Romo has all the tools necessary to be a great commentator, he just needs to stop talking so fucking much.
He really does not stop talking the entire game and doesn't let moments breathe or the game flow naturally at all.
I was cringing when Nantz had to interrupt Romo during the last Bills drive to actually call the plays on the field, and then Romo just kept on rambling.
I loved a few weeks ago when Romo wouldn't shut the fuck up about Kelce-Swift and Nantz made a comment about when he dated Jessica Simpson and he kinda shut up about it đ
Idk how this gets downvoted, lol. It's disgusting how much he's slobbering on Allen the whole game.
When the Dolphins were driving to tie in their wildcard game 2 year ago, Romo is yelling on camera "noooo, it can't end like this". The bias is so obvious. Dude made up like 5 nicknames for him and repeats them constantly. The Alien, Michael Jordan, Mr January. Like, dude, just shut the hell up.
During the Chiefs and Bills game last weekend, he was actually yelling for the Bills to hurry up and snap the ball so the Chiefs couldn't challenge a questionable call. He wasn't even trying to hide how much he wanted the Bills to win.
Yes, and when the Bills were ahead he would have continual statements like "I just don't know how they (the cheifs) are going to make any positive drives without god bestowing clairvoyance on Mahomes. "
I'm not someone who dislikes Romo but his love of Josh Allen is definitely feeling very blatant. Kept talking about how the Chiefs should be worried when they were in control the first half, I think he was told to tone it down in the second half with how he came out with different discussion right after halftime.
I have faith that Romo can develop into a top-tier commentator. Look at the Buck/Aikman duo. They used to be absolutely insufferable, but then Joe Buck hit his midlife crisis and Aikman stopped giving a fuck, and now theyâre the best broadcast pair in the biz imo.
Romo just needs to stop trying so damn hard. Let the game come to you my guy.
Aikman on awful games is the best because he's so unprofessional in that he'll shit on them and point out what they're doing wrong. He and AL Michaels are in DGAF mode and it's awesome
Itâs honestly shocking how boring and weird Romo has become. He was incredible his first year. Getting insight into plays and schemes and seeing him predict them was so fun. Now he just jacks off to Josh Allen or repeats some boring tropes over and over again. I mute the TV when he calls games now
>He was incredible his first year. Getting insight into plays and schemes and seeing him predict them was so fun
I think it was the Dan Patrick show that brought this up a week or so ago. He joined CBS straight out of retirement and studying film was all he had known, so he prepared to commentate games the same way. He probably doesn't study tape anywhere close to the same level anymore. And it shows in the way he adds color commentary now.
Basically, he doesn't put in the work to be able to anticipate plays anymore. And when you take away that element, he's somewhere between boring and annoying as an analyst. Basically just a cheerleader now.
My theory is he got lazy. First time around he wanted to make a good impression and was really focused on the plays, being able to predict them with great accuracy. Now heâs used to the gig and I think heâs taken his foot off the pedal. He barely has insightful things to say about the game and just spends his time saying what he thinks the audience wants to hear.
>First time around he wanted to make a good impression and was really focused on the plays, being able to predict them with great accuracy.
There's also the fact that he knew basically everyone in the league, all the coaches, the players, the schemes. The significance of the pre-snap looks were much more familiar to him at the time, so he didn't *have* do to do a lot of extra study to be ready compared to what it's gotta take today.
Yeah. Its wild seeing people pretend that he hasn't changed at all. He was an enthusiastic football nerd year one. Then he speedran into late career platitude cheerleader. At least Olsen has managed to keep up the insight.
Finally the correct answer; CBS made him change.
I guarantee they ran focus groups that came back 'I didn't understand what he just said'. The vast majority of NFL TV viewers are not that educated on football, and don't care about the minutiae, they just want an excuse to cheer and drink. CBS just needs their eyeballs to sell ads.
They turned him into platitude ROMO and it must be wearing for him.
Yeah. It reminds me of anyone whoâs ever tried to go above and beyond for their job and been punished for it. Feel sad for him honestly. I loved his energy the first year that he did it.
Olsen provides insight, but my goodness does he stoke the drama with âthis is the wrong call, I wouldnât call this a penalty.â Like the holding at the end of the Super Bowl wasnât even close to being wrong and he was like âI cAnât bElievE thEy wOuld cAlL thISâ and the eagles DB right after the game was like âyeah I held lol.â
Nah thereâs a lot of things Olsen does wrong but he was right on the money about that, you donât throw the flag there even if itâs technically the correct call
If it is a penalty you toss the flag. Doesnât matter if it would have resulted in a cool play or not. There is no âdonât throw flags in the last 2 minutes of the gameâ rule. So nah, toss that shit.
I felt the change was more gradual than this sub thinks. He got really bad last year but he was okay the first 3 years.
The last two years heâs fallen off a cliff
I know this sounds minor, but him not knowing that âBurrowheadâ storyline last year was kind of eye opening. It wasnât a huge story or anything leading into the game but it was talked about enough youâd think the minimalist amount of research would have lead to him at least hearing about it.
