Dallas Cowboys fans are worried that Tony Romo's Mexican vacation with Jessica Simpson will leave him worn out for the NFL Playoffs. But what about poor Jess?
Here’s a question: If the Dallas Cowboys really are America’s Team and if every Cowboys fan currently hates Jessica Simpson for distracting Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo when he should be concentrating entirely on football, then isn’t that bad for Jessica’s career?
By now, everyone knows about Romo’s Mexican getaway with Simpson. If you check out the blogs and message boards, you’ll note that Cowboys fans are positively apoplectic.
Romo Likes Blonde Singers
Now there’s precedent for this. Last season, former Dallas coach Bill Parcells chewed out Romo for bringing another blonde singer, Carrie Underwood, onto the field prior to a game the ‘Boys eventually lost to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Earlier this season, Romo invited Simpson to attend a game against the Eagles. TV cameras caught her vacantly staring at the field from a luxury suite while sporting a pink Cowboys’ jersey with Romo’s number 9 on it. The Cowboys lost again, prompting Terrell Owens and the throngs of Cowboys’ Nation to claim she was nothing but bad luck (and, in some cases, worse).
Now, it’s the Mexico thing. If Romo reeks against the Packers in the Divisional Playoff, surely poor Jess will come in for even greater vilification. But that’s just not fair.
Maybe it’s Tony Romo who should be getting the business from Simpson’s legion of fans. Maybe Romo is the one dragging Jess down.
Does Jess Need the Aggravation?
Now, one could argue that Romo is a pretty good catch for Jess – handsome, star athlete and all. That may explain why her father/manager Joe was also along on the trip. Maybe he smells a hot business opportunity or, at least, a publicity bonanza. After all, dating the Dallas Cowboys quarterback certainly attracts the cameras.
But Jess doesn’t need Romo for that. A little enhancement here, a bit of Botox there, maybe some collagen, heck, even just a skimpy bikini and the shutterbugs with Enquiring minds will come running.
Jessica Has More To Lose Than Tony
Still, it’s clear from every word Jess has ever uttered in public that her mind isn’t cluttered with too many deep thoughts. If she’s got Romo on the brain, there may not be room for much else, which is bad news.
Consumed as she must be with visions of Romo dancing in her head, poor Jess won’t be able to fathom her acting lessons. That makes Romo nothing more than a pothole on Jessica’s road to her inevitable Oscar.
Being a film star, however, is merely a sideline for Jess. What’s this Romo thing going to do to her music? It could delay her next album – and what a disappointment that would be for music aficionados the world over? About the best that can be hoped is that Romo treats Jess so poorly that she ends up pouring her heart and bile into an album a la Alanis Morissette (OK - that might be a stretch).
Worrying about the America’s Team connection, though, should be her biggest concern. If Romo plays badly and the Cowboys lose, there is only one person to blame – Jess. When that happens, what Cowboy fan in their right mind would run out and buy her latest album or see her latest flick?
So, Jess, listen to the pleas of your true fans. Don’t let this Romo guy drag you down. Dump him while everyone still loves you.
