Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, whom we criticized earlier this year for trying to qualify for a fairly well-known golf tournament that would have conflicted with a portion of a mandatory minicamp, says that playing golf helps him on the football field.
“I use the tools that you get mentally on the [golf] course for football,” Romo tells the Associated Press.
Romo currently is tied for third at the 20th Annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Lake Tahoe. (The final round will be televised by our friends at NBC, starting at 3:00 p.m. EDT.)
“Anytime
you’re in a pressure situation or something happens where you have to
rely on your mental strength or discipline or all of a sudden you get
nervous, blood starts racing, heart starts going, the more you’re in
those situations the better off you’re going to be,” Romo explained.
“I
think that is exciting to be in those situations on the golf course
because then all of a sudden when you’re at the end of a football game,
you felt your blood pressure rise, you felt this stuff go through your
brain and you have to rely on your fundamentals.”
Apparently, Romo needs to put himself in a lot more pressure situations in golf, and possibly in other sports. In his primary gig, he has demonstrated a knack for making at least one big blunder per game, and he seems to find a way to screw up more often as the stakes are higher.
But maybe his past failures in football will help him later today in Tahoe. Maybe, just maybe, his butter-fingered episode from a certain 2006 playoff game (which also was televised by NBC) will keep Romo from screwing up any gimme shots he might be taking in the final round of the tournament.
I think that is exciting to be in those situations on the golf course because then all of a sudden when you’re at the end of a football game, you felt your blood pressure rise, you felt this stuff go through your brain and you have to rely on your fundamentals.”
“Fundamentals” being passing out in the shower afterwards……Who knows maybe he will shoot a 44-6 in the final round. As he has been apt to say….”it’s not the worst thing that could happen”…..
Romo sucks… blah blah … Cowboys are gay … blah blah blah … 13 years… blah blah blah …. did that cover it ?
He is a tool.
Snorting cocaine off the naked ass of a stripper helped Michael Irvin prepare so this is not that far fetched.
Golf enables him to completly self destruct and check it in after thanksgiving….
His putter isn’t the only thing he will be gripping firmly after dumping Jess. A massive build up of certain bodily fluids is unhealthy and he may be forced to take matters into his own hand.
Tony Romo is a good quarterback, but he could possibly go down in history as the most un-clutch quarterback ever.
I don’t think any amount of golf will get him on NFL Network’s ‘top 10 clutch QBs of all time’ list.
“Romo sucks… blah blah … Cowboys are gay … blah blah blah … 13 years… blah blah blah …. did that cover it ? ”
Yep….I think it does.
Golf probably does help him in football…isn’t that why he’s always failed to qualify every time he’s tried?
Yeah you rejoice in the regular season wins, Sux. It’s all that you have. Stupid ass WTF does passing out from exhaustion after a game have to do with fundamentals? Except for the fact that no Eagirls player has ever left everything on the field like that. At least he didn’t have to be carried off the field after threatening to take out somebody’s knees unlike that loser of a quitter named Andre Waters.
“But maybe his past failures in football will help him later today in Tahoe.”
Maybe your failures as a lawyer will help you become a better journalist, eh?
Yep. Sure.
and so is Eli Maninng going 50% + 2 picks in his the last Championship game, one and done in his first two playoff games; Peyton Manning throwing 6 picks in one game, taking 5 tries before he actually won a playoff game, Brett Farve for numerous turnovers in big games, and on and on.
I think we should continuously make fun of those guys, calling them chokers as well. Why just reserve it for one QB.
Of course playing other sports helps you with your primary. Anyone who doesn’t think it does is an idiot.
my gosh! have any of you ever been in a pressure situation of that magnitude? what have any of you ever done in a professional sport period? get a life.
Not to worry, the Eagles D will give this stiff all the pressure he can handle. And he’ll wilt like a little girl at a Jonas brothers concert.
“Tony Romo is a good quarterback, but he could possibly go down in history as the most un-clutch quarterback ever.”
Ever heard of Jay Cutler?
In a previous post Vox Veritas questioned the Patriot fans accusing them of being bandwagon fans.
I just think that is hilarious coming from a Cowboys fan. I went to college in Dallas and I know there is absolutely nothing more fair weather or more bandwagon than a Cowboys fan. Once Aikman left that town bailed on that team. The local sports radio there the Ticket has their own anti-Cowboys faction. And since Vox brings up the 80′s, Texas Stadium was a ghost town then. Their current sell-out streak is an artificial number because Kroger, the local grocery store buys up the remaining 1,000′s of tickets the Thursday before the game for $5 to donate to the children of Travis Henry.
I’ll also make a guarantee, that new stadium in the very near future will go to the “seat tarps” used by the Jaguars to cover up unwanted seats to reduce then number of seats sold to declare a sellout. Because as Jones and Romo continue to drive that team nose first into the ground Cowboy fans will disappear. They always do.
Since 1993, when Bledsoe was brought on board, no ticket in the NFL has been harder to get than a Patriots ticket. Through the good and the bad.
He’s been pretty unclutch at the end of the season(s) but keep in mind that those superbowl winning teams the past few years have had their defenses step while their QB’s have just been bus drivers.
Truth is that the Dallas D has gone way south every season the past 3 years.
If Pittsburgh or NYG had the same defensive efforts that Dallas has shown the past 2 years, they also would’ve had QB’s known for golfing.
The Cowboys are extremely well-paid as a defensive unit (minus D-Ware). I think that should be factored in when you consider their annual December meltdown.
Andre Watters? Wow, Cowboys fans really do like to use time machines. Your insults are getting as stale and dusty as those championship rings “nobody-associated-with-the-current-Cowboys-roster” won decades ago.
And I love the ad-hominem attacks. Florio’s a bad lawyer because he dishes on Romo. Internet posters aren’t pro-football QBs, so what do they know about pressure?
Well, I know when I see a team lose what’s essentially a playoff game 44-6, that’s a choke job!
Vox, If Romo passed out because he gave everything on the field in that 44-6 blowout, then that is just plain embarassing
pardon me, but mcnabb really left everything on the field in a super bowl…
romo may someday produce a road playoff win… or a home playoff win… or more. but it isnt out of line to consider him a choker or a dilettante at this point. other QBs have gotten thru it, he just hasnt. yet, anyway.
collapsing in the shower? did he have “help”? was it a show? or is he just not a leader of any kind? i think i know the answer.
give cutler a couple more real playoff or near-playoff losses and i would put him in the same category as romo. but not yet. and his teams havent been as good as the cowboys have been advertised to be. i wouldnt even bring up the broncos failure to make the 2006 playoffs with cutler – that is on shanarat. he should have known cutlet wasnt ready. and i have no doubts that despite his faults cutlet will chew teammate ass. romo will friction weld his lips to teammate ass.
unlike some posters, i dont judge my self worth, or that of others, by how many professional sports i play. and pressure? i am doing ok financially but i bet not everyone else here is! get laid off? losin yer house? now that’s pressure. most pro players would curl up in a little ball or go on a crime spree if it happened to them.
it does appear that the cowboys defense sure didnt do them any favors in 2008. maybe the playcalling had something to do with it, but 2 long TD runs by a wornout back and a freakin fullback shouldnt have happened. and yes philly ran up a good lead before their d started scoring. maybe the dallas d was just tired of the drama and wanted to go work on THEIR golf swings.
and for those bitching because other teams take joy in a regular season win… not a fan of either team here… but it wasnt just any regular season win. all dallas had to do was win. they were the better team, eh? the media sure pumps them up. it was a virtual playoff game. and we all know what happened.
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I see Eagle fans saying Romo is the must “unclutch” QB in history. Romo has as many superbowls as the Eagles do. The difference is, Romo has been playing for 3 years, and the Eagles have been playing for 75. You guys can make fun of Dallas and Romo’s playoff winless streak after you prove you are capable of winning 1 freaking SuperBowl. You said he is only good in regular season? That sums up the Eagles complete existence. HERE’S TO 75 YEARS WORTH OF CHOKING!!!!!
As someone who has played both games (non professionally, of course), I have to disagree. But he can rationalize taking time away from his paying job to play golf all he wants.
VoxVeritas says:
July 19, 2009 4:56 PM
“But maybe his past failures in football will help him later today in Tahoe.”
Maybe your failures as a lawyer will help you become a better journalist, eh?
Burn of the CENTURY!
Imagine if Romo ever qualifies for the U.S. Open, say next year at Pebble Beach. Can you imagine the storylines coming out of this? This might be the one thing that could deflect some attention away from Tiger Woods.
Anyone with a 1.4 handicap or lower is eligible to enter U.S. Open qualifying.
Maybe if Tony could have some d-linemen running at him as he’s trying to sink a 10 foot put then it makes sense.
Can he pass from the womens tees?
I knew it was only a matter of time before you made a smart ass comment about Tony Romo playing golf and f***ing up his football season.
I am dismayed however that it took you all weekend to figure out how to do it.
Florio – you should go back to billing clients while you do this site. I think you are losing your touch.
The guy likes to play golf. I can’t stand anything about Dallas and I don’t see a problem with it. But to claim it “helps” in football games is ridiculous. The guy should look the reporters in the eyes and say,”It’s my free time. I’m not getting 11 different women pregnant, I’m not driving DWI, I’m not blowing a hole in my leg with an unlicensed gun, I’m playing golf. You don’t like it? Go F**k yourself!”. If Tony said that, that I would respect.
No comment?
That is because as an an Eagles fan, none of you can say anything about another player or teams record in the postseason, or in big games..What is your record in the BIGGEST game of all? 0-2……2 appearances in 75 years. That means the Eagles have a 2.6% chance of making it to the Superbowl and a 0% chance of winning if they do. Since we are talking track records, I thought we might mention your own glass house.
No comment?
That is because as an an Eagles fan, none of you can say anything about another player or teams record in the postseason, or in big games..What is your record in the BIGGEST game of all? 0-2……2 appearances in 75 years. That means the Eagles have a 2.6% chance of making it to the Superbowl and a 0% chance of winning if they do. Since we are talking track records, I thought we might mention your own glass house.
Good thing hes working on the golf game. He’s been hitting the 3 wood a little fat as of late…
Tony will be mentally prepared when he finally gets a a nickname other than “Tony Homo”. So we should keep waiting I guess. Go Titans.
“No comment?”
Yeah, because I’m sure all of the Eagles fans are breathlessly hitting refresh to respond to your posts so you can throw out more wry witticisms, you dipweed.
Donovan may have cost the Eagles a Superbowl before, but Tony hasn’t even whiffed the scent of a Superbowl – except maybe if Jessica was getting some on the side from Trent Dilfer.
PatsRPerfection says:
July 19, 2009 5:30 PM
In a previous post Vox Veritas questioned the Patriot fans accusing them of being bandwagon fans.
I just think that is hilarious coming from a Cowboys fan. I went to college in Dallas and I know there is absolutely nothing more fair weather or more bandwagon than a Cowboys fan. Once Aikman left that town bailed on that team. The local sports radio there the Ticket has their own anti-Cowboys faction. And since Vox brings up the 80′s, Texas Stadium was a ghost town then. Their current sell-out streak is an artificial number because Kroger, the local grocery store buys up the remaining 1,000′s of tickets the Thursday before the game for $5 to donate to the children of Travis Henry.
I’ll also make a guarantee, that new stadium in the very near future will go to the “seat tarps” used by the Jaguars to cover up unwanted seats to reduce then number of seats sold to declare a sellout. Because as Jones and Romo continue to drive that team nose first into the ground Cowboy fans will disappear. They always do.
Since 1993, when Bledsoe was brought on board, no ticket in the NFL has been harder to get than a Patriots ticket. Through the good and the bad.
Hey Pats you do know the Patriots have been around since 1960 right…….OOOOh we sold out since 1993….aaaaah what about BEFORE 1993 you dunce…I am born and bred NEW ENGLANDER and i remember going to Sullivan in the 1980′s and buying tickets on the 40yard line …10 MINUTES BEFORE KICK OFF…remember going to see them play Baltimore in 1982 with anounced crowd of wait for it…wait…11,452 in a stadium of 53,000…nice fan base…Patriot fans should never ever talk about band wagon fans…you jackasses are the worst of the worst…and yes I still live in New England 10 minutes from Gillette
“I’ll also make a guarantee, that new stadium in the very near future will go to the “seat tarps” used by the Jaguars to cover up unwanted seats to reduce then number of seats sold to declare a sellout. Because as Jones and Romo continue to drive that team nose first into the ground Cowboy fans will disappear. They always do.”
This coming from a fan of a team whose owner threatened to move the team out of state because of the lack of support for a new stadium. My, how quickly they forget.
“Your insults are getting as stale and dusty as those championship rings “nobody-associated-with-the-current-Cowboys-roster” won decades ago.”
Dusty rings are better than non-existant rings, goofy.
“Vox, If Romo passed out because he gave everything on the field in that 44-6 blowout, then that is just plain embarassing”
I’m not surprised that you don’t understand, Blowens.
“pardon me, but mcnabb really left everything on the field in a super bowl…”
He showed up fat and out of shape, like he’d been eating Chunky Soup nonstop for two weeks.
“As someone who has played both games (non professionally, of course), I have to disagree. But he can rationalize taking time away from his paying job to play golf all he wants.”
Are you under the impression that there were games being played this past weekend?
“The guy likes to play golf. I can’t stand anything about Dallas and I don’t see a problem with it. But to claim it “helps” in football games is ridiculous.”
