Ten Years ago today 9/30/07

[GORICO]

14 with our D isn't any safe space for me!

pete--now my safe place is no longer safe...GO COWBOYS

 

[GORICO]

So you are sad and miserable about a FOOTBALL GAME THAT OCCURED 10 YEARS AGO and you have nothing better to do than to come online and rain on other peoples parade for not being as miserable as you???

Think about that for a moment. What part of this whole reality is "sad" - is it REALLY that a meaningless football season in 2007 didn't turn out a certain way or is it maybe JUST MAYBE your particular state of mind about it all September 30, 2017?

windjc----- I totally blame Crayton for dropping a sure easy TD pass over the middle...it would have been 24-21 Cowboys....i had to be placed on a 5150 3-day psychiatric hold after that game....its been a long road of recovery and i was really getting better until the catch was ruled no catch at Green Bay......Go Cowboys Go Dez Go Dak Go Zeke

 

[QT]

That's my quarterback.

 

[Cowboysfan917]

Those were exciting times for Cowboys fans. Was salivating at the prospect of 10+ years with that guy at QB. Thought for sure we' d manage to win it all once or twice during that period. Still can't believe we screwed it up.

The good news is that he brought a lot of realistic hope back to watching the Cowboys. That period between Aikman and he (especially before Parcells arrived) still feels like the dark ages looking back.

What's amazing is Romo, Witten, and Ware were such great players hindered by the team and coaching around them. I bet Jerry would kill to have 2007-2014 back

 

[ryanbabs]

I was at that game, it was great.

Me too and I concur!

 

[diefree666]

Ah what about getting demolished in Minnesota? Drops cost them the game? Was that the only reason for losing?

Now I know you have never been a cowboys fan. You cannot even get the seasons correct.

2007: injuries to TO and a couple others came at the worst time and left us vulnerable to having to rely on Crayton and Fasano to catch balls.
2008: Lots of bad luck as regards injuries.

2009: O line was getting old and when the Hotel went down in the playoff game against Minnesota, Colombo was on his last leg literally which meant our backup tackle had to play LT and did not play well and Colombo was a turnstyle.

Add to that the D that had been so good for the whole season crapped the bed that game. The first sign that Wade was losing the team.

None of that was anything Romo could have done a thing about. But some gomers are just too dumb to understand reality.

 

[CrownCowboy]

To answer your question yes it does bother me. 10 years later yes it still bothers me. I was invested in that season like I have been no other. As I said in another post, my fandom was never the same after that season. I lost 2 people close to me that year. Those cowboys games that season were all I had and I remember them like no other season.

That team seemed to have it all. And they had the most talented and gifted qb the cowboys have ever had leading them. We had a 1st round bye and home field advantage throughout. It was all setting up perfectly. And then the Giants came to town and kicked our ***. I'm not saying it was Romo's fault. I don't think Romo or anyone knew at the time that that was their best shot. That was their chance. In my opinion that was the best team he played on and his best chance of winning a super bowl.

So when I look back now and think about that season and what a wasted opportunity it was, frankly it pisses me off. It pisses me off that this play against the Rams is viewed as his "signature play". He should have had about a dozen more moments that signified what he was about. But 10 years later this is what we're left with. And I'm sorry but how can this not be viewed as fitting? I'm not trying to be negative. I'm not trying to steal anyone else's joy. But to me, this play signified his whole time here after that season. Lifting up the team from bad circumstance into something positive. We saw that all the time from him. They went 8-8, 8-8, 8-8, When they probably should have been 5-11, 5-11, 5-11. It was a wow, highlight reel play, that few could have made. And it was a 3 yard gain. And this is his "signature play" and what we talk about 10 years later. To me that is ridiculous. Not that we talk about it. But that's what gets remembered when it comes to Romo, this play against the Rams. I don't know why it's ridiculous to have expected more 10 years after the fact.

I get it. The original post was meant as a nice look back at a memorable play. So if you all want to remember that play in a positive way I salute you and commend you for it.
But what I went through that season, and how much I foolishly invested in that season as a way to deal with things in my personal life, I don't see it that way.

So if you want to think I'm ridiculous for remembering that season and play in more than just a casual look back 10 years later then go ahead. I'm sorry my viewpoint is different than yours and not up to your standard. To you my comment may be absolutely nothing to do about anything. It all meant way more to me than that I assure you.

Thanks for making me feel like a jackass.

I'm sorry for your losses that year personally. As for the rest of your post, I can't say I disagree.