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By Todd ArcherEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- For some players, like Jason Witten, Tony Romo and Bradie James, it feels like they have been asked the same questions and given the same answers to the same question: what happens to the Cowboys late in seasons?
“It’s hard to get to this point,” Witten said. “It’s nine years for me. I know it better than anybody. It’s hard to get here and ultimately what it’s about is what you do from this point on when teams get to the postseason. That’s what you play for. All of the other stuff doesn’t mean a thing. Just shocked, disappointed to see this opportunity and let it slip. That’s what we live for as players. As a leader on this team, I’m at a loss for words. It’s hard to get to this point.”
The Cowboys lost four of their last five games to fall out of first place in the NFC East and a playoff spot to third place in the division.
“It’s tough to explain,” said James, who is a free agent in 2012. “You want to be playing your best ball. We all know that. Going into the playoffs if you have the opportunity, December is really when it does count and we weren’t able to put it all together. I hate it. We’ve got such good guys on this team and different things will happen after this. We just didn’t settle down in the first half man. I mean … we were just about there trying to be the guy, wanting to be the hero and these are the games you dream about. But you’ve got to settle down and be yourself. We were able to do that in the second half but it wasn’t enough.”