Why do so many people hate on Romo?

[Hostile]

LOL!

Well maybe a very small bottle.

That poor woman.

 

[Aikbach]

That poor woman.

My poor imagination!

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Im going through all these message boards, general NFL and team sites, and most a good 80% feel like he is overrated, and isnt that good.:bang2:

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Big dif between hatin' and saying he's overrated, dude.
And who the sheetrock cares? They won't be saying that for long.
I hope their teams feel the same way.

 

[mmohican29]

Tony will have the last laugh, I promise you. Do you think he really cares about who is "hating" on him? Let them hate. I hope Tony never loses his smirk on the field, it will be all the better when he embarrasses teams with QB's that went number 1 overall. He's the goods. Fear not.

 

[vicjagger]

and whos fault is it that he is overrated? not his

Yea, what he said. Who is this guy who does this "rating" anyway?

I'm a rater hater.

 

[Aikbach]

Tony will have the last laugh, I promise you. Do you think he really cares about who is "hating" on him? Let them hate. I hope Tony never loses his smirk on the field, it will be all the better when he embarrasses teams with QB's that went number 1 overall. He's the goods. Fear not.

So long as that smirk doesn't turn out to be a hair lip I'll trust you.

 

[TunaFan33]

Im going through all these message boards, general NFL and team sites, and most a good 80% feel like he is overrated, and isnt that good.:bang2:

If Romo were an Eagle-EVERYONE would be *raving* about him constantly, including Skip Bayless.

Pt being that here in Dallas, the bar is raised to EXCELLENCE. Look at Danny White-he took our team to the NFC Title game THREE STRAIGHT YEARS, but en yet, everyone called him a bust. OTOH-DMac does the same(albeit a Super Bowl birth in year 4), but EVERYONE has hailed him as an HOFer.

 

[CowboyBlog]

I'm in the catagory of not being a romo fan. There are alot of Cowboy fans out there in this catagory.

I dont hate the guy personally. I would hang out with him and enjoy some converstation. I appreciate the NFL players that "make it" against all odds.

However, I had big hopes last year and knew it was a horrible decision to have him go the distance.

We essentially exchanged mobility for experience in the most important position on the team. The position where experience becomes really important late in the season.

The next time any coach inserts a rookie into a NFC east game at halftime on prime time television will be to soon.

As it turned out, Romo doesn't really have that much mobility and his lack of experience hurt the boys in the stretch run. As I predicted during October. He looked fine against teams like Tampa and carolina, but Bledsoe was looking like a hall of famer against last place teams. (Titans / Commanders)

Going forward, I'm not really sure that Romo is our future. What we have now is a 27 / 28 year old guy with average mobility, speed, and arm strength who we still consider inexperienced. It usually takes a few years to get "experienced" at the QB position. I'd rather be spending this learning time on a guy with superior talent that will be 25 when he is considered a veteran.

I've never really know what "moxie" is, but I do recognize that special characteristic that QBs have. The one that lets you know when they walk in a room. Heck, every QB in the league has that.

The real question here should be why do so many cowboy fans hate Drew Bledsoe. I'm a Troy Aikman fan, so I hated Bledsoe back when they were trying to compare him to Aikman.

I would have liked to see the season play out with him, TO, and Terry getting on the same page. Bledsoe had a lot better arm than Romo and he might have had the experience that would helped in the preparation for the December games. We will never know, but we do know how the alternative come out. Most Romo fans have chosen to discount the playoff game by just remembering the blunder at the end. In fact, the bigger blunder was the way he performed the entire game at the QB position. He either doesn't have it, or he wasn't ready. (or both)

I'm wishing Romo the best of luck this year, but planning for the worst.

 

[DallasEast]

^^

Simply put, Bledsoe could not beat the blitz and it got him benched. Romo is no Staubach or even a Steve Young, but he does have enough mobility to avoid the blitz long enough to make the reads necessary to get the pass away. Leaving Bledsoe in because he did have the better arm would've sacrificed the '06 season.

In comes Wade Phillips during the offseason. The emphasis for improving the team was on defense and the offensive line for protection. Anthony Spencer (via the draft) and Leonard Davis (through free agency) were the principal moves. While it may not be embraced by some fans, the team was more than convinced that Romo is the man since they didn't apply any effort to bring in any other quarterbacks to challenge him for the starting position.

2007 will either be The Season of Romo or it'll be the Woulda Shoulda Coulda Season. From what I've seen of Romo thus far, I'm betting on the former right now.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

What do you seriously expect? They should bow and scrape to a guy who has 10 career starts? A guy who has one of the most famous post season blunders of all time?

Come on, you've got to get with reality. Until he actually accomplishes something there will be doubts.

EXACTLY, people want to see long term success before recognizing him as a good or great player...

 

[Jake0]

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How can you POSSIBLY want Bledsoe over Romo? Did you not see how braindead he became? I mean seriously.. Rivera being bullrushed into him and Bledsoe can't even freakin strafe to the side? He sits there flatfooted then takes a sack BY RIVERA RUNNING INTO HIM. There are so many examples of the guy just freakin' standing there like a deer in headlights, it makes you question the guy's "experience". His time was up, he was done. The only thing he really did well at that point was throw a deep flea flicker to an open Terry Glenn. Awesome quarterback let's leave him in!!

