I thought maybe it was just me. It turns out I had a lot of company in my revulsion to Tony Romo’s color commentary during CBS Sports’ broadcast of the AFC divisional round game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills.
Romo and his hyperbolic “stating the obvious” commentary wore on some nerves throughout the season. But it’s never been worse than it was on Sunday in Buffalo.
There were an odd amount of grunts and “oh huh” from Romo during the game, which the Bengals won 27-10. On more than one occasion, Romo indicated he wasn’t actually sure what happened on a play. The Lions almost never draw the Romo/Jim Nantz broadcast team, so being taken aback by Romo’s schtick is understandable.
Romo still offers some energetic humor, and there are times when his breakdown of the Xs and Os remains top-notch. There just aren’t enough of those to deal with the rest of the Romo package.
TV’s should be required to have a “mute Tony Romo” button on all remotes. This guy is exhausting.
— Blake Jewell (@BlakeJewellNFL) January 22, 2023
So if the Bengals go to the Super Bowl twice in a row, they should be the favorite in the AFC next year.
That's why Tony Romo gets paid the big bucks.
— Pete Smith (@_PeteSmith_) January 22, 2023
whenever tony romo opens his mouth pic.twitter.com/MNpyHvJ0ha
— RyanFromCBus (@RyanFromCBus) January 22, 2023
Tony Romo is the college kid who didn’t crack a book all semester but his sure-fire oral exam strategy is to smother the professor with enthusiasm, charm, bluster and every possible answer.
— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) January 22, 2023
Tony Romo “that looks like an incomplete pass but it also looks like a fumble” lol this dude is the epitome of the American dream, what a gig
— Nick Kostos (@TheKostos) January 22, 2023
"It's a perfectly thrown ball, but it's a little wide."- Tony Romo, expanding the meaning of "perfectly". pic.twitter.com/D6aDAPNJdt
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 22, 2023
