News: BTB: Tony Romo felt like the Cowboys were in good hands when he walked away from them

[Diehardblues]

Tony Romo felt like the Cowboys were in good hands when he walked away from them

Tony Romo felt comfortable with where the team was when he left the Cowboys.

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I think he was taking about Garrett.

 

[DallasEast]

I will never understand the "one hit away from injury" line. Every player is one hit away. There isn't a hit counter that every player has.

It is a common fallacy not unique to the sport of football. Force, physics, trauma, physiology, etc., are all logical factors in determining injury. However, these things are routinely discarded in favor of hoodoo methodology.

 

[Diehardblues]

Age & injuries caught up to Romo just like age and concussions made Roger look at his longterm health. It was time. Romo gave us 10 gunslinging years of excitement.

No comparison with Dr advising Roger to quit because of concussions.

Romo quit because he wasn’t going to be given an opportunity to gain his job back.

 

[Runwildboys]

I will never understand the "one hit away from injury" line. Every player is one hit away. There isn't a hit counter that every player has.

No, but as much as I hate to admit it, he was more likely at that point to be seriously injured.

 

[DallasEast]

I thought it mattered to you based on your response.

Something suddenly occurred to me. Did you mean to say sacked instead of hit in your original statement of '...I could be wrong but he was never hit as much as Dak was last season'? I apologize if you meant to say 'sacked' instead of 'hit'. Never mind my latest question if you meant to say 'hit' instead of 'sack'.

 

[ShiningStar]

I will never understand the "one hit away from injury" line. Every player is one hit away. There isn't a hit counter that every player has.

its a phenomon that you cant explain to people, something called age. older people cant explain it to youth. yes everyone can be 1 hit away but as the body ages, recuperation and your skeletal frame make NEW observations and pick up new phrases like "Screw this" When romo was 26 his body could handle stupid like "who needs a C or a LT" than as he got older his brain said "screw this, i need more protection" sadly, he took a nice hit and everything in his body said "OUCH" reality had stepped in and said "age, your body cant hack this"

its remarkable process, but i tried to explain it to you as best i could on a level that makes it easier.

also why certain jobs arent for older people.

 

[DallasEast]

Once upon a time, Willie McGahee was 21 years old. Powerful. Fast. No reported health deficits. There were projections of McGahee enjoying a remarkable NFL career after his The U days were behind him. Then his left knee underwent a radically horrific hit.

McGahee was one hit away and his youth did not spare him. Maybe force, physics, trauma, etc. had something to do with his injury?

Nah. Underneath McGahee's skin was a 35-year old running back hiding in a young person's body. Tough break (bad pun DE bad pun).

 

[ShiningStar]

Once upon a time, Willie McGahee was 21 years old. Powerful. Fast. No reported health deficits. There were projections of McGahee enjoying a remarkable NFL career after his The U days were behind him. Then his left knee underwent a radically horrific hit.

McGahee was one hit away and his youth did not spare him. Maybe force, physics, trauma, etc. had something to do with his injury?

Nah. Underneath McGahee's skin was a 35-year old running back hiding in a young person's body. Tough break (bad pun DE bad pun).

happens all the time. ask every RB , or anyone getting into sports, if they think about that 1 hit being 24, or at 30?

yes, your 1 example changed science forever.

 

[ShiningStar]

Once upon a time, Willie McGahee was 21 years old. Powerful. Fast. No reported health deficits. There were projections of McGahee enjoying a remarkable NFL career after his The U days were behind him. Then his left knee underwent a radically horrific hit.

McGahee was one hit away and his youth did not spare him. Maybe force, physics, trauma, etc. had something to do with his injury?

Nah. Underneath McGahee's skin was a 35-year old running back hiding in a young person's body. Tough break (bad pun DE bad pun).

people have broken legs on sand? how much force was used in that?


https://www.theglobeandmail.com/spo...-robert-edwards-beat-the-odds/article4121029/

 

[DallasEast]

happens all the time. ask every RB , or anyone getting into sports, if they think about that 1 hit being 24, or at 30?

yes, your 1 example changed science forever.

