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NGT. Tony Romo

Tim in Eternal Blue : 2/12/2024 10:55 am
is still talking.

Absolutely insufferable. We had a Super Bowl party of 20+ last night and turned on the Nickelodeon broadcast.
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RE: Not to defend Romo  
Mike from Ohio : 2/12/2024 11:31 am : link
In comment 16396552 AJ23 said:
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but I think it's so weird how suddenly people are so critical of announcers. Most people who are hating on Romo today probably only have one or two guys in the sport that are acceptable to them. He had a couple of bad moments, most of which came during a boring-ass first three quarters.

I was neither impressed nor unimpressed with Romo. He's not as good as his first year, but I'll take some of the great he provides with the bad over a lot of guys. I wonder if people remember some of the goofy stuff the GOAT Madden used to do.


I don't think most announcers are bad at all. I think Romo's problem is he sees the game analytically, and doesn't realize that some things you say in the second and third quarter of a week 7 game to explain it are out of place in OT in the Superbowl. He seems to just want to talk about whatever he sees.

He'd be better suited to a Youtube channel where he breaks down game situations and plays the next day as opposed to broadcasting live, when people want to enjoy the emotion of the game. You don't start breaking down the game winning play 2 seconds after the Superbowl winning play just happened and everyone is celebrating or in agony.
RE: Not to defend Romo  
gersh : 2/12/2024 11:34 am : link
In comment 16396552 AJ23 said:
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but I think it's so weird how suddenly people are so critical of announcers. Most people who are hating on Romo today probably only have one or two guys in the sport that are acceptable to them. He had a couple of bad moments, most of which came during a boring-ass first three quarters.

I was neither impressed nor unimpressed with Romo. He's not as good as his first year, but I'll take some of the great he provides with the bad over a lot of guys. I wonder if people remember some of the goofy stuff the GOAT Madden used to do.

+1
Too many words  
rsjem1979 : 2/12/2024 11:42 am : link
It's not just Romo, but football broadcasts across the board suffer from the belief that every second of the game needs to be filled with commentary or information - relevant or not.

DO LESS. Talk less. Let the game breathe. We're already watching the damn thing, you don't have to bombard us with production pieces and graphics and analysis.

Every 3-yard run or incomplete pass doesn't need a breakdown. Just let it go in silence and wait for the next play to happen.
As an older fan  
pjcas18 : 2/12/2024 11:45 am : link
we're (or at least me speaking for myself) am always going to long for the days of Summerall and Madden.

maybe my father couldn't stand Summerall and Madden because he had his crew before them. We never discussed it since neither of us are bothered by announcers enough to make it a topic.

I do notice Romo talks a lot but the way some of you mention it, it sounds like it ruins the game for you. If you rely on or just generally like the announcers that much I can see that.

Not sure why, but I don't pay that much attention to the announcers, especially in football where it's not as fast moving as hockey or basketball.

baseball announcers have the hardest job, they have to fill a lot of air time since it's such a slow game. Maybe Romo would be good at that.
RE: I refuse to believe  
bw in dc : 2/12/2024 11:46 am : link
In comment 16396581 djm said:
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Romo is reaching Collinsworth levels of annoying. Not every moments needs to be vocally exclaimed loudly and on such a highly verbose level.


Collinsworth's is the worst. His non-stop nasally sound is excruciating. He sees no red or yellow lights in the booth. It's all green lights.

But Romo is closing the gap. He doesn't understand that less is more, and he often speaks without thinking. On top of that, his boyfriend Nance enables him by egging him on.
Romo simply talks too much.  
ThomasG : 2/12/2024 11:47 am : link
Often using up every single second between plays with what 1) just happened and 2) what he would do next.

And what is really annoying is that based on the formations or guys going in motion on each play, Romo continues to try and guess and critique what he thinks is about to happen (real-time) before the snap.

It's just too much, all of the time.


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Danny Kanell : 2/12/2024 11:47 am : link
Romo's biggest problem is not only does he talk way too much, he babbles. He tries to say something but the words rarely connect in the moment, and he sounds like an idiot (Or a geek trying to insert himself in a conversation).

Sometimes excitement like this from an announcer can be enjoyable and charming (Madden for example) but Romo just sounds like he's trying too hard to make it about him and he just ends up getting caught up in it and never cleanly saying what he's trying to say.

In other words, he fucking sucks.
Romo Is The Worst Color / Commentary Guy  
Trainmaster : 2/12/2024 11:55 am : link
Not even close.
RE: The fact that he was explaining OT timing rules  
jhibb : 2/12/2024 11:57 am : link
In comment 16396523 Mike from Ohio said:
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as the Superbowl winning TD was scored in OT is all you need to know about Romo. He understand the intricacies of the game, but he doesn't understand his role as a broadcaster.