What would YOU know about that?
VoxVeritas says:
Yeah you rejoice in the regular season wins, Sux. It’s all that you have. Stupid ass WTF does passing out from exhaustion after a game have to do with fundamentals? Except for the fact that no Eagirls player has ever left everything on the field like that. At least he didn’t have to be carried off the field after threatening to take out somebody’s knees unlike that loser of a quitter named Andre Waters.
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Except, of course, when you make fun of McNabb for puking after the patriots beat the crap out of him. You know when the offensive line couldn’t block anyone, Westrbook couldn’t run anything, and the defense couldn’t stop anyone. McNabb almost single handedly won that Superbowl. Andy was outcoached as well.
To say Romo left it on the field after getting killed is absurd. McNabb threw 3 TDs in that superbowl – outplayed Brady.
McNabb also played a game on a broken leg and threw 4 TDs. He also played an entire season with a sports hernia that caused pain.
So, Vox, enough with your verbal blowing of Romo.
Jackel138,
This is not only about Donavon Mcnabb, it is about your organization as a whole. The Eagles are always the bridesmaid never the bride. Not once in your existence can you claim to be the best team in the league. A bottom feeder in the NFC East pecking order. The NFC East has won 11 Superbowls, and you have none. You have no right talking about being in the toughest division in football because you contribute nothing but mediocrity. The Cowboys, Redskins and Giants have made this division what it is. You are just a side-show. YOUR FANS ARE CLASSLESS, YOUR CITY IS DIRTY, AND YOUR FOOTBALL TEAM SUCKS!!!
brewcrewe says:
July 19, 2009 7:47 PM
I see Eagle fans saying Romo is the must “unclutch” QB in history. Romo has as many superbowls as the Eagles do. The difference is, Romo has been playing for 3 years, and the Eagles have been playing for 75. You guys can make fun of Dallas and Romo’s playoff winless streak after you prove you are capable of winning 1 freaking SuperBowl. You said he is only good in regular season? That sums up the Eagles complete existence. HERE’S TO 75 YEARS WORTH OF CHOKING!!!!!
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Amazing Brewcrew…. This years Superbowl is “Super Bowl XLIV”. Th XLIV means: 44. If you are going to make comments like this awt least get it right. The Superbowl has been played for 44 years. BEFORE the superbowl, the Eagles have 3 championships.
Also, my favorite part of last year was CC Sabathia walking off the field crying with his tail beween his legs as the Phillies crushed the Brewers. I like CC but the Brewers put it all on his back and he could not handle it.
Now, if you want to correctly say someone has NEVER won something – try the Brewers have NEVER won a World Series. See how that works – it is simple. Have the facts and use them correctly.
brewcrewe says:
July 19, 2009 9:56 PM
No comment?
That is because as an an Eagles fan, none of you can say anything about another player or teams record in the postseason, or in big games..What is your record in the BIGGEST game of all? 0-2……2 appearances in 75 years. That means the Eagles have a 2.6% chance of making it to the Superbowl and a 0% chance of winning if they do. Since we are talking track records, I thought we might mention your own glass house.
*****
Numbers work better when you use the correct ones. The correct number would be a 4% of winning the superbowl. 3 championships in 75 years.
And by the way, applying this math to football is absurd, cheesehead.
Cowboys suck… blah blah blah …. The Phillies are cool… blah blah … 6-44… blah blah blah … Romo is a homo… blah blah …
Same song and dance….
blah blah ….
OK, My last name is BREWER, I am from Texas. I do not like the Brewers, but can see where the confusion came in. Oh and sorry about that 75 year thing. The Eagles have not won a superbowl in 44 years….much better.
Eagirls suck… blah blah bla…. McNabb puked… blah blah blah… Cowboys have 5 superbowls .. blah bla blah.
does that cover it?
Smush Rodrigez says:
The correct number would be a 4% of winning the superbowl. 3 championships in 75 years.
Why don’t you try the correct numbers?
0-75=0%, 0-44=0%…..you see none of any number is 0%. So the Eagles still have a 0% chance and track record of winning a Superbowl.
Eagirls suck… blah blah bla…. McNabb puked… blah blah blah… Cowboys have 5 superbowls .. blah bla blah.
does that cover it?
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Pretty much … that’s all we’re going to hear from now til pre-season. This time of year blows. As much as i hate the Eagles, i’ll at least say this, Eagles and Cowboys fans keep up the hate year round. Good shit.
