As tomorrow’s Divisional Playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and N.Y. Giants draws near, much of the media talk is about whether or not Tony Romo is distracted. And most of that talk has been centered around whether he is specifically distracted by his pop star girlfriend Jessica Simpson. I find it all completely uninteresting, but my take is that he is not distracted by Jessica. I think that he is ultimately distracted by all the talk of being distracted. Instead of answering questions about the N.Y. Giants, he is answering questions about his personal life.

In an interview with Yahoo! Sports, Tony said:

“All this stuff people talk about, it’s kind of just — I don’t know how else to put it — media driven. It’s designed to sell papers and get hits on the Internet, but it doesn’t mean a thing. At the end of the day, it’s about what you do on the field.”

Well, first of all it’s page views, Tony. Page views. Aside from my contracted monthly salary, page views are what butter my bread. That’s why I’m writing this post. But, yes … it is about what you do on the field. And when you’re distracted, you can’t focus on what you do on the field. My advice? Quit talking to the media. Stay out of Mexico. And focus on football until the season is over. That’s why you’re getting paid $67.5 million. Tony can quiet his critics by playing well and winning this game against the Giants. But if the Cowboys lose? Boy is Tony Romo going to be distracted.

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This story was too stupid to pass up. Besides, I’m curious to see how much money I can make from having a post with Jessica Simpson’s name in the tags.

Anyway, it’s been mentioned on more than one occasion that Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo’s crappy performance against the Philadelphia Eagles last Sunday (in a 10-6 loss) was because his girlfriend pop star Jessica Simpson was in Texas Stadium watching. If that’s the case, the Cowboys should start looking for a new QB. Which stinks because they just paid this one $67.5 million. Even WR Terrell Owens said Jessica should stay away:

“Right now, Jessica Simpson is not a fan favorite — in this locker room or in Texas Stadium ….. With everything that has happened, obviously the way Tony played and the comparison between her and Carrie Underwood, I think a lot of people feel like she’s kind of taken his focus away.”

Please tell me TO is saying this tongue-in-cheek. Tony Romo is no more bothered by having Jessica Simpson in the building than he is having head coach Wade Phillips on the sidelines. He’s a professional athlete and (supposedly) one of the best QBs in the NFL. If he has a bad game, it isn’t because his girlfriend is watching. Is this junior high school? Besides, wasn’t she at the Green Bay game the week before? I rest my case.

One more thing. Who cares who Tony Romo is dating? Really. Who cares?

(Note: Actually, I’ll tell you who cares. Get over to jessandashlee.com and tell Leora that the EMQB sent you.)

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