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The Cowboys discovered a fractured verterbae in Tony Romo's back. Expected to miss 6-10 weeks. Wow
but I can't help but feel bad for Romo. He was a worthy adversary, and always seemed like a good dude. He should really start thinking about life after football.
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My understanding is that best-case scenario is that #Cowboys QB Tony Romo returns by mid-season. He broke a different bone than last time.
Vs the Panthers, my first thought was that his body was done and he needed to retire. It simply wasn't that hard a hit by the defensive players. They showed his wife in the stands holding her head in worry after that play - a painful & human moment - which I took to mean that she was very concerned he was even out on an nfl field in his condition. Romo needs to retire. Its over.
few QBs improvise and freelance like Romo against us, he has consistently killed us with his scrambling. I admire the player a lot, but he needs to look at life after football
Definitely hurts him a little. I think it hurts Elliott too. No way teams aren't going to stack the box and force Prescott to beat them, especially early on. With Jenkins/DRC/Apple, you gotta think the Giants are going to use a lot of man coverage with Collins playing in the box week 1.
If youve watched him play this preseason, he looks pretty damn good. An analyst said his game is like McNabb's and I thought that was right on. McNabb on that Cowboys team would be tough to deal with.
Not pissing my pants, but the kid can def play and we have no tape on him.
If anybody should do that, it should be Collins. Middle zone mirroring the qb. Qb moves towards the line, Landon moves towards the line. Qb drops back, Landon drops back and plays the intermediate routes over the middle.
but let's not forget that defensive coordinators haven't gone out of their way to game plan and disguise things yet. The kid's still got a lot to learn.
...coming on unexpectedly can be a rallying cry for them just as Romo himself once was. With their OL they're built as well as anyone to play with training wheels if need be.
That being said if they can't engineer some pass rush Prescott will be under tremendous pressure to generate points.
looks like the real deal. If he's as good as Winston was last year for Tampa they'll be fine with that Oline. I hate to say it, but he'll give is fits because of his athleticism. I don't feel bad for Dallas whatsoever.
If Romo was healthy they had an experienced top 10 NFL QB who takes care of the ball. Now they have a mid round rookie. Kid looked good early in preseason but it all changes in week 1. It's a different game.
Almost every rookie struggles early. We get him early.
Sucks for Romo. Sucks for Dallas fans. Good news for Giants in 2016.
Some folks were saying that the play was nothing ...
Zak Prescott has looked good and he is young athletic ..
Spags will need to throw him enough looks to create
some turnovers .
What I do like is that we have improved our Run Defense
to compete with the Dallas O-line .
Either way it's a Big Hit to Lose Romo you can't replace
his football savvy & smarts .
We need to put a W up opening day .
Try though I might, I just can't hate him. He really comes across as a very genuine, good guy and I respect both his talent and his willingness to fight through injuries.
He's just unfortunate in that he keeps getting hurt.
Wouldn't under estimate Prescott, their OL, and of course Witten
Wish everyone was healthy. But with what the Giants have been through that's just the way it goes in the NFL. It's too bad.
I do to Bill. When he first came into the league ... I remember thinking
"This cocky little fuck ... I wish someone would slap that little smug grin off his face".
But, he has proven himself over the years. He is a good player. Dallas, at least - is a different team without him ... I don't give 2 shits about Dallas as an Organization but, I kind of feel sorry for Romo as a person/player.
And they still probably ended up with at least the 3rd best QB from the draft..
I'd feel better right now if they had gotten Wentz or Goff. Prescott has really flashed in pre-season. Who knows about any of these guys but draft order means zero at this point.
by extending plays, he is going to get hit. His body is starting to betray him. Part of getting older. Frankly, it didn't look like that bad a hit watching on replay. Its time for him to hang it up before he is a walking cripple for the rest of his life.
Good player, as much as I hate him as the leader of the Cowboys.
Is that he didn't even take a shot to the back on the play.
He basically just was sliding and a guy jumped on his shoulders which bent him forward a little bit.
How does a conditioned athlete break a bone doing that when there was no impact? Soft Tissue or Herniated Disc I could see but that is bizarre. Can the bones of his back be so brittle that they break just by an awkward stretch of soft tissue?
And they still probably ended up with at least the 3rd best QB from the draft..
I'd feel better right now if they had gotten Wentz or Goff. Prescott has really flashed in pre-season. Who knows about any of these guys but draft order means zero at this point.
