show the league who these Cowboys were, - Romo would end up becoming a gunslinger and throw a pass he could not make.

And in each game, this board would made excuses for him by blaming the defense. I especially like the game in Texas Stadium against Peyton Manning where both defenses could not stop the other team.

Until.... in the shadow of his own goalpost, Romo throws into double coverage and gifts the pick to the Broncos. This board blamed the defense and would not acknowledge Romo made that decision. The real tell-tale aspect of that defensive excuse was Manning had the ball within the twenty yard line for a TD and could not crack that defense in that series to score a TD. The Broncos were forced to kick a field goal.

Again, I liked Romo. But I also saw him for what he was. A pass happy, bargain basement version of Brett Favre.

Label me as a hater if you will. But if the anchor post in this thread shows stats which ignore the games where the stakes were the highest, and where Romo failed and cost the team the game, then that is cherry-picking.

I despised Bill Parcells. But he called it. You are what your record says you are.

Great read and I agree.... I liked Romo and I like Dak. But truth be told, neither could get it done when the time arose. A bunch of garbage plays for stats. Neither have/had what it takes to get us to the SB.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Romo with Troy's teams wins 4 or 5 Super Bowls.

1. Staubach
2. Romo
3. Meredith
4. Aikman
5. White
6. Prescott
7. Morton
8. Bledsoe
9. Buerlein
10. Testeverde

I just love how much respect Aikman gets around here. He might have won one or two if he leaned on Emmitt. Never would have won one without Jimmy. He's a lot like Favre a gunslinger and Favre only won one. Aikman was more responsible for that 95 title than anyone. He was practically the coach. I don't think Tony had the discipline to give it to the running game. Troy wasn't into stats. He did what was best for the team. I still remember that Detroit game where we were up 27-3 in the middle of the 3rd quarter and we lost the game because Romo kept throwing the ball.

 

[erod]

I just love how much respect Aikman gets around here. He might have won one or two if he leaned on Emmitt. Never would have won one without Jimmy. He's a lot like Favre a gunslinger and Favre only won one. Aikman was more responsible for that 95 title than anyone. He was practically the coach. I don't think Tony had the discipline to give it to the running game. Troy wasn't into stats. He did what was best for the team. I still remember that Detroit game where we were up 27-3 in the middle of the 3rd quarter and we lost the game because Romo kept throwing the ball.

Troy was limited. Good arm with good accuracy for short and intermediate throws, but no mobility in the pocket, so he couldn't work through reads like Romo. He was a statue.

Troy had a perfect offense and culture around him and a defense that cleaned up most of his mistakes. Almost never had to come from behind because teams didn't score against Dallas much.

His greatest game was in a loss to San Fran in the playoffs.

 

[Runwildboys]

I rooted for Dak in 2016 and supported him as the starter over Romo. Romo's body was done.

I have supported Dak ever since. I'm an objective fan. And as an objective fan I place Romo equal or close to Roger and Aikman. Just didn't have great coach or team around him. Quarterbacks can never win big without it. Same for Dak.

Does that match your description of an "over the top Romo fan"? Never had a Romo jersey or poster but may buy one in your honor.

Enjoy your holiday.

I have an autographed picture of him, but only because my nephew gave it to me for Christmas. I do display it though.

 

[Runwildboys]

Romo with Troy's teams wins 4 or 5 Super Bowls.

1. Staubach
2. Romo
3. Meredith
4. Aikman
5. White
6. Prescott
7. Morton
8. Bledsoe
9. Buerlein
10. Testeverde

Not sure how many SBs he'd win, but I'm very certain that Romo would do better with Aikman's teams than Aikman would do with Romo's.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Troy was limited. Good arm with good accuracy for short and intermediate throws, but no mobility in the pocket, so he couldn't work through reads like Romo. He was a statue.

Troy had a perfect offense and culture around him and a defense that cleaned up most of his mistakes. Almost never had to come from behind because teams didn't score against Dallas much.

His greatest game was in a loss to San Fran in the playoffs.

Well If Romo played then chances are we would have to come from behind.

I don't think Romo beats SF in the playoffs. Not playing the way he did. Now if he lets the running game lead then .Emmitt could have carried them. But there's no way he beats Steve Young in a shootout. But if he played the way Aikman did then people would say he wasn't that good. I wouldn't be one of them because you do what is best for the team. But it's no surprise because some want to compare Romo to HOF'ers.

 

[Toro9]

Romo was the most stressful QB to watch. Any play could be a disaster or a miracle. But he's my guy.

I became a real fan of football around 16 in 2001. Those were abysmal years for the Cowboys but I kept watching.

Then a few years later Parcells comes in, cuts our "franchise QB" and signs two old statues with good arms. Parcells' interviews and PCs were gold, so I kept watching and listening. He kept mentioning this kid named Romo. I didn't think anything of it even at my young age... another young baseball player for all I knew.

2006 and the benching of Drew Bledsoe was a game changer. We all know the story.

A year later I'm watching a Cowboys game vs the Bills. Romo throws pick after pick after pick. It seems hopeless and I'm like, "This isn't Romo"...

Then, apparently, something "SNAPS" and he is on fire. First down after first down, big plays. He wins the game after throwing 5 INTERCEPTIONS!

I don't know how relevant this post is to the topic but I'll always remember how much this game meant to me. A dude who WOULD NOT GIVE UP.

 

[Whirlwin]

Tony Romo was a GameDay warrior. He had Dez Bryant. He was a drive killing machine. So many third down drops, you’re only as good as who are you throwing it to

 

[Whirlwin]

What's the goal? Nothing short of a SB would have made the Romo haters happy.

That seems to be the goal

 

[blueblood70]

We must consider the HCs too. Landry RIP wouldn't put up with Tony's INTs just like he didn't with Pelluer's.

Jimmy wouldn't even let Romo on the field. Jimmy was about cerebral and pedigree players. Romo had neither.

right mr 141 iNTS was jImmey man..lmao get real..yes they would have played them Danny white was sin fact like romo and was in Fact Landrys choice..
Crazy the false narratives that just keep popping up Tony Romo had almost 250 touchdowns and only 117 interceptions Troy Aikman had only 165 touchdowns and 141 interceptions Oh no no way that Jimmy Johnson would put up with that more touchdowns less interceptions..

Oh no did Tom Landry Mr. I won't put up with it have a quarterback with 155 touchdowns and 132 interceptions say it ain't so I mean keep bringing these narratives Tony Romo and Prescott are better than Danny.. And I would put Tony Romo on the 90s teams and guarantee we still win those Super Bowls that's the point of this thread people are underrating Tony Romo and for to some extent Prescott they do not turn the ball over as much as people keep saying when you compare them to some of the greats. Let me look up star back now and don't bring up it was a different era I don't want to hear about it..

Well there you go Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman and Danny white all had a lot less tds and Aikman and white more interceptions and guess what. Romo had ONLY 8 more career INTS then roger but 10 more tds..come on dude!!

narrative busted that's why we need these wake up calls and don't tell me it was a different era,

because I'll tell you they had better offensive lines ,better running backs, better coaches, better defenses, we can get all into that if you want because that's why this place drives me crazy you just want to cherry pick and use all the excuses you can to downplay Romo and Prescott's career they had better teams that's the difference not the talent the quarterbacks that we're talking about are all very talented and with the correct teams all would have had pretty much the same results for their careers that's why it's very different it's not the era they don't have the benefit of the coaches GM's etcetera

Romo

78-49-0
Cmp%
65.3
Yds
34183
Y/A
7.9
TD
248
Int
117

Danny white

62-30-0
Cmp%
59.7
Yds
21959
Y/A
7.4
TD
155
Int
132
FantPt
1276.

31
AV
127
QBrec
85-29-0
Cmp%
57.0
Yds
22700
Y/A
7.7
TD
153
Int
109
FantPt
1592.0

 

[blueblood70]

lets play..add together white and Staubach's #s

308tds -241 ints

Romo by himself 248tds lets just stop there 60 tds less then 2 starters used by Landry and white had more INts 100 less tds and Staubach 153-109 romo 248-117 lets stop it !!

Romo being severely underrated here as usual the knowitalls say otherwise

 

[Momanpr100]

Your reply makes one again wonder about your comprehension of a quarterbacks' progressions and how fundamental that is to every passing play. If you don't understand that, you are helpless to properly critique Quarterback play.

Progressions precede decisions. You do read one, then make a decision. You look at read two and then make a second decision. You look at read three and then a third decision. Etc. Romo's progression sequence never got to Murray.

Romo, matched if not outplayed Manning by any objective measurement (completion percentage, yards per pass, points, TDs per pass, interception avoidance) preceding the two plays I showed in GIFS. Sorry if it doesn't match your long held agenda.

Romo had the ball 2.5 seconds before the DT initiated contact with him. I have the clip in a video editor. Romo did extend plays, often with rich rewards. He sure wasn't holding the ball here...that's a SLANDEROUS LIE. And I think you know it.

Every Qb is suppose to know where the check down is when those 1st or 2nd reads are not there. You don't have to progress through all the reads to get to the check down.

 

[mrmojo]

The Romo legend continues to grow.....he probably would have won SBs with those great Niner and Steeler teams too.../S/

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

lets play..add together white and Staubach's #s

308tds -241 ints

Romo by himself 248tds lets just stop there 60 tds less then 2 starters used by Landry and white had more INts 100 less tds and Staubach 153-109 romo 248-117 lets stop it !!

Romo being severely underrated here as usual the knowitalls say otherwise

Yeah but it’s different eras…..Romos body wouldn’t have even held up in Rogers era.

