Tony Romo Shouldn't Take His Dates To Work

For the first time, I’ve found a reason to write about the NFL. Now, I’m a big time Pats fan. I’m not one of those idiot bandwagon jumpers either. I lived through the 1-15 and the 2-14 seasons. I remember when Hugh Millen was the first Pats player to make $1 million a year. I remember when there was serious talk of moving the team to St. Louis (it was so serious; I actually had a conversation with my Dad asking if we would still be Pats fans). Anyway, since the Brady/Belichick era, those days are gone and its all milk and honey. With that all said, I’m going to go ahead and rip on Tony Romo.

Now, I have nothing personal against Romo, he’s a good QB, but he’s not great. He’s not a top tier QB, and he should never be mentioned in the same sentence with Tom Brady, unless the sentence is “Tom Brady is significantly better than Tony Romo.” Throw all the stats out the window for a minute, and let’s talk about ability to get it done. Brady, in his second year in the league, he lead his team down the field in the Super Bowl with less than 2 minutes left to set up his kicker for the game winning field goal. He also did it in his second Super Bowl appearance. Brady has proven over and over again that he gets it done in the clutch. Romo is a different story. In the NFC Wild Card game last year against the Seahawks, Romo botched a simple hold on a field goal attempt that would have won the Cowboys the game. Plus, he had a horrible game with Carrie Underwood in the stands rooting for him. Just when you thought he might have got it under control, Hurricane Jessica rolls through town. Jessica Simpson, decked out in her pink Tony Romo jersey, attended last weeks Cowboys game. To put it mildly, Romo stunk up the joint. Someone should have waved a skunk at him. It was so bad; you have his number 1 receiver saying that she should stay away from Texas Stadium. The man can’t play when a cute girl is cheering him on.?!?! Brady has gone on the Tara Reid express (a popular ride for NFL QB’s), dated and impregnated Bridget Moynahan, and is currently dating Gisele Bundchen, yet he keeps rolling along.

Romo is soft. If he can’t play well when an American Idol winner and a Publicity Whore are rooting for him, I would hate to see him in the Super Bowl. Actually, if he’s playing the Patriots, I wouldn’t mind seeing him, and neither would the Pats secondary.

As a side note, due to the holiday season, I won't be posting again until next Thursday, when I will do a rundown of all the bowl games. I know you care.