You're essentially taking his statement and saying that Eli is only good at managing the game and Romo is a very talented QB. Now I do think Romo is a bit more talented than Eli, but Eli is pretty damn talented himself. His numbers are pretty solid in general. Eli is less talented, but not so much that your statement can really be taken into account. An above average talented QB who is a pretty good game manager is indeed better than a very talented QB who lacks solid game manager consistency. At best, you can put them even.
Romo probably has more physical ability and learned skill, but it is not like Eli is a stumblebum; his genes as well as his stats argue against that. Coupled with the mental/emotional toughness to crack/choke far less often, that makes him the better QB, IMHO. At halftime of their games yesterday the Giants were down 27-16 and the Cowboys 13-7, yet the former came back to win by a TD and the latter never scored again. Manning had three picks in the first half (including a pick six) but finished the day with a win, 3 TDs and twice as many yards as Romo (within about a dozen yards of a team record, in fact.)
The difference was more than likely that Romo spent halftime thinking Oh, no, not again, while Eli was thinking, Not on MY watch!
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This message last edited by Joel on 18/09/2012 at 01:16:58 AM
Help me settle argument about NFL QBs
- 13/09/2012 06:20:48 PM
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Ben Roethlisberger is better than Philip Rivers as of now, regardless of stats.
- 13/09/2012 07:06:34 PM
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So if they traded QBs they would switch places in ranking?
- 13/09/2012 07:37:26 PM
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Good points, but these aren't Rivers and Roethlisberger lol *NM*
- 13/09/2012 08:08:57 PM
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argument is the same no matter who the QB is and I think I have made my opinions clear on the others *NM*
- 13/09/2012 08:33:16 PM
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Is this the third post about that same argument?
- 13/09/2012 08:12:03 PM
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I'm sorry, is this not a free country?
- 13/09/2012 08:26:21 PM
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Right, well.
- 13/09/2012 08:43:02 PM
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Re: Right, well.
- 13/09/2012 08:48:27 PM
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If you want to have that debate more broadly, then it's more interesting.
- 13/09/2012 09:17:50 PM
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Re: If you want to have that debate more broadly, then it's more interesting.
- 13/09/2012 09:28:04 PM
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Re: If you want to have that debate more broadly, then it's more interesting.
- 13/09/2012 09:53:21 PM
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Re: If you want to have that debate more broadly, then it's more interesting.
- 13/09/2012 10:14:12 PM
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Re: If you want to have that debate more broadly, then it's more interesting.
- 13/09/2012 10:40:18 PM
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Sorry, the FG attempt was not blocked: Romo bobbled the snap, then ran for 0 yards.
- 14/09/2012 01:18:08 PM
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Wrong game
- 14/09/2012 01:31:23 PM
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Ah; in that case staggering into ones own endzone and taking a knee is on the ball carrier, yes.
- 14/09/2012 09:43:51 PM
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...in the 1st qtr! They were up by 12 with 5 mins to go. So... *NM*
- 14/09/2012 10:09:27 PM
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Yeah, remember that, too, but those 5 Giants points made the difference.
- 14/09/2012 10:30:56 PM
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post something else and these three post won't seem as important
- 13/09/2012 08:36:29 PM
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For once I agree with you completely.
- 14/09/2012 01:11:20 PM
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Me too. You filty commie bastards.
- 14/09/2012 11:28:37 PM
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OK, I am starting to feel dirty now, but it was worth it to hear someone call rt a commie. 
- 15/09/2012 12:13:12 AM
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- 15/09/2012 12:13:12 AM
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According to Wikipedia, you're talking about...
- 13/09/2012 09:05:26 PM
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Close
- 13/09/2012 09:21:18 PM
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Same argument - Eli >> Romo due to leadership, big games, and championships. *NM*
- 13/09/2012 10:31:12 PM
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So a game manager is a better QB than a skilled QB?
- 14/09/2012 12:08:43 AM
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No, but a 2-time Super Bowl MVP that led two game-winning drives is better.....
- 14/09/2012 01:06:18 AM
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No questions
- 14/09/2012 01:12:09 AM
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Typical jealous Cowboys fan.
- 14/09/2012 01:20:38 AM
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Typical Giants fan
- 14/09/2012 01:30:54 AM
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Romo hasn't been the same since Jessica Simpson dumped him.
- 14/09/2012 01:52:50 AM
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and Eli has been great since he threw a fit about who was drafting him *NM*
- 14/09/2012 11:31:23 AM
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If Romo was playing on the Giants last year they would have done much better than 9-7
- 14/09/2012 11:30:36 AM
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Wait, you're way overstating something.
- 17/09/2012 03:14:45 AM
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Another good point; well said.
- 18/09/2012 01:16:11 AM
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Well you got that answer right even if you missed the question *NM*
- 13/09/2012 09:36:53 PM
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*NM*
- 13/09/2012 09:36:53 PM
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*NM*
That is somewhat ironic, since Hasselbeck also has the Super Bowl appearance Romo lacks.
- 14/09/2012 01:03:06 PM
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And that is why Jim McMahon is a greater QB than Dan Moreno and Danny White
- 14/09/2012 01:39:27 PM
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The '05 Seahawks D is nothing like that of the '85 Bears, and neither is that of the '07/'11 Giants.
- 14/09/2012 09:45:34 PM
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Tony did just beat Eli.
- 13/09/2012 11:28:00 PM
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Romo does well in the first game of the season, Eli does well in the last game of the season.
- 13/09/2012 11:55:13 PM
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As a Lions fan, all I can say about the two is...
- 14/09/2012 09:00:15 PM
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Ah, yes, Detroit; they were down 27-3 to Dallas at the end of the third quarter, right?
- 14/09/2012 09:51:01 PM
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End of the half
- 14/09/2012 10:13:24 PM
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Box score says it was 20-3 at the half.
- 14/09/2012 10:22:40 PM
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Re: Box score says it was 20-3 at the half.
- 14/09/2012 11:04:56 PM
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Yeah, OK 27-3 with 10:30 left in the third; you got me to look it up after all.
- 15/09/2012 12:33:53 AM
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Based only on those numbers, I say #1 is better.
- 14/09/2012 02:21:17 PM
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Heh, I guess an Eagles fan is an unbiased, if not totally objective, arbiter.
- 14/09/2012 09:35:47 PM
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RUN!!! *NM*
QB #2.
- 17/09/2012 03:08:18 AM
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You honed in on and explained the difference perfectly.
- 17/09/2012 05:48:21 PM
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