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I did think Romo was a stretch for the Pro Bowl Pick, but I had to post this article for giggles! :bash:

I still don't think Romo is Pro Bowl material, but this guy (Haugh for the Chi Trib) is insane! :D

So here it is:

 

Why Tony Romo? If you look at the season as a whole, Grossman is the Pro Bowler

 

Published December 21, 2006

 

Michael Vick, you could understand. Vick has 990 yards rushing and a career-high 19 touchdown passes—numbers that merit NFC Pro Bowl selection.

 

Brett Favre would have deserved the benefit of the doubt if he were selected, even in an erratic season, for career achievement.

 

But Tony Romo?

 

If Romo is a Pro Bowl quarterback after eight starts with the Dallas Cowboys, then Rex Grossman is after 14 for the Bears. At the very least, Grossman earned the chance to be one of the two alternates and he wasn't.

 

Meanwhile, Romomania has spread well beyond the Texas border and is impairing the judgment of NFL players, coaches and fans whose Pro Bowl choices each comprise one-third of the voting.

 

The only quarterback in the NFL to have surpassed a passer rating of 100 in seven games this season, Grossman deserved deeper consideration for leading the NFC's most dominant team than a guy who has played half a season as Romo has.

 

Stop snickering.

 

If Romo had a similar completion percentage and seven passer ratings of 100 or higher after 14 games then, to paraphrase Dennis Green, go ahead and crown him. But until that happens, any league honors are based on projection more than production. He will end the season with 10 starts—62.5 percent of the season. In baseball, that would be like awarding a batting title to someone with 313 at-bats. Ten starts does not a season make.

 

Grossman has been in charge of a Bears offense that has scored more than 30 points seven times, the team's highest total in a season in 50 years. He is 16-5 as a starter in his career and 12-2 this season, a statistic that isn't always a good measure of a quarterback but one trotted out often when Romo-maniacs point out the Cowboys are 6-2 under his cool right hand.

 

Romo does not make the Cowboys better any more than Grossman does the Bears, and who is more likely to take over a game by getting hot?

 

Seven Bears were named to the NFC Pro Bowl team Tuesday, the team's highest total in 20 years. Cornerback Charles Tillman and tight end Desmond Clark are enjoying seasons good enough to argue the Bears warranted nine.

 

Grossman's argument for being snubbed was not as defensible as his two teammates until the rosters were released to include Romo, a fine, young quarterback who simply has not played long enough to have earned the nod.

 

In his first eight NFL starts, Romo has completed 167 of 249 passes for 2,178 yards, 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions. It's a good start. It's not a Pro Bowl season.

 

Drew Brees and Marc Bulger, the two other NFC quarterbacks named, assembled Pro Bowl seasons and have reputations on which to stand. Nobody disputes that.

 

The third spot should have gone to Grossman, because his good games outweighed the bad ones that created such a civic crisis and nearly cost him his job.

 

Oh, Grossman was terrible in victories over Arizona and Minnesota and his poor play contributed to losses to Miami and New England. But he was the NFC's most dominant offensive player during the first month of the season and regained that form last Sunday against Tampa Bay in a performance that earned him NFC player of the week honors.

 

Not to dismiss Grossman's cover-your-eyes games, but even Pro Bowl quarterbacks lay the occasional egg. San Diego's Phillip Rivers, for instance, is coming off a game where his passer rating was 12.4.

 

Bears coach Lovie Smith was asked if he saw any "glaring omissions" on the Pro Bowl roster and Grossman was one of the three Bears players he mentioned. Tillman and Clark were the other two.

 

Smith did not bring up the Pro Bowl voting nor was there much of an outcry at Halas Hall about Grossman getting overlooked. Ultimately, it means nothing because the Pro Bowl is a non-competitive game that's one giant excuse for players to enjoy a trip to Hawaii.

 

But a selection implies respect around the league, and Grossman indeed has earned every bit as much as Romo has this year after saving his career with two straight solid games.

 

"It has been a roller coaster but we can definitely finish on a good note and that's all that matters—how you finish," Grossman said Wednesday.

