Dave Portnoy lambasts Tony Romo after ‘most | Sports News

Barstool’s Dave Portnoy could not cover being fed up after watching Tony Romo’s efficiency on CBS during the AFC Wild Card Playoffs. He unloaded on the previous quarterback-turned-analyst in a phase with rival community analysts that caught traction online.

Appearing on Wake Up Barstool, Portnoy brazenly mocked Romo whereas concurrently complimenting the upward trajectory of Greg Olsen. The former Carolina Panthers tight finish was as soon as the lead NFL colour commentator at FOX earlier than Tom Brady signed a 10-year, $375 million deal to take over the place.

“Your stock keeps going up,” Portnoy informed Olsen. “There’s a guy on the other network, he looks like he’s on drugs or something when he’s calling games. Your stock is going up. Congrats for that. … Romo, I mean, come on, what was he talking about? He started that game up with the most nonsensical rant I’ve ever heard.”

The feedback adopted CBS’s broadcast of the AFC Wild Card matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars. The 27-24 Bills victory featured no scarcity of controversial Romo moments that rubbed viewers the unsuitable method.

While the sport delivered late drama, online discourse centered more on Romo’s commentary than Josh Allen’s heroics. Early within the broadcast, a routine first-down catch by Jaguars tight finish Brenton Strange prompted Jim Nantz to say, “And that’s a first down. How strange.”

Romo reacted with a long, exaggerated chuckle that many viewers discovered unsettling as a substitute of playful. Social media shortly known as it “creepy,” and it established a tone for the evening the place Romo’s fashion appeared to really feel more unsteady to critics.

In the primary quarter, Romo made unusual vocal noises after the Bills virtually blocked a Jaguars punt, inflicting confusion somewhat than offering readability. These moments have change into typical of Romo’s fashion since he began broadcasting in 2017.

During Buffalo’s decisive fourth-quarter tush push landing, Romo’s commentary featured an emotional outburst that included the phrase, “You’re not touching my baby,” a line that left fans questioning what exactly he was reacting to. The play drew criticism as Buffalo was one of 22 teams in favor of banning it.

Fans online piled on throughout the night, with many arguing that Romo’s once-celebrated improvisational style has devolved into incoherence. What was once praised as a fresh approach now feels, to detractors, like an overdone routine.

Olsen works at Fox with Portnoy and has steadily built credibility over the past decade as a colleague who’s prepared to joke round on air. He started as a visitor analyst whereas nonetheless enjoying, and followers proceed to imagine he maintains the qualities of a main analyst.