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Romo Drafted by Bears?
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by LeeJaymyth | November 25, 2007 at 07:22 am
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It’s a little known fact to those outside the listening range of the airwaves of The Score 670 in Chicago that there was a daily push prior to the 2003 NFL Draft for the Chicago Bears to draft Tony Romo.
In those days I spent most of my work day driving around chasing kids on probation. In these pre-Sirius Radio days I listened to The Score daily. During the months leading up to the 2003 draft, Doug Buffone, former Bears linebacker and one of my personal favorite Score personalities, made a daily push for the Bears to draft, “That Romo kid from Eastern Illinois” on a daily basis. He also discussed how they should have taken him after the draft had taken place.
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at 19:22 on November 25th, 2007
So who did they draft instead? That kind of stuff always haunts teams. Though given the Bears history don't you think Romo might have been just average at Soldier Field. Who knows - we may be talking about the great chemistry that Grossman and T.O. have in Dallas.
Years ago the Montreal Canadiens passed on one Denis Savard in favour of the little known Doug Wickenheiser with the #1 overal pick in the NHL entry draft. They ended up trading for him 15 years later (well passed his prime) after years of lamenting by the most critical fans in pro sports. Though they won a cup in '93 (with Savard sitting in the press box) can only wonder what would have been in the time in between- in any case Chicago benefitted.
(Oh, and by the way, how do you like having 'Hawks home games on TV again?)