Don't think any of the rookies this year are capable of playing competently week 1 of their first years. Goff, wentz and Prescott aren't exactly Winston, mariota or luck.
But if the Dallas OL is so invincible, how did he take a shot that caused this injury?
Against a supposedly vanilla defensive scheme?
He had pressure coming from his right, he stepped up, tried to scramble, then tried to slide, and someone ran up behind him (Bruce Irvin?). It didn't look like a brutal hit either. I don't think that injury is a reflection of Dallas' OL. Romo should have thrown the ball away.
This is the part I have concern with. Sure, he's a rookie and hopefully the Giants' new and improved defense can rattle him early but his lack of playing means he will be harder to game plan for.
Week one will be very interesting. I hope the Giants score early and often and put the weight of the world on the kid.
by way of comparing him to RG3 is that RG3 played pretty well in his rookie year.
I'm not especially concerned about the idea that Prescott could be playing in Dallas for the next 12 years. That's a concern for another day. I'm worried about getting a win in Week 1. And nothing about that is in the bag right now.
And they still probably ended up with at least the 3rd best QB from the draft..
I'd feel better right now if they had gotten Wentz or Goff. Prescott has really flashed in pre-season. Who knows about any of these guys but draft order means zero at this point.
Don't think any of the rookies this year are capable of playing competently week 1 of their first years. Goff, wentz and Prescott aren't exactly Winston, mariota or luck.
Maybe, maybe not..Romo went undrafted..Brady 6th round..Prescott's performance to date means squat to me....as I said, if they have him manage the game along with the adrenalin that opening day and being at home produces, they can beat anyone..It's just one game..
On here? I'm betting the farm that a win against the 'Boys won't mean anything to a bunch on here because, "whoop de doo, we beat the Cowboys without Romo."
If we lose it will be, "we can't even beat them WITHOUT Romo..
But if the Dallas OL is so invincible, how did he take a shot that caused this injury?
Against a supposedly vanilla defensive scheme?
It was not a very vicious hit VIDAD ... If IIRC,e was kind of scrambling to get away from the pocket and kind of got brushed down from behind. But, he immediately reached for his back with a little bit of a grimace.
basically dropped all his weight onto Romo from behind and bent his body forward in a really awkward way. My instinct watching it was that he probably was hurt badly, and I was surprised when the first reports were that he was fine.
Romo doesn't take every other day off because his clavicle has been broken three times. He gets so much time off because his back has been messed up for years. This guy won't be able get out of bed when he's 50. Now another broken back? Get well soon Tony. Then retire.
A rookie QB in his first career game. He can't read defenses & plays a lot different when he's getting hit. Giants need to disguise coverage/blitzes and absolutely tee off on him.
I feel bad for him hate the Cowboys but Romo's a good guy. When it's done it's done. Two back injuries and two clavicle injuries. He needs to walk away now. The shot of his wife made me feel for their family. Football is not a sport for old men.
He really should hang them up, as others have said
And they still probably ended up with at least the 3rd best QB from the draft..
I'd feel better right now if they had gotten Wentz or Goff. Prescott has really flashed in pre-season. Who knows about any of these guys but draft order means zero at this point.
Don't think any of the rookies this year are capable of playing competently week 1 of their first years. Goff, wentz and Prescott aren't exactly Winston, mariota or luck.
Maybe, maybe not..Romo went undrafted..Brady 6th round..Prescott's performance to date means squat to me....as I said, if they have him manage the game along with the adrenalin that opening day and being at home produces, they can beat anyone..It's just one game..
On here? I'm betting the farm that a win against the 'Boys won't mean anything to a bunch on here because, "whoop de doo, we beat the Cowboys without Romo."
If we lose it will be, "we can't even beat them WITHOUT Romo..
Well what should be the reaction? Week 1 is a gimme. It's a game we should win even if romo played. I hate to put expectations like that on the team but it's been 5 years since making the playoffs and while the optimist in me thinks Eli can play a solid 4 more years, he could realistically fall off in any random season. The Giants stop shooting themselves in the foot in divisional games and they are a playoff team
Sucks for Romo and I think Jerry has had enough after this..
You know he's steaming right now, how many seasons has romo gone down for considerable time in the last few years? Not sure exactly but it seems like 4/5 years he has missed a signicant chunk of the season.
