Tony Homo As expected, Dunham played the role of the Dallas Cowboys apologist claiming Romo still is a top 10 quarterback. And, as expected, Miller was a lot more square prospectively putting Romo as just the 15th best quarterback (he had seven better and Romo in a group of eight).
It really got me thinking. Mostly in the vein that every playoffs there seems to be three or four quarterbacks that pass Romo up on the list.
This year, in my book, it's been Mark Sanchez, Aaron Rodgers (if he hadn't already), possibly Jay Cutler and Joe Flacco.
Quarterbacks fit into these categories, generally:
Those That Suck
Those That Are Young
Those That Are Good
Those That Just Win
Those That Just Win And Are Great
Romo fits into the "Those That Are Good" category. Mainly because he doesn't win. He's had one "monster" season and three good seasons.
However, winning is the true benchmark. One playoff win. That's it.
Is this unfair? Maybe. But Peyton Manning's been dragged through the mud for a decade becuase he put up Hall of Fame numbers, but never won the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl!
A game he's actually won and Romo's barely won a playoff game and still doesn't get judged equally.
This year, we had Flacco win another road playoff game. We had Aaron Rodgers shoot up the charts. Mark Sanchez won another two playoff games. And Jay Cutler has played well to get an underwhelming Chicago team to the NFC Championship game.
Bottomline: Romo's not done much to get his team to win.
It doesn't help that he's in his early 30s. It also doesn't help that he's not putting up insane numbers.
Philip Rivers, for example, has had limited playoff success. Yet, he's put up three INSANE seasons and two good seasons.
Chances are, within the next several years, guys like Sam Bradford will make a leap as will some other quarterbacks.
Time is ticking for Romo. His window is closing quick. He's not getting any better. I suspect he'll have three more years to prove something. What if it doesn't happen? What if the Cowboys have to rebuild the dyke a little? When do Cowboys fans start to get antsy? When will we discover that Romo was just sort of mediocre?
