In terms of individual awards and accolades, Tony Romo does not come close to the other great QBs of his generation. I invite you to please read, enjoy and feel free to share your opinions as well. 9 (Roethlisberger), No. Protecting the football is a quarterback’s most important job. 24: Since Romo made his first start in 2006, he and the Manning brothers have 24 fourth-quarter comebacks apiece. When I watched Tony Romo play, I never thought of him as a Hall of Famer. Romo and the rest of the 2021 class will be officially inducted during the 63rd National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner on December 7, alongside the 2020 Hall of Fame Class (the 2020 event was postponed due to COVID-19). In 2014, Romo had one of his best seasons. Romo did everything he could be to considered among the best-ever Cowboys. 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. For example in 1984 when Dan Marino threw for over 5000 yards, that number was unheard of. Take a look at our evaluation below. Place of Birth: San Diego, CA. With that in mind, Tony Romo has a tremendous case for Canton when you dive into the numbers for quarterbacks. I think that one might be important.'. Its also the highest winning percentage among the 12 undrafted quarterbacks who have made more than 60 career starts. The fourth quarter is where quarterbacks are expected to shine the brightest. The question of whether Tony Romo inevitably winds up in the Hall of Fame is still up in the air and, if Drew Pearson is any indication, could be for quite some time. 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. To put that number in perspective consider that Roger Staubach a.k.a Captain Comeback only has 13 career comebacks and 21 game winning drives to his credit. 17 in 2009. What if there was a statistic to measure blown saves in football? Height: 6-3. He also led the league in sacks twice, one of which saw the dominant defender posting an eye-popping twenty sack season back in 2008, and in tackles for a loss three different times during his tenure in Dallas. kofiwidget2.init('Support Me on Ko-fi', '#29abe0', 'Q5Q85X9CP');kofiwidget2.draw(); Well Im a big Cowboys fan, but I have to be honest, as long as we hav Dak we will, So Amari cried about targets and in 2022 he now has 109 targets in 13 games. The four-time Pro Bowler was his usual self-deprecating self upon Nantz revealing the honor. 2.12: Among quarterbacks with at least 100 career starts, only four Rodgers, Brady, Young and Manning have higher touchdown-to-interception ratios than Romos mark of 2.12. Even though he was highly productive during his playing days, Tony Romo is often viewed as a quarterback that was overrated and wasn’t clutch when it mattered the most. Many will tell you because Romo had some head-scratching moments late in games that he was a turnover machine, but that’s false. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. No disrespect to any of those guys but clearly passer rating alone does not determine which QBs belong in the Hall of Fame. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was informed of the news by his Tony Romos game-winning TD after a long drive vs. the Giants #ThankYou9 pic.twitter.com/eZVNAvuY2k, Cowboys News (@DemBoyz_News) April 4, 2017. His career touchdown-to-interception ratio ranks fourth, behind Rodgers, Brady and Manning but ahead of modern-day studs Brees, Steve Young, Warner, Dan Marino and John Elway. Please logout and login again. So strip away the championships, the statistics and all the individual accolades and if Hall of Fame worthiness can be determined by that measure alone; Then Tony Romo is not worthy of induction into Pro Football Hall of Fame. Meanwhile, the other guys have led the league in multiple categories on multiple occasions as is illustrated in the chart below. Your best ability in sports, especially as an NFL quarterback, is availability. The last "great" Cowboys quarterback, Aikman, played basically within the same era as Romo. Tony Romo has found a second career in the broadcast booth as a lead color analyst for CBS Sports. Its Romo at 101.6, Peyton Manning at 99.9 and then Aaron Rodgers at 98.9. For his career, he ranks 17th in fourth-quarter comebacks (24) and 21st in game-winning drives (29). This was Romos second time being nominated. This was Romos second time being nominated. Over his finalfive seasons with the Cowboys, they finished no higher than No. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. Jim Nantz congratulates Tony Romo on making the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021 pic.twitter.com/ftZPRSG6Go. Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS NFL game analyst Tony Romo is coming up on Pro Football Hall of Fame eligibility. However, the case for former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is much less clear cut than that of his former teammate. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. 8 (Philip Rivers) may join Romo inbeing shut out of Canton. 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. Passer rating, which Tony Romo ranks as 4th All-Time, is another statistic that has inflated as the passing game has evolved. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. There is one more thing to consider. Date of Birth: April 21, 1980. 