No More Excuses Left for Tony Romo and Dallas Cowboys

There are 27 million reasons Jerry Jones could give for why he made Tony Romo one of the highest paid players in the league.

Except the mere fact that Romo has struggled (to put it lightly) when it counts.

In January 2007, when Romo led the Cowboys to the playoffs,  he fumbled the snap that could have been a game winning field goal. Although how did no one ask why they sent him out to hold instead of a punter or backup quarterback? That may as well be the coaching staff's fault as well as Romo's for that one.

Romo blew it, but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Romo came back and threw for 36 touchdowns in the 2007 regular season, with a passer rating of 97.4 and added two touchdowns with his feet. Fantasy football players around the world thought greatness, which would continue well into the playoffs.

Not exactly.

Romo threw a game-ending interception in a 21-17 division loss to the Giants to end the Cowboys 2007 season. To top that he has a 0-2 record in the playoffs, a 5-8 record in December, and threw 14 interceptions the last five weeks of the 2008 regular season, with only five touchdowns.

Either Jason Garrett made some mistakes (which some claim), or T.O. was too much to handle for Romo. Sounds like excuses, but both issues were partially part of the problem.

So Jerry Jones cuts T.O., so Romo and Garrett could breathe normal and not have to sweat getting an earful if someone was unhappy. Jones even traded for Roy Williams, who is a pretty good receiver who also is under the microscope in Dallas.

Romo has all the weapons he needs. With a solid running-back rotation (which includes Marion Barber, Felix Jones, and Tashard Choice), good protection up front, and big targets such as Witten and Williams to throw to, there should be magnificent things happening on the offensive side of the ball for Dallas.

No more time for excuses. Now is the time for Romo to lead America's team into the post-season. He has the the tools on offense, and has good players on defense (just depends if those players can start playing like a team) to propel them forward.

With a presumed short-leash on Head Coach Wade Phillips, the Cowboys had better get it together before there is a new wave of philosophy and excuses handed out for their misfortunes.