Romo determined to take Dallas Cowboys higher
by Tim Cowlishaw
OXNARD, Calif. – If there is a polar opposite to the firestorm that's about to explode in Green Bay's training camp, it must be here on the edge of the Oxnard plain where strawberry fields roll on forever and gentle ocean breezes produce an average temperature of 60 degrees.
In this serene setting, the Cowboys practice. Slowly. And gently.
There may be a circus at American Airlines Center, but you can't find one here at Tranquility Bay.
At the heart of the calm is quarterback Tony Romo.
A celebrity quarterback because he dates Jessica Simpson?
Yes, and who cares? As former NFL quarterback Babe Laufenberg said, "If you don't have a celebrity quarterback in the NFL, you don't have a quarterback."
True enough. What do you want, Kyle Boller?
Romo, by the way, said he is not content to rest on last year's franchise records for completions (335), yards (4,211), touchdown passes (36) and 300-yard games (seven).
"You can always take it to another level," he said, then asks how many interceptions New England's Tom Brady threw to go with his NFL-record 50 touchdown passes.
I tell him eight.
"Oh, good," he says, laughing. "I thought it was four."
Romo's working on his elusiveness now. He has become so skilled at ducking the paparazzi that he managed to leave the practice field here Monday morning without being stopped for a single interview.
But he did pause outside the Cowboys' weight room to talk about the strange things going on in Green Bay where Packers management has acted as if it's the greatest burden to bring Brett Favre back onto the roster.
In fact, Packers president Mark Murphy released a bizarre statement Sunday when Favre was added to the active roster, saying, in part, "Frankly, Brett's change of mind put us in a very difficult spot.
"Having crossed the Rubicon once when Brett decided to retire, it's very difficult to reorient our plans and cross it again the other direction – but we'll put this to our advantage."
Romo, raised a Packers and Favre fan in Burlington, Wis., was careful not to criticize the Green Bay organization for their handling of Favre's return.
OXNARD, Calif. – If there is a polar opposite to the firestorm that's about to explode in Green Bay's training camp, it must be here on the edge of the Oxnard plain where strawberry fields roll on forever and gentle ocean breezes produce an average temperature of 60 degrees.
In this serene setting, the Cowboys practice. Slowly. And gently.
There may be a circus at American Airlines Center, but you can't find one here at Tranquility Bay.
At the heart of the calm is quarterback Tony Romo.
A celebrity quarterback because he dates Jessica Simpson?
Yes, and who cares? As former NFL quarterback Babe Laufenberg said, "If you don't have a celebrity quarterback in the NFL, you don't have a quarterback."
True enough. What do you want, Kyle Boller?
Romo, by the way, said he is not content to rest on last year's franchise records for completions (335), yards (4,211), touchdown passes (36) and 300-yard games (seven).
"You can always take it to another level," he said, then asks how many interceptions New England's Tom Brady threw to go with his NFL-record 50 touchdown passes.
I tell him eight.
"Oh, good," he says, laughing. "I thought it was four."
Romo's working on his elusiveness now. He has become so skilled at ducking the paparazzi that he managed to leave the practice field here Monday morning without being stopped for a single interview.
But he did pause outside the Cowboys' weight room to talk about the strange things going on in Green Bay where Packers management has acted as if it's the greatest burden to bring Brett Favre back onto the roster.
In fact, Packers president Mark Murphy released a bizarre statement Sunday when Favre was added to the active roster, saying, in part, "Frankly, Brett's change of mind put us in a very difficult spot.
"Having crossed the Rubicon once when Brett decided to retire, it's very difficult to reorient our plans and cross it again the other direction – but we'll put this to our advantage."
Romo, raised a Packers and Favre fan in Burlington, Wis., was careful not to criticize the Green Bay organization for their handling of Favre's return.
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