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After Tony Romo Injury, We Find Out What Kind Of Cowboys Team Jason Garrett Has Built
By Tom Ryle
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015...-built-tony-romo-philadlephia-eagles-sean-lee
The worst thing that could happen has happened. Tony Romo is out with a clavicle, or collarbone, fracture. Now the Dallas Cowboys have to try and stay afloat in the race for the NFC East to try and make his return later this season meaningful. Add in the loss of Orlando Scandrick for the season, the injuries to Dez Bryant, Randy Gregory, and Ronald Leary, and the still running suspensions of Greg Hardy and Rolando McClain, and things are not great for the Cowboys. Oh, and James Hanna was out, too, just to keep the list complete. Even Jason Witten finished the game with three sprains - not that he is going to let that stop him.
Don't expect any excuses from this group. Jason Garrett has been forging a specific kind of team ever since he became the head coach. He has preached incessantly that every player has to be ready to be the next man up. And only two games into this season, we have seen that the lesson has been learned. Against the New York Giants, the Cowboys drove for the two winning touchdowns after the three starters were injured and off the field. And in the win over the Philadelphia Eagles, Brandon Weeden came in and went 7-7 passing for 73 yards, one touchdown, and a 149.7 quarterback rating. So far, the Cowboys have been playing phenomenal football when their top players go down.
Can they keep it up? That remains to be seen, but this is what Garrett has been preparing this team to do. He knows how injuries are going to happen. He knows that you have to have depth. This season, Dallas seems to have that depth, and it has shown up in the first two games...
By Tom Ryle
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015...-built-tony-romo-philadlephia-eagles-sean-lee
The worst thing that could happen has happened. Tony Romo is out with a clavicle, or collarbone, fracture. Now the Dallas Cowboys have to try and stay afloat in the race for the NFC East to try and make his return later this season meaningful. Add in the loss of Orlando Scandrick for the season, the injuries to Dez Bryant, Randy Gregory, and Ronald Leary, and the still running suspensions of Greg Hardy and Rolando McClain, and things are not great for the Cowboys. Oh, and James Hanna was out, too, just to keep the list complete. Even Jason Witten finished the game with three sprains - not that he is going to let that stop him.
Don't expect any excuses from this group. Jason Garrett has been forging a specific kind of team ever since he became the head coach. He has preached incessantly that every player has to be ready to be the next man up. And only two games into this season, we have seen that the lesson has been learned. Against the New York Giants, the Cowboys drove for the two winning touchdowns after the three starters were injured and off the field. And in the win over the Philadelphia Eagles, Brandon Weeden came in and went 7-7 passing for 73 yards, one touchdown, and a 149.7 quarterback rating. So far, the Cowboys have been playing phenomenal football when their top players go down.
Can they keep it up? That remains to be seen, but this is what Garrett has been preparing this team to do. He knows how injuries are going to happen. He knows that you have to have depth. This season, Dallas seems to have that depth, and it has shown up in the first two games...