Football players talk a lot about character, about never giving up and getting up after you've been knocked down. I think Romo will use this to his advantage in the coming seasons. Maybe it's a good thing in the long run that he didn't get too much too fast. Look what happened to Ben Roethlesburger. Super Bowl Champ his rookie year, then flat on his face the next.
I hope Parcells comes back, and I think how they just lost will definitely be a factor in his decision. He will want to redeem himself.
Everyone's got sympathetic comments for Romo, from T.O. at the post game press conference to the bloggers at www.ivillage.com/femalefan. Several posts at the Cowboys fan forum are even floating the idea that the ball that slipped through Romo's fingers may have been "greased," but there's no getting away from the fact that this botched snap "monkey" is going to be on Romo’s back unless and until he can get the Cowboys beyond the first round of the playoffs, no matter how much his teammates (or even Carrie Underwood) try to comfort him.
It's so amazing how one mistake can instantly re-define a player. I just hope it doesn’t re-define his whole career.
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