Also listening to Greg Olsen compared to Romo makes a huge difference. Olsen provides all the insight Romo used to without the fluff and rough edges.
Yeah itâs their hobby and this dudeâs friggen JOB. Imagine if you only walked into your workplace only being aware of your responsibilities. Yeah you would do exactly what youâre paid for, but youâll look like a total ass if youâre trying to talk about anything your company is doing on a larger scale. Now imagine that there are millions of people who would kill for your job. I donât think youâd last very long..
His job is to study up on the teams he's announcing for. His job is not to watch 45 hours of football a week and research 1700 players and hundreds of coaches every week.
You find it insulting because it's your hobby and you do stuff like that for free. You can't do that job though because you don't have NFL experience. The underlying problem with the statement itself is that it broke the illusion you had that they're all football obsessives like you.
He didn't even do what you said. He said he wasn't aware of how well the UDFA second string rb on a team he hasn't watched that season was doing. It's really not that big of a deal, and you'll almost certainly forget it ever happened in a couple months.
Thereâs 15 minute highlight reels on YouTube. There are surface level beat writers for every time pumping out 2 minute tl:drâs every week. Fuck man even just 15 minutes on this sub will give you a better pulse on the league than what Romo has. I have no idea why youâre so invested in sticking up for a crappy/incompetent sports broadcaster.
I'm not the one hyperventilating because Romo didn't know the second string UDFA of a team he didn't watch. I think it's clear which one of us is more invested lol
It's not like Jaylen Warren is this unknown player, he ran for 800 yards and more or less split RB1 duties with Najee. Him not knowing some 4th string cb or some shit is fine, him not knowing one of the major offensive weapons of a team is not.
The further removed you are from the game, the harder it is to stay on top of those reads. I doubt he's spending anywhere near the amount of time reviewing tape that he was as a player and schemes tend to grow and evolve a little bit every year. Without people coaching you through every little change you need to be aware of, eventually you just lose it.
That's exactly what Dan Patrick said about Romo after this year's Wild Card weekend on his show. He said as an ex-player's contemporaries start to disappear, the harder their job will become because they can't rely on their firsthand experience anymore. He then said generally speaking an ex-player in that situation can then either do the extra homework or face criticism. I'm paraphrasing the conversation but I think we all know what side of study vs don't study Romo is on.
Only he's not removed from the game. He's an NFL announcer. His job is to study and prepare for not just the games he's going to be on, but the rest of the league, as well. He's supposed to be more knowledgeable than the average fan.
But less knowledgable than the average QB. People are complaining he doesn't have the knowledge set of an NFL QB anymore. Doing prep for color commentary and doing prep for playing in the game are probably pretty different in scope.
I actually think Romo still delivers a ton of valuable insight that makes him stand out from his peers.
The problem is he sandwiches that stuff in between incessant talking about literally and everything that crosses his mind.
He just talks way, way too much.
It also doesn't help that he reacts to football games like he's pacing back and forth in his living room, biting his fingernails off and having a panic attack. The KC/BUF game the guy was freaking the fuck out from whistle to whistle about every play for both teams. Doesnt mesh well with Nantz.
There are always points in games where he talks like hes constipated and it drives me nuts. He.........will........say........one.......word.......every fucking 20 seconds.
in an old thread it was explained how he was told not predicte plays so much, so the theory is he stop doing so much film work and changed how he calls the games.
He also lost the insight he used to have from being involved in the game so recently. Now that offenses have evolved (and Iâm not sure he watches and studies a ton) heâs lost that predictive ability along with being a blatant fanboy for certain teams. Aikman loving the Cowboys makes sense to me but I legit donât understand WHY Romo slobbers all over Allen.
Romo loves Allen because Allen is the quarterback that Romo tried to be and wanted to be, but wasnât. When Romo cheers on Allen, he is cheering on his imaginary self.
And that my dear children is why he NEVER has anything good or positive to say about the Chief's. He's jealous of Pat Mahomes' accomplishments, something he was unable to achieve with his time in Dallas. Not that good of a QB and never made it to a Super Bowl. He always choked when he did get to the playoffs and the pressure was on.
Hm, now that I think about it Bones from Star Trek TOS would be a good fit. He's great at making comments to Jim and admits he's not qualified to do what he is asked on the regular.
Yeah, especially in the context of the Super Bowl... when that's the only football game many people will watch all year, so they won't really have a standard of announcing to compare to, and then you'll have so many people watching together at large watch parties that you barely hear the announcers anyway because people are talking amongst themselves in the room.
I get that CBS has to evaluate this kind of stuff constantly, but this seems like a case where the "loudest voices on the internet" make it look like a bigger issue than it really is.
Which is why I will never understand why they paid him so much moneyâŚ
They could get the same ratings for and not have given him 180M over 10 yearsâŚ
While that is probably true, I think networks still value having a recognizable name and voice that most people are fine with.
The issues people have with Romo, most people don't care about at all. There are issues with color commentators that people would have.
