Romo has thrown 69 TDs in those 32 games. Aikman tossed a mere 31, even if you add the 1992 Super Bowl season where Aikman threw for 23, which only brings his total to 54. Give Romo another star.
Aikman won the Super Bowl; that deserves a star. He also won Super Bowl MVP—what the hell, make that two stars.
If you add it up, Romo has accumulated more stars in fewer games with a far less talented group of coaches and players around him.
However, in the end, it seems to be the intangibles that make the difference. No, not Carrie Underwood or Jessica Simpson. Rather the ability to complete those throws in the final minutes that lock up a win.
Having that pocket presence so as not to take a sack at the most inopportune time. The ability to take care of the football and not make a sloppy throw leading to an INT. Or, most notably, not fumbling the hold on a kick that would've won your team the game. Those type of intangibles.
But now Romo is out for four weeks with a broken pinky finger on his throwing hand. Someone remind Romo that the old school icons, like Ronnie Lot, cut his pinky off and played the next week.
That’s what it means to be an icon. It's about a willingness to do the things that others wouldn’t normally do. While Romo won the “battle of the stars” against Aikman in this article, I don’t know if he deserves to put the sticker on his helmet just yet.
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