First, there is some weight to comparing Romo's Canton credentials against thetwo Dallas quarterbacks in the Hall:Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. I think that one might be important.'. Tony Romo from Weeks 2-17 in 2014:70.6% completion percentage3,424 passing yards8.60 yards/attempt33 touchdowns6 interceptions118.1 passer rating. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. That has set the Dallas Cowboys asking if their very own Tony Romo is also part of that exclusive group. He owns the single season and career records for TDs, yards and passer rating (minimum 100 attempts). Staubach also had a top 10 rushing attack for eight of those nine seasons, stamped by Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett at the end of the decade. All but two have been to at least one Super Bowl and only Warren Moon failed to play in a single conference championship game. April 21,1980 All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. *Photo by (c) Kenneth D Durden | Dreamstime.com.LLC, All Data and Statistics obtained and verified fromhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/. Romo also didn’t mind pushing the football down the field as his 7.89 yards per attempt ranks eighth all-time. Jonathan Quick, Kings legend, unhappy to be traded, Eagles star blasts Jonathan Gannon for Super Bowl loss, Why Red Sox top prospect Triston Casas paints his nails, Aaron Rodgers reveals mindset during darkness retreat, AAGPBL pioneer Jean Faut passes away at 98. How many games did Tony inSan Diego,CA, Weighted Career AV (100-95-): 95 (198th overall since 1960), PFR HOF Monitor: 45.78 (57th among QB, average HOF QB is 104.14). Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys, (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images). With Kurt Warner and Brett Favre also likely to be enshrined in the near-future, that leaves nine names on the waiting list for a very exclusive club. With local media so critical to the process of every Hall campaign, beingprofessional and personable for a long time in the same market goes a long way. Tony Romo belongs in Pro Football Hall of Fame for Cowboys career, Romo picks CBS over football, but adds 'never say never'. That’s a pretty impressive resume of Hall of Fame-worthy credentials. All rights reserved. Tony Romos game-winning TD after a long drive vs. the Giants #ThankYou9 pic.twitter.com/eZVNAvuY2k, Cowboys News (@DemBoyz_News) April 4, 2017. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. You could also argue that this era features more great quarterbacks than any other stretch in modern NFL history. Place of Birth: San Diego, CA. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. To be fair, Tony Romo does not play defense so he cant take all the the blame for those defeats but in the examples above his mistakes certainly contributed. When you consider the fact that Tonys 97.1 passer rating is the ninth-best in the history of the league, coupled with his 7.9 yards-per-attempt average which is higher While Romo is often criticized for his poor playoff record, lack of a championship and his reputation as a choke artist; his supporters will be quick to remind you that he is also the franchise leader in 4th quarter comebacks with 24 and has produced 29 game winning drives, which is more than even Joe Montana. That season the Cowboys started 2-0 with Romo but finished 4-12 after he missed time with injury with Matt Cassell and Brandon Wheedon at the helm. After becoming franchise quarterback in 2006, he led the NFL's most valuable team's offense for over a decade. His 2.12 touchdown/interception ratio ranks 15th all-time. Aikman got big-timeCanton supportfromSmith, Michael Irvin and Larry Allen on his side of the ball. He was named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year in each of his three seasons as the starting quarterback. They may also point out that although Romo did not win a championship that he did not play on a championship calibre team. At first glance Romo has borderline baseline number s. He is ranked 29th in total career passing yards with 34,183. That is not an indictment against Tony Romo though. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. 12 in scoring defense and consistently ranked as a top five total defense. When I watched Tony Romo play, I never thought of him as a Hall of Famer. Search our extensive list of all NFL players now. In terms of individual awards and accolades, Tony Romo does not come close to the other great QBs of his generation. Some of the players that have been among league leaders in single season passer rating are Sam Bradford, Alex Smith, Chad Pennington and Brian Griese. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. He said of the event, It was such an honor to be inducted into the Hall of Fame here, and with the jersey ceremony, it holds a special place in your heart. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Love him or hate him, there is no denying that he was a great franchise quarterback and he provided Cowboys fans with some memorable moments along with some magical victories. There is one more thing to consider. A little known fact to non-Cowboy fans is that Tony Romo has the 4th highest passer rating of All-Time! In 2014, Romo had one of his best seasons. This was Romos second time being nominated. We're all pro-Staubach, and that actually helps us go pro-Romo. He has 5 less, Cowboys fans sadly only believe what they want to believe, regardless of truth! The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was informed of the news by his This was Romos second time being nominated. Despite his lack of postseason success and his struggles with injuries that plagued him for much of his, career Romo was an objectively excellent signal-caller for the Cowboys. Posted By Gino Tomaselli on August 15, 2018. He was never able to lead the Dallas Cowboys to the conference championship game, never mind the Super Bowl. STEELE: Romo's Cowboys career worthy of praise. Romo played four years at Eastern Illinois University from 1999 to 2002. Among his other achievements, he made it to the Pro-Bowl four times in his career. Tony Romo has a great NFL story. Lets evaluate how Romo compares to the same group in that crucial measure. Tony Romo played 156 games over his career. It goes without saying that Romo's statistics dwarf those belonging to most Hall of Fame quarterbacks. Brad Gagnon has been passionate about both sports and mass media since he was in diapers -- a passion that won't die until he's in them again. Former Cowboys offensive lineman Flozell Adams (Michigan State) Tony Romos passer rating is The Comeback: Todays Top Sports Stories & Reactions. So strip away the championships, the statistics and all the individual accolades and if Hall of Fame worthiness can be determined by that measure alone; Then Tony Romo is not worthy of induction into Pro Football