RE: Sucks for Romo and I think Jerry has had enough after this..
You know he's steaming right now, how many seasons has romo gone down for considerable time in the last few years? Not sure exactly but it seems like 4/5 years he has missed a signicant chunk of the season.
He missed 2 games the 4 years prior to last season. But it does seem like this back thing is recurring now. He also didn't play particularly well last season, either.
thanks for the memories. You had bad luck. Crazy misplays in the early going. Overthrew players in the clutch. At times showed devastating talent against the Giants. In mid career, began to show as fragile and injury prone. But you also have shown remarkable grit, even crazy courage at times. Just remember its only a game, and a very violent one at that. Forget 6-10 weeks, we will remember and admire you for your talent, grit and leadership. Real Cowboys know when to ride off into the sunset. Cows, you knew the risks and should have seen this coming. Don't expect, as many here on BBI do, that your deferred, later round, QB pick, will turn into the new Tom Brady.
Romo is a warrior. I always respected him and I think
he showed respect to Eli and the Giants. This changes things only a little. If Romo had played, the game would have been close, he would have gotten hurt, and then Prescott would have come in and destroyed us. Now, Prescott will start the game, and we will be annihilated from the opening kickoff. Prescott will continue to torment us for years.........Sigh.
thanks for the memories. You had bad luck. Crazy misplays in the early going. Overthrew players in the clutch. At times showed devastating talent against the Giants. In mid career, began to show as fragile and injury prone. But you also have shown remarkable grit, even crazy courage at times. Just remember its only a game, and a very violent one at that. Forget 6-10 weeks, we will remember and admire you for your talent, grit and leadership. Real Cowboys know when to ride off into the sunset. Cows, you knew the risks and should have seen this coming. Don't expect, as many here on BBI do, that your deferred, later round, QB pick, will turn into the new Tom Brady.
Well said, much respect for him. He was a fantastic, gritty, exciting player. Hopefully this is the end for him and if it is congrats, great career.
he showed respect to Eli and the Giants. This changes things only a little. If Romo had played, the game would have been close, he would have gotten hurt, and then Prescott would have come in and destroyed us. Now, Prescott will start the game, and we will be annihilated from the opening kickoff. Prescott will continue to torment us for years.........Sigh.
As for Dak, color me not impressed. Highlights of all his week 3 throws against the Hawks. Dak - ( New Window )
That was the first I've seen of him and I thought it was very impressive for a rookie. He seemed composed, went through multiple reads, through the ball away/out of reach as needed and made some accurate throws.
Obviously way early.
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he showed respect to Eli and the Giants. This changes things only a little. If Romo had played, the game would have been close, he would have gotten hurt, and then Prescott would have come in and destroyed us. Now, Prescott will start the game, and we will be annihilated from the opening kickoff. Prescott will continue to torment us for years.........Sigh.
As for Dak, color me not impressed. Highlights of all his week 3 throws against the Hawks. Dak - ( New Window )
That was the first I've seen of him and I thought it was very impressive for a rookie. He seemed composed, went through multiple reads, through the ball away/out of reach as needed and made some accurate throws.
Obviously way early.
80% of his pass completions were on dinks, dunks and check downs. The TD to Witten should have been picked on an under throw and he did not throw a clean ball on target beyond 20 yards down the field.
Also watch him throw mostly off his back foot while setting in the pocket. I don;t see it, the Boys are going to miss Romo.
As for Dak, color me not impressed. Highlights of all his week 3 throws against the Hawks. Dak - ( New Window )
That was the first I've seen of him and I thought it was very impressive for a rookie. He seemed composed, went through multiple reads, through the ball away/out of reach as needed and made some accurate throws.
Obviously way early.
80% of his pass completions were on dinks, dunks and check downs. The TD to Witten should have been picked on an under throw and he did not throw a clean ball on target beyond 20 yards down the field.
Also watch him throw mostly off his back foot while setting in the pocket. I don;t see it, the Boys are going to miss Romo.
Yeah of course they'll miss a top ten QB. Very few rookies are top ten. That said, for a rookie, he looked pretty good to me.
Checking down to an open underneath guy shouldn;t be a negative.
requires the WR to contort his body and make an adjustment for it. He's not someone that looks like he can thread a needle and hit a guy in stride right now.
