Yesterday at work, I had a lull in my day and decided to fill this hole with some standard work banter with one of my colleagues. During my banter, my cubicle mate and underling, who I have become close friends with, shhh’d me. I am a pretty chill individual, but the condescending gesture is one I will not stand for, especially by an underling. My banter turned quickly into a tirade of epic proportions only seen by lawyers and the devil. Now, while my disrespect was seen by a select few of peers, this was nothing compared to what occurred on the Cowboys sideline.
Tony Romo shrugging off Jerry Jones has made national news. The biggest difference between my situation and Tony Romo’s is that he has every right to disrespect his Micro-managing boss. Jerry Jones needs to keep his hand out of the crevasse of the team’s ass and act like an owner. This means foreseeing the overall quality of his team, manage ticket sales, boost commercial sales, market the team, and put the proper personnel in place to take care of what the team does on the field. This is why the Ravens, Patriots, Jets, Eagles, Saints, and Packers continually have contenders. Because their owners know that they understand dick when it comes down to the X’s and O’s.
Tony, when healthy, is a top tier quarterback and is probably one of the most underrated QB's in the league. All of those naysayers who want to take the flying leap off the Romo train can go fuck themselves. Week in and week out, this man puts the team on his shoulders to gain another W. In spite of an offensive line that might as well cut down trees and join the Nathans Eating contest as guard another human, he still has a 2-2 record. His biggest concern should be staying healthy behind this group of College level lineman. Because of their lack of blocking, he has been subjected to a plethora of injuries starting from early last year. When protected and healthy, this man puts up Pro-Bowlesque numbers. So far this season, he has at out-dueled opposing QB’s in yardage.
If you are someone that misses Brett Favre in his prime then look no further. Is Romo exactly like Favr-a? Fuck no. Do they share the same, team-first, gun slinging mentality, yes? Romo has essentially played with a broken rib the last two weeks and is currently 1-1 during this period. Last weekend, he led a makeshift team of unskilled and inexperienced footballers to a win over the sleeper Redskins. How many times did he have to direct these young and inexperienced receivers? That pass to Dez Bryant should go down in the top five plays of this year’s Cowboys season no matter the outcome. The gutsy play that lead to a triumphant win is like when your beer-induced adrenaline finally overcomes the affects of drinking 30 beers and doing a lot of blow the night before.
He’s a leader. What type of QB has receivers crying in defense of their leader? Granted, it was the emotional, flamboyant TO, but fuck it. There have been a lot of other QB’s who are just as crazy who have blasted their leaders in the past. Michael Irvin, Randy Moss, Jerry Rice. All of them have gone off on their QB’s and not in the good way. Dez Bryant also defended this man as well. Besides what Romo does on the field, he is marketable and a godamn chick magnet. He was nailing Jessica Simpsons in her Daisy Duke Prime.
In Dallas, he is not the issue. They have a shitty line, an injury depleted receiver crew, and a boss who needs to understand his role. In fact, I have a list below of teams that would trade their left nut for this man as he would be a way better option than who they have (This is in no particular order mind you)
1. Minnesota Vikings- Donovan “Chunky Soup” Mcnabb should hang up those cleats
2. Miami Dolphins- Chad Henne is decent but no Romo
3. Kansas City Chiefs- Matt Cassel might have already primed as a starter
4. Carolina Panthers- Cam Newton needs to stay consistent
5. Washington Redskins- Rex the Hobbit Grossman is not an answer
6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- See 4
7. Oakland Raiders- Jason Campbell simply sucks
8. Cleveland Browns- Colt McCoy is still young
9. Cincinnati Bengals-Andy Dalton’s defense is they have won by defense
10. New York Jets-Sanchize is way overrated
11. San Francisco 49’s-How does Alex Smith still find employment
12. Arizona Cardinals- Kolb is an all-star back-up
13. Seattle Seahawks-Who's their QB again
14. Jacksonville Jaguars-Blaine Gabbert has the maturity of a school girl out there
15. Denver Broncos- Kyle Orton aka Shane Falco is dying fast and Mr. Jesus Tebow blows
16. Colts-When Manning is in, they of course would not be mentioned here.
17. St. Louis Rams-Sorry Bradford your decent year means nothing now.
Now, while there are a lot teams whose QB is not as good as Romo, they are content with who they have and hence have been left off.
- Kyle
- Kyle
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