Romo Is SIGNED!!!!!!!!!!

Dallas Cowboy QB Tony Romo has officially signed a long-term contract. The deal is for six years and $67.5 million, with $30 million guaranteed and an $11.5 million signing bonus.

This is huge news for the Dallas Cowboys franchise, the fans, Romo and the team. Even I am surprised with the hot start of the Cowboys and the competitive play considering some of the injuries to impact players this year.

His salary is a bit under what many fans thought he'd get, which is about $15 million a year. In comparison, quarterbacks Matt Schaub ($48 million) and Marc Bulger ($65 million) received six-year contracts. Bulger got $27 million guaranteed. Jamarcus Russell got six-years, $61 million with $29 million guaranteed, and he hasn't even played a down.

Romo has proven to be better all of them. He leads the NFC with 1,984 yards passing and 16 touchdowns. Congrats Tony. You deserve it. Good luck in your six years with Dallas and I hope you can bring us home a couple of Super Bowls.

Bobby Carpenter and the bust factor

The 18th pick in the 2006 NFL draft is under fire right now amongst Cowboy fans for not meeting expectations. Bobby Carpenter, from the Ohio State Buckeyes, has been a non factor for the Cowboys defense in the two years he has played. Some, if not many, expected he'd be a Pro Bowl linebacker. Instead, names like Bradie James and Greg Ellis have put Carpenter on the shelve, gathering dust.

To be blunt, Carpenter hasn't performed like fans want a first-round pick to perform. He hasn't recorded a sack and his tackle numbers are ineffective.

Why is this happening? Certainly, players who weren't expected to make huge impacts are, and their names are above.

A good debate is taking place on a forum and many are on the fence as to whether BC has been a bust. One argument that can be made is that BC hasn't played one position consistently. He's been moved to different positions throughout his career, and that surely affects his stability. But I expected BC to be a run stopper, playing beside DeMarcus Ware. I figured the two would be Pro Bowlers and our run defense would be one of the best in the NFL. Ware has performed; BC has yet to show he is a starter.

I am not sure what BC will turn into. I am not sure he was a good pick or a bad one. But I can and have said he hasn't played to the potential I thought he had. He and AJ Hawk were a one-two punch linebacker corps that pummeled runners in college. But maybe that's why BC was any good.

Tony Romo on pace to destroy Cowboy passing records

It may be hard to believe for some, but Tony Romo is on his way to smashing all passing records in Dallas Cowboys history. Here is a breakdown of the current best seasons of the three best Dallas quarterbacks:

Troy Aikman: 23 TDs; 3,445 yards (1992)

Danny White: 29 TDs; 3,980 yards (1983)

Roger Staubach: 27 TDs; 3,586 yards (1979)

You ready for this?

Romo is on pace for 36 TDs and 4,500 yards. I have a feeling he may throw 40 or more touchdowns. This so far has been a great season for Romo. And he's learning game by game. For example, analysts are saying that teams are switching up their defenses against Romo to keep him in the pocket because he's most dangerous in scramble mode. But Romo sees more. He sees that the secondaries are putting more emphasis on taking away the big play to force Romo to beat them with the time-consuming, short-pass and run drives. This explains why either Offensive Coordinator Jason Garrett has been hesitant to call the deep plays or that Romo doesn't throw the long ball because it's not there and he's playing smart.

"I'm learning as I move along here," Romo said. "Make them come up and make tackles. If you throw it underneath, guys can still get 8, 10, 12 yards and they're pretty high-percentage throws. It's just, if the defense wants to come up, we'll throw over the top of them; if they want to stay back, we'll throw under it."

Dumb Play Calling Award for Week 7

Anyone catch the end of the Cardinals-Deadskins game? In my humble opinion, the Deadskins didn't deserve to win that game.
I am not sure if it was Ken Whisenhunt or OC Todd Haley that called the play for the two-point conversion, but both will get the Dumb Play Calling Award for Week 7 in the NFL. Congrats guys. You really earned this one.

