Too little, too late

danielofthesaints · Oct 26, 2013

Romo 2 Austin said:
I made a post a week or so ago proclaiming that Tony Romo has finally been accepted by the media as an elite, franchise QB. He has. This media infatuation with Tony has only accelerated since my post as NFL.com this week ran stories entitled "Is Tony Romo headed to Canton?" and one of their "10 biggest questions of the week" is if "Tony Romo is a hall of fame QB". Ray Lewis, ESPN broadcasters, bloggers, analysts, podcasters they all have seemingly realized that Tony is elite, most regard him as the #5 QB in the league following the usual suspects of Manning, Brees, Rodgers and Brady and the most surprising argument I heard justifying this trend is that Romo has arguably been the most consistent of the elite QBs as despite his ups and downs during the season he ultimately strings together a top 7 season every single season, even the Prince of consistency Tom Brady has fallen off this season.

Yet I believe it's too little, too late. Tony Romo is 33 years old and will be 34 next season, sure he may be able to play another few seasons but he is already past his physical prime, that's evident by his much less physical playing style this season, however he may adapt and play a much more mental game ala Peyton Manning and ultimately endup in Canton if he can transition and string together three more seasons at his current level. Even if he is able to transition I feel as though the disrespect he received since becoming our franchise QB has tarnished his legacy in the eyes of the masses, he is still perceived as an average QB by the average NFL fan despite his top 3 QB rating of all time, he is seen as the biggest choker in the NFL despite statistically being the best 4th quarter QB in NFL history, maybe the analysts have woken up but the damage has been done.

Yet in the end with Dan Marino comparisons running wild by the major media outlets Tony may be headed to Canton even without a championship.

Maybe, maybe not.

Cowboy Brian · Oct 26, 2013

RoyTheHammer said:
Stopped reading right there.. pat yourself on the back some more.

I didn't intend that to mean my post had anything to do with the acceleration merely that it has accelerated since I posted..

CowboysPhan · Oct 26, 2013

RoyTheHammer said:
Stopped reading right there.. pat yourself on the back some more.

While I can see that you could read his post this way, I really think what he was saying is, since the time my post was made more media has come on board, not BECAUSE of my post. Just my opinion.

perrykemp · Oct 26, 2013

Galian Beast said:
Too easy guy, seven of his 14 playoff wins came at the age of 37 or 38....

Before he won the super bowl in 1997, he hadn't won a playoff game since 1991...

If you are asking whether or not Tony Romo can make it into the HOF -- the answer is absolutely yes.

IMHO he will either need to get to a Superbowl or have multiple deep runs in the playoffs between now and when he retires to make it.

Galian Beast · Oct 26, 2013

perrykemp said:
If you are asking whether or not Tony Romo can make it into the HOF -- the answer is absolutely yes.

IMHO he will either need to get to a Superbowl or have multiple deep runs in the playoffs between now and when he retires to make it.

Read everything I've said in this topic.

Spectre · Oct 26, 2013

Romo 2 Austin said:
I didn't intend that to mean my post had anything to do with the acceleration merely that it has accelerated since I posted..

Some folks here- many of the same suspects- seemingly hover over the forum in search of opportunities to just bash posts when they can. They interperet things in a way that best suits the aforementioned (apparent) need. Do not mind these 'small' characters.

gimmesix · Oct 26, 2013

Romo 2 Austin said:
I made a post a week or so ago proclaiming that Tony Romo has finally been accepted by the media as an elite, franchise QB. He has. This media infatuation with Tony has only accelerated since my post as NFL.com this week ran stories entitled "Is Tony Romo headed to Canton?" and one of their "10 biggest questions of the week" is if "Tony Romo is a hall of fame QB". Ray Lewis, ESPN broadcasters, bloggers, analysts, podcasters they all have seemingly realized that Tony is elite, most regard him as the #5 QB in the league following the usual suspects of Manning, Brees, Rodgers and Brady and the most surprising argument I heard justifying this trend is that Romo has arguably been the most consistent of the elite QBs as despite his ups and downs during the season he ultimately strings together a top 7 season every single season, even the Prince of consistency Tom Brady has fallen off this season.

Yet I believe it's too little, too late. Tony Romo is 33 years old and will be 34 next season, sure he may be able to play another few seasons but he is already past his physical prime, that's evident by his much less physical playing style this season, however he may adapt and play a much more mental game ala Peyton Manning and ultimately endup in Canton if he can transition and string together three more seasons at his current level. Even if he is able to transition I feel as though the disrespect he received since becoming our franchise QB has tarnished his legacy in the eyes of the masses, he is still perceived as an average QB by the average NFL fan despite his top 3 QB rating of all time, he is seen as the biggest choker in the NFL despite statistically being the best 4th quarter QB in NFL history, maybe the analysts have woken up but the damage has been done.

