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01/08/2007: "Monday Sports Rant - NFL Playoff Edition"

Yeah, I know there was other sports to watch, but did you? Me neither ...

- I don't know if Tony Romo's butterfingers will be remembered alongside Leon Lett and Bill Buckner, but he'll definitely have a long offseason. I'll bet even Carrie Underwood's stopped taking his calls. It really is amazing how quickly Romo-mania became Romo-blamia. To be fair, though, if he were still the backup QB and his only time on the field yesterday was for kicks, he'd be a goat. Now that he's the starter, he'll have many more opportunities to screw up far worse than this ...

- Was T.O. even in the stadium yesterday? Two catches for twenty-something yards. He's proved again that his up-side can't make up for the down. Three teams he was supposed to take to the top, and this is the third to go home early. It still goes back to that first time we saw him on the big stage, catching a TD for the 49ers to win a playoff game in the late '90s. He came off the field crying like a baby, and I can remember thinking, "there's something wrong with that guy ..."

- It was sad to see Tiki Barber's career come to an end with a loss to the Eagles yesterday, but the big grin on his face as he walked around the field after the game should be all you need to know about how he feels about facing retirement ...

- Look, I hate the Patriots top to bottom, but is there a better team come playoff time? Watching them find another gear for the second season is a lot like watching the Lakers in years past - limping through the regular schedule only to dominate the playoffs. Admittedly, this isn't the best Pats team of the decade, and they have a massive challenge next week heading into San Diego. But I wouldn't count them out.

- Our long national nightmare is over. Tonight is the last bowl game of the 2006 college football season. Hell, I can't even remember the first, it was so long ago. The BCS folks will tell you they got it right, but not matter who wins, I'm sure there will be people at Boise State or USC who'd beg to differ. Ohio State is the big favorite, but in my mind it all comes down to Florida QB Chris Leak. He's been up and down his entire career as he's tried to match the potential everyone saw in him. If he has the game he's capable of, it will be close; otherwise it's a Buckeye blowout.