Another poster had a great analogy for him. He is a guy that is explaining the reproductive system during sex.


That call at the end of the game pretty well sums him up for me. I actually appreciated that he addressed the OT timing rules, but he could have done it much more quickly. Instead, he went on about why he felt he had to explain it and then the game was over, feeling almost anticlimactic without a good announcer buildup for the play.
Romo rambling on and on after the Chiefs won the game  
Tim in Eternal Blue : 2/12/2024 11:58 am : link

Was egregious.

A walk off TD with the a stadium going apeshit in celebration and Romo was explaining how the sausage was made. Nobody and I mean nobody gives a shit in that moment.
RE: As an older fan  
jhibb : 2/12/2024 12:04 pm : link
In comment 16396621 pjcas18 said:
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we're (or at least me speaking for myself) am always going to long for the days of Summerall and Madden.

maybe my father couldn't stand Summerall and Madden because he had his crew before them. We never discussed it since neither of us are bothered by announcers enough to make it a topic.

I do notice Romo talks a lot but the way some of you mention it, it sounds like it ruins the game for you. If you rely on or just generally like the announcers that much I can see that.


When it's a game in which I don't have a strong personal rooting interest (like the SB last night), I can leave the sound on and they don't bother me so much, mostly because I can just laugh at things they say that I find annoying, ridiculous, or that I simply don't agree with. But if it's a Giants game, at least half of these guys (Collinsworth & Romo for sure) are getting muted.
He was awful last night  
Jay on the Island : 2/12/2024 12:08 pm : link
He wouldn't stop talking especially immediately after the Chiefs won the game. Every broadcaster knows to shut their mouth in that moment but Romo just kept on talking.

He was at his worst at the end of the 4th quarter. He said how huge it was that the clock went from 9 seconds to 10 because the Chiefs can run two plays to go for the TD and then kick a FG if they don't succeed as long as there were "6 or 7" seconds on the clock after the first attempt. There was 6 seconds left on the clock after the first attempt to Kelce then seconds later Romo said that the Chiefs have to kick the field goal because 6 seconds is too risky to run the play.
RE: It's funny that he's was voicing his opinion of what Purdy should do..  
Mayo2JZ : 2/12/2024 12:11 pm : link
In comment 16396556 Fishmanjim57 said:
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during the OT, yet Romo was never in the Super Bowl. Tony Romo was a loser, is a loser, and always will be a loser.
Hell, I thought Olsen did a better job in his broadcasts than Romo.


Holy shit brother. Ease up on the hate there. Do you personally know him? What was your childhood like?
RE: Too many words  
Mayo2JZ : 2/12/2024 12:12 pm : link
In comment 16396619 rsjem1979 said:
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It's not just Romo, but football broadcasts across the board suffer from the belief that every second of the game needs to be filled with commentary or information - relevant or not.

DO LESS. Talk less. Let the game breathe. We're already watching the damn thing, you don't have to bombard us with production pieces and graphics and analysis.

Every 3-yard run or incomplete pass doesn't need a breakdown. Just let it go in silence and wait for the next play to happen.



Right on brother!
Announcers don't bother me...  
Chris in Philly : 2/12/2024 12:18 pm : link
nearly as much as some of you guys. I don't really mind too many of them. But I do find it fascinating that by most accounts he was really good in his rookie announcing year and has seemingly gotten worse every year since. Unusual pattern...
It surprises me that Tony Romo is a poor announcer  
Jay on the Island : 2/12/2024 12:28 pm : link
but Mark Sanchez is excellent at it.
It's anecdotal to modern entertainment  
JonC : 2/12/2024 12:32 pm : link
Way too much playing to the LCD, eg, constant talking, the TOUCHDOWN graphics on the screen, the lame half-time performances, etc. They're more concerned with going to the greatest extent of trying to keep attention spans on the product. It's everywhere on TV.

Talk less, let the product breath rather than try to stuff shite down the throat.

Now, get off my lawn!
Apparently over the years  
JohnF : 2/12/2024 12:35 pm : link
Announcer contracts have changed so that you're paid by how many words you can fit into a broadcast. That would explain Romo.

What you're hearing from Tony is interesting, though. Romo is projecting to an extent what was happening in his head when he was playing QB...so it's not as much a broadcast as listening to what a QB is seeing and thinking at the line of scrimmage, during, and after a play.