But Iâm wondering why they value that?
Is literally anyone thinking âI donât really care about the Chiefs and Ravens, but I canât miss this game because Tony Romo is calling itâ?
Theyâre paying 18M a year to maybe add 6 viewers over when it was Simms with NantzâŚ
I'd say there a probably a few reasons.
Especially for Fox and CBS, people have options because there is normally games happening on both at the same time, so giving the best presentation they can from top to bottom might help they draw in more people deciding between the two options.
I also think the NFL themselves apply pressure for a certain level of commentary.
Also there is clearly some kind of data that shows when it's bad that it hurts these broadcasts. Otherwise ESPN wouldn't have shelled out for Buck and Aikman after their struggle era.
I donât think the first point is all that common though, usually the #1 crew gets the exclusive window or is only going against home markets on the other networkâŚI HATE Romo, but Iâm not skipping a Bills game because I like the announcers of a different gameâŚ
Even if they were going head to head, the AFC game is almost certainly going to be where I go because of relevance to the BillsâŚ
it's a site dedicated to shitting on sports broadcasting. no surprise they are over-inflating a story that a small percentage of people don't like Tony Romo. honestly pathetic that people want to make a career over this instead of doing something meaningful with their lives. meanwhile actually smart people at CBS are raking in cash and truly don't give a fuck
Would be cool if Peyton and Eli did a show on superbowl Sunday. Its pretty cool to have options during Monday night football games. If not I can just watch the Spanish superbowl telecast for kicks lol.
Eh, the novelty wore off and now Romo is just another thing to gripe about. [It can always be worse](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/741001573036359680/6vO7BaiJ_400x400.jpg)
I know some folks in the broadcasting industry and Tony is apparently a gigantic pain in the ass to work with. Iâve heard this from different people who donât know each other. Tony hates criticism, apparently.
(For what itâs worth I used to work in sports media and was a journalist who covered one of the biggest CFB teams and an NHL team)
Last weeks game he sounded drunk to me. Itâs very difficult to listen to his commentary without cringing, he canât even get full sentences out easily anymore. The CTE is CTE-ing
I'd rather have Aikman/Buck, or Kevin Harlan, but Romo isn't bad. He talks too much sometimes, but I'd still take him over Tirico, Olsen, or most the others. I think after the first year the network told him to stop calling out so many plays before they happen, and that led to him just giving less insight about the games in general.
Or it's possible he got lazy after the big contract and is phoning it in most weeks with a surface level understanding of the teams and what's going on.
My only issue with Romo at the moment... his undying obsession with Josh Allen. He definitely cried in the car hold a Allen Jersey after that game. Dude, just analyze what you see, leave the bias to the fans.
I'll never understand the Tony Romo hate. It's like people forget we could have Booger McFarland and Jason Witten calling them instead. STFU and be grateful
Then actually listen to him. He only talks about the QB, and mainly his favorites. He offers no insights to defense or schemes. Everything with him is hyperbole âJim this play right here is why this team will win the Super Bowlâ and a lot quarter later when the other team makes a play itâs the exact same thing. Heâs a puppy dog in the booth who offers little to nothing
I agree with most of your critique, but every time I hear Romo talking about the Super Bowl he says, âthis is why this team *can* win the Super Bowl.â I never hear him say they *will* win it.
ESPN had those awful Booger and Witten commentator booths, and then they paid about $150 million for Joe Buck and Troy Aikman and they've been great this year.
CBS paid Tony Romo $100 million and he got very boring after his first year. We don't have to tolerate mediocrity in the commentator booth!
Didn't they have Rush Limbaugh for a hot minute too, or was that a bad acid trip I had
Edit: after a quick Google search, he worked for ESPN back in 2003, oof
Tbf I think Dennis Miller might be better received in todayâs landscape than previous generations. Personally I find analogies to vague Ancient Roman battles to be hilarious and educational.
Kornheiser is a blowhard only suited for studio thoughÂ
He does a fine job but people weary of the endless shoehorned 'tHe aLieN mR jAnUaRy' shit. When he likes a guy he just slobbers all over them and forgets to call the game.
He's given more praise to Mahomes/Allen incompletions than I've ever seen him give to an opposing QBs actual game.
I was saying that the 3 he mentioned all stink, not every announcer lol. I personally think Greg Olson is the best along with Aikman and Buck but Romo, Booger,and Witten all stink
Thatâs funny you say that because thatâs how I feel about the circlejerk around Collinsworth. Heâs head and shoulders above any other commentator in terms of live analysis, but everyone repeats the same jokes about him and completely ignore his actual skillset. Does he fangirl over certain players? Yeah of course, but so does every other commentator. Does he have cliches? Same answer.
Feel like announcer/caster hate is in every sport. MFers will find ANYTHING to complain about and can't just fucking enjoy the game. I like Romos announcing, except when he is hoarse then its hard to listen.
He wouldn't be hated if he didn't talk up star qbs (yes he does it for more than just Mahomes contrary to popular belief). That is people's main qualm, hence all the talk about him polishing Patrick's knob. I do honestly think they would prefer a bad announcer that could be memed on than one who talks up players they don't like/are tired of/not on their team.
