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Why Tony Romo will never win a big game...

11:05 PM ET 10.26

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Last weekend, the Dallas Cowboys beat the 4-1 Atlanta Falcons rather convincely. Before the game, you have your normal mix of pundits who believe the Falcons will win, or those who believe that the Cowboys will somehow scrape together a victory. Mixed in with these prognostications are commentary, and a favorite of some is, "Tony Romo has never won a big game."
What constitutes a big game? I think most people would acknowledge a playoff game as such. Manning had several playoff victories under his belt but was still saddled with the "Can't win a big game."…

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Caveat Emptor w/ Super Bowl Winning Headcoaches

11:03 AM ET 10.15

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Back in the good ole' days, before I watched football, NFL headcoaches presided over one team like Tom Landry with the Cowboys, Chuck Noll with the Steelers, Don Shula with the Dolphins, and Bill Walsh with the 49ers. They may have coached elsewhere, but that was mostly wiped from the collective conciousness and can only be found at Wikipedia. I'm sure there was coaching turnover much in the same where there is today, but I don't recollect Super Bowl winning coaches testing the free market the way they do today. It probably stems from the four aforementioned coaches…

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Jets & Cowboys now share a divergent history.

01:50 PM ET 10.14

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There is a theory that every situation plays out in parallel universes. Maybe you did ask the homecoming queen to prom and maybe she did say yes. At the very least, if she said no you to, then a parallel version of you got to take off her dress at the end of the night. Lucky sumbitch.
Focusing on this universe, the Jets played footsy with Miles Austin during the 2009 offseason. The Dallas Cowboys had tendered him with the highest possible salary offering which means that if the Jets had signed him, they would have had to give the Cowboys their 2nd round draft pick in…

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