He had a weak defense, weak offensive line (wasn't until 2013 that they became decent with Frederick joining Tyron and 2014 for them to become great) and weak running back (Demarco in 2014) for almost his entire career.
But hey he had a 33-35 year old WR. A TE. And 1 defensive player.
This.
Not to mention those are skill position players and we all know being stout in the trenches is what matters most. I'm the biggest TO supporter in the world and I still think at 42 he could play at a high level but it was obvious he was on the decline. When we got to Cincy, even though he had 9 TDs and 983 yards, his worst season in Dallas (which is when he got the boot) was 10 TDs 1000 yards.
Romo holds records for the most absurd things that paint the picture that the teams around him have failed.
For example, Romo is the first QB in NFL history to have a QB rating over 100 for the season and his team NOT make the playoffs. Think about that stat for a second. So every single QB in NFL history that at least has a QB rating over 100 has made the playoffs. Except Romo in 2011 when he had a QB rating of 102.3 4th best in the NFL behind only Brady Rodgers and Brees.
Teams were also 140-0-2 when their QB throws for 500 yards and 5 TDS. That record is now 140-1-2 with the only loss belonging to Romo. To piggy back on this, Romo is the only QB in NFL history to pose a QB rating of 140 or better and to suffer two losses, which is the only two losses when a QB poses this stat in NFL history.
The Romo slander is based on the botched snap in Seattle and zero facts. Everytime someone says something like "Romo chokes in big games" ask them right on the spot to name 4 or times in which he's "choked" in big games. They can't do it. But I can give you 5 times Brees, Rodgers, and Manning have all thrown end of game picks that were NEVER scrutinized. The only one people can fenerat bring up is the 2012 Washington game which he threw an INT when the linebackers came Scott free up the middle. Again, this was work Macenzie Bernardeau at center and Tyron's first year at LT in which he was terrible.
Romo has made some very crummy teams average. And the numbers prove it.
What did Romo do when he had a good line and RB? Led the league in almost every QB statistic. Passer rating over 117, 34 TDs, 9 ints, just about 70 percent completed passes and almost a a TD to INT Ratio of 4-1. Romo was also an MVP candidate receiving several votes. Were it not for one of the most controversial calls in NFL history, Romo might be sitting with a ring. We already beat Seattle at their place and the patriots run defense was ranked between 15-20 that year.
Besides all that, people forget the beating Romk's body has endured. This man took an injection the week before EVERY GAME in 2014. That **** ain't healthy man. He's probably going to be a cripple at 45 unfortunately.
Yet, he receives [unjustified] disrespect.