With the New Orleans Saints headed to the Super Bowl, Drew Brees withdrew from the Pro-Bowl roster. Then, for some reason, Donovan McNabb was added - not Tony Romo. (AP Photo/Andy King)This is getting ridiculous.
First Dirk Nowitzki gets snubbed a starting spot to Tim Duncan (even though his team has more wins and he has better statistics) and now Tony Romo gets snubbed on a Pro-Bowl roster...to Donovan McNabb?
Not only our undeserving players starting over hometown guys, but they have to be some of our fiercest rivals?
At least it was the fans' fault in Nowitzki's case but this Romo decision, I assume by players and coaches, is just dumbfounding.
Pick any valid quarterback statistic and Romo has McNabb beat.
Touchdowns? Check. Romo has 26 to McNabb's 22.
Interceptions? Check. Romo's 9 squeaks by McNabb's 10.
Yards? Check. Romo's 4,483 almost 1,000 yards more than McNabb at 3,553.
Completion Percentage? Check. Romo 63.1 to McNabb's 60.3 - which was the lowest among QB's in the 2009 playoffs except for Jets rookie Mark Sanchez.
Sacks? Check. Romo took 34 compared to McNabb's 35.
Yards Per Attempt. Check. While McNabb was known for his big-plays to DeSean Jackons during the regular season, his YPA is still lower than Romo's (8.15 - 8.02).
Passer Rating? Check. Romo was 4th best in the NFC at 97.6, nearly five points better than McNabb's 92.9.
This, not to mention, the Cowboys beat the Eagles three times this season - finishing with a better record and the NFC East title. So, can anyone tell me what quality McNabb has that makes him more worthy of the Pro-Bowl than Tony Romo?
At least Romo still has a shot with Brett Favre's I'm holding everyone hostage this off-season with retirement talk starting this week, but Romo should already be on the roster.
(UPDATE: Romo is in. As is Mike Jenkins - making it nine Cowboys on the Pro-Bowl roster.)
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