Tony Romo threw for 437 yards and four interceptions in a loss Sunday to the New York Giants at Cowboys Stadium. Tony Romo now leads all quarterbacks for interceptions with 13 through week 8. This game was a perfect microcosm of Romo's career with the Cowboys and the team itself as a whole. Romo and the Cowboys have flashed brilliance on many occasions, but they have come up short time and again in the big moment. After falling behind by 23-0 the Cowboys fought back to lead by one 24-23 in the fourth quarter. Eli and the Giants took back the lead with a field goal to make it 26-23 Giants. With the game on the line, Romo forced a pass into a tight window while being pursued by three Giants. Romo's pass was intercepted by Safety Stevie Brown, this should have been the end for the Cowboys, however the Cowboys D got a stop with less than a minute to go, to give Romo one more shot .With a circus catch by Dez Bryant that was called out of bounds by an inch the Cowboys lost 29-24.Why does this Cowboy team fail? To properly assess the Dallas Cowboys and why they fail in an epic way, one has to look no further than owner and GM Jerry Jones. Jones and his Joker-like mask of a face-lift serve as a reminder of his bad judgement, and hilarious" Phyllis Diller"moniker (slapped on him by Jimmy Johnson). His team has become a reflection of himself,with a Quarterback who seems more worried about celebrities and being in celebrity golf events than doing the hard offseason work it takes to be a champion. This behavior of Romo's is reminiscent me of Jones and his incredible narcissism. This guy who owns the most valuable sports team in the United States valued at 2.1 billion dollars, has to constantly insert his Joker face on numerous tv commercials. Jones has assembled many talented pieces,but many are flashy stat mongers who,like Jones selfishly work for their own glory.
Jones fired the architect of the great Cowboy team that won three Super Bowls in the nineties Jimmy Johnson,
basically because Jones could not get
full controll and credit with Johnson
running the show.In retrospect maybe this was one of the reasons Jones fired one of the most beloved coaches ever Tom Landry when he took ownership of the team. Landry was a gentleman and a professional the antithesis of Darth Jones he had class.If you don't think character matters, you go after guys like Dez Bryant , Pac Man Jones, and Terrell Owens. Bryant was given a security detail and special rules this season to keep him out of strip clubs and trouble with the police. Former Cowboy Pac Man Jones entourage was responsible for paralyzing a bouncer at a "Gentlemen's Club"
after an incident where Jones became angry at a stripper who he punched in the face.
With Jerry Jones appearing in numerous tv commercials and series such as HBO's Entourage, Diet Pepsi Max, Papa John's, and ESPN's Monday Night Football just to name a few. It's very clear Jones wants to be the face of the franchise, maybe he should rename the Cowboys the Joneses.
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