There are alot of things fans are asked to accept during the course of their sports lives. We are asked to accept our favorite player being traded, or being allowed to enter free agency. We are asked to accept the fact that our favorite teams is in a rebuilding phase. This basically allows your favorite team to suck, because they asked you to understand before the season actually starts. We are even asked to pay more money to see our favorite teams in action. Its expected that because were fans, we will pay the extra money to help pay for new stadiums. We are asked to put up with alot from our favorite teams, and players. Some fans put up with more from their favorite teams then they do their loved ones.
I have already established my point of view about athletes being role models, my opinion has not changed since that post was written. Cowboy fans were asked to accept the fact that our team had the living crap kicked out of them yesterday, and would not be making a trip to the playoffs. Ok, it hurt but most of us can handle that. What I can not accept are some of the comments Tony Romo made in his post game press conference.
“I wake up tomorrow and keep living,” Romo said. “You just keep playing the game. It’s a fun game, it’s enjoyable. We’re going to try to win next year. We’re going to try to get back in the playoffs, and we’re going to try to win the Super Bowl.
“That’s all you can do.”
He would later go on to say basically *If we win ok, if we don’t ok* Now I understand Romo just took a massive beating on the field, I also understand that he collapsed in the shower (due to a rib injury) prior to his press conference. I took that as a complete give up statement. I also looked at it like *Hey I still got my game check, I make MILLIONS of dollars, so eh its ok were not making a run into the playoffs*. Prior to these comments I never once questioned Tony Romo’s desire to win, or his heart. I seriously have questions about him moving foward as this teams leader now. Not because of his ability to turn the ball over at just the right time, but because I didn’t see any signs this season that his turnovers bothered him. Nothing seems to bother Romo now that he got his massive contract from Jerry Jones. I would like to hope that Tony Romo spends this offseason realizing that his first priority during the season is football. Its not Jessica Simpson, or having his name and picture in all the magazines. Yes Troy Aikman dated some high profile woman in his time with the Cowboys, but he kept it low profile. He also kept his head focused on football during the season.
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1 The Dragon // Dec 30, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Good post.
Twenty-five years and fifty pounds ago, I waited in a long line to meet a favorite Atlanta Braves player and asked him how do you like playing for the Braves. His reply (which I still remember word for word), “As long as I’m in the Big League and getting paid, I don’t give a damn where I play”, taught me to support the team, not the player. These guys care only about their next check, none of them give a rip about you, or me.
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2 Ick // Dec 30, 2008 at 8:58 pm
@ Dragon,
Glad you enjoyed the post. Its really sad that sports can’t take the *blue pill* and go back to the good old days. When players actually cared about the team, and fans. Instead of paychecks, endorsement deals, and stats.
3 lajitas // Dec 31, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Just because we as fans are asked to accept these things you mention doesn’t mean that we have to accept them. You can always quit rooting for that team. Or you can at least quit supporting that team by not buying their sponsers products or the team logo items. Put your money to better use. And don’t be shy about letting them know why you no longer support them. It’s past time they knew!!
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