Tony Romo has hairline fracture and is out for season

[Rockport]

Look I understand that view point. I understand why they wanted to believe that.

But you have to look at who you've got in there. We had to play the Panthers and Greenbay. That's two games that we definitely could lose (and obviously we lost the Carolina game) in a stretch when you have to know you can't lose any.

Now yes they could have won those games, without question, but you have to use a little common sense here and realize that there is a good chance that one, or both, those games could be losses and the two with the Commanders are always a toss up at best.

The reality there is that the chances were slim to none to run that table if for no other reason than you had to figure that Romo was going to be pretty rusty for a game or two, at least, since he didn't really play in the preseason much and he's now not been out there, in games, for 8 weeks.

All that stuff should have been weighed and factored in and when they dropped to 2-7 they should have realized that was just too much.

I don't want losers who throw in the towel when faced with adversity. Neither does Jones or Garrett. Only fans with quitter mentalities. I'm amazed at how many of them like you that there are.

 

[Frozen700]

I'm excited to research the QBs I the 2016 draft.

Same here, we need to tank.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

I watch tons of college football and I'll tell you there are a lot of good Qb prospects in this years draft. Certainly more than there was last year. Last year I felt there were no QBs worth taking in the first round. I felt better about Winston than I did Mariotta. But thought neither one were world beaters.

Goff (Cal)
Lynch (Memphis)
Cook (Mich St)
Allen (Ark)
Prescott (Miss St)
Hackenberg (Penn St)
Wentz (N Dakota St)
Doughty (Western Kentucky)

All of these are pretty damn good prospects. Now who knows which one(s) will develop into good/great QBs but at least there are plenty of prospects to work with as compared to last season

Who is your favorite?

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

This is the list of second-round qbs since Brett Favre:

Drew Brees (No. 32, now a first-round pick)
Derek Carr
Andy Dalton
Jake Plummer
Colin Kaepernick
Chad Henne
Kordell Stewart
Jimmy Garappolo
Geno Smith
Brock Osweiler
Jimmy Clausen
Pat White
Brian Brohm
Kevin Kolb
John Beck
Drew Stanton
Kellen Clemens
Tarvaris Jackson
Quincy Carter
Marques Tuiasosopo
Shaun King
Charlie Batch
Tony Banks
Todd Collins
Matt Blundin
Tony Sacca

Mostly backups. Brees, Carr and Dalton are the only good starters I see,

 

[cajuncocoa]

Haters are rejoicing.

Oh, yeah...they are. I live with one, and I've been hearing it for about 21 hours (minus sleep time.)

 

[BigD5]

Who is your favorite?

Right now today I love Jared Goff. I will hold off on any predictions or my opinion on how good they will be. I like to see how they compete at senior bowl practices and the combine and their pro day. I also like to see their demeanor in any kind of interviews I can catch them on

 

[Bullflop]

I was joking. Maybe I should have put a at the end.

Agreed -- it might have helped to prevent misunderstanding. Many don't understand the nature of a hairline fracture and don't realize it's something that's routinely subject to reinjury.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Rushed him back way to fast because they thought he was just going to magically win 7 straight games and save their season after this coaching staff, and team, completely failed to even win 1 freaking time without him.

All they did was unnecessarily get him injured again for a season that didn't really have much of a chance of being anything anyway.

As soon as they lost those 7 straight they should have shut Romo down for the year.

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Exactly.............anybody with an IQ above a second grader could tell that something was wrong with Romo, he kept dumping water over his head like he was fixing to pass out and his legs were wobbly, he was staring down receivers, in short, he should have never been on the field yesterday.

Romo getting hurt is on Jerry and Coach Clap..................maybe if this POS coaching staff and their crayon playbook could have won just a single freaking game during Romo's absence, then maybe Romo could have sit an extra week or two and got right.

 

[Bowdown27]

I hope we end up with a top 2-3 pick. we need to draft tony successor immediately. If we fall to 5-7 it will be hard to justify choosing a lot of positions. Corner or dline are so hit or miss that high. RB that high is nuts but could do wonders for us but at the same time elliott or another rb gem would be unbelievable

 

[TellerMorrow34]

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Exactly.............anybody with an IQ above a second grader could tell that something was wrong with Romo, he kept dumping water over his head like he was fixing to pass out and his legs were wobbly, he was staring down receivers, in short, he should have never been on the field yesterday.

Romo getting hurt is on Jerry and Coach Clap..................maybe if this POS coaching staff and their crayon playbook could have won just a single freaking game during Romo's absence, then maybe Romo could have sit an extra week or two and got right.

If they could have won a few of those 7 they wouldn't have had to rush him back, that's for sure.

