It's just crazy to think this team has a backup QB that is just sitting there doing nothing and they aren't going to play him. WTF do they think they are saving him for??? Might as well just make Sanchez the game day #2 for the playoffs if Romo can't get through a Qtr or even a couple of series of Football. If we need him to replace an injured Dak in the playoffs and he isn't at his best because he didn't play at all it would be a disgrace. This year is about playoff advancement now and doing whatever it takes to climb each additional rung on the ladder. Head shaking still required with the Dallas Cowboys...
Romo played pretty damn well when Bledsoe went down...that's why he got the job in the first place. He had no practice time, just wing it. He's a Hell of a lot better QB now than he was then, and he is practicing. While you are shaking your head, so are the Cowboys at you. What is the risk/reward with playing him? He "knocks the rust off"...well, after Dak plays his half or whatever, Romo would be knocking off that rust without TSmith who isn't playing, Zeke, who will be chilling, and probably 3-4 other key starters....against a Philly D that will play their first string all game long. You really want to risk Romo getting crushed by Brandon Graham, losing our insurance policy for the playoffs, along with whatever trade value he has this off-season, so Romo can get some reps in, in case Dak gets hurt in a playoff game, which is the only scenario Romo plays in the playoffs? I'd have liked to have seen Romo one last time too, but their decision making is sound
Do you really think the team is thinking about Romo's trade value? I keep reading that on here, but can't imagine that is even 1% the case in the Dallas organization. So they get what, a 4th instead of a 3rd? What if he lights it up and it turns into a 2nd? It works both ways.
No, I think the team thinks that without Tyron Smith, and without mobility, Graham will knock Romo out for another year. They'd rather have insurance for the playoffs and yes, some trade value. Dak is not likely to get hurt, there's little chance Romo takes one snap
But the risk/reward is completely different. if Dak gets hurt it's possibly disastrous and could end our season. If Romo gets hurt it's likely not going to affect the season at all.
See, I disagree. There's little chance Dak gets hurt, but if he does, I'd like a 100% chance of having rusty but healthy and practicing Romo than a possible Sanchez sighting if Romo got hurt against Philly. One half 2-3 weeks before he might get a chance to play isn't going to change his playoff performance that much IMO. In fact, it might be for the better. Romo loves to get in the gun and audible and beat the D match-up wise, with his intelligence, which he is great at. To me, if disaster struck, and Romo did go in, he can spend a quarter getting acclimated by handing off to Zeke and throwing the occasional play action pass
Sure if he had to play the whole game. My worry is more based on Dak going down with us down and with the ball and 3 minutes left in the game and one time out. Or even just late in the game in general when he needs to come out throwing
Right. We paid Orton a lot of money hoping to never use him, but we paid him in case we did. That's how I look at this situation with Romo. We probably won't need him, but the beauty of having Romo as our backup QB is that he is a very good QB...but if he isn't sharp much of the benefit of having him on the bench goes away if he is needed. He is still better than most or probably all other backups even without playing, but if he is rusty he isn't the best "Tony Romo" he can be. How many teams could lose an MVP caliber starter and with the game on the line have their backup step in and still feel confident that they could score quickly? That is what I want this team to have and I think all we need for that is to get Romo somewhere between two series and a half of real game snaps. If we are that worried about him getting hurt,,,then keep it at two series
With all backups in, it is wise not puting Romo on the field. We all know hes an injury risk so why would you even consider playing him with inferior protection? Maybe you're secretly hoping hed get hurt one more time so the team will HAVE to be done with him.
