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and I'd like to show everyone the botched snap, too:
First off, this happened with 1:20 left on the clock and would have put Dallas up 23-21.
Are we to say that the Dallas defense would have stopped Matt Hasselbeck (prime Matt Hasselbeck who went on to the Super Bowl) from picking up 45-50 yards and then winning the game themselves on a field goal? That's the hilarious thing to me.
Now, should Parcells have had his PRO BOWL QB (who saved the season for Dallas, by the way) HOLDING FIELD GOALS when he had EVERYTHING ELSE to worry about? I mean, how is this good coaching.
AND LASTLY, TONY ROMO WAS ALMOST A HERO FOR BOTCHING THAT SNAP. YOU KNOW WHO THE REAL BEAST ON THAT PLAY WAS?! THE DEFENDER WHO TRIPPED ROMO UP FROM WHAT I IMAGINE ROMO THOUGHT WAS A SURE TD.
AT LEAST ROMO HAD THE WHEREWITHAL TO PICK UP THE BOTCHED SNAP, NOT FREAK OUT, AND THEN GET INTO THE END ZONE ... A DEFENDER DOVE AT HIM AND SAVED THE GAME FOR SEATTLE.
But again, this is not a choke job. This is bad coaching. And Romo STILL almost bailed them out.
...and let's not forget, even if Dallas went up 23-21 there with 1:15 left. They still only had about a 65% chance to win.
...but everyone wants to paint a convenient narrative
it's embarrassing
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