Romo expected to play against Eagles

Nav22 · Dec 30, 2016

The Quest for Six said:
.......better be ready to play Sunday Sanchez, Glass Romo hasn't made it through three of the last four games he's played..

Not true.

yimyammer · Dec 30, 2016

LandryFan said:
I think you might be giving philly a little too much credit. I wouldn't be surprised if half that team is already on mental vacation at this point. I also wouldn't be surprised if our guys come out ready to kick some ***.

I would, Philly had no incentive last week against the Giants yet they played hard & won and the Cowboys are their most hated rival who they'd love nothing more than to end their disappointing season with a win against.

They have nothing to lose by playing everyone (except for the rare catastrophic injury) and Wentz needs all the reps he can get. I see them going balls out and if given the chance, I think Philly would pour it on.

If Dallas was somehow able to jump on them quickly by 21+ points, then maybe the quit would start to show in the giggles but I'd be really surprised if that happened

DFWJC · Dec 30, 2016

LandryFan said:
I think you might be giving philly a little too much credit. I wouldn't be surprised if half that team is already on mental vacation at this point. I also wouldn't be surprised if our guys come out ready to kick some ***.

Maybe LF
If this was a road game vs Jacksonville, I could see that.
At home vs Dallas. I think they'll be really eager to stick it to us.

Also, besides the rivalry, I think people are wanting to make an impression on other fronts
--DC Jim Schwartz is in the running for some HC jobs. He'll have the defense amped up.
--this is Pederson's 1st year as HC. He wants to see who will play until the last snap going forward.
--Plus they set up many of the players with incentive-laden deals.

LandryFan · Dec 30, 2016

big dog cowboy said:
Died: April 10, 1992

Haven't you ever heard of ghosts?!?!

noshame · Dec 30, 2016

Well, there goes any trade value we might of had. I hope he realizes this could end his career.

Cowboy89 · Dec 30, 2016

So if Romo gets injured, we're out of luck. Maybe Jerry thinks the chances of Romo playing well outweigh any potential injury.

LandryFan · Dec 30, 2016

yimyammer said:
I would, Philly had no incentive last week against the Giants yet they played hard & won and the Cowboys are their most hated rival who they'd love nothing more than to end their disappointing season with a win against.

They have nothing to lose by playing everyone (except for the rare catastrophic injury) and Wentz needs all the reps he can get. I see them going balls out and if given the chance, I think Philly would pour it on.

If Dallas was somehow able to jump on them quickly by 21+ points, then maybe the quit would start to show in the giggles but I'd be really surprised if that happened

You bring up a fair point regarding their game against the Giants. They did play hard. In reality, I don't have a clue how fired up (or not) they'll be for this game. I am pretty certain, though, that our guys will be mentally and physically ready for this game...that's just the way they are. This game will likely be like an exhibition game in that the deeper the game goes, the more obscure the player names on the field become.

percyhoward · Dec 30, 2016

DallasEast said:
Twitter is a truly revolutionary communication innovation and piece of crap all rolled up into one.

The internet in its purest form.

erod · Dec 30, 2016

I just want to see Tony get blasted, and get up. I already know he can play.

LandryFan · Dec 30, 2016

DFWJC said:
Maybe LF
If this was a road game vs Jacksonville, I could see that.
At home vs Dallas. I think they'll be really eager to stick it to us.

Also, besides the rivalry, I think people are wanting to make an impression on other fronts
--DC Jim Schwartz is in the running for some HC jobs. He'll have the defense amped up.
--this is Pederson's 1st year as HC. He wants to see who will play until the last snap going forward.
--Plus they set up many of the players with incentive-laden deals.

You (and others) may very well be right. I can't argue with anything you said. I can also see the other scenario, though, where a lot of them are ready to go fishing and just want to get out of the game healthy and go home. No matter what, I just want us to get through the game injury free. That's my only real concern. After that, a win would be nice!

TheHerd · Dec 30, 2016

willia451 said:
In politics this is what is known as a "Trial Balloon". Leak to the press that a thing is going to happen well before that thing is scheduled to happen.

Judge the reaction.

If the reaction is positive, you can move forward depending on other factors.

If the reaction is negative or not what you expected, you cancel the plan.

And since the source of the leak is anonymous, you have plausible deniability that it never was credible information to begin with and can issue a statement at your convenience.

Or not.

So we'll see where this goes.

But politics is, almost by definition, all about public perception. How the FO runs this team isn't all about public perception. The Death Star is a money maker forever, so I don't think Jerry is as concerned about the public as he once was.

DallasEast · Dec 30, 2016

Risen Star said:

Rapaport must be considered like a supreme being by Romo critics for some of the nonsense he puts out there.

cowboys1985 · Dec 30, 2016

I'm so happy right now. Even if it's for a series or two with reserves, this is incredible. For everything Tony has given this franchise it's so great to get to see him play this year.

As for how this affects his potential trade value, its probably nothing more than a few series so anything other than injury wont effect it at all. Unless somehow he comes out guns blazing and is perfect while scoring TDs with reserves.

percyhoward · Dec 30, 2016

Deep_Freeze said:
Romo would have to be the tin man left in the rain for a year by now.

When asked to comment, Romo's only response was "oil can...oil can..."

Elusive6thRing · Dec 30, 2016

The moral of this story is don't listen to Jerry he's talking nonsense when he speaks.

Doomsday101 · Dec 30, 2016

Side note, weather for Sunday in Philly, Sunny and 48 with light winds

Doomsday101 · Dec 30, 2016

Elusive6thRing said:
The moral of this story is don't listen to Jerry he's talking nonsense when he speaks.

or maybe Garrett has a lot more stroke when it comes to who plays and who sits.

DallasEast · Dec 30, 2016

erod said:
I just want to see Tony get blasted, and get up. I already know he can play.

Why for Heaven's sake do you want Romo to get up? Why do you want his critics suffering aneurysms? Heartless.

willia451 · Dec 30, 2016

TheHerd said:
But politics is, almost by definition, all about public perception. How the FO runs this team isn't all about public perception. The Death Star is a money maker forever, so I don't think Jerry is as concerned about the public as he once was.

If that were true, then why did Jerry stir the pot of the QB controversy even after Romo's concession speech?

He basically admitted he did it because controversy generates more press and more public interest in the Cowboys and thus more money for the Cowboys franchise.

Not saying this is the same thing as that.

But we'll know a lot more by Sunday.

punchnjudy · Dec 30, 2016

I really wish there was a fast forward button for this season. Just for this week anyway.

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