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Tony Romo: Broadcaster (2 Viewers)

why are people in such a rush to suck this guy off?

eta: huh, Richard is no longer censored

 
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trying to track the number of times he has made a statement and then contradicted himself in 2-3 seconds over the last 5 minutes of this game has broken my ticker tape

holy ####

and did he just say the Raiders could run 3 quick fades in 8 seconds? on what planet?

 
mr. furley said:
trying to track the number of times he has made a statement and then contradicted himself in 2-3 seconds over the last 5 minutes of this game has broken my ticker tape

holy ####

and did he just say the Raiders could run 3 quick fades in 8 seconds? on what planet?
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When there's two penalties on consecutive plays?

 
mr. furley said:
trying to track the number of times he has made a statement and then contradicted himself in 2-3 seconds over the last 5 minutes of this game has broken my ticker tape

holy ####

and did he just say the Raiders could run 3 quick fades in 8 seconds? on what planet?
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That was before the 10 second run off. 

 
Christo said:
Make that three penalties and they can pass it four times in 8 seconds
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theoretically, he could have said that they could run 39 plays. or 622 plays. 

provided the Chiefs were unable to defend without penalty that many times.

maybe they're still playing and running indefensible fade after fade. i turned it off after the 4th untimed down.

@OrtonToOlsen

 
mr. furley said:
if one of these safeties comes down, throw it outside the numbers

x12
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Holy smokes man, did Romo dump your sister or something?  

Sure he might not be the best in TV, but if your going to break down every one of his games, we might want to pin the thread because he's going to be in the booth for 10+ years.  Or just merge with stupid commentators thread.  

If CBS fired him today, he'd have a serious contract by the time he hung up with them for one of the other big networks.

I find it cool that he is teaching the viewers to look beyond the ball movement before the play happens.  I would say 95% of the viewers just watch the ball and that is their enjoyment of the sport.  he's teaching people to watch the defense and understand what the QB is doing before the ball is even snapped.  I don't see any other commentator doing this consistently.  

 
there's a thread dedicated to how awesome he is. i didn't start it :shrug:  

the only thing he's doing differently than the other talking heads is being REALLY enthusiastic, making video game sounds and talking way too much.

i'm fascinated by the "HE'S THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT!" reaction after week 1 and the subsequent ball washing week in and week out despite him really just being a guy at the bar who had a couple too many that won't stop rambling shtick.

re-watch the last 6-8 minutes of the game. he made predictions on almost every play. and was wrong on most of them.

when he wasn't predicting the play he was saying things like "they have 2 timeouts here. i would not use a timeout in this situation (whistle blows, timeout is called). that's a great timeout there. they have 1 left. great call. i would have called the timeout there." 

subsequent play "they have 1 timeout left here. you have to save that timeout.  it's too early to stop the clock. save that timeout (whistle blows. timeout is called.) that's a great call there. i would have used my timeout there, too."

wash, rinse, repeat

it's like he's the average fan who checks in here and there on the games... who watches some of them, if he doesn't have to go grocery shopping, or mow the lawn, or power wash his shed. but on Monday morning comes to the office and say "DID YOU SEE THAT GAME??!??! i saw most of it... well.. some of it. the 2nd quarter.. and the last couple plays of the game. WHAT A GAME!! *beep* *boop* *pow* LOOK AT THAT GUY RUN!"  people are lining up to jerk him off for being "different".

he's fine for people that don't really watch football much. he sounds exciting. he sounds "fun". he's "teaching" the game... apparently? to people who are actually tennis fans? maybe?

when he says.. 10-12 times in the last 3 minutes of the game (after having dropped it 10-12 times previously throughout the game) "if the safety comes down, you have to throw the ball outside the numbers." that's not really "teaching" so much as repeating the obvious.

if he threw in a "Jeeeem" people would say he's the worst announcer to ever work in a booth. but because he says "it's like, whoa, look at me i caught the ball with one hand while i was going out of bounds! like, whoa! *zoom* *pow* Jim, why don't you go ahead and do the commercial drop, then do play by play on the next call.. cause, like, that's what the 3 people in my ear are saying we're going to do next. *zoom* *pow* wow!" people are lining up to ball wash him.

if you want good play by play and analysis, watch an Ian Eagle call. or Spero Dedes.

if you want to listen to your drunken lout cousin blabber for 3 hours, stepping all over your enjoyment of the game, be my guest. 

 
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NREC34 said:
Just keeps getting better each week. 

Already better than Simms. 
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Was listening to a national show on Sirius  and the rumors were that Nance can`t stand working with Romo already. And that Romo has been told to dial it down and stop talking over Nance.

