Burlington native Tony Romo all in on the Packers

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Tony Romo loves the imitations of his broadcast partner, Jim Nantz.

"He does it with our crew," Tony Romo says. "Every week, when we seem him on the road, it's, 'Hello, friends.'  And the funny thing is, it just makes me smile."

And mimicking himself, by a fellow Wisconsinite. Frank Caliendo.

"Do you feel like he does a better Tony Romo than Tony Romo?"

"I was in Tahoe last week. And the number of times I heard, 'Here we go, Jim!'" Romo says. "Like, just the sayings and everything. That was all from Frank. I mean, he started that, and he probably does do a better job of me than I do."

On this day, Romo returns to his native Wisconsin to golf. But his mind doesn't wander far from football, broadcasting, and calling but never reaching the Big Game.

"Three Super Bowls, though. I mean for a kid from Burlington, that's a pretty high honor, calling them."

"Yeah, well thank you," Romo says reflectively. "I mean, I feel like my goal was to get the Cowboys to a Super Bowl. And whoever I would have played for would have been that, but obviously it's Dallas. And so, I have a special affinity for them and the organization and the Jones family. And so forever, as long as I live, I'll always feel like I didn't do enough, I guess you could say, because didn't get us to a Super Bowl. But calling the games, I just, it's obviously a special honor. And I feel humbled, and I have gratitude just for the position I'm in."

He just called the Packers home opener. And he's all in on his home state team, recognizing what they have at the position he played for 14 seasons.

Jordan Love entering year three as a starter?

"The Packers are actually one of the teams that I think are little bit under the radar right now, that are actually one of the best teams in the NFL," Romo says. "Jordan just has to cut down on turnovers. And you see his talent and ability. He's gifted. His ceiling is incredibly high. And Aaron has maybe as big an arm as anybody ever. And we know Favre did, too. Well, then you look at Jordan Love and then you see that whole progression from Favre, to Rodgers, to Jordan Love being like back foot, woo, woo. Well, that's a gift. And so, people sometimes are like well, maybe that's not technical. Well, no, it is. Sometimes you don't have the time to change feet and go there. Now sometimes you do need to position yourself and be more fundamentally solid. But the fact that he can do that is rare. And that's the kind of quarterbacks you want. And Jordan Love has that ability. And not everyone does. But I think that all started with Favre."

He knows his stuff. Yet sometimes the kid from Burlington, who became one of the top analysts in football, just has to pinch himself.

"CBS, I've never been a part of another team. But I can tell you right now this is the most family orientated network I feel like that I've seen or come across," Romo says. "And that's from executives all the way down. Like everyone is tight knit. They're close. And you feel like you're a part of a group. And it just feels like people matter. And really appreciate the fact, I got lucky."