10 years ago today Romo suffered a back injury in the preseason, paving the way for Dak

[DallasEast]

I thought you answered those questions lol. I wasn’t ignoring them I agreed with your answers but I’ll break it down.


Why did Romo not retire immediately after he sustained his final football-related spinal injury? He would have been informed of the health risks associated with football-related activities.
I don’t know why he didn’t retire immediately. I dont think his injury’s were career ending. I think his body was breaking down and he quit before it officially did.



Golf is a sport that exerts significant torque to the lower spinal column. Why did Romo continued playing golf if his back was 'done', when he knew the associated health risks?


I think golf was his passion and the fact 300 pound linemen landing on his back helped some. Another question I don’t really know. I don’t know why they played him against Philly. I don’t know why he retired. I’m just left to assume.

Thanks for the reply I asked for. I'm out of this conversation.

 

[G2]

Still deflecting. None of these questions had anything to do with what you said.

I merely pointed out that Romo played for what amounted to around nine years total as a starter.

And you’re the one who brought up Romo and how long he was in the league in response to someone pointing out that Dak has only two playoff victories since he took over in about the same amount of time.

You’re right at the top of the bell curve.

 

[G2]

Except this is medically untrue. This was a new injury that didn’t have anything to do with his previous back issues.

https://texasback.com/the-dallas-cowboys-put-their-hopes-on-tony-romos-back/

 

[Established1971]

What are you taking about . They left the field at half up 24-6 . TD pass Davis , hit Brown in stride for a 70 yard Pass then ran it in himself from goal to go hit Mingo 53 yard bomb had 179 yards passing a QB rating of 151 . What more does he have to do ?

you are 100% misreading my post dude

My post was replying to someone else's post which listed reasons for praising Milton
One of his reasons was that Milton himself made decisions to go for 7 when you would have thought he would settle for 3
All I am saying is that was not Miltons decision
Praise him for his play but dont tack on some imagined guts he has over other qb's for "not settling for fg"

 

[RonWashington]

you are 100% misreading my post dude

My post was replying to someone else's post which listed reasons for praising Milton
One of his reasons was that Milton himself made decisions to go for 7 when you would have thought he would settle for 3
All I am saying is that was not Miltons decision
Praise him for his play but dont tack on some imagined guts he has over other qb's for "not settling for fg"

Who said he had “ imagined guts “ I have no idea what you’re talking about . The play comes in he either executes or doesn’t it’s that simple .

 

[morat1959]

... or we could just make him the backup on a team that needs a backup.

That’s a great idea as long as everyone in the building knows he’ll never win a SB as a starter which goes back to my original point.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

That’s a great idea as long as everyone in the building knows he’ll never win a SB as a starter which goes back to my original point.

We don't know that. What we know is that project quarterbacks usually help the team as a backup for a few years and then maybe go on to being journeymen. However, occasionally a surprise like a Tony Romo or a Kurt Warner turn out to be excellent starters. It doesn't happen anywhere near as often, but it does happen. What that means is you sign a promising QB as a backup and then see how he develops. He'll most likely just be a decent backup for a while, but give him a chance to become a surprise who can be more. There's no way to know in advance who will be a journeyman and who will develop into a starter, so you just let them develop and let them compete and see who rises to the top. I didn't know in advance that guys like Romo, Warner, and Brady would turn out to be excellent. Even their coaches didn't know. So while I agree we shouldn't anoint Milton as the next Tom Brady, I wouldn't rule him out either. Two years from now, maybe he's the Browns' backup ... or maybe he's much, much better and can become our starter. It's just a football thing. No one knows in advance who will rise to the top.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

That’s a great idea as long as everyone in the building knows he’ll never win a SB as a starter which goes back to my original point.

How on earth do you know he will never win a SB?

 

[Established1971]

Who said he had “ imagined guts “ I have no idea what you’re talking about . The play comes in he either executes or doesn’t it’s that simple .

oh you are the original poster got it

you said "and didn’t settle for FG"
youre words, the inference being Milton made the decisions when to settle or not
if you meant something else then this conversation is moot

 

[morat1959]

We don't know that. What we know is that project quarterbacks usually help the team as a backup for a few years and then maybe go on to being journeymen. However, occasionally a surprise like a Tony Romo or a Kurt Warner turn out to be excellent starters. It doesn't happen anywhere near as often, but it does happen. What that means is you sign a promising QB as a backup and then see how he develops. He'll most likely just be a decent backup for a while, but give him a chance to become a surprise who can be more. There's no way to know in advance who will be a journeyman and who will develop into a starter, so you just let them develop and let them compete and see who rises to the top. I didn't know in advance that guys like Romo, Warner, and Brady would turn out to be excellent. Even their coaches didn't know. So while I agree we shouldn't anoint Milton as the next Tom Brady, I wouldn't rule him out either. Two years from now, maybe he's the Browns' backup ... or maybe he's much, much better and can become our starter. It's just a football thing. No one knows in advance who will rise to the top.

Stopped reading after “we don’t know that.”

 

[Aven8]

Then Kellen Moore had to go and get injured as well………

You talking about the planets aligning for Dak!

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Then Kellen Moore had to go and get injured as well………

Moore actually got hurt a few weeks before Romo. That's how Dak started the first preseason game against the Rams and looked good.

 

[Tabascocat]

Moore actually got hurt a few weeks before Romo. That's how Dak started the first preseason game against the Rams and looked good.

Okay, I could have sworn it was after Romo.

 

[SultanOfSix]

You’re right at the top of the bell curve.

I graduated valedictorian of my high school class and a BSEE Magna Cum Laude, so no.

 

[SultanOfSix]

https://texasback.com/the-dallas-cowboys-put-their-hopes-on-tony-romos-back/

That article said nothing to contradict what I said. Also, he was medically cleared to play.

 

[G2]

That article said nothing to contradict what I said. Also, he was medically cleared to play.

You: "Except this is medically untrue. This was a new injury that didn’t have anything to do with his previous back issues."

Disingenuous and you know it. Read it again.

 

[SultanOfSix]

You: "Except this is medically untrue. This was a new injury that didn’t have anything to do with his previous back issues."

Disingenuous and you know it. Read it again.

It’s not disingenuous. The latter implies a lack of sincerity in a person with respect to some kind of behavior.

What I asserted was a medical reality—a person can have a completely new injury to his back which doesn’t have to do with any existing ones—and that article didn’t contradict it. He did not re-injure some existing issue, e.g., his previously broken collarbone.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Stopped reading after “we don’t know that.”

Thanks for admitting you don't care about logic and reason. What I wrote is absolutely true. No one knows how far a player will progress. That's true whether you want to admit it or not.

So no, you don't know that.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Moore actually got hurt a few weeks before Romo. That's how Dak started the first preseason game against the Rams and looked good.

I remember that. Another thing I remember is this was the season after the disastrous season where Romo spent most of it hurt and the team had to try to get by with the likes of Weeden and Matt Cassell. As soon as Romo was hurt, a lot of us thought we would have another nightmare season like that. Then we were amazed by Dak's rookie season. I've never seen a better rookie season for a quarterback. I hear Ben Roethlisberger had one something like it, but I don't follow the Squealers.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Ugh.

Me, as Romo started to take off: