Who could have predicted that Jerry Jones was a republican asshole? feck the NFL, feck the officials, feck the Cowboys and most importantly feck Joe Buck. I hope he falls down a flight of stairs.
NFL Thread 2014-2015
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Erin Andrews the baseball groupie.
Carolina are about to be murdered.
No way they beat Aaron Rodgers in Lambo.
Great game, but that PI change is disgraceful. Never even looks at the ball.
Wonder how long the narrative change with Romo will last when his team isn't getting flags picked up and when his offensive line isn't allowed to consistently get away with holding play after play
Green Bay vs Seahawks for championship!
That was the best game of the wildcard weekend. Rookie redemption but that flag being picked up was just bizarre. The whole game was officiated poorly.
The best road team vs the best home team will be some game. Just hope Rodgers is as close to 100% as possible.
The best road team vs the best home team will be some game. Just hope Rodgers is as close to 100% as possible.
A billionaire grew up in Arkansas being a republican is shocking to you?
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He's actually done this quite frequently in his career. Critics and fanatics just latch onto this Poor Romo fallacy. His club wins they still attack him. His club loses he gets all the blame.
Any other QB would face the same scrutiny in Dallas. It comes with wearing the star. Aikman was slated by opposition despite being a winner and leader (even Dallas fans started hating on him circa 98/99). This article sums it up.
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/10/9/6922467/tony-romo-cowboys-career-statistics-2014-nfl
Green Bay's defense isn't that good. Dallas can score on them and can control the clock. I'd give Dallas a better shot at winning in Green Bay; Detroit has lost something like 23 straight at Lambeau.
2-3 now. Career stats prior to today: 1W, 3 L, 80-135, 832 yds, 4 td, 2 int, 80.8 rating. Lost two games by a combined 5 points (one of which his receivers dropped two touchdown passes (NYG 2007)) and has both a blowout win and loss in which he performed well. It's a myth. His biggest failures have been late regular season games with playoff spots on the line.
Ah but it's ok when New England benefits from officiating.
He's a wealthy old white man that made his fortune by drilling for gas and oil and grew up in the south. Of course he'd support the Reps.
I remember everyone thinking this including me when Atlanta and Vick went up there and ended that streak, back in 2003 or so. Dallas has a great shot at winning, only sour grapes fans and haters think otherwise.
Much better, @ha_rooney . Besides, we all know NE won those three Super Bowls fair and square. 
While Romo usually puts up good numbers (hence why he's a decent fantasy football QB), he's nailed on for the colossal, game-changing feckup in important games. It's certainly not a fallacy, and a big part of why the Cowboys haven't experienced more post-season success. In the past, he'll consistently have brain farts at the most inopportune times. Maybe he's learned from the past and changed? Btw, I've always admired Romo as he seems like a good guy, is tough, and handles the criticisms like a pro.
It sucks when calls are missed and bad calls are made, but it happens in most games if not all. That was an illegal hit by the Lions player on Romo on the game-winner but no one is moaning about that; it could have ended his career. Holding occurs in the trenches on EVERY PLAY. Defenses are always getting called for crap stuff, like breathing at a receiver, so I have little qualms when a defensive player gets a bail out here or there.
The stuff that cracks me up are the conspiratards claiming Jones paid off the refs. If he did that then Jones surely sucks are bribing considering his club hasn't been in the postseason much of late. Surely he'd be buying up the league and have won a SB in the past decade plus.
Fairly sure JJ just recently received a copy of Bribing Your League (For Beginners) by A. Ferguson, a RAWK production.
Marcello defending the call. Farcical.
Therein is the fallacy, thank you. QBs are judged by wins and losses without looking at all factors. Romo certainly isn't the big part of all three playoff defeats. The defense, the line, the receivers, etc. have all shared in it. Dallas has never had a championship-caliber defense since Romo took over in 2006. And until this season, they've had shoddy offensive lines (at least since 2010), weak coaching, bad drafts, and average running backs.
Had Crayton and Bennett made routine catches, Dallas beats New York in 2007 (both dropped/missed touchdown passes in a 21-17 loss). But everyone remembers Romo throwing an interception on that final drive but conveniently forgets Crayton not running his route properly on a beautiful fade prior too, as the ball sails just past him (TO would have caught that) for what would have been a likely game-winner. Crayton dropped a sure-fire long TD catch earlier in that game. Can't pin that loss on Romo as the major factor.
Romo is no more the worst offender than all those other players out there. That article I posted above does a great illustration at pointing stuff out. Do you label Manning a choker for his career 11-12 postseason mark and having lost a SB with a bad throw returned for the deciding touchdown? How about his side getting embarrassed in the big game last January? If Romo somehow guided his side to the SB and lost, would he get the same pass Manning and others do?
Romo could theoretically win the Super Bowl and critics would still find ways to blame him for this or that. I know plenty of fans of the Jets, Vikings, 49ers, Bills, Lions, etc. that wished they had Romo over the past decade.
Marcello after literally everything:
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Awww, did I hurt your wittle feelings?
How about some metrics and stats?
How about some metrics and stats?
you're such a buffoonI knew that would cheer you up. The Caf needs happy E not crabby E!
@MrMarcello Romo has a history of choking in big games. How can you deny this??
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000299491/article/tony-romos-10-most-heartbreaking-losses
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/no-9-tony-romo-biggest-blunders-gallery-1.1974173
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000299491/article/tony-romos-10-most-heartbreaking-losses
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/no-9-tony-romo-biggest-blunders-gallery-1.1974173
Christ on a bike, read what I wrote above. I said his problems have been in late regular season games with playoff spots on the line, and those articles support what I stated above. And the writer could only muster the bad hold on the FG and the Giants playoff loss to blame Romo for postseason failures (while brushing off Crayton's ineptitude). That's some weak sauce.
The bolded part above would explain why the Cowboys don't have more post-season success. Sounds like we're in agreement that Romo has a history of choking.
No worse that the rest of his team and 99% of other QBs. But yeah, keep on with the fallacy that Romo is the big part of why the Cowboys haven't experienced more post-season success, or maybe understand the nuances of the sport.
Eboue is right. You are a buffoon.
Jesus wept.
How is Miles Austin fecking up a catch one of Romos biggest blunders? That whole article is a bit daft.
Watch out, Earthquake, they may resort to name-calling. Bitters and haters everywhere.
Haters I've defended Romo many times in the past
I've defended Romo many times in the pastI know you have, E. You're just a bitter Lions fan. Well I presume you're a Lions fan since you root for other Detroit clubs.