Please don't make this a Dak versus Tony thing. I got a soft spot for Tony, although I believe starting Dak was the right choice. It would be a shame for such an improbable career as Tony's not to have the happiest of endings so I decided to write one. that's all.
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The Cowboys have achieved the unbelievable, here they are, playing the Patriots in the Super Bowl. The Cowboys have been playing well on offense, but struggling on defense. With 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter they are down by 11 points.
Dak gets a hard hit on the head, a penalty on the Patriot defense, but Dak instantly goes into concussion protocol. In comes Tony Romo. At first Tony is tentative but then completes a long ball to Dez for a TD.
In the 4th quarter the defense plays a little better, both teams exchange another TD but now it's Cowboys ball, a minute and a half left in the game, down by four. They must score a TD. Tony has been hit a few times and he looked shaken but he got up each time. Now it is 1st and ten on the Patriot 25.
Great quarterbacks always have their "signature" moments. You have "the Catch", "the Hail Mary", "the Drive", "the Helmet Catch".......and now you have "Romo's Last Stand"
Methodically, Tony and the Cowboys drive down the field, Dez, Witten, and Beasely take turns catching critical passes. Finally, with 3 seconds left in the game the Cowboys are on the Patriot 12 yard line. There can be only one destination for this pass and the Patriots know it. It doesn't matter.
Tony goes back, he is almost instantly chased by a blitzer. He evades the rusher, then another. There is no more time on the clock. Just as two more defenders begin to descend simultaneously on Tony , he let's go, a perfect pass to Witten on the 2 yard line, between a LB and a safety.
They hit Witten hard but he fights through it and barely gets the ball across the plane. Touchdown! The Cowboys are Super Bowl champions!
Tony Romo is the MVP. When asked about his future he hints that he is satisfied that he has done all that he set out to accomplish, besides, he thinks he might have broken something, didn't want to report it.
Three days later, flanked by Jerry Jones and Jason Garrett, Tony Romo announces his retirement. Jerry says there is a job waiting for Tony if he wants it, however, Tony expresses interest in a position with ESPN or FOX. Both have made offers.
THE END