 
Da Guru said:
Was listening to a national show on Sirius  and the rumors were that Nance can`t stand working with Romo already. And that Romo has been told to dial it down and stop talking over Nance.
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He's still new and with more experience will get the amount he speaks perfected. 

 
He's a little too enthusiastic, but otherwise fine. I like him as a broadcaster. He does a good job with what he has to work with. I appreciate him noticing two-deep, nickel, and dime coverage. Makes for a better broadcast.  

 
mr. furley said:
there's a thread dedicated to how awesome he is. i didn't start it :shrug:  

the only thing he's doing differently than the other talking heads is being REALLY enthusiastic, making video game sounds and talking way too much.

i'm fascinated by the "HE'S THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT!" reaction after week 1 and the subsequent ball washing week in and week out despite him really just being a guy at the bar who had a couple too many that won't stop rambling shtick.

re-watch the last 6-8 minutes of the game. he made predictions on almost every play. and was wrong on most of them.

when he wasn't predicting the play he was saying things like "they have 2 timeouts here. i would not use a timeout in this situation (whistle blows, timeout is called). that's a great timeout there. they have 1 left. great call. i would have called the timeout there." 

subsequent play "they have 1 timeout left here. you have to save that timeout.  it's too early to stop the clock. save that timeout (whistle blows. timeout is called.) that's a great call there. i would have used my timeout there, too."

wash, rinse, repeat

it's like he's the average fan who checks in here and there on the games... who watches some of them, if he doesn't have to go grocery shopping, or mow the lawn, or power wash his shed. but on Monday morning comes to the office and say "DID YOU SEE THAT GAME??!??! i saw most of it... well.. some of it. the 2nd quarter.. and the last couple plays of the game. WHAT A GAME!! *beep* *boop* *pow* LOOK AT THAT GUY RUN!"  people are lining up to jerk him off for being "different".

he's fine for people that don't really watch football much. he sounds exciting. he sounds "fun". he's "teaching" the game... apparently? to people who are actually tennis fans? maybe?

when he says.. 10-12 times in the last 3 minutes of the game (after having dropped it 10-12 times previously throughout the game) "if the safety comes down, you have to throw the ball outside the numbers." that's not really "teaching" so much as repeating the obvious.

if he threw in a "Jeeeem" people would say he's the worst announcer to ever work in a booth. but because he says "it's like, whoa, look at me i caught the ball with one hand while i was going out of bounds! like, whoa! *zoom* *pow* Jim, why don't you go ahead and do the commercial drop, then do play by play on the next call.. cause, like, that's what the 3 people in my ear are saying we're going to do next. *zoom* *pow* wow!" people are lining up to ball wash him.

if you want good play by play and analysis, watch an Ian Eagle call. or Spero Dedes.

if you want to listen to your drunken lout cousin blabber for 3 hours, stepping all over your enjoyment of the game, be my guest. 
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I'm sorry that Tony Romo apparently did something horrible to you or your loved one.

 
mr. furley said:
there's a thread dedicated to how awesome he is. i didn't start it :shrug:  

the only thing he's doing differently than the other talking heads is being REALLY enthusiastic, making video game sounds and talking way too much.

i'm fascinated by the "HE'S THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT!" reaction after week 1 and the subsequent ball washing week in and week out despite him really just being a guy at the bar who had a couple too many that won't stop rambling shtick.

re-watch the last 6-8 minutes of the game. he made predictions on almost every play. and was wrong on most of them.

when he wasn't predicting the play he was saying things like "they have 2 timeouts here. i would not use a timeout in this situation (whistle blows, timeout is called). that's a great timeout there. they have 1 left. great call. i would have called the timeout there." 

subsequent play "they have 1 timeout left here. you have to save that timeout.  it's too early to stop the clock. save that timeout (whistle blows. timeout is called.) that's a great call there. i would have used my timeout there, too."

wash, rinse, repeat

it's like he's the average fan who checks in here and there on the games... who watches some of them, if he doesn't have to go grocery shopping, or mow the lawn, or power wash his shed. but on Monday morning comes to the office and say "DID YOU SEE THAT GAME??!??! i saw most of it... well.. some of it. the 2nd quarter.. and the last couple plays of the game. WHAT A GAME!! *beep* *boop* *pow* LOOK AT THAT GUY RUN!"  people are lining up to jerk him off for being "different".

he's fine for people that don't really watch football much. he sounds exciting. he sounds "fun". he's "teaching" the game... apparently? to people who are actually tennis fans? maybe?