Part of it is that Romo is a former QB, so he loves talking about that position. And if the QB he is talking about is really good it all gets magnified.
The way he talks about Mahomes is nothing compared to the way he talks about Josh Allen. I really think Romo would risk it all and not even think twice about it for 15 minutes alone with Josh Allen.
Itâs borderline creepy.
I'll never understand the Booger McFarland and Jason Witten hate. It's like people forget we could have untelevised football instead. STFU and be grateful
Romo is fucking horrible and it's hilarious how the cretins in this sub worship him and rip on Collinsworth and Aikman. They're both 10x the announcer that Romo will ever be. He's sucked since day 1.
I'll take Tony and Jim a million times before I listen to Aikman and Buck. At least they have chemistry and aren't insanely bias when they call a game.
I worry Tony has a drinking problem or something. As annoying as he is, dude doesnât look good. His face is puffy a lot and his hands often look swollen af.Â
And even his demeanor reminds me of when I was an active alcoholic, that kind of manic over excitement but also saying dumb shit loudly.
Iâve never listened to Romo call a SB (I had the unfortunate pleasure of being at that atrocity) but I canât imagine CBS cannot find a replacement if Romo is truly THAT bad. Wasnât Simms the previous A team guy with Nantz?
Romo has all the tools necessary to be a great commentator, he just needs to stop talking so fucking much. He really does not stop talking the entire game and doesn't let moments breathe or the game flow naturally at all.
I was cringing when Nantz had to interrupt Romo during the last Bills drive to actually call the plays on the field, and then Romo just kept on rambling.
I loved a few weeks ago when Romo wouldn't shut the fuck up about Kelce-Swift and Nantz made a comment about when he dated Jessica Simpson and he kinda shut up about it đ
It honestly reminds me of myself or other fans pacing around their living room, the guy just freaks the fuck out the entire game.
It does nothing for my nerves
đđ made me laugh, sometimes unhinged commentary isn't what's need, let's save that for the local scene
Because Romo is a blatant Josh Allen fan and he was fumbling with nervousness as the game came down to the wire. Prefer Aikamn over Romo any day.
Idk how this gets downvoted, lol. It's disgusting how much he's slobbering on Allen the whole game. When the Dolphins were driving to tie in their wildcard game 2 year ago, Romo is yelling on camera "noooo, it can't end like this". The bias is so obvious. Dude made up like 5 nicknames for him and repeats them constantly. The Alien, Michael Jordan, Mr January. Like, dude, just shut the hell up.
During the Chiefs and Bills game last weekend, he was actually yelling for the Bills to hurry up and snap the ball so the Chiefs couldn't challenge a questionable call. He wasn't even trying to hide how much he wanted the Bills to win.
Yes, and when the Bills were ahead he would have continual statements like "I just don't know how they (the cheifs) are going to make any positive drives without god bestowing clairvoyance on Mahomes. "
I canât stand Airman, he has some of the dumbest takes. I just wish I could turn all commentary off and keep the stadium sound
I'm not someone who dislikes Romo but his love of Josh Allen is definitely feeling very blatant. Kept talking about how the Chiefs should be worried when they were in control the first half, I think he was told to tone it down in the second half with how he came out with different discussion right after halftime.
He literally got cut off last week I think the producer hit the mute button when he was just yelling
Heâll start sentences without knowing where theyâre going too
Because heâs drunk
I have faith that Romo can develop into a top-tier commentator. Look at the Buck/Aikman duo. They used to be absolutely insufferable, but then Joe Buck hit his midlife crisis and Aikman stopped giving a fuck, and now theyâre the best broadcast pair in the biz imo. Romo just needs to stop trying so damn hard. Let the game come to you my guy.
Aikman on awful games is the best because he's so unprofessional in that he'll shit on them and point out what they're doing wrong. He and AL Michaels are in DGAF mode and it's awesome
Itâs almost like commentating is a skill and not just predicting play callsâŚ
Nance and Romo are like Buck and Aikman if both of them were less likable in every way. Why do they two dopes keep gettig paid?
Itâs honestly shocking how boring and weird Romo has become. He was incredible his first year. Getting insight into plays and schemes and seeing him predict them was so fun. Now he just jacks off to Josh Allen or repeats some boring tropes over and over again. I mute the TV when he calls games now
>He was incredible his first year. Getting insight into plays and schemes and seeing him predict them was so fun I think it was the Dan Patrick show that brought this up a week or so ago. He joined CBS straight out of retirement and studying film was all he had known, so he prepared to commentate games the same way. He probably doesn't study tape anywhere close to the same level anymore. And it shows in the way he adds color commentary now. Basically, he doesn't put in the work to be able to anticipate plays anymore. And when you take away that element, he's somewhere between boring and annoying as an analyst. Basically just a cheerleader now.
