Romo Is Still My Hero January 7, 2007
I just want to take a quick second to acknowledge what happened last night in the Cowboys vs Seahawks Playoff game.
I didn’t even see the game live. I had concert tickets so I decided to tape the game (can’t remember the last time I did that). I let all my football friends know this so they wouldn’t call me or send me any spoiler text messages. I got home just after midnight and pushed play as soon as I could.
What unfolded over the next three hours was one of the most intense football games I’ve seen in a long time. Both teams were balls to the wall and the lead was going back and forth between them all game. After a bizarre second half, with the Shithawks, I mean Seahawks, leading 21-20 (1 point!!) the Cowboys marched down the field to win the game. They got as far as the Seahawks 3 yrd line, but were left with a 4th and 1 scenario. The Cowboys simply needed to kick an easy field goal and stop the Seahawks from scoring in the remaining 1 minute of the game.
This is when the shit went down
Out came the Dallas field goal unit, which includes their quarterback Tony Romo as the field goal holder. First of all, Romo should not be doing this job. When he was the back-up QB, fine, but as soon as he became the starting QB they should have got someone else to hold the ball (Bledsoe maybe??). Suddenly my stomach turned upside down. I don’t know why, but I had a bad feeling, even though it should have been an automatic 3 points. I could barely watch.
The ball is snapped…..there’s a split second of confusions….and then you see the ball rolling on the ground.
Romo fumbled the snap.
He quickly picked it up and tried to run it in. He could have easily got a touchdown, and only needed about a yard for the first down and it would have been over. But the Seahawks defence stopped him just inches short.
Seahawks win 21-20.
It was now about 3am. How the hell was I supposed to sleep after watching all this?? So I decided to throw back a few glasses of my dad’s homemade wine and hit the sack. I had a terrible sleep, but I doubt it was anywhere near as bad as Tony Romo’s slumber.
Watching the post-game interviews was heartbreaking. Romo was holding back the tears as hard as he could, but everyone knows that this has tarnished his entire career, if not ended it. He may never be able to shake the psychological effect of this one slip up.
But Romo, if you’re reading this, I just want you to know that myself and fellow fugaze staff writer and Cowboys fan Mr Wenn are still Romo-sexuals. Without your stellar performance this season the Cowboys wouldn’t have even come close to making the playoffs. Ending the Colts undefeated season back in November was more than any Cowboys fan could ask for. And despite the team’s lack-luster performance in December, you turned it all around last night. You almost achieved the impossible. 1 point and a few inches is the only thing that prevented this. Cowboys fans (well, me and Mr Wenn) hope that you can shake this off and come back next season with Parcells and TO and make some more magic.
And if that doesn’t make you feel better, maybe this little piece of wisdom will - You’re still better than Bledsoe.
“Romosexuals”…WOW, that’s incredible! I bet he’ll be fine. He’ll just shake it off like he shook off jessica simpson for carrie underwood.
I wish u watched the fiesta bowl last monday pat…do yourself a service and check out the clips on fox sports or whatever your prefered source for sports info is. The game featured a small conference contender, in Boise St.(who happen to play on that god-awful blue turf in idaho), against perennial powerhouse oklahomo. Without a doubt it was the GREATEST FOOTBALL GAME EVER, PERIOD!! That says a lot coming from a former die-hard bills fan who witnessed frank “the third” reich lead the bills back from a 38-3 deficit to beat the houston oilers back in 92. Anyway, the fiesta bowl featured oklahomo erasing a late 18-point deficit to tie it with 1:30 left and on the very next play, intercepting Jared “big dog” jabransky’s pass anbd taking it to the house for a 35-28 lead with a minute left. Then with :07 and faced with a fourth and 18 from midfield, boise pulled out the hook and lateral for a game-tying touchdown! In my opinion, the most perfectly executed trick-play i’ve seen. It was silky-smooth. Then Oklahomo scored on the first play in OT to go ahead 42-35. Faced with a fourth and 2 from the 5, boise st sets their QB in motion and has the receiver throw to the tightend for a touchdown (the receiver hasnt attempted a pass all season!..what a call). Then, sensing his players being tired, boise state’s couch elects to go balls out and go for the win with a 2-point conversion instead of the extra-point to tie. The couch must have dusted off his Pop Warner playbook cuz he calls for the statue-of liberty play and they run it in for the win. Final score 43-42 Boise State. The finish to this game was so unbelievable, it would even make an avid college football hater like j-camp appreciate the sport. Just watch it!
for some reason i can’t properly spell “coach” and i am constantly mistaking it for that beautiful piece of furniture i spend 70% of my day sprawled out on.
You’re probably all shocked, but I actually missed the Boise game. But my roomates basically said everything the Dr. said: best football game ever.
To see all the highlights of the Boise State game that the good Professor is referring to, go to this link:
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-4836841881679419451&q=boise+state+fiesta
Wish I had’ve caught that game.
As for the game I did catch this past Saturday evening; the shock, anger and utter sadness have subsided enough for me to collect myself and put this crazy game into perspective.
First off, let me say that along with Pat, I am still a fully functioning Romo-sexual. Tony Romo is no Ray Finkle.
There are so many ‘if’ statements that could be attached to the Cowboys downfall.
- If Terry Glenn hadn’t have fumbled the ball for the most ridiculous safety in football history.
- If Jason Witten had gotten the all important first down.
- If Romo had been able to run one more yard to get a first down or touchdown.
I’m still a huge fan of this team and of this country singer banging quarterback.
He’s still the same guy who single handedly turned the Cowboys into a playoff contender. He’s still the same guy that broke a record for most touchdown passes on Thanksgiving. He’s still a Pro Bowl Quarterback in his first season.
I’d like to thank the staff at McKeck’s place in Haliburton for specifically showing the game at my request, and who put up with my endless use of profanity (that would make baby jesus cry) that I exponged throughout the game.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go wipe some white stuff from the corner of my mouth….
Wow - it’s too bad this game didn’t come before you girls had the fugaze of the year awards. I mean cream puff boy here - romo - would def. win - I nominate him for next year- What a loser on a loser team
GO PHILLY
pats > the rest of your weak teams