Tony Romo was pretty widely criticized for his performance in the opening round of the NFL playoffs.
He's not a quarterback anymore, but the haters were out in full force after Romo struggled during a broadcast of Bills-Jaguars on CBS on Sunday.
Some media analysts went so far as to wonder whether Romo was working his way out of the No. 1 broadcast team at CBS.
Now, Romo has explained at least some of what happened. He joined Adam Schein's show on Wednesday and admitted that he was playing sick.
"Oh yeah, we had a bunch of guys sick, we were just grinding through it, but you're not gonna miss a playoff game, it's too much fun," Romo said.
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The critiques of Romo didn't actually have to do with his voice, though, and so that may not explain everything.
In general, Romo hasn't performed at the same level the last year or two that he did when he first broke through with CBS.
"I think anytime you're in a position like we are, we're on the air for three-and-a-half hours, you're always trying to do the best you can in everything," Romo told Schein. "There's always gonna be moments where there's great stuff and then other stuff, it's just part of being in your position. You just go back to work and you do a great job. That's the fun part about this, it's sports and it makes it fun. We're just trying to make everyone enjoy the show, learn a little bit and have a great time. So, to me, it's what makes sports amazing, it's fun."
Hopefully, Romo has healed up and is ready to go, because there will be a lot of viewers on Saturday evening when the Buffalo Bills take on the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round.
Romo and Nantz will call that game, and then their final call of the season will be the AFC Championship Game the following Sunday.
One game at a time, as they say, but Romo could sure use a couple bounceback performances.
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