Tony Romo Fails

On Saturday, abotu 24 hours before Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys were to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers, I said there were three things Tony Romo had to do to beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh.

The three things were:

1. Protect the Ball
2. Get Rid of the Ball Quickly
3. Be Tony Romo

Romo only managed 1 out of 3. That wasn't good enough.

Romo fumbled the ball away once and threw three picks to seal Dallas' fate at 20-13.

Yet, Dallas still should've won this game. (And I won't mention the fantom offsides call on Dallas or the horrible spot the "Big" Ben got when it was 3rd and 10 - the officials marker the ball a good yard upfield.) Yet, it was Dallas' collapse in the last 7 minutes that sealed their fate. Before that they were dominating Pittsburgh 13-3.

And Dallas was doing it with their 3rd string tail back and their 3rd string left guard too.

But in the end, Romo didn't make the plays he had to make. He didn't get rid of the ball quickly and he didn't take care of the ball.

The only thing he did was scramble around and make some plays like Tony Romo.

But again, 1 out of 3 isn't good enough.

Now the media has Dallas written off. They also have Romo written off. But if the playoffs started today the Cowboys would be in.

And if Dallas and Tony Romo can win next week (against the Giants) then I would think they woudl be on a roll.

Dallas' toughness was questioned all week. Yet they showed they were tough. But they made too many mistakes downt he stretch.

And now Dallas must win every game from here on out - and they're going to need Tony Romo play much better than he did yesterday.