To build up the argument for Romo, it requires finding his sweet spotbetween the past inductees and present Canton contenders: MORE: Whichstandout QB benefits most from a Super Bowl win? Javascript is required for the selection of a player. The difference, of course, is that Aikman won three Super Bowls and 10 playoff games. During his career, Tony Romo has played alongside some Hall of Fame quality quarterbacks. The last "great" Cowboys quarterback, Aikman, played basically within the same era as Romo. That’s a pretty impressive resume of Hall of Fame-worthy credentials. I had previously touched upon Romos reputation as a player that chokes during the big games. He's a +135 underdog to be left out, meaning you'd win $135 on a $100 bet. 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. MORE: NFL Draft: Top 10 quarterbacks of the draft. Passing stats aren't comparable from era to era. His exceptional ability to break down the game could help him make the Hall of Fame as a contributor. There was a long stretch between early St. Louis and late Arizona when he was neither durable nor efficient, including one tough yearwith the Giants. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer of USC, Clemson running back C.J. 12 in scoring defense and consistently ranked as a top five total defense. There can only be a handful that ascend to that pinnacle for every generation and Tony Romo is a tier below the likes of Brady, Manning, Rodgers and Brees. In order to determine if Romo is also Hall of Fame worthy, it only makes sense to compare him to the best QBs of his generation. Tony Romo from Weeks 2-17 in 2014:70.6% completion percentage3,424 passing yards8.60 yards/attempt33 touchdowns6 interceptions118.1 passer rating. "Its always a business but this is yikes", This will likely be a topic of conversation in Philadelphia, "The nails are something that I've been doing for a little bit of time now. 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. The Hall of Fame is reserved only for the truly elite of the sport. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. Two seasons later, he missed 10 games with a broken collarbone. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. Tony Romo's playoff record is a dismal 2-4. Tony Romo had 34,183 passing yards over his career. That is not an indictment against Tony Romo though. Guys such as Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, and Eli Manning were in their prime when Romo played. Staubach and Aikman did a lot to ensure their teams would get to and win Super Bowls, but they also were on some super teams that played a big part in boostingtheir individualsuccess and winning resumes. He shattered the franchises record for both careers passing touchdowns with 248 and passing yards with 34,183 despite his struggles to stay on the field (it should be noted that Romo played in a more pass-happy league than former Dallas quarterbacks like Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach). Then consider that Aaron Rodgers has accumulated only 11, 4th quarter comebacks and 17 game winning drives during his career. Skip to main content First let us consider the argument for. 7.9: Only two qualified quarterbacks in modern NFL history Steve Young and Russell Wilson have a higher career yards-per-attempt average than Romos rate of 7.9. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Be the first one to comment on this story. It holds true that some critics overvalue the weight of championships with regards to Hall of Fame consideration. WebRomo holds the second-highest fourth-quarter passer rating of all time, just 0.2 points back of Rodgers. 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. At first glance Romo has borderline baseline number s. He is ranked 29th in total career passing yards with 34,183. It goes without saying that Romo's statistics dwarf those belonging to most Hall of Fame quarterbacks. My best get-off ever all for naught thanks to that spin. Two active Cowboys, however, deserve to be part of the Canton conversation. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. With that in mind, Tony Romo has a tremendous case for Canton when you dive into the numbers for quarterbacks. ", "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. This was Romos second time being nominated. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. He has 5 less, Cowboys fans sadly only believe what they want to believe, regardless of truth! So havethe guys rankedNo. Romo leaves the game 29th all time in passing yards. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Many will tell you because Romo had some head-scratching moments late in games that he was a turnover machine, but that’s false. However, unlike Pearson, he never won a Super Bowl nor found substantial success in the playoffs. 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. Tony Romo never led the Cowboys to a Super Bowl, but that shouldn't keep him from representing them in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Date of Birth: April 21, 1980. 65.3: Romofinished his career with a completion percentage of 65.3, which was identical to Peyton Mannings career rate. According to the College Football Hall of Fame, only 0.02% of collegiate players and coaches ever earn this distinction. Tony Romo was as underrated and underappreciated as any quarterback in NFL history. Tony His pass completion rate of 65.3 is the same as that of Peyton Manning. Born: Cowboys coaches room needs to be clear about what success means in 2023, What to do in the off-season: A guide for Dallas Cowboys fans, Fixing the Cowboys, Part 1: Jerry Jones and the Front Office. Brady, Manning, Rodgers and Brees have all won Super Bowls but how does Tony Romo compare to those QBs in terms of individual accolades and accomplishments? The former Cowboy finished his career with the ninth most sacks in league history, finishing with an astonishing 138.5. The College Football Hall of Fame, that is. For example in 1984 when Dan Marino threw for over 5000 yards, that number was unheard of. 