Cowboy legends not enamored with Romo

[Don]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4497361

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has the support of the one fan he really needs in his corner: team owner Jerry Jones.

"We have all the confidence in the world in Tony Romo," Jones said Tuesday on his weekly radio show on KRLD-FM. Two nights earlier, in Dallas' opener in the $1.15 billion Cowboys Stadium, Jones was part of an NFL regular-season record crowd of 105,121 that watched Romo implode in a big game yet again; he threw three interceptions and had a passer rating of 29.6 in a 33-31 loss to New York.

"You'd like for him not to have a day like that," Jones told KRLD-FM, "but when everybody is pointing fingers, when it didn't go good, then you want someone who can walk into that huddle in the next snap at practice, the next snap in the ballgame and walk out there and cut and shoot and play like they just won the Super Bowl. That's a great quarterback."

At about the same time Jones came out in support of his quarterback, the chorus of Cowboys legends not impressed by the fifth-year veteran grew by one.

"I don't know why on God's earth Tony Romo has been anointed a superstar in the National Football League," Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett told Fox Sports Radio. "Tony is very young in his career. Not to say you can't be young in your career and be a superstar because you've got one up there in Minnesota in Adrian Peterson.
"But the thing is this: You have a guy who hasn't done much, and quarterbacks in the NFL, most of them go through this growing curve. He hasn't gone through that growing curve, but he was anointed this great player all of a sudden. Now he's having to live up to that. And obviously Tony has some deficiencies."

Romo turned in one of his worst outings in the loss to the Giants: 13-of-29 for 127 yards with a touchdown, and the three picks all resulted in New York touchdowns. It also was a dramatic reversal from the opener, in which Romo was poised and patient, did not have a turnover and threw for 353 yards and three scores in a 34-21 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"He's a good player who's still learning how to play in the NFL, and I think the media has given him too much credit for doing nothing," Dorsett told Fox Sports Radio. "He hasn't done anything really in the NFL to deserve all the recognition and visibility he's gotten so far."

Another former Cowboys running back, NFL all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith, and Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman also have been critical of the way Romo handles himself and the team.

Smith told Sirius NFL Radio several weeks ago that Romo fails to "demand excellence" from Cowboys players.

"I never saw [Romo] go snatch somebody up, and say, 'Hey, we can't win like this. We can't have guys jumping offsides. I can't have [a defender] coming at me unabated. Who is making the mistakes up front? Why aren't you picking this guy up? This is not going down this way. If you can't get your job done, get off the football field,'" Smith said in his interview with Sirius.
Last January, Aikman questioned whether Romo understands what it takes to be quarterback of the Cowboys. During the offseason, Romo vowed to become a more "active" and effective leader for the coming season.

"I think maybe things happened so quickly for Tony in terms of obscurity to all of a sudden national spotlight that he hasn't fully grasped what being the Cowboys quarterback is all about," Aikman told former teammate Michael Irvin on the latter's radio show.

[YoungJRNY]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4497361

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has the support of the one fan he really needs in his corner: team owner Jerry Jones.

"We have all the confidence in the world in Tony Romo," Jones said Tuesday on his weekly radio show on KRLD-FM. Two nights earlier, in Dallas' opener in the $1.15 billion Cowboys Stadium, Jones was part of an NFL regular-season record crowd of 105,121 that watched Romo implode in a big game yet again; he threw three interceptions and had a passer rating of 29.6 in a 33-31 loss to New York.

"You'd like for him not to have a day like that," Jones told KRLD-FM, "but when everybody is pointing fingers, when it didn't go good, then you want someone who can walk into that huddle in the next snap at practice, the next snap in the ballgame and walk out there and cut and shoot and play like they just won the Super Bowl. That's a great quarterback."

At about the same time Jones came out in support of his quarterback, the chorus of Cowboys legends not impressed by the fifth-year veteran grew by one.

"I don't know why on God's earth Tony Romo has been anointed a superstar in the National Football League," Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett told Fox Sports Radio. "Tony is very young in his career. Not to say you can't be young in your career and be a superstar because you've got one up there in Minnesota in Adrian Peterson.
"But the thing is this: You have a guy who hasn't done much, and quarterbacks in the NFL, most of them go through this growing curve. He hasn't gone through that growing curve, but he was anointed this great player all of a sudden. Now he's having to live up to that. And obviously Tony has some deficiencies."

Romo turned in one of his worst outings in the loss to the Giants: 13-of-29 for 127 yards with a touchdown, and the three picks all resulted in New York touchdowns. It also was a dramatic reversal from the opener, in which Romo was poised and patient, did not have a turnover and threw for 353 yards and three scores in a 34-21 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"He's a good player who's still learning how to play in the NFL, and I think the media has given him too much credit for doing nothing," Dorsett told Fox Sports Radio. "He hasn't done anything really in the NFL to deserve all the recognition and visibility he's gotten so far."

Another former Cowboys running back, NFL all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith, and Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman also have been critical of the way Romo handles himself and the team.

Smith told Sirius NFL Radio several weeks ago that Romo fails to "demand excellence" from Cowboys players.

"I never saw [Romo] go snatch somebody up, and say, 'Hey, we can't win like this. We can't have guys jumping offsides. I can't have [a defender] coming at me unabated. Who is making the mistakes up front? Why aren't you picking this guy up? This is not going down this way. If you can't get your job done, get off the football field,'" Smith said in his interview with Sirius.
Last January, Aikman questioned whether Romo understands what it takes to be quarterback of the Cowboys. During the offseason, Romo vowed to become a more "active" and effective leader for the coming season.

"I think maybe things happened so quickly for Tony in terms of obscurity to all of a sudden national spotlight that he hasn't fully grasped what being the Cowboys quarterback is all about," Aikman told former teammate Michael Irvin on the latter's radio show.

What makes a Dallas Cowboys quarterback so different from being Tampa Bay's starting quarterback? What a crock of shit, Romo is a choker that can't handle the pressure on his shoulders when the time is right to get it done. But yet, he is STILL looked to as one of the best and most followed in the league, including the Dallas Cowboys, who haven't won a playoff game since 1996! What's wrong with this picture?

[YoungJRNY]

Oh, I know the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the worthless 300000 billion jumbo screen that runs across the entire joint that noone gives a shit about.. that must be it.

[texafana]

Oh, I know the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the worthless 300000 billion jumbo screen that runs across the entire joint that noone gives a shit about.. that must be it.

Correct. It's not just the numbers here in Dallas. It's the "event", the "show", etc. And it's always entertaining. That's what the locals pay for, to be entertained. And the Cowboys, the chearleaders, the billion dollar Jerry's World and the jumbo monitors, all do that very, very, very well. Thank you kindly.

[YoungJRNY]

Oh, I know the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the worthless 300000 billion jumbo screen that runs across the entire joint that noone gives a shit about.. that must be it.

Correct. It's not just the numbers here in Dallas. It's the "event", the "show", etc. And it's always entertaining. That's what the locals pay for, to be entertained. And the Cowboys, the chearleaders, the billion dollar Jerry's World and the jumbo monitors, all do that very, very, very well. Thank you kindly.

Last time I checked, being in this business was about winning football games. If we, as football fans, wanted to be entertained with TV's , lights, & women, then there is a swingers club right down the street that could give you just as much entertainment. This is what's wrong with Jerry Jones and Dallas, as they completely take the football out of the National Football League. What a joke.

[Michigan Girl]

Cowboys Stadium is simply BREATHTAKING!!! Now, do something with your TEAM!!!

[Enigma869]

As I've said before, the very next big game that Tony Romo wins will be the first one that he's ever won in his life! He is a classic example of what you simply can't be as an NFL QB...a guy who simply gives the game away with one mistake after another. The Fraud Boys actually have more talent than many NFL teams, but they have a complete jackass as their head coach, a moron who owns the team, and a QB who can't get out of his own way!

