", My talent came from God and I loved the game. Stroud Dallas Cowboys Favorites to win NFC East in 2021, Cowboys Trade Back in the First Round in this 3-Round Mock Draft, Buy or Sell: The Cowboys are putting QB Dak Prescott on notice, could draft a QB early, Cowboys leaning towards CJ Stroud for draft pick, 3 potential trades for the Dallas Cowboys. It is also the same Aaron Rodgers who at one point was chucking up and converting Hail Mary passes on nearly a weekly basis. Another factor that will hurt Romo’s case will be the quarterback era he played in. His passer rating of 97.3 is currently the highest amongst all retired players in the NFL. 300 pass attempts (Pro Football Reference), Highest playoff passer ratings among active quarterbacks, Min. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. In passing touchdowns Romo ranks No. During that time, he was up there with the best. In 2022, he will be eligible for the Hall of Fame, which many people scoff at, but they shouldn’t. First, let’s look at what gives Romo a strong case for induction into football immortality. Jonathan Quick, Kings legend, unhappy to be traded, Eagles star blasts Jonathan Gannon for Super Bowl loss, Why Red Sox top prospect Triston Casas paints his nails, Aaron Rodgers reveals mindset during darkness retreat, AAGPBL pioneer Jean Faut passes away at 98. 17 college jersey was retired at Eastern Illinois- the same alma mater of Saints head coach Sean Payton and current 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo- in 2009. *Photo by (c) Kenneth D Durden | Dreamstime.com.LLC, All Data and Statistics obtained and verified fromhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/. Whichstandout QB benefits most from a Super Bowl win? The former undrafted free agent also has several NFL records. He has 5 less, Cowboys fans sadly only believe what they want to believe, regardless of truth! You didnt mess up? Or write about sports? He is 21st all time in touchdown passes with 248. Aikman had to compete at various points with Marino, Young, Elway and Jim Kelly, but it did seem as though there was a sharp drop-off beyond that group. He was voted to multiple pro-bowls, voted to the NFLs top 100 list four times and finished 3rd in voting for the 2014 NFL MVP award. What about the epic collapses such as at home against the Lions in 2011 up 27-3 at halftime, 2008 in Pittsburgh when a 10 point lead was erased after 2 picks led to 14 unanswered points for the Steelers and dont forget blowing a 23 point lead to Matt Flynns Packers in 2013. Congrats on a great career @tonyromo, enjoy the next phase.https://t.co/0NZNBQuZx0. Tony Romo had 248 touchdowns over his career. Is Tony Romo more of a clutch player than Roger Staubach and Aaron Rodgers? Romo was one of seven Cowboys at this month's Pro Bowl, Highest-rated active fourth-quarter passers, Min. So havethe guys rankedNo. Brady, Brees and Manning have played almost twice as many regular season games as Tony Romo and far more postseason games as well. He lit it up in a high-volume passing offense for much of his career but was only 3-7in six playoff trips over 15 years. Search our extensive list of all NFL players now. Romo’s rating for his career in the final period is the best of all time. In 33 starts over three seasons, he threw for 7,816 Tony Romo had a stellar collegiate career at Eastern Illinois. They will officially be inducted during the NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 7, 2021, along with the 2020 class who had its ceremony postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is more accurate then to measure the frequency of blown 4th quarter leads measured as a percentage of total games played. They all won Super Bowls except for Rivers, and when factoring in their overall production, they’ll all make the Hall of Fame at some point. Of the top 10, projecting Wilson as a future Hall of Famer, only No. Its Romo at 101.6, Peyton Manning at 99.9 and then Aaron Rodgers at 98.9. Moreoever, the Dallas Cowboys were a far less effective team when Tony Romo was not under centre. He shattered the franchises record for both careers passing touchdowns with 248 and passing yards with 34,183 despite his struggles to stay on the field (it should be noted that Romo played in a more pass-happy league than former Dallas quarterbacks like Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach). What will help Romo is the fact that, like all those other quarterbacks, he's a good, niceand charitable guy. But it's not like big-numbered, long-term guys without playoff success have been ignored. That's also the perfect tranisition to comparing Romo to his Hall of Fame counterparts. When you spend a decade quarterbacking the Dallas Cowboys and the Cowboys win just two playoff games during that run, youre going to be stigmatized by fools who continue to believe that its acceptable to judge individual players based on team accomplishments in the ultimate team sport. 