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ROMO STUD STATUS? (1 Viewer)
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GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
You'd have to ask Jessica Simpson if he's a stud.
But as a Bears fan, I was VERY concerned with the ease of which the Dallas offense shredded Tampa's 'cover two' defense.
But as a Bears fan, I was VERY concerned with the ease of which the Dallas offense shredded Tampa's 'cover two' defense.
Funny though
Biabreakable
Footballguy
to the greatness that is Tony Homo.
EdwardCat
Footballguy
Wow, you should be banned for a terrible, offensive play on words.
realamerican85
Footballguy
Calm down... I'm a Romosexual and do not find that offensive.Wow, you should be banned for a terrible, offensive play on words.
culdeus
Footballguy
lighten up francisWow, you should be banned for a terrible, offensive play on words.
SickThing
Footballguy
Associated Press
Posted: 49 minutes ago
IRVING, Texas (AP) - For a three-play stretch Thursday, Tony Romo looked like a guy making only his fifth start after 3 1/2 years on the bench.
He hardly misfired again.
Romo went on to throw five touchdown passes, tying a Dallas Cowboys record and leading them to an easy 38-10 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"I thought it was Aikman out there," Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden said.
Well, there was one difference: Troy Aikman needed overtime for the only five-TD game of his career. And Roger Staubach, the other Hall of Fame quarterback for the Cowboys, never did it.
While it's tough to lump Romo in with those guys at this point in his career, it is no longer "ludicrous" to consider him being Pro Bowl-caliber, as coach Bill Parcells said earlier this week.
The Cowboys are 7-4, with a half-game lead in the NFC East and the second-most wins in the conference behind Chicago (9-1), and Romo is a major reason for it.
He's 4-1 as a starter, with three straight wins. In the previous two, he outplayed Peyton Manning as Dallas handed Indianapolis its first loss and he earned NFC offensive player of the week honors for his performance against Arizona.
This time, Romo was 22-of-29 for 306 yards, with a stretch of 13 straight completions. He went 9-of-10 in the second half, making him 29-of-31 after halftime over his last three games.
"The sky is the limit for the guy," said Terrell Owens, who for all his antics knows a thing or two about quarterbacks, having played with Steve Young in San Francisco and Donovan McNabb in Philadelphia. "He's poised back there in the pocket. He makes things happen on the run. He makes great decisions and he's managing the game. He's exceeding expectations right now."
The Buccaneers (3-8) continue living down to their expectations.
After opening the game with an 80-yard touchdown drive, Tampa Bay crossed midfield only once more to lose for the fourth time in five games. Joey Galloway caught three passes for 71 yards in his first game against the Cowboys since they traded him for Keyshawn Johnson, but two of the catches and 59 of the yards came on that opening series.
Romo responded to the early 7-0 deficit by leading Dallas to five touchdowns in a span of six drives. He was at his best right around halftime - with a 74-yard drive during a 2-minute drill that made it 21-10 at the break, then opening the third quarter with an 82-yard drive that featured a 45-yard pass to Glenn.
Romo's passer rating was 148.9, an incompletion or two from being perfect. Considering he came in 0.5 behind Manning for No. 1 in that category, Peyton is going to need one heck of a game this weekend or the new league leader is going to be Romo, an undrafted former Division I-AA MVP from Eastern Illinois who spent the first six games this season backing up Drew Bledsoe.
"He's managing the game well. And that's what he's supposed to do," Parcells said. "He's a football guy and he's interested in playing well. But we've got a ways to go here. So put the anointing oil away, OK?"
Tell that to the fans who chanted "Ro-mo! Ro-mo!" during Fox's postgame show. Or to the fans who hung his name in the Ring of Honor during warmups; it was taken down before kickoff.
"It'll be the last time they take it down," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said eagerly in the giddy winning locker room.
Romo caught a glimpse of the sign. After denying he saw it, he broke into a smile and called it "pretty funny."
Then came a big dose of humility from a player known more for his confidence.
"That is an injustice to those guys," he said. "Every single one of them have had unbelievable careers. That's something you aspire to one day. If I could play another 15 years, maybe. ... I got things I still have to work on and get better at. Believe me, I haven't arrived yet, by any means."
Parcells keeps saying he's waiting to see how Romo bounces back from a bad game. He's going to have to wait at least 10 days, when Dallas plays on the road against the New York Giants, the first team that Romo will go against a second time. The first meaningful action of his career was against them - only a month ago Thursday.
At 7-4, the Cowboys have the same record they had coming out of last year's Thanksgiving game. Led by Bledsoe, they won only two more games and missed the playoffs.
Parcells said things are different this time because Dallas lost on the holiday last year. He's also starting to reveal his optimism for this club.
"I think we're going to be in it here for a little while," Parcells said.
Glenn caught Romo's first two TD passes, of 30 and 2 yards. Marion Barber III caught the next two, giving him an NFC-best 11 touchdowns.
