The Draw Play

I give Cris Collinsworth (and formerly Joe Buck) a lot of crap on this blog so maybe it’s time to rip apart Tony Romo. Romo typically doesn’t bother me as much as Collinsworth does for the simple fact that he’s more avoidable. Collinsworth is on SNF: there are no other options. You are trapped in that booth with Crissy boy and he’s going to fawn over the players he loves to your face no matter how you feel about it. Romo is on CBS during Sunday afternoons. You pretty much always have options to watch someone else, at least until the playoffs. Redzone will cover him very well. So you can effectively ignore Romo should you so choose. If Romo is calling a Chiefs game, I would advise doing so.

We got stuck with Romo and Nantz this past weekend for Bills/Chiefs and since it was the final game on of the day, Redzone couldn’t cover it so I had to watch it normally. I was swiftly reminded of how irritating Romo has become. Romo wasn’t always like this. He used to be good! He bumped “That’s right Jeeem” Phil Simms out of the booth and instantly caught fire with his golden retriever enthusiasm and insight into plays. Even Jim Nantz seemed much livelier and invigorated with Romo at his side. However it didn’t take long before Romo’s habits started to become irksome. It was when Mahomes ascended that Romo truly became insufferable. You’d think Tony Romo married into the Glazer family with how much he cums for Mahomes in every game he calls.

Even Collinsworth doesn’t glaze players as hard as Romo is for Mahomes. Mahomes has not been that good this year. He’s become a checkdown king, his interceptions are up, and he’s just generally not performing like the Mahomes we were all entranced by several years ago. You wouldn’t know it listening to Romo, who will watch Mahomes throw an awful dirt pass and still praise him for it. Having him in the booth for Bills/Chiefs just resulted in the worst glazing you’ll ever hear. The ropes that were shot could fill an Olympic pool. the Bills and Josh Allen were marching the field, winning the game, and Romo still wouldn’t shut the fuck up about Mahomes. Josh Allen rumbles his way into the endzone on 4th down to effectively seal it and Romo STILL spent more time going “It’s not over yet! Not with 15 on the other side over there! Not with any time left on the clock!”. Josh Allen just made one of the best plays of the year and all Romo could do was get hard for Mahomes. The Bills get the big win and Romo talks about how this is actually good for the Chiefs down the road. I think if Mahomes made a pass at Tony Romo he would leave his wife in a heartbeat to lick his boots.

I don’t like to kink shame, but kinks should stay private as the general public cannot consent. Tony Romo should keep his Mahomes fetish to himself. What gets him hard knocks is a private matter. I do not like hearing a grown man edge himself during football games.