[YoungJRNY]

As I've said before, the very next big game that Tony Romo wins will be the first one that he's ever won in his life! He is a classic example of what you simply can't be as an NFL QB...a guy who simply gives the game away with one mistake after another. The Fraud Boys actually have more talent than many NFL teams, but they have a complete jackass as their head coach, a moron who owns the team, and a QB who can't get out of his own way!

+1. I was watching 1st and 10 this morning and I am just appalled that these broadcasters and hosts continue to back up a team like Dallas, and their quarterback when in reality, both the team and the quarterback has done nothing outside of playing for a team that craves media and city attention, and they do this by simply wearing a damned star on the side of their helmets. Whoopty Doo, this isn't the early 90's anymore, the last time they were actually relevant and meant something to the league.

After one of the hosts on 1st and 10 did their usual brown nose towards the Cowboys organization, they went on to say that the Cowboys were STILL only 3 points away from beating the Giants last Sunday Night. Well, with Romo's 3 interceptions, one run back for a touchdown, and one other that should have been picked for 6, isn't that the difference maker in all of this? The lousy performance from a lousy Quarterback was the reason why they lost by 3, or 50 it doesn't matter. And they have the nerve to defend the loser.

[Michigan Girl]

As I've said before, the very next big game that Tony Romo wins will be the first one that he's ever won in his life! He is a classic example of what you simply can't be as an NFL QB...a guy who simply gives the game away with one mistake after another. The Fraud Boys actually have more talent than many NFL teams, but they have a complete jackass as their head coach, a moron who owns the team, and a QB who can't get out of his own way!

You are absolutely correct, John...I've never been on board w/the Romo Riders, but I've tried to be patient!!! Fraud Boys, lol....
Jerry Jones....no words!!

[Zedul]

This is why Jones is pushing so hard to get rid of the salary cap. He wants to be the Yankees of football... a level playing field doesn't work for Dallas! They need 3x the payroll of any other team in order to compete and win in the NFL.

[Enigma869]

This is why Jones is pushing so hard to get rid of the salary cap. He wants to be the Yankees of football... a level playing field doesn't work for Dallas! They need 3x the payroll of any other team in order to compete and win in the NFL.

Right, but the issue that Jones doesn't understand is that he's a HUGE part of the problem. The Yankees have had almost double the payroll of ANY team in baseball over the past 10 years and haven't won a damn thing, so the Fraud Boys are already the Yankees of football! Being able to outspend all of your competitors doesn't exonerate you from the need to have your brain cells connected and Jones has proven over and over again that he has zero idea what he's doing. He's Al Davis in training!

As for the NFL salary cap...that will NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER cease to exist! The NFL completely dwarfs the NBA, NHL, and MLB, combined, and a HUGE reason for their success is revenue sharing. Revenue sharing is THE reason that you're not dealing with the same teams year after year (like the Yankees and Red Sox in baseball) competing for a championship. Because of the salary cap, EVERYONE's team has a shot. Obviously teams like the Raiders, Bungles, Browns, et. al. are HORRIBLY mismanaged, so they are at a competitive disadvantage. That said, their disadvantage is because they have incompetent morons running their organizations, not because a lack of financial resources that doesn't allow them to compete. The formula in the NFL works flawlessly and will NEVER be changed. You don't fix what isn't broken!

[YoungJRNY]

Right, but the issue that Jones doesn't understand is that he's a HUGE part of the problem. The Yankees have had almost double the payroll of ANY team in baseball over the past 10 years and haven't won a damn thing, so the Fraud Boys are already the Yankees of football! Being able to outspend all of your competitors doesn't exonerate you from the need to have your brain cells connected and Jones has proven over and over again that he has zero idea what he's doing. He's Al Davis in training!

Washington isn't too far behind. They've spend so much money over the years that they could of cured a 3rd world country of hunger.

