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I am currently unemployed, like far too many Americans, so I spend lots of time on my computer. Selling things on classified sites, sending out resumes, and canvassing for computer related freelance jobs. I also check the three home pages of the news sites a couple of times a day to “stay informed” about what is going on in the world. Some of the news is enlightening, some of the news is sad, some of the news is scary, and some of the news is damn ridiculous. But the recent story concerning the Dallas Cowboys made me angry. And you might be also.
Let me start by saying this. I was a Cowboys fan going back to the 70’s. I remember watching Roger Staubach, Robert Newhouse, Tony Dorsett, Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, don’t even get me started, Drew Pearson, Ed White, Golden Richards, Calvin Hill, Billy Joe Dupree, you think I’m playin?, Butch Johnson, Harvey Martin, Preston Pearson, Mel Renfro, Randy White, Cliff Harris, and Jethro Pugh. And let’s not forget the architect of the “Boys”, Tom Landry. Some of those names are well known and Hall of Famers. Some of those names are guys you have never heard of unless you were a TRUE Cowboys Fan. And going forward into the 80’s, I watch them also. When Joe Montana hit Jack Clark in the back of the inzone, TRUST ME, it pissed me off to no avail! The 90’s Cowboys did nothing for me until they got “Prime Time”, Deion Sanders. I kinda liked them then. I didn’t want them to win anything but I could at least watch them.
I became a Cowboys fan again when they picked up T.O. YUP, just like “Bette and Tina“, I’m riding with T.O. for life. And I figured that he would be able to get the Cowboys into the playoffs and maybe get them to the Super Bowl. I forgot that Tony “Stat Stuffer” Romo can’t deliver a pizza, much less a team to the finals. And that leads me to the REAL REASON for this post.
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The Dallas Cowboys, America’s team, seems to decide from weeek to week whether they want to be a team who is considered one of the best in football or a team that is a bunch of underachievers. One week they make plays on both sides of the ball that make you want to bet on them to win the Superbowl and then the very next week, they make some of the biggest bonehead plays that make you even want to trade them from your Fantasy football team. The bottom line is that their weakest link, the face of the team, and most teams, is their quarterback, Tony Romo.
Let me get this out of the way. Romo’s choice of a woman leaves alot to be desired. I won’t even mention the “no -talent’s” name. But it seems like everytime the media mentions her name in conjuntion with Romo’s name, the very next game, he CHOKES! Does anyone remember last year during the playoff season when Romo, “no talent” and “no talent’s father” among others, went on a vacation. It was mentioned all over the football sporting world. And that next game, during “winning time“, Romo got sacked TWICE during the final series, effectively losing the game for the “Boys.” While you can blame the Offensive Line, quarterbacks learn during Pee Wee football to “get rid of the ball.” That Romo continues to get sacked during crucial times lies directly at his feet, PERIOD!!! The last four possessions of the Boys last Sunday were two punts, and interception and a loss on downs.
This past week, it was rumored that “no talent” and Romo were now “roommates.” Whatever!!! And what happened against the Steelers last Sunday? Romo was sacked TWICE and threw an interception that became the winning points for the Steelers during winning time. The sacks and the interception came when the Cowboys were nursing a 7 point lead and were going in for the winning field goal. Romo has been annointed the “next” by a lot of people but he hasn’t delivered a damn thing. He is a “stat stuffer” and nothing more. He has yet to win a playoff game. But some people are putting him in the “one of the best quarterbacks in the league” category. Why am I bringing all of this up? Because the owner of the Cowboys, Jerry Jones, called his injured running back, Marion Barber, out for not playing in Sunday’s game. I don’t recall Jones questioning Romo’s pinkie injury that kept him out of 4 games!