Falling off the saddle

"Big D" should now stand for "Big Disappointment".



All Tony Romo could do in Philadelphia Sunday was watch his "December downfall" continue as the Cowboys were blown out by the Eagles 44-6, their worst loss in 20 years. The loss also gives Romo a record of 5-8 in the month of December.



The team that was favored to go to the Super Bowl will now be known as the team that choked (again), losing their last three games of the season.



After starting the season 8-3 and well on their way, the Cowboys simply stunk in the month of December going only 1-3 in the month.

Some could say they took a page from the 2007 and 2008 New York Mets.

The one thing we can learn from Dallas' collapse is that the best talent doesn't give you the best team. (example: 2004-2008 New York Yankees)

Romo's performance the past three weeks is anything but surprising.

In 2006, he fumbled a snap on a field goal against Seattle that would've won the game for Dallas, in 2007 he threw a last-second interception against the eventual champion New York Giants and this year, he jsut flat-out stunk against the Eagles fumbling twice, one of which was returned for a touchdown.


Cowboys owner Jerry Jones better be ready for the media circus that'll follow his team throughout the offseason. You can also bet that he's excited for it.


"I love the spotlight.... I like playing on Broadway," Jones told his team during training camp in August.


And a spotlinght he got this season.

The HBO series Hard Knocks featured the Cowboys during the preseason and training camp. However, it should've been about this regular season with the Cowboys as there was drama throughout the season, starting with Romo's pinky injury against Arizona, the drama miniseries that starred T.O., Romo and tight end Jason Witten in "Passing Scandal", which also had a cameo by former Detroit Lion Roy Williams and their embarassing loss in Texas Stadium's last game against Baltimore.

But now that the Cowboys 2008 season is all said and done, where does Jones and company go from here?

Will Romo stay?

Will head coach Wade Phillips stay?

Will T.O. find something to complain about in the offseason?

Will Adam "PacMan" Jones stay away from the police?

Stay tuned this spring and summer and find out.