Who is more overrated: Donovan Mcnabb or Tony Romo?

[TheChief+]

I don't think Romo is overrated. He's just over-publicized. The media decided to make him their darling and everything he does they cover and hype it up. As far as football talk goes, I usually don't hear anyone talking about how great he is. In fact, it's always mentioned how he hasn't really won a huge game yet. It's kind of like Beckham in soccer. People talk about him, but on more of a pop culture level, not as the best player in the world or anything like that.

McNabb isn't really overrated. He's won a lot of games over the years, and he has shown that he has world-class talent. If people said he was as good as Peyton Manning then that would be overrating him. But I never hear that. I hear how he's a talented QB who's had some struggles yet ultimately has put together a good career and still has lots left in the tank. I think that's a fair assessment.

If you want overrated, talk about Joe Flacco. Here's a guy who received nothing but admiration, and yet if you ever bet on Baltimore last year you would've felt the pain he caused by blowing scoring opportunities in the red zone time and time again.

 

[BigdaddyQH]

McNabb has failed in the clutch. No Superbowl rings. That is the bottom line. Now recently he has not had much help, but there was no excuse in the Superbowl. He flat out choked. He is also getting long in the tooth, and does not have a lot of time left. He is injury prone. I tihnk he either delivers this year, or never.

Romo is another story. Whoever thinks that he is a great QB better study up, because they know little about football. Romo is the type of QB who can manage a team very well, but cannot do it himself. His record in Demeber, and the playoffs prove that. Romo is not a Top 5 QB in the NFL today. I do not know if he even rates in the Top 10. McNabb is the better of the two, but neither would be my starting QB if I had a choice. Cetainly they do not compare to Brady or P. Manning. Big Ben is not nearly as glamorous, but has two more rings than those two combined. Brees and Rivers are probably better QB's over all. You can make arugments for others.

 

[EasyMoney]

when you people get over the no super bowl rings = not good the world will be a better place. You don't have to win the super bowl to be a good qb. In the last 10 years only 7 guys have won the super bowl and 3 of them were Dilfer, Eli, and Brad Johnson. None of them are great QB's. So only 4 guys that are great QB's have won the whole thing in the last 10 years, (Brady, Peyton, Warner, Big Ben). So by your logic are those the only great QB's in the NFL. I guess Palmer, Brees, McNabb, Rivers are just hacks cause they didn't win the super bowl. What do we just throw out the fact that all 4 of the previous guys mentioned would have won one if they happen to be drafted by Pitt or New England insted of their team. I guess the fact that McNabb brought his team back in the conferance championship last year only to watch his defeanse lose the game is his fault.

The fact is Brady is great. Maybe the best of all time but don't you think it matters that he also happens to play for the best orginization in the nfl. If Brady is drafted by Detroit he may still be good but he doesn't have 3 rings. One could easily argue that McNabb, Palmer, Rivers, and Brees are all better than Big Ben but because Ben plays for the team that has the best defense in football he has 2 rings. So I'm supposed to blindly believe he is better cause of that? I don't think so. Super Bowls don't equal greatness. Sure its a factor but not the only one.

 

[Samhain]

Tony Romo??? I had to laugh at this one.

 

[HacheMan]

Romo more overrated by a mile.....

 

[Samhain]

when you people get over the no super bowl rings = not good the world will be a better place. You don't have to win the super bowl to be a good qb. In the last 10 years only 7 guys have won the super bowl and 3 of them were Dilfer, Eli, and Brad Johnson. None of them are great QB's. So only 4 guys that are great QB's have won the whole thing in the last 10 years, (Brady, Peyton, Warner, Big Ben). So by your logic are those the only great QB's in the NFL. I guess Palmer, Brees, McNabb, Rivers are just hacks cause they didn't win the super bowl. What do we just throw out the fact that all 4 of the previous guys mentioned would have won one if they happen to be drafted by Pitt or New England insted of their team. I guess the fact that McNabb brought his team back in the conferance championship last year only to watch his defeanse lose the game is his fault.

The fact is Brady is great. Maybe the best of all time but don't you think it matters that he also happens to play for the best orginization in the nfl. If Brady is drafted by Detroit he may still be good but he doesn't have 3 rings. One could easily argue that McNabb, Palmer, Rivers, and Brees are all better than Big Ben but because Ben plays for the team that has the best defense in football he has 2 rings. So I'm supposed to blindly believe he is better cause of that? I don't think so. Super Bowls don't equal greatness. Sure its a factor but not the only one.

I agree with most of this except for Eli. Eli has come around and is pretty good QB. I'd take him any day over Romo.