when he says.. 10-12 times in the last 3 minutes of the game (after having dropped it 10-12 times previously throughout the game) "if the safety comes down, you have to throw the ball outside the numbers." that's not really "teaching" so much as repeating the obvious.

if he threw in a "Jeeeem" people would say he's the worst announcer to ever work in a booth. but because he says "it's like, whoa, look at me i caught the ball with one hand while i was going out of bounds! like, whoa! *zoom* *pow* Jim, why don't you go ahead and do the commercial drop, then do play by play on the next call.. cause, like, that's what the 3 people in my ear are saying we're going to do next. *zoom* *pow* wow!" people are lining up to ball wash him.

if you want good play by play and analysis, watch an Ian Eagle call. or Spero Dedes.

if you want to listen to your drunken lout cousin blabber for 3 hours, stepping all over your enjoyment of the game, be my guest. 
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Is this what they mean by the phrase "having a conniption"?

 
Johnny Bing said:
Holy smokes man, did Romo dump your sister or something?  

I find it cool that he is teaching the viewers to look beyond the ball movement before the play happens.  I would say 95% of the viewers just watch the ball and that is their enjoyment of the sport.  he's teaching people to watch the defense and understand what the QB is doing before the ball is even snapped.  I don't see any other commentator doing this consistently.  
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This 

Da Guru said:
Was listening to a national show on Sirius  and the rumors were that Nance can`t stand working with Romo already. And that Romo has been told to dial it down and stop talking over Nance.
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Fine. Can Nance and find someone who will work with Tony. 

rockaction said:
He's a little too enthusiastic, but otherwise fine. I like him as a broadcaster. He does a good job with what he has to work with. I appreciate him noticing two-deep, nickel, and dime coverage. Makes for a better broadcast.  
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This is where I'm at. 

Apparently Furley prefers the usual color man mad libs:

"Well Bob, Just this past week I was talking to [insert player]'s [players relative], and they went on and on about how he shows signs of [skill] at a very young age. The guys in the locker room rave about [skill] too. [teammate] told me before the game that we were going to see more of [thing that just happened], and by golly, there it is." 

:)

 
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mr. furley said:
there's a thread dedicated to how awesome he is. i didn't start it :shrug:  

the only thing he's doing differently than the other talking heads is being REALLY enthusiastic, making video game sounds and talking way too much.

i'm fascinated by the "HE'S THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT!" reaction after week 1 and the subsequent ball washing week in and week out despite him really just being a guy at the bar who had a couple too many that won't stop rambling shtick.

re-watch the last 6-8 minutes of the game. he made predictions on almost every play. and was wrong on most of them.

when he wasn't predicting the play he was saying things like "they have 2 timeouts here. i would not use a timeout in this situation (whistle blows, timeout is called). that's a great timeout there. they have 1 left. great call. i would have called the timeout there." 

subsequent play "they have 1 timeout left here. you have to save that timeout.  it's too early to stop the clock. save that timeout (whistle blows. timeout is called.) that's a great call there. i would have used my timeout there, too."

wash, rinse, repeat

it's like he's the average fan who checks in here and there on the games... who watches some of them, if he doesn't have to go grocery shopping, or mow the lawn, or power wash his shed. but on Monday morning comes to the office and say "DID YOU SEE THAT GAME??!??! i saw most of it... well.. some of it. the 2nd quarter.. and the last couple plays of the game. WHAT A GAME!! *beep* *boop* *pow* LOOK AT THAT GUY RUN!"  people are lining up to jerk him off for being "different".

he's fine for people that don't really watch football much. he sounds exciting. he sounds "fun". he's "teaching" the game... apparently? to people who are actually tennis fans? maybe?

when he says.. 10-12 times in the last 3 minutes of the game (after having dropped it 10-12 times previously throughout the game) "if the safety comes down, you have to throw the ball outside the numbers." that's not really "teaching" so much as repeating the obvious.

if he threw in a "Jeeeem" people would say he's the worst announcer to ever work in a booth. but because he says "it's like, whoa, look at me i caught the ball with one hand while i was going out of bounds! like, whoa! *zoom* *pow* Jim, why don't you go ahead and do the commercial drop, then do play by play on the next call.. cause, like, that's what the 3 people in my ear are saying we're going to do next. *zoom* *pow* wow!" people are lining up to ball wash him.

if you want good play by play and analysis, watch an Ian Eagle call. or Spero Dedes.

if you want to listen to your drunken lout cousin blabber for 3 hours, stepping all over your enjoyment of the game, be my guest. 
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Stop, you're wrong. Spend more time logged in as swc. 

