Since Alan posted his sadness at the Pittsburgh Steelers loss of coach Bill Cowher, I guess I can post my depressed state over the Cowboys loss to Seattle on Saturday. I am not going to write forever about why they lost or who is to blame (mostly because this is supposed to be an InfoSec blog). It suffices to say that they have simply been beating themselves for the last 2 months.
But, I will always be a Cowboys fan. They are still the most succesful franchise in NFL history (eight Super Bowl appearances - more than any other team - and 5 wins - tied with the Steelers and the 49ers).
And while Romo did blow it, he still has a future with Dallas or any other team. He is very talented and just needs some experience (which he got plenty of this last season).
And while I am talking about the NFL… I know I listed a few things about myself that many others didn’t know (and probably didn’t really care about) when I got blog-tagged, but here’s one more. If you are a Super Bowl historian or just plain NFL fan, you probably know about this bit-o’-football-trivia (quoted from page 2 of ESPN’s Goats, Gaffes, and Blunders site):
Jackie Smith
A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and a five-time Pro Bowler with the Cardinals, Smith is most remembered for his infamous dropped TD pass in the 1979 Super Bowl while playing for the Cowboys. Dallas trailed Pittsburgh 21-14 in the third quarter, when Roger Staubach found a wide-open Smith, the team’s backup tight end who hadn’t caught a pass during the regular season, in the end zone. But he dropped the pass and Dallas settled for a field goal in a game it eventually lost by four points.
Jackie Smith is my third cousin.
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