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"Romo hasn't earned a dollar he's been given..."
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The whole article is a ridiculous premise, but typical of the sensational, non-journalistic approach prevalent today in sports and the general news.
However, that said, if Tony Romo retires from the NFL without ever having at least a minimal amount of success in the playoffs, his supporters will have to give up any hope that he will ever be recognized as even a very good NFL QB. Stats won't mean a thing. The team surrounding him will mean nothing. He doesn't even need to win a Super Bowl, but if he retires without an NFC title game appearance or a solid string of playoff appearances with more first round wins than losses, history will not remember him fondly, if at all, despite his apologists and fans.
His time to build a legacy that will turn around the perception that he is a stats guy who can't win in the NFL or as a guy who makes the dumbest mistakes at the worst times is growing shorter. At some point Tony needs to find success that goes beyond stats.
However, that said, if Tony Romo retires from the NFL without ever having at least a minimal amount of success in the playoffs, his supporters will have to give up any hope that he will ever be recognized as even a very good NFL QB. Stats won't mean a thing. The team surrounding him will mean nothing. He doesn't even need to win a Super Bowl, but if he retires without an NFC title game appearance or a solid string of playoff appearances with more first round wins than losses, history will not remember him fondly, if at all, despite his apologists and fans.
His time to build a legacy that will turn around the perception that he is a stats guy who can't win in the NFL or as a guy who makes the dumbest mistakes at the worst times is growing shorter. At some point Tony needs to find success that goes beyond stats.
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If Romo doesn't make it through a full season this year, oh boy our we in trouble. Whether it's due to being benched (wont happen), or due to injury.
As for the article, I couldn't finish reading through that garbage, especially even though it's from a very reliable source, the Hall of Famer Travis Johnson. I read enough non sense about Romo here, so why would I go read some bitter ex-NFL player's opinion who's obviously jealous. He wishes he could have a 1/10 of the success that Romo has.
As for the article, I couldn't finish reading through that garbage, especially even though it's from a very reliable source, the Hall of Famer Travis Johnson. I read enough non sense about Romo here, so why would I go read some bitter ex-NFL player's opinion who's obviously jealous. He wishes he could have a 1/10 of the success that Romo has.