Twitter: Cowboys working QB plan for Philly

[PhillyCowboysFan]

Think about it.

Romo will turn 37 next year. If they keep him under glass, as they appear to be doing, he will not have played a meaningful snap of football since November of 2015. In 2015, he played what amounts to three games (he was hurt in the third quarter of both the Eagle and Panther games), suffered two injuries, and ended up injured in a preseason game. He also has a back injury that requires practice modifications for him to manage.

With the injury history, lack of recent activity on the field, his age, and the Cowboys unwilling to expose him to opposing defenses, if you were a team looking for a QB, why would you trade assets for this player?

I don't know and neither do you. But we will find out.

But I can tell you this genius, if we put him out there and he does get hurt, then no we won't get absolutely anything for him.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Yeah, I don't get it. If Romo is too fragile to play football, I would rather find out vs Philly than in the NFC championship game with Beasley as your 3rd QB

Called not hurting Tony's trade value if he struggles in the cold weather at Philly with no TSmith at LT..

 

[Doomsday101]

I don't know and neither do you. But we will find out.

But I can tell you this genius, if we put him out there and he does get hurt, then no we won't get absolutely anything for him.

I want him to play to get any rust off he may have incase he is forced into action. As for what we may get I seriously doubt it will be much given age and injury. No team is going to give a lot based on 1 game. I think it is more likely Dallas gives Romo his release as part of the June 1st cuts which will save the team more cap space than what it would cost via trade

 

[Setackin]

At least let Dak play the first half. He is a rookie. He needs the reps.

I think you may be in the Minority when it comes to thinking of Dak as a rookie. He has shown he plays like a vet, treat him as such.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

What are they protecting with Romo, is it physical protection or mental protection?

 

[PhillyCowboysFan]

I want him to play to get any rust off he may have incase he is forced into action. As for what we may get I seriously doubt it will be much given age and injury. No team is going to give a lot based on 1 game. I think it is more likely Dallas gives Romo his release as part of the June 1st cuts which will save the team more cap space than what it would cost via trade

Let me ask you this, much versus nothing. Also do you no the keep hit for releasing him versus the hit for trading him for whatever they will get.

 

[NeonNinja]

It's the Eagles. They will bring pressure with no regard for rules if they see Romo or Dak in. I honestly believe they would try to hurt one by late/dirty hit.

I understand we want to get him reps and keep sharp but this is risky.

 

[zeke21]

One of the best things about wrapping up HFA early is that you can 'manage' your starters AND gets some reps into the second string. The mind boggles as to why Romo wouldn't play some live snaps.

If Dak goes down in the first minute of the play offs... are we going to run Sanchez out there? I sure as hell hope not.

This is a perfect opportunity to roll Romo out there to run a few plays and knock some rust off.. in case of emergency. The situation has now become farcical.. they won't give him a chance to earn his job back and they won't even let him play a snap. I'm not sure this helps avoid a controversy.. in my mind it just makes it bigger by making them looked scared to put Romo in.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

I want him to play to get any rust off he may have incase he is forced into action. As for what we may get I seriously doubt it will be much given age and injury. No team is going to give a lot based on 1 game. I think it is more likely Dallas gives Romo his release as part of the June 1st cuts which will save the team more cap space than what it would cost via trade

Not about rust, about not risking another injury in a game with no TSmiith and an Eagles pass rush that will go all out. It is what it is.

 

[CWR]

Wonder if Romo just doesnt want to play. Refuse to believe the coaches are saying keep him out.

Thats a possibility. Hed have to field a plethora of stupid question for weeks afterwards. Im sure he will still have to do so, but Romo has to be aware this would only stoke the fire. BUT, knowing the competitor he is I cant believe hed decline the opportunity to show the world what hes got left.

 

[willia451]

There have been games in which Tony was the backup and Sanchez was inactive, so Jerry, Stephen, and Jason were ready for Romo to play if Dak went down. Since we have the first seed locked up, I don't think they are real hot on Tony getting banged around by the Eagles in a meaningless game, especially if Dak goes down. It leaves Tony healthy to start for the playoff run.

So, they activate Sanchez Sunday, then go back to the normal QB setup with Tony as the backup for the playoffs, assuming Dak is good to go.

^^This.

Seems most likely to me. But............I have to point out. We really don't know with any degree of certainty as fans exactly what Tony Romo's health situation is or is not. Only Romo, his doctors, and probably Jerry and JG know for sure. And none of them will ever tell us.

