Report: Cowboys plan to play Tony Romo on Sunday

They pretty much have to. He hasn’t thrown a pass under a real regular season game conditions in over a year. They need to know if he can still function, should they need him in the playoffs. And, if they entertain trade offers, they have to have something to show.

I feel really, really bad for Romo. As a passer, he will go down as one of the greatest never to play in a Super Bowl, along side people like John Brodie. But he just has bad luck.

If you look at Dallas, they just don’t turn the ball over. I only looked at this the other day, but it’s not just on offense: on special teams, I think they only have one turnover all year, have no missed xtra points, no blocked FGs or punts, no KO or punt returns for TDs. Dak has four INTS, two of them in one game vs. 23 TD passes. These are championship numbers.

Then, shockingly, Dallas I think leads the NFL in sacks in December!! They are now something like 5th in the league in sacks-—and no one knows anyone on their D-line.

How much of all this is Romo? Who knows. All I know is, there has been a change in the team, and Dak is a huge part of it.

Completely agree on how good he was, and that the defenses were bad. Still, there is that “something” that you can’t get around and that is that Dak just “has it.” The whole team just plays better.

I liken Romo to a more hard-luck version of a Marino or Fran Tarkenton, who were great QBs who could never win it all. But I liken Dak to a Bart Starr or Bob Griese, QBs less known for their arms than for just winning as generals.

In Romo’s best season, he couldn’t come close to 23/4 TD to INT ration Dak has had. Tony could always be counted on to deliver one or two astounding plays (like when he shook off JJ Watt for a bomb TD) and one or two killer turnovers. Some of the losses just weren’t his fault (think the Giants playoff game where a slot receiver dropped a wide open 1st down pass that would have given Dallas a FG). But he reminds me in some ways of Craig Morton, another great thrower for Dallas who just had bad luck (the INTs in the Super Bowl). If I was giving Romo advice, I’d say, Retire a Cowboy, go into the Ring of Honor, become a coach or sportscaster and enjoy your life.

These are both sides of the same coin. I just know there are so many former players whose golden years aren’t, due to lingering after-effects of play induced wear and tear. One more game may do nothing, or change the shape of his world. It is a gamble only Romo can choose to make. I hope he chooses wisely.

Sure - and I'm glad Dak is starting, but Romo has unbelievably good stats and the Cowboys record during his time when he wasn't playing was like 25% win percentage. He's a very good - but not elite - quarterback. Unfortunately as he's gotten older he's been more susceptible to getting hurt, and his O-line hasn't helped at times. Either way, Dak will be the QB of the future as regardless of Romo's abilities he only has 2-3 years left in him at this point if he even stays healthy.

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