OT: Funny Romo & KD pic

[DoctorBombay]

Ok- this has nothing to do w/ nothing, but I just had to post this pic of Kevin Durant/Romo for all the Cowboy haters! Enjoy...

 

[donniesyracuse]

I don't understand the hatred for Romo. I have never heard or seen him do anything to suggest he is a bad guy. Is it just because he used to wear his hat backwards and once dated Jessica Simpson? It can't only be that he is a Cowboy because Aikman wasn't hated to this extent. If anything, Romo should be a positive story; a good NFL quarterback who started as an undrafted Division II nobody. Can anyone explain why they take such pleasure in his failures?

 

[CuseTroop]

I don't understand the hatred for Romo. I have never heard or seen him do anything to suggest he is a bad guy. Is it just because he used to wear his hat backwards and once dated Jessica Simpson? It can't only be that he is a Cowboy because Aikman wasn't hated to this extent. If anything, Romo should be a positive story; a good NFL quarterback who started as an undrafted Division II nobody. Can anyone explain why they take such pleasure in his failures?

He's a cowboy. End of story

 

[ForCuseSake]

I don't understand the hatred for Romo. I have never heard or seen him do anything to suggest he is a bad guy. Is it just because he used to wear his hat backwards and once dated Jessica Simpson? It can't only be that he is a Cowboy because Aikman wasn't hated to this extent. If anything, Romo should be a positive story; a good NFL quarterback who started as an undrafted Division II nobody. Can anyone explain why they take such pleasure in his failures?

He is hated equally by the Cowboys fanbase, for his penchant for choking & seemingly carefree attitude, as he is by all other NFL fans.

Aikman wasn't hated as much because Cowboys fans loved him & other NFL fans begrudgingly respected his productivity.

Cowboys fans hate Tony Choke-O so he gets it from everywhere.

 

[donniesyracuse]

He's a cowboy. End of story

as I said, Aikman was not hated like this.

 

[donniesyracuse]

He is hated equally by the Cowboys fanbase, for his penchant for choking & seemingly carefree attitude, as he is by all other NFL fans. Aikman wasn't hated as much because Cowboys fans loved him & other NFL fans begrudgingly respected his productivity. Cowboys fans hate Tony Choke-O so he gets it from everywhere.

I am a Cowboy fan and I don't hate him. Anyone with a brain recognizes that he is the only reason they have a shot at the playoffs each year.

The hate for Romo seems personal. Why does failure make somebody a bad person?

 

[Ernj]

as I said, Aikman was not hated like this.

I am a Cowboys fan and I don't hate Romo but I don't like him. Main reason is you never know what you are going to get. He improvises a lot and that leads to a lot of good things but also leads to him making a lot of mistakes. The bad moments tend to happen at the end of the game when they are most noticeable. Aikman was consistent and won. That seems to be the main difference.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I'm a Giants fan and I hope they keep Romo and Garrett forever.

 

[donniesyracuse]

I am a Cowboys fan and I don't hate Romo but I don't like him. Main reason is you never know what you are going to get. He improvises a lot and that leads to a lot of good things but also leads to him making a lot of mistakes. The bad moments tend to happen at the end of the game when they are most noticeable. Aikman was consistent and won. That seems to be the main difference.

it's obvious why Cowboy fans would prefer Aikman. What I don't understand is why NFL fans in general dislike Romo so much on a personal level.

 

[Ernj]

it's obvious why Cowboy fans would prefer Aikman. What I don't understand is why NFL fans in general dislike Romo so much on a personal level.

My guess: he gets a lot of publicity and face time in sports and Page 6 type news yet in the grand scheme of things he hasn't really done anything yet. He can be really good in one game and the next throw 3 interceptions in the 4th. Same reason for the love/hate relationship he has with Cowboy fans. Mediocre results due to inconsistency.

Same reason I hate Duke BBall and Notre Dame FBall. They get all the pub even if not good/great.

 

[HtownOrange]

As a Giants fan, Romo is one of my favorite players. Working with several Dallas fans and they argue with me constantly. I remind them that the Giants' two best assets on the Cowboys are the owner and Romo. AND THEY CAN'T TRADE JERRY!

 

[DoctorBombay]

it's obvious why Cowboy fans would prefer Aikman. What I don't understand is why NFL fans in general dislike Romo so much on a personal level.

