He's charming, he's polite and he's got a smile that makes me melt, but one thing that Tony Romo doesn't have is the ability to come up big during clutch times for his team. He has proven time and time again that he is a great quarterback and worthy of wearing the silver star. But it seems like certain times when his team needs him the most to come up with a big play or even a routine play, he crumbles under the pressure.
First there's the infamous field goal bobble, then the 5 interceptions at the end of last season and a early exit form the play-offs, and last week in Monday Night Football Romo fumbled in his own endzone before the cowboys pulled off a win at home over the Eagles to imrove to 3-0. So, the question comes up again. With such a talented team for 2008, will Tony Romo be able to lead the Cowboys further than one game in to the playoffs, and finally be able to perform in a clutch situation?
I wish I had the answer to this question, and if anyone does know the answer than I would guess that Jerry Jones would love to speak with you. His million dollar quarterback has't exactly been able to satisfy the championship hopes that come with being the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, and pretty soon he's going to have prove that he can lead this team deep into the playoffs. And his boss, Mr. Jones is going to have to decide how much longer he can aford to let Romo develop as a player.
The only thing I can say is that this season Romo has one more year of experience and dissapoinment under his belt than the year before. And sooner or later that experience and all of those bad memories are either going to get the best of him or propel him to the level of play that so many fans believe he is capable of. In my opinion, this year will be the year that he comes through in the clutch. I am not saying that he is going to play a perfect season or be the next Tom Brady or anything like that, but my gut instincts do tell me that Tony Romo will be able to handle the pressure better than ever before.
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