Blog Article: "Tony Romo: NFL Hall of Famer"

[mrmojo]

Not at all...he would have to have a huge playoff run and a SB victory soon to even be in the conversation. And realistically how many quality years does he have left? If he is to make any noise he would have start this year. He needs a signature moment, right now his only signature moment is the fumbled snap in Seattle.

 

[Prossman]

Tony's image is horrible in the media right now. Also there are sure fire hall of famers I his era, Brady ,Peyton Manning, Drew Breeze, Rothlesburger has 2 rings , Eli has 2 rings. In that group there are at least 3 hall of famers, so Romo has his work cut out for him. Tony will have to take one of the passing records, and get a ring to get in the Hall. He has to be considered as good or better than those 5 guys.

 

[Tabascocat]

Also, if Tony didn't play for Dallas, his chances would increase some. Media/people love to critique the QB of the Dallas Cowboys, whether good or bad. If he was in NO or somewhere like that, the negative opinion would not be near as bad.

 

[5Stars]

Not to be a critic of Romo, because I'm not, but I really doubt that Romo will ever have a chance at the HOF at this point and it's not even right to even discuss it.

For one, Romo plays for the Dallas Cowboys, and for two, even Cowboy fans don't like the guy much less the voters that get to vote if he goes in or not.

Romo is the most scrutinized QB in the NFL right now. If he ever pulls an "Aikman" on us, maybe he will get in. Romo could surpass Dan Marino in passing stats, but because he plays for the Cowboys, IMO, he has no chance in hell.

 

[Ratmatt]

He needs some consistent playoff success to even get serious consideration.

 

[barney]

I think he is a good player but he's just someone to blame like all QBs there's no the better team won anymore it's we lost blame the QB incomplete pass blame the QB. He just needs to keep consistent and not wear out towards the end of the season

 

[landryscorner]

I wouldn't even say he's close right now.

Tony Romo a hof no way....not enough merits sorry

 

[Super_Kazuya]

I don't think there's any question Romo can go in if the Cowboys can win a Super Bowl and Romo can play at a high level longer than most. History is littered with guys (in all sports) who no one ever thought was a Hall of Famer, but they hung around for a long time at a consistent level and eventually won something. Suddenly they are referred to as "futurer HOFers".

Also to the person who said Steve Young wouldn't have been in the HOF, I disagree... I think he still makes it on the strength of his achievements (six NFL passing titles, most in history is no joke).

 

[KJJ]

Only on a Cowboys FAN board would a topic like this keep coming up for a QB who's played in only 4 playoff games and has ONE playoff win. It's silly to even mention Romo and the HOF in the same breath when his current resume isn't even remotely close to the resume needed for induction into Canton. With the stigma Romo has developed over the years it's going to take several playoff wins and possibly a couple of SB wins for him to make it to the HOF. He faces an uphill battle because of his lack of playoff success and the negative perception many in the media have of him some of which are probably HOF voters. Plus he's playing in an era where several of his peers are out producing him every year in every category.

Romo has never led the league in any category. QB's like Brady, Brees, Rodgers and Peyton Manning are locks for the HOF. Eli and Ben Roethlisberger who have a number of playoff wins and 2 SB wins both far out distance Romo in accomplishments but neither of them are locks for the HOF. Romo is being overshadowed by a number of QB's who've won championships and there's a group of young QB's who've taken the NFL by storm like RG3 and Andrew Luck who are already more highly regarded than Romo. Besides all the QB's that are rated ahead of Romo the biggest hurdle he faces is trying to overcome his reputation which includes the most infamous play of his career the bobbled snap in Seattle during the 06 playoffs.

It's going to take a lot for Romo to overcome all the bad things that have happened in the games that matter most. This is no attempt to bash Romo so spare me the agenda. Romo is a "good" QB but we're talking about the HALL OF FAME where only the best of the best get inducted. There's too many of Romo's peers who've accomplished a lot more at QB than he has for him to even be considered for the HOF. His career passer rating isn't going to help because 7 of the top 10 career passer rating leaders are all current QB's.

