I know there are a lot of Cowboy haters out there, but if there was any doubt that the Cowboys are still America’s Team, it was erased with an article in the East Valley Tribune.     Apparently, there are just too many Cowboys fans showing up for Arizona games, so the Cardinals have a plan in place to limit the number of Cowboys fans that show up to the game.

In order to keep the Cowboys fans out, Arizona is requiring anyone that wants to buy a ticket to the Cardinals-Cowboys game to also buy a ticket to the Cardinals vs Saints preseason game.   This would make buying a ticket a bit steeper for any Cowboys fan who doesn’t want to waste an afternoon watching the Cardinals play a warmup game.

Of course, sneaky Cowboys fans could always buy the tickets then sell the preseason ticket on E-bay.   And the plan could backfire for Arizona if not enough Cardinals fans are willing to buy two tickets instead of just one.   And if the game isn’t sold out before the season starts, are they going to require people to buy a ticket to a game that has already been played?  Or will they risk a blackout?

Another interesting point to the story is whether or not the NFL should even allow such a thing to happen.  There are plenty of games between teams close enough that the opponents fans can have a large contingent in the stadium, and — ultimately — this pairing of tickets is very anti-fan (even if, for the moment, it is anti-Dallas-fan).

But, at the end of the day, we still have one simple fact:  There’s one team in the NFL popular enough that such a rule was put in place to limit their fans at an away game.   And that team is America’s team.

Like many of you, I didn’t have the best opinion of Terrell Owens when he came to the Dallas Cowboys.  And, while he wasn’t as misbehaved in his first year as he had been in previous stops, he still seemed like the old T.O. who was ready to throw a wrench into the wheel at any moment.

At least, until Tony Romo showed up as the starting quarterback.  That seems like it was the turning point between ‘bad’ T.O. and ‘good’ T.O.   Perhaps he just needed someone to throw him the damn ball?

Now, not only do we have a T.O. that comes to his quarterback’s defense, it seems we have a budding superhero in our midst.   After witnessing a man-vs-car accident on his way home from the Espys, T.O. stopped to help the ESPN columnist who’d apparently not been able to get the better of the car that hit him.

While the columnist suffered only minor injuries, the incident does seem to show that T.O. definitely has a kinder and gentler side.   (And, like many who posted on the blog, I too felt it a little sad that the columnist took a mild shot at T.O. in recounting the event.)

It’s not bad enough that we had to go through two years of Will Brett Favre Retire? being asked every ten seconds.  Now, we have the Will Brett Favre Return discussions.   I don’t think we had more than a week of relaxation before Steve Mariucci and the guys at the NFL Network started talking about his return.

Don’t get me wrong,  I love Brett Favre.   I’ve always disliked the Packers — they rub me the wrong way for some reason — but Favre is one of those athletes that transcend the sport.

But give me a break!  Can we go a week without talking about the guy?   I’m hoping he stays retired simply to be done with the discussions — and even if he does stay put this year, we’ll be hearing rumors about his return next year.