Well, I don't think things could have gone worse for Dallas quarterback Tony Romo. After leading his team to three straight losses to end the regular season, the fourth-year pro looked parts confused, anxious, hesitant, and indecisive as the Cowboys faced the Seahawks in the NFC wild card game.And it wasn't like Seattle was exactly firing on all cylinders, either. In fact, quarterback Matt Hasselbeck threw two interceptions and Dallas was up 20-15 with 6:32 to go in the game.
But it gets worse. After driving to the Seahawks' four-yard line, the Cowboys, trailing 21-20, lined up for a field goal attempt with 1:19 on the clock. Romo, who is also the holder, only had to catch the snap, put it on the ground, and let kicker Martin Gramatica poke what basically amounted to an extra point through the uprights. Dallas would have the lead, and Seattle would have sixty seconds to march the length of the field.
I'll save you the suspense -- and if the title of this post didn't give it away -- Romo botched the snap, tried to run for a first down (it was fourth-and-1 from the four-yard line) and botched that too. Game over. Season over. On his way to the locker room after the game, Terrell Owens could be heard yelling "Why the f*** is he [Romo] here!" (Okay, I made that quote up, but it certainly sounds like something T.O. might say.)
After the month Romo's had I can understand why Jessica Simpson's not dating this guy. And we'll soon be able to say the same thing about Carrie Underwood. (Maybe Jeff Garcia can spare some of his Playboy Playmate girlfriends.) Somewhere Deiter Brock is saying to no one in particular, "now that dude's a flash in the pan."
Somebody should check Drew Bledsoe's locker for a Tony Romo voodoo doll. And then ask him why he's laughing hysterically.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 14)
1-07-2007 @ 12:04AM
Ron said...
Owens is calling the kettle black. He dropped how many passes? I don't think I read where his quarterback was commenting on this little oversite. Owens is a real loser in anyone's book. I feel bad for Romo even though I'm from the Seattle area, and of course, a Seahawk fan.
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1-07-2007 @ 12:10AM
b. said...
HOW GOOD DOES IT GET !!! HOW 'BOUT THEM COWBOYS.....
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1-07-2007 @ 12:12AM
madmax said...
Well I do not think Bledsoe should be laughing, since he is the real loser. I will bet on Romo for next season instead a loser who has been fired for the same reason from 2 teams: not winning the good one.
I think Romo did a good job for a backup QB this year for Dallas and I think will do a better job as starter next year. Anyway he is heading to Hawaii in February so I think you should write better and more analysis on the football game instead trying to trash with a very bad article.
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1-07-2007 @ 12:12AM
golfnful said...
yes, romo got on my nerves but yes he will mature into something o.k. yes owens is a piece trash that i loved in philly the first 8 weeks in 2004 and so happy dallas got their wish and took him off the street to trash their team.parcells is too good a man to stay in dallas. but at least you-all still have beer, guns and your cousins to pass the time while the rest of the playoffs go on.go birds.
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1-07-2007 @ 12:13AM
Denise said...
I still think Bill Parcells is one of, if not THE best coach in the NFL. I have never beena Cowboys fan, and I must say, the closer T.O. gets to never being heard from again, the better. I hope Bill Parcells goes on to coach another team. Hey, Bill! Pittsburgh and Miami are among those needing new coaches!
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1-07-2007 @ 12:16AM
Izzy said...
Just watched the clip from the press conference with Young Rom(e)o. Poor fella.
Your title is cute, though.
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1-07-2007 @ 12:17AM
Diane Seeley said...
I watched the game, And I felt sorry for Romo. I'm not a Dallas fan, But it seemed to me that Romo's hand almost looked frozen in time after the ball was snapped. I don't know what the temp. was there but is it possible his hands were cold to the extent that he could not handle the ball. Owens should have supproted his QB, not trash him. I don't understand why any team would want T.O. He has been trouble on every team he has played for.
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1-07-2007 @ 12:23AM
Shelly said...
TO didn't actually say that. In fact, I heard that he said Romo shouldn't hold his head down. I was surprised he actually said something nice.
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1-07-2007 @ 12:27AM
George B Vieto said...
