Kyle Romo
Was there any other way this game could have ended? The Cowboys, fighting for the division crown for the 3rd year in a row? That INT was never in doubt. When the Cowboys got the ball back within a TD and with 2 minutes to play, it was almost as if you could smell the Romoception in the air. People were congratulating me on “calling it” on twitter, but I don’t know why. The outcome was obvious. There was no other way this season could possibly end for the Cowboys. You could feel this happening as soon as the Eagles found their footing weeks ago. What has happened before will happen again.
Although it being Kyle Orton sure made it funnier. I would hope that Kyle Orton throwing the game in the “clutch” would help a lot of dumb fans realize that maybe the problem is the team and not Romo. But no way that happens. If Orton had played terribly and the Eagles shanked them it might have made a difference, but ultimately now people are just going to see Orton as Romo and Romo as still unclutch.
It boggled my mind that some (not all) Dallas fans were excited to see Romo not play. As if Kyle Orton was legitimately the better option at QB. I can get having some lack of trust in Romo. I can get the skeptics, even if I disagree. But thinking Orton is legitimately the better choice? No. He’s the backup for a reason. Orton didn’t even play that well yesterday, the Cowboys hung in there because the D-line kept throwing the Eagles off rhythm. I would also like to point out that Tony Romo’s final game of the 2013 season was…a clutch victory on a last minute TD drive that kept Dallas alive, as he was playing hurt. Yet nobody mentioned that.
I almost feel bad for Dallas fans. Almost. I was rooting for them on Sunday. Mostly because I hate the Eagles more than anything, but partially because I wanted to see Dallas get over the hum…hahaha no it was because I hate the Eagles more. Stupid Eagles.
Help me Sean Payton, you’re my only hope
I’m a giants fan, but i do feel a little bad for both dallas and pittsburgh that their playoff hopes got screwed over/altered because of the refs.
Yeah, I been drunk since that game ended. I’m in complete agreement with your sentiments, though. People who still think the problem is all Romo baffle me.
Maybe a tiny Scott Norwood lives inside all the footballs used in Cowboys Stadium?
Maybe the 1970s Vikings live inside the footballs.
Or the 70’s Cowboys from when they played the Steelers in the Super Bowl.
The Cowboys’ defense played inspired for like the third time this season. Monte Kiffin’s defense & aggression looked more Rob Ryan than Tampa 2. Kyle Orton wasn’t good, he was playing against an overmatched secondary. He missed deep shots to Dez, and his 2 picks weren’t tipped balls, miscommunications, or forced aggression which was about half of Romo’s picks this year. Orton’s picks were terribly placed throws, and he only looked Terrance Williams’ way twice. But people will look at the stats he put up with no context and think he was somehow a viable replacement for Romo in that game. Orton’s Win Probability Added (WPA) before the pick was minor. If you took that stat before the pick (~0.17 WPA) and compare it to our defense, which had 3 players over 0.2 WPA (Ware, Holloman, Hatcher), you know that our defense played out of its mind and that we were lucky to be in that game (goal line stand from the 1yd line anybody?).
Oh well, at least we exposed a possible weakness for the Saints to exploit. F The Eagles.
I love how Tony Romo’s in hospital yet still wearing his jersey!
Some of you are forgetting one crucial fact. Fuck Pittsburgh.
Preach it, sister!
Amen, amen!
TESTIFY!!!
I was rooting for the Cowboys, too.
Because it was highly expected they would blow it.
Wonder what team is next in line to witness Romo’s Final Chokefest IV.
Woops, sorry.
“Final”, my bad.
Simply Perfect
I was watching the game and when the Cowboys got the ball back I was like “now don’t do anything stupid”. The minute after I said that Orton threw the pick. Unbelievable.
I guess its not a successful Week 17 without a Dallas Cowboys Playoff exit.
I really could not be more happy that the season ended for Orton as it did. Typical play from the guy who was worse than Tim Tebow.
…Yes I’m still bitter about the McDaniels era
You’re welcome, San Diego.
Love, Baltimore and Miami.
Just as things always should be. The Cowboys collapse late in the season while the Eagles manage to come back from a slow start by beating a division rival in a late-season game. (Yes, I’m obligated to remind you again about Jackson’s return in 2010.) And, yeah, Week 17 also had a visit by the only team better than the Eagles at bizarre late-season turnarounds. Fact: since the current 12-team playoff format started, six teams have started out 5-7 or worse and still made the playoffs. Half of those teams were Chargers teams, including the only one to be 4-8 after 12 games and make the playoffs. (The Eagles have never started their rebound that late, though we have come back from 3-5 after 8, 5-5-1 after 11 (which doesn’t sound like much, except that one of the teams we made the playoffs over that season was 9-3 after 12), and 5-6 after 11)
I just love Brandon Boykin’s face in this one.