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Up In Arms Over America's Team
Friday, October 27, 2006
By Tovash Hatcher
What's a guy to do about his favorite football team that constantly screws things up? Give me a minute because this should hit home for most of you Dallas Cowboy fans as well.
Remember the song "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands"? Well, if you're happy with the Cowboys clap your hands. Its ok, I didn't clap either. I am SO angry, frustrated, and ready to pull my hair out at this team that it's silly. They do everything backwards at Valley Ranch. For the record, you may see me use the word "we" when I reference this team because I'm a part of the paying audience that goes to Texas Stadium on Sundays and yell until I blackout and my throat is sore. I buy all types of Cowboys merchandise including tee-shirts, hats, and even a $250 Roy Williams jersey that I sometimes get embarrassed to wear because I hear so much junk from non Cowboys' faithful. However, I'm a true fan so I take in the bad along with the good. But how much good is there?
Over the years I've seen the most eye-popping and jaw-dropping stuff as a Cowboys fan. Check out this quick list of some amazing things:
-Three Super Bowl wins in 4 years
-The firing of head coach Tom Landry
-The Hall of Fame induction of Troy Aikman
-Michael Irvin getting busted with drugs (many times)
-Jerry Jones signing the most flamboyant player of all-time in Deion Sanders
-The firing on head coach Jimmy Johnson
-Three consecutive 5-11 seasons
-The signing of coaching legend Bill Parcells
-9 horrible quarterbacks since Troy Aikman
-The signing of loud mouth wide receiver Terrell Owens
Need I say more? Some are changes that have been good and others are needless. And I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel either. Let's put it this way, if the Cowboys lose on Sunday or Monday night, then the rest of my week goes bad. If we win, the week is ok until the next game or if news breaks of something going tragically wrong at Valley Ranch during the course of the week. It sort of reminds me of the Groundhog's Day ritual where Phil the groundhog is yanked out of the ground to predict the start of winter only by a glimpse of a damned shadow.
Just a few days ago the Dallas Cowboys organization began a new chapter when head coach Bill Parcells had his hand forced when he announced that 2nd string quarterback Tony Romo will be the new starter for "America's Team". Romo has been a backup for the past 3 seasons and is now ready to lead the Cowboys into the future. Parcells benched 14-year QB Drew Bledsoe for his lackluster and turnover prone play. Bledsoe threw a first half interception in the red zone of the Cowboys' Monday night game against the New York Giants. That interception may have been the last pass that Bledsoe may ever throw in the National Football League.
So what's a Cowboy fan to do? There are thousands of questions that fans of Cowboy country need and want to know. Seemingly, Jerry Jones and Bill Parcells have only answered just one. I'm interested to see what young and inexperienced, but bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Tony Romo can do as the new starting quarterback.
There is also a new structure in the works. That worldwide known stadium with the hole in the roof located on highways 183 and 114 in Irving, Texas is on its last days. I remember being a kid and hoping that I would one day set foot into the stadium. Now, after going to many games at Texas Stadium, I know I will miss the stadium but at the same time I can not wait for the new place to open.
Take it from me, being a Dallas Cowboy fan is tough work. The pregame, post game, and weekly rituals are wearing on my patience, especially since the Cowboys haven't put a team on the field that frightens opponents in a good while. As a matter of fact, the last time we've even sniffed the playoffs was in 2003, Bill Parcells' first season as head coach in Dallas.
My message to Cowboy fans is just be patient. Eventually the losing will be so bad that Mr. Jones will wake up and smell the loss column. Don't worry everyone, the winning will one day return to Dallas...hopefully.
I'm Tovash Hatcher
4:49 PM
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