Romo loves his Barber
Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo spoke with reporters immediately following Wednesday's organized team activities session. He sounded off on topics ranging from Marion Barber's new contract to T.O.'s maturity. Here are some of the highlights:
On Barber: "He's a charismatic kid, and he loves football. His energy is at a high level every day. That trickles down to everybody else. It's a positive whenever you can get people excited during a game. It's almost like a sixth man in basketball, where a guy comes in and gives you a spark and the momentum changes."
On coming into the league with Jason Witten and Terence Newman in 2003: "Our draft class, with me as a free agent, we've kind of gone through a lot together. It's neat to see some of these guys get rewarded for their high levels of play. Terence is a great example of a guy who worked his butt off that's a talented player. He's always been a talented player. Keeping him here, he's going to be another one of those guys who allows us to stay hopefully playing at a high level in the NFC for a number of years."
On whether Terry Glenn is finished because of a knee injury: "Oh, no. He's very much in mind. I think Terry Glenn's going to surprise a lot of you guys. He's probably the one player that I think has as much physical ability on the football field as maybe anybody I've seen. He's not the strongest, most physical guy in the world, but what he doesn't have there, he's probably the best at in everything else. His quickness, his ability to get in and out of breaks, his ability to sense things and get in the right positions is really special. If you ask any of his past quarterbacks that have played with him, they'll tell you he's really special.
"If the guy is healthy, he's going to play and play a lot. We're not talking about a guy who is just coming in. I don't know that people, because he doesn't talk a lot, really understand how good he is. If you talk to other receivers, they'll tell you how special he is. If he's healthy, he's dangerous. If he's not healthy, obviously he won't be able to be the same player. But he's taken the approach that he's gonna get healthy. When he does, he'll get back on the field. I assume, and I think he does too, that he'll be fine come training camp. I think he'll surprise you with just his level of play."
On what he thinks of young receivers such as Miles Austin and Sam Hurd: "I think some guys have the ability to learn from themselves and get better. Those are the guys that last a long time and continue to improve in this league and in sports in general. I think our young guys actually have that attitude and have the ability to look at themselves and what their weaknesses are and improve. I expect that eventually down the road, our young guys are going to get a chance to play a lot more, whether it's years or whatever. You never know when you're going to get thrust in that position, but they're going to be able to produce in this league, definitely."
Thoughts on T.O.: "I think you've seen a change in the guy. A transformation has taken place over the last four or five years. I think it's pretty neat. We're pretty lucky to have it happen here. For whatever reason, I enjoy the guy. He's a good teammate. He really is. He actually cares about each one of us. He cares about his team, and he cares about getting better. The guy is out there working his butt off every day, and he gets a bad rap because you guys just don't get to see him every day."
On T.O. going into the final year of his contract: "I'm pretty sure we'll be just fine with getting that taken care of. He'll be fine."
On his love for Jerry Jones: "One of the reasons I'm lucky is to be around an owner like Jerry Jones. I'm not just saying it. The reality of it is the guy wants to win. As a quarterback, you need ownership and people in the front office and organization to help you win. If you don't get that help, you're always going to be fighting an uphill battle. You feel that, being a part of this organization with Jerry, that he's going to bring in people and sign people and want to improve this football team every year. It allows you to feel like, hey, we have a chance and I have a chance to do some special things around here. I'm just excited about the fact that he consistently wants to win as much as I do."
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo spoke with reporters immediately following Wednesday's organized team activities session. He sounded off on topics ranging from Marion Barber's new contract to T.O.'s maturity. Here are some of the highlights:
On Barber: "He's a charismatic kid, and he loves football. His energy is at a high level every day. That trickles down to everybody else. It's a positive whenever you can get people excited during a game. It's almost like a sixth man in basketball, where a guy comes in and gives you a spark and the momentum changes."
On coming into the league with Jason Witten and Terence Newman in 2003: "Our draft class, with me as a free agent, we've kind of gone through a lot together. It's neat to see some of these guys get rewarded for their high levels of play. Terence is a great example of a guy who worked his butt off that's a talented player. He's always been a talented player. Keeping him here, he's going to be another one of those guys who allows us to stay hopefully playing at a high level in the NFC for a number of years."
On whether Terry Glenn is finished because of a knee injury: "Oh, no. He's very much in mind. I think Terry Glenn's going to surprise a lot of you guys. He's probably the one player that I think has as much physical ability on the football field as maybe anybody I've seen. He's not the strongest, most physical guy in the world, but what he doesn't have there, he's probably the best at in everything else. His quickness, his ability to get in and out of breaks, his ability to sense things and get in the right positions is really special. If you ask any of his past quarterbacks that have played with him, they'll tell you he's really special.
"If the guy is healthy, he's going to play and play a lot. We're not talking about a guy who is just coming in. I don't know that people, because he doesn't talk a lot, really understand how good he is. If you talk to other receivers, they'll tell you how special he is. If he's healthy, he's dangerous. If he's not healthy, obviously he won't be able to be the same player. But he's taken the approach that he's gonna get healthy. When he does, he'll get back on the field. I assume, and I think he does too, that he'll be fine come training camp. I think he'll surprise you with just his level of play."
On what he thinks of young receivers such as Miles Austin and Sam Hurd: "I think some guys have the ability to learn from themselves and get better. Those are the guys that last a long time and continue to improve in this league and in sports in general. I think our young guys actually have that attitude and have the ability to look at themselves and what their weaknesses are and improve. I expect that eventually down the road, our young guys are going to get a chance to play a lot more, whether it's years or whatever. You never know when you're going to get thrust in that position, but they're going to be able to produce in this league, definitely."
Thoughts on T.O.: "I think you've seen a change in the guy. A transformation has taken place over the last four or five years. I think it's pretty neat. We're pretty lucky to have it happen here. For whatever reason, I enjoy the guy. He's a good teammate. He really is. He actually cares about each one of us. He cares about his team, and he cares about getting better. The guy is out there working his butt off every day, and he gets a bad rap because you guys just don't get to see him every day."
On T.O. going into the final year of his contract: "I'm pretty sure we'll be just fine with getting that taken care of. He'll be fine."
On his love for Jerry Jones: "One of the reasons I'm lucky is to be around an owner like Jerry Jones. I'm not just saying it. The reality of it is the guy wants to win. As a quarterback, you need ownership and people in the front office and organization to help you win. If you don't get that help, you're always going to be fighting an uphill battle. You feel that, being a part of this organization with Jerry, that he's going to bring in people and sign people and want to improve this football team every year. It allows you to feel like, hey, we have a chance and I have a chance to do some special things around here. I'm just excited about the fact that he consistently wants to win as much as I do."
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