Even though his thumb is injured. People have projected their frustration on to the pop star saying that she is a distraction. This is counter-intuitive for quite a few reasons. The first being that even if Jessica was a distraction, that's more Tony's fault then hers. Sportscaster Mike Golic was smart enough to point this out. Jessica has no impact on where Tony's attention is focused. It's up to him to keep his head in the game regardless of the eye candy that sits in the stands. It's also up to his teammates to point out to Romo that he needs to focus on the game. Even with cheerleaders around, Romo has been able to stay focused so having pretty girls in close proximity to the field should not be a problem. "Well, they're pretty but she's Jessica Freakin Simpson, she's in a class all to herself" you say? OK, fair enough. Let me cite another example. Tony Parker, as many know he is married to Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria. She attends many of his games and is sure to sit up front so that she can root for her man. Has this affected his game negatively? Not in the least. This puts the ball in Romo's court..metaphorically speaking of course.
Secondly, the fact that he only played this poorly with Carrie and is doing so again with Jessica is purely a coincidence and the logic is based on circumstantial evidence. Many will cite Batman saying "there are no such things as coincidences". Unfortunately, there are. There's a limit to their impact but they do in fact exist. Were he to start dating another pop sensation with the same results, then I could accept it as the odds of that are much less.
One of the driving forces behind men is their ego. We have a bizarre desire to prove ourselves better then others. It's a testosterone thing but we're a competitive lot. This is especially true around women. We try to show off and impress them. It's why we try to get the fancy job, nice car or exercise (what'd you think we did that for? Health?). Looking at this logically, Simpson's presence should be driving him to play even better then he normally would. Nothing makes a man feel better then knowing that he's done something well in front of the woman he is with.
On the flip side, it's only natural for Simpson to want to try and show interest in her beau's career. It's what people in relationships do. It also makes sense that she'd want to be there in person to root for him. If she weren't there, I'm sure people would complain that she doesn't care enough to go see him.
As I said before, Romo's thumb is currently hurt. As a quarterback, a hurt thumb can really mess up your game. It's a crazy notion, I know, but maybe that's why he hasn't been playing up to his usual standard. Even with a healed thumb, quarterbacks have off days. Tom Brady, Brett Favre, and even Peyton Manning have games where they're passing ability is a little under what we're used to seeing. Players have slumps, some longer then others, and we as fans should be able to cut them some slack. They already spend most of their time trying to improve, they don't need us throwing around crazy theories to explain why.
I know Cowboys fans only want their team to win. It's natural to try to find someone else to blame when someone of Romo's caliber takes a dip in stats. What we have to remember is that Romo is a gifted player and the Cowboys do have a solid team this year. Even with a comely singer in the stands, they can pull through and finish this season on a high note.
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