Dear Dallas Cowboys Fans...

January 6, 2007. Romo saves the Cowboys season and leads them into the playoffs against Seattle. With the game on the line, Romo gave me my greatest moment as a Cowboys hater (excluding Eagles-Dallas games, see: Sheppard, Lito).

Romo's fumble gaffe is ranked by Fox's Best Damn Sports Show Period as the eighth biggest blunder in NFL history (only the fourth biggest in Cowboys history though, see: Lett, Leon; Lett, Leon; and Smith, Jackie). Bottom line: Romo cost the Cowboys the game.

Now if this had been Donovan McNabb, critics would have been merciless. Simply merciless. But because Romo had such a great rookie season, his blunder is overlooked. The Cowboys wouldn't have even made it without him, right?

I'll stop there. There's more though. Carolina killed you guys in the 2003 wild card round. Minnesota killed you guys in the 1999 wild card round. Arizona killed you guys in the 1998 wild card round—that one makes me laugh: The Arizona Cardinals, an 8-8 team that allowed 53 more points than it scored during the 1998 season, walked into big, bad Texas Stadium and proceeded to hand Dallas a solid 20-7 loss.

Bottom line: You've been embarrassing over the past 12 years. The past two years have been especially special.

Yet, I still hear Dallas fans everywhere running their mouth. “We've got five Super Bowl rings!” “McNabb sucks!” “T.O. gets along with Romo!”

Over the past dozen seasons, Dallas fans have had nothing to cheer for. I pity you guys. But most of all I pity the fact that you just flat out don't realize how much you've sucked.

Yup, you might be the best team in the NFL this year—I'll give you that. You had a recent loss to Washington, but the real test was versus Philly and you passed that. You will make the playoffs this season, probably by virtue of a division title.

But why this year? Why will you suddenly win a playoff game this year? Because you're going to be the top seed? Because you have Tony Romo? Because Carrie and Jessica have Tony on their fantasy team? (I'm not talking about football.) Because you're America's Team? Because you lead the NFL in bandwagon fans?

Do something first. Win a playoff game.

You couldn't win a playoff game with an NFL-record thirteen Pro Bowlers. You couldn't win a playoff game with Bill Parcells, one of the greatest coaches in NFL history. You couldn't win a playoff game versus the worst 8-8 playoff team in football history.

The entire NFL knows that both wild card teams are coming out of the NFC East. Philly, Washington, and the Giants. Two of us will make it; one will not. One of us will play the pathetic NFC West winner. The other one will play either the NFC North or the NFC South winner.

Guess what? I think the NFC East is going to have three playoff teams in the divisional round.

Do the math. Dallas, if you win the division and get your bye, will be hosting one of us. The Eagles. The Giants. Maybe the Redskins. Your NFL-record six-game losing streak in the playoffs could very well hit seven.

So what if you win home field? Why should we be scared? Philly, Washington, and the Giants can all win in Dallas. Philly and the Giants have had recent postseason success. Washington is a storied franchise as well.

Say what you want about Donovan McNabb. He has a 7-5 record in the playoffs and has never lost a first-round playoff game—ever. Five games, five wins. I'll take Donovan over Romo any day.

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