17 in 2009. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. For example in 1984 when Dan Marino threw for over 5000 yards, that number was unheard of. Give me that back! No disrespect to any of those guys but clearly passer rating alone does not determine which QBs belong in the Hall of Fame. For his career, he ranks 17th in fourth-quarter comebacks (24) and 21st in game-winning drives (29). Staubach played with six fellow Hall of Famers over both sides of the ball during his Cowboys' tenure, not to mention his late greatcoach, Tom Landry. Super Bowl LV shows why Cowboys need to pay Dak Prescott, Cowboys can look to Texans for how not to handle Dak Prescott, 30 Greatest Dallas Cowboys in Franchise History, Scotty Miller Accused of Fumbling Chris Godwin's Phone Into the Water, 3 things Dallas Cowboys must do for a shot at Super Bowl LVI, Another Super Bowl without the Dallas Cowboys; I'll pass. We're all pro-Staubach, and that actually helps us go pro-Romo. Did you know that Tony Romo has blown leads of 10+ pts 11 xs in his career and also owns the distinction of blowing the 2 biggest leads in franchise history? That ball actually came to me yesterday, Jim, the former Cowboy said. Romo also shared that his sons had gotten to the ball first, before he realized what it was. That was never more apparent than it was in 2015. In order to determine if Romo is also Hall of Fame worthy, it only makes sense to compare him to the best QBs of his generation. They both deserveto be looked at more as anomalies than as underachievers. In fact, that should also be the case if we're extending this to perceived clutch stats. Romo played quarterback for Eastern Illinois from 1999 to 2002. They are similar in that theyput together strong careers without being drafted and didn't startuntil their late 20s. Tony Romos passer rating is If there were such a measure and you compared Tony Romo to that same elite group of QBs as before you would find the following: Those numbers alone do not paint as accurate a picture when you consider that Tony Romo has played the fewest amount of career games of all of those players. Romo played with mostly mediocre to poorrunninggamesand only one top 10 rushing offense before DeMarco Murray and the offensive line dominated in 2014. Romo finished his career with a 2-4 record in the playoffs and failed to even make an NFC Championship game during his time in Dallas. Win-loss records shouldn't apply to individual players in a team sport, but the Cowboys have won 61.0 percent of his regular-season starts. Again, Romo was playing better and better as his career went on, totaling 161 touchdowns compared to just 64 interceptions (2.52 ratio) from 2009-2014 before injuries knocked him out in 2015-2016. Eli Manning needed not only two different Giantspass-rushing fronts to frustrate Brady, but alsotwo crazy catches to get his two rings. You've got Brady, Manning, Brees and Rodgers, all of whom have comparable or better numbers yet have also won championships. 13 (Joe Montana). Posted By Gino Tomaselli on August 15, 2018. You could also argue that this era features more great quarterbacks than any other stretch in modern NFL history. He retired in 2017 as the organization’s all-time leader in passing yards (34,183) and passing touchdowns (248). In order to determine if Romo is also Hall of Fame worthy, it only makes sense to compare him to the best QBs of his generation. * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader, Transaction, fine, and suspension data since 2002. Not only are passer rating statistics on the rise but it is evident that it is becoming an ever more convoluted measure for QB performance. Tony Romo will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class. Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS NFL game analyst Tony Romo is coming up on Pro Football Hall of Fame eligibility. Among his other achievements, he made it to the Pro-Bowl four times in his career. However, the inconvenient truth is that Romo never quite managed to enjoy substantial success in the playoffs. Each are perceived as being much worthier than Romo because of their multiple rings. Drew Brees and Russell Wilson are both 6'0" or under, and it hasn't stopped them from enjoying Hall of Fame-caliber careers. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. 17 jersey and inducted him into EIUs Hall of Fame. Coaching advancements in the passing game and the implementation of technology on the field and on the sidelines allow for QBs to diagnose defenses and make quicker adjustments. His production also took a hit in the playoffs. Consider that Romohas 25 fourth-quarter comebacks with 30 game-winning drives in 127 starts (23.6 percent). He also posted an impressive 78-49 regular-season record during his decade-long run under center for Dallas. 9 stats that show Tony Romo was a really damn good quarterback Over his finalfive seasons with the Cowboys, they finished no higher than No. Height: 6-3. Dan Marino is the prime example of an elite QB who never won a championship. They may also point out that although Romo did not win a championship that he did not play on a championship calibre team. His 97.1 passer rating is the ninth-best in league history. .614: And although he was never viewed as a winner, Romos .614 career winning percentage is the 10th highest among 56 quarterbacks with 100-plus career starts. With regards to championships and individual statistics when compared to the elite QBs of his generation Tony Romo does not have the resume to justify a Hall of Fame induction. The Comeback: Todays Top Sports Stories & Reactions. 65.3: Romofinished his career with a completion percentage of 65.3, which was identical to Peyton Mannings career rate. Forget that his passer rating was just 88.3 in the postseason, because Aikman's legacy is pretty much locked in based on that dominant Super Bowl performance against the Bills in 1992 and two other solid outputs against Buffalo in 1993 and Pittsburgh in 1995. Jim Nantz congratulates Tony Romo on making the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021 pic.twitter.com/ftZPRSG6Go. "Its always a business but this is yikes", This will likely be a topic of conversation in Philadelphia, "The nails are something that I've been doing for a little bit of time now. Passer rating, which Tony Romo ranks as 4th All-Time, is another statistic that has inflated as the passing game has evolved. The 40-year-old ex-Cowboys quarterback will be included as part of the College Football Hall of Fames 2021 class in an announcement set for Monday. In those years, the Cowboys never finished below No. The Cowboys were a top five scoring defense and top 10 total defense for five of those seasons. As a matter of fact one of Romos 4th quarter comebacks took place in Buffalo in 2007. In his only sixplayoff games (2-4)he added one more of each. Fans of Americas Team will always be left to wonder what could have been if Romo had remained healthy in 2015 and 2016 or if the referees had correctly ruled that wide receiver Dez Bryant caught it back in 2014. Tony Romo is headed to the Hall of Fame. But that is where his postseason record comes back to haunt him. Tony Romo has not been elected into the Hall of Fame. Only Matthew Stafford (25) had more during that span. STEELE: Romo's Cowboys career worthy of praise. After becoming franchise quarterback in 2006, he led the NFL's most valuable team's offense for over a decade. All rights reserved. He will for the most part be remembered fondly among Cowboy fans and deservedly so. When you look at the bigger picture, there's no doubt Romo was a better signal-caller, and for longer. They were a consistently elite rushing attack with all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith and a nasty road-grading front. I invite you to please read, enjoy and feel free to share your opinions as well. WebTony Romo weighed 230 lbs (104 kg) when playing. Ware played most of his career with the organization before heading to the Denver Broncos for the final three years of his 12-year run in the league. WebYears: 1999-2002. To be fair, Tony Romo does not play defense so he cant take all the the blame for those defeats but in the examples above his mistakes certainly contributed. Find out more. So while now-retired quarterback Tony Romo was often given a bum rap for most of his playing career,Id like to think that enough light will eventually be shed on his success that we soon wont be able to look back on him as an underrated player. As mentioned earlier, Romo had some bad moments late in games due to his gunslinger style, but he was also very clutch. He finished his career as one of the greatest pass rushers in NFL history and managed to get a Super Bowl on his way out the door. Romo is the first Eastern Illinois player to have his number retired. Peyton Manning and Brady are probably first-ballot locks and are older than everyone else listed above, but Romo, Brees, Rodgers, Eli and Roethlisberger are all between the age of 31 and 36 and will likely retire within a few years of one another. Suffice it to say the case for Ware to make the Hall of Fame is extraordinarily strong and it would be genuinely shocking if he was not inducted within the next couple of years. Keep in mind, too, that a flawed, lazy narrative has caused the former undrafted free agent to receive a bum rap for the majority of his career already. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys, (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images). Before him, similar credentials didn't hurt Dan Fouts, either. Take a look at our evaluation below. Now, we break down where quarterback Tony Romo sits. The Cowboys needed Romo to overachieve oftento be above average, and he never got a shot with a team that had a sustained playoff presence. There was a time when achieving a passer rating of over 100 was a rare feat as it was only accomplished 28 times in over 50 years. MORE: NFL Draft: Top 10 quarterbacks of the draft. Five Hall of Famers, including three quarterbacks with seven Super Bowl titles among them, concluded that the Cowboys cannot bench rookie quarterback Dak Prescott in favor of Tony Romo. He may not have won championships but his individual performances were enough to earn him a spot in the Hall of Fame. 9 was. Brad Gagnon has covered the NFC East for Bleacher Report since 2012. Romo is far more underappreciated than he is overrated. That's not taking away from Staubach's exceptional clutch play that gave him the well-deserved "Captain Comeback" nickname. So it wouldn't surprise me at all if Romo were to maintain his current career trajectory while still being left out of Canton. Brad Gagnon has been passionate about both sports and mass media since he was in diapers -- a passion that won't die until he's in them again. Tony Romo threw 5 interceptions that game but the Cowboys were fortunate enough to recover a fumble after a botched onside kick and then Nick Folk kicked a 53 yard FG as time expired. In 2014, Romo had his best season; he led the NFL in passer rating (113.2) and completion percentage (69.9). Tony Romo was as underrated and underappreciated as any quarterback in NFL history. Sign up for the Cowboys Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. No other quarterback has a rating above 103.8 between Week 14 and Week 17 this decade. You always want your signal-caller to have an accurate arm, and Romo had that to a tee. Several Hall of Fame quarterbacks have failed to win Super Bowls, but the majority of them have. Meanwhile, the other guys have led the league in multiple categories on multiple occasions as is illustrated in the chart below. Add the additional advantage of receivers and tight ends with freakish size and athleticism that make defensive backs powerless against the back shoulder fade routes. After all, the argument against Romo remains he didn't win enough when it counted. On Monday, we looked at tight end Jason Witten's chances. Romo did everything he could be to considered among the best-ever Cowboys. Your best ability in sports, especially as an NFL quarterback, is availability. Romo went undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft before he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys. It appears that the Dallas Cowboys drafting team is at it again, now stating that they are interested in Ohio State's Quarterback, CJ Stroud. WebDiscover NFL players past & present. "Defenseswin championships." He has a franchise record of 34,183 passing yards for 248 touchdowns. When Staubach was in his prime championship window from 1971-79, it was timed with not one, but two "Doomsday Defenses" in Dallas. This site is for informational and entertainment purposes only. However, unlike Pearson, he never won a Super Bowl nor found substantial success in the playoffs. Marino is considered by some to be the greatest passer to ever play the game. 12 in scoring defense and consistently ranked as a top five total defense. Consider that Romo has 25 fourth-quarter comebacks with 30 game-winning drives in 127 starts (23.6 percent). That shows theplay ofRomo and Rivers were good enough in many seasons to win rings, but neither the Cowboys nor Chargers could put together a complete team to get the job done. That comes into play with Romo a little when comparing him those contemporaries, but it's also important to lookback and to see how he stacks upvs. Staubach and Aikman. Do