 
I think he's doing fine now and will get better with experience. Guy aint even a year out of the league so I think we have to cut him a little slack on getting a little wound-up in the booth. New thing for him and he'll find the right balance, IMO.

 
For me it's about enthusiasm.  I like listening to Romo call games.  I like Gruden calling games.  I do not like how Romo tends to turn into a cheerleader at times.  He was practically begging for Carr and the Raiders to hurry up to the line and get a play off before the 2:00 warning last night. I get that he's enthusiastic and wants to see good plays and exciting games and all that but it turns into rooting for the team you're calling when that happens.  

 
NFL broadcasters in general take themselves way too seriously. Romo seems to understand that it's just a stupid football game, and he acts accordingly. Some of these guys act like THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE is the most important thing ever and it's really annoying. Like anything else in life, he will improve as he gets more experience, but I dig his style. 

 
I cringed a bit when they showed the clip of the Big Mascot sacking Derek Carr when he was 12.    "Some 30 yr old man really enjoyed pounding little kids!"

 
Moe. said:
NFL broadcasters in general take themselves way too seriously. Romo seems to understand that it's just a stupid football game, and he acts accordingly. Some of these guys act like THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE is the most important thing ever and it's really annoying. Like anything else in life, he will improve as he gets more experience, but I dig his style. 
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Romo has not irritated me yet.  I was afraid that he would get on my nerves but that has not happened.  I like his enthusiasm for the game and that he makes the broadcast interesting.  He is not perfect but he should get better.   

 
mr. furley said:
there's a thread dedicated to how awesome he is. i didn't start it :shrug:  

the only thing he's doing differently than the other talking heads is being REALLY enthusiastic, making video game sounds and talking way too much.

i'm fascinated by the "HE'S THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT!" reaction after week 1 and the subsequent ball washing week in and week out despite him really just being a guy at the bar who had a couple too many that won't stop rambling shtick.

re-watch the last 6-8 minutes of the game. he made predictions on almost every play. and was wrong on most of them.

when he wasn't predicting the play he was saying things like "they have 2 timeouts here. i would not use a timeout in this situation (whistle blows, timeout is called). that's a great timeout there. they have 1 left. great call. i would have called the timeout there." 

subsequent play "they have 1 timeout left here. you have to save that timeout.  it's too early to stop the clock. save that timeout (whistle blows. timeout is called.) that's a great call there. i would have used my timeout there, too."

wash, rinse, repeat

it's like he's the average fan who checks in here and there on the games... who watches some of them, if he doesn't have to go grocery shopping, or mow the lawn, or power wash his shed. but on Monday morning comes to the office and say "DID YOU SEE THAT GAME??!??! i saw most of it... well.. some of it. the 2nd quarter.. and the last couple plays of the game. WHAT A GAME!! *beep* *boop* *pow* LOOK AT THAT GUY RUN!"  people are lining up to jerk him off for being "different".

he's fine for people that don't really watch football much. he sounds exciting. he sounds "fun". he's "teaching" the game... apparently? to people who are actually tennis fans? maybe?

when he says.. 10-12 times in the last 3 minutes of the game (after having dropped it 10-12 times previously throughout the game) "if the safety comes down, you have to throw the ball outside the numbers." that's not really "teaching" so much as repeating the obvious.

if he threw in a "Jeeeem" people would say he's the worst announcer to ever work in a booth. but because he says "it's like, whoa, look at me i caught the ball with one hand while i was going out of bounds! like, whoa! *zoom* *pow* Jim, why don't you go ahead and do the commercial drop, then do play by play on the next call.. cause, like, that's what the 3 people in my ear are saying we're going to do next. *zoom* *pow* wow!" people are lining up to ball wash him.

if you want good play by play and analysis, watch an Ian Eagle call. or Spero Dedes.

if you want to listen to your drunken lout cousin blabber for 3 hours, stepping all over your enjoyment of the game, be my guest. 
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:lmao:

Ironic in that this perfectly describes your posts in this thread. 

For a guy who sounds like he would masterbate to a snuff video of Tony Romo getting disemboweled, you sure do watch a lot of his games. 

Other than a little bit of hyperbole here and there, the majority of the posters in here think he's doing a pretty good job and even list a few of the things they don't like about him. Nobody is saying he's the second coming.

Stop it, you're embarrassing yourself.

 
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I'm a fan. Screw Nance...he needs to get over himself.  I actually enjoy listening to Tony so that adds him to the huge list of NFL guys that includes....... Yeah just the Sunday Night crew. Almost every other game I'd rather have on mute and listen to music.