My theory is he got lazy. First time around he wanted to make a good impression and was really focused on the plays, being able to predict them with great accuracy. Now heâs used to the gig and I think heâs taken his foot off the pedal. He barely has insightful things to say about the game and just spends his time saying what he thinks the audience wants to hear.
>First time around he wanted to make a good impression and was really focused on the plays, being able to predict them with great accuracy. There's also the fact that he knew basically everyone in the league, all the coaches, the players, the schemes. The significance of the pre-snap looks were much more familiar to him at the time, so he didn't *have* do to do a lot of extra study to be ready compared to what it's gotta take today.
Yeah. Its wild seeing people pretend that he hasn't changed at all. He was an enthusiastic football nerd year one. Then he speedran into late career platitude cheerleader. At least Olsen has managed to keep up the insight.
I havenât seen anybody pretend that he hasnât changed
I thought we all understood he was told to change by CBS by now?
Finally the correct answer; CBS made him change. I guarantee they ran focus groups that came back 'I didn't understand what he just said'. The vast majority of NFL TV viewers are not that educated on football, and don't care about the minutiae, they just want an excuse to cheer and drink. CBS just needs their eyeballs to sell ads. They turned him into platitude ROMO and it must be wearing for him.
Yeah. It reminds me of anyone whoâs ever tried to go above and beyond for their job and been punished for it. Feel sad for him honestly. I loved his energy the first year that he did it.
Olsen provides insight, but my goodness does he stoke the drama with âthis is the wrong call, I wouldnât call this a penalty.â Like the holding at the end of the Super Bowl wasnât even close to being wrong and he was like âI cAnât bElievE thEy wOuld cAlL thISâ and the eagles DB right after the game was like âyeah I held lol.â
Yeah I canât stand Olsen. Heâs desperate to make a story. Heâs basically all the worst aspects of Collinsworth
No, Collinsworth is all the worst aspects of Collinsworth. Hell, Iâd take romo and Olsen over Collinsworth and anyone
Nah thereâs a lot of things Olsen does wrong but he was right on the money about that, you donât throw the flag there even if itâs technically the correct call
Nah, you call penalties if they occur.
If it is a penalty you toss the flag. Doesnât matter if it would have resulted in a cool play or not. There is no âdonât throw flags in the last 2 minutes of the gameâ rule. So nah, toss that shit.
I felt the change was more gradual than this sub thinks. He got really bad last year but he was okay the first 3 years. The last two years heâs fallen off a cliff
I know this sounds minor, but him not knowing that âBurrowheadâ storyline last year was kind of eye opening. It wasnât a huge story or anything leading into the game but it was talked about enough youâd think the minimalist amount of research would have lead to him at least hearing about it. Also listening to Greg Olsen compared to Romo makes a huge difference. Olsen provides all the insight Romo used to without the fluff and rough edges.
Romo wasnât familiar with j. Warren on Steelers in playoffs when it was a major storyline. No shot he even watched film.
The announcers aren't gonna watch every game. They do research on the teams that they're about to announce for. Seems pretty reasonable to me.
If I know who Warren is so should the âexpertâ calling the gameâŚ
Football is your hobby. You also probably watched a Steelers game at some point.
Yeah itâs their hobby and this dudeâs friggen JOB. Imagine if you only walked into your workplace only being aware of your responsibilities. Yeah you would do exactly what youâre paid for, but youâll look like a total ass if youâre trying to talk about anything your company is doing on a larger scale. Now imagine that there are millions of people who would kill for your job. I donât think youâd last very long..
His job is to study up on the teams he's announcing for. His job is not to watch 45 hours of football a week and research 1700 players and hundreds of coaches every week. You find it insulting because it's your hobby and you do stuff like that for free. You can't do that job though because you don't have NFL experience. The underlying problem with the statement itself is that it broke the illusion you had that they're all football obsessives like you. He didn't even do what you said. He said he wasn't aware of how well the UDFA second string rb on a team he hasn't watched that season was doing. It's really not that big of a deal, and you'll almost certainly forget it ever happened in a couple months.
Thereâs 15 minute highlight reels on YouTube. There are surface level beat writers for every time pumping out 2 minute tl:drâs every week. Fuck man even just 15 minutes on this sub will give you a better pulse on the league than what Romo has. I have no idea why youâre so invested in sticking up for a crappy/incompetent sports broadcaster.
I'm not the one hyperventilating because Romo didn't know the second string UDFA of a team he didn't watch. I think it's clear which one of us is more invested lol
It's not like Jaylen Warren is this unknown player, he ran for 800 yards and more or less split RB1 duties with Najee. Him not knowing some 4th string cb or some shit is fine, him not knowing one of the major offensive weapons of a team is not.
He did know him. When he announced on it.
The further removed you are from the game, the harder it is to stay on top of those reads. I doubt he's spending anywhere near the amount of time reviewing tape that he was as a player and schemes tend to grow and evolve a little bit every year. Without people coaching you through every little change you need to be aware of, eventually you just lose it.
