| Kyle Driskell. 10th October, 2006 - 5:36 am
 As Lito Sheppard fell into the end zone to put a clamp on the Eagles victory over the Cowboys, two things came to my mind. Why was that last pass not thrown to Terrell Owens? The one play that would have destroyed the Eagles fans never happened. I'm not so sure that T.O. had any celebrations cooked up, but just the sight of his feet touching the end zone while he held on to the football would have ripped the hearts out of the Eagles faithful.
While watching the interception returned for a touchdown, I also couldn't help but wonder what T.O. was thinking. Then I saw the replay of Owens yelling something along the lines of, "What the (heck) am I here for?" (Obviously, I had to change it around because Owens doesn't shriek so kindly.) To answer his question, he's in Dallas to reach the end zone and add another dimension to the passing game. It's just too bad his quarterback made yet another horrific error.
Drew Bledsoe had one of the more woeful games of his career against Philly. I'm sure a lot of Dallas fans were questioning why Tony Romo wasn't in the game. Bledsoe was pressured during the entire game by Darren Howard and the rest of the Eagles. One play could have changed everything and made it a 'decent' game for the Dallas quarterback. Instead, that one play will lead to a publicized call of beheading for Bledsoe. I can already see the fans in Dallas sharpening the guillotine blades. As the rapper Can-I-Bus once stated, "Whenever the head is severed from the human body with a sharp enough weapon, the brain remains conscious for ten seconds." I think ten seconds would be long enough for Bledsoe to think about his mistakes before succumbing to the darkness.
Now, I'm obviously not calling for Bledsoe's death or anything, I'm just being figurative. However, I do think Bledsoe's career should be killed off quicker than a bad Jason Alexander television show. Drew Bledsoe proved on Sunday that he not only didn't deserve to carry a team on his shoulders, but also that he couldn't.
I suppose all of the blame shouldn't be put on Bledsoe. Bill Parcells made some wretched calls. T.O. dropped at least 3 balls that he should have caught. The defense (okay, Roy Williams) blew a lot of coverage and they did not tackle very well. I feel, however, that a player that has as much experience as Drew Bledsoe should be able to feel pressure and get rid of the ball before someone has time to hit his throwing arm. Someone as experienced as Bledsoe should also be able to recognize that he has a beast-of-a-receiver who has a forty-inch vertical leap in the corner of the end zone.
Yes, Terrell Owens was covered on the last meaningful play of the game in Philadelphia. Jason Witten and Terry Glenn were also covered. Drew Bledsoe, who already had 4 turnovers in the game, chose to throw it towards…well, in between…Witten and Glenn. The decisions that Bledsoe made throughout the game were as questionable as NBC having Pink sing their intro music for Sunday Night Football.
Now as we all watch Sports Center for the rest of the week and listen to talk-radio shows discuss how T.O.'s frustration during the Philly game is the beginning of the Cowboy-Implosion, we should think about one thing.
Maybe hearing "Tony Romo ...Eastern Illinois," during the Sunday Night Football introductions won't be so bad after all.
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