It's survival of the fittest out at Cowboys Training in San Antonio, but after three straight days of two-a-day practices, The Cowboys showed today that they still have plenty of pep left in their step. You've all heard of "The Lambeau Leap," right? During the morning session today, Jason Witten introduced fans to "The Alamodome Dive," taking out one of the smaller spectators in the process... Orlando Scandrick must have been taking notes because on the very next series, Scandrick knocked the helmet off of Roy Williams... No worries though... Jason, the kid and Roy all lived to tell the tale.

"I was just trying to make a play on the ball so, just another day at camp. I just hope the little boy was alright. He looked a little upset. I checked with him afterwards but he was looking for his mother. He wasn't looking for me," Witten said jokingly.

As for Roy Williams... "I never keep my helmet buckled because I never expect to get hit during practice. He just hit me and my helmet came off. If it were buckled it wouldn't have came off. It looked bad but it was a good play by him. I'm going to have to get him back."
 

Yes, he's adored by hundreds of fans, but it's not easy being Tony Romo

"As you get older, you understand that not everyone's going to like you. Not everybody is going to want to cheer for you," Romo said.

Tony has faced his fare share of criticism over the off season, mainly for the attention he's gained away from the field. Critics have accused Tony of putting too much time into his golf swing and not enough into his preparation for the upcoming season. Over the last month, more has been made of who Tony is or isn't dating; than the fact he has yet to win a playoff game. But now that he's entering his 3rd full season as a starter, Tony has learned extra criticism comes with being the quarterback of America's Team.

Romo says, "When you play the quarterback position, all those things are put on the table. You can either handle all the stuff that comes along off the field, and you can handle all the stuff that's on the field and if you can't, then your not going to last very long. That's part of being good at what you do." 

Public perception isn't always reality according to Romo. Tony says he's always been focused on football and plans on the hard work paying off this season. Romo says if critics disagree with how he lives his personal life, then that's their problem, not his.

Romo says, "There's nothing about me I'm going to change. You don't get to this position being something you're not. The only way to get better and achieve your goals is to keep plugging away. The secret is just hard work."

Be sure to catch our story on Tony Romo and the rest of Day Two of Cowboys Training Camp tonight on The 33 News at Nine.

 This year's Cowboys Training Camp is unlike any other in recent memory. The Cowboys won't have to worry about any controversy surrounding Terrell Owens, No one's discussing the troubled past of Adam Pac-Man Jones... And hey, now that Tony Romo is single again... No one's talking about Jessica Simpson. In other words, The Cowboys enter training camp with no distractions... but for how long?

When I asked Cowboys Linebacker, DeMarcus Ware if he anticipated a drama free season, Ware responded by saying, "Have you heard anything yet? (silence) Alright then, I feel the same way. Usually you been done heard something now. I think you have a lot of team players, a lot of guys who are trying to feel a lot of guys shoes, trying to get ready for the season. I think it's gonna pan out."

Receiver Roy Williams told me distractions are just a part of the game. "I don't care what team you're on, there's always distractions. When I was in Detroit there were still distractions. In Dallas, you're gonna have distractions. Somebody's going to make something up or something's going to happen, that's just the way it is, Williams says."

Last season, The Cowboys didn't handle those distractions very well... Their 1 and 3 record during the month of December, capped off with that 44 to 6 season ending loss to Philadelphia was proof of that. So the Cowboys feel if they can fly under the radar, for as long as possible... that may remedy some of the drama.

Receiver, Patrick Crayton says, "I think it's a fare assessment because the media doesn't have a story yet. You guys will find something here in a little bit. You'll bring up something in the past that has happened, you'll dig up something. So we'll handle it a little differently this go around." 

Instead of focusing on the media, Hall of Famer Michael Irvin suggests a different approach to avoid the drama and it doesn't sound too hard... just win.

The Playermaker says, "You don't want the drama from the side show. You want the drama for the wins. You want the drama from beating another team. Those things are coming. That's what you want. Hopefully for The Dallas Cowboys that will come."

So this year's team may not be as compelling, but if that means The Cowboys winning their first playoff game in 12 years... I'm sure it's a sacrifice Cowboy Fans will gladly make.

Even though Terrell Owens now works in Buffalo, he's bringing his youth football camp back for a fourth year in Duncanville.

Owens will host the camp at Duncanville High School next Wednesday and Thursday.  The camp is for kids between the ages of 7-17 and will run from 9:00am to 3:00pm each day.

Registration starts at 8:30am and is first come, first served.

My earlier post had a quote from Stephen Jones saying how many of the Cowboys players enjoyed playing with Owens and how much they respected him as a player.  How many of them will be taking part in a goodbye party to Owens to be held Thursday night at the Empire Room in Dallas?  Here's the invitation for farewell party.