Yet in the end with Dan Marino comparisons running wild by the major media outlets Tony may be headed to Canton even without a championship.

Maybe he can make it without a championship, but I don't think he can without more playoff success. Even though it takes a team to win and Romo's numbers show that with better team play, he'd likely have more playoff victories, I think voters will ultimately look at that lack of playoff success and discount him.

Of course, all it takes is one run to the Super Bowl to turn those playoff numbers around.

jobberone · Oct 26, 2013

Lonestar94 said:
The question is, when did players like Steve Young and Fran Tarkenton start converting from scramblers to stationary QB's, and if they succeeded. That should be an indicator if Romo can keep doing this.

Steve was a runner and Tarkenton a unique scrambler. Well he was unique until Romo came along. I've even seen Romo use that patented reverse spin move of Tarkenton's. I think Tony should be able to play into his late 30s. Why not? He doesn't need his legs to run just to throw. I don't see him hurting his arm. Maybe something like Theisman or concussions may shorten his career.

Section446 · Oct 26, 2013

Being the QB for the Cowboys, and his stats, it won't take a whole lot for him to get into the HoF. Just get one single ring, and it's over.

The Quest for Six · Oct 26, 2013

Romo is a very good but flawed quarterback, certainly not elite and don't give me numbers when the league has changed rules to cater to the offenses....Romo will never lead the Cowboys to a championship, which certainly won't be all his fault because the problem lies higher up in the organization..

Section446 · Oct 26, 2013

The Quest for Six said:
Romo is a very good but flawed quarterback, certainly not elite and don't give me numbers when the league has changed rules to cater to the offenses....Romo will never lead the Cowboys to a championship, which certainly won't be all his fault because the problem lies higher up in the organization..

He is not "elite", but he sure shows flashes.

RoyTheHammer · Oct 26, 2013

Spectre said:
Some folks here- many of the same suspects- seemingly hover over the forum in search of opportunities to just bash posts when they can. They interperet things in a way that best suits the aforementioned (apparent) need. Do not mind these 'small' characters.

Hmm.. i would disagree. Some folks in here.. many who enjoy reading this forum on a daily basis.. simply seem to find people who like to try to pat themselves on the back when things end up going the way that they predicted, quite annoying, and hence.. they simply make it known that there was no need to post what they did.

Others.. seemingly can't handle criticism.. even when its not directed their way.

I don't pay much attention to either of these "silly" characters, either way.

That's my opinion on the matter.

ufcrules1 · Oct 26, 2013

Section444 said:
He is not "elite", but he sure shows flashes.

He also shows flashes of being a bad QB. Did you catch the Washington game last year, the win and you're in game?

Toruk_Makto · Oct 26, 2013

ufcrules1 said:
He also shows flashes of being a bad QB. Did you catch the Washington game last year, the win and you're in game?

A significant spotlight game!

Section446 · Oct 27, 2013

ufcrules1 said:
He also shows flashes of being a bad QB. Did you catch the Washington game last year, the win and you're in game?

You know I don't miss games for anything.

Fredd · Oct 27, 2013

Tony has had a multitude of success with his numbers, but not in the post-season...IMO, if/when he wins a SB and also gets in to the playoffs in a few other years and gets some wins, then that monkey is off of his back...of course, this is a team game, so the team will have a lot to say about it if Mr Romo gets his likeness in canton some day

Austin 3-16 · Oct 27, 2013

Statistically hes good for it but the perception of him does hurt. He will need a magical Superbowl run. By magical I mean one or two games where he seemingly carries the team. A signature play to top it all off wouldnt hurt. That would change peoples perception of him and Canton would await. He is COWBOY after all!

starfrombirth · Oct 27, 2013

gimmesix said:
Maybe he can make it without a championship, but I don't think he can without more playoff success. Even though it takes a team to win and Romo's numbers show that with better team play, he'd likely have more playoff victories, I think voters will ultimately look at that lack of playoff success and discount him.

Of course, all it takes is one run to the Super Bowl to turn those playoff numbers around.

I see what you're saying but on that basis if Romo doesn't get in then neither should Ware or Witten.... no playoff success or superbowls.. right?

starfrombirth · Oct 27, 2013

ufcrules1 said:
He also shows flashes of being a bad QB. Did you catch the Washington game last year, the win and you're in game?

Did you see the Broncos last year where Peyton ended the game on an interception?... OMG that guy sucks!

ufcrules1 · Oct 27, 2013

starfrombirth said:
Did you see the Broncos last year where Peyton ended the game on an interception?... OMG that guy sucks!

Yeah. I have seen him LEAD his team through the playoffs and win a Super Bowl too. OMG that guy is good.

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