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JimJ77 Can't make it up said 12/31, 03:15 PM
There are several reasons why I believe Tony Picks is the biggest choke artist in sports.

1. His record in December/January games is 15-22.

2. His record in one and done games is 1-6. In those games he averaged 254 yards per game, had 8 TDs and 7 INTs. His QB rating is 77.27.

3. Teams filled with talent for years and a lot of regular season wins but when it matters he loses.

When the moments are biggest he shrinks. Last night was a perfect example of what Romo has become. Terrible decisions in the biggest moments. With the game on the line he vomits all over his cleats.

You basically have a guy who can win games with a ton of talent surrounding him and he wets himself when it matters. That's what makes him a choke artist. Its not like this is a guy who just plain stinks and can't win games. What makes him a choke artist is games like last night. Who didn't know that he was going to throw a horrendous pick with the game on the line?

The script was been written before with this guy and we all know in the next big game he will piss it away because that's just what Romo does. He loses games when they matter.

Biggest choke artist in football and in all sports.

JimJ77 Can't make it up said 01/01, 05:11 PM
But in football everygame is important and he's 55-38 as a starter so his teams probably don't get to those big games without him.

This is exactly what makes Romo a giant choker. He has shown the ability to win games, a lot of games, but when it matters most he fails miserably. This is the definition of a choker.

Swisher is a nice ball player, but he's not elite player. Romo is thought to be an elite QB. In my opinion Swisher not showing up in the playoffs doesn't make him a choker. He's not that great of a player with a career .256 average and he faces the best pitching in the playoffs. It's not shocking to me that he can't get it done in the playoffs when you add those two elements up.

Romo, on the other hand, is supposed to be one of the top QBs in the NFL, and statistically he is. Top 10 in QB rating, 6th in TDs, and 3rd in passing yards. He also wins a bunch of regular season games as you pointed out.

Get him in a big game with everything on the line and he folds like a cheap suit. He chokes. Whether its fumbling the game away or throwing a killer interception or just flat out not showing up, Romo has consistently shown that he is a choker. Swisher? Eh.

JimJ77 Can't make it up said 01/02, 11:00 AM
Here's the biggest difference between Romo and Swisher. Swisher isn't a star on the team. He's just a role player and thus expectations are not there for him to perform in critical spots.

Romo is the QB. The most important position in all sports. Fairly or unfairly QBs are judged on wins and losses, especially in big games. And in big games, Romo has been a complete flop.

My expectation of Swisher is to be a mediocre player, because that's what he has been his entire career. He's not putting up elite numbers that Romo puts up every season. He's not leading his team to victories during the regular season like Romo is.

Romo has proven to be a very good QB. Swisher has proven to be a very mediocre baseball player.

So when the lights shine brightest who has the bigger expectations? Romo, who's one of the top QBs in the NFL for one of the most well know franchises in sports or Swisher who's never in the spotlight?

Romo is now known as a notorious choke artist. Whether its fumbling a snap on a FG or throwing the ball to the wrong team in big games, he always chokes. Before this TD, people wouldn't even know Swisher's playoff failures, because he doesn't matter. Romo does.