CBS's top NFL booth woke up early and visited the set on Wednesday because it won't be long until meaningful football dominates weekend plans. Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson sat on comfortable chairs for an advertisement disguised as an interview to drum up interest for the thing America is most interested in. This is why you get Nate Burleson!
At one point during the segment, Gayle King brought up the subject of Tom Brady, FOX's new $375-million man and the subject of much anticipation.
Romo, saying something but not really saying anything at all, offered this up:
“We all know Tom [Brady] well,” he said. “You gotta remember, Jim’s [Nantz] done the most Tom Brady football of anyone (in broadcasting)—literally over 100 games. I think it’s great. I think it’s great for the industry that people want to go into this position and these roles. I think you find that the NFL has that grab. This [quarterbacks becoming announcers] was not always that, but Troy Aikman, I felt like really started this.
“Now, it’s part of possibly an arc in your career. But Tom’s gonna do great. He’s working as hard as anybody.”
It's a collection of words few would ever give any thought to, but apparently provided a jumping-off point for For The Win to publish a piece titled . And though I may quibble with the conclusions therein, it's important to acknowledge that it's a heck of a headline. Credit where it's due.
The premise is that Romo is somehow unaware that Brady could supplant him as America's most beloved broadcaster.