Romo is a perfectly fine QB. There is no way putting him in was a mistake that led to the demise of the season. Leaving Bledsoe in would have been ********. The defense and Parcells' desire to not be exotic for whatever reason cut the season short, not Romo. Romo's 27 years old so he might not have as much time to have a great career like an aikman or manning or something but think about it this way. We have potential franchise QB (even if for a few years less than a 1st round hotshot) that can be top 5 in the league who was UNDRAFTED. If you get a franchise QB that usually takes a high 1st round pick to get as an UFA, the team as a whole should be better. The team now is pretty much complete, there are only real concerns about depth at certain positions so... it looks like the pieces fell the way they should.

 

[Doomsday101]

If these fans are hating Romo then Dallas must be doing something right!!!

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I think kittens and unicorns have died because of this thread.

As Dooms said...if he wasn't doing something right fans of other teams would not put the energy into "hating" him.

 

[HopeCowboyFan]

Tony Romo is a flat out great story.

Undrafted kid, makes the grade as 3rd string QB and goes on to knock off the big school stud can't miss prospect in Drew Henson.

He went on an early tear last year and faltered down stretch. He is a very personable personality but I believe the angst here is do we have the next Brett Favre or Don Majic man...... I don't think there is any Romo hating here. Its more backburnered concern on what Tony Romo really is. All Pro Tony Romo or an average NFL QB?

Our season literally hinges on Tony. I am rooting for and love all that is Tony Romo. That said I am a tad anxious. But that Moxy and will to win can't be dismissed. Parcells put his Dallas destiny in Tony's hands last year and that means a lot to me.

 

[Howley54]

We essentially exchanged mobility for experience in the most important position on the team. The position where experience becomes really important late in the season.

What happens late in the season doesn't matter if you're out of playoff contention in November.

As it turned out, Romo doesn't really have that much mobility and his lack of experience hurt the boys in the stretch run. As I predicted during October. He looked fine against teams like Tampa and carolina, but Bledsoe was looking like a hall of famer against last place teams. (Titans / Commanders)

Some people thought he looked pretty good against the Colts. Yeah he threw an early INT and no TDs, but he also averaged almost 10 yards per pass attempt and managed the game against the eventual world champs really well. 6 of 6 for 102 yards in the 4th quarter.

The real question here should be why do so many cowboy fans hate Drew Bledsoe. I'm a Troy Aikman fan, so I hated Bledsoe back when they were trying to compare him to Aikman.

I would have liked to see the season play out with him, TO, and Terry getting on the same page.

You know, I would have too, but fact is, Bledsoe was benched for free-lancing. If you're not following the play, nobody can be on the same page with you.

Bledsoe had a lot better arm than Romo and he might have had the experience that would helped in the preparation for the December games. We will never know, but we do know how the alternative come out. Most Romo fans have chosen to discount the playoff game by just remembering the blunder at the end. In fact, the bigger blunder was the way he performed the entire game at the QB position. He either doesn't have it, or he wasn't ready. (or both)

The guy had an 89.6 passer rating and went 5 of 5 in the 4th quarter to get the team in position to win it! And he threw a hail mary incompletion after the botch.

 

[gbrittain]

He is hated because he is overrated, and a lot of Cowboy fans think he is the next coming of Aikman. He also made the pro bowl when he did not deserve to after the miserable last few games. Not to mention the FG fumble

I agree. Tony Romo the field goal holder is way overrated...lost his job.

 

[Calvin2Tony2Emmitt2Julius]

What do you seriously expect? They should bow and scrape to a guy who has 10 career starts? A guy who has one of the most famous post season blunders of all time?

Come on, you've got to get with reality. Until he actually accomplishes something there will be doubts.

Well That's how you chose to look at it. Because I think First season playing, putting up the Numbers he put up, Making the Pro Bowl and Taking the Cowboys to our second Playoff appearance in ten years, Is accomplishing something.

As far as The Post season Blunder, I hope people keep sleeping on him for dropping a wet Ball in a playoff game. Especially after he Qb'd a team that marched downfield like Grant did Richmond.

Not trying to call you out man, your post just gave me a chance to answer a lot of the shyt I see about Romo. To the original poster, let them hate. If you have seen Tony's 2 outings he's been sharp, The offense is crisp. It's called fear. Let em hate.

Could this be the sixth?????

 

[Doomsday101]

It is amazing how much is made over the dropped snap on the FG attempt thing is that has nothing to do with playing the QB position. Romo made a mistake and it hurt us things happen you pick yourself up and move on.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

It is amazing how much is made over the dropped snap on the FG attempt thing is that has nothing to do with playing the QB position. Romo made a mistake and it hurt us things happen you pick yourself up and move on.

I think some of the hate is just sexual tension and jealousy.

He is just so dreamy.:laugh1:

 

[Doomsday101]

I think some of the hate is just sexual tension and jealousy.

He is just so dreamy.:laugh1:

:laugh2: I think it has more to do that some people actually think that Romo could be the key to turning this team around and they don't want to see that happen.