NFL Career Passer Rating Leaders
Rank Player (age), + – HOFer, Bold – Active Rate Years Teams
1. Aaron Rodgers (28) 104.1 2005-2011 gnb
2. Tony Romo (31) 96.9 2004-2011 dal
3. Steve Young+ 96.8 1985-1999 2TM
4. Tom Brady (34) 96.4 2000-2011 nwe
5. Philip Rivers (30) 95.5 2004-2011 sdg
6. Peyton Manning (35) 94.9 1998-2011 clt
7. Drew Brees (32) 94.0 2001-2011 2TM
8. Kurt Warner 93.7 1998-2009 3TM
9. Joe Montana+ 92.3 1979-1994 2TM
10. Matt Schaub (30) 92.2 2004-2011 2TM

Statistically, he is. You guys may not like that but its true.

So yeah, the pressure is on.
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While it’s true that Romo had the 4th highest passer rating in the NFL in 2011, that does not necessarily translate directly to a Super Bowl or even to a terrifying passing game on the field. A passer rating like that is enough to shoot down an argument like “Romo sucks,” but The Dallas passing game is still not one that leaves opposing secondaries shaking in their cleats like New England, Green Bay, or New Orleans.

To address “So yeah, the pressure is on.” Really? Not to bash Romo or the Cowboys, but after missing the playoffs for two straight seasons, do you really want to pull a Ryan and declare the pressure to win a Super Bowl is on for your team? “So yeah, [he's pretty damn good],” makes sense, but “So yeah, [we should consider Tony Romo's career a miserable failure if he doesn't win a Super Bowl in the next couple of years]” does not.

The issue with LeBron was whether or not it was fair to even discuss him as one of the greatest of all time before he had won a title. If LeBron had never won a championship it would have been a shocking career implosion; his entire life would have essentially been one enormous draft bust; and he would be remembered forever as that guy who was supposed to be the next Jordan but never won an NBA championship.

Romo, love him or hate him, is nowhere near any greatest of all time discussions: therefore he does not have the pressure to prove himself worthy of his spot in those discussions by winning a championship. If Romo wins a Super Bowl, good for him; big party in Dallas; yada yada yada; and everyone would have to acknowledge that he was a very good quarterback.

However, If he doesn’t win a Super Bowl, it doesn’t tarnish his legacy, and he’ll be remembered for the next decade or so as that Cowboys quarterback who was pretty good, but never amazing, like most NFL quarterbacks. And, in the scheme of things, being a pretty good starting NFL quarterback is a pretty amazing accomplishment for a lifetime.

Statistically, he is. You guys may not like that but its true.

So yeah, the pressure is on.

“Romo was the 4th highest passer rating last year. Thats top 5 right?”
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Exactly, AND he did it while battling broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a banged up hand!

Yet he sucks. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrright

It’s a valid point and Romo is certainly one of the athletes at the top of that “Why hasn’t he won a ring yet?” list.

Romo is an inconsistent football player that doesn’t have much to say at all. Romo’s pressure comes from having to play the quarterback position for a team that has all eyes on it.

It’s the same in regards to those outside the team expecting Romo to win the Superbowl, but growing frustrated (criticizing), almost mockingly, because of questionable offseason activities, playoff blunders and shortcomings, and late season meltdowns; while being touted as the next greatest Cowboy QB since Aikman his entire career.

Where Irvin is incorrect is on the SCALE of the criticism. Romo’s criticism is nowhere near LeBron’s because fans and media pundits from all over the country have come down on LeBron from his Cleveland Playoff game meltdown and his “decision”, to the “Not one, not, two, not, three, not four, etc” comment, and the Finals meltdown against the Mavericks.

Unlike Romo, LeBron’s criticism is not limited to the immediate area where he plays. No one outside the state of Texas really cares one way or the other about Romo. No one outside of his division rivals are gonna “hate on” Romo just because he’s Romo.

The Heat were in the finals last year, the Cowboys didn’t even make it above .500.

Comparing Lebron James to Tony Romo is absurd.

I cant wait to watch this nervous wreck take his first snap of the season… Im guessing sack/fumble
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I’m willing to place a $500 wager on this that says neither of the two. In fact, I’ll sweeten the pot by agreeing to wear an RG3 jersey all year long if he does. But you won’t take it bc you’re just another Skins blow hard who talks out of their butthole.

“Romo’s not even one of the five best quarterbacks in the NFL”

True. And I’m a Dallas fan. Qb’s I would say are better, no order:

P Manning
T Brady
A Rodgers
E Manning
Brees

Romo isn’t far off, but he is definitely in the top of Tier II, as opposed to somewhere in Tier I.

The train has left the station and Jerry’s man-crush is all but over.

Equating TR to LJ makes PERFECT sense. While Romo may not have “gone out of his way to create his own celebrity”, others such as his owner/GM,coach(es),teammates, and the worst of all-the media certainly have. Romo was christened as the next big thing way back in 2007(when he went 13-3) by the media and 5 years later people are wondering what happened. He has 1 playoff win, that’s what happened.