As for Dak, color me not impressed. Highlights of all his week 3 throws against the Hawks. Dak - ( New Window )
That was the first I've seen of him and I thought it was very impressive for a rookie. He seemed composed, went through multiple reads, through the ball away/out of reach as needed and made some accurate throws.
Obviously way early.
80% of his pass completions were on dinks, dunks and check downs. The TD to Witten should have been picked on an under throw and he did not throw a clean ball on target beyond 20 yards down the field.
Also watch him throw mostly off his back foot while setting in the pocket. I don;t see it, the Boys are going to miss Romo.
Yeah of course they'll miss a top ten QB. Very few rookies are top ten. That said, for a rookie, he looked pretty good to me.
Checking down to an open underneath guy shouldn;t be a negative.
He did not complete a clean throw beyond 20 yards including the TD to Witten. Plus he throws off his back foot while setting in the pocket.
He's a rookie and Dallas will have to water down the playbook significantly.
Snacks will be the key to the game trying to disrupt the Boys running game.
if Dak plays well, Romo won't see the field again. If Dak goes 2-5 in his first 7 games, then they will try to stick Romo back out there. My hope is that Spags throws the kitchen sink at him and confuses Dak to make mistakes. The Cowboys will try to keep it easy on him, and run the ball. If the Giants can jump out to a lead and force Dak to throw it, he's going to screw up.
I thought he's been sharp in the preseason. That said, it's preseason. Spags is going to through a lot of different looks at him and I expect him to struggle a bit.
As far as rookie QBs, to me, the difference between he and Goff/Wentz is that he played a ton of college football. 3 year starter (or close to it, IIRC).
I have lots of thoughts on this - Enquiring minds want to know.
1) Romo should consider retiring. His back is all messed up, and even a minimal twist like this broke a bone.
2) Great QB's like Peyton, Elway, Marino, Farve, Eli, and Big Ben, have struggles as rookies. Just because Dak showed well in preseason doesn't mean all that much. Lets see what happens when the bullets start flying. When our starters are in there, when we are disguising coverages and bringing set packages, it will become very hard from him. If we stop their run we should have a good night.
3) What happens if Dak is doing well? Do they bring 34 yr old Romo back in or stick with the potential future?
"Last back tony Romo fracture was transverse process, not the actual vertebrae. This injury much more serious"
Ugg... I hate to tell a player to leave money on the table but this man has a family he has to think about. Really sucks. I make fun of Romo but I hate this for him to be in this situation where he can't make his own decision when to leave the game.
The scroll read Romo is "day to day". How is that possible?
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Garrett labeled Romo "day-to-day" and refused to give a timetable for his return, but NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported that the quarterback's "best-case scenario" is returning by "mid-season" after suffering a compression fracture of his vertebrae, per a source informed of the situation.
Rapoport noted that Romo "broke a different bone" than in 2014, when he suffered two fractures in his transverse process, and would "likely need an epidural to play." The hope is that Romo will return after the bye for his team's Week 8 showdown with the Eagles, with Garrett saying: "We're confident that he's going to be coming back and playing football for us this year."
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told the Dallas Morning News the team is open to possibly acquiring another quarterback, but added that Romo is intent on not seeing a repeat of 2015 play out.
The scroll read Romo is "day to day". How is that possible?
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Garrett labeled Romo "day-to-day" and refused to give a timetable for his return, but NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported that the quarterback's "best-case scenario" is returning by "mid-season" after suffering a compression fracture of his vertebrae, per a source informed of the situation.
Rapoport noted that Romo "broke a different bone" than in 2014, when he suffered two fractures in his transverse process, and would "likely need an epidural to play." The hope is that Romo will return after the bye for his team's Week 8 showdown with the Eagles, with Garrett saying: "We're confident that he's going to be coming back and playing football for us this year."
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told the Dallas Morning News the team is open to possibly acquiring another quarterback, but added that Romo is intent on not seeing a repeat of 2015 play out.
I like Prescott a lot. I think this could be a plus for Dallas.
I think the "plus" for Dallas is that he'll have lots of practice with the first team and the game plan will be tailored for him. If he came in mid-game with a game plan designed for Romo, that would be worse for Dallas.