PatsRPerfection
Well.. i can tell you that there are a lot more Cowboys fans than there are soccer fans in Dallas, and last nights first sporting event ever at the new stadium brought a crowd of 82,000+ people to a soccer event that didn’t even feature teams from the US. Obviously there was a lot of anticipation for the first ever event, but remember that the sellout games streak (even if some were bought by Kroger) extended through 3 5-11 seasons…..consecutive seasons (god awful seasons). Glad you spent some time in Dallas, but listening to The Ticket hardly gives you an objective view on the Cowboys fan base.
Smush Rodrigez says:
“And by the way, it is simple I Have used the balls correctly, blowing, and giving them head. fact .”
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What a queer!!!!!
brewcrewe says:
July 20, 2009 12:22 PM
Smush Rodrigez says:
The correct number would be a 4% of winning the superbowl. 3 championships in 75 years.
Why don’t you try the correct numbers?
0-75=0%, 0-44=0%…..you see none of any number is 0%. So the Eagles still have a 0% chance and track record of winning a Superbowl.
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3 in 75 = 4% genius.
brewcrewe says:
July 20, 2009 1:41 PM
Smush Rodrigez says:
“And by the way, it is simple I Have used the balls correctly, blowing, and giving them head. fact .”
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What a queer!!!!!
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Hahaha. inventive. Gay jokes. Hmm, gay jokes and poor math skills. Must be from Texas. maybe you should insult my mother next. I am surprised that you are not calling me a beaner due to my name and that you are probably also a racist fool just like you are a gay basher. Hope Tony and Jason don’t act on their impulses…. Texas would be in a tizzy.
Smush Rodrigez says:
Numbers work better when you use the correct ones. The correct number would be a 4% of winning the superbowl. 3 championships in 75 years.
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key word from your post is SuperBowl.
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Smush Rodrigez says:
If you are going to make comments like this awt least get it right. The Superbowl has been played for 44 years. BEFORE the superbowl, the Eagles have 3 championships.
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key word championships
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Smush Rodrigez says:
3 in 75 = 4% genius.
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How does never winning a SuperBowl, give you a 3 in 75=4% ratio? once again, 0 in 1,000,000=0%
And for the record I happen to like beaners, and am comfortable with your chosen sexual orientation. I was just joking bout you being gay, if i would have known you were, I would not have joked about it, sorry.
Whatever Brewcrew. By the way, is there one of you or a whole crewe? Do you collaborate on your posts? Anyway, thats cool. I am neither a “beaner” or gay but I appreciate your tollerance.
“How does never winning a SuperBowl, give you a 3 in 75=4% ratio? once again, 0 in 1,000,000=0%”
Would it be better for you if I said that the Eagles have a 4% chance of winning their last game of the season based on the idiotic math you are trying to use?
If you are going to talk about 75 years, then some of those years are not superbowls. If the Eagles won the championship, it is the same as winning the superbowl dince you are choosing the 75 year time period.
Wow, Vox – look out! We’ve got a new troll on the move, and he’s gunning for the #1 classless, moronic Cowboys fan spot.
The NFL is a “what have you done for me lately” league. So I have a quick question – what was the score of THE LAST GAME the Dallas Cowboys played?
44-6. Eagles win.
Also, leave it to a Texan to run out of ammunition in an argument and resort to “hurr hurr hurr, you’re gay!”
It’s that kind of blinding intellect that makes Texas the greatest state in the union. Can’t you guys secede from the US already?
Since ’93 no ticket has been harder to get than a Pats ticket? Why do you say that, just because you believe they have sold out every game since then? There must be at least ten teams in the NFL with a more long term loyal following than the Pats
The NFL is a “what have you done for me lately” league.
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When did that become the end all be all of arguments? I guess i missed the memo where you can’t use any history from previous years for arguing. Using that logic, you could say that the Eagles last game was them choking in the NFC Championship…again. That logic, of course, is only valid when it is convienent for you. But I hear “…13 years and counting…” or “…no super bowls since 1995″… all the time. Of course that is valid material, right?
Jackal138says:
“It’s that kind of blinding intellect that makes Texas the greatest state in the union.”
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Have you been to Texas? Where are you from? If you have been to Texas, where? I would not generalize Pennsylvania, because I have only been to two cities, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Pittsburgh seemed like a decent city, Philly was a sh*t hole.
What is so wrong with Texas? Friendly people, clean cities, diverse cultures, and great food.
What is so wrong with Texas? Friendly people, clean cities, diverse cultures, and great food.
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… and apparently everyone walks around with 5 rings.
How long were you in Philly? Where did you stay? Where did you go? You are generalizing a city based on what? A football game?