The NFL Guru

The situation is Dallas is the closest thing to a soap-opera in American sports, but it comes with the name, “America’s Team”. When your nickname is your country, pressure is automatically applied, which leads to inconsistency whether you are Peyton Manning or…well…Tony Romo. Pressure has killed the Cowboys, after Troy Aikman began to pursue the profession of commentating. Starting Quarterbacks have come and gone since 2001: Quincy Carter, Anthony Wright, Ryan Leaf, Clint Stoerner, Chad Hutchinson, Vinny Testaverde, Drew Henson, Drew Bledsoe, Tony Romo, Brad Johnson. Throughout this constant switching of Quarterbacks, the Cowboys have won zero playoff games. 8 years after the retirement of Troy Aikman and Dallas is stuck in the same rut, though Cowboy fans believe that their current Quarterback in Tony Romo is their future, but consistency is what Dallas needed for the past 8 years and Tony is at the height inconsistency. The win-streaks don’t lie. Though his career win-loss record seems contradicting at 28-13, I have another little tidbit of info for you, his playoff record is 0-2. The reason that Tony doesn’t exactly thrive when it counts is because of hype, not just any hype but Dallas Cowboy hype. As soon as the Cowboys break their winning streak with a disappointing loss, the fans are silenced and there is no hype coming into the game. That is when Tony Romo thrives. Once the hypometer has drained out, the Cowboys make a confidence-boosting victory, but confidence leads to Dallas Cowboy hype, thats when they lose, and the same pattern repeats itself again and again. Right now, the Cowboys are 5-3 and the hype is higher than ever heading into Philadelphia. In the words of the majestic Terrell Owens, “Getcha’ popcorn ready”.