The record-tying fifth went to Owens and he capped it in holiday style by depositing the ball into one of the Salvation Army red kettles being used as a prop for the charity's annual holiday fundraising campaign.
"That was my donation," T.O. said. "I hope it's as much as the fine."
Posted: 49 minutes ago
IRVING, Texas (AP) - For a three-play stretch Thursday, Tony Romo looked like a guy making only his fifth start after 3 1/2 years on the bench.
He hardly misfired again.
Romo went on to throw five touchdown passes, tying a Dallas Cowboys record and leading them to an easy 38-10 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"I thought it was Aikman out there," Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden said.
Well, there was one difference: Troy Aikman needed overtime for the only five-TD game of his career. And Roger Staubach, the other Hall of Fame quarterback for the Cowboys, never did it.
While it's tough to lump Romo in with those guys at this point in his career, it is no longer "ludicrous" to consider him being Pro Bowl-caliber, as coach Bill Parcells said earlier this week.
The Cowboys are 7-4, with a half-game lead in the NFC East and the second-most wins in the conference behind Chicago (9-1), and Romo is a major reason for it.
He's 4-1 as a starter, with three straight wins. In the previous two, he outplayed Peyton Manning as Dallas handed Indianapolis its first loss and he earned NFC offensive player of the week honors for his performance against Arizona.
This time, Romo was 22-of-29 for 306 yards, with a stretch of 13 straight completions. He went 9-of-10 in the second half, making him 29-of-31 after halftime over his last three games.
"The sky is the limit for the guy," said Terrell Owens, who for all his antics knows a thing or two about quarterbacks, having played with Steve Young in San Francisco and Donovan McNabb in Philadelphia. "He's poised back there in the pocket. He makes things happen on the run. He makes great decisions and he's managing the game. He's exceeding expectations right now."
The Buccaneers (3-8) continue living down to their expectations.
After opening the game with an 80-yard touchdown drive, Tampa Bay crossed midfield only once more to lose for the fourth time in five games. Joey Galloway caught three passes for 71 yards in his first game against the Cowboys since they traded him for Keyshawn Johnson, but two of the catches and 59 of the yards came on that opening series.
Romo responded to the early 7-0 deficit by leading Dallas to five touchdowns in a span of six drives. He was at his best right around halftime - with a 74-yard drive during a 2-minute drill that made it 21-10 at the break, then opening the third quarter with an 82-yard drive that featured a 45-yard pass to Glenn.
Romo's passer rating was 148.9, an incompletion or two from being perfect. Considering he came in 0.5 behind Manning for No. 1 in that category, Peyton is going to need one heck of a game this weekend or the new league leader is going to be Romo, an undrafted former Division I-AA MVP from Eastern Illinois who spent the first six games this season backing up Drew Bledsoe.
"He's managing the game well. And that's what he's supposed to do," Parcells said. "He's a football guy and he's interested in playing well. But we've got a ways to go here. So put the anointing oil away, OK?"
Tell that to the fans who chanted "Ro-mo! Ro-mo!" during Fox's postgame show. Or to the fans who hung his name in the Ring of Honor during warmups; it was taken down before kickoff.
"It'll be the last time they take it down," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said eagerly in the giddy winning locker room.
Romo caught a glimpse of the sign. After denying he saw it, he broke into a smile and called it "pretty funny."
Then came a big dose of humility from a player known more for his confidence.
"That is an injustice to those guys," he said. "Every single one of them have had unbelievable careers. That's something you aspire to one day. If I could play another 15 years, maybe. ... I got things I still have to work on and get better at. Believe me, I haven't arrived yet, by any means."
Parcells keeps saying he's waiting to see how Romo bounces back from a bad game. He's going to have to wait at least 10 days, when Dallas plays on the road against the New York Giants, the first team that Romo will go against a second time. The first meaningful action of his career was against them - only a month ago Thursday.
At 7-4, the Cowboys have the same record they had coming out of last year's Thanksgiving game. Led by Bledsoe, they won only two more games and missed the playoffs.
Parcells said things are different this time because Dallas lost on the holiday last year. He's also starting to reveal his optimism for this club.
"I think we're going to be in it here for a little while," Parcells said.
Glenn caught Romo's first two TD passes, of 30 and 2 yards. Marion Barber III caught the next two, giving him an NFC-best 11 touchdowns.
The record-tying fifth went to Owens and he capped it in holiday style by depositing the ball into one of the Salvation Army red kettles being used as a prop for the charity's annual holiday fundraising campaign.
"That was my donation," T.O. said. "I hope it's as much as the fine."
Romo looked great and i think he's a very viable fantasy option (-quick aside why is Deon dressed like Morpheus from the Matrix tonight...sorry) and has a very favorable playoff schedule. But dont expect todays kind of performance all the time- Tampa had ZERO pressure on him today, any QB in the league should be able to shred a defense that plays like that.
