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DJTG_2010 said 10/06, 09:28 PM
There is one thing that will prevent Tony Romo from being the type of guy that Brett Favre is: his surroundings. Romo is in a huge market with a big money owner and a new stadium on the way. The Cowboys also have a lot more talent already installed in place for Romo than the Pack did for Favre. In the three seasons before Romo took over (2003-2005), the Cowboys were a combined 25-23. In the three seasons before Favre took over the Packers (1989-1991), the Packers were 20-28.

You also have to look at the supporting cast each had. When Favre fell into the job in 1992, Robert Brooks, Edgar Bennett, and Mark Chmura were all rookies. His leading rusher (Vince Workman) had 631 yards rushing. He did have a world class receiver in Sterling Sharpe however, but after Sharpe's 1400 receiving yards, the next leading receiver had almost 600 yards receiving.

Compare that to Romo's supporting cast of Owens, Glenn, Jones, Barber, and Witten. Romo came in with a lot more to work with than Favre. I would have to say that it is very, very hard to compare these two.

DJTG_2010 said 10/06, 09:51 PM
It's extremely hard to judge athletes' personality. An athlete needs to be around the press for years before his personality becomes clear. Confidence in someone may turn to cockiness. Favre is loved and will always be loved. But it his hard to get to know someone of Romo's stature without going through the media. We are left to the Cowboys-hating media to provide us with our stories. To get to really know the side of Romo that the media does not show, we'd each have to go out and play a round of golf with him. I don't know if any of us will have that opportunity. How are we supposed to compare personalities when we don't know if we are even seeing the real thing?

DJTG_2010 said 10/06, 11:45 PM
So Romo is like Favre? You're forgetting the one thing that makes Favre Favre or made him Favre early in his career: his brash and brazen streak. While in Atlanta, Favre had the reputation of being party-er and a slacker. Favre would be late to practice and he missed the team picture his only year in Atlanta. There's a reason why Atlanta gave up on him and traded him. He openly clashed with Glanville and basically was a difficult child. The only real use Glanville had for Favre was winning bets about whether or not he could throw the ball into the upper deck of whatever stadium they were in. Favre did not go quietly. That quality made him Brett Favre.

On the other hand, I didn't hear a peep out of Romo while he was backing up Quincy Carter, Chad Hutchinson, Vinny Testaverde, and Drew Bledsoe. He just sat there quietly and waited his turn. We don't hear Romo clashing with his wide receivers, like Favre did with Javon Walker a few years ago. Romo does not have that brash attitude that made Favre Favre early in his career. Favre did have the "Aw, shucks" mentality, but he was not afraid to mix it up.

Until Romo shows some of this, he is in no way close to being Favre