Tony Romo is inching closer to playing in the U.S. Open golf tournament.

On June 7, he’ll have a 36-hole qualifier.  If Romo is one of the top finishers there, he’ll compete at Pebble Beach on June 17-20.

But this is the last thing that the Cowboys’ quarterback should be worried about.

Romo’s Cowboys have been big time postseason underachievers the past few years.  In fact, Dallas has been booted in the first round in two of the past four seasons.  One season, they missed the playoffs all together.

Last year, the Cowboys put together a nice end-of-season run – winning their final three regular season games – to push them into the playoffs.  They smoked the Philadelphia Eagles in consecutive games late in the season - once in their regular season finale’ and again, the following week,  in the Wild Card playoff round.

After their impressive late season success, the Cowboys have something special to build upon.  Their defense has displayed particular improvement year over year, and last year they held opponents to single-digit scoring in six contests. 

Will Romo focus enough on football to give Dallas greater playoff success?

But in every game that has ended the Cowboys’ past four seasons, it has been Tony Romo who has delivered a less-than-stellar effort.  Let’s look at his performances in the games before Dallas began their winter vacations: 

(Completions-Attempts, Yards, Touchdowns, Interceptions, QB Rating)

2006:  17-29, 189 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs, 89.6 QB Rating

2007:  18-36, 201 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 64.7 QB Rating

2008:  21-39, 183 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 55.8 QB Rating

2009:  22-35, 198 yards, 0 TDs,1 INT, 66.1 QB Rating

Tony Romo needs to make sure that he is not the reason that Dallas’ season ends.  His non-inspiring performances have given Romo the unofficial title of a postseason choker in the clutch. 

Tony Romo has been that All-American guy.  He stays in the tabloids, sharing headlines with Jessica Simpson and Carrie Underwood.

And now he’s spending his offseason trying to qualify for a golf major.

Seems like 2010 will hold more of the same disappointment for the Cowboys and their unfocused leader.

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