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Romo may start against Seattle...
Bill Parcells regretted saying it immediately, but he indicated today that backup quarterback Tony Romo had a "50-50" shot at starting in Saturday's preseason game in Seattle.
Parcells quickly tried to downplay his announcement after fielding several questions, but it appears he's serious about his intention to see more of Romo heading into the season.
He bristled when asked how this decision could affect starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe's chemistry with his receivers. Terry Glenn will return to practice this afternoon, but Terrell Owens will remain on the sideline and won't play against Seattle.
Parcells continued to swat away questions about Owens' left hamstring injury, saying he would give T.O. the "benefit of the doubt."
He said, "the media was waiting for something controversial to happen" and wouldn't be a part of it.
Much, much more to come on this and other issues....
Posted by Matt Mosley http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 2:20 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (4)
More breaking QB news: Tony speaks
One of the helpful things that Bill Parcells often does for reporters is say things like, "Don't make that your story today."
These commands usually follow statements like, "I think there's a chance Tony Romo will start against Seattle this weekend."
Parcells said something along those lines today, and a group of story-starved reporters pounced. He's already said that Romo will receive a lot more playing time this preseason than in the past, but this is different.
In the first preseason game, Parcells is thinking about letting his non-starting quarterback work with the first team. Without sounding too snarky (right!), I'm not sure Drew Bledsoe has done anything in this camp to deserve the night off.
Your offensive line is shaky at best right now and your starting wide receivers have both missed time with injuries. Sounds like a great time to insert Romo.
I'm thinking about changing my column topic to this subject, so look for that to show up at some point this evening.
Oh, and Romo just called me from the locker room. I informed him of what Parcells had said, and here's how he responded:
"This doesn't change anything from my perspective. I just want to be able to compete."
Asked what this opportunity could mean to him, Romo said, "It's a chance to go against the defense that went to the Super Bowl last year."
I also asked him whether he viewed this as an open quarterback competition between himself and Bledsoe.
"I don't know quite how to answer that," he said. "You always come into camp with that mindset. That's how you have to be."
Stay tuned for more.
Posted by Matt Mosley http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 2:31 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (3)
Bill Parcells regretted saying it immediately, but he indicated today that backup quarterback Tony Romo had a "50-50" shot at starting in Saturday's preseason game in Seattle.
Parcells quickly tried to downplay his announcement after fielding several questions, but it appears he's serious about his intention to see more of Romo heading into the season.
He bristled when asked how this decision could affect starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe's chemistry with his receivers. Terry Glenn will return to practice this afternoon, but Terrell Owens will remain on the sideline and won't play against Seattle.
Parcells continued to swat away questions about Owens' left hamstring injury, saying he would give T.O. the "benefit of the doubt."
He said, "the media was waiting for something controversial to happen" and wouldn't be a part of it.
Much, much more to come on this and other issues....
Posted by Matt Mosley http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 2:20 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (4)
More breaking QB news: Tony speaks
One of the helpful things that Bill Parcells often does for reporters is say things like, "Don't make that your story today."
These commands usually follow statements like, "I think there's a chance Tony Romo will start against Seattle this weekend."
Parcells said something along those lines today, and a group of story-starved reporters pounced. He's already said that Romo will receive a lot more playing time this preseason than in the past, but this is different.
In the first preseason game, Parcells is thinking about letting his non-starting quarterback work with the first team. Without sounding too snarky (right!), I'm not sure Drew Bledsoe has done anything in this camp to deserve the night off.
Your offensive line is shaky at best right now and your starting wide receivers have both missed time with injuries. Sounds like a great time to insert Romo.
I'm thinking about changing my column topic to this subject, so look for that to show up at some point this evening.
Oh, and Romo just called me from the locker room. I informed him of what Parcells had said, and here's how he responded:
"This doesn't change anything from my perspective. I just want to be able to compete."
Asked what this opportunity could mean to him, Romo said, "It's a chance to go against the defense that went to the Super Bowl last year."
I also asked him whether he viewed this as an open quarterback competition between himself and Bledsoe.
"I don't know quite how to answer that," he said. "You always come into camp with that mindset. That's how you have to be."
Stay tuned for more.
Posted by Matt Mosley http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 2:31 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (3)
