Fumbled Fans.

Y'know, I find it hard to keep my mouth shut around people that don't know what they're talking about. Not that I want to disrespect their 'knowledge', but when someone's wrong, I want to correct it and make it right. Take last night for example (yes, I know full well the person(s) I'm talking about could read this, but this is a prime example, and I wanna vent and prove something here. If feelings are hurt, then that's on them, because that is not my intention. 

Last night I had a few people post on facebook about how 'bad' Tony Romo (Dallas Cowboys quarterback) played in the game against the Jets. I'm not a Cowboys fan by any stretch (Go Broncos!), but I found this relatively upsetting, considering I was watching the game, and found that he did well, all things considered. 

here's the inital posts:
Social network friend number one: "Excuse me, but can someone please tell me where Romo freaking learned how to play ball and can someone also please tell me what the heck kind of football that was in the last 3 seconds of the game? Cowboys better start pulling their heads out of their butts soon or this will be a bad year."

Social network friend number two: "I can't believe how badly Romo screwed up[ the end of that game!!!!!!!!!!! I REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY wish they would replace him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Social network friend number three: "SERIOUSLY Romo!"

Now, here's the deal. these statuses turned into big threads and debates, mainly with me and the other user. I've played football for four years, and I've had a coach for a dad my entire life. I understand the vast majority of the game, more so than the 'fans' that posted these statuses (two are women, one is video gamer). I watched the game last night, and what they're saying is wrong. Romo didn't do bad. In an interview with Jim Rome today, Michael Irvin (ex-Cowboy) even said it. Romo did fine. The fumble did cost the game, admittedly. but the fact is, Romo did a LOT better to get the cowboys to where they were in the game, than a lot of other guys would have (and if anyone wants to argue this, lets throw Alex Smith in there). With 23 out of 36 completed passes, and 342 (if you don't understand this number, that's marching the football field nearly 3 and a 1/2 times) yards, and 2 touchdowns, he had a good night, up until that ONE FUMBLE and ONE INTERCEPTION. 

Now, this is where I'm going to address the network friends: why are you railing a guy that marched the team down and back and down again on the field, had two TD passes, and completed 63% of his passes that night? And this is against a team that was second in their divisional playoffs, compared to Dallas' lack of appearance in the post-season last year. They had the game. But a series of events got the game to swing in New York's favor. 

Guess what folks, that's the game. It happens. You have zero control over it, so why must you complain? Being a fan for decades on end doesn't give you that right, either. I've been a Yankee fan since I could comprehend the game of baseball, but you don't see me crying when my team blew a game because Mariano Rivera blew a save. These are games. Sure, it sucks when your team loses, especially when the quarterback fumbles right at the end of the game. But as a fan, you have to realize that A LOT of things affect the game. Did you ever stop to realize that if that field goal WASN'T blocked, it'd still be a tie game, that could have gone into overtime? What about if he didn't fumble? What if the line didn't allow the defense to penetrate the line and cause pressure for Romo? Ever think about that? 

These people that posted it seem to really miss that point. They're quick to jump on the bad play Tony Romo had, but fail to praise him for the rest of the game he played. They also don't realize that it's not just the quarterback. Where does the snap come from? The center. Who has to get the ball from the center? The Quarterback. now, between that transfer from center to quarterback, there's ONE thing that could go wrong: THE CENTER GIVES A BAD SNAP. If that happens, the QB has to make an awkward grab at the ball, and try to get the play rolling. What about THAT? 

Oh, and the comments I've received about him running off  with Jessica Simpson: did you forget that it was a BYE WEEK? They have a break, why not go with your girlfriend to Mexico? 

There's a lot more that I could go on with, but I think this covers it for the most part. Overall, this is week one. We still have fifteen weeks left, and I'm really confident that the cowboys will do at least decent enough to get a bottom spot in the playoffs.