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Rainer Sabin / Reporter
rsabin@dallasnews.com
Roger Staubach and Tony Romo will forever share a special bond. They are among an elite fraternity of athletes who have played quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and know what it's like to be thrust under an incredibly bright spotlight. Perhaps that is why last week Staubach felt compelled to defend Romo's record against his legion of critics.
"He hasn't been the problem," said Staubach, the Hall of Fame inductee who led the Cowboys to victories in Super Bowls VI and XII. "He's done unbelievable. He's right at the top of the NFL as far as a quarterback -- as far as his statistics and the things he does. He moves around the pocket. He makes great plays."
"Our quarterback is not our problem in Dallas. We've got a Super Bowl quarterback...I really believe that the league is so close in parity...and Dallas is the kind of team with Jason [Garrett] that they can be right there in the thick of it this year...And they have the quarterback that can do it."
On Monday, at the opening of a TopGolf entertainment complex in Allen, Romo said he appreciated Staubach's support.
"Roger is a great quarterback," Romo said. "He's one of the best players of all time and any time someone speaks highly of you, coming from that kind of credibility, I think it always definitely makes you feel good. Roger is a class act."
rsabin@dallasnews.com
Roger Staubach and Tony Romo will forever share a special bond. They are among an elite fraternity of athletes who have played quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and know what it's like to be thrust under an incredibly bright spotlight. Perhaps that is why last week Staubach felt compelled to defend Romo's record against his legion of critics.
"He hasn't been the problem," said Staubach, the Hall of Fame inductee who led the Cowboys to victories in Super Bowls VI and XII. "He's done unbelievable. He's right at the top of the NFL as far as a quarterback -- as far as his statistics and the things he does. He moves around the pocket. He makes great plays."
"Our quarterback is not our problem in Dallas. We've got a Super Bowl quarterback...I really believe that the league is so close in parity...and Dallas is the kind of team with Jason [Garrett] that they can be right there in the thick of it this year...And they have the quarterback that can do it."
On Monday, at the opening of a TopGolf entertainment complex in Allen, Romo said he appreciated Staubach's support.
"Roger is a great quarterback," Romo said. "He's one of the best players of all time and any time someone speaks highly of you, coming from that kind of credibility, I think it always definitely makes you feel good. Roger is a class act."
