Is Tony Romo getting bored in the booth?

But the gap is closing.

Romo hasn’t helped his case out recently either. After his performance in the Bills-Jaguars wildcard game the calls to jettison Romo grew louder.

He passed off his effort as having been fighting a cold.

Romo’s effort in the Bills-Broncos divisional round was a little better, but he still seemed off.

There may be one reason for this that no one is considering.

Is Romo Bored?

Romo has now been up in the booth for nine years. After that long of a period, the games start to blur together.

As do the plays, the teams, the players, and just about everything else.

You start to recognize very early on, and sometimes even before the game begins, that you already know how it’s going to end.

Even the surprise endings start coming with lesser frequency. And when they do, they really aren’t that surprising anymore.

Some broadcasters, and sports journalists, can break through that and still do the job at a high level.

They just won’t be as enthusiastic about it as they were when they first started out.

For others, it’s harder to keep gearing up for the games. It could very well be that Romo, unlike Aikman, isn’t going to be able to get that enthusiasm back.

So, what should he do?

Career No. 3

As good as Romo was in calling out plays pre-snap, he might want to look to get back onto the field. This time as a coach.

He could start as a quarterbacks coach and then work his way up to an offensive coordinator.

As good as he is at spotting what defenses are up to, he’d be a great asset upstairs calling plays for any team.

Not long ago, I pushed for the Cowboys to make Aikman their GM and then get out of his way. Putting Romo in charge of the offense should be one of his first calls.

Assuming Jerry Jones ever realizes he doesn’t know how to build championship football teams.