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Am I the only one that cannot stand Tony Romo as a sports announcer ? (Original Post) Beachnutt Dec 2023 OP
Nope, I do not really care for him either........but I do like Jim Nantz. a kennedy Dec 2023 #1
He set about a dozen Cowboys passing records. TwilightZone Dec 2023 #2
Dismal playoff record though Beachnutt Dec 2023 #4
no you're not NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #3
I must be in the minority, I like him. Joe and Troy I have a hard time listening to. chicoescuela Dec 2023 #5
No. No you are not Alpeduez21 Dec 2023 #6
He's actually a pretty good color man as he anticipates quite often what the next play... brush Dec 2023 #7
Agree completely brush Docreed2003 Dec 2023 #8
Yes. NFL football is a pretty complicated game and knowlegable men in the booth... brush Dec 2023 #10
I don't like him either. Jilly_in_VA Dec 2023 #9
I can't stand most of the color guys Dickster Dec 2023 #11
It's funny because when he first came on the scene Xavier Breath Dec 2023 #12
I didn't like him as a player calguy Dec 2023 #13
No. He talks too much and it's always "I would do this..." LisaM Jan 2024 #14

TwilightZone

(25,512 posts)
2. He set about a dozen Cowboys passing records.
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 05:37 PM
Dec 2023

Including passing touchdowns, passing yards, most 300-yard games, most 3+ TD games.

That's on a team that's had some of the best QBs in history. That's a little more than "squat".

Highest QB rating in league history for QBs that didn't win a SB.

There's more to a QB than post-season success. Think Archie Manning was a bad QB?

Revisionist history is often funny.

Beachnutt

(7,356 posts)
4. Dismal playoff record though
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 05:46 PM
Dec 2023

In 13 seasons, Romo led the Cowboys into the playoffs just four times. His record in those games? An underwhelming 2-4, which included back-to-back one-and-dones in 2006 and 2007. In 2009, he returned to the playoffs and won his first game before losing the second.

brush

(53,968 posts)
7. He's actually a pretty good color man as he anticipates quite often what the next play...
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 06:39 PM
Dec 2023

is going to be...that comes from his experience as a qb.

It's more to that job than someone not liking the sound of his voice.

Docreed2003

(16,890 posts)
8. Agree completely brush
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 06:43 PM
Dec 2023

He sees the field very well and does a great job of explaining defensive coverages and offensive strategy.

brush

(53,968 posts)
10. Yes. NFL football is a pretty complicated game and knowlegable men in the booth...
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 06:48 PM
Dec 2023

are a big help. There's a lot more than liking a team's uniforms or having a favorite player.

Dickster

(104 posts)
11. I can't stand most of the color guys
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 07:04 PM
Dec 2023

They can’t shut up, constant drivel about what to expect, or what just happened. Very few of them have a pleasant voice, too high pitched. I don’t need to know every intricate detail about what just happened or should have happened!

Xavier Breath

(3,671 posts)
12. It's funny because when he first came on the scene
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 09:40 PM
Dec 2023

he was such a sensation, and most everyone seemed to love him. Sounds like his schtick has become a bit tiresome, though.

calguy

(5,345 posts)
13. I didn't like him as a player
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 09:47 PM
Dec 2023

and I like him less as a commentator.
Someone must like him, though, because it looks like his job is secure.

LisaM

(27,848 posts)
14. No. He talks too much and it's always "I would do this..."
Mon Jan 1, 2024, 04:44 PM
Jan 2024

I have actually heard him contradict himself in the same series of downs.

"I think I'd go for it in this situation".

"No, I don't think I'd have gone on fourth down".

Over and over and over we have to hear what he would do in a given scenario.

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