John Mayer really does seem to be a good guy. I’m not sure why he gets so much bad press and has this player reputation. He was a little bit of a jerk the first time they dated, basically saying they were never together and the press was making a big deal out of nothing. But the second time they dated, he seemed decent enough. He’s certainly dated a lot of women, but he’s young and unattached and allowed. I’ve never understood why that makes people think he’s a cad. Anyway, Jessica’s been getting a lot of bad press for the way her boyfriend – Dallas Cowboy’s player Tony Romo – has been playing. Apparently it’s not so good. And apparently that’s directly attributable to him dating Jessica. I didn’t realize a girlfriend could have so much to do with a player’s game. John Mayer has come to Jess’ defense, and told everyone to lay off.

We’re having quite the bizarro week. First, we had to stand up for Jessica Simpson (not an easy thing to do), and now we have to reevaluate our opinion of John Mayer. It would be fair to say the brief John-Jessica union was not the high point in anyone’s career, ours or theirs, but that didn’t stop him from coming to the aid of his ex via a sweet blog post he addresses to Dallas and surrounding areas:

“I have never known anyone to have more pride in their home state and their upbringing in it than Jessica Simpson has in Texas…that girl loves Texas more than you know. It’s one of her most defining traits as a person. So, please don’t try and take that away from her.”

Knowing that bloggers hate him just as much as Cowboys fans hate Jess, John adds, “If I’m out of line in having written it, too bad. I can spare a Wednesday’s worth of bad press if it means sticking up for a good soul.”

[From The Hum]

Now I really like John Mayer. I don’t think it even matters if you like Jessica Simpson or think she’s good/bad for football. It says a lot about his character that he’d go out of his way to stick up for his ex, and call her a good soul. She may not be the brightest bulb around, but Jessica Simpson at least seems nice enough, and she does talk about Texas all the time, and have a great deal of pride in it. It is sort of sad that a bunch of fans and sports people are so publicly turning on her just for dating a football player. She went to a few of Romo’s games to support him and got a ton of crap for it and has since stayed away. I could see how Simpson could be a bit of a distraction, but not for anything overtly negative on her part, but simply because she’s dating Tony Romo. If that’s anyone’s issue to deal with, it’s his.