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Sewa

(1,334 posts)
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 02:43 AM Jan 2022

Tony Romo is a horrible football announcer

He just piled stupid comments on top of stupid comments the whole game. He pushed me to turn the volume off. I hope CBS is smart enough not to make him their top announcer next season.

The Fox team of Buck and Aikman were head and shoulders better. I’m not a fan of this team but they were in a different league than the CBS team.

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Tony Romo is a horrible football announcer (Original Post) Sewa Jan 2022 OP
He's actually ranked as one of the best color analysts. brush Jan 2022 #1
I'm not a big fan of Nantz and Romo, but I think Joe Buck is lousy most of the time, so RockRaven Jan 2022 #2
I always turn the sound off when he is Beachnutt Jan 2022 #3
Romo Is Great Caught The Play Screen Left Back Went Right DanieRains Jan 2022 #4
I think the nice folks at CBS disagree with you ... PBC_Democrat Jan 2022 #5
I muted him a few times during the game. BlueJac Jan 2022 #6
Agree.. mountain grammy Jan 2022 #10
I think Romo is fine, BUT... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2022 #7
Then to top off that nonsense Sewa Jan 2022 #11
My brother repeated it, saying that KC... Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2022 #12
He's an idiot. Never has anything interesting to say. zuul Jan 2022 #8
Totally agree Auggie Jan 2022 #9

brush

(57,477 posts)
1. He's actually ranked as one of the best color analysts.
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 02:49 AM
Jan 2022

He frequently, because of his experience as a player, anticipates the next play call, and quite often he's right.

RockRaven

(16,265 posts)
2. I'm not a big fan of Nantz and Romo, but I think Joe Buck is lousy most of the time, so
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 02:53 AM
Jan 2022

the team of him and Aikman are about at the same level, overall. Below those two pairs is fifty feet of crap, then there is Al Michaels and Chris Colinsworth. Can't stand those guys.

Beachnutt

(8,089 posts)
3. I always turn the sound off when he is
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 03:04 AM
Jan 2022

announcing, not only the stupid comments but he sounds like he has gravel in his throat, He is no Troy Aikman thats for sure.

PBC_Democrat

(403 posts)
5. I think the nice folks at CBS disagree with you ...
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 05:18 AM
Jan 2022

He recently signed a 10 yr $180 million contract. A decent pay raise from the $4 million/yr he was earning.

But ... to each his own

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,042 posts)
7. I think Romo is fine, BUT...
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 06:12 AM
Jan 2022

... I was surprised by his commentary at the end of regulation during the AFC Championship game.

He talked as if it was a foregone conclusion that the Chiefs would score a TD to go ahead, saying things like, "I would run to the 1-yard line on this next play." (I'm paraphrasing, and the implication from Romo was that the Chiefs would continue to run out the clock before they went ahead that way.)

I yelled at the TV screen, "That's presuming that the Bengals cooperate, Romo!"

Sewa

(1,334 posts)
11. Then to top off that nonsense
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 11:10 PM
Jan 2022

Romo said the Bengals should think about just letting KC score, so they would have enough time to mount a drive. That’s when I turned down the sound for the second time.

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,042 posts)
12. My brother repeated it, saying that KC...
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 08:05 PM
Feb 2022

... was otherwise going to run out the clock as revenge for what happened during their earlier game in Cincinnati.

So I was apparently damned to hear that kind of talk, one way or another.

It definitely wasn't looking good for the Bengals at that point, but c'mon! Almost nothing is inevitable in the NFL.

zuul

(14,663 posts)
8. He's an idiot. Never has anything interesting to say.
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 06:26 AM
Jan 2022

And I can’t stand the sound of his voice. He needs to clear his throat or use a lozenge or something. I wanna puke when I hear his phlegmy voice.

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