On Dec 9, 6:38 am, "observer" wrote:
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> The best QB starter start in NFL history, yet
> Tony Romo, ranked as worthy of a 5th round
> draft pick by general concensus prior to the
> 2003 draft, made it all the way through with-
> out being picked. Thereafter, a little over 3
> years on the bench while Parcells/Jones dab-
> bled in never-to-be's and once-were's.
>
> The -1- pick worthy of being drafted along
> with Romo (Carson Palmer), and the -12-
> picks unworthy of being drafted ahead of
> Romo in 2003:
> http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?type=position
>
> 2003 - Quarterbacks
>
> Rd Sel # Player School Team
>
> 1 1 Carson Palmer USC Cincinnati Bengals
> 1 7 Byron Leftwich Marshall Jacksonville Jaguars
> 1 19 Kyle Boller California Baltimore Ravens
> 1 22 Rex Grossman Florida Chicago Bears
>
> 3 88 Dave Ragone Louisville Houston Texans
> 3 97 Chris Simms Texas Tampa Bay Buccaneers
>
> 4 110 Seneca Wallace Iowa State Seattle Seahawks
>
> 5 163 Brian St. Pierre Boston College Pittsburgh Steelers
>
> 6 192 Drew Henson Michigan Houston Texans (traded to Dallas)
> 6 200 Brooks Bollinger Wisconsin New York Jets
> 6 201 Kliff Kingsbury Texas Tech New England Patriots
>
> 7 232 Gibran Hamdan Indiana Washington Redskins
> 7 241 Ken Dorsey Miami (Fla.) San Francisco 49ers
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The book America's next Quarterback" gives interesting insight to what
went on during that draft with Tony Romo and the period he spent on
the Cowboys roster while Parcell's was bringing his has-beens as
starters. Romo won the Walter Peyton award and players who have one
of those tend to do better in the NFL than most Heisman winners

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