It has to be said, especially after Dallas week, Tony Romo is overrated as an elite quarterback in this league.
I've been watching him for some time now and I'm still trying to figure out what everyone sees. Obviously it takes skill to be a starting quarterback in the NFL, but he receives a lot of praise for succeeding in a situation where so many other players would have the same effect. Romo has options that other teams simply don't. He can hand the ball off to a Pro Bowl running back, Marion Barber, or drop back to pass behind three Pro Bowl linemen, and look for his Pro Bowl wide receiver, Terrell Owens, or his Pro Bowl tight end, Jason Witten. If you can't have success working in that system, something is wrong with you. I wish bust-labeled, number one overall pick Alex Smith could go to Dallas and play. He'd probably win comeback player of the year.
What bothers me most about Romo is his ability to ruin everything when his team needs him most. Going into the Redskins game last week, he had given seven points to the opposition or cost his own team seven points in every game of the season by either fumbling in his own end zone, or throwing an interception in the red zone. Although he couldn't extend that streak against the Redskins, he did throw an interception to keep another one alive. He now has thrown an interception in seven straight games, dating back to last season. When the going gets tough, Romo gets his offense on the sideline.
The playoffs? You want to talk about playoffs?? Romo has been a botch in back-to-back years. There's been the mishandled game-winning field goal, an untimely interception, and some poor game management. But let's not get too deep into it because "that's my quarterback."
The Cowboys were anointed as soon-to-be Super Bowl champions just a week ago and I'm so happy things have crashed down to earth. Well, at least for most. ESPN still hasn't figured it out. In the brand new power rankings, the Cowboys slipped from first to third, still ahead of the Redskins who just beat them and have the same record.
It's just a continuation of disrespect from the media coverage of the "NFC Beast." ESPN blogger Matt Mosley wrote an article praising the NFC East as the best division in the NFL, but seemed to leave out some rather large parts. He really only included three of the four teams. Do you want to take a guess on who missed out? Starting with the picture in the headline, Romo, Eli Manning and Donovan McNabb are shown, with the caption that the three of them "are leading their teams in the NFL's toughest division." I guess Jason Campell isn't leading his team anywhere. In fact, the Redskins aren't even mentioned until the 13th paragraph with a simple statement, "Jason Campbell has been solid in his team's two wins." That was all that was mentioned. Thanks Matt. Don't worry about Campbell having a better passer rating than Romo and not turning the ball over all year long.
Maybe now you can change your tune since Campbell has been solid in his team's three wins, most recently against the former number one Cowboys. Get off Romo, give credit where it's due. Campbell outplayed Romo last week and is emerging as someone you don't have to be scared to include when you talk about the NFC East.
I've been watching him for some time now and I'm still trying to figure out what everyone sees. Obviously it takes skill to be a starting quarterback in the NFL, but he receives a lot of praise for succeeding in a situation where so many other players would have the same effect. Romo has options that other teams simply don't. He can hand the ball off to a Pro Bowl running back, Marion Barber, or drop back to pass behind three Pro Bowl linemen, and look for his Pro Bowl wide receiver, Terrell Owens, or his Pro Bowl tight end, Jason Witten. If you can't have success working in that system, something is wrong with you. I wish bust-labeled, number one overall pick Alex Smith could go to Dallas and play. He'd probably win comeback player of the year.
What bothers me most about Romo is his ability to ruin everything when his team needs him most. Going into the Redskins game last week, he had given seven points to the opposition or cost his own team seven points in every game of the season by either fumbling in his own end zone, or throwing an interception in the red zone. Although he couldn't extend that streak against the Redskins, he did throw an interception to keep another one alive. He now has thrown an interception in seven straight games, dating back to last season. When the going gets tough, Romo gets his offense on the sideline.
The playoffs? You want to talk about playoffs?? Romo has been a botch in back-to-back years. There's been the mishandled game-winning field goal, an untimely interception, and some poor game management. But let's not get too deep into it because "that's my quarterback."
The Cowboys were anointed as soon-to-be Super Bowl champions just a week ago and I'm so happy things have crashed down to earth. Well, at least for most. ESPN still hasn't figured it out. In the brand new power rankings, the Cowboys slipped from first to third, still ahead of the Redskins who just beat them and have the same record.
It's just a continuation of disrespect from the media coverage of the "NFC Beast." ESPN blogger Matt Mosley wrote an article praising the NFC East as the best division in the NFL, but seemed to leave out some rather large parts. He really only included three of the four teams. Do you want to take a guess on who missed out? Starting with the picture in the headline, Romo, Eli Manning and Donovan McNabb are shown, with the caption that the three of them "are leading their teams in the NFL's toughest division." I guess Jason Campell isn't leading his team anywhere. In fact, the Redskins aren't even mentioned until the 13th paragraph with a simple statement, "Jason Campbell has been solid in his team's two wins." That was all that was mentioned. Thanks Matt. Don't worry about Campbell having a better passer rating than Romo and not turning the ball over all year long.
Maybe now you can change your tune since Campbell has been solid in his team's three wins, most recently against the former number one Cowboys. Get off Romo, give credit where it's due. Campbell outplayed Romo last week and is emerging as someone you don't have to be scared to include when you talk about the NFC East.
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