Parcells yanks QB: Bledsoe era over in Dallas?
By Os Davis on October 17, 2006 01:55 AM
With the Dallas Cowboys holding on to a second-half lead against the Houston Texans , coach Bill Parcells apparently wilted to overwhelming popular pressure and yanked starting QB Drew Bledsoe for backup Tony Romo.
Many (including RealFootball365's own Andy Targovnik) have clamored for Romo to replace the much-maligned and slightly immobile Bledsoe as the starting signal-caller for the Cowboys. With Dallas already two games back of the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles and clinging to a three-touchdown lead against the Pokes' hated Lone Star rivals, Parcells finally decided enough was enough.
Hanging over the Tuna's decision-making head was surely the megabucks-contract holding megastar Terrell Owens' reported objection that the 13 passes thrown his way in the Eagles game last week were not enough. After Bledsoe had ineffectively tossed just three balls T.O.'s way in the first half against the Texans, the quarterback had apparently tested his coach's patience enough.
Indeed, after entering the game in the fourth quarter, Romo completed a TD pass to Owens on just his second attempt in an NFL game. T.O. ended up accounting for half of all Romo's completions, making this tandem one to be feared in the near future. The Romo-to-Owens score even produced that highlight clip Dallas has been awaiting for months, T.O.'s star pose in the end zone.
Showing welcome optimism after the game, the media-shy Owens stated of his own performance and of the result the TD connection with Romo helped augment, "This is something to build on. It was a lot of fun."
Though neither Parcells nor Bledsoe has commented directly on the shakeup at QB in Dallas, Bledsoe seemed to accept the current situation. The man who once played in the Super Bowl under the Tuna's guidance was quoted in the Dallas Morning News online version as saying, "Listen, when you win in this league, everything is OK."
Meanwhile, Romo and Cowboys fans have got to be loving life: After all, the new guy sports a career quarterback rating of 158.3. How could Parcells not have been starting this guy all along? And people say he's a football genius...
With the Dallas Cowboys holding on to a second-half lead against the Houston Texans , coach Bill Parcells apparently wilted to overwhelming popular pressure and yanked starting QB Drew Bledsoe for backup Tony Romo.
Many (including RealFootball365's own Andy Targovnik) have clamored for Romo to replace the much-maligned and slightly immobile Bledsoe as the starting signal-caller for the Cowboys. With Dallas already two games back of the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles and clinging to a three-touchdown lead against the Pokes' hated Lone Star rivals, Parcells finally decided enough was enough.
Hanging over the Tuna's decision-making head was surely the megabucks-contract holding megastar Terrell Owens' reported objection that the 13 passes thrown his way in the Eagles game last week were not enough. After Bledsoe had ineffectively tossed just three balls T.O.'s way in the first half against the Texans, the quarterback had apparently tested his coach's patience enough.
Indeed, after entering the game in the fourth quarter, Romo completed a TD pass to Owens on just his second attempt in an NFL game. T.O. ended up accounting for half of all Romo's completions, making this tandem one to be feared in the near future. The Romo-to-Owens score even produced that highlight clip Dallas has been awaiting for months, T.O.'s star pose in the end zone.
Showing welcome optimism after the game, the media-shy Owens stated of his own performance and of the result the TD connection with Romo helped augment, "This is something to build on. It was a lot of fun."
Though neither Parcells nor Bledsoe has commented directly on the shakeup at QB in Dallas, Bledsoe seemed to accept the current situation. The man who once played in the Super Bowl under the Tuna's guidance was quoted in the Dallas Morning News online version as saying, "Listen, when you win in this league, everything is OK."
Meanwhile, Romo and Cowboys fans have got to be loving life: After all, the new guy sports a career quarterback rating of 158.3. How could Parcells not have been starting this guy all along? And people say he's a football genius...
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