Hall of Fame. One thing that fans tend to remember as much as 4th quarter comebacks are the botched plays and backbreaking interceptions that cost games. Throwing it back to Bob Waterfield and Joe Namath, popular NFL champion QBswith either a Hollywood story or flair have landed in the Hall for less than consistently stellar play. He is 21st all time in touchdown passes with 248. Tony Romo won 61.4% of his starts in the regular season (78-49), however, it dropped significantly in the playoffs to 33.3% (2-4). We present them here for purely educational purposes. ", "I spent parts of a couple of days imagining what it would be like to retire, and then imagining what it would be like to continue to play. So while now-retired quarterback Tony Romo was often given a bum rap for most of his playing career,Id like to think that enough light will eventually be shed on his success that we soon wont be able to look back on him as an underrated player. His production also took a hit in the playoffs. He also led the league in sacks twice, one of which saw the dominant defender posting an eye-popping twenty sack season back in 2008, and in tackles for a loss three different times during his tenure in Dallas. He's a +135 underdog to be left out, meaning you'd win $135 on a $100 bet. All finalists for the College Football Hall of Fame are, Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. With such stellar records, it might seem almost impossible to argue against his inclusion into the Hall of Fame. He led the league in completion percentage (69.9%) and passer rating (113.2) and threw for 3,705 yards and 34 He was credited with 15fourth-quarter comebacks and 23 game-winning drives in 114 starts (20 percent),two more of each during his 17 playoff games (11-6). With regards to championships and individual statistics when compared to the elite QBs of his generation Tony Romo does not have the resume to justify a Hall of Fame induction. Whether or not he makes it in is another matter. Sign up for the Cowboys Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Roethlisberger and Eli Manning don't have Romo's numbers, but they've won a combined 18 playoff games and four Super Bowls. That number will soon represent how many quarterbacks are in the Hall of Fame, when you account for one recent retired great (Peyton Manning)and at leastfour active shoo-ins (Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers andBen Roethlisberger). Weight: 225. Same applies to when guys like Terry Bradshaw, Fouts and Joe Montana were dominant. Romo played quarterback for Eastern Illinois from 1999 to 2002. www.TheComeback.com is a sports fan website and is in no way affiliated with any professional sports team, league, or its Properties. His pass completion rate of 65.3 is the same as that of Peyton Manning. As a matter of fact one of Romos 4th quarter comebacks took place in Buffalo in 2007. Tony Romo was as underrated and underappreciated as any quarterback in NFL history. Whenenough people call you underrated, you lose the ability to be underrated. Throwing for a lot of yards and TDs is certainly a big part of a QBs job but the most important part of their job is winning football games. Coaching advancements in the passing game and the implementation of technology on the field and on the sidelines allow for QBs to diagnose defenses and make quicker adjustments. Romo has the highest frequency of blown 4th quarter leads both in the regular season and the playoffs then any of those great QBs. Did you know that Tony Romo has blown leads of 10+ pts 11 xs in his career and also owns the distinction of blowing the 2 biggest leads in franchise history? Nor does he need to be. The last "great" Cowboys quarterback, Aikman, played basically within the same era as Romo. Its not somebody else here?. Romo finished his career with a 2-4 record in the playoffs and failed to even make an NFC Championship game during his time in Dallas. Unfortunately for them, the answer is not yet. That ball actually came to me yesterday, Jim, the former Cowboy said. For his career, he ranks 17th in fourth-quarter comebacks (24) and 21st in game-winning drives (29). First-year candidates for the @ProFootballHOF Class of 2022 include: Andre Johnson Steve Smith Sr. Tony Romo DeMarcus Ware Anquan Boldin Vince Wilfork Who will head to Canton next? That is one example of how the 4th quarter comeback statistic does not tell the whole story. Your login session has expired. What are his chances of getting selected to the Hall of Fame? WebRomo holds the second-highest fourth-quarter passer rating of all time, just 0.2 points back of Rodgers. That, of course, is largely irrelevant because the game has changed dramatically over the course of the last half-century. Jim Nantz congratulates Tony Romo on making the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021 pic.twitter.com/ftZPRSG6Go. Three times he was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year (2000-2002), and he won two conference titles which led to him having his jersey retired by the university. His exceptional ability to break down the game could help him make the Hall of Fame as a contributor. Only two quarterbacks Chad Pennington and Kurt Warner have walked away with higher completion percentages, and Pennington should hardly register considering his 7.2 yards-per-attempt average. His career touchdown-to-interception ratio ranks fourth, behind Rodgers, Brady and Manning but ahead of modern-day studs Brees, Steve Young, Warner, Dan Marino and John Elway. He finished his career as one of the greatest pass rushers in NFL history and managed to get a Super Bowl on his way out the door. BookMaker.eu, the market-setting offshore sports book, disagrees with the nay-sayers. Romo played with mostly mediocre to poorrunninggamesand only one top 10 rushing offense before DeMarco Murray and the offensive line dominated in 2014. He will for the most part be remembered fondly among Cowboy fans and deservedly so. Among his other achievements, he made it to the Pro-Bowl four times in his career. This year has seen legendary quarterback Peyton Manning become enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Like Pearson, he played his entire career with the Cowboys. No one expected much of this unknown quarterback. Many consider rating to be overrated, but it's a useful statistic when examining quarterbacks in the current pass-happy, highly efficient state of NFL passing games. Tony Romo will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class. The case against making him a Hall of Famer largely rests on two things, his lack of postseason success and his struggles with injuries throughout his career. Romo went undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft before he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys. 250 pass attempts (Pro Football Reference), Highest-rated December passers this century, Min.