[Saint John]

Tony Romo, for some reason, gets a free pass and people simply won't call him out on his annual choke jobs. This guy has single-handedly ended seasons. He sucks. If I were starting a franchise he would be right around 15th to 20th as far as my desired QB's go. This guy is a distraction, he's really dumb, he doesn't care about winning and he chokes every year. When's the last time you saw him make good on-field adjustments, talk to the offense on the sidelines in order to adapt to defenses or really come through in the clutch? My guess is that your answer is "Never." Get used to that answer, because it's the same answer to the question "How many NFC Championship games will Tony Romo win in his career?" What a complete, overrated shitbum.

[YoungJRNY]

Tony Romo, for some reason, gets a free pass and people simply won't call him out on his annual choke jobs. This guy has single-handedly ended seasons. He sucks. If I were starting a franchise he would be right around 15th to 20th as far as my desired QB's go. This guy is a distraction, he's really dumb, he doesn't care about winning and he chokes every year. When's the last time you saw him make good on-field adjustments, talk to the offense on the sidelines in order to adapt to defenses or really come through in the clutch? My guess is that your answer is "Never." Get used to that answer, because it's the same answer to the question "How many NFC Championship games will Tony Romo win in his career?" What a complete, overrated shitbum.

YES yes and more Yes. Good post Danno, you absolutely right on all accounts.

[larryfromnextdoor]

i like Romo.. most Cowboys fans are ready for him to show up or ship out though.

it still ticks folks off that he went of vacation before the playoffs with Simpson..


here is why he is so popular!!

We had Aikman..then..somebody , somebody, Testiverte, then Quincy Carter,....SO Drew Bledsoe wasnt
doing that well, and Romo came out and won a few games in GRAND FASHION off the bench. Parcels replaces DB with Romo. So the
fans still remember how amazing he was and give him a "pass" for his recent blunders.

[Enigma869]

i like Romo

Why???

So the
fans still remember how amazing he was and give him a "pass" for his recent blunders.

Recent blunders? His entire career has been one big blunder! This fucker has NEVER won a damn thing and doesn't even have a personality to make anyone want to root for him. Every interview I've ever seen of the guy, he comes across as the arrogant, smug guy who seems to forget that he's Tony Romo and not Joe Montana!

[Michigan Girl]

i like Romo.. most Cowboys fans are ready for him to show up or ship out though.

it still ticks folks off that he went of vacation before the playoffs with Simpson..


here is why he is so popular!!

We had Aikman..then..somebody , somebody, Testiverte, then Quincy Carter,....SO Drew Bledsoe wasnt
doing that well, and Romo came out and won a few games in GRAND FASHION off the bench. Parcels replaces DB with Romo. So the
fans still remember how amazing he was and give him a "pass" for his recent blunders.

I remember this, Larry!! The fans were shouting ROMO, ROMO, ROMO!!! LP fought it for a long while, but
he releted and put him in!! Romo did well, but I was so sad for Drew...

[Don]

Smith is right, this guy is the type that want's to be everybody's friend, the life of the party. Could you imagine him getting into Michael Irving's grill? Not in a milion years. Even if he turned a new leaf, his team mates wouldn't take him seriously. He's played the clown too long.

[Rick]

i like Romo

Why???

So the
fans still remember how amazing he was and give him a "pass" for his recent blunders.

Recent blunders? His entire career has been one big blunder! This fucker has NEVER won a damn thing and doesn't even have a personality to make anyone want to root for him. Every interview I've ever seen of the guy, he comes across as the arrogant, smug guy who seems to forget that he's Tony Romo and not Joe Montana!

Are you sure you're not talking about Tom Brady? He's the epitome of arrogant.

Tony Romo is the nicest guy in the sport. Is he a great Quarterback? No. I'll admit that, he hasn't even been anywhere near good lately, but that is one dude that is not arrogant.

[Enigma869]

Are you sure you're not talking about Tom Brady? He's the epitome of arrogant.

Tony Romo is the nicest guy in the sport. Is he a great Quarterback? No. I'll admit that, he hasn't even been anywhere near good lately, but that is one dude that is not arrogant.

I challenge you to find one single quote over the course of Brady's career that would "epitomize" arrogance! Hell, if anything, he's WAY too much of a politician. Even if Brady were the most cocky, arrogant fucker on the planet...he has the trophies in his case to back it up. Romo doesn't... period, end of story!

