Most everyone as well as the media seem to be really high on Tony Romo, and really low on Rex Grossman. In my opinion they're the same player. Both had been in the league for a couple years, but never got any noteworthy playing time until last season. They were essentially "rookies" with a better understanding of the system. Both started out very strong, and faded down the stretch.
While Grossman has more of a tendency to be bipolar, I'm willing to bet that had Romo not started later in the season, we would have seen a couple abysmal games from him as well. The fact that both have been outstanding at times shows they have the tools and understanding of the game. Their problems are obviously a mental hurdle.
I'm not trying to play favorites between the two, or make predictions as to how their careers will eventually turn out, but ranking Romo as 3 stars along with Carson Palmer, Drew Brees, Marc Bulger, etc is a ridiculous stretch at this point.
While Grossman has more of a tendency to be bipolar, I'm willing to bet that had Romo not started later in the season, we would have seen a couple abysmal games from him as well. The fact that both have been outstanding at times shows they have the tools and understanding of the game. Their problems are obviously a mental hurdle.
I'm not trying to play favorites between the two, or make predictions as to how their careers will eventually turn out, but ranking Romo as 3 stars along with Carson Palmer, Drew Brees, Marc Bulger, etc is a ridiculous stretch at this point.
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