And yes, if you're going to be successful enough to make and start for an NFL team, you HAVE to be able to think/react at a fast level.

Tony's problem is that he really needs to switch gears, and understand he's not a QB anymore...he's an announcer. If he is wise, he'll listen and take notes from the great announcers...Ray Scott, John Madden, Summerall, etc. and adapt elements of their style (how to enhance a game, not interupt) while still sounding modern.
RE: It surprises me that Tony Romo is a poor announcer  
Mike from Ohio : 2/12/2024 12:38 pm : link
In comment 16396718 Jay on the Island said:
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but Mark Sanchez is excellent at it.


Why? I don't think football talent necessarily translates to broadcast talent. I think Romo's problem is that he can't stop analyzing the details of the game to understand that a 3 hour football master class is not why most people tune into a game.

I don't care much about announcers, but I notice very good ones and very bad ones. Romo is distracting.
RE: RE: It's funny that he's was voicing his opinion of what Purdy should do..  
MNP70 : 2/12/2024 12:40 pm : link
In comment 16396681 Mayo2JZ said:
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In comment 16396556 Fishmanjim57 said:


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during the OT, yet Romo was never in the Super Bowl. Tony Romo was a loser, is a loser, and always will be a loser.
Hell, I thought Olsen did a better job in his broadcasts than Romo.



Holy shit brother. Ease up on the hate there. Do you personally know him? What was your childhood like?


Like him or not, he's made $127mm as a UFA player out of a AA school and has a contract for another $170mm from CBS to be a color analyst. I'd say he's winning right now
RE: Announcers don't bother me...  
ChrisRick : 2/12/2024 12:43 pm : link
In comment 16396696 Chris in Philly said:
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nearly as much as some of you guys. I don't really mind too many of them. But I do find it fascinating that by most accounts he was really good in his rookie announcing year and has seemingly gotten worse every year since. Unusual pattern...


I think part of it is that Romo brought a fresh style to the booth: enthusiasm, sharper insight than most that I had heard. I think fans have just grown tired of him/and perhaps he has regressed some. I still like him, but I understand he ain’t for everyone.
RE: RE: It surprises me that Tony Romo is a poor announcer  
Jay on the Island : 2/12/2024 12:56 pm : link
In comment 16396751 Mike from Ohio said:
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Why? I don't think football talent necessarily translates to broadcast talent. I think Romo's problem is that he can't stop analyzing the details of the game to understand that a 3 hour football master class is not why most people tune into a game.

I don't care much about announcers, but I notice very good ones and very bad ones. Romo is distracting.

It's doesn't have anything to do with on field talent. I don't know if you saw the Jets on Hard knocks when Sanchez was the QB. He was just so socially awkward and you could tell a few players didn't like him. Erik Ainge was on the team and he once confirmed this and even mentioned how awkward Sanchez is in social setting around women.
Apparently producers have tried to reel him in  
Sky King : 2/12/2024 1:12 pm : link
And at times he slows down, but once he gets started, look out!
Let's be honest  
mfjmfj : 2/12/2024 1:21 pm : link
Romo has never been good in the playoffs.
He's not half as insufferable as Collinsworth  
HomerJones45 : 2/12/2024 1:27 pm : link
or Greg Olsen.
How to call the end of a game  
Jim in Fairfax : 2/12/2024 1:27 pm : link
Note the two minutes after it’s over.

A little roller up along first…. - ( New Window )
If he says leverage one more time  
averagejoe : 2/12/2024 1:39 pm : link
Clearly his favorite new word. They need to leverage him and his rug right out of the booth . He was awful . And every player that made a play last night was the best in the league. Just awful .
RE: Not to defend Romo  
Festina Lente : 2/12/2024 1:39 pm : link
In comment 16396552 AJ23 said:
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but I think it's so weird how suddenly people are so critical of announcers. Most people who are hating on Romo today probably only have one or two guys in the sport that are acceptable to them. He had a couple of bad moments, most of which came during a boring-ass first three quarters.

I was neither impressed nor unimpressed with Romo. He's not as good as his first year, but I'll take some of the great he provides with the bad over a lot of guys. I wonder if people remember some of the goofy stuff the GOAT Madden used to do.


This is a great post. I am tired of people complaining about romo. Does he have an annoying and happy voice? Sure, but At least he says some pertinent things about the plays. I prefer Aikman bc i like how he doesn't give a crap and says when something sucks.

Personally, i wish there was like an ex qb/coach who would break down each play as it develops. I was kind of hoping the manning cast would be like that but it that was a big miss.

