ESPN knows everything, right?
by voiceofreason on Aug 1, 2007 10:23 PM CDT
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PrintESPN put Matt Leinart in Canton over Romo in their list of 50 current players likely to enter the Hall.
Time isn't on Romo's side. At 27, Romo will only be in his second year as a starter, making any thought of a run toward the top of the career passing charts extremely unlikely. Then there's the possibility that opponents were starting to figure him out toward the end of last season, when he produced a few clunker performances. But unlike JaMarcus Russell and Quinn, Romo is piloting a competitive team. It will take multiple Super Bowl victories, however, for him to become part of any serious Canton discussion.
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No, because there are currently only a handful of
HOF bound players right now.
Steve Young
spent a year in the USFL, then went to Tampa Bay as a backup, then to San Fran and sat on the bench behind Montana for years. I'm not sure how old he was when he finally got to start, but a couple Superbowl wins and he ended up in the HOF.
Superbowl wins outway all other stats in HOF voting.
What really bothers me
by Burt D @ Blogging The Boys on Aug 2, 2007 12:53 AM CDT reply actions
that analysis doesn't make sense
as SB rings get you in the HOF more than gaudy stats, although if you have them you'll get in that way as well.
The point is you don't need great career stats to get in if you proved to be a champion more than once. Bradshaw, Staubach, Aikman Starr did not put up great career stats but they were great champions.
Romo definitely has the potential to be a great champion which should looked upon as more of a factor than accumulating great numbers over the next several years.
Exactly Terry
I would rather have a QB play for 7 years and get two rings then play for 14 years with one ring and amazing stats. Take Payton Manning for example. Yes, he is an amazing qb with amazing numbers but based on the offensive firepower he has had to this point in his career, you would have to say that one ring is an underachievement and his performance in big games has not really been HOF worthy.
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