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. Romos CBS broadcast booth partner, Jim Nantz, broke the news during Sundays Bears-Saints playoff game. Among his other achievements, he made it to the Pro-Bowl four times in his career. They are similar in that theyput together strong careers without being drafted and didn't startuntil their late 20s. Peyton Manning and Brady are probably first-ballot locks and are older than everyone else listed above, but Romo, Brees, Rodgers, Eli and Roethlisberger are all between the age of 31 and 36 and will likely retire within a few years of one another. Do you have a sports website? However, the case for former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is much less clear cut than that of his former teammate. Unfortunately for Romo, that was an issue far too often during his career. Regardless of what people say about the importance of winning championships and it is very important players get into the Hall of Fame mostly because of their individual performance, not team accomplishments. 17 jersey and inducted him into EIUs Hall of Fame. Romo went undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft before he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys. 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. Meanwhile, the other guys have led the league in multiple categories on multiple occasions as is illustrated in the chart below. While there will be those who will point out that he was merely doing his best in a team that just did not have the requisite potential, others will say that a future Hall of Famer should have been able to surmount such obstacles. The postseason record wasn't held against Moon, nor should it have been. You always want your signal-caller to have an accurate arm, and Romo had that to a tee. Tony Romos game-winning TD after a long drive vs. the Giants #ThankYou9 pic.twitter.com/eZVNAvuY2k, Cowboys News (@DemBoyz_News) April 4, 2017. All finalists for the College Football Hall of Fame are required to have made at least one All-American first team. Please check your email for a confirmation. Again, Romo was playing better and better as his career went on, totaling 161 touchdowns compared to just 64 interceptions (2.52 ratio) from 2009-2014 before injuries knocked him out in 2015-2016. He will for the most part be remembered fondly among Cowboy fans and deservedly so. Forget that his passer rating was just 88.3 in the postseason, because Aikman's legacy is pretty much locked in based on that dominant Super Bowl performance against the Bills in 1992 and two other solid outputs against Buffalo in 1993 and Pittsburgh in 1995. Posted By Gino Tomaselli on August 15, 2018. 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. Its Romo at 101.6, Peyton Manning at 99.9 and then Aaron Rodgers at 98.9. Romo had his fair share of those from the fumbled field goal attempt in the playoffs against Seattle to the game sealing interception against RGIIIs Redskins in 2012. Romo also didn’t mind pushing the football down the field as his 7.89 yards per attempt ranks eighth all-time. He lit it up in a high-volume passing offense for much of his career but was only 3-7in six playoff trips over 15 years. Sign up for the Cowboys Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Find out more. All rights reserved. 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. In passing touchdowns Romo ranks No. Each are perceived as being much worthier than Romo because of their multiple rings. As a matter of fact one of Romos 4th quarter comebacks took place in Buffalo in 2007. Tony Romo will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class. 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. They may also point out that although Romo did not win a championship that he did not play on a championship calibre team. 21 with 248, ahead of recognizable names such as Jim Kelly (27), Donovan McNabb (29), Steve Young (30), Kurt Warner Romo’s rating for his career in the final period is the best of all time. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys, (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images). And while Romo's stats are far and away better than Aikman's (even in comparison to their peers), Aikman was a first-ballot Hall of Famer and Romo is currently projected to be, at best, on the bubble. That is the same Aaron Rodgers who broke the hearts of Cowboys fans three times in the past few years (twice in the playoffs). Forget about which Hall of Famers you might have thought weren't worthy, and remember that when considering them all, Romo belongs. He also posted an impressive 78-49 regular-season record during his decade-long run under center for Dallas. And since 2009, no quarterback has been close to as good in the month of December. They both deserveto be looked at more as anomalies than as underachievers. Even though he was highly productive during his playing days, Tony Romo is often viewed as a quarterback that was overrated and wasn’t clutch when it mattered the most. Roethlisberger and Eli Manning don't have Romo's numbers, but they've won a combined 18 playoff games and four Super Bowls. One subject that is more hotly debated among Cowboy fans than any other is whether or not Tony Romo belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Not only are passer rating statistics on the rise but it is evident that it is becoming an ever more convoluted measure for QB performance. 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 has found a second career in the broadcast booth as a lead color analyst for CBS Sports. In 2014, he led the league in both passer rating and pass completion. Among active quarterbacks, only Rodgers and Manning have higher touchdown percentages. Then, for good measure, I've added the average ranks of several great quarterbacks who are still ineligible for the Hall of Fame, as well as several great quarterbacks who have yet to or may never make the Hall of Fame cut: As you can see, based just on key stats, Romo should be a shoo-in. Romo has the highest frequency of blown 4th quarter leads both in the regular season and the playoffs then any of those great QBs. It's weird how much we like to say this beforewe turn around and give too much credit to the quarterback. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Brad Gagnon has covered the NFC East for Bleacher Report since 2012. Only one of those 69 quarterbacks has a triple-digit passer rating in those situations. His work has also appeared at CBSSports.com, Deadspin, FoxSports.com, The Guardian, The Hockey News and elsewhere at Comeback Media, but his day gig has him covering the NFL nationally for Bleacher Report. In his only six playoff games (2-4) he added one more As mentioned earlier, Romo had some bad moments late in games due to his gunslinger style, but he was also very clutch. Your best ability in sports, especially as an NFL quarterback, is availability. Tony Romo will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class. It's also available for basketball, baseball and hockey. The Cowboys were a top five scoring defense and top 10 total defense for five of those seasons. To put that number in perspective consider that Roger Staubach a.k.a Captain Comeback only has 13 career comebacks and 21 game winning drives to his credit. Aikman got big-timeCanton supportfromSmith, Michael Irvin and Larry Allen on his side of the ball. How reliable is that statistic in determining how clutch a quarterback actually is? WebTony Romo weighed 230 lbs (104 kg) when playing. That last number is particularly important. In 33 starts over three seasons, he threw for 7,816 yards and 82 touchdowns. This is a key statistic because it is during the playoffs where the competition is greatest, where championships are won, and where Hall of Fame legends are made. The College Football Hall of Fame is located in Atlanta. Every @tonyromo @DezBryant touchdown there ever was. Romos statistical accomplishments speak for themselves. Drew Brees and Russell Wilson are both 6'0" or under, and it hasn't stopped them from enjoying Hall of Fame-caliber careers. Romo played with mostly mediocre to poorrunninggamesand only one top 10 rushing offense before DeMarco Murray and the offensive line dominated in 2014. Romo was one of seven Cowboys at this month's Pro Bowl, Highest-rated active fourth-quarter passers, Min. Whichstandout QB benefits most from a Super Bowl win? He was voted to multiple pro-bowls, voted to the NFLs top 100 list four times and finished 3rd in voting for the 2014 NFL MVP award. What are his chances of getting selected to the Hall of Fame? The Cowboys needed Romo to overachieve oftento be above average, and he never got a shot with a team that had a sustained playoff presence. No one expected much of this unknown quarterback. 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. In those years, the Cowboys never finished below No. This isn't to say Romo even with key Cowboyscareer passing numbers that trump both legends is necessarily"better" than either. In 2014, he led the league in both passer rating and pass completion. Do you have a blog? If there were such a measure and you compared Tony Romo to that same elite group of QBs as before you would find the following: Those numbers alone do not paint as accurate a picture when you consider that Tony Romo has played the fewest amount of career games of all of those players. The four-time Pro Bowler was his usual self-deprecating self upon Nantz revealing the honor. His senior year, Romo was a consensus first-team All-American and won the Walter Payton Award, given to the best player in the nation in Division I-AA, now referred to as FCS. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. BookMaker.eu, the market-setting offshore sports book, disagrees with the nay-sayers. He only missed two games over the next four seasons, but the final two of his career were a nightmare. The nine-time Pro Bowler went on to win a Super Bowl with the Broncos in his final year in the NFL back in 2016. WebCareer Stats for QB Tony Romo The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. The Panthers retired Romo's No. When you spend a decade quarterbacking the Dallas Cowboys and the Cowboys win just two playoff games during that run, youre going to be stigmatized by fools who continue to believe that its acceptable to judge individual players based on team accomplishments in the ultimate team sport. That was never more apparent than it was in 2015. 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. He also set a record for games with at least a 135.0 passer rating during a single season with six. I believe Tony should receive every accolade due him. The Comeback: Todays Top Sports Stories & Reactions. You could also argue that this era features more great quarterbacks than any other stretch in modern NFL history. ", My talent came from God and I loved the game. However, he will be eligible for consideration in 2022. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. Romo played four years at Eastern Illinois University from 1999 to 2002. Keep in mind, too, that a flawed, lazy narrative has caused the former undrafted free agent to receive a bum rap for the majority of his career already. Tony Romos career was cut short due to his chronic back injuries however that did not prevent him from breaking every single major passing record in Dallas Cowboys franchise history. He retired in 2017 as the organization’s all-time leader in passing yards (34,183) and passing touchdowns (248). 9 stats that show Tony Romo was a really damn good quarterback In his only sixplayoff games (2-4)he added one more of each. Romo and the rest of the 2021 class will be officially inducted during the 63rd National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner on December 7, alongside the 2020 Hall of Fame Class (the 2020 event was postponed due to COVID-19). (via @NFLThrowback) pic.twitter.com/mplwHQVJym. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The former undrafted free agent also has several NFL records. Are the Cowboys making a mistake with Amari Cooper? Whether it's fair or not, team success is a factor when assessing a player's Hall of Fame resume, and that's something that would hurt Romo greatly if he were to retire today. The entire 2021 College Football Hall of Fame class will be announced Monday. It would be a mistake to not consider him among the best-ever quarterbacks. Romo led the Cowboys to the playoffs four times, posting a 2-4 record, but while he receives a lot of kickback for those numbers, he had success in the playoffs, even if it didnt lead to a Super Its not somebody else here?. 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 former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was informed of the news by his CBS broadcast partner Jim Nantz during Sunday's NFC Wild Card Game between the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints. 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. From 2007 to 2016, he led all quarterbacks with a 103.5 rating in the fourth quarter or overtime. All but two have been to at least one Super Bowl and only Warren Moon failed to play in a single conference championship game. 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. It is measure that is intended to grade QB performance across all statistics but it consistently produces outliers among the leaders in that category. How many games did Tony 2.12: Among quarterbacks with at least 100 career starts, only four Rodgers, Brady, Young and Manning have higher touchdown-to-interception ratios than Romos mark of 2.12. 97.2: Hes the fourth-highest-rated passer in NFL history, behind only Rodgers (104.1), Wilson (99.6) and Tom Brady (97.2). Of the top 10, projecting Wilson as a future Hall of Famer, only No. In terms of individual awards and accolades, Tony Romo does not come close to the other great QBs of his generation. He was on the sidelines for 12 games with another broken collarbone injury in 2015 and only played in the Cowboys season finale in 2016 after a compression fracture in his back during the preseason. What if there was a statistic to measure blown saves in football? Romo was a finalist for the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time in June 2019 for the 2020 class. Romo has done none of those things and has won fewer playoff games than everyone on the above list. It appears that the Dallas Cowboys drafting team is at it again, now stating that they are interested in Ohio State's Quarterback, CJ Stroud. Tony Romo has a great NFL story. His production also took a hit in the playoffs. 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. Marino is considered by some to be the greatest passer to ever play the game. Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS NFL game analyst Tony Romo is coming up on Pro Football Hall of Fame eligibility. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. Jalen Ramsey: Should the Cowboys make a play for the playmaker? Height: 6-3. That's also the perfect tranisition to comparing Romo to his Hall of Fame counterparts. Passer rating, which Tony Romo ranks as 4th All-Time, is another statistic that has inflated as the passing game has evolved. Speaking of defense,running game and line play,all of those were strongly in Aikman's favorduring his Pro Bowl and Super Bowl heyday throughout the early '90s. When I watched Tony Romo play, I never thought of him as a Hall of Famer. Please logout and login again. Tony Romo belongs in Pro Football Hall of Fame for Cowboys career, Romo picks CBS over football, but adds 'never say never'. He led the league in completion percentage (69.9%) and passer rating (113.2) and threw for 3,705 yards and 34 9 was. After Nantzs on-air announcement, Romo confessed that the commemorative ball marking his official Hall of Fame invitation had been delivered the day prior. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Is Tony Romo in the Hall of Fame? 93.0: Although he won just two playoff games, his 93.0 career playoff passer rating is better than Bradys (89.0). Romos resume is certainly impressive, and worthy of the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor I might add, but is it Hall of Fame worthy? Tittle, Bobby Layne, Fran Tarkenton, Dan Fouts and Warren Moon. This is about Romobeing the among the30 to 35 best quarterbacksin the modern era, and near the top of his peers. You've got Brady, Manning, Brees and Rodgers, all of whom have comparable or better numbers yet have also won championships. Tony Romo weighed 230 lbs (104 kg) when playing. WebYears: 1999-2002. Only Matthew Stafford (25) had more during that span. Unfortunately, were not there yet. The Eastern Illinois product went from undrafted rookie to the franchise quarterback for one of the NFLs most historically successful organizations and his improbable rise will, and should, certainly bolster the case for his induction into the Hall of Fame. Based in Toronto, he's worked as a national NFL blog editor at theScore.com, a producer and writer at theScore Television Network and a host, reporter and play-by-play voice at Rogers TV. 250 pass attempts (Pro Football Reference), Highest-rated December passers this century, Min. Marinos record stood for almost 30 years but since then 5000 yards passing has been exceeded on 8 different occasions and all within the last decade! Ware played most of his career with the organization before heading to the Denver Broncos for the final three years of his 12-year run in the league. This was Romos second time being nominated. Tony Romo has not been elected into the Hall of Fame. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. In 33 starts over three seasons, he threw for 7,816 And my kids grabbed it and started playing with it. Before him, similar credentials didn't hurt Dan Fouts, either. 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