 

More proof that the offense has finished strong came from Grossman feeling compelled to defend the Bears' defense at this stage of the season. Because the Bears have given up 58 points in their past two games, it's legitimate to wonder if the offense can carry the team in the playoffs and win a high-scoring game if necessary.

 

Put in the bizarre spot of standing up for his defense, Grossman stood up for it just as it did for him a couple of weeks ago.

 

"Our defense is going to step up and play," he said. "Those were just a couple of great plays by Tampa but our defense is the best in the league. … I don't ever go into the game [and say] 'Now we have to score more points or now we have to score fewer points.'"

 

Yeah, but now Grossman can say so and nobody will question it.

 

Just as nobody should doubt Grossman being as worthy as Romo for a February vacation to Waikiki Beach once they compare the bodies of work.

 

"I know he had a couple of games he didn't play as well," Smith said of Grossman. "But he's having an outstanding season."

 

You could call it a Pro Bowl season. And should.

 

dhaugh@tribune.com

 

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Before Romo became the starter for the Boys, they looked like they were gonna end up at the bottom of the NFC East, now............we all know the story. I think this plays into the whole thing. What a turn around. I speak for all of the Cowboy fans that believe that based on what he has done for the team, he deserves to be there.

 

Just because Grossman and Muhammed sit at their lockers all day voting for themselves, does not warrant a spot. (Ha Ha)

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I think that Colston should have been picked before Romo. I know he's not a QB, but he's not a TE either and that didn't stop folk from robbing their leaguemates

:D:D anyone that wins a league using Colston as TE when he can be used at WR too needs to have an * next to their title...

 

As for the article I owuld rather see Vick in there than Romo and I hate Vick. Kyle Orton had a pretty good run last year and I wouldnt have put him in.

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:D:D anyone that wins a league using Colston as TE when he can be used at WR too needs to have an * next to their title...

 

As for the article I owuld rather see Vick in there than Romo and I hate Vick. Kyle Orton had a pretty good run last year and I wouldnt have put him in.

 

 

 

...nah

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The Bears have scored over 30 points seven times because their D and special team has had at least 10 TD's this season. This has nothing to do with GROSSman's performance.

 

Also, if he was so deserving, how comr Chicago fans didn't rock the vote like the Cowboy fans obviously did? Players and coaches to me are more knowledgable so for them to point to Romo than he deserves it. Period.

 

This doofus had fun twisting his facts, didn't he?

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I think Vick is an even better candidate as he's played the whole season and has posted his best numbers of his career......I may not like him, but he should go to the pro bowl...

 

 

:D

 

As a RB, maybe. As a QB? Even Delhomme is having a better year passing the ball, and he sucks this year.

 

Here's you fool-proof test for whether Romo or Grossman is the better candidate for the Pro Bowl. What is their impact on their team's success?

 

Romo has clearly shown that DAL is winning because he's playing QB. Grossman has clearly shown that CHI is winning despite his playing QB.

 

No brainer. Romo is the better candidate.

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Grossman has more 100 passer rating games than ANYONE in the league. Doesn't that say something?

 

And the fact that Rivers had a 12.4 passer rating boggles my mind. Why does no one bash him?

 

Vick probably should have gotten in even though I hate him too. Romo doesn't deserve to go, period.

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Grossman has more 100 passer rating games than ANYONE in the league. Doesn't that say something?

 

 

 

If that's true - and I assume it is since I have no reason to think otherwise - that Grossman is 19th in the NFL in passer rating amongst QBs with 200 pass attempts or more tells you exactly why he doesn't belong in the Pro Bowl.

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I think it is sad that Tony Romo is in the pro bowl, it speaks to the talent of the QB position in the NFC. The only GOOD QB (Brees) is from the AFC. While People like Tom Brady get snubbed in the AFC, there is no one to snub in the NFC, it's a crapchute of who to pick.

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:D:D anyone that wins a league using Colston as TE when he can be used at WR too needs to have an * next to their title...

