It was a less-than mediocre performance today from Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys. Wade Phillips kept several starters on the inactive list this week, including Terrell Owens and Terrence Newman.
Romo had an off day in the rain, which is not surprising considering the lack of motivation. The only things the Cowboys had to play for today were records. Romo fell one pass short of a franchise record for the season. Jason Witten fell a few catches short of 100 for the year. Such is life.
As the season draws to a close, it’s hard to deny that the Cowboys are the real deal, especially after soundly defeating the Packers. So let’s take a look at what that road could look like for America’s Team, and who poses the greatest threat to a Cowboys Super Bowl appearance.
The Boys have already wrapped up the division and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Green Bay, Seattle, and Tampa Bay have clinched their divisions. The Giants are guaranteed a Wildcard spot. The remaining Wildcard could be Minnesota, New Orleans, or Washington.
Dear Baseball Santa:
Okay, look – I know people normally drop their letters to you before December 25th, but I have it on good authority that you spend your post-Christmas decompression period in Arizona. This means you’ll be close enough to Surprise to fulfill each of these wish list items for me (Since you didn’t come through on my original wish for my own nuclear silo / bunker complex, you can consider this a “make good,” Herr Jolly.).
As a Rangers’ fan, here’s my wish list:
Pitching. Like every beauty pageant contestant asking for world peace with their one wish, Rangers fans wish for pitching. So, there.
First, here’s the short version:
With those points in mind, I’m reminded of the off-season the Rangers had leading up to the 2004 season. I’ll get to that in a bit. Let’s look at who the Rangers did pick up, and quit focusing on the negative:
What can the Falcons expect from the Big Tuna? As everyone on ESPN Radio has already said, it’s obvious that Bill Parcells would want control over the franchise when he moves from ESPN analyst to NFL team exec. You already know that Parcells will pick the next coach for his team as well as controlling who is taken in the draft each year. Strangely enough, though, after all the hoopla given to this deal this morning, Bill Parcells will NOT be joining the Atlanta Falcons.
Where did Matt Mosley come from, all of a sudden? I’ve been listening to ESPN radio religiously for more than a year, and I can tell you that someone is suddenly pushing Mosley onto the public in a major way. You’d think he was a superhero, the way his name pops up everywhere, all of a sudden. Perhaps it was just the coinciding of his transition from the Dallas Morning News to ESPN, but whatever it was, the entire ESPN network apparently drank the Mosley Kool-Aid.
The Dallas Cowboys are playing excellent football right now. This is why nobody is really noticing how bad the Mavericks are doing right now. The Mavericks are 17 – 9 right now. More than half of those losses have came from Eastern Conference teams. I don’t know what is more embarrassing the video of Devon Harris dancing to Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” or losing to an Eastern Conference team. I hope the reason for the inconsistent play of late has to due with us adding a couple of new pieces in Eddie Jones and Brandon Bass. Hopefully we start to get into a rhythm and start rolling like a gravy train with biscuit wheels into the All-Star break.
Let’s face it, we want Tony Romo to date someone famous. He’s the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. We want him to receive national attention. We want him to be a celebrity.
Carrie Underwood is nice, but she’s no superstar, even with a hit album. Carrie doesn’t make headline news. She’s the product of American Idol, which means that while she can sing, she’s still considered a normal person by a good portion of the public. We saw her transition from nobody to somebody (sorry to sound so shallow), and that takes away from the mystique. Jessica Simpson is one of those larger than life types who made the colossal mistake of putting her new marriage on national television for everyone to see.
The Dallas Mavericks have started their season in a less than spectacular fashion, but it’s far from worrisome. The team is comprised of All-Star quality performers, and roll players that are devoted to team play. They are capable of explosive offense and shut down defense, and have one of the most intense coaches in NBA history.
The negatives this season have consisted mostly of inconsistent scoring and terrible defense. Inconsistent scoring can come and go. There will be times when teams seem to find themselves in a rut. That obviously didn’t happen much at all last year, until the playoffs. There have been a couple reasons for this particular problem.
I’m not a fairweather fan… okay, maybe I am. That’s only because I like watching good football and basketball. I don’t waste my time on a team that can’t mesh well or win a playoff game. And I can’t help how long you devoted Mavs calves will suffer the big German.
Is Dallas cursed? Seriously, I’m starting to wonder. Let’s not put too much stock into that theory until we see the results of this year’s post season. But should Dallas fold prematurely this year, only the old school boys will support Dirk Nowitzki. He is not beyond Mavs hate. Dallas will turn on him the second he drops the ball during the post season.
