Troy Aikman says Tony Romo will face some surprises as analyst

Tony Romo admitted recently he wouldn't be very good as an NFL analyst in his first few weeks with CBS. Troy Aikman, it appears, agrees.

Aikman, a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback who has spent 16 years calling football games, said he anticipates Romo making some of the same rookie mistakes he and others have made when they start their broadcast career.

With Romo's debut as an NFL analyst on CBS days away, Aikman said he hasn't spoken to Romo about it. Aikman talked to reporters at the Cowboys Ring of Honor ceremony at the team's practice facility, The Star, to unveil monuments acknowledging the former Cowboys' careers about what he thought Romo would be surprised by.

"I think a lot of guys go into this business — coaches, players — and anticipate really being able to educate the viewer on a lot of things," Aikman said. "And there's just not time for that, whether it's between plays or there's a commercial breaks and you're rolling in a lot of different packages. So from that standpoint, it'll probably be a little bit of a surprise to him how little time he has."

Aikman should know what he's talking about. He has broadcast five Super Bowls for Fox and was nominated for an Emmy in 2004.

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Romo's own criticism of his work so far is that he needs to find a "fine line" because network executives told him he was too harsh in his preparations.