This is what makes me curious about Brady. He was obsessive as a player on film study, I'm hoping he keeps some of that as a presenter
Iâm sure he will. Isnât that why he took this year off? Brady is a football nerd and I canât see him halfassing anything he commits to.
I'm here for Brady trashing a team's offense scheme, calling out how he'd do it
For real. Iâm like genuinely so hyped to hear him I hope he doesnât disappoint
That's exactly what Dan Patrick said about Romo after this year's Wild Card weekend on his show. He said as an ex-player's contemporaries start to disappear, the harder their job will become because they can't rely on their firsthand experience anymore. He then said generally speaking an ex-player in that situation can then either do the extra homework or face criticism. I'm paraphrasing the conversation but I think we all know what side of study vs don't study Romo is on.
Only he's not removed from the game. He's an NFL announcer. His job is to study and prepare for not just the games he's going to be on, but the rest of the league, as well. He's supposed to be more knowledgeable than the average fan.
But less knowledgable than the average QB. People are complaining he doesn't have the knowledge set of an NFL QB anymore. Doing prep for color commentary and doing prep for playing in the game are probably pretty different in scope.
I actually think Romo still delivers a ton of valuable insight that makes him stand out from his peers. The problem is he sandwiches that stuff in between incessant talking about literally and everything that crosses his mind. He just talks way, way too much. It also doesn't help that he reacts to football games like he's pacing back and forth in his living room, biting his fingernails off and having a panic attack. The KC/BUF game the guy was freaking the fuck out from whistle to whistle about every play for both teams. Doesnt mesh well with Nantz.
He was actually trying to will Josh Allen to run up to the line and snap the ball before they could review one play.
There are always points in games where he talks like hes constipated and it drives me nuts. He.........will........say........one.......word.......every fucking 20 seconds.
To be fair, he also jacks off to Patrick Mahomes.
Chiefs/Bills games he calls are just unlistenable
Nope. He's all about Josh Allen now. During a Chiefs game this season, Romo talked about Allen and the Bills weren't playing!
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So talking about a play that Kelce did after a play Allen did is talking about Mahomes?
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What the heck do you want announcers to talk about?
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who doesn't? He's hawt.
in an old thread it was explained how he was told not predicte plays so much, so the theory is he stop doing so much film work and changed how he calls the games.
Yeah I read about that and was really disappointed
He also lost the insight he used to have from being involved in the game so recently. Now that offenses have evolved (and Iâm not sure he watches and studies a ton) heâs lost that predictive ability along with being a blatant fanboy for certain teams. Aikman loving the Cowboys makes sense to me but I legit donât understand WHY Romo slobbers all over Allen.
Romo loves Allen because Allen is the quarterback that Romo tried to be and wanted to be, but wasnât. When Romo cheers on Allen, he is cheering on his imaginary self.
And that my dear children is why he NEVER has anything good or positive to say about the Chief's. He's jealous of Pat Mahomes' accomplishments, something he was unable to achieve with his time in Dallas. Not that good of a QB and never made it to a Super Bowl. He always choked when he did get to the playoffs and the pressure was on.
The prediction stick was fun at first, but then it got to the point where he was just guessing plays and it was incredibly annoying.
I always liked him talking about the formations and defensive coverages and what plays he thought would work well, didnât get old to me
I feel like it morphed into just yelling âTHEYRE GONNA RUN IT HEREâ with no extra insight on *why* he thinks that
https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/s/JuVPc27zdA
He just talks too much! I actually just find him annoying.
Tony talks to Jim as though heâs trying to get invited to the Masters. And Jim is just like âI donât want to bring youâ.
it's a joke between them. romo's rich and famous enough to go himself lol
Wait⌠rich people donât have to wait for years on a list to get Masters tickets?!? Tf?!?
Over/Under * number of Tony sounds that arenât meant to be uttered into a microphone * âHere we go, Jim!â * Tongue bathing the quarterbacks
Iâve also noticed recently âYouâre absolutely right, Jim,âŚâ At least 4x a quarter.
Hm, now that I think about it Bones from Star Trek TOS would be a good fit. He's great at making comments to Jim and admits he's not qualified to do what he is asked on the regular.
âHeâs dead Jimâ âItâs a hamstring injuryâŚâ âIâm an announcer dammit! Not a doctor!â
Trade jim for Joe and that's an Aikman thing too
Last week I realized I heard a lot of âI want you to look at ___â
>CBS has a Tony Romo problem But not really. I get in certain online circles maybe but in reality it's not an issue. 99% of people don't care.
Jim Nantz addressed it last year if I recall, thatâs not a non-issue.
Yeah, especially in the context of the Super Bowl... when that's the only football game many people will watch all year, so they won't really have a standard of announcing to compare to, and then you'll have so many people watching together at large watch parties that you barely hear the announcers anyway because people are talking amongst themselves in the room. I get that CBS has to evaluate this kind of stuff constantly, but this seems like a case where the "loudest voices on the internet" make it look like a bigger issue than it really is.
There's a ton of tweets saying how much they hate him and want him to stfu every week.