RE: RE: Not to defend Romo  
Optimus-NY : 2/12/2024 2:13 pm : link
In comment 16396853 Festina Lente said:
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In comment 16396552 AJ23 said:


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but I think it's so weird how suddenly people are so critical of announcers. Most people who are hating on Romo today probably only have one or two guys in the sport that are acceptable to them. He had a couple of bad moments, most of which came during a boring-ass first three quarters.

I was neither impressed nor unimpressed with Romo. He's not as good as his first year, but I'll take some of the great he provides with the bad over a lot of guys. I wonder if people remember some of the goofy stuff the GOAT Madden used to do.



This is a great post. I am tired of people complaining about romo. Does he have an annoying and happy voice? Sure, but At least he says some pertinent things about the plays. I prefer Aikman bc i like how he doesn't give a crap and says when something sucks.

Personally, i wish there was like an ex qb/coach who would break down each play as it develops. I was kind of hoping the manning cast would be like that but it that was a big miss.


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Banks : 2/12/2024 2:19 pm : link
I honestly don't care all that much. This seems to happen with every announcer. People mocked Madden the last few years with Summerall(I still loved the guy). People loved Simms and first and then hated him. Same with Aikman, same with Collinsworth, and now with Romo. Everyone that was initially liked is hated shortly after. I'm sure Brady will yield similar results
Why get caught up in announcers  
fanatic II : 2/12/2024 2:28 pm : link
Any sporting event I watch I tune in for the games. The announcers are irrelevant, no matter what the sport.

I know enough about most sports that I don't really listen indepth to what is being said because I am doing my own analysis as it's happening.

Get over yourselves and just watch the games.
Anyone else remember the Jets-Miami experiment with no announcers?  
steve in ky : 2/12/2024 2:45 pm : link
Just had the stadium PA announcer go out over the air

I liked it but apparently not too many did
NFL Analysts  
ghost718 : 2/12/2024 2:47 pm : link
None of these guys are educating the average drunken NFL fan.If they were,the NFL might be in deep shit.A lot of it is fancy talk that doesn't add up to much.

As for Romo,he sounds like he should be should be selling Air Fryers,expandable hoses,and cleaning products.
RE: Anyone else remember the Jets-Miami experiment with no announcers?  
Victor in CT : 2/12/2024 2:49 pm : link
In comment 16396953 steve in ky said:
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Just had the stadium PA announcer go out over the air

I liked it but apparently not too many did


Yes. it was good.

Romo, and even worse Olsen, like most of them just plain talk too much. They never shut up but they tell you nothing, and invariably contradict themselves eventually. It's a visual medium. There's no dead time like on radio.
Imagine him broadcasting Tennis  
gtt350 : 2/12/2024 3:08 pm : link
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RE: RE: I refuse to believe  
djm : 2/12/2024 3:21 pm : link
In comment 16396626 bw in dc said:
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In comment 16396581 djm said:


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Romo is reaching Collinsworth levels of annoying. Not every moments needs to be vocally exclaimed loudly and on such a highly verbose level.



Collinsworth's is the worst. His non-stop nasally sound is excruciating. He sees no red or yellow lights in the booth. It's all green lights.

But Romo is closing the gap. He doesn't understand that less is more, and he often speaks without thinking. On top of that, his boyfriend Nance enables him by egging him on.


Yep--couldn't say it any better. I really want to like Romo as early on I thought he was terrific. I still take him over COllinsworth but yea, the gap is narrowing.
Am I the only one not offended by Romo?  
penkap75 : 2/12/2024 3:25 pm : link
He's not the greatest, but I never felt the need to mute to TV.
Like most of them  
Mike in Marin : 2/12/2024 4:44 pm : link
he does talk too much, but I find him to be pretty insightful, unbiased, and entertaining. I wanted to hate him as a former Cowboy, but I find him to be among the best.
RE: Am I the only one not offended by Romo?  
BillKo : 2/12/2024 4:51 pm : link
In comment 16397012 penkap75 said:
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He's not the greatest, but I never felt the need to mute to TV.


He's a bit chatty but his insight is good.

Love how people get on him telling the QBs what they should do since he never played in a SB. Who cares? He's there to do just that.

No one likes anyone today. It's like the half time show lol

Romo should get some heck though for talking over the final play....that's Nance's spot.
RE: RE: Anyone else remember the Jets-Miami experiment with no announcers?  
BillKo : 2/12/2024 4:53 pm : link
In comment 16396962 Victor in CT said:
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In comment 16396953 steve in ky said:


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Just had the stadium PA announcer go out over the air

I liked it but apparently not too many did



Yes. it was good.