[Rick]

Are you sure you're not talking about Tom Brady? He's the epitome of arrogant.

Tony Romo is the nicest guy in the sport. Is he a great Quarterback? No. I'll admit that, he hasn't even been anywhere near good lately, but that is one dude that is not arrogant.

I challenge you to find one single quote over the course of Brady's career that would "epitomize" arrogance! Hell, if anything, he's WAY too much of a politician. Even if Brady were the most cocky, arrogant fucker on the planet...he has the trophies in his case to back it back. Romo doesn't... period, end of story!

I have no argument.

[Red13JoePa]

Actually the only wart I've EVER heard on Brady, attitude wise was recently blowing off Suzy Kolber, but then who other than Joe Namath gives a shit about that? I've followed his career since Michigan when he scrapped with Drew Henson for every snap he got, eventually sticking one of his now-famous Brady 4th q daggers into my beloved Penn State...dude is solid...
As for Romo, as a die hard Eagles fan, I can't say I hate the guy. Got tons of talent and charisma and as far as him not winning a "big" one yet, shit I'm stuck w/ donovan mcnabb. Check back with me if Romo single-handedly tosses the season away about 3-4 more times to see if you feel Eagles fans' pain.
I say Romo gets a ring before McCheeseFries, and it kills me to say that.

[Rick]

Actually the only wart I've EVER heard on Brady, attitude wise was recently blowing off Suzy Kolber, but then who other than Joe Namath gives a shit about that? I've followed his career since Michigan when he scrapped with Drew Henson for every snap he got, eventually sticking one of his now-famous Brady 4th q daggers into my beloved Penn State...dude is solid...
As for Romo, as a die hard Eagles fan, I can't say I hate the guy. Got tons of talent and charisma and as far as him not winning a "big" one yet, shit I'm stuck w/ donovan mcnabb. Check back with me if Romo single-handedly tosses the season away about 3-4 more times to see if you feel Eagles fans' pain.
I say Romo gets a ring before McCheeseFries, and it kills me to say that.

Romo is going to have to do some proving to make me a believer again. He came out like gang busters when he took the reins, but he's lost confidence in himself, AND/OR, he took a hit that he can't shrug off. He plays scared now.

[Red13JoePa]

Actually the only wart I've EVER heard on Brady, attitude wise was recently blowing off Suzy Kolber, but then who other than Joe Namath gives a shit about that? I've followed his career since Michigan when he scrapped with Drew Henson for every snap he got, eventually sticking one of his now-famous Brady 4th q daggers into my beloved Penn State...dude is solid...
As for Romo, as a die hard Eagles fan, I can't say I hate the guy. Got tons of talent and charisma and as far as him not winning a "big" one yet, shit I'm stuck w/ donovan mcnabb. Check back with me if Romo single-handedly tosses the season away about 3-4 more times to see if you feel Eagles fans' pain.
I say Romo gets a ring before McCheeseFries, and it kills me to say that.

Romo is going to have to do some proving to make me a believer again. He came out like gang busters when he took the reins, but he's lost confidence in himself, AND/OR, he took a hit that he can't shrug off. He plays scared now.

Well he ain't the first qb to be knocked down a peg by that lockerroom sociopath now in Buffalo but I will say Romo (and Garcia) handled it better than McOstrich did and seemed to (tellingly) have a hell of a lot more support within the roster and organization that McGagReflex did.

[Rick]

Actually the only wart I've EVER heard on Brady, attitude wise was recently blowing off Suzy Kolber, but then who other than Joe Namath gives a shit about that? I've followed his career since Michigan when he scrapped with Drew Henson for every snap he got, eventually sticking one of his now-famous Brady 4th q daggers into my beloved Penn State...dude is solid...
As for Romo, as a die hard Eagles fan, I can't say I hate the guy. Got tons of talent and charisma and as far as him not winning a "big" one yet, shit I'm stuck w/ donovan mcnabb. Check back with me if Romo single-handedly tosses the season away about 3-4 more times to see if you feel Eagles fans' pain.
I say Romo gets a ring before McCheeseFries, and it kills me to say that.

