12 in scoring defense and consistently ranked as a top five total defense. Get NFL player stats, breaking news & analysis. Another factor that will hurt Romo’s case will be the quarterback era he played in. So Tony Romowas good late in close games and late in the season in general, he won a lot, and in terms of rate-based statistics he ranks among the top five to 10 quarterbacks in NFL history. He may not have won championships but his individual performances were enough to earn him a spot in the Hall of Fame. Being sucha good, likeableguy in the New York market and having thegood fortune of being Peyton's brother inflates Eli's case for the Hall. www.TheComeback.com is a sports fan website and is in no way affiliated with any professional sports team, league, or its Properties. Height: 6-3. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. 14 in total defense. Win-loss records shouldn't apply to individual players in a team sport, but the Cowboys have won 61.0 percent of his regular-season starts. 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. 8 (Philip Rivers) may join Romo inbeing shut out of Canton. They will officially be inducted during the NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 7, 2021, along with the 2020 class who had its ceremony postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. 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. Aikman had to compete at various points with Marino, Young, Elway and Jim Kelly, but it did seem as though there was a sharp drop-off beyond that group. During his career, Tony Romo has played alongside some Hall of Fame quality quarterbacks. Two active Cowboys, however, deserve to be part of the Canton conversation. Aikman got big-timeCanton supportfromSmith, Michael Irvin and Larry Allen on his side of the ball. Born: 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. 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. In 2008, he missed three games with a broken pinky finger. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. That's not taking away from Staubach's exceptional clutch play that gave him the well-deserved "Captain Comeback" nickname. Romo leaves the game 29th all time in passing yards. New rules have been put in place that protect the quarterback, limit pass interference and a defenders ability to hit defenseless receivers. The College Football Hall of Fame, that is. 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. The winner of the 2002 Walter Payton Award as the top player in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Tony Romo goes down as one of the greatest players My best get-off ever all for naught thanks to that spin. It holds true that some critics overvalue the weight of championships with regards to Hall of Fame consideration. He also set a record for games with at least a 135.0 passer rating during a single season with six. The postseason record wasn't held against Moon, nor should it have been. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Among his other achievements, he made it to the Pro-Bowl four times in his career. In fact, that should also be the case if we're extending this to perceived clutch stats. 17 college jersey was retired at Eastern Illinois- the same alma mater of Saints head coach Sean Payton and current 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo- in 2009. There is no one athlete in the history of pro-sports that is as polarizing to a teams fan base than Tony Romo. Now, let’s look at what will hurt Romo’s case for Canton. Sign up for the Cowboys Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. MORE: NFL Draft: Top 10 quarterbacks of the draft. Romo played with mostly mediocre to poorrunninggamesand only one top 10 rushing offense before DeMarco Murray and the offensive line dominated in 2014. They are similar in that theyput together strong careers without being drafted and didn't startuntil their late 20s. 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. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. 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). Tony Romo will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class. But Warner, with his one Super Bowl ring with the Rams, had only four great seasons. In his only sixplayoff games (2-4)he added one more of each. 21 with 248, ahead of recognizable names such as Jim Kelly (27), Donovan McNabb (29), Steve Young (30), Kurt Warner Romos statistical accomplishments speak for themselves. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was informed of the news by his When takingtime to look back on what Romo meant to the Cowboys, moreshould start to see it Jerry Jones' way. Tony Romo belongs in Pro Football Hall of Fame for Cowboys career, Romo picks CBS over football, but adds 'never say never'. Even though Rivers didn’t win a Super Bowl, his 63,440 passing yards rank fifth all-time, making him a lock for the Hall of Fame in the future. Here I aim to settle the debate with an objective and rational evaluation of all the arguments from both sides and to answer the questionIs Tony Romo a Hall of Famer? This puts him ahead of the Dallas Cowboys' legendary quarterbacks such as Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach. The Panthers retired Romo's No. He led the league in completion percentage (69.9%) and passer rating (113.2) and threw for 3,705 yards and 34 Only one of those 69 quarterbacks has a triple-digit passer rating in those situations. It wouldn't be a prototypical Dallas Cowboys offseason if there weren't "drama" across sports platforms about the team or a player. That puts him right between Aikman, whowas 94-71 (57.0 percent) and Staubach, who was 85-29 (74.5 percent). 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. Among active quarterbacks, only Rodgers and Manning have higher touchdown percentages. Romo has done none of those things and has won fewer playoff games than everyone on the above list. 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. 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). Are you sure its me? Romo quipped. 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. How reliable is that statistic in determining how clutch a quarterback actually is? 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. Find out more. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. 65.3: Romofinished his career with a completion percentage of 65.3, which was identical to Peyton Mannings career rate. 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. He has a franchise record of 34,183 passing yards for 248 touchdowns. 