 

[C-Gold]

Eli has made the playoffs every single year as the teams starter and he plays in the best division in pro football. Even in his 2nd year, he made it as the 3rd wildcard team ( which is hard to do). The team suffers injuries like everybody else but in Eli's Career you could count on the Giants always being in the playoffs. And when they were healthy ( minus Shockey/Kiwinuka) they won the superbowl... but even not having Strahan, Osi and all 2nd string linebackers... the team still made the playoffs.

Don't put Eli in the same sentence as Dilfer/BJ please!

 

[EasyMoney]

I'm not putting Eli in the same cateogry as Dilfer and Johnson. I never said that. I said he wasn't a great QB. and he's not. He better than average but he is not elite. I would say there is at minimum 8 QB's that will be playing this year that are better than Eli. That doesn't mean he isn't good just not elite yet. Would you say Eli is better than Brees, Brady, Peyton, McNabb, Warner, Palmer, Big Ben, Cutler or Rivers? Thats 9 right there and Romo and Rogers are in the ballpark.

 

[Jetplane]

McNabb is accomplished--not saying he hasn't choked... but he's "been there". Romo is still trying to get in the club, he's good but he's still on the outside looking in.

 

[Samhain]

I'm not putting Eli in the same cateogry as Dilfer and Johnson. I never said that. I said he wasn't a great QB. and he's not. He better than average but he is not elite. I would say there is at minimum 8 QB's that will be playing this year that are better than Eli. That doesn't mean he isn't good just not elite yet. Would you say Eli is better than Brees, Brady, Peyton, McNabb, Warner, Palmer, Big Ben, Cutler or Rivers? Thats 9 right there and Romo and Rogers are in the ballpark.

As of right now Eli is better than Cutler. Cutler has done nothing so far. I'll go as far to say Eli is better than Palmer.

Brady, Peyton & Warner are HOF's. McNabb is borderline. Ben, Brees, Rivers need to more years behind them.

I'd take Rogers over Romo.

 

[JakeT.]

Romo only because McNabb is one of the least overrated players in the league. If anything I consider him underrated.

 

[C-Gold]

I'm not putting Eli in the same cateogry as Dilfer and Johnson. I never said that. I said he wasn't a great QB. and he's not. He better than average but he is not elite. I would say there is at minimum 8 QB's that will be playing this year that are better than Eli. That doesn't mean he isn't good just not elite yet. Would you say Eli is better than Brees, Brady, Peyton, McNabb, Warner, Palmer, Big Ben, Cutler or Rivers? Thats 9 right there and Romo and Rogers are in the ballpark.

Brady
Manning
- These guys are out of this world and easily better than Eli

Brees is about as close as you can come to these guys. In all reality, he hasn't even have that great of talent around him and he could put up monster numbers...

Palmer is better but he's been injured and hasn't lived up to his potential since the injuries. I still like him in the top 5, but he hasn't proved nearly as much as the top 3 guys.

Warner is old, and Eli Manning replaced him in NY. I don't think at this point in their careers they are a great comparison, Kurt Warner could fall off a cliff and be complete garbage this year... or next year... or the year after. It wasn't that long ago that nobody wanted him.


I'd put Eli in the same CLASS as Big Ben, Rivers, Cutler.
I tend to be biased against Rivers... ( He hasn't proved it to me yet)
Cutler's numbers could fall off going from Den to Chi, he has promise though
Big Ben and Eli play in different styles, I'd say they are pretty equal.

In the NFC East, I'd say the expected play of Mcnabb/Romo/Eli is pretty similar right now. If you want to tell me 1 guy is way better or worse than the others I'd say that's pretty bold. Mcnabb has probably had the best "career" thus far but how much does he have left? Eli has a ring... Romo has to do it without TO next year.... I'd say Mcnabb is the "best" of the group, but he has his moments too.

A couple of years ago when everybody thought Favre was done... like 2004-5 I was arguing that he was "underrated" and then came the 13-3 season and all the haters shut up... for a couple years.

If I had to rank Eli right now, I'd put him in the 5-10 range and in a 32 quarterback league that's pretty damn good considering his age too.

One of the things you have to factor in about Eli is his lack of injuries too... He doesn't get injured at the end of every year like Mcnabb, Palmer has fought off injuries, big ben is always banged up... Eli has a nice little consective games streak going and that adds value too.

 

[garson25]

romo sucks and so do the cowboys.

 

[YourAllAmerican]

romo sucks and so do the cowboys.

Thank you for your contribution. Your insight has added much to the conversation.

 

[SOUTHPHILLYBUDDA6]

mcnabb is all about him
he is far from a team leader
thats a fact that comes from within the eagles locker room has been for a few years...trust me on this one

romo is just a little boy who needs to grow up
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