Sunday, January 07, 2007

Romo is bleeding.

In the most spectacular fashion, the Cowboys snatched defeat from the jaws of victory [yet again]. Going into last night's wildcard game versus the Seahawks, I had already decided that I was okay with a Dallas loss. My attitude: let's just put this season out of it's misery. So...why did I even watch the game? I didn't watch the 'boys last two regular season games due to my own dashed hopes for the team. I guess I was just hard up for some football on Saturday evening, and Cowboys vs. Seahawks was the only gig in town.

Damn it if the Cowboys defense didn't play just good enough to rekindle a faint glimmer of hope. And late in the game, the offense started to click with some big runs from Julius Jones. But the Seattle D dug in their heels, forcing the Cowboys to go for the "chip-shot" field goal in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter. I turned to Mrs. Coda and said something like, "I don't feel too good about this field goal attempt." And the rest is history the way only the Cowboys could make it.


Laces OUT!!!!
Bloop goes the hold, and the 'boys turn it over on downs.
Just over a month ago, Romo seemed to be ascending quickly to complete the Cowboys holy trinity -- Staubach, Aikman, Romo[???]. Then December got really ugly when the 'boys lost their last three home games, including a loss to the lowly Detroit Lions with three Romo turnovers. Now he's responsible for the bobbled snap that will live in infamy. Sure, it wasn't all Romo's fault the 'boys lost, last night. But all he had to do was take the snap and put it down--just as if it was an extra point attempt! Ouch! It'll take a while for that sting to go away. The trip to Hawaii probably won't help.
On the bright side, I'm looking forward to some good football in the next few weeks. Patriots @ Chargers! Eagles @ Saints!

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At 6:02 AM, January 08, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Holy crap. Immediately after the game, I took out a large glass mug and poured 2 bottles of beer into it, drank it down and went to bed. End of the night. Slept pretty well, but a check of the morning news still jolted.

Still, what a fitting end to a season and (hopefully?) the Parcells era.

Two (very) minor bright spots in the game: Julius "Our Lady of the Chip on the Shoulder" Jones playing with some real fire, and Bobby "Freckles" Carpenter finally showing some 1st round flare.

Now, gotta find somebody to get these guys to play to their potential...

 

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