The reviews were not kind for CBS analyst Tony Romo last season. The once-golden boy of NFL broadcasting saw audiences sour on his style, overexuberance, strange noises, and weird turns of phrase.

a familiar face watched from the crowd during his retirement speech and reflected on how one rookie guard in 2014 helped the Dallas Cowboys return to playoff form. Tony Romo, the former Cowboys ...

In fact, Mike Poland of Blogging The Boys compares him to Romo: "The way he dissects defenses and throws with a very quick release, he almost compares to Tony Romo".

I don't know about that one, Jim. Tony Romo's 2022 season in the booth mirrored that of some of his playing days: Solid, but underwhelming in playoff time. That sparked the bigwigs to get involved.