 

[cowboys2233]

I agree but he is on his way. I just think he needs postseason success and at least a SB appearance and that might do the trick. I mean the stats will be there when its all said and done

Not SB appearance, a SB win. Unfair, probably. And frankly, a couple of titles wouldn't hurt. If he does that, there will be no denying the HOF.

 

[KJJ]

I mean the stats will be there when its all said and done

His stats will be far behind many of his peers when it's all said and done so he has to win playoff games and championships to have a shot at the HOF.

 

[perrykemp]

QB's like Brady, Brees, Rodgers and Peyton Manning are locks for the HOF. Eli and Ben Roethlisberger

Not to quibble but I don't consider Rodgers a lock <as of today> for this simple reason -- if he career ended today he will played only 5 seasons -- it's not enough to merit HOF.

If he maintains his pace for another 3 - 5 years, then I agree - he'd be in for sure.

 

[KJJ]

Not to quibble but I don't consider Rodgers a lock <as of today> for this simple reason -- if he career ended today he will played only 5 seasons -- it's not enough to merit HOF.

If he maintains his pace for another 3 - 5 years, then I agree - he'd be in for sure.

As of "today" maybe not a lock but it's very close in my opinion. For the past 3 seasons Rodgers has been considered by many as the best QB in the league. He's won a SB, SB MVP and a league MVP. He led a Packers team that didn't have a highly ranked defense or running game to a 15-1 record in 2011. The Packers lived and died off his arm. I believe he's done more with less than any QB in the NFL.

 

[cowboys2233]

As of "today" maybe not a lock but it's very close in my opinion. For the past 3 seasons Rodgers has been considered by many as the best QB in the league. He's won a SB, SB MVP and a league MVP. He led a Packers team that didn't have a highly ranked defense or running game to a 15-1 record in 2011. The Packers lived and died off his arm. I believe he's done more with less than any QB in the NFL.

I think he's in already. But I don't think there are going to be many of Romo's peers that will be far ahead of Romo, stats-wise, as you suggested. Romo has set a pretty torrid pace over the last few years himself.

 

[5Stars]

I think he's in already. But I don't think there are going to be many of Romo's peers that will be far ahead of Romo, stats-wise, as you suggested. Romo has set a pretty torrid pace over the last few years himself.

As a Cowboy fan, I can honestly say that Rodgers is one of my favorite enemies. Total class act...

If the Cowboys would trade Romo straight up for Rodgers, I would be the happiest Cowboy fan, but we can't.

Romo is not on Rodgers level, close, but no cigar. But, I'm sure glad the Cowboys have at least a serviceable QB. He might not be pretty, but he's still damn good.

 

[KJJ]

I think he's in already. But I don't think there are going to be many of Romo's peers that will be far ahead of Romo, stats-wise, as you suggested. Romo has set a pretty torrid pace over the last few years himself.

I debated whether to put Rodgers as a lock having only 5 years as a starter under his belt but he's been so outstanding I think he's as good as in. As I mentioned he's won a SB, SB MVP and was named league MVP the following year. He's been arguably the best QB in the NFL the past 3 seasons and has had a passer rating of no lower than 101.2 the past 4 years. Rodgers 122.5 passer rating in 2011 is the all-time record for a season and his 104.9 career passer rating in currently #1 all-time. Gale Sayers played 7 years and only had two 1000 yard rushing seasons and was voted into the HOF. Romo has good numbers and they've been steady but he currently ranks 60th on the all-time passing list. There's 8 current QB's ranked ahead of him.

Warren Moon got voted into the HOF due to his NFL numbers being top 5th all-time plus his CFL numbers were considered because it's not the NFL HOF it's the Pro Football HOF. It's not just Romo's peers that are ahead of him there's over 50 QB's who played years before him that are ahead of him. When his career is over they'll be a significant number of QB's ranked ahead of him on the all-time career passing list including some of his peers. With the rules benefitting QB's today the HOF voters are going to look past a lot of the numbers unless a QB's numbers are in the top 10 all-time. Romo's numbers will not be good enough to get him voted into the HOF with all the QB's ahead of him. Matt Schaub, Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler aren't that far behind Romo on the all-time passing list. Mark my words it's going to take playoff wins and SB's for Romo to have any shot at the HOF.