Theres no big mystery here. He's the QB for the most overhyped team in the NFL, with an owner that's despised by most. But the bigger issue is...he doesn't WIN when it matters. I hated Aikman...but respected him for his wins.
Fans will swallow hard and show appreciation for a rival player if they can earn that notoriety. Romo gets pumped as the QB of "America's Team", but always gags when it matters. That's all it is- no more no less. :noidea:

 

[donniesyracuse]

That's silly in my opinion. It's not Romo's fault if he is overhyped. These days the most prevalent media narrative is that he is a choker anyway. Again, I don't see why being a choker makes him a bad person.

As far as I remember, Romo has never: had any legal troubles, criticized a teammate or opponent, salsa danced after a touchdown, or refused to play for the team that drafted him. I can't think of any reason anybody should have a personal problem with the guy, but I knew the answer to my question before I asked it; it's just people being stupid.

 

[rrlbees]

That's silly in my opinion. It's not Romo's fault if he is overhyped. These days the most prevalent media narrative is that he is a choker anyway. Again, I don't see why being a choker makes him a bad person. As far as I remember, Romo has never: had any legal troubles, criticized a teammate or opponent, salsa danced after a touchdown, or refused to play for the team that drafted him. I can't think of any reason anybody should have a personal problem with the guy, but I knew the answer to my question before I asked it; it's just people being stupid.

You use the word hate too broadly. Very few people "hate" him in the real sense. But he is an easy target to mock and laugh at for a number of reasons. That's not the same as real hatred.

 

[Briancuse]

As a cowboys fan I like the guy a lot, without him the past 3 seasons we would have probably been 5-11. But I totally understand why some cowboys fans don't like him, he has had his fair share of head scratching moments in big spots. As for the haters, well the qb of the cowboys is always going to be hated, it is high profile a position as there is in sports.

 

[DoctorBombay]

That's silly in my opinion. It's not Romo's fault if he is overhyped. These days the most prevalent media narrative is that he is a choker anyway. Again, I don't see why being a choker makes him a bad person.

As far as I remember, Romo has never: had any legal troubles, criticized a teammate or opponent, salsa danced after a touchdown, or refused to play for the team that drafted him. I can't think of any reason anybody should have a personal problem with the guy, but I knew the answer to my question before I asked it; it's just people being stupid.

You're taking this way too seriously and blowing it out of proportion. No one thinks Romo is a "bad person" nor do they have a "personal problem" with the guy- at least I don't believe they do.
You're coming off as the consummate "Romo Homer", unable or unwilling to face the fact that the man is renowned for being a choke artist. Fans of other teams don't have to make things up about Romo, we have seen numerous examples of his ineptitude.
I don't like Tom Brady, LeBron, or Big Papi, but you'd better believe I respect them for their ability to perform on the big stage. Indeed, LBJ is the perfect counter to Romo in that alot of people genuinely hate him for his post-Cleveland antics, but they can never question his ability or performance as an athlete.
Romo OTOH, is an overhyped wimp, IMO, whose only claim to fame is being QB of the Dallas Cowboys. He sucks at winning. That's not "stupid hate" talking, that's just fact.

 

[UnderHisOwnPower]

I don't understand the hatred for Romo. I have never heard or seen him do anything to suggest he is a bad guy. Is it just because he used to wear his hat backwards and once dated Jessica Simpson? It can't only be that he is a Cowboy because Aikman wasn't hated to this extent. If anything, Romo should be a positive story; a good NFL quarterback who started as an undrafted Division II nobody. Can anyone explain why they take such pleasure in his failures?

It's all right there in the picture. How many playoff games has he won? The story you refer to is the same narrative that made Favre such a favorite, with that one critical deficiency that will always hurt Romo's reputation. He can't win games that matter the most.

 

[donniesyracuse]

Romo OTOH, is an overhyped wimp whose claim to fame is being QB of the Dallas Cowboys. He sucks at winning. That's not "stupid hate" talking, that's just fact.

ha ha! That doesn't sound personal at all. Seriously, who overhypes him these days? The constant narrative is that he is a "choke artist." I accept that the label is somewhat deserved.

Anyway, I guess I just can't relate to this kind of thinking. I am a different kind of sports fan. I root for the teams and players I like. I don't take much pleasure in rooting against people. I root against Michael Vick because he is a psychopath. Rooting against somebody just because the media pays an undeserved amount of attention on him seems silly to me, but different strokes for different folks.

 

[donniesyracuse]

It's all right there in the picture. How many playoff games has he won? The story you refer to is the same narrative that made Favre such a favorite, with that one critical deficiency that will always hurt Romo's reputation. He can't win games that matter the most.

The point of the thread was not to debate if he is a good QB, it's to ask why people take such great pleasure in his failures.

