Can Tony Romo Pull A "Dirk"?

The largest criticism of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been the fact that he hasn't been "clutch". He's Lebron in the 4th; Brad Lidge circa his Astros days. He hasn't stepped up in the big time situations when he's needed to. He hasn't been the leader, that a team that is practical breast feeding ESPN every season, needs. Which reminds us of another Dallas sports star, Dirk Nowitzki.

For the longest time many people (including myself) said Dirk didn't have what it takes to lead a team to an NBA Title. Even his former coach Avery Johnson wanted to have him traded, but Mark Cuban wouldn't allow it. But as we all know, Dirk proved all of us wrong this past NBA season by leading the Dallas Mavericks to an NBA Title.

HOWEVER, it wasn't as if the criticisms of Dirk weren't correct when they were made. He was passive, he was as soft as your grandmother's mattress, and he wasn't clutch. All things we've seen out of Tony Romo.

Recently Romo was interviewed about his critics and threw this nugget out there:

"This team is going to win a Super Bowl at some point. It’s going to be exciting when that time comes. And when we look back, we’ll know who was on what side of the fence during those tough moments. That’s exciting for us as competitors knowing that we get a chance to go out there and have a chance to win."

Look at the bold points....is Tony Romo chugging estrogen before he speaks? A competitor isn't satisfied with having a chance to win. A competitor is excited because they plan TO win, pissed when they don't, and more motivated than ever afterwards.

This quote is similar to something Dirk Nowitzki would have said two years ago. It's the "Oh, we'll win some day. We're good, and so at some point the tides will turn our way. Let's just go out there and play some football and have fun".

Michael Jordan would slap the piss out of one of his Bulls teammates if they made a comment like that. You go into the season HUNGRY, to prove doubters wrong, to say your goal is to win the Championship THIS SEASON. And that's what we saw out of Dirk this playoffs.

Dirk was making comments we'd never heard before such as "I hear the criticism. I'm going to prove them wrong" and things such as "The first time we loss in the NBA Finals to the Heat hurt, and I want revenge". And not only did he say these things, but he went out on the court, escorted everyone out of the building during the 4th quarter, and pretty much played basketball against himself as he dominated every single 4th quarter.

The issue with Dirk was never his talent level. Everyone agreed he had the talent to lead a team to a championship. The question was, will his mindset and attitude ever be right?

So Tony Romo, I'll tell you right now that you have every single ounce of talent to win a Superbowl. However, until you change your mindset and your attitude, that Superbowl you promised "at some point" is never coming.