Per NFL News, Romo on IR with back surgery; Orton to start

[Sb or Bust]

I have no problem with Garrett not stating the obvious about Romo's condition/ availability for Sundays game. No need to inform the eagles if he is in or out. If eagles spent 30 minutes planning for Romo, that's 30 minutes they didn't spend on Orton. #competitiveAdvantage

 

[65fastback2plus2]

everyone complaining about tony's contract and age wouldnt have even blinked if it were peyton coming off major neck surgery and sitting out over a year.

double standards ftl

 

[BoysFan4ever]

"Cyst".............

I have serious doubts it was actually a cyst that was worked on. The long recovery, the lack of zip and Romo's frequency in diving. Anyone remember the 2nd half of the KC game where Romo basically couldn't throw the ball at all, just misfired to Witten like 3 times in a row?

Just seems a bit much.

I agree. I don't believe that.

 

[percyhoward]

Yeah, I caught that too. Lets hope your quote was the correct one.

I think it is. Either that, or they all missed the headline.

 

[Hoofbite]

The shot wearing off in the Chiefs game, the "Romo is better now" statement from Ware before we played Denver and the accurate bombs and mobility Romo displayed in that game. There's no doubt that some injury has been an issue off and on all season, and it finally got to the breaking point.

Oh. I forgot about the rib shot in week 1.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Robert Littal ‏@BlkSportsOnline 7m
Celebrating injury reporting, that's where we are at now RT @SI_PeterKing: Way to go, @AdamSchefter.
Good job man, you got the story of a player breaking his back, let's celebrated

Aaron Nagler ‏@Aaron_Nagler 6m
@BlkSportsOnline Methinks you doth protest too much.

Robert Littal ‏@BlkSportsOnline
@Aaron_Nagler Eh, I don't like when they do that, man is lying in hospital bed, not something to high five over
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[Stash]

I thought they didn't have any anyway?

Well this confirms it then, doesn't it?

But then, "the sun'll come out, tomorrow..."

 

[Grevus]

I never doubted that he would be out!

I like the Gilligan's Island gif.

 

[Stash]

Got nothing to do with crying wolf or credibility. Crying wolf would actually be the oppositie in this case. Who cares what they knew, when they knew it, or what they disclosed, when they disclosed it? They had the plan to go with Orton all along, and they did what they could to throw smoke in front of it. Maybe they actually believed Romo might be able to play this week. But it's not like they weren't preparing internally for Orton to play. Any team in their situation would do the same thing. Do you think, if NE were in the same position, that Belichek would have just come out on Monday and say that Brady was done, knowing what would be at stake this week? No, he'd play it out, and make whoever they were playing think about it as much as he could until he had to make the call.

I'm sorry if you feel deceived.

And I'm sorry if you still buy what these clowns are selling.

 

[Alexander]

It was Drew Dossett, who has worked with the Cowboys forever and I'm pretty sure did Aikman's also.

That was Robert Watkins.

 

[pjtoadie]

I like the Gilligan's Island gif.

Thanks! I was inspired by this thread
http://cowboyszone.com/threads/jon-kitna-just-comical.279139/

 

[SDCowboy]

At least the surgery already happened. This will likely be a non issue next year.

 

[Zordon]

everyone complaining about tony's contract and age wouldnt have even blinked if it were peyton coming off major neck surgery and sitting out over a year.

double standards ftl

i think peyton manning deserves a double standard, shame on me.

 

[Alexander]

Jerry Jones has already gone on the radio and stated that it is "too early" to be thinking about drafting a "highly ranked or costly QB".

He continues to do a smash up job. Smash up as in repeatedly driving this franchise into a solid brick wall.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

That was Robert Watkins.

Hmm, my bad then. Guess I was thinking of other athletes in town since then. I was thinking the guy must be pretty old if he was around back then.

 

[Alexander]

He must have been in serious discomfort because if not, I'm sure he would have wanted to be on the sideline to support his teammates.

Do not worry. We have Jon Kitna to be a cheerleader.

 

[Blackspider214]

I like Romo, I dread trying to replace him especially given "the final decision maker."

This is why you never ever pay age. $108 million to a soon to be 34 year old coming off 2 back surgeries.

Jerry outdoes himself yet again.

Exactly. Horrible move by Jerry but what else is new?

And a lot of the fanbase ate it up. Pointing to how bad this franchise would be without Romo and how scared they were of the unknown.

I'd rather have the unknown than to be paying over $100mill to a guy about to be 34 who now has back issues and has never won anything.

 

[iceberg]

Well this confirms it then, doesn't it?

But then, "the sun'll come out, tomorrow..."

Not really any more so than for someone to lose cred themselves saying time n again "they lost credibility!!!!!" All the time.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

I wonder if he'll be well enough to help out on the sidelines.

He could probably coach the game better than Garrett.

 

[Wayne02]

As I said earlier this week, I will trust any credible source before I believe anything that comes from the mouth of Jerry Jones or his puppet.