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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 wrote: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 wrote:YoungJRNY wrote: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.
Enigma869 wrote: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!
Enigma869 wrote: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!
Zedul wrote: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!
Saint John wrote: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.
larryfromnextdoor wrote: i like Romo
larryfromnextdoor wrote: So the
fans still remember how amazing he was and give him a "pass" for his recent blunders.
larryfromnextdoor wrote: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 wrote:larryfromnextdoor wrote: i like Romo
Why???larryfromnextdoor wrote: 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!
Rick wrote:
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 wrote:Rick wrote:
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!
Red13JoePa wrote: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 wrote:Red13JoePa wrote: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 wrote:Rick wrote:Red13JoePa wrote: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.
Red13JoePa wrote: 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...
Red13JoePa wrote: shit I'm stuck w/ donovan mcnabb.
Enigma869 wrote: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![]()
Enigma869 wrote:Rick wrote:
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!
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