I get that the consensus is that he is "overhyped." Whose fault is that?

 

[jekelish]

I don't understand the hatred for Romo. I have never heard or seen him do anything to suggest he is a bad guy. Is it just because he used to wear his hat backwards and once dated Jessica Simpson? It can't only be that he is a Cowboy because Aikman wasn't hated to this extent. If anything, Romo should be a positive story; a good NFL quarterback who started as an undrafted Division II nobody. Can anyone explain why they take such pleasure in his failures?

I hate the Cowboys with a passion. They are far and away my most hated team in any sport. If the Cowboys played the Nazis in a football game, I'm not sure which team I'd root for to win. What I'm saying is I really hate the Cowboys.

That said, I don't hate Romo. Mainly because living in the DFW area, I've heard some pretty cool stories about him, in terms of just being a really good guy, like a few years a go seeing someone having trouble changing a tire late on a Sunday night on a busy Dallas freeway (this was after a game), and Romo stopped and helped them change the tire and made sure they got home alright. He doesn't publicize any of that stuff, but now and again you'll hear about him just being a genuinely nice guy.

At the end of the day, I hate the laundry, not the people wearing it (except for Jay Cutler, because that guy).

 

[DoctorBombay]

ha ha! That doesn't sound personal at all. Seriously, who overhypes him these days? The constant narrative is that he is a "choke artist." I accept that the label is somewhat deserved.

Anyway, I guess I just can't relate to this kind of thinking. I am a different kind of sports fan. I root for the teams and players I like. I don't take much pleasure in rooting against people. I root against Michael Vick because he is a psychopath. Rooting against somebody just because the media pays an undeserved amount of attention on him seems silly to me, but different strokes for different folks.

Ok- this is starting to look like its over your head. You can't seem to distinguish between the "hate" a rival fan has for a particular player, versus the very real and personal hate based on factors outside of athletics.
Its really not that hard. Romo plays for the Cowboys. As a Giants fan I "hate" the Cowboys. Consequently it stands to reason I "hate" the players on the Cowboys and revel in their failures. Tony Romo could be the greatest human being ever in the Dallas community, doing charity work, and so on. That doesn't stop me from wishing him ill, talking smack about him, and wanting him to fail on the field because...wait for it...HE PLAYS FOR THE COWBOYS! If he was traded to another team tomorrow, I'd have no problem rooting for him...as long as his play didn't impact my Giants. Step off the morality soapbox and see it for what it is- a "hatred", dislike, and/or annoyance based only upon one's fandom...nothing more.
Nuff' said. :bang:

 

[donniesyracuse]

Ok- this is starting to look like its over your head. You can't seem to distinguish between the "hate" a rival fan has for a particular player, versus the very real and personal hate based on factors outside of athletics. Its really not that hard. Romo plays for the Cowboys. As a Giants fan I "hate" the Cowboys. Consequently it stands to reason I "hate" the players on the Cowboys and revel in their failures. Tony Romo could be the greatest human being ever in the Dallas community, doing charity work, and so on. That doesn't stop me from wishing him ill, talking smack about him, and wanting him to fail on the field because...wait for it...HE PLAYS FOR THE COWBOYS! If he was traded to another team tomorrow, I'd have no problem rooting for him...as long as his play didn't impact my Giants. Step off the morality soapbox and see it for what it is- a "hatred", dislike, and/or annoyance based only upon one's fandom...nothing more. Nuff' said. :bang:

Right the whole point is that people are acting out of meathead fan emotion rather than logic. You get it, I get it. No more needs to be said.

 

[DoctorBombay]

Right the whole point is that people are acting out of meathead fan emotion rather than logic. You get it, I get it. No more needs to be said.

Exactly...people are acting like fans. Shocking!

 

[donniesyracuse]

Exactly...people are acting like fans. Shocking!

i am also pointing out that fans don't have to be that way. I am a Yankee fan that can root for the Red Sox when they are in the World Series. I can root for the Giants when they are in the Super Bowl. I don't get caught up in rooting against teams. As I said, different strokes for different folks. It wasn't a personal attack on you.

 

[emeraldde]

Kind of off topic but not really in this thread. I think the Dallas Cowboys are the most hated team in sports in the USA, because I don't think people really care about Baseball as much as football, and I think the Yankees are the closest thing.

You call yourself Americas Team, you're going to anger a huge chunk of the Country that have their own teams.

Plus again.. Its just the Cowboys and Tony Romo is a choke artist. Lol

Hes a top 15 qb in the NFL though. I disagree with anyone that could name 14 better starting qbs then him.