Yeah, they’re really only close if you’re looking at counting stats. Romo is far better on a rate basis over the course of his career.

It seems counter intuitive, but consider that QBs taken by worse teams are much more likely to be their team’s undisputed starter for at least a few years (a combination of no better options to play QB and the teams wanting to give them a fair shake) and, I would guess, are much more likely to be given second chances by other teams. A guy taken in the third round, a team might not care about replacing, or might simply be installed as a backup for a long time. But a QB taken in the top ten is going to start almost no matter what.