Was the discussion about how age and injury relate to each other? Or is this a conversation about how thinking about injury at relative ages creates injuries? And yes. science is science. It is never hoodoo whenever practically applied.

 

[G2]

No, but as much as I hate to admit it, he was more likely at that point to be seriously injured.

There were a couple cringe worthy, but the last one really had more of an impact.

 

[DallasEast]

people have broken legs on sand? how much force was used in that?


https://www.theglobeandmail.com/spo...-robert-edwards-beat-the-odds/article4121029/

It is like simplistic science is a huge mystery.

 

[ShiningStar]

Was the discussion about how age and injury relate to each other? Or is this a conversation about how thinking about injury at relative ages creates injuries? And yes. science is science. It is never hoodoo whenever practically applied.

the discussion is, "could Romo take a hit better when he 26, or older" clearly taking a hit at 26 was easier than when his older body took a hit. no matter what you fill the body with , bodies are still subject to what their body can take at different factors, being older was a factor Romo couldt overcome, unlike a very few" Taking another hit had a bigger risk of ending his career painfully compared to him walking away on his own.

 

[CouchCoach]

No, but as much as I hate to admit it, he was more likely at that point to be seriously injured.

He could no longer protect himself adequately. And he would hold the ball to try and make a play because he was seldom willing to give up on one.

I would like to see this stat. Plays improvised by him vs executed. All QB's have to improvise but he seemed to do that more than most, The other one would be plays executed as called vs changed at the los.

Now, he did become proficient at reading the D's so I could see the play caller relying on that a lot. Manning made a career out of that.

 

[Runwildboys]

the discussion is, "could Romo take a hit better when he 26, or older" clearly taking a hit at 26 was easier than when his older body took a hit. no matter what you fill the body with , bodies are still subject to what their body can take at different factors, being older was a factor Romo couldt overcome, unlike a very few" Taking another hit had a bigger risk of ending his career painfully compared to him walking away on his own.

A history of back injuries had more to do with his likelihood to be injured again, IMO.

 

[CouchCoach]

There were a couple cringe worthy, but the last one really had more of an impact.

A 300lber bending him double and bringing his weight down on him? Why would you say that? And his career might have lasted longer if they'd had the driving the QB into the ground penalty a lot sooner.

 

[ShiningStar]

A history of back injuries had more to do with his likelihood to be injured again, IMO.

sure, i dont argue that.

 

[Runwildboys]

He could no longer protect himself adequately. And he would hold the ball to try and make a play because he was seldom willing to give up on one.

I would like to see this stat. Plays improvised by him vs executed. All QB's have to improvise but he seemed to do that more than most, The other one would be plays executed as called vs changed at the los.

Now, he did become proficient at reading the D's so I could see the play caller relying on that a lot. Manning made a career out of that.

It's like the way I've gotten better at hitting my golf ball out of the woods. Necessity is the mother of invention, but also the mother of practice.

 

[CouchCoach]

It's like the way I've gotten better at hitting my golf ball out of the woods. Necessity is the mother of invention, but also the mother of practice.

And we learn better from mistakes than successes.

 

[DallasEast]

the discussion is, "could Romo take a hit better when he 26, or older" clearly taking a hit at 26 was easier than when his older body took a hit. no matter what you fill the body with , bodies are still subject to what their body can take at different factors, being older was a factor Romo couldt overcome, unlike a very few" Taking another hit had a bigger risk of ending his career painfully compared to him walking away on his own.

Aging does not occur equally among all people (or living things for that matter). Of course, physiologically all people, who do not have adverse physical deficiencies such as bone density deficits, are relatively the same.

Yes. I agree. Older people, this is all older people, handle trauma differently as they age. Where I disagree is the assertion that people, in this case athletes, differ physiologically in the absence of physiological deficits. That is not logical.

Tell me. How does Tony Romo's skeletal density differ from any athlete of equal age with similar health history? Please elaborate where the difference has been reported publicly if you have an explanation that backs your answer if possible.

EDIT: Added 'with similar health history' late