Romo is going to have to do some proving to make me a believer again. He came out like gang busters when he took the reins, but he's lost confidence in himself, AND/OR, he took a hit that he can't shrug off. He plays scared now.

Well he ain't the first qb to be knocked down a peg by that lockerroom sociopath now in Buffalo but I will say Romo (and Garcia) handled it better than McOstrich did and seemed to (tellingly) have a hell of a lot more support within the roster and organization that McGagReflex did.

LMAO!!

[Enigma869]

Actually the only wart I've EVER heard on Brady, attitude wise was recently blowing off Suzy Kolber, but then who other than Joe Namath gives a shit about that? I've followed his career since Michigan when he scrapped with Drew Henson for every snap he got, eventually sticking one of his now-famous Brady 4th q daggers into my beloved Penn State...dude is solid...

Good call dude. I've honestly never heard anyone on the planet call Brady "arrogant". It's almost laughable. The guy is like Bill Belichick, in terms of he really never says anything about anything and couldn't be less controversial if he tried! The people who don't like Brady are simply tired of him winning and banging hot chicks

shit I'm stuck w/ donovan mcnabb.

I know you hate the cupcake man, but McNabb has won FAR more big games than Romo ever has, and it's not even debatable...even for the President of the McNabb Haters Club!

[Red13JoePa]

He's won games, but his lard ass had been around longer than Romo and just look at the state of the NFC (L)East when McElbowDeepInTheCheeseFryVatAtTheSyracuse-VillanovaBasketballGamesOnTV padded his career winning %....and dude, LOOK at said % since he single-handedly gave you guys the SB and the NFC East got good again with Dallas, the Giants and even Washington resurging!
No TO and he is an ABYSMAL failure as a starting qb since 2005.

[Rick]

I've honestly never heard anyone on the planet call Brady "arrogant". It's almost laughable. The guy is like Bill Belichick, in terms of he really never says anything about anything and couldn't be less controversial if he tried! The people who don't like Brady are simply tired of him winning and banging hot chicks

I just responded to you saying Romo was arrogant. That sounds as absurd to me as me saying that about Brady does to you. Which I've said before.

Find anything about Brady doing anything like this...

http://cowboys.fandome.com/video/104024 ... ange-Tire/ also mentioned in the next article...

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... 1a4cd.html

Top that big guy! All I could find about Brady is that he sucks at kayaking.

[YoungJRNY]

Are you sure you're not talking about Tom Brady? He's the epitome of arrogant.

Tony Romo is the nicest guy in the sport. Is he a great Quarterback? No. I'll admit that, he hasn't even been anywhere near good lately, but that is one dude that is not arrogant.

I challenge you to find one single quote over the course of Brady's career that would "epitomize" arrogance! Hell, if anything, he's WAY too much of a politician. Even if Brady were the most cocky, arrogant fucker on the planet...he has the trophies in his case to back it up. Romo doesn't... period, end of story!

This is SOMEWHAT of arrogance showing through I guess you could say, mocking the Giants and kind of overlooking them as a football team.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghmVMeMJgw8

I disagree when you say people hate Brady because he bangs hot chicks (ok, maybe) and tired of him winning. Only a small portion of that is true. I admire wins, esp. that of the NFL level and one cannot argue of Brady's accomplishes. I think it's the bigger picture. Him stepping in for Bledsoe, his name, ESPN's non-stop love affair, the Tuck Rule, Spy-Gate, Running up scores, 16-0. It all comes to an abrupt nutshell and when you think New England you think of those controversies on top of those 3 Super Bowl wins. Other than that, yes, people are tired of him winning because he's labeled as the best Quarterback in the league, goes down like a wuss, and the media loves him to death. That carries over, and it's shown from the trash talk from the Jets last week. Regardless, Brady is an easy 1st ballot Hall of Famer, and judging what he has meant in this league, deserves it.