Sounds like Romo is pretty serious about trying to suit up this Sunday

[Doomsday101]

I think Romo himself is pushing it. That's been his MO. He's proven throughout his career to play through pain and conditions some players would not. I believe the team officials, medical staff and others need to step in and deactivate him. I'm sure Romo can play and be effective to some extent but sometimes it's wise to give an injury or bruised body part more time to heal up for future games.

Then why not sit Carter, Ro, Carr, Crawford and Leery?

 

[Frozen700]

There is zero possibility that Weeden sees the field better than Tony Romo.

Maybe not, but he has nothing to lose, so he will let it rip, unlike Romo.

That throw to Dez in the End Zone on the slant(Yeah he dropped it), I think Romo would have hesitated. For good reason, you never know if a lineman will just drop back, but Weeden does not care, which can lead to bigger plays.

Don't take my post the wrong way, I would rather have Romo. Just saying, if he's not 100%, don't start him. He's already a little gunshy(Which is why he holds onto the ball and scrambles around. A good thing by the way). So 2 things can happen with Romo not being 100.

A. The fact he does not just let it rip anymore, and holds onto the ball to create the play. He won't be able to do that at below 100%, so he will take a big sack, and possibly hurt his back more.

B. He goes back to his hold self. The one, where if he's injured, see's a man coming, he says "Screw that" and just throws it up, off of 1 foot, while turning his back to the defender, as if to say "I'm out of here". Then it get's picked, because he can't elude the guy, and does not want to get hit.

So just sit him, and let Weeden get a crack at it.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Then why not sit Carter, Ro, Carr, Crawford and Leery?

Come on now. You're not going to seriously going to make those comparisons are you?

 

[mahoneybill]

Also, the Skins didn't come after Weeden in the game like they did Romo. On his completion to Witten, there was not a Skin within 10 yards of him.

They respected his deep ball ability and to me didn't blitz because of that

 

[JoeKing]

How is that to hell with the team? lol because your starting QB checked out and outside of some pain is able to play? You act as if this is a major injury and right now there is nothing to back that up.

See how great that worked out last week? It's just more of the same.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

I don't agree with this at all. It doesn't really matter if it's a different injury or not. It also doesn't matter if it's just deep bruise or tissue. The real concern should be his ability to actually move and throw. Against Az, I believe we will see more all out blitz packages and if that is the case, there are certain routes you will have to be able to throw. If he can't do this accurately, then it makes no sense to subject him to further punishment. Some of these routes, he wasn't able to throw real well before Monday's game. I think you have to be concerned with how Romo will respond and exactly what he can do. There is no question, he will want to play but I think it's risky to subject him to hits if he is not physically able to do the things required to beat this defense. Obviously, we don't know if he can or if he can't make those throws right now but I do think it's more then just about his back or his previous injury. A deep bruise is definitely a concern if it prevents him from being able to execute the offense needed.

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[ABQCOWBOY]

The real problem is the perception of Romo. Is there anybody on this board, and I'm not saying this as a negative thing, but honesly, is there anybody on this board who doesn't believe that Romo would want to go regardless of if he were healthy or not?

To go a step further, does anybody have 100% confidence that if he were not healthy, could we depend on Garrett/Jerry to say no to Tony?

This is the real problem here. It's not Tony or Weeden. It's the perception of the two things mentioned above.

 

[Sportsbabe]

again IF, I agree IF is an issue that could cause more problem then he should sit but this is why you have a medical staff at your disposal. If on the other hand it is a bruise then why would I not play my starting QB? People are coming up with their own diagnosis and have no real information to be making one.

Key phrase is "their own diagnosis". They have him darn near in a back brace.

 

[Doomsday101]

Come on now. You're not going to seriously going to make those comparisons are you?

Why not I would base any move off real information not message board guessing games Fact is you don't know what is wrong they have checked him out they have had X-Ray they have had Cat Scans they are in much better position to know than people on a message board saying well it could be this so lets don't play him. Give me facts not guesses. If it is a bruise and he is showing he has good mobility and is able to make throws then like any player in the league he will play. If he is limited in this then no I would not but it would be based on more than guys sitting around guessing.

 

[Sportsbabe]

1000 likes.

I like this new concept.
You know I'm not adverse to stealing.

 

[Doomsday101]

Key phrase is "their own diagnosis". They have him darn near in a back brace.

Exactly we have people here sitting him based on what? Sure as hell is not real information. I don't want Romo to suffer any major injury and I'm sure if the team feels he is at a risk they will not play him. However part of playing football even in the high school level you find out early the difference between hurt and injured and how to deal with pain

 

[Sportsbabe]

Exactly we have people here sitting him based on what? Sure as hell is not real information. I don't want Romo to suffer any major injury and I'm sure if the team feels he is at a risk they will not play him. However part of playing football even in the high school level you find out early the difference between hurt and injured and how to deal with pain

 

[Dave_in-NC]

I like this new concept.
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Steal away, that post deserves a thousand more.

 

[Doomsday101]

See how great that worked out last week? It's just more of the same.

That was last week, this week he is being treated and how he responds will determine a lot. They are not going to sit him on a whim or a guess they will get real evidence and make a determination something a message board poster is not going to have. It is foolish to make any decision without having real facts and you can't get that on a message board you get it through the team doctors and from working with the player.

 

[JoeKing]

That was last week, this week he is being treated and how he responds will determine a lot. They are not going to sit him on a whim or a guess they will get real evidence and make a determination something a message board poster is not going to have. It is foolish to make any decision without having real facts and you can't get that on a message board you get it through the team doctors and from working with the player.

There really is not that much drama involved here. Whether he plays or not depends on one thing... medical clearance

 

[Clove]

If he's really ready to go, get on out there. At some point, he'll need to learn how to deal with this type of blitz, he'll see more of it. No better time than the present.

 

[Doomsday101]

There really is not that much drama involved here. Whether he plays or not depends on one thing... medical clearance

Not really Cowboys and Garret have said how he is able to move around will still determine what they will do. He has said Weeden is ready to go if Romo can't. They will give him every chance to get himself ready but then that is not a Cowboy thing or a Garrett thing that is pretty common around the league.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

It's pretty clear that the guy is going to play.

And where's all this Weeden love coming from? He looked good in a game in the preseason, too, then came back to earth.

I don't think it's as much love as we don't want to see Romo get hurt any further and that Weeden at 100% is probably better than Romo at 50%. He did play pretty well against Washington, too.




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[JohnsKey19]

Why not I would base any move off real information not message board guessing games Fact is you don't know what is wrong they have checked him out they have had X-Ray they have had Cat Scans they are in much better position to know than people on a message board saying well it could be this so lets don't play him. Give me facts not guesses. If it is a bruise and he is showing he has good mobility and is able to make throws then like any player in the league he will play. If he is limited in this then no I would not but it would be based on more than guys sitting around guessing.

You're right about guessing games. Because we don't know. All i have to go off of is what i saw just a few nights ago and the fact he has not practiced this week. I even mentioned in a different thread how noone will truly know how bad or limited Romo is until or if we see him Sunday at 100. There are probably 5-10 people in Valley Ranch who truly know what the deal is with Romo and severity of injury, pain involved and how physically limited he is. Everyone else is left to guess. If we on this board didn't guess, approximate, predict and what-have-you, 75% of the content here would not even exist.

 

[Gaede]

My decision, I sit Romo til after the bye