Cowboys Belong On SNL

What do the Saturday Night Live crew and the Dallas Cowboys have in common? They are both populated with "Not-Yet-Ready-For-Primetime-Players."

The Cowboys came into today's marquis matchup with the formidable New England Patriots with high hopes and great expectations. They had their moments, too. Tony Romo, T.O, Jason Witten, Marion Barber, Julius Jones, Demarcus Ware, even Jason Hatcher...they had their moments. But in the end, they proved to be overmatched by Tom "Cool Daddy" Brady and his arsenal of high-powered weapons.

Belichick's D slowed down the Cowboys just enough - which begs the question: "Why did the derelict-looking super genius feel the need to cheat?" - while Big D's D barely slowed the Brady Bunch at all. It was an entertaining game for 3 1/2 quarters. Heck, the Pats even trailed in the second half for the FIRST time all season.

The 'Boys have no reason to hang their heads. They did their best. They made their fans crack a few smiles. Romo even got a grin out of the ref after one TD pass. They're good. But like the SNL crew, they just aren't quite there. Maybe some day soon they will do like the long line of SNL alums and find themselves ready for the bigtime. They might even be there come December...or January.

But not today.