rcaldw;2962938 said:
Tony Romo is still our QB, there is no question about that. He is the best QB, the only legitimate QB, we have had since Aikman. (I say this because Bledsoe and Testaverde were at the end of their careers)
But that really isn't the question. The question is not whether he is a legitimate NFL QB. The question is whether he can be a Super Bowl caliber QB?
Only time will tell us, and he has to get to the point where he can hold his water in the biggest games.
I guess one has to look back at the previous 43 Super Bowls and the quarterbacks who ended up on the winning end of the stick to answer that question.
For example, on the one hand, you have a legendary Hall of Famer such as John Elway. Using his intelligence and terrific arm alone, he placed Denver on his back and almost won three Super Bowls in a four year span. Unfortunately for him during that stretch, he was devoid of both a supporting running game and defense, which netted him zero wins.
On the other hand, quarterbacks such as Joe Theismann, Mark Rypien, Phil Simms, Jim McMahon, Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson all enjoyed what Elway lacked on his first three trips to the summit. They all descended from the mountaintop with the hardware which he didn't come back down with during the first half of his career.
In my opinion, I would place Tony Romo two tiers below Elway, but well above all of the aforementioned quarterbacks. Does that mean that he will win a Super Bowl? Nope. However, it does mean he has what it takes to be a Super Bowl winning quarterback.
He may just need a little help getting that win. Heck, even a once in a lifetime quarterback like Elway needed some help along the way as well.
well said. Some ppl were actually calling for Kitna....KITNA!?!?!?
