Thursday, January 10, 2013

Is Gonzo Clutch Like Romo?


"Football in January?"
CBS Sports - If you're looking for someone to give a sympathy cheer to this weekend in the NFL playoffs, make it Atlanta Falcons TE Tony Gonzalez. Gonzalez has done a lot of impressive things in his 16-year NFL career, but there's one thing he's never done: win a playoff game.
As the NFL heads into the divisional round, Gonzalez headlines a group of seven active players who have played more than 100 career regular-season games but have gone 0-for-their-careers in the playoffs.
  • TE Tony Gonzalez, Falcons: 254 career games played, 0-5 in postseason
  • PK Matt Bryant, Falcons: 147 career games played, 0-5 in postseason
  • CB Dunta Robinson, Falcons: 131 career games played, 0-2 in postseason
  • SS Mike Adams, Broncos: 130 career games played, 0-0 in postseason
  • WR Roddy White, Falcons: 128 career games played, 0-3 in postseason
  • WR Brandon Lloyd, Patriots: 128 career games played, 0-1 in postseason
  • OL Tyson Clabo, Falcons: 100 career games played, 0-3 in postseason
Gonzalez has the most yards, the most catches and the most touchdown receptions of any tight end in NFL history, but that has meant zero for him in the postseason, where he's 0-5. The winless mark includes an 0-3 record during his 12-year career with the Chiefs and an 0-2 record with the Falcons.

I know its Apples and Oranges to compare the two different positions as far as being clutch in playoff games, but is Tony Gonzalez in the clutch territory of Tony Romo?  Don't get me wrong, Romo should be able to win games on his own while Gonzo doesn't have that luxury, but still.  As the games greatest tight end you gotta win at least one playoff game.  Even Romo has done that.  If the Falcons lose this weekend against a good Seahawks team it will 110% be Gonzo's fault because the dude definitely has the luck of a rabbit in a wheelchair.

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