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Funny, interesting comparison by Galloway of Staubach & Romo. Also see below paragraph re Romo's contract made by Jerry Jones. Rest assured Romo signing will get done. Enjoy.
Roger, there's no dodging a Cowboys QB comparison
By Randy Galloway
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
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STAR-TELEGRAM/KELLEY CHINN
Passing or running, QB Tony Romo is doing it all for the Cowboys.
IRVING -- Watching it happen from the press box, Calvin Hill turned to a media guy, shrugged, and said, "Staubach."
Watching it happen from the sidelines, Wade Phillips said later, "It reminded me of Staubach. It really did."
And Roger Staubach, on [COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]ESPN[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR] earlier Sunday, said he'd already personally made the comparison, not the first time The Dodger has been quoted on that lately.
In these precincts, comparing any quarterback to Staubach tends to tread on sacred ground. And unless Tony Romo has been studying vintage NFL film, he will simply have to take the word of the oldtimers.
Romo was born four months after Staubach retired from [COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]football[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR].
But as Fox-TV voice Joe Buck was signing off Sunday from Texas Stadium, following the Cowboys' 35-7 win over the St. Louis Rams, he offered, "The legend of Tony Romo grows."
Throwing for 339 yards, with three touchdowns by air, and another by foot; completing 21 of 33 passes (with five receiver drops preventing more numbers) is a great day, but it hardly qualifies anyone for legendary status.
One Romo run came close, however. And based on the statistical sheet for down-and-distance, it amounted to four yards gained. Depending on where Romo's career eventually goes, those four yards might well define his legacy, if there's a legacy to define.
Andre Gurode, the center, made a shotgun formation snap that sailed toward the stadium rafters, far above his quarterback's reach.
What happened next is Romo did everything wrong, like you might expect from some undrafted QB out of Eastern Illinois University. But with Romo these days, nothing goes wrong.
Watching from the sidelines, veteran defensive end Greg Ellis, who returned from injury Sunday and had an immediate impact, said his reaction was "no, no, no. Then yes, yes, yes."
Shaking his head in the post-game locker room, Ellis added, "That play right there will go down as one of the greatest in the history of the [COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]NFL[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR]."
Well, if nothing else, it will go down as the most viewed this week on SportsCenter.
Most quarterbacks, of course, would attempt to fall on that wayward snap. Instead, Tony Romo stumbled around and kicked the ball another 10 yards the wrong way. When he finally managed to pick it up way back at the 15, he was 35 yards behind the original line of scrimmage.
Third down and 38 to go.
"You know he's not the most athletic guy around," said tight end [COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Jason [/FONT][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Witten[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR]. "But he also doesn't think the same way most of us do. Most every player, the first thing he's going to try and do is fall on that ball. Take the loss of yardage, and punt it out of there.
"But Tony, he sees things quicker than the rest of us. At quarterback, he sees things a split second quicker than I do, and I think I'm pretty good at picking up a coverage. Even after that snap, he still wanted the ball in his hands. He didn't want to fall on it. Maybe he saw something we didn't."
Since you've probably already viewed "the play" replays a dozen times since yesterday, let's just say Romo picked up the first down. And the Texas Stadium crowd, rather restless and docile until then, went berserk.
In a game when the Cowboys were again struggling in the first half, Romo-momentum suddenly took over at that point. Tony himself ended the drive with a 15-yard touchdown scramble up the middle, allowing some 14-7 intermission breathing room on the scoreboard.
But the "miracle play" as Phillips called it, also carried over to the third quarter when Romo threw for three touchdowns, including two to Patrick Crayton.
Now, about that new contract...
There was a postgame media rush to Jerry Jones, as mini-cam crews were hoping to get a shot of Jerry writing a check on the spot.
Not yet, however. "The main thing is, when you have a good quarterback, you pay him," said Jones in a conversation about an hour after the game. "I will pay Tony, end of story. He knows it, his agents know it, and I know it.'
So, what would Roger Staubach be worth in today's NFL money market?
"Why do you think I do those TV commercials?" asked Jerry, laughing. "It's Romo money I'm earning. But Roger is, of course, a friend of mine, and the comparisons after the game, I think it's a compliment to both Romo and Roger. That's how much I think of Tony."
Jones added that he wanted to take a good look at the films on "the miracle play," because "what I thought I saw," added Jerry, "was while Tony was chasing down the football, even after kicking it, he was also still conscious of what was happening upfield.
"It was like he was still glancing around, planning something, while most guys would have trying to get out of there with just a recovery."
Legit or not, the legend does grow, but for the record, I personally distance myself from any of those Staubach comparisons. Luv me some Romo, but when it comes to Roger, this is scared ground that will go unwalked.