Best part of the whole night was the scrum with Lynch. Tony and Nance are going back and forth for a few seconds and then it's time to say what happened and Tony says something to the effect of, go ahead Jim, tell everyone what just happened. 

I giggled more than I should have. 

 
I'm ambivalent on Romo, which I guess means he's at least slightly above average. Most of those guys are forgettable at best and unbearable at worst. If I watched a game and enjoyed it and don't mention the announcers afterward, they did great. 

 
Moe. said:
NFL broadcasters in general take themselves way too seriously. Romo seems to understand that it's just a stupid football game, and he acts accordingly. Some of these guys act like THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE is the most important thing ever and it's really annoying. Like anything else in life, he will improve as he gets more experience, but I dig his style. 
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Yes, seem people act like football is a matter of life and death.

I assure you, it's much more important than that.

 
mr. furley said:
there's a thread dedicated to how awesome he is. i didn't start it :shrug:  

the only thing he's doing differently than the other talking heads is being REALLY enthusiastic, making video game sounds and talking way too much.

i'm fascinated by the "HE'S THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT!" reaction after week 1 and the subsequent ball washing week in and week out despite him really just being a guy at the bar who had a couple too many that won't stop rambling shtick.

re-watch the last 6-8 minutes of the game. he made predictions on almost every play. and was wrong on most of them.

when he wasn't predicting the play he was saying things like "they have 2 timeouts here. i would not use a timeout in this situation (whistle blows, timeout is called). that's a great timeout there. they have 1 left. great call. i would have called the timeout there." 

subsequent play "they have 1 timeout left here. you have to save that timeout.  it's too early to stop the clock. save that timeout (whistle blows. timeout is called.) that's a great call there. i would have used my timeout there, too."

wash, rinse, repeat

it's like he's the average fan who checks in here and there on the games... who watches some of them, if he doesn't have to go grocery shopping, or mow the lawn, or power wash his shed. but on Monday morning comes to the office and say "DID YOU SEE THAT GAME??!??! i saw most of it... well.. some of it. the 2nd quarter.. and the last couple plays of the game. WHAT A GAME!! *beep* *boop* *pow* LOOK AT THAT GUY RUN!"  people are lining up to jerk him off for being "different".

he's fine for people that don't really watch football much. he sounds exciting. he sounds "fun". he's "teaching" the game... apparently? to people who are actually tennis fans? maybe?

when he says.. 10-12 times in the last 3 minutes of the game (after having dropped it 10-12 times previously throughout the game) "if the safety comes down, you have to throw the ball outside the numbers." that's not really "teaching" so much as repeating the obvious.

if he threw in a "Jeeeem" people would say he's the worst announcer to ever work in a booth. but because he says "it's like, whoa, look at me i caught the ball with one hand while i was going out of bounds! like, whoa! *zoom* *pow* Jim, why don't you go ahead and do the commercial drop, then do play by play on the next call.. cause, like, that's what the 3 people in my ear are saying we're going to do next. *zoom* *pow* wow!" people are lining up to ball wash him.

if you want good play by play and analysis, watch an Ian Eagle call. or Spero Dedes.

if you want to listen to your drunken lout cousin blabber for 3 hours, stepping all over your enjoyment of the game, be my guest. 
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You need to get laid.  

 
Da Guru said:
Was listening to a national show on Sirius  and the rumors were that Nance can`t stand working with Romo already. And that Romo has been told to dial it down and stop talking over Nance.
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This wouldn't surprise me.  Nance sounds tortured to deal with him

 
Turned the sound off last night.  He was brutal during the Philly/Carolina game and I couldn't take it again.  I'm shocked that he could somewhat run an offense based on the acumen he displays in the booth.

 
BassNBrew said:
Turned the sound off last night.  He was brutal during the Philly/Carolina game and I couldn't take it again.  I'm shocked that he could somewhat run an offense based on the acumen he displays in the booth.
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Turd QB, turd announcer, turd human being imo. Absolutely hate him.

 
Da Guru said:
Was listening to a national show on Sirius  and the rumors were that Nance can`t stand working with Romo already. And that Romo has been told to dial it down and stop talking over Nance.
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he was dialed down from a 13 out of 10 to about a 6 today.

someone definitely told him to tone it down and stop stepping all over Nantz. it was almost a "normal" Nantz broadcast. Romo wasn't blabbering non-stop, trying to predict every play, attempting to lead the broadcast.

you could sense Nantz was getting pissed the last couple games.. but he's too professional to show it.

 
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