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ChampBailey24
Footballguy
SickThing said:
I'm a Romo owner and he looked really impressive, but it was against a Tampa def that was decimated by injuries. Remember he also didn't throw a TD pass the game before when Dallas beat Indy. While I really hope he continues to post monster stats on a weekly basis, I think the fantasy-stud designation is a little premature.
Hairy Snowman
Footballguy
In Parcells We Trust!
The man has crafted quite a QB in Dallas.
I don't think the FF Stud is premature. Seems the whole team is telling you every week that this guy is not only the real deal, but that he is taking the entire team on his shoulders and carrying them into the playoffs right now.
Enjoy the highlights before the league can catch on to what he doesn't do well. But so far so good. I can't really see many soft spots. (Maybe the way he runs around with the ball is one hand?...........
)
The man has crafted quite a QB in Dallas.
I don't think the FF Stud is premature. Seems the whole team is telling you every week that this guy is not only the real deal, but that he is taking the entire team on his shoulders and carrying them into the playoffs right now.
Enjoy the highlights before the league can catch on to what he doesn't do well. But so far so good. I can't really see many soft spots. (Maybe the way he runs around with the ball is one hand?...........
)
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
Eastern Illinois University is doing alright for itself:
Mike Shanahan, Tony Romo and Sean Payton all started out there.
....and of course John Jurkovic, who's in their Hall of Fame.
John Malkovich and Joan Allen went their also. If you dig deep enough, you'll find
a SPLENDID picture of Joan here: http://eiuhalloffame.com/
Mike Shanahan, Tony Romo and Sean Payton all started out there.
....and of course John Jurkovic, who's in their Hall of Fame.
John Malkovich and Joan Allen went their also. If you dig deep enough, you'll find
a SPLENDID picture of Joan here: http://eiuhalloffame.com/
Stinger Ray
Footballguy
dmac37 said:
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
Not only is he overrated as a quarterback, he sucks pretty bad as a field goal holder as well.
Widbil83
Footballguy
seahawk 17
Footballguy
Anytime someone fumbles I now call it Romoitis.
Emmitt Smith
18,355
Is this really comming from somebody who has Rex Grossman as their avatar? Romo is basically a rookie. Either this was the best or worst thing that could happen to him. It's a nice dose of humble pie. Not that the boys were going to the Super Bowl, but I'm still in shock.Widbil83 said:pizzatyme said:Romo Empire? LMAO
What a choke, I mean joke.
freelander
Footballguy
I really doubt any Pro QB's "Stud Status" will be relied heavily on how well he handles snaps for field goals.
Traders2001
Footballguy
Not even close ,he played poorly in 75% of his starts .
He actually had one or two good games only and i can tell you they would have won with Bledsoe yesterday.
So no he is a low 2nd tier or high third tier QB at best .
He actually had one or two good games only and i can tell you they would have won with Bledsoe yesterday.
So no he is a low 2nd tier or high third tier QB at best .
Emmitt Smith
18,355
He played poorly in 75% of his starts? Really? Link?And you're the only person on Earth besides Bledsoe who thinks he would have had a shot at winning.The Cowboys wouldn't have even been in the playoffs if it weren't for Romo.Whats with all the morons in the Shark pool today?
bentley
Footballguy
BnB said the same thing about Bledsoe. I don't see it.
wharf rat
Footballguy
Emmitt Smith
18,355
Care to elaborate? So you think Bledsoe would have won the game?
Widbil83
Footballguy
I don't believe Rex has ever dropped the snap of a 19 yd winning chip shot.Is this really comming from somebody who has Rex Grossman as their avatar?Widbil83 said:pizzatyme said:Romo Empire? LMAOWhat a choke, I mean joke.
At least Grossman isn't an #######. Everything I have heard about Romo leads me to believe he is a huge #####.Emmitt Smith
18,355
No. He also doesn't hold. He's usually thanking his defensive players for bailing him out or on the phone trying to explain his 5th int. What are these things that you heard? Link? Have there been any rumors about Romo not being prepared?I don't believe Rex has ever dropped the snap of a 19 yd winning chip shot.Is this really comming from somebody who has Rex Grossman as their avatar?Widbil83 said:pizzatyme said:Romo Empire? LMAO
What a choke, I mean joke.
At least Grossman isn't an #######. Everything I have heard about Romo leads me to believe he is a huge #####.
I actually like Rex. But I'll put Romo up against Rex anyday. Sig bet on who has better numbers next year?
EdwardCat
Footballguy
True, Grossman has only had some of the most appalling games at the QB position in the NFL this year. On any other team, Grossman would barely, if at all, be heading to the playoffs.I don't believe Rex has ever dropped the snap of a 19 yd winning chip shot.Is this really comming from somebody who has Rex Grossman as their avatar?Widbil83 said:pizzatyme said:Romo Empire? LMAO
