Thursday, November 22, 2007

Cowboys Beat Jets - New England/Dallas Superbowl?

Hutch Report
Personal comments about the news of the day

After eating a wonderful Thanksgiving meal at Golden Coral today, my wife and I settled in to watch the Dallas Cowboys play the New York Jets at Texas Stadium in Irving. While the game was pretty much a blow out from the beginning, my Thanksgiving tradition of watching the Dallas Cowboys play on turkey day goes back over 40 years. This year it has been so exciting to watch the Cowboys play under the direction of new head coach Wade Phillips. I was initially concerned about the choice of Phillips as the head coach, but with the Dallas Cowboys now sitting with a 10-1 win/loss record, the success of Wade Phillips as coach have silenced all the critics, including me.

Now sports commentators and 'Monday morning quarterbacks' like myself will turn our attention to what two (2) teams will earn a Superbowl birth this year. Of course, my number one choice will be the Dallas Cowboys to represent the NFC and at this time it would not be wise to bet against the New England Patriots to represent the AFC. Earlier this year the Cowboys were beaten badly by the Patriots so the early money would have to favor a Patriots victory if these two (2) teams are matched up in next years Superbowl. That said, I believe the Cowboys have improved each week since they were defeated by the Patriots, so a Superbowl match up between the Cowboys and Patriots should be a 'barn burner' of a Superbowl game.

Not since the days of Roger Staubach and then later Troy Aikman have the Dallas Cowboys had a young, high caliber quarterback leader. However, with the recent signing of Tony Romo to a multi-year $67 million contract the Cowboys once again have a young leader that seems to not only make all the right moves on the field, but also seems to live his personal life with personal character and integrity. It is easy to see a strong on the field leader in Tony Romo and even the sometimes hard to get along with, Terrell (T.O.) Owens seems to like and respect Romo as the Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback.

Will the Dallas Cowboys play the New England Patriots in this years Superbowl? Well, only time will tell - but at this point that great match up looks more than likely.