Drew Bledsoe Still Hoping For A Playoff Spot

Every time Cowboys Quarterback Drew Bledsoe throws a touchdown pass, his foundation donates 25-hundred dollars to the Salvation Army. Through week sixteen, the total is 22-touchdowns and 55-thousand dollars. Those are big numbers, but not big enough to guarantee a playoff spot.

“I’m not satisfied with what we've accomplished this year,” says Bledsoe. “I expected us to be in a better situation than we are, but at the same time, we're sitting here with a chance going into the last game of the season, so that's something. We've accomplished something.

Bledsoe was brought to Dallas with the idea of taking the Cowboys to the playoffs. Even his contract calls for bonuses, up to 1-millioin dollars for reaching the Super Bowl. To reach that, Bledsoe would have to make the playoffs and receive a bonus of $250,000. If the Cowboys win a playoff game, he would earn another $250,000. He would earn an additional $500,000 if the Cowboys make it to Super Bowl XL.

As it stands now, Dallas still has a chance of making the playoffs, but if the team fails, everyone will share the blame.

Says Wide Receiver Keyshawn Johnson, “Well its not drew, you say what could Drew have done, I mean, I don't know you say Drew like Drew was the only person that got the six losses. I mean collectively as a team, we could have all done something a little better to give us the extra win or tow that we need to win to win the game.”

Offensive Tackle Marco Rivera agrees. “I thought he had an excellent year, there were some plays you wish you could take back, and that’s on offense, that's on everybody.”

Center Al Johnson doesn’t blame any one player. “I think its just a whole team thing you know. You can't put it on one guy, I could have done more, ah, drew has helped this team tremendously.”

So far, Bledsoe's goal of taking Dallas to the playoffs has not been realized, but he is close, so close that one more win and a little bit of help will get him there. The Cowboys can make the playoffs if they win, and either Washington or Carolina loose in week seventeen