Two weeks into his broadcasting career, CBS analyst Tony Romo has already established himself as one of the game's most distinct voices -- thanks in part to the
prestige portion of his act.
In addition to the breezy digestion of complex schemes and coverages,
Romo can predict the future. With startling accuracy, Romo has been able to point out what the offense or defense is doing before it actually happens, thanks to more than a decade of recent experience.
America quickly noticed.
In a copycat world where TV executives have seen Romo's quarterback instincts create social media wildfire, it begs the obvious question: When will other analysts be forced to follow suit? Also -- why haven't they already?
"The thing that will most likely happen, though, like everything else in life and especially in our industry is, you start getting the copycats -- they'll start saying,
Well who are we going to get?" longtime play-by-play man Bob Papa told me. "And you know what? There's going to be a lot of epic fails."
In conversations with Papa, the voice of the
New York Giants, and long-time color analyst/NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock this week, a few things became clear to me. First, Romo will force those who have been asleep at the wheel calling games for decades to get back into the film room. Second, what Romo is doing isn't necessarily new -- it's just perfectly raw and what he's comfortable with for now. Third, is the reason other analysts don't call out plays at a higher volume because they're afraid to be wrong?
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