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ESPN put Matt Leinart in Canton over Romo in their list of 50 current players likely to enter the Hall.

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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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If you were to make a list of 50 Hall of Fame bound players, would Romo make the cut?
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No
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by mhuff13 on Aug 1, 2007 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by DeRat on Aug 2, 2007 12:09 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

What really bothers me

is the san francisco sign next to Larry Allen's name.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...

Burt-D

by Burt D on Aug 2, 2007 12:53 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Aug 2, 2007 7:50 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Billito on Aug 2, 2007 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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