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. He owns the single season and career records for TDs, yards and passer rating (minimum 100 attempts). His passer rating of 97.3 is currently the highest amongst all retired players in the NFL. Romo currently has the ninth-best passer rating in league history at 97.3 (all the players currently ahead of him, including Dak Prescott, are still active) and made the Pro Bowl four times throughout his career with Dallas. Your best ability in sports, especially as an NFL quarterback, is availability. That last number is particularly important. While the truly elite QBs tend to find a way to win, Romo more often tended to find a way to lose. He was never able to lead the Dallas Cowboys to the conference championship game, never mind the Super Bowl. 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. But that is where his postseason record comes back to haunt him. And that's before Romo even has a chance to further build his case on another team. Washington Commanders release Carson Wentz after useless season. But Romo has a lot of competition, and most of the guys he's competing with have won Super Bowls. It would be a mistake to not consider him among the best-ever quarterbacks. Whenenough people call you underrated, you lose the ability to be underrated. When you calculate the frequency it demonstrates what would appear obvious to Tony Romos critics. The California native also ranks second in school history with 85 touchdown passes, third in passing yards (8,212) and third in total offense (8,059). 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. First let us consider the argument for. Pearson played his entire career for the Cowboys and finished with three All-Pro selections and 7822 career receiving yards and 48 touchdowns. Consider that Romohas 25 fourth-quarter comebacks with 30 game-winning drives in 127 starts (23.6 percent). Romo also shared that his sons had gotten to the ball first, before he realized what it was. Tony Romo had a stellar collegiate career at Eastern Illinois. There is one more thing to consider. However, unlike Pearson, he never won a Super Bowl nor found substantial success in the playoffs. Please check your email for a confirmation. Football is the ultimate team sport and one man, not even a QB, can win a championship on his own. Romo did everything he could be to considered among the best-ever Cowboys. 300 pass attempts (Pro Football Reference), Highest playoff passer ratings among active quarterbacks, Min. Unfortunately, were not there yet. 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His No. WebRomo holds the second-highest fourth-quarter passer rating of all time, just 0.2 points back of Rodgers. That is one example of how the 4th quarter comeback statistic does not tell the whole story. And since 2009, no quarterback has been close to as good in the month of December. 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. 24: Since Romo made his first start in 2006, he and the Manning brothers have 24 fourth-quarter comebacks apiece. Be the first one to comment on this story. 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. He has 5 less, Cowboys fans sadly only believe what they want to believe, regardless of truth! Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS NFL game analyst Tony Romo is coming up on Pro Football Hall of Fame eligibility. The former undrafted free agent also has several NFL records. 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. Congrats on a great career @tonyromo, enjoy the next phase.https://t.co/0NZNBQuZx0. I was like, Hold on! What about the epic collapses such as at home against the Lions in 2011 up 27-3 at halftime, 2008 in Pittsburgh when a 10 point lead was erased after 2 picks led to 14 unanswered points for the Steelers and dont forget blowing a 23 point lead to Matt Flynns Packers in 2013. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. Even in that context, Romo's numbers are still worthy of the Hall of Fame: For specific context, I've taken the average spot in which the nine current Hall of Fame quarterbacks from the modern era (post-1970 merger) ranked in three key categories during their respective careers, and I've compared that to where Romo ranks in the same three areas during his NFL tenure. Tony Romos passer rating is Its Romo at 101.6, Peyton Manning at 99.9 and then Aaron Rodgers at 98.9. 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. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Yes, Tony Romo is a good quarterback. Not only is Tony Romo a good quarterback, he's one of the best quarterbacks there ever was. Rarely has a quarterback been able to throw a ball up a field, or attempt to run a ball up a field, depending on the play, quite like Tony Romo. He has that rare combination of strength, agility, speed and intelligence. Two seasons later, he missed 10 games with a broken collarbone. It is also the same Aaron Rodgers who at one point was chucking up and converting Hail Mary passes on nearly a weekly basis. Meanwhile, the other guys have led the league in multiple categories on multiple occasions as is illustrated in the chart below. All finalists for the College Football Hall of Fame are required to have made at least one All-American first team. When Staubach was in his prime championship window from 1971-79, it was timed with not one, but two "Doomsday Defenses" in Dallas. Copyright 2020 www.TheComeback.com - All Rights Reserved - Trademarks used herein are property of their respective owners. Since the millennium that milestone has been achieved 72 times more in the NFL. Here are nine stats that reveal just how damn good No. Romo was a finalist for the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time in June 2019 for the 2020 class. 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. But it's not like big-numbered, long-term guys without playoff success have been ignored. The Comeback: Todays Top Sports Stories & Reactions. 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 four-time Pro Bowler was his usual self-deprecating self upon Nantz revealing the honor. 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). That is the same Aaron Rodgers who broke the hearts of Cowboys fans three times in the past few years (twice in the playoffs). Jim Nantz congratulates Tony Romo on making the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021 https://t.co/ftZPRSG6Go. Take a look at our evaluation below. At first glance Romo has borderline baseline number s. He is ranked 29th in total career passing yards with 34,183. Several Hall of Fame quarterbacks have failed to win Super Bowls, but the majority of them have. McCARTHY: Romo picks CBS over football, but adds 'never say never'. 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. The fourth quarter is where quarterbacks are expected to shine the brightest. 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. 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