Tony Romo is not Deion Sanders' favorite Cowboys quarterback
Not many NFL fans knew who was when he was signed by Dallas as a rookie free agent out of Eastern Illinois in 2003.
Three years later, Drew Bledsoe was the Dallas starting quarterback in 2006, until . The Cowboys proceeded to reach the playoffs, where they famously flamed out against the Seahawks when on a field goal attempt.
Since then, there have been two other trips to the NFL postseason with Romo at the helm, but still no Super Bowl championship for the Cowboys.
Fast forward to 2011 and Romo has Cowboy fans and former Cowboys up in arms over his roller coaster performance so far this season. Former Dallas defensive back and Hall of Famer for giving up a pair of interceptions for touchdowns to the Lions on Sunday.
"Sooner or later," Sanders said, "we鈥檝e just got to quit guessing and assuming that this guy鈥檚 is the guy to get you over the hump, and say, 'You know what? This guy is always going to be great statistically, but he鈥檚 not that guy that can take you to where you want to go.' And that鈥檚 the Super Bowl."
The , but eventually lost, 34-30. They are now 2-2 on the season, including a late-game loss to the Jets on the season's opening weekend.
One guy is Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones. After the loss, Jones said he still has "faith" and "confidence" in his quarterback.
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Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett is also , for the moment.
[Editor's note: The original version of this story misstated Romo's alma mater.]
