DMN Blog: Romo's anniversary

[Angus]

Romo's anniversary


Tomorrow's the anniversary of Drew Bledsoe's benching, and Tony Romo's ascension to the first string.
A key in how he's handled it? Humility. Today, Romo said that since becoming No. 1, he's looked at himself simply as the starting quarterback of the Cowboys, rather as worrying about being the Starting Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and an heir to throne of Aikman and Staubach.
"I treat it as I’m lucky and blessed to do something I love and enjoy to do in life," said Romo. "But as far as it being taken away, I’d still be happy being an assistant club pro back in Burlington, Wisc.
"It’s a neat thing, it’s really special to be a part of, but I don’t look at it in the third person, or look at it from afar and say, ‘Wow, this is really exciting, all this stuff that’s happening.’ It’s hard to explain. It just seems normal."
'Course, Romo was pressed to see if he'd really be as satisfied as a golf instructor in Wisconsin. He laughed and conceded: "I’d probably rather be here."


Posted by Albert Breer http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 3:55 PM

 

[Doomsday101]

I think Romo does a great job of keeping this game into perspective. As he said if the worst thing in his life happens on a football field then it has been a good life. I know people say it is a business and it is but it is also a game and Romo loves playing this game. I guess to a degree I agree with what Parcells and Ditka said which was if all you are doing is playing this game for money then you really should not be playing it.

 

[5Stars]

Romo has that A-type personality that does not take things for granted. He's a complete opposite from someone like McFlunk that thinks just because he's the QB of Philthy, everyone needs to bow down and shine his shoes!

 

[Hostile]

I knew there would be something to celebrate besides my boss having surgery and gone for 3 weeks.








Joking people. < For the easily offended.

 

[sago1]

Rom and McNabb are two totally different types of personality coming from very different backgrounds.

McNabb was a high first round Eagles pick who was loudly booed by Eagle fans when he was introduced; must have been one of the hardest things a young 22 year of kid had to stand and listen too. I don't like him cause he's the Eagle QB (and his leadership talent is lacking) I'll never forget that day.

Romo certainly disappointed at not being drafted but he was courted by about 20 teams immediately after the draft. Happily he settled on the Cowboys cause he thought he had real chance; viewed our QB situation in 03 as unstable & Sean Payton had been in contact with them long before Romo's football season was over.