TV types always ask, 'How 'bout them Cowboys?!'
Rule No. 1 for NFL pregame shows: Talk about the Cowboys whenever possible.
Take this Sunday, for example . . .
Fox's Jimmy Johnson:"If they lose, I think psychologically it could be devastating. Some of their top players went to Mexico the Friday before the Giants game and Terrell Owens went on a book tour this week in New York. They’re not a mentally disciplined team. If they lose tonight, it’ll be devastating and I think they could mail it in after this week if they lose.”
Fox's Michael Strahan: “It’s not Romo. Romo doesn’t play defense. It’s just about heart and the heart’s not there. One player goes down and that determines winning or losing for the entire team? That’s sad.”
Fox's Terry Bradshaw: “The only question with Romo tonight is simply will he try to do too much because everyone is saying ‘Tony’s back. everything is fine.’ Tony could be thinking ‘I’m back and I have got to deliver’ and as a quarterback, I know that’s dangerous.”
CBS' Bill Cowher: "Right now, I think Dallas has to go 6-1 in these last seven games and I don't see them doing it. I think they've dug themselves too big of a hole. I think they're going to make a great run in the second half but they've got too little margin of error."
ESPN's Tom Jackson: "Can Romo play some pass defense for them? Is he going to be able to stop the run for them? Here's what he is - he's going to help. He's worth 10 points a game. When he was in the game, they never scored less than 24. Since he's left, they've never scored more than 14. So he's worth 10 points. What will 10 points do for them game in and game out?"
ESPN's Keyshawn Johnson: "I think he helps them out a lot. I think they've been waiting for him to come back ... They've been saying, 'when we get our quarterback back, we'll be able to run the right routes, we'll be able to do a lot of things and we'll be able to put some points on the board.'"
ESPN's Cris Carter: "It is going to be fairly easy to see this. What we really want to see with Dallas, forget all this nice talking, we want to see if Dallas has that fight in that dog. Like all the good teams do, this is it for Dallas, how would they fight?"
ESPN's Chris Berman: "It's like in a golf match, you play with a partner who is really good and now he's back. Every now and then, he goes into the woods, where are you? ... Dallas has snap with him, do they have the toughness?"
