Some of you are still mourning the Great Cowboys Implosion of 2011 this morning (and some of you got the double whammy this weekend of the Second Great Aggies Implosion of 2011, too). There are many, many articles out there right now about what happened, how it happened, whether Tony Romo is to blame, etc. Even Dirk Nowitzki took to Twitter to comfort ToRo.
And then I came across this on Yahoo Sports – an article that says that if we were Kansas City or Cleveland or Seattle, we’d be thrilled to have Romo. That he’s actually a decent quarterback that does better than most of his post-Troy Aikman predecessors, and it’s just following people like Aikman, Staubach and Don Meredith that makes him seem so lackluster. I’m not entirely certain I agree that it’s just a case of Romo having the bad luck of being on a team whose fans expect a lot of their quarterback, though. You guys?
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Ahh, the pick-6 kills. But then again, I do hold the record for most attempts in a game and most completions without an INT. Aikman had 11 pick-6es in his career. Favre – over 32. Poor play calling on the goal line cost the Cowboys. Inability to play any defense in the 4th. Inability to tackle Bobby Carpenter! Giving up free yardage late in the game. Roster spots wasted on running backs – which the Cowboys apparently don’t need. We need Romo to be perfect if the rest of the team and the coaches get a free pass to be terrible. Seems reasonable.
I am a KC Chiefs fan and yes, we would be happy to have Tony Romo. Hey, we took Joe Montana when he was in his final year(s) of play, so we like getting someone who is above average whether on his career ascent or descent. I don’t think you can sum it up solely as Romo on a team whose fans expect a lot from their quarterback – but, there have been some stellar predecessors! And look how Aaron Rodgers has stepped up in Green Bay as an example. That was a tough role to assume, too. I think Tony’s issues are more than just “great expectations” but the added pressure doesn’t help matters.
Not so much.
Romo has tremendous talent throwing (career 95 QBR w/ two 4000+ yard seasons) and avoiding rushing pressure. The problem is he makes very poor decisions far too often and at crucial points of games. He has done this since his first season as a starter and continues today after 93 games. Forcing throws to covered receivers while leading 27-3 is just plain stupid game management and not the judgement of an elite NFL QB. At some point, Garrett will have to make Romo more accountable for his negative plays (think Parcells would have had Romo in game after two pick 6 in a row?) to protect his team’s chances to win games.
Oh yeah, because the Kansas City Chiefs are the standard for winning championships and great quarterback play.
An overachieving low/non-draft pick who’s good enough to be competitive but not good enough to win a championship?
Sounds perfect for Kansas City.
Tony Romo equals Jake “The Snake” Plummer, exciting as hell but prone to making that boneheaded play which loses games and kills head coaching careers.
Being a “post Aikman” quarterback doesn’t hold water 11 years later.
It pains me to say this, but Dale Hansen put it best. Romo is a fine quarterback, just like Danny White was. But what separates the good quarterbacks from the ones who win playoff games and championships is the ability to bear down and keep mistakes to a minimum. It’s knowing when to take a sack or throw the ball out of bounds, rather than forcing the ball or trying to make a throw that you do not have the skill to make.