 

As for the article I owuld rather see Vick in there than Romo and I hate Vick. Kyle Orton had a pretty good run last year and I wouldnt have put him in.

 

Kyle Orton. :bash::clap::tup::doh::huh::lol:

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Vick? Really?

 

2006 Offensive Passing Leaders

NAME COM ATT PCT YDS YPG YPA LNG TD INT SK SYD RAT

1 Arizona 419 670 62.5 4437 277.3 7.05 63 21 21 45 286 81.0

2 New England 352 564 62.4 4120 257.5 7.66 71 28 15 28 202 91.5

3 Indianapolis 348 516 67.4 4096 256.0 8.12 80 31 11 20 95 103.3

4 St. Louis 392 599 65.4 4036 252.3 7.26 83 23 24 46 315 83.0

5 Cincinnati 362 538 67.3 3820 238.8 7.31 70 32 14 21 115 97.6

6 Kansas City 317 507 62.5 3810 238.1 7.92 60 17 10 32 204 90.1

7 Green Bay 383 626 61.2 3766 235.4 6.33 59 20 30 27 198 70.1

8 Philadelphia 337 620 54.4 3677 229.8 6.30 91 21 20 42 226 71.5

9 Tennessee 358 594 60.3 3597 224.8 6.39 57 20 14 31 200 80.3

10 Oakland 316 591 53.5 3582 223.9 6.57 79 21 14 45 301 76.0

11 NY Giants 294 558 52.7 3578 223.6 6.74 78 24 17 28 184 75.7

12 San Diego 338 526 64.3 3495 218.4 7.11 54 27 16 31 243 89.7

13 Seattle 307 474 64.8 3458 216.1 7.66 56 25 10 27 174 96.8

14 New Orleans 308 553 55.7 3343 208.9 6.52 66 15 24 41 261 66.6

15 Dallas 300 500 60.0 3341 208.8 7.28 71 23 17 50 298 83.6

16 Miami 291 556 52.3 3300 206.3 6.22 77 22 16 26 158 72.8

17 Carolina 269 449 59.9 3271 204.4 7.76 80 25 16 28 214 88.1

18 Denver 279 465 60.0 3227 201.7 7.25 72 18 7 23 146 88.9

19 Jacksonville 283 487 58.1 3190 199.4 6.88 45 21 6 32 162 88.4

20 Minnesota 323 510 63.3 3146 196.6 6.76 80 18 16 54 303 81.7

21 Washington 278 481 57.8 3106 194.1 6.96 78 25 11 31 240 87.0

22 Baltimore 335 562 59.6 3088 193.0 6.02 48 17 21 42 293 71.3

23 Cleveland 297 498 59.6 3053 190.8 6.67 80 15 18 45 270 74.6

24 Pittsburgh 228 379 60.2 2926 182.9 8.19 85 21 14 32 178 89.4

25 Tampa Bay 303 487 62.2 2890 180.6 6.51 80 17 14 41 281 80.7

26 Detroit 297 520 57.1 2848 178.0 5.81 86 15 18 31 173 69.1

27 Atlanta 247 451 54.8 2679 167.4 6.45 58 19 13 39 228 76.6

28 NY Jets 268 470 57.0 2642 165.1 6.36 60 11 15 53 347 70.6

29 Buffalo 269 459 58.6 2515 157.2 6.21 65 18 16 43 337 75.4

30 Houston 270 449 60.1 2237 139.8 5.93 53 15 13 68 424 76.0

31 Chicago 219 418 52.4 2002 125.1 5.27 54 11 15 31 199 61.5

32 San Francisco 204 389 52.4 1898 118.6 5.63 89 8 21 48 292 53.6

 

Data Source: STATS, Inc. Copyright 2006 STATS, Inc. Commercial distribution without the express written consent of STATS is prohibited.

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When all else fails, give the Pro Bowl vote to Favre. He did more with less than anyone would have expected this year. Why do they have to take 3 QB's anyway, they should have stopped it at 2 if they could not do better than Romo. Or at least let Brady play for the NFC. :D

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