We won't know until Romo takes the field and plays a few quarters. And that's not going to happen unless Dak gets injured. And if Dak gets hurt, we might be done anyway.

I'm so confused.

 

[_sturt_]

The first few series of the MIA game last year predicts there's bound to be rust. That's a legit concern b/c the evidence says so.

But having acknowledged that, the greater danger almost certainly would come from exposing your most fragile QB by playing him with the 3rd string undrafted (iirc) LT.

It'd be different if you still had Chaz to put in there, of course.

 

[kramskoi]

So, let me get this straight. Romo is supposedly healthy, and would replace Prescott in the event of injury, but he can't see the field during a meaningless game?

And, the Cowboys would rather that he potentially go into a playoff game not having seen a regular season snap since Thanksgiving, 2015?

For a team that made a number of sage personnel moves this year, this one boggles the mind.

Yes...this makes zero sense. It "seems" like they just don't want "any hint" of a continuing controversy involving Romo and Prescott. I think Prescott should be fine, as he is a pretty sturdy guy but if something should happen...like an accidental concussion (like Aikman and which is certainly possible for a QB who occasionally runs), then you are basically throwing Romo out there cold, which is not exactly setting him up for success. Are they hedging on behalf a Romo's departure and future landing spot...or is there a legitimate cause for concern over his ability to take a single hit and not end up being carted off. In either event it does not serve the interests of this current season at all...a season that on the surface looks to be the best chance Dallas has had at making the Superbowl in twenty years.

 

[Doomsday101]

Not about rust, about not risking another injury in a game with no TSmiith and an Eagles pass rush that will go all out. It is what it is.

We risked Dak when Tyron went down and Clearly took over at LT and did a very good job out there. I would not base who is playing on Smith absent. Having said that I doubt starter will play long and yes I would put Romo in. Once you get to a point where you will not play your backup QB because you are scared he could get hurt then what use is he to the Cowboys? I don't want to see Romo hurt but he needs to see live action something he has not seen since Thanksgiving of last season and people expect he can come in post season vs top teams and do the job injury free?

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

We risked Dak when Tyron went down and Clearly took over at LT and did a very good job out there. I would not base who is playing on Smith absent. Having said that I doubt starter will play long and yes I would put Romo in. Once you get to a point where you will not play your backup QB because you are scared he could get hurt then what use is he to the Cowboys? I don't want to see Romo hurt but he needs to see live action something he has not seen since Thanksgiving of last season and people expect he can come in post season vs top teams and do the job injury free?

Dak isn't injury prone as Romo, and Dak is young and can scamble. Romo doubt can scramble or even avoid hits like he use to.

 

[kramskoi]

The first few series of the MIA game last year predicts there's bound to be rust. That's a legit concern b/c the evidence says so.

But having acknowledged that, the greater danger almost certainly would come from exposing your most fragile QB by playing him with the 3rd string undrafted (iirc) LT.

It'd be different if you still had Chaz to put in there, of course.

If he's going to get hurt the first few times he gets hit, it will happen, and better to have it happen in the regular season, where you can get Sanchez up to some type of standard, then going cold into a playoff game where you don't know what you have. This is the central problem, or conundrum if you will...is that we just don't know what we have in Romo...and events have panned out in a way that "could" end up being a disservice to the team's overall objectives. It's just being smart...better to know and be able to formulate contingencies than to wing it and get bitten on the rear end.

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

Right, the only thIng these eagles have to play for is to try and spoil the parade by taking some cowboys players out.

 

[kramskoi]

Dak isn't injury prone as Romo, and Dak is young and can scamble. Romo doubt can scramble or even avoid hits like he use to.

This is pure speculation...the Cowboys simply need to know a few things about Romo going in to the playoffs, but instead they are making the same calculation about Prescott that they did about Romo, namely not adequately addressing the backup QB situation and then getting burned when Romo ended up being lost for a large swath of last year.

Romo is currently sealed in a case marked "break glass only in the event of emergency".

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

This is pure speculation...the Cowboys simply need to know a few things about Romo going in to the playoffs, but instead they are making the same calculation about Prescott that they did about Romo, namely not adequately addressing the backup QB and then getting burned when Romo ended up being lost for a large swath of last year.

Just as it's pure speculation Tony can get up after another big hit.

 

[TheHerd]

If Dak only starts a quarter, does he still get credit for the Win if Dallas wins the game? He's tied for most wins in a rookie season right now.

If a QB starts the game and the team wins, he gets credit for the win.