Peter King Cowboys Mail

Peter King's Tuesday Mailbag

EVEN THIS COWBOYS FAN LAUGHS AT MY PICK. From Elizabeth Pugliese, of Washington, D.C.: "I have been a Dallas fan practically all my life. But Dallas in the Super Bowl this year? No way. It will be another disappointing year. They forgot to address their most glaring need: an actual quarterback. Drew Bledsoe cannot get it done in the clutch -- or any other time. It is not just his lack of mobility (moving in one game does not make him a mobile quarterback); he does not make good throwing decisions, he can't throw accurately enough to ensure that the ball gets to the guy on the route, etc. Then there is T.O. It is all the same hype from when he went to Philly. When he is not getting the ball, regardless of what Bill Parcells has said, he is going to throw temper tantrums, then short-arm passes to prove how important he is. No way. I'm not even holding my breath for the playoffs this year."
Gee, Elizabeth. You just lost your seat on the Cowboys bandwagon. Imagine a fan of a team that went 9-7 last year, with a Hall of Fame coach and a rising-star defense, and in May you say you don't have hope for the playoffs. That's the kind of fan I want on my side. What faith. What loyalty.