Dallas, we have a problem

I don't get it. It was just one loss. Fans will deal with wins and losses of their favorite NFL team every week. Some fans express their displeasure in a variety ways. Some will boo. Some will post on message boards calling out a player and/or coach. Some just let it roll and look to next week's game.

Sometimes, fans react in a way that make you scratch your head. Look at the situation currently unfolding in Dallas. There are two players that are under fire following the Cowboys loss to division rival New York Giants last Sunday night: tackle Flozell Adams and quarterback Tony Romo. The message boards are very active!

Adams has already been fined twice by the league this season. He was fined $5,000 for an unnecessary roughness penalty against Tampa Bay after the Cowboys week 1 win. His wallet lost more dough as he was nicked for another $12,500 following his trip of Giants Justin Tuck. The Cowboys "faithful" is calling him out. It seems that some want Adams out. Here's just a bit of proof from a blog post authored by Todd Archer for dallasnews.com. It's not what Archer writes, but it's the reaction to what he writes that grabbed my attention.

Before Cowboys fans want to pass judgement on Adams, think about this. He's is a five time Pro-Bowler ('03, '04, '06, '07, '08) and was voted All-Pro in '07. With the exception of four games in his rookie season, every game he's suited up for, he's started. That's not a coincidence. It's a pattern, and there's a reason for that pattern. He reliable and dependable. Just food for thought.

And what about all the people calling for Romo's head? In week one, Romo threw for a career high 353 yards and the 'Boys won convincingly. But now after a three pick week against the hated Giants, you want him gone, too? Dallas had the lead late in the game and lost on a last second field goal. Were Romo and Adams on the field when that happened? They were on the sideline.

Now, Hall of Famer and former Cowboy great Tony Dorsett has also taken to the task of calling out Romo. David Moore reacts to Dorsett's diss of Romo on dallasnews.com. I know Romo hasn't won a playoff game and can barely win a December game, but to want him out is a bit harsh and unjustified. He's good, but he's not Aikman. He's good, but he's not Staubach. He's Romo and he can't be Staubach or Aikman.

I'm not piling on Cowboys fans, but one loss doesn't spell doom for your season. You do play in the NFL's toughest division and divisional games may seem to be more at a premium. But don't point your finger at just one or two players. It is a team game. One player doesn't win a game on his own and one player doesn't lose a game on his own. Sure, you'll hear a player say he lost a game due to his lack of execution or poor performance. His teammates should pick him up in that situation and they usually do.

I believe it was Bill Parcells that once said, "Coaches coach and players play". And there's that issue: coaching. Don't even get the Cowboys fans started on that issue.