Into The Sunset
The Cowboys lost on Sunday. As usual I forgot about the game and only tuned in right before the end of the 1st half. I got to see the second Cowboy’s touchdown and then the Giants answer with 45 seconds remaining. I had a feeling at that moment that the game would not go as Dallas fans might want.
I’ve been disappointed with Dallas professional teams over the last couple of years, and this includes hockey, basketball and football. I’m not and have rarely ever been an avid sports fan, but I admit I enjoy watching the local teams do well. Hell, I’ll still cheer for Baylor, even though the poor bastards shouldn’t be in the Big 12. It seems that our teams have been capable of putting together great regular seasons, but then unable to take their game to the next level when it comes playoff time. I wonder, since this seems to affect all of our pro teams, if it’s a cultural thing here in Dallas? I know the players, by and large, are not from the area, but most of them live here (I would imagine anyway), and I wonder if there’s “something in the water”?
And I really think that’s what happened to the Cowboys on Sunday, they couldn’t elevate their game, they couldn’t inspire themselves and play with the urgency that a playoff game demands. The talent was the same, the coaching was them same, and while that was good enough for the regular season it wasn’t near good enough for the playoffs. Is it something about the DFW area that gave them the “pre-ordained” bug, or did they just choke? Because on one hand I can see that we have a young quarterback, and a first year coach, so I don’t find it too hard to say that maybe they just weren’t quite ready for the big show. Guess we’ll find out next year.