The Cowboys lay an egg on Christmas

With Tony Romo's new (rumored) girlfriend, country music and American Idle star Carrie Underwood looking on, the Dallas Cowboys and Tony Romo did not appear to handle their new found stardom very well. In fact the Cowboys laid an egg on Christmas day.

Probably the most demoralizing thing is how poorly the Dallas defense has been playing. A defense chocked full of high draft picks and talented players just can't seem to make a play. Without Greg Ellis they can't rush the passer, the linebackers look slow, safeties are poor in coverage and the corners give up way to much cushion, they play scared knowing that the safeties might not "have their back". The Cowboys gave up 426 total yards against an average Eagle team.

The other problem is their inabilty to run the ball, if you look closely you will see the problem lies at the offensive guard position. Marco Rivera and Kyle Kosier are undersized at both barely 300 pounds and they get very little push in the running game. It is a position that absolutely must be upgraded in the off season for the Cowboys to have a chance. Holy cow the leading rusher for the Cowboys was Tony Romo with 42 yards. Until they get their guards to run-block they won't win a playoff game.

OK now the good news, with the NFC so inferior to the AFC, the mediocre Cowboys are already in the playoffs. With an Eagle loss and a Cowboy win the Boys can still win the NFC East. The Eagles play a dangerous Atlanta team and the Boys play a struggling 2-13 Detroit team at home. Unfortunately the Cowboys seem to get very little home field advantage, in fact, subtract the Colts game and it seems they play better on the road.

Now back to Tony Romo, was he distracted from his sudden rise to Hollywood icon stardom or did he just suffer from a lack of running game? It is hard to say, but he had his worst game of his young career, his throws were off all day. He finished a miserable 14-29 with 142 yards and 2 INTs. with a 45.5 QB rating. He gets a little to cute sometimes, he needs to plant his feet when he throws. He tries to just flip the ball when he doesn't have to, ala Brett Farve.

My last comment is for Jerry Jones, "Please take those butt ugly blue jerseys with the white helmets and throw them in the trash, they look like cheap crap. Please Bring back the silver helmets Jerry".