Meanwhile, however, the Cowboys are still unbeaten, with a quarterback who is still magical.
Roger, there's no dodging a Cowboys QB comparison
By Randy Galloway
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
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STAR-TELEGRAM/KELLEY CHINN
Passing or running, QB Tony Romo is doing it all for the Cowboys.
IRVING -- Watching it happen from the press box, Calvin Hill turned to a media guy, shrugged, and said, "Staubach."
Watching it happen from the sidelines, Wade Phillips said later, "It reminded me of Staubach. It really did."
And Roger Staubach, on [COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]ESPN[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR] earlier Sunday, said he'd already personally made the comparison, not the first time The Dodger has been quoted on that lately.
In these precincts, comparing any quarterback to Staubach tends to tread on sacred ground. And unless Tony Romo has been studying vintage NFL film, he will simply have to take the word of the oldtimers.
Romo was born four months after Staubach retired from [COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]football[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR].
But as Fox-TV voice Joe Buck was signing off Sunday from Texas Stadium, following the Cowboys' 35-7 win over the St. Louis Rams, he offered, "The legend of Tony Romo grows."
Throwing for 339 yards, with three touchdowns by air, and another by foot; completing 21 of 33 passes (with five receiver drops preventing more numbers) is a great day, but it hardly qualifies anyone for legendary status.
One Romo run came close, however. And based on the statistical sheet for down-and-distance, it amounted to four yards gained. Depending on where Romo's career eventually goes, those four yards might well define his legacy, if there's a legacy to define.
Andre Gurode, the center, made a shotgun formation snap that sailed toward the stadium rafters, far above his quarterback's reach.
What happened next is Romo did everything wrong, like you might expect from some undrafted QB out of Eastern Illinois University. But with Romo these days, nothing goes wrong.
Watching from the sidelines, veteran defensive end Greg Ellis, who returned from injury Sunday and had an immediate impact, said his reaction was "no, no, no. Then yes, yes, yes."
Shaking his head in the post-game locker room, Ellis added, "That play right there will go down as one of the greatest in the history of the [COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]NFL[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR]."
Well, if nothing else, it will go down as the most viewed this week on SportsCenter.
Most quarterbacks, of course, would attempt to fall on that wayward snap. Instead, Tony Romo stumbled around and kicked the ball another 10 yards the wrong way. When he finally managed to pick it up way back at the 15, he was 35 yards behind the original line of scrimmage.
Third down and 38 to go.
"You know he's not the most athletic guy around," said tight end [COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Jason [/FONT][COLOR=blue! important][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Witten[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR]. "But he also doesn't think the same way most of us do. Most every player, the first thing he's going to try and do is fall on that ball. Take the loss of yardage, and punt it out of there.
"But Tony, he sees things quicker than the rest of us. At quarterback, he sees things a split second quicker than I do, and I think I'm pretty good at picking up a coverage. Even after that snap, he still wanted the ball in his hands. He didn't want to fall on it. Maybe he saw something we didn't."
Since you've probably already viewed "the play" replays a dozen times since yesterday, let's just say Romo picked up the first down. And the Texas Stadium crowd, rather restless and docile until then, went berserk.
In a game when the Cowboys were again struggling in the first half, Romo-momentum suddenly took over at that point. Tony himself ended the drive with a 15-yard touchdown scramble up the middle, allowing some 14-7 intermission breathing room on the scoreboard.
But the "miracle play" as Phillips called it, also carried over to the third quarter when Romo threw for three touchdowns, including two to Patrick Crayton.
Now, about that new contract...
There was a postgame media rush to Jerry Jones, as mini-cam crews were hoping to get a shot of Jerry writing a check on the spot.
Not yet, however. "The main thing is, when you have a good quarterback, you pay him," said Jones in a conversation about an hour after the game. "I will pay Tony, end of story. He knows it, his agents know it, and I know it.'
So, what would Roger Staubach be worth in today's NFL money market?
"Why do you think I do those TV commercials?" asked Jerry, laughing. "It's Romo money I'm earning. But Roger is, of course, a friend of mine, and the comparisons after the game, I think it's a compliment to both Romo and Roger. That's how much I think of Tony."
Jones added that he wanted to take a good look at the films on "the miracle play," because "what I thought I saw," added Jerry, "was while Tony was chasing down the football, even after kicking it, he was also still conscious of what was happening upfield.
"It was like he was still glancing around, planning something, while most guys would have trying to get out of there with just a recovery."
Legit or not, the legend does grow, but for the record, I personally distance myself from any of those Staubach comparisons. Luv me some Romo, but when it comes to Roger, this is scared ground that will go unwalked.
Meanwhile, however, the Cowboys are still unbeaten, with a quarterback who is still magical.
