Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten backs his quarterback Tony Romo despite the criticism he receives. Witten thinks the criticism is unfair but he said it goes with wearing a Cowboys uniform. "There's high expectations for Cowboys," Witten told the Abilene Reporter-News. "There's been some great quarterbacks who have come through that organization. You look at Roger Staubach and Troy (Aikman), and the expectations are Super Bowls. He's a phenomenal, cool quarterback. He's an elite quarterback. But until we win the big game, the criticism is going to come. We understand that, and we have high expectations. Tony is a phenomenal player and a phenomenal player for our football team." And despite what many people think, Witten said, Romo has not been at fault for the Cowboys' failures since he took over as the team's starter. But he understands why Romo tends to be the fan's whipping boy. "That's part of playing that position," he said. "He's a great player. Look at what he did — 31 touchdowns and 10 interceptions (last season). He was up there among the top five in quarterbacks this year. That's just the way it goes. You can't cry about it. I just hope the fans know what a good player he is. Hopefully we can win a championship." Source: The Redzone
I'm with mike but I'm not calling him elite yet good yes above average yes elite not yet But I understand witten
Before last year, maybe. Eli owned the league last year. Any player to rape teams consistently in the 4th quarter week after week is elite. Romo was great last year. Not elite. Great.
It was about this time last year (August?) that Eli said he was an elite QB during a radio interview and was, for the most part, laughed at...
Romo needs to win a SB to get his critics off his back. Cowboys fans are spoiled. Romo's criticism is due to the fact that he isn't Aikman. Just like Danny White wasn't Roger Staubach. White took the Cowboys to three consecutive NFC Championship games from 1980-1982. He just didn't win them.
