Can we now officially call Romo a choke artist?

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

0-2 in the playoffs, a 13-3 team gets bounced from the divisional round, what do you think?

Does Romo = choker?

No, because this is a football fourm for knowledgeable posters, and there's no way you can have knowledgeable discussion about "choking". The only thing you can get in a thread like this is emotional outbursts from Skins fans who really think that Romo is the antichrist.

In the words of Schneed, this thread is...

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

No, because this is a football fourm for knowledgeable posters, and there's no way you can have knowledgeable discussion about "choking". The only thing you can get in a thread like this is emotional outbursts from Skins fans who really think that Romo is the antichrist.

In the words of Schneed, this thread is...

What if Giants + Dallas fans agree? And I think there's a GB poster trolling around here..

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

What if Giants + Dallas fans agree? And I think there's a GB poster trolling around here..

Well, then the thread is still retarded, but I for one, would at least be entertained.

[RFKRat]

I think at some level, he's a choker. Clearly he's one of those sports figures that loves celebrity status, commericals, the media, etc but hasn't really done a thing to earn any of those accolades yet. Except fail miserably in the postseason twice now.

He was clearly losing it down the stretch there. Making boneheaded decisions. (the sack, throwing it away for the penalty, and the INT into multiple coverage) Getting visibly frustrated with getting hit (as if he thinks football is all just magazine cover shots, etc)....and frustrated with the officials.

Clearly, it wasn't his worst game ever, but he blew up again when the pressure cooker got hot. Was his head in the game? Who knows...but the media will have fun roasting him this week. Especially when this was the first #1 seed to lose this round.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

No, because this is a football fourm for knowledgeable posters, and there's no way you can have knowledgeable discussion about "choking". The only thing you can get in a thread like this is emotional outbursts from Skins fans who really think that Romo is the antichrist.

In the words of Schneed, this thread is...

Well, in all seriousness let's put some context to this because it really is a legitimate discussion.

Here's a guy that put up great, great numbers during the regular season, and you can see how the Cowboys started to fold down the stretch and it spilled over into the playoffs. To me, a great quarterback can out play his stats. If that makes sense. Like today, for instance, Eli didn't light it up but he didn't lose the game either. Romo showed an incredible lack of poise today and down the stretch this year. And yes, even dating back to the Seattle game last year too.

If we can't label him a bona-fide choker, then he's certainly establishing a trend that's for sure.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Well, in all seriousness let's put some context to this because it really is a legitimate discussion.

Here's a guy that put up great, great numbers during the regular season, and you can see how the Cowboys started to fold down the stretch and it spilled over into the playoffs. To me, a great quarterback can out play his stats. If that makes sense. Like today, for instance, Eli didn't light it up, but he didn't lose the game either. Romo showed an incredible lack of poise down the stretch this year. And yes, dating back to the Seattle game last year too.

If we can't label him a bona-fide choker, then he's certainly establishing a trend that's for sure.

You can label him whatever you feel, but it doesn't mean anything more than the fact that you (and pretty much everyone else here, myself included) just don't like the guy very much.

Secondly, the whole notion of outplaying ones stats is a logical fallacy. If it's done, then there are (gasp!) stats to show the improvement.

Eli didn't pass a whole lot, but I thought he pretty much did light it up. He outplayed Romo, this once, and his team deserved to win.

The whole point is, this is just one game, and you can't establish a trend in one, or two, or three games. Heck, some guys have down SEASONS, so it's impossible to prove a guy is less adept at playing in the playoffs, and relatively stupid to call two games any sort of evidence whatsoever.

I think the whole choker argument is ridiculous. We don't need petty labels to enjoy the Cowboys losing another playoff game. All I need is the smile currently on my face.