17 jersey and inducted him into EIUs Hall of Fame. 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. The entire 2021 College Football Hall of Fame class will be announced Monday. Be the first one to comment on this story. With local media so critical to the process of every Hall campaign, beingprofessional and personable for a long time in the same market goes a long way. Before him, similar credentials didn't hurt Dan Fouts, either. While there will be those who will point out that he was merely doing his best in a team that just did not have the requisite potential, others will say that a future Hall of Famer should have been able to surmount such obstacles. 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. His passer rating of 97.3 is currently the highest amongst all retired players in the NFL. 12 in scoring defense and consistently ranked as a top five total defense. 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. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Romo also shared that his sons had gotten to the ball first, before he realized what it was. Sign up for the Cowboys Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Cowboys Coffee Talk is an editorial blog that I aim to use as a platform to share my opinions about the Dallas cowboys past and present. 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. Jersey Number: 17. WebCareer Stats for QB Tony Romo The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. When you consider the fact that Tonys 97.1 passer rating is the ninth-best in the history of the league, coupled with his 7.9 yards-per-attempt average which is higher Unlike Staubach,Romobenefited from only one top 10 scoringdefense from 2006-14. What are his chances of getting selected to the Hall of Fame? He was on the sidelines for 12 games with another broken collarbone injury in 2015 and only played in the Cowboys season finale in 2016 after a compression fracture in his back during the preseason. There are at least 4 who I consider to be first ballot Hall of Famers and they are Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees. Romo was a finalist for the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time in June 2019 for the 2020 class. Are you sure its me? Romo quipped. Of the top 10, projecting Wilson as a future Hall of Famer, only No. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. My best get-off ever all for naught thanks to that spin. 10 (Kurt Warner) and No. From 2007 to 2016, he led all quarterbacks with a 103.5 rating in the fourth quarter or overtime. 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. Consider that Romohas 25 fourth-quarter comebacks with 30 game-winning drives in 127 starts (23.6 percent). They both deserveto be looked at more as anomalies than as underachievers. Romo’s rating for his career in the final period is the best of all time. They are similar in that theyput together strong careers without being drafted and didn't startuntil their late 20s. Tony Romo is headed to the Hall of Fame. 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. Unfortunately for Romo, that was an issue far too often during his career. Now, we break down where quarterback Tony Romo sits. How reliable is that statistic in determining how clutch a quarterback actually is? But Warner, with his one Super Bowl ring with the Rams, had only four great seasons. The perception of him has been skewed by a few spotlight mistakes andconstant scrutiny. The College Football Hall of Fame, that is. It would be a mistake to not consider him among the best-ever quarterbacks. Former Cowboys offensive lineman Flozell Adams (Michigan State) Romo will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in five years. As mentioned earlier, Romo had some bad moments late in games due to his gunslinger style, but he was also very clutch. 109.9: In games played during the final month of the seasonsince 2010, Romos 109.9 passer rating is by far the highest. A little known fact to non-Cowboy fans is that Tony Romo has the 4th highest passer rating of All-Time! The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Who is Tony Romo's Wife, Candice Crawford. There is no one athlete in the history of pro-sports that is as polarizing to a teams fan base than Tony Romo. Romo always had throwing talent, but he played his best football when he had a potent That is the same Aaron Rodgers who broke the hearts of Cowboys fans three times in the past few years (twice in the playoffs). 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. MORE: NFL Draft: Top 10 quarterbacks of the draft. 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. Romo leaves the game 29th all time in passing yards. First-year candidates for the @ProFootballHOF Class of 2022 include: Andre Johnson Steve Smith Sr. Tony Romo DeMarcus Ware Anquan Boldin Vince Wilfork Who will head to Canton next? In his only six playoff games (2-4) he added one more Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Aikman got big-timeCanton supportfromSmith, Michael Irvin and Larry Allen on his side of the ball. But Romo has a lot of competition, and most of the guys he's competing with have won Super Bowls. Congrats on a great career @tonyromo, enjoy the next phase.https://t.co/0NZNBQuZx0.