Tony Romo among QB's nominated for the HOF

[DallasEast]

https://www.nfl.com/news/pro-football-hall-of-fame-enshrinement-details-dates-coverage-and-more#:~:text=According to the Pro Football,at least five years before

Any fan can nominate a player or other football person for the Hall.

Some fans already do.

 

[TexasHillbilly]

Romo is my favorite Cowboys player of all time, but he is not a HOFer. Ring of Honor would be a proper achievement for him though, imo

Guess he's lucky your not on the committee.

 

[MonsterD]

Don't think he should be in. And yes I was a Romo posi-fan not a hater but he couldn't get over the hump- also not his fault he played with some suspect Olines and bad defenses too.

 

[jwitten82]

I would love it an I definitely think it would be deserved,a lot of QBs in the hall never won the SB but Tony was the most important player for the cowboys in his time playing, without him,we had no chance.. too bad he was stuck with Garrett for most of his career..jmo

I use to think the same way, but not anymore. Romo, Witten, and Garrett were best friends. He's part of the reason Garrett stayed so long, Romo and Witten should've been banging at Jerry's door for Garrett to be fired.

 

[blueblood70]

IMO we let too many players into the HOF. Huge Romo fan, but I can't support him getting into the hall.

Correct, Gale sayers is a good example of a player that should not have made it on what I mean he had no production no rings never was on a great team and yet somehow that's something that Ezekiel Elliott did in 1 1/2 seasons so this guy got in because of his name and his projections and you should never be allowed in the Hall of Fame on what you might do like for example Bo Jackson I mean he's not in right but same thing they let GAIL Sayers in Bo Jackson had the same thing happened to him injury shortened but had all the talent in the world to be a Hall of Famer but you can't do that

 

[diamonddelts]

No to everyone on that list though I liked McNair. Hell no to Romo. This is not the Hall of Heimlich.

 

[bigE79]

I use to think the same way, but not anymore. Romo, Witten, and Garrett were best friends. He's part of the reason Garrett stayed so long, Romo and Witten should've been banging at Jerry's door for Garrett to be fired.

Garrett was Jerry's hand picked next coach Landry, nobody was gonna get him fired,hell in reality,he was never fired, Jerry just let his contract expire ..so I disagree with your assessment.

 

[vlad]

IMO we let too many players into the HOF. Huge Romo fan, but I can't support him getting into the hall.

What if you give him a Garrett buffer? lol

 

[silvernblu]

QUARTERBACKS (10): Marc Bulger, Randall Cunningham, Jake Delhomme, Doug Flutie,
Rich Gannon, Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb, Steve McNair, Tony Romo, Michael Vick.

Can’t support any of those.

 

[Miller]

QUARTERBACKS (10): Marc Bulger, Randall Cunningham, Jake Delhomme, Doug Flutie,
Rich Gannon, Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb, Steve McNair, Tony Romo, Michael Vick.

When the list has Bulger and Delhomme you aren’t picky enough

 

[WillieBeamen]

Vote him in


Best Cowboys QB ive ever seen. And im 36

 

[KJJ]

I’ve said it 100 times, Romo has no shot at the Hall of Fame.

 

[DFWJC]

I don't think any on that list are HOF worthy, but Tony was better than all of them.

Obviously put him on the Eagles with Andy Reid and you might have had something VERY special.

 

[John813]

I don't think any on that list are HOF worthy, but Tony was better than all of them.

Obviously put him on the Eagles with Andy Reid and you might have had something VERY special.

Yea, that list seems set for the Hall of the Very Good.

 

[Big_D]

I would love it an I definitely think it would be deserved,a lot of QBs in the hall never won the SB but Tony was the most important player for the cowboys in his time playing, without him,we had no chance.. too bad he was stuck with Garrett for most of his career..jmo

And Jerry. The front office decisions for the majority of Romo’s career certainly didn’t do him any favors.

 

[thunderpimp91]

The way the criteria has watered down, Tony could very well get in.

Agree there, and I'm always happy to see a Cowboy get in, I just don't love the watered-down version. You almost need to separate the HOF into tiers at this point. You almost need the elites of the elites in one hall, the great individual contributors who racked up numbers but not championships in another, and then the "moments" players who were good not great players who made iconic plays that will live in history in another.

 

[Jarv]

McFlab and Gannon both made it to the superbowl, both choked.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

IMO we let too many players into the HOF. Huge Romo fan, but I can't support him getting into the hall.

Romo fought toe to toe with the best qbs of his day, many are or will be in hof.

 

[DallasEast]

Correct, Gale sayers is a good example of a player that should not have made it on what I mean he had no production no rings never was on a great team and yet somehow that's something that Ezekiel Elliott did in 1 1/2 seasons so this guy got in because of his name and his projections and you should never be allowed in the Hall of Fame on what you might do like for example Bo Jackson I mean he's not in right but same thing they let GAIL Sayers in Bo Jackson had the same thing happened to him injury shortened but had all the talent in the world to be a Hall of Famer but you can't do that

With all due serious respect to Bo 'Knows' Jackson, he was not Gale Sayers in that era of the National Football League. Sayers was more than Jackson. He was Barry Sanders before Barry Sanders.

Some older members may wish to weigh in also. Allow his PFHOF biography (link) speak partially for him:

Gale Sayers burst upon the pro football scene in 1965 with the kind of impact that the sport had not felt in many years. It is difficult to imagine a more dynamic debut than the one he enjoyed as a rookie. In his first heavy pre-season action, he raced 77 yards on a punt return, 93 yards on a kickoff return, and then startled everyone with a 25-yard scoring pass against the Los Angeles Rams.​

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In regular season, he scored four touchdowns, including a 96-yard game breaking kickoff return, against the Minnesota Vikings. And, in the next-to-last game, playing on a muddy field that would have stalled most runners, Gale scored a record-tying six touchdowns against the San Francisco 49ers. Included in his sensational spree were an 80-yard pass-run play, a 50-yard rush and a 65-yard punt return. For the entire season, Gale scored 22 touchdowns and 132 points, both then-rookie records.​

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Quiet, unassuming, and always ready to compliment a teammate for a key block, Sayers continued to sizzle in 1967 and well into the 1968 season. Then, in the ninth game, Sayers suffered a knee injury that required immediate surgery.​

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After a tortuous rehabilitation program, Gale came back in 1969 in a most spectacular manner, winding up with his second 1,000-yard rushing season and universal Comeback of the Year honors. But injuries continued to take their toll and, just before the 1972 season, Gale finally had to call it quits.​

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In his relatively short career, he compiled a record that can never be forgotten. His totals show 9,435 combined net yards, 4,956 yards rushing, and 336 points scored. At the time of his retirement he was the NFL's all-time leader in kickoff return yards. He won All-NFL honors five straight years and was named Offensive Player of the Game in three of the four Pro Bowls in which he played.​

Forget statistics for a moment. 'Eye test' is an overused term but it perfectly suited Sayers. In an abbreviated career, Sayers awed players, coaches, fans and the Board of Selectors alike into believing he might be the best NFL player of all-time. Jackson was a two-sport freak of nature. Perhaps Jackson might would have fully inspired everyone of his NFL legend if he had dedicated himself to it full-time. People saw glimpses of Jackson's greatness whenever baseball did not interrupt them. Sayers was showcased during his entire career.

I encourage anyone. Research Sayers. Look for old video of him. The man was more than twice the legend of Jackson in his time. The Hall will be lucky to get Jackson one day. The Hall needed players like Sayers to forever validate its existence. That is no exaggeration.

 

[Cowboy_svt]

i dont wanna see him in cause that means eli will get in for sure