you have a sports website? The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Football is the ultimate team sport and one man, not even a QB, can win a championship on his own. Perhaps quantity is being measured above quality here. When I watched Tony Romo play, I never thought of him as a Hall of Famer. With that in mind, Tony Romo has a tremendous case for Canton when you dive into the numbers for quarterbacks. It is measure that is intended to grade QB performance across all statistics but it consistently produces outliers among the leaders in that category. Tony Romo from Weeks 2-17 in 2014:70.6% completion percentage3,424 passing yards8.60 yards/attempt33 touchdowns6 interceptions118.1 passer rating. If you are a Dallas Cowboys fan, you either love him or hate him and there is nothing in between. WebRomo holds the second-highest fourth-quarter passer rating of all time, just 0.2 points back of Rodgers. In 2009, Eastern Illinois University retired Romos No. I believe Tony should receive every accolade due him. New rules have been put in place that protect the quarterback, limit pass interference and a defenders ability to hit defenseless receivers. Staubach and Aikman did a lot to ensure their teams would get to and win Super Bowls, but they also were on some super teams that played a big part in boostingtheir individualsuccess and winning resumes. Fans of the Dallas Cowboys got an exciting piece of news this past weekend when it was announced that their long-retired star wide receiver Drew Pearson was finally, after over thirty years of waiting, selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Only one of those 69 quarterbacks has a triple-digit passer rating in those situations. That is not an indictment against Tony Romo though. Romos resume is certainly impressive, and worthy of the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor I might add, but is it Hall of Fame worthy? That ranks seventh among active quarterbacks with at least 100 starts, ahead of Brees and Eli Manning, as well as Hall of Famers Troy Aikman, Y.A. Born: Romo earned the credit for a 4th quarter comeback but in reality the Cowboys won despite his horrendous game. I've watched Amari and he most definitely, I love Kellen Moore the only thing I see as a die hear fan is the (adjustments )I don't know, FOCO Releases Troy Aikman Dallas Cowboys 2023 Super Bowl MVP 30th Anniversary, Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers : NFC Divisional Round Series, Dak Prescott and Brock Purdy both playing at a high level, FOCO Releases Dak Prescott Dallas Cowboys Wild Card Win Bobblehead, Dallas Cowboys vs Tampa Buccaneers: Post game Recap, Dallas Cowboys vs Tennessee Titans: Pre Game Analysis. Tony Romo will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class. The case for Romo is very simple and tied to his efficient and productive time under center for one of footballs most storied franchises. Tony Romos career was cut short due to his chronic back injuries however that did not prevent him from breaking every single major passing record in Dallas Cowboys franchise history. Marinos record stood for almost 30 years but since then 5000 yards passing has been exceeded on 8 different occasions and all within the last decade! Many will tell you because Romo had some head-scratching moments late in games that he was a turnover machine, but that’s false. Romo also leaves Dallas as the qualified all-time franchise leader in passing yards (34,183), completion percentage (65.3), passing touchdowns (248), yards per attempt (7.9) and passer rating (97.1). First let us consider the argument for. Tony Romo holds his own in terms of regular season winning percentage but where he fails to measure up is during the post season where he is the only QB among that group to have a losing record in the playoffs. This isn't to say Romo even with key Cowboyscareer passing numbers that trump both legends is necessarily"better" than either. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Tony Romo never led the Cowboys to a Super Bowl, but that shouldn't keep him from representing them in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 250 pass attempts (Pro Football Reference), Highest-rated December passers this century, Min. And since 2009, no quarterback has been close to as good in the month of December. In 2014, he led the league in both passer rating and pass completion. According to the College Football Hall of Fame, only 0.02% of collegiate players and coaches ever earn this distinction. Jersey Number: 17. 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