2014 NFL Offseason Thread

[Meacon Keaton]

Best Dan post ever.

[DMN in the House]

Cincy will win one with Dalton before Cleveland wins one with Manziel...

That's not exactly a bold prediction. I'm surprised anyone actually gives a fuck about Manziel at the moment since he's pretty much irrelevant because he's with Cleveland AND not their starter. Blake Bortles is actually more relevant than Manziel.

I look at this this way, though: Giving Dalton that contract is okay as long as the guaranteed money isn't high. Because if he continues to be mediocre (he was the 23rd best QB last year), they can dump him without eating a huge amount. And I do think he'll get better, but not by much. Dalton is NOT a Flacco....yet. He's closer to a Romo at the moment.

Oh, and I forgot: Sucks for David Wilson. But I'm glad he's realized his health isn't worth the risk of continuing to play.

Romo is better than Flacco.

[Maxx]

Only in ways that are meaningful to fantasy football.

[gunnar hendershow]

If it's the 4th quarter of a decisive game there's not a single person in the world who would rather have Romo.

[DMN in the House]

It's close enough to be personal opinion. Flacco had his great playoff run, but I think I'd probably take Romo as a regular season QB.

In the end, they're different enough that it's a tough comparison, in my mind.

[Mick]

If it's the 4th quarter of a decisive game there's not a single person in the world who would rather have Romo.

I don't know, if I'm betting heavily against the Cowboys...

[Plubby]

It's not even close. Romo blows Flacco out of the water. I'm not even trolling Baltimore fans anymore like I was before.

If you're lazy and enjoy a good "Hurr hurr Tony dun suck a throwing the handegg hurr hurr" narrative because lol, cowboys. Then sure.

But if you look at 4th quarter production last year:

69.6% completion for 1074 yards and a 10/4 TD/int ratio.

61.6% completion for 1094 yards and an 8/8 TD/int ratio.

Which would you rather?

The year prior is also a similar blowout, the only thing Flacco has going for him there is zero interceptions in fourth quarters, but over the two years combined they're even on INTs.

[GhostMachine]

I'd take Flacco over Romo in a heartbeat. The Cowboys sucking can be mostly attributed to Jerry Jones and the fact he only has slightly better GM skills than a half-blind windowlicker. But its risky counting on Romo late in the season and definitely in the postseason.

My prediction for the Cowboys? 8-8.

[DMN in the House]

Yes, because Romo is totally responsible for defensive breakdowns.

People are still trashing the dude for fumbling a field goal. He's a top ten QB on a pretty mediocre team, and most of his 'faults' come from having to do to much.

[Lint]

Romo is not top 10

[Mick]

You're an Eagles fan, your biased, your vote doesn't count!

[Lint]

Tom Brady

Peyton Manning

Eli Manning

Collin Kapernick

Russell Wilson

Ben Roethlisberger

Andrew Luck

Aaron Rogers

Drew Brees

Joe Flacco

In no order, 10 QBs better then Romo. No way is Romo a top 10 QB. Top 15? Yea maybe

[Plubby]

Flacco is not better than Romo, Roethlisberger is not anymore, and Eli is arguable.

I mean, you're still right. But i'd put Stafford, Ryan, and arguably Cam Newton in to bump him though.

[HC]

Tom Brady

Peyton Manning

Eli Manning

Collin Kapernick

Russell Wilson

Ben Roethlisberger

Andrew Luck

Aaron Rogers

Drew Brees

Joe Flacco

In no order, 10 QBs better then Romo. No way is Romo a top 10 QB. Top 15? Yea maybe

Honestly, right now, I'd take Romo over Eli on that list. Eli is a joke right now, past accomplishments aside.

[DMN in the House]

I'd argue Eli, Kapernick, Roethlisberger, Flacco, and probably Wilson. None of those guys are inarguably better than Romo, and neither are Ryan, Stafford, or Newton. They may have won more than Romo, but the group that's clearly better than him is small.

[Plubby]

My assessment on top 10 placement was purely based on eye test, so we'll have to agree to disagree. And after all I have Romo at 11 or 12, so I don't think he's far off - if he's off.

[DMN in the House]

Yeah, all those guys are fairly close, I just think Romo gets a bum rap.

[SeanDMan]

Bottom ten holder for field goals, though.

[Cactus Drags]

Isn't the thing with Romo not that his stats as a whole in the fourth quarter are poor, just that he throws a pick/fumbles/stalls a drive at the most inconvenient moment?

[Maxx]

Yes, dear god, yes.

He is great in games of little consequence, when they matter, his ability to lead game winning drives disappears. But then again, that's true for the entire team and the defense blows.