Tony Romo’s reflection
By: Jake Rajala
The undrafted quarterback out of Eastern Illinois University, Tony Romo, had 25 wins in college. Rightfully so, Romo was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Well, the NFL is a different beast. Dare I ask if the former QB who had “three straight eight-win seasons” will be in the NFL Hall of Fame? I wouldn’t say he is on par as the undrafted Kurt Warner. After all, they made a bloody movie about him.
Romo got the “roster filler” treatment in his first couple of seasons. He finally played in his third season.
He was an admirable NFL QB, but he was quite far from being the best Boys QB of all time. After all, Dak Prescott already has more victories than Romo. The mind boggling part is that Prescott is only 32 years old.
Romo had Dez Bryant and Jason Witten at the same time, yet Romo couldn’t put up Madden like stats. Furthermore, he had an OL that was at its best since Larry Allen played OL for the Boys. They had a behemoth by the name of Tyron Smith, who 600 to 700 pounds. Romo still only made four Pro Bowls and zero first team AP nods.
Romo followed in the footsteps of the real Boys legendary QB Troy Aikman by being an analyst. Romo just needs to shed a few tears (look below) and he will fit well alongside Aikman.
I’d love to see Romo make a return to coaching, or even have a similar role that Tom Brady has with the Las Vegas Raiders. The Boys management should be concerned that Jerry Jones made one of the worst trades in the 21st century in trading Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. Parsons has Hall of Fame potential, and he’s 26 years old!
I foresee Romo, who is a poor man’s version of Brett Favre, getting inducted into the Cowboys Ring of Honor. He was often average and not a playoff hero, but he still had some winning seasons and made the Boys a challenge to beat in the NFC.
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