But whatever at this point. It is what it is with this coaching staff. They're not good and the went into full on panic mode and knew they had to have Romo back to bail them out as he always does.

 

[BigD5]

I hope we end up with a top 2-3 pick. we need to draft tony successor immediately. If we fall to 5-7 it will be hard to justify choosing a lot of positions. Corner or dline are so hit or miss that high. RB that high is nuts but could do wonders for us but at the same time elliott or another rb gem would be unbelievable

Eliot? As in Ezekiel Elliot? The tittybaby RB from Ohio st? No thanks. We don't need cancers like that on the team. He doesn't fit our running scheme anyway. Draft Derrick Henry and call it a day

 

[KJJ]

I watch tons of college football and I'll tell you there are a lot of good Qb prospects in this years draft. Certainly more than there was last year. Last year I felt there were no QBs worth taking in the first round. I felt better about Winston than I did Mariotta. But thought neither one were world beaters.

Goff (Cal)
Lynch (Memphis)
Cook (Mich St)
Allen (Ark)
Prescott (Miss St)
Hackenberg (Penn St)
Wentz (N Dakota St)
Doughty (Western Kentucky)

All of these are pretty damn good prospects. Now who knows which one(s) will develop into good/great QBs but at least there are plenty of prospects to work with as compared to last season

The point I'm making is you don't use a top 5 or top 10 pick on a QB unless there's a highly touted QB sitting there or you desperately need one. I'm sure many of the QBs you listed will be available in the second round and that's where the Cowboys should take a chance.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

Oh, yeah...they are. I live with one, and I've been hearing it for about 21 hours (minus sleep time.)

Ok Mama. Time for you to lay the smack down. I stole that from my wrestling friends on here.

But seriously quit cooking or something! Punish your menfolk.

 

[tyke1doe]

Every game I watch 1-2 Cowboys are injured and we have to go to commercial. There's definitely a problem with the Cowboys strength and conditioning program or we have been cursed by a gypsy. I wonder who Dez bought that monkey from? The tears of a gypsy are hard to neutralize

 

[jobberone]

Agreed -- it might have helped to prevent misunderstanding. Many don't understand the nature of a hairline fracture and don't realize it's something that's routinely subject to reinjury.

It is due to cumulative repetitive trauma (like marching or running) or from a force less than that required to fracture that bone more so or merely more evident initially.

Remove the stress or force and you remodel the bone and it returns to that bone's inherent strength. At that point it requires X force to injure the bone again. Romo does that spin move and lands on the shoulder. The clavicle and scapula act as a wishbone suspending the shoulder when we are upright. Either is too fragile to sustain significant force to the length of the bone. It bends then breaks. The scapula is more often fractured on impact than longitudinal forces. Not so the clavicle although it too is injured with direct perpendicular force esp to the distal third or even middle.

 

[Clove]

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Exactly.............anybody with an IQ above a second grader could tell that something was wrong with Romo, he kept dumping water over his head like he was fixing to pass out and his legs were wobbly, he was staring down receivers, in short, he should have never been on the field yesterday.

Romo getting hurt is on Jerry and Coach Clap..................maybe if this POS coaching staff and their crayon playbook could have won just a single freaking game during Romo's absence, then maybe Romo could have sit an extra week or two and got right.

I can't like this post enough. Very good.

 

[Bowdown27]

Eliot? As in Ezekiel Elliot? The tittybaby RB from Ohio st? No thanks. We don't need cancers like that on the team. He doesn't fit our running scheme anyway. Draft Derrick Henry and call it a day

I was just throwing a big name back out there who could go high.

 

[Clove]

It is due to cumulative repetitive trauma (like marching or running) or from a force less than that required to fracture that bone more so or merely more evident initially.

Remove the stress or force and you remodel the bone and it returns to that bone's inherent strength. At that point it requires X force to injure the bone again. Romo does that spin move and lands on the shoulder. The clavicle and scapula act as a wishbone suspending the shoulder when we are upright. Either is too fragile to sustain significant force to the length of the bone. It bends then breaks. The scapula is more often fractured on impact than longitudinal forces. Not so the clavicle although it too is injured with direct perpendicular force esp to the distal third or even middle.

You have educated us all.

 

[jobberone]

You have educated us all.

Just a primer. I'm not an orthopedist but this isn't brain surgery.

 

[DandyDon52]

I would be happy too if I knew that a green rookie qb would be coached properly, but I don't trust these stooges!

I dont either, first they have to pick a qb who can be a nfl qb, then they have to develop him, and I dont think they can do either one.
So they may draft a qb, but if anything they take a good qb and coach him down not up.