One shouldn't be so quick to question Romo

The Cowboys lost their playoff game Sunday, or more significantly quarterback Tony Romo didn't win it.

Now the question is whether Romo did the right thing last week by going to Mexico with Jessica Simpson.

Yes, that Jessica Simpson.

Many believe Romo should have spent the bye weekend cuddling his playbook instead of canoodling his girlfriend.

The way they make it sound, what Romo did was more regrettable than playing two days of golf with O.J. Simpson.

"I don't live with regrets," Romo said after the 21-17 elimination loss to the Giants. "I thought I made a good decision, not going to (Las) Vegas for two days and drinking?"

Ah, the life of a pro athlete -- two days in Vegas drinking or in Mexico with a blonde bombshell.

Well, I think it's pretty clear most men would take Jessica Simpson over Johnny Walker. But, hypothetically speaking, would they take her over winning a Super Bowl?

The answer isn't as simple as it might seem. I mean, King Edward VIII of England abdicated his throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson.

If a guy would give up the British Empire for a twice-divorced American woman, who's to say another guy wouldn't give up an NFL title for two days with another Ms. Simpson?

You have to remember that everything men do revolves around women.

Seriously, we get dressed in the morning wondering, "If I wear this striped shirt with these checked pants, will Jessica Simpson fall in love with me?"

Yes, we're that shallow. The most shallow of all the genders. Certainly shallower than a puddle of our own tears after hearing Jessica Alba just had a baby with another man.

Er, where was I?

Oh, yeah, the depth of a man's shallowness. Most of us wouldn't ever leave the couch if we weren't afraid an attractive woman would label us a potato.

OK, I shouldn't generalize. I'll be specific about men I know: 98 percent would have a difficult time choosing between a sex symbol and a Super Bowl.

You always hear a football player say, "I love this game so much I'd play it for nothing." That's because if he plays it well enough to win a championship, more women will like him.

An NFL player wants the Super Bowl not for money or glory but for women … but what if a weekend with a woman like Jessica Simpson is why he can't win the Super Bowl?

Man, talk about a conundrum.

In 2004, Tiger Woods married Swedish beauty Elin Nordegren, who happens to make Jessica Simpson look like Bart Simpson.

Some thought this was a bad idea because it would hurt Tiger's game, which at the time probably had 80 more major tournaments left to play.

That's a tiny number compared to the 150 million women in America. Do the math. There are fewer majors than women to win, so you'd have to choose the chance to win a major.

As it turned out, Tiger has the best of both worlds -- the stunning Mrs. Woods and another run of victories.

But Tony Romo has no Super Bowls and soon Jessica Simpson will be off to Mexico with some rock star.

So the question stands: A weekend with her or a Super Bowl?

Wow, give me a minute, I'm thinking, I'm thinking …

mimrem@dailyherald.com