Playing for Both Teams

Going both ways, quarterback hopes to please everyone

by Wilbert Montgomery
Special to The Curly R

FREDERICKSBURG, VA, Jan. 9 - Tony Romo is keeping busy this week as he prepares to play quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and, apparently, the New York Giants this weekend in the Divisional round of the NFL Playoffs. Asked about the varying approaches to the game by the two coaches he replied, “It’s night and day. You have Coach Coughlin who is pretty much just a plain old prick and then there is Wade Philips who is … well… the Pillsbury Dough Boy.”

It has been an eternity since we’ve seen the same person play quarterback for both teams in the same game but Romo appears primed to pull it off. Expect Romo to be tired and bruised after being chased around by both Michael Strahan and DeMarcus Ware all afternoon. He has Jessica Simpson lined up with a Cowboys jersey and Carrie Underwood appears set as his Giants betty. “I don’t think anyone will be able to give me crap about the girlfriend jinx this week,” commented Romo. The Cowboys are favored by 7 1/2 points. Romo is expected to advance.



Scan of from front page of sports section of Fredericksburg Freelance-Star Monday 12 November 2007 courtesy of lifetime Eagles fan, season ticket holder and Curly R reader/lurker Wilbert Montgomery. The story is on the Cowboys' week 10 win over the Giants, the image identifies Tony Romo as the Giants' quarterback. Love that small town news.