'Boys bounced!

When I think of guys like Wade Phillips and Tony Romo, I’m sorry the Cowboys got bounced from the playoffs.

When I think of guys like Jerry Jones and Terrell Owens, I’m not.

The Cowboys are schizophrenic like that. Fans either love ’em or hate ’em — or love parts of ’em or hate parts of ’em. Think Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith (yes!) … vs. Barry Switzer and Hollywood Henderson (yecchh!).

Phillips is a classy guy — and a PN-G ex — who looked like he might finally get that elusive playoff win as a head coach. Hang in there, Wade; your time will come.

If you can’t get excited watching a brash guy like Tony Romo play the game with boyish enthusiasm, you might want to check your pulse. Maybe Jessica can, uh, soothe him in the off-season.

His counterpart Sunday — Eli Manning — looks upset even when he’s doing well. Maybe he could do some antacid commercials to catch up with brother Peyton on that score.

As for Jones and Owens, you almost hate to see them succeed. They’re so arrogant they take the joy out of winning. If someone is going to taste the bitter ashes of defeat, I can’t think of a more deserving pair.

Still, the ’Boys had a good year — their best since someone named Clinton was president.

Maybe next year, they’ll have another good season … and another person named Clinton will be getting ready to be president. I’m hoping for one ... but not the other.