Those Were(n't) The Days

My sister's family got a GameCube for Christmas this year, and they picked up a bunch of new and used games for it. Among those games was an old copy of Madden 2003. Being a Cowboys fan, I decided to fire it up and play a game as Dallas - only to remember why, for a Cowboys fan, the 2003 season was better left forgotten.

When playing as Dallas on Madden 2003, your starting offense includes:

• QB Chad Hutchinson (last seen in 2005 as the fifth-string quarterback for the Bears, behind Kurt Kittner)
• QB Quincy Carter (cut by the Jets for drug violations, then cut by the CFL Montreal Alouettes for the same)
• RB Troy Hambrick (started out with Dallas complaining about being behind Emmitt Smith on the depth chart, then ended his career in Arizona as, ummm, the backup for Emmitt Smith)

Unfortunately, EA Sports accurately modeled these players in the game, and I got my ass severely kicked.

So, as we contemplate the post-Romo-snap off-season, let us all remember....it could be much, much worse.