The Play:

Anquan Boldin was playing quarterback and he ran to the right side of the field. The thought here was Boldin could run it in if he saw a hole. But the play was so obvious once he snapped it that the Deadskins defense swarmed in on Boldin. Still, a wide open receiver waited for the ball in the end zone, but Boldin just dumps it nearly into a Deadskin's hands. It was awful. If either Tim Ratay or Kurt Warner was in I would put a lot of money on a complete pass and a tie game. The receiver was that open. But that horrible play call lost it for them. I know...the Cardinals got the onside kick and missed a long field goal, but it doesn't matter. The game should have gone to overtime.

Now, as for the Cowboys, I truly believe that the Chris Canty blocked kick and Pat Watkins returning it for a touchdown was the play of the game. Without it, we have a drive to make, and three points to make up.

Finally, it was sad to see Dolphins RB Ronnie Brown tear his ACL. He's gone for the year. He was the only bright spot on that woeful Dolphin team, and he's done.

Dallas heads to bye week 6-1 after beating Minnesota

Dallas defeated Minnesota 24-14, completely shutting down the Vikings in the second half with zero points. Dallas dominated this game statistically, but two turnovers kept it close. The game could have easily been 24-7 or even worse if Dallas had finished drives.

Marion Barber had a great game, with 98 yards and 1 touchdown. He ran the ball hard and punished the Vikings defense. MB3 scored the first rushing touchdown against the Vikings all year and has the two longest runs against the Vikings defense, which is pretty good.

Tony Romo threw 31-39, which is amazing. He only threw nine passes in the second half. Greg Ellis had two sacks. Chris Canty blocked a field goal and Pat Watkins ran it back for a touchdown that put Dallas ahead for good.

I was bombarded with a lot of negativity today from the Vikings fans. It was a pathetic display of nastiness and bad taste. I hope this game taught them a lesson.

End of THIRD QUARTER, Dallas leads 21-14

The Dallas Cowboys came out strong in the third quarter on two near safeties that pushed the Vikings deep into their endzone for the punt. After a penalty, we took the offense at the Vikings 36 and quickly ran it down their throats, highlighted by a great catch by T.O.

Romo's passing accuracy is terrific and he is approaching over 300 yards again.

Marion Barber also scored the first rushing touchdown on the Vikings this year. He is running over these guys with passion.

The Vikings came right back. The offense drove to Dallas territory, but were stopped at the 32. A field goal attempt was blocked and Pat Watkins returned it for a touchdown. Dallas is back on top, 14-7 and dominating the game right now.

Hopefully, the nonsense ends from a Vikings fan with a bad attitude.

Horrible. That simple

One word can describe the Cowboys at halftime of the game against Minnesota: Horrible. We've dominated the game statistically, but thanks to a couple of turnovers, the Vikings lead 14-7 at halftime.

Tony Romo has fumbled the ball. And he's made some mental errors in an otherwise respectable game. Sloppy special teams has really hurt us, but turnovers are killing us. The Vikings defense is reminding me of when the planets aligned in Buffalo, where Dallas pulled off a late, miraculous win. The planets can't align twice in one year so this really mean Dallas needs to wake up.

Once again, I have to criticize Offensive Coordinator Jason Garrett's play calling. THROW THE BALL DEEP at least twice a half please!!!! Why can't you have Romo lob a few out there for T.O.?

I'm nowhere near being worried. I am sure Dallas will pull this win out by a 10-point margin, but Dallas needs to play a strong first half game at least once this year. Tony Romo already has thrown 30 times. We seem to be able to run the ball well enough to offset that a little bit with a long touchdown drive. But all Dallas fans need to keep in mind that this is three bad weeks in a row, even if we come out in the second half strong. Buffalo and New England were both bad, bad games for the Dallas Cowboys.