(1) TO is gonna explode at any second (2) Jerry Jones is a meddler (3) Tony is so distracted he confuses Gurode on shotgun snaps ,

A story about nothing. The Giants and Pats had egos aplenty last season and seemed to have done just fine. Who did Dallas add this season? Ummm…. Pacman who has trouble with strippers but not team mates, and Z-Thomas, that infamous Miami ego-maniac.

There’s a lot of leadership in the locker room and everything I’ve read says they are a hard working bunch.

who penned the “ego” story is a freakin idiot who had nothing better to write about.

Anyone who thinks Romo even has an ego certainly is clueless and shouldn’t even be writing for a Dallas paper. If Romo had an ego there is absolutely no way he could ever co-exsist with T.O. on a long term basis.

See 2005 Eagles and McNabb if you want to talk about egos ruining a team.

would require a person to ignore all facts that point to the contrary.

... another example - on an ongoing list - of lazy journalism.

Slow sports news day, so let’s throw a haphazard article together on America’s Team. Don’t bother with unsubstantiated details. People will read it, and that’s all that matters, right?

Sons of bit__es!

I would say that between 15-20 carries a game

I’m not sure how much it is a matter of egos, perhaps that is a factor, but I’d say with the veteran leadership this team has and the deep desire everyone has to win in the playoffs and in the superbowl, I don’t see ego being a huge factor unless things go much worse at the start than they expect.

I think Nate Newton really nails it pretty well in the interview DCFanatic posted on Monday.

He has some words that may seem harsh and not what we like to hear, but ring very true to me, and as a pro-bowl o-lineman, he knows of what he speaks.

He talks about “getting on a role at the right time” as seen by the Giants last year and the Colts the year before, where a team with a lesser regular season record won the SB.

A caller asks about the offensive line, and Nate responds thusly:

What these guys have to do is make sure they are in shape the last half of the season. This team was not mentally and physically in shape the last four games of the regular season, and they went into the playoffs with an arrogant attitude, and not a work mentality or attitude. You all are supposed to be blue collar during the playoffs, you have to be gritty, determined. Now whether these guys don’t realize that the last four games of the regular season is more important than the first eight, I don’t know, that’s yet to be determined. [...] After the Detroit game I said these guys ain’t mentally sharp. And then when you let it seep out that, hey, we’re gonna let Tony Romo get the record, and then we gonna put him on the bench, you think the offensive line wants to play? You think the running backs want to play? Do you think the wide receivers want to play? We’re just gonna get Tony his record, and whether we be professional in doing it doesn’t matter.

Q: Can you learn that in a year? Did last year’s experience, can that come back to be a good thing this year?

Newton: Yes you can. Yes you can. If it touches the right guys’ heart. They say, “You know what, I’ll never let this happen to my team again.” The Brady James, the starting quarterback, the all-world tight end we have, these guys got to say, “You know what, I’m not letting this happen again.” T.O. got to say, “You know what, I’m not letting this happen again.” Then everybody else will fall in line. Andre Gurode got to say, “I’m not letting this happen again!” Fellas, let’s pick it up, let’s go do extra work, let’s me mentally and physically tough for these last four games, so we can go into the playoffs on a run, on a physical, positive run.

In the Wade interview that he posted, however, seems not to agree. Brad Sham asks him about the fourth quarter of the year, what you have to do differently in December to go into the playoffs, and Wade answers:

I don’t put all the stock in that. ... If you can win 13 games, whether you win 13 in a row and lose 3, or lose the first 3 and win 13, I mean to me there’s only a very few losses, so I think if you can have those kind of season you’re gonna have the kind of team you want.

There’s a direct contradiction there. Newton: last four games more important than first eight. Wade: doesn’t matter. I think Newton may be right. This has been a pattern for the last few years, and Wade doesn’t seem to get it. I think it is important. And I hope some of the players, especially the O-line, does get the importance of this, and regardless of what Wade says now, the veteran leaders step up and set an example and make sure they are mentally and physically in shape and tough and prepared going into December and go into the playoffs on a roll.

yep, clinching NFC Championship so early,seemed to put people on cruise control. coaches included ! 13-3 seasons are excellent seasons, playoffs & Superbowls are always whats more important.
With the recent failures, we have to be strong all year,even stronger for playoffs. yep im sure we”ll be ther