ESPN: Cowboys targeting Week 8 vs. Eagles for Tony Romo's return

[Reality]

The Dallas Cowboys' target date for Tony Romo's return is their Week 8 game on Oct. 30 against the Philadelphia Eagles, a source told ESPN's Chris Mortensen.

NFL Network also reported the news.

Romo's rehab has consisted of getting the veteran quarterback in the best football shape possible by that date in Week 8, which follows the Cowboys' bye.

The Cowboys' medical team and owner Jerry Jones also believe that Week 8 will be a realistic date for Romo's return, according to Mortensen. As delighted as the Cowboys are with rookie quarterback Dak Prescott, they still believe Romo gives them the best chance for the postseason and postseason success, according to Mortensen.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17694329/dallas-cowboys-eye-week-8-tony-romo-return

 

[Carson]

Returns week 8. Back on the IR week 9

 

[reddyuta]

ummm,this is not a good idea.Eagles will kill him

 

[Sarek]

Returns week 8. Back on the IR week 9

Most likely. Will see what are record is at that time, they might hold him back longer.

 

[Carson]

Most likely. Will see what are record is at that time, they might hold him back longer.

I hope I'm wrong. But he does seem very fragile. The emergence of Dak helps ease the pain of this.

If we're 5-1 or 4-2 it's tough to bench Dak.

 

[Titleist]

Great, let's bring him back against arguably the top DLine in football.

 

[Blackspider214]

Smart! Let's bring back an injury prone QB who can't move anymore to dust the rust off against one of the top teams in the NFC with a great DL. And sit the QB who would have started 6 games by then and has a handle on this offense,

This organization is clueless.

 

[phildadon86]

Smart! Let's bring back an injury prone QB who can't move anymore to dust the rust off against one of the top teams in the NFC with a great DL. And sit the QB who would have started 6 games by then and has a handle on this offense,

This organization is clueless.

 

[DallasDomination]

Smart! Let's bring back an injury prone QB who can't move anymore to dust the rust off against one of the top teams in the NFC with a great DL. And sit the QB who would have started 6 games by then and has a handle on this offense,

This organization is clueless.

Im telling you they don't make this stuff up. A rusty Romo coming back agains a defense like this with all the pressure of losing his job and playing on national t.v

Don't be surprised we get a Carolina Game..turn over machine before he gets hurt again.

 

[BAZ]

I don't know why the need to announce it right before a game or to drop Romo right in at the coal face against the Eagles.

 

[Nova]

I love Romo.

But this team's loyalty to him is going to get him killed.

 

[NextGenBoys]

Why would we let this report out? Just flat stupid.

 

[DFWJC]

lol

Seems like a rough game to knock the rust off.

Then again, the L1 compression fracture is not related to anything he's had in the past, and they said he was moving all preseason better than he had in 3-4 years.
Guess we'll see.

 

[Romo_To_Dez]

Romo seems to be one more big hit away from being hurt again.

 

[DK30]

Didn't the Eagles take him out first last year?

 

[Aven8]

If he comes back against Philly it might be a repeat when he came back against Carolina. Give him the bye and come back against Cleveland.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

If he comes back against Philly it might be a repeat when he came back against Carolina. Give him the bye and come back against Cleveland.

That should be the game he comes back for.

 

[The Natural]

sounds like a disaster in the making

 

[Bigdog]

Didn't the Eagles take him out first last year?

Yup

 

[Joe Realist]

Eagles will send him out for good