Tony Romo will learn from this experince of fielding a football on a field goal attempt that was botched. Atheles learn more from failure than success. Tony just fell one yard short of a first down on that play.
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1-07-2007 @ 12:29AM
Matt said...
"I" before "E" except after "C." "Conceited" is spelled this way, you idiot! With a team that has been there 8 times and won 5 Superbowls, some of us reserve the right to support our team. Yes the Cowboys made several mistakes and with Bledsoe at the helm, our season would have ended last September. Tony is our future and with a new coach that is not too conservative, let's air it out next season!
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1-07-2007 @ 12:31AM
bobbyc said...
Looked to me like Romo fumbled it on purpose so he could run it in and look like the hero. Probably the result of the press declaring him the next coming of Brett Farve after only ten starts and only half of them were decent games. That play is automatic, he just placed it dwon wrong, then bounced up quickly and ran to the corner, like it was a planned play, at least on his part, his face looked like he was already celebrating before getting taken down from behind. Maybe the press shouldn't have inflated this guy's ego before he actually did something in this league. Oh, and bye bye T.O., another nice drop today.
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1-07-2007 @ 12:33AM
Marie said...
Romo did not lose that game by himself. TO had a drop, Glenn's fumble led to a safety, etc. Tuna does not deserve to go out like that. I have to say, it was one of the most exciting games of the year. Although, as a Browns fan, any close game is exciting to me.
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1-07-2007 @ 12:33AM
Mat said...
any Cowboys loss is a good loss!!!
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1-07-2007 @ 12:36AM
tsell said...
the biggest play was the call to reverse the 1st down of whitten.the ref had a better view than the both.
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1-07-2007 @ 12:38AM
KIRK said...
I AM SO MAD , IM A COWBOY FAN SINCE 1977 AND THIS WAS THE POOREST SCREW UP I EVER SEEN , I WAS THINKING THE WHOLE GAME TO REPLACE ROMO WITH DREW CAUSE I KNOW DREWS HUNGRY AND HOMO WOULD LOOSE THE GAME FOR SURE AND I WAS SO RIGHT. I LOVE THE COWBOYS AND THEY HAVE ALL THE TALENT BUT CANT SEEM TO GET IT RIGHT . JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD CANT BUY A SUPERBOWL WIN, IT HAS TO BE A WHOLE TEAM EFFORT AND DALLAS WAS NOT UNITED FROM THE GET GO. IM SO HURT, ANGRY AND SAD. ROMO , T.O , I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP TONIGHT.
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1-07-2007 @ 12:40AM
slick said...
Gramatica should have gave Tony Romo the heimlich manuver before the play, but since no one did Tony "NO MO" choked
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1-07-2007 @ 12:41AM
Pete Rosales said...
Maybe the Cowboys lost and Romo did fumble the snap, but no mater how you slice it or dice it they still have FIVE (5) superbowl rings. All you people bitching, how many does your sorry team have.
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1-07-2007 @ 12:42AM
Rondale Tackett said...
Owens doesn't have the right to talk looking at how he played this season. But no one is perfect, I am a Cowboy's fan have been for years, I am from Kentucky. What Romo did I think he has had a few things on his mind this month, and also under alot of preasure I think he begins to crack. Give him a year or two and I think he will be one of the best quarterbacks in NFL
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1-07-2007 @ 12:42AM
Lourdes said...
Romo flew too high before he could actually walk but it was not all his fault. I think the media annointed him and put him on a pedestal that Tony gladly stepped on but that pedestal was rudely pulled out from under him. Actually, the reality is quite pedestrian because all Romo had to do was hold on to a perfect snap. He had not muffled a snap all year long and...On second thought, maybe his newly acquired fame did have something to do with The Seattle Debacle.
Weep not Jerry
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1-07-2007 @ 12:46AM
Scott said...
What a game.......The only downfall was the overturned play on the 1 yard line. That would have been a whole other tune. I thought to overturn a call it had to be inclusive evidence? Anyhow, we can't blame it all on Romo. I do hope Parcells comes back next year and this time bring the fire he had when he was a winner. GO COWBOYS
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