The star on the side of the Dallas Cowboys helmet and at midfield at the stadium is one of the most recognizable symbols in sports. The problem this season is that those are the only stars on the field. Now some will say wait how about quarterback Tony Romo, well according to former Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett he isn't a star. "I don't know why on God's Earth Tony Romo has been anointed a superstar in the National Football League," he said on Fox Sports Radio. There is no doubting that Romo was terrible in week two against the New York Giants, throwing three interceptions Sunday night for the whole nation to see. If there is such a thing as a big game in week two that was one and once again Romo came up short. A look at his career stats and you can see that Romo had a very good year in 2007, but regressed a little in 2008. For all the attention he gets where are the huge numbers or the big wins, you can stop looking they aren't there. Dorsett isn't the first former Cowboys star to wonder aloud what is so special about Romo, both Emmitt Smith and Troy Aikman have as well. I don't think Romo has what it takes to bring Dallas to the next level and in the tough NFC East I think they will finish 8-8 this season. Then the question becomes does Jerry Jones blow this team up in the offseason and start anew or does Jones hitch up his cart to a horse that quite frankly can't carry the load.
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