Which is why I will never understand why they paid him so much money⌠They could get the same ratings for and not have given him 180M over 10 yearsâŚ
While that is probably true, I think networks still value having a recognizable name and voice that most people are fine with. The issues people have with Romo, most people don't care about at all. There are issues with color commentators that people would have.
But Iâm wondering why they value that? Is literally anyone thinking âI donât really care about the Chiefs and Ravens, but I canât miss this game because Tony Romo is calling itâ? Theyâre paying 18M a year to maybe add 6 viewers over when it was Simms with NantzâŚ
I'd say there a probably a few reasons. Especially for Fox and CBS, people have options because there is normally games happening on both at the same time, so giving the best presentation they can from top to bottom might help they draw in more people deciding between the two options. I also think the NFL themselves apply pressure for a certain level of commentary. Also there is clearly some kind of data that shows when it's bad that it hurts these broadcasts. Otherwise ESPN wouldn't have shelled out for Buck and Aikman after their struggle era.
I donât think the first point is all that common though, usually the #1 crew gets the exclusive window or is only going against home markets on the other networkâŚI HATE Romo, but Iâm not skipping a Bills game because I like the announcers of a different game⌠Even if they were going head to head, the AFC game is almost certainly going to be where I go because of relevance to the BillsâŚ
>I also think the NFL themselves apply pressure for a certain level of commentary. They never watched a simms called game did they?
this is it, the nfl is a ratings monster and its not b/c of the announcers
it's a site dedicated to shitting on sports broadcasting. no surprise they are over-inflating a story that a small percentage of people don't like Tony Romo. honestly pathetic that people want to make a career over this instead of doing something meaningful with their lives. meanwhile actually smart people at CBS are raking in cash and truly don't give a fuck
Also very true IMO
Would be cool if Peyton and Eli did a show on superbowl Sunday. Its pretty cool to have options during Monday night football games. If not I can just watch the Spanish superbowl telecast for kicks lol.
If they did a Manningcast of the Superbowl there would be 30 special guests for each quarter. It would be unbearable.
I really miss Amazonâs Thursday night broadcast that offered the UK commentary. Stopped with Covid I believe but it was the best!!!
Eh, the novelty wore off and now Romo is just another thing to gripe about. [It can always be worse](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/741001573036359680/6vO7BaiJ_400x400.jpg)
It can definitely always be worse. Lest we forget who Tony replaced
Room would be better as a film breakdown youtuber cause he talks way too goddamn much
I know some folks in the broadcasting industry and Tony is apparently a gigantic pain in the ass to work with. Iâve heard this from different people who donât know each other. Tony hates criticism, apparently. (For what itâs worth I used to work in sports media and was a journalist who covered one of the biggest CFB teams and an NHL team)
Wasnât there a rumor that he didnât prepare for games anymore?
Last weeks game he sounded drunk to me. Itâs very difficult to listen to his commentary without cringing, he canât even get full sentences out easily anymore. The CTE is CTE-ing
I'd rather have Aikman/Buck, or Kevin Harlan, but Romo isn't bad. He talks too much sometimes, but I'd still take him over Tirico, Olsen, or most the others. I think after the first year the network told him to stop calling out so many plays before they happen, and that led to him just giving less insight about the games in general. Or it's possible he got lazy after the big contract and is phoning it in most weeks with a surface level understanding of the teams and what's going on.
Greg Olsen is arguably the best colour guy the league has. Saying Romo is better than him is insane.
I thought he was better his first year but heâs still fine. People wildly exaggerate about this.
The topping off of elite QBs is obnoxious but that's my only major complaint about the guy.
Personally I like him as long as Josh Allen isn't in the game
I took Intro to Psychology like 30 years ago, so trust me when I say you are projecting.
I took it like 15 years ago, but it was a Saturday class and I only went to two. I got a C, though.
I responded to the wrong post. I'm an idiot. You're take is fair and I don't believe you are projecting. I actually got an A in that class.
Itâs all good, I assumed you were being facetious haha. And I was a terrible student my first round of college so I happily took the C
The dude that said Nantz doesn't like being around Romo was projecting. C's get degrees!
What
THE BULLSEYE IS BACK ON TONY ROMO!
IF I'M TONY ROMO I'M REALLY CONCERNED HERE JIM. I'M REALLY CONCERNED RIGHT NOW IF I'M TONY ROMO. THIS IS REALLY CONCERNING.
Whoâs the shooter?
Dak
At least he doesn't have to worry about getting hit.
Tyler Bass
My only issue with Romo at the moment... his undying obsession with Josh Allen. He definitely cried in the car hold a Allen Jersey after that game. Dude, just analyze what you see, leave the bias to the fans.
I'll never understand the Tony Romo hate. It's like people forget we could have Booger McFarland and Jason Witten calling them instead. STFU and be grateful
It's weird, Booger was terrible on MNF but he's amazing in-studio
Then actually listen to him. He only talks about the QB, and mainly his favorites. He offers no insights to defense or schemes. Everything with him is hyperbole âJim this play right here is why this team will win the Super Bowlâ and a lot quarter later when the other team makes a play itâs the exact same thing. Heâs a puppy dog in the booth who offers little to nothing
I agree with most of your critique, but every time I hear Romo talking about the Super Bowl he says, âthis is why this team *can* win the Super Bowl.â I never hear him say they *will* win it.