But he's still going to be a rookie in his first NFL game, and Spagnuolo is going to go out of his way to disguise things, confuse him, and generally force him into mistakes. Generall, also, I feel the Giants are a faster, more athletic team now and have better personnel to face a running QB. Or a passing QB, for that matter.
if Dak plays well, Romo won't see the field again. If Dak goes 2-5 in his first 7 games, then they will try to stick Romo back out there. My hope is that Spags throws the kitchen sink at him and confuses Dak to make mistakes. The Cowboys will try to keep it easy on him, and run the ball. If the Giants can jump out to a lead and force Dak to throw it, he's going to screw up.
Likely outcome, Matt. The problem as I see it for those Giants fans who shrug and dismiss Prescott as a rookie, susceptible to confusion and mistakes, bowing to the pressure, etc. is that the team we root for has had poor success against mobile, run-capable quarterbacks. Even with the upgrades to the DL and DBs, our LBs remain our weakest unit and a mediocre unit and that is the position that mobile QBs are likely to expose.
He knows that he has the most talented offensive personnel of his career around him (defense another matter) and that two playoff wins will earn him no spot in the Hall of Fame.
I like Prescott a lot. I think this could be a plus for Dallas.
No way this is a plus for the Cowboys unless you're already thinking about 2017. The best thing you can say about it from the Cowboys perspective is that it's better that it happened in game 3 of the preseason than if it had happened on the first snap of the regular season.
Dak Prescott may very well develop into a starting quality QB in the NFL, but he won't be that on September 11, 2016. The chess match between Scott Linehan and Steve Spagnuolo will begin with Linehan already down a queen. No excuses for Spags if he squanders that edge! And I don't care how good the Dallas OL is.
Dude is always hurt. Damn.
Wow.
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The Cowboys discovered a fractured verterbae in Tony Romo's back. Expected to miss 6-10 weeks. Wow
And Dak Prescott... I think Prescott will fail.. But he might not be asked to do much.
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Wow.
HUGE break-no pun intended-for us.
Seems little doubt. Is there someone else?
Get well soon, Tony.
Why should Thomas even be on the team? Other than contract of coarse?
I hope Thomas is not on the team
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My understanding is that best-case scenario is that #Cowboys QB Tony Romo returns by mid-season. He broke a different bone than last time.
Cowboys will pick top 5 two years in a row!
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Oh well, start the film review of Dak...
DRC, Jenkins, JPP and Vernon...go to work on him!
Not going to get too excited, though. Pretty sure Prescott will still shred us in the opener.
True. The division is there for the taking.
On paper, sure. But opening day, first game, at home, any team can pull off a W..Doesn't necessarily say a lot, imo
JFC.
and we need to win in week #1
Definitely hurts him a little. I think it hurts Elliott too. No way teams aren't going to stack the box and force Prescott to beat them, especially early on. With Jenkins/DRC/Apple, you gotta think the Giants are going to use a lot of man coverage with Collins playing in the box week 1.
JFC.
If youve watched him play this preseason, he looks pretty damn good. An analyst said his game is like McNabb's and I thought that was right on. McNabb on that Cowboys team would be tough to deal with.
Not pissing my pants, but the kid can def play and we have no tape on him.
If anybody should do that, it should be Collins. Middle zone mirroring the qb. Qb moves towards the line, Landon moves towards the line. Qb drops back, Landon drops back and plays the intermediate routes over the middle.
Who knows if Dak is any good but it's hard to escape the memory of unproven QBs torching us.
That being said if they can't engineer some pass rush Prescott will be under tremendous pressure to generate points.
Time for Eli and Odell to do their thang.
It doesn't take much with a back as bad as his. Wish him the best, but he needs to retire. I agree that beating Prescott is a barometer for this team.
Wow.
HUGE break-no pun intended-for us.
When it comes to:
a) playing the Cowboys on
b) opening day, against
c) a second-string quarterback
...I'm sure as shit not counting my chickens before they hatch.
Almost every rookie struggles early. We get him early.
Sucks for Romo. Sucks for Dallas fans. Good news for Giants in 2016.
Spags will need to throw him enough looks to create
some turnovers .
What I do like is that we have improved our Run Defense
to compete with the Dallas O-line .
Either way it's a Big Hit to Lose Romo you can't replace
his football savvy & smarts .
We need to put a W up opening day .
He's just unfortunate in that he keeps getting hurt.
Blah blah blah.
I do to Bill. When he first came into the league ... I remember thinking
"This cocky little fuck ... I wish someone would slap that little smug grin off his face".
