TONY ROMO IS A GOLDEN GOD

by Shorty, Milk Was a Bad Choice

Let me start by saying that at 28 years old, I am far too old to be worrying about who my favorite player is, but that's a post for another day. As a Miami Dolphins and New York Yankee fan growing up, it was always fairly easy to recognize who my favorite player was. Donnie Baseball carried the Yankees through the 1980's when their best starting pitchers were Andy Hawkins, Rick Rhoden and a guy who had an elbow repair surgery named after him. With Mattingly on the brink of retirement, a young Derek Jeter stepped in and became the biggest man crush of my adult life. Meanwhile in the citrus state, Dan Marino quarterbacked the Dolphins for 17 of the first 21 years of my existence. When Marino called it quits in 1999 I was left with a serious void. Luckily, or at least I thought at the time, the Fish traded for Ricky Williams and I immediately went out and purchased a #34 Jersey that has literally gone up in smoke twice now in a four year span.

Listen, I really enjoy watching Ronnie Brown run the football and I wish Coach Cam'ron hadn't felt the urge to mysteriously get Jesse Chapman into the mix for the better part of two games, but since the Dolphins are so terrible, it's difficult to get too excited about any of their players. Same case could be made for Jason Taylor. An interesting development has occurred this season that has given me new hope in the favorite player department. It's safe to say that Fantasy Football has changed the way many of us view the NFL on Sundays. Games that generally would provide no interest, now can bring all sorts of drama when one of your fantasy players is involved. When Dallas QB Tony Romo fell into my lap in the sixth round this year I was ecstatic. Little did I know just how incredible he would perform over the first month of the season. He has almost single-handedly carried my club to a 3-1 record and does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon.

The thing about Romo is that he's truly fun to watch. He's exciting, exuberant and plays with the emotion of a kid in the playground. He's good looking, he pulls major tail and he plays for 'America's Team', the Dallas Cowboys. My question is whether it's wrong of me to root harder for my fantasy guys than my own team? The Dolphins haven't been good since Marino left and they don't plan on it either, or else they wouldn't have hired the leader of Dipset to be their head coach. Besides, I'm not abandoning the Fish, just rooting hard for Mr. Romo until they right their ship. There's nothing wrong with that...at least...I don't think...