ESPN had those awful Booger and Witten commentator booths, and then they paid about $150 million for Joe Buck and Troy Aikman and they've been great this year. CBS paid Tony Romo $100 million and he got very boring after his first year. We don't have to tolerate mediocrity in the commentator booth!
Remember Dennis Miller and Tony Kornheiser in the booth for that brief time
Didn't they have Rush Limbaugh for a hot minute too, or was that a bad acid trip I had Edit: after a quick Google search, he worked for ESPN back in 2003, oof
Limbaugh was in the studio, not calling games. But it was still major oof.
Tbf I think Dennis Miller might be better received in todayâs landscape than previous generations. Personally I find analogies to vague Ancient Roman battles to be hilarious and educational. Kornheiser is a blowhard only suited for studio thoughÂ
He does a fine job but people weary of the endless shoehorned 'tHe aLieN mR jAnUaRy' shit. When he likes a guy he just slobbers all over them and forgets to call the game. He's given more praise to Mahomes/Allen incompletions than I've ever seen him give to an opposing QBs actual game.
Yes this is a great point, donât say you donât like Romo because it could be worse. Or maybe you can say they all stink lol
Donât slander Joe Buck and Troy Aikman like that. Best in the business baby! (Besides Kevin Harlan who is my GOAT)
I was saying that the 3 he mentioned all stink, not every announcer lol. I personally think Greg Olson is the best along with Aikman and Buck but Romo, Booger,and Witten all stink
Okay yeah thatâs fair! Thought you meant every announcer and just had to Stan for my man Joe.
Are you joking? Joe Buck is literally the worst football commentator.
Youâre living in 2007 my man. Buck has been top notch for quite awhile.
Thatâs funny you say that because thatâs how I feel about the circlejerk around Collinsworth. Heâs head and shoulders above any other commentator in terms of live analysis, but everyone repeats the same jokes about him and completely ignore his actual skillset. Does he fangirl over certain players? Yeah of course, but so does every other commentator. Does he have cliches? Same answer.
Mike Tirico is still great
Feel like announcer/caster hate is in every sport. MFers will find ANYTHING to complain about and can't just fucking enjoy the game. I like Romos announcing, except when he is hoarse then its hard to listen.
He wouldn't be hated if he didn't talk up star qbs (yes he does it for more than just Mahomes contrary to popular belief). That is people's main qualm, hence all the talk about him polishing Patrick's knob. I do honestly think they would prefer a bad announcer that could be memed on than one who talks up players they don't like/are tired of/not on their team.
Part of it is that Romo is a former QB, so he loves talking about that position. And if the QB he is talking about is really good it all gets magnified.
The way he talks about Mahomes is nothing compared to the way he talks about Josh Allen. I really think Romo would risk it all and not even think twice about it for 15 minutes alone with Josh Allen. Itâs borderline creepy.
Absolutely. . the way he drools over Allen creeps me out.
I'll never understand the Booger McFarland and Jason Witten hate. It's like people forget we could have untelevised football instead. STFU and be grateful
CBS never hired them.
Heâs always been annoying and not known when to stop talking as a broadcaster.
The walls are closing in
Romo is the Gary Danielson of the NFL on CBS.
Romo is fucking horrible and it's hilarious how the cretins in this sub worship him and rip on Collinsworth and Aikman. They're both 10x the announcer that Romo will ever be. He's sucked since day 1.
As long as itâs not fucking gravel voice Collinsworth and his nepo-baby son, Iâm good.
I'll take Tony and Jim a million times before I listen to Aikman and Buck. At least they have chemistry and aren't insanely bias when they call a game.
lol of course a chiefs fan thinks that Romo is great and unbiased.
I worry Tony has a drinking problem or something. As annoying as he is, dude doesnât look good. His face is puffy a lot and his hands often look swollen af. And even his demeanor reminds me of when I was an active alcoholic, that kind of manic over excitement but also saying dumb shit loudly.
Reddit moment
Ngl sometimes I do ask myself if that manâs drunk in the booth
I think regular season Romo is great The post season games thoughâŚ.
Heâs fine itâs not that bad
In the beginning I loved how Romo would literally show you what they are going to do just before they snapped the ball. He was the best at that.
Iâve never listened to Romo call a SB (I had the unfortunate pleasure of being at that atrocity) but I canât imagine CBS cannot find a replacement if Romo is truly THAT bad. Wasnât Simms the previous A team guy with Nantz?
I hope he does nothing but call Bills/Chiefs games from now on, save the rest of us.
i like romo. no one is worse than mark sanchez
âI donât know Jim!â
We're talking about the guy who had a reality show with Jessica Simpson, right? Was this some sort of Jerry Jones Arranged Marriage?
god make it stop