But, he has proven himself over the years. He is a good player. Dallas, at least - is a different team without him ... I don't give 2 shits about Dallas as an Organization but, I kind of feel sorry for Romo as a person/player.
Nice job Jones
Nice job Jones
And they still probably ended up with at least the 3rd best QB from the draft..
My thoughts exactly
and went HB despite a brittle QB Nice job Jones
And they still probably ended up with at least the 3rd best QB from the draft..
I'd feel better right now if they had gotten Wentz or Goff. Prescott has really flashed in pre-season. Who knows about any of these guys but draft order means zero at this point.
Against a supposedly vanilla defensive scheme?
Good player, as much as I hate him as the leader of the Cowboys.
He basically just was sliding and a guy jumped on his shoulders which bent him forward a little bit.
How does a conditioned athlete break a bone doing that when there was no impact? Soft Tissue or Herniated Disc I could see but that is bizarre. Can the bones of his back be so brittle that they break just by an awkward stretch of soft tissue?
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And they still probably ended up with at least the 3rd best QB from the draft..
I'd feel better right now if they had gotten Wentz or Goff. Prescott has really flashed in pre-season. Who knows about any of these guys but draft order means zero at this point.
Don't think any of the rookies this year are capable of playing competently week 1 of their first years. Goff, wentz and Prescott aren't exactly Winston, mariota or luck.
Against a supposedly vanilla defensive scheme?
Is the Giants line really good b/c Eli remains healthy? Com'on, that Dalkas line is very good
Against a supposedly vanilla defensive scheme?
He had pressure coming from his right, he stepped up, tried to scramble, then tried to slide, and someone ran up behind him (Bruce Irvin?). It didn't look like a brutal hit either. I don't think that injury is a reflection of Dallas' OL. Romo should have thrown the ball away.
This is the part I have concern with. Sure, he's a rookie and hopefully the Giants' new and improved defense can rattle him early but his lack of playing means he will be harder to game plan for.
Week one will be very interesting. I hope the Giants score early and often and put the weight of the world on the kid.
I'm not especially concerned about the idea that Prescott could be playing in Dallas for the next 12 years. That's a concern for another day. I'm worried about getting a win in Week 1. And nothing about that is in the bag right now.
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Nice job Jones
And they still probably ended up with at least the 3rd best QB from the draft..
He rarely hit a receiver in stride downfield in college and he didn't do it this past week besides the short ball
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And they still probably ended up with at least the 3rd best QB from the draft..
I'd feel better right now if they had gotten Wentz or Goff. Prescott has really flashed in pre-season. Who knows about any of these guys but draft order means zero at this point.
Don't think any of the rookies this year are capable of playing competently week 1 of their first years. Goff, wentz and Prescott aren't exactly Winston, mariota or luck.
Maybe, maybe not..Romo went undrafted..Brady 6th round..Prescott's performance to date means squat to me....as I said, if they have him manage the game along with the adrenalin that opening day and being at home produces, they can beat anyone..It's just one game..
On here? I'm betting the farm that a win against the 'Boys won't mean anything to a bunch on here because, "whoop de doo, we beat the Cowboys without Romo."
If we lose it will be, "we can't even beat them WITHOUT Romo..
Against a supposedly vanilla defensive scheme?
It was not a very vicious hit VIDAD ... If IIRC,e was kind of scrambling to get away from the pocket and kind of got brushed down from behind. But, he immediately reached for his back with a little bit of a grimace.
Jfc. Really?
Oh well, start the film review of Dak...
DRC, Jenkins, JPP and Vernon...go to work on him!
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In fantasy?
Jfc. Really?
lol, glad someone else cringed besides me.
But as we all know, it's not up to him, Jerrah will decide when he's had enough
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And they still probably ended up with at least the 3rd best QB from the draft..
I'd feel better right now if they had gotten Wentz or Goff. Prescott has really flashed in pre-season. Who knows about any of these guys but draft order means zero at this point.
Don't think any of the rookies this year are capable of playing competently week 1 of their first years. Goff, wentz and Prescott aren't exactly Winston, mariota or luck.
Maybe, maybe not..Romo went undrafted..Brady 6th round..Prescott's performance to date means squat to me....as I said, if they have him manage the game along with the adrenalin that opening day and being at home produces, they can beat anyone..It's just one game..