Romo, and even worse Olsen, like most of them just plain talk too much. They never shut up but they tell you nothing, and invariably contradict themselves eventually. It's a visual medium. There's no dead time like on radio.


I remember watching this as a kid, and it was advertised you'd hear the hitting on the field. You never did, until the last few minutes when they turned up the mic.

At least that's what I remember. Was a dud, and of course it never returned.
sorry  
gidiefor : Mod : 2/12/2024 5:10 pm : link
Romo has become a mix of information and insufferable

the Mute button - or the radio is your friend
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bluefin : 2/12/2024 5:37 pm : link
This is just the era in sports marketing hires we live in  
giantsFC : 2/12/2024 5:40 pm : link
Obnoxious Game play by play announcers who are trendy picks, even more obnoxious sports show hosts.

At least it wasn't Steve AAaaaaaaaaaaaaa Smith and Tony Kornheiser along w Max Kellerman.
Romo is fine IMV.  
section125 : 2/12/2024 5:48 pm : link
If someone doesn't like him, that is good too. That is why there is vanilla and chocolate ice cream. It is the individual poster's OPINION. Does he talk too much sometimes. Yes. It is what he is paid to do. He sees things on the field and calls out mistakes as he sees them. He just speaks to what he sees as it happens. I can understand it annoying people - but there is also the mute button on the remote.

BBI sometimes becomes a high school pile on session.
He was fine yesterday and Nantz was on his game for once.  
RDJR : 2/12/2024 6:52 pm : link
He’s a tough listen at times because he’s too wordy and uses ridiculous adverbs and adjectives to describe regular plays. Not every catch or throw is “amazing”. I do think he’s the worst of the lead analyst at this point although we’ll have to wait and see on Brady. Best to worst on the A team - Collinsworth, Aikman, Herbstreit, Romo, Fox TBD.
RE: RE: Am I the only one not offended by Romo?  
rsjem1979 : 2/13/2024 7:44 am : link
In comment 16397101 BillKo said:
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In comment 16397012 penkap75 said:


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He's not the greatest, but I never felt the need to mute to TV.



He's a bit chatty but his insight is good.

Love how people get on him telling the QBs what they should do since he never played in a SB. Who cares? He's there to do just that.

No one likes anyone today. It's like the half time show lol

Romo should get some heck though for talking over the final play....that's Nance's spot.


Over the final play, and over the celebration. I rewatched the end of the game last night, he couldn’t even be quiet for 2 seconds after the game-winning score.

I guarantee you the folks in the CBS truck and CBS Sports execs were praying he would shut the hell up in that moment.

Compare that to “The Catch”, where there was only crowd noise and video for a full 25 seconds after Dwight Clark came down with it.

“Manning lobs it, Burress alone, touchdown New York!” Followed by 45 seconds of silence all the way through the extra point.

It’s TV sports broadcasting 101. Shut the fuck up, Tony.
Romo-lyrics  
nygiantfan : 2/13/2024 7:50 am : link
You talk too much
You worry me to death
You talk too much
You even worry my pet
You just talk...
Talk too much

You talk about people
That you don't know
You talk about people
Wherever you go
You just talk...
Talk too much

You talk about people
That you've never seen
You talk about people
You can make me scream
You just talk...
Talk too much
RE: RE: It's funny that he's was voicing his opinion of what Purdy should do..  
ColHowPepper : 2/13/2024 10:43 am : link
In comment 16396585 pjcas18 said:
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lol.

Isn't this a little harsh? I mean you can think he's shitty at his broadcasting job, and you can even think he was a shitty NFL QB but he did rise pretty close to the pinnacle of the sports world (even to accomplish what he did puts him in the top 1% or less), so sure he's not Mahomes or Brady but relatively speaking compared to the average person, he's a loser?

How do you evaluate yourself? hopefully you're not as harsh as a self-critic or you'd probably be suicidal.
pj, lol...the times we live in bring out the best in people (speaking of the poster and his ilk you cite)...someone above cited this phenomenon relative to hate on broadcasters generally: imagine when it comes to stuff that really matters
Give me the red/rules guy  
Giantimistic : 2/13/2024 8:09 pm : link
And then I am good. Best was when I got some games through NFL Europe where I just got the game sounds and then the commentators would speak between quarters.
Yeah, he was pretty bad.  
Section331 : 2/13/2024 8:30 pm : link
If I had known that SpongeBob and Patrick were doing play by play on Nick, I definitely would have gone there.
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