The Agony and the Agony: Chronicling the Dallas Cowboys

Week One On the heels of a season that witnessed the worst defense in franchise history, the Cowboys’ offseason featured the loss of their two best defensive players DeMarcus Ware (to free agency) and Sean Lee (to injury during, get this, non contact drills). In a bold move, the wizards of smart populating the Cowboys […]

JerryWorld: From America’s Team to America’s Dystopia

In Dante’s Inferno, we read of an inscription on the Gates of Hell containing the famous phrase, “Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here.”  In the wake of another notoriously disappointing season, I have toyed with the idea of sending a letter to the bigwigs running the Dallas Cowboys organization, suggesting that those words, emblazoned […]

The Lone Ranger: Tony Romo’s Enigmatic Character and Flawed Career

Sunday, October 27, 2013 marked another chapter in Tony Romo’s up and down and often mercurial career. The Cowboys led by Romo were up 10 points at two separate times late in the 4th quarter (20-10 and then again 27-17) at the Lions. With less than 3 minutes left, Romo had a chance to ice […]