 

[Calvin2Tony2Emmitt2Julius]

Wasn't Tony Romo an undrafted Rookie? Didn't he overcome everyone's expectation and become a starter ? Didn't he return us to football relevance getting us to the playoffs?

Great Job Tony Not everyone is focused on Super Bowls (ONLY) He gave what he had , and that was pretty damn good

Damn I hate this ESPN Generation According to them Dan Fouts , Dan Marino and Fran Takenton sucked

 

[erod]

Well If Romo played then chances are we would have to come from behind.

I don't think Romo beats SF in the playoffs. Not playing the way he did. Now if he lets the running game lead then .Emmitt could have carried them. But there's no way he beats Steve Young in a shootout. But if he played the way Aikman did then people would say he wasn't that good. I wouldn't be one of them because you do what is best for the team. But it's no surprise because some want to compare Romo to HOF'ers.

None of that makes any sense if you watched both play. Troy got off to slow starts compared to Romo.

 

[Blackrain]

Fully agree. There's only one Roger. Forgive me if it appeared I was doing that. One thing I will do is keep trying to destroy this foolish notion all Romo did was choke.

No I don't believe that Tony was a choker at all
Tony was a no holds bar drive it like you stole it gunslinger that love to pass the ball.

That botched hold gave the media something to use in a negative way on him forever.
I don't blame him for that that's completely on parcels you never have your starting quarterback as the holder for field goals he has enough to worry about without having that responsibility.

In my opinion Tony needed a strong coach that could tame his gunslinger mentality down to a dull roar to avoid some of the disasters.

Tony had the potential to be a super bowl quarterback he just needed a coach that could instill a better risk versus reward mentality so he could fulfill that potential in my humble opinion

 

[blueblood70]

Yeah but it’s different eras…..Romos body wouldn’t have even held up in Rogers era.

I already told you I'm not buying the different ear garbage it's all in black and white I don't remember them in all the record books in the Hall of Fame when they're showing stats talking about when it used to be 12 games or 14 games or 16 games or now 17 games there's no* by it you played when you played but you're compared to everyone from the beginning of time. So it is clear that Tony Romo was not a person that threw a lot of interceptions if you look at how all his counterparts did that were supposed to be the greatest the Cowboys ever had people are discounting how great Tony Romo really was.. Don't say he couldn't have held up you don't know this I mean you want a time machine go back in time a healthy Romo see if you can hold up no I'm not buying any of that trash it is what it is the stats are clear people here are trying to say that Tony Romo was a choker and he threw too many interceptions and that Tom Landry wouldn't have put up with it yeah he had a player who was worse Danny white was not as good as Tony Romo even though he's compared to him sometimes no Tony Romo is more Brett farve than he is Danny white.. That's what I'm trying to convey to people don't discount what they've done now they're saying Prescott turns the ball over too much it's not true he had an off year but there are far worse years by players who played for us and for other teams that had just as big a names again Troy Aikman had 141 interceptions that's a lot I'm sorry he played on a Hall of Fame team with some of the best players and coaches ever and all he can muster is 165 that's downs and 141 interceptions think about the context of who he played with and he still threw a lot of interceptions if you're comparing them to Prescott and Romo

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

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I already told you I'm not buying the different ear garbage it's all in black and white I don't remember them in all the record books in the Hall of Fame when they're showing stats talking about when it used to be 12 games or 14 games or 16 games or now 17 games there's no* by it you played when you played but you're compared to everyone from the beginning of time. So it is clear that Tony Romo was not a person that threw a lot of interceptions if you look at how all his counterparts did that were supposed to be the greatest the Cowboys ever had people are discounting how great Tony Romo really was.. Don't say he couldn't have held up you don't know this I mean you want a time machine go back in time a healthy Romo see if you can hold up no I'm not buying any of that trash it is what it is the stats are clear people here are trying to say that Tony Romo was a choker and he threw too many interceptions and that Tom Landry wouldn't have put up with it yeah he had a player who was worse Danny white was not as good as Tony Romo even though he's compared to him sometimes no Tony Romo is more Brett farve than he is Danny white.. That's what I'm trying to convey to people don't discount what they've done now they're saying Prescott turns the ball over too much it's not true he had an off year but there are far worse years by players who played for us and for other teams that had just as big a names again Troy Aikman had 141 interceptions that's a lot I'm sorry he played on a Hall of Fame team with some of the best players and coaches ever and all he can muster is 165 that's downs and 141 interceptions think about the context of who he played with and he still threw a lot of interceptions if you're comparing them to Prescott and Romo

It’s common sense. If his body can’t hold up in an era where they protect quarterbacks what makes you think he can hold up in the 70s? You think the game softened up back then?

It’s funny you need a Time Machine to prove Romos body could hold up but don’t need one in order to see Romo play well on that era. His stats would’ve translated somehow.