On here? I'm betting the farm that a win against the 'Boys won't mean anything to a bunch on here because, "whoop de doo, we beat the Cowboys without Romo."
If we lose it will be, "we can't even beat them WITHOUT Romo..
Well what should be the reaction? Week 1 is a gimme. It's a game we should win even if romo played. I hate to put expectations like that on the team but it's been 5 years since making the playoffs and while the optimist in me thinks Eli can play a solid 4 more years, he could realistically fall off in any random season. The Giants stop shooting themselves in the foot in divisional games and they are a playoff team
He missed 2 games the 4 years prior to last season. But it does seem like this back thing is recurring now. He also didn't play particularly well last season, either.
Well said, much respect for him. He was a fantastic, gritty, exciting player. Hopefully this is the end for him and if it is congrats, great career.
Send him to Canton already.
Though I bet half those wins are against us.
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on such a low percentage of hits. I do feel bad for him because, but for the uniform, I like the guy and think he has plenty of talent.
Oh well, start the film review of Dak...
DRC, Jenkins, JPP and Vernon...go to work on him!
Romo takes a beating. You guys constant blowing the Cowboys o-line forget that they are not very good pass blockers.
He doesn't take a beating any more than anybody else, he just has been unfortunate with broken bones.
I don't blow their o-line.
They are good pass blocker.
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As for Dak, color me not impressed. Highlights of all his week 3 throws against the Hawks.
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One other thing to note against Seattle, watch how many free blitzers get through, I doubt he is excellent at setting the pass protection.
As for Dak, color me not impressed. Highlights of all his week 3 throws against the Hawks. Dak - ( New Window )
That was the first I've seen of him and I thought it was very impressive for a rookie. He seemed composed, went through multiple reads, through the ball away/out of reach as needed and made some accurate throws.
Obviously way early.
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They are good pass blocker.
FO (for what it;s worth) rated them 16th in pass blocking in 2014, 19th in 2015.
Really, why do you even bother.
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to call it quits.
As for Dak, color me not impressed. Highlights of all his week 3 throws against the Hawks. Dak - ( New Window )
That was the first I've seen of him and I thought it was very impressive for a rookie. He seemed composed, went through multiple reads, through the ball away/out of reach as needed and made some accurate throws.
Obviously way early.
80% of his pass completions were on dinks, dunks and check downs. The TD to Witten should have been picked on an under throw and he did not throw a clean ball on target beyond 20 yards down the field.
Also watch him throw mostly off his back foot while setting in the pocket. I don;t see it, the Boys are going to miss Romo.
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to call it quits.
As for Dak, color me not impressed. Highlights of all his week 3 throws against the Hawks. Dak - ( New Window )
That was the first I've seen of him and I thought it was very impressive for a rookie. He seemed composed, went through multiple reads, through the ball away/out of reach as needed and made some accurate throws.
Obviously way early.
80% of his pass completions were on dinks, dunks and check downs. The TD to Witten should have been picked on an under throw and he did not throw a clean ball on target beyond 20 yards down the field.
Also watch him throw mostly off his back foot while setting in the pocket. I don;t see it, the Boys are going to miss Romo.
Yeah of course they'll miss a top ten QB. Very few rookies are top ten. That said, for a rookie, he looked pretty good to me.
Checking down to an open underneath guy shouldn;t be a negative.
Bummer about Romo. I like that dude. Fluky injury, too. Split second before and he's tackled upright, split second after and he completes the slide.
Regardless, so long as Witten is a Cowboy, they're a tough W for the Giants. He probably circles those two games every season.
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to call it quits.
As for Dak, color me not impressed. Highlights of all his week 3 throws against the Hawks. Dak - ( New Window )
That was the first I've seen of him and I thought it was very impressive for a rookie. He seemed composed, went through multiple reads, through the ball away/out of reach as needed and made some accurate throws.
Obviously way early.
80% of his pass completions were on dinks, dunks and check downs. The TD to Witten should have been picked on an under throw and he did not throw a clean ball on target beyond 20 yards down the field.
Also watch him throw mostly off his back foot while setting in the pocket. I don;t see it, the Boys are going to miss Romo.
Yeah of course they'll miss a top ten QB. Very few rookies are top ten. That said, for a rookie, he looked pretty good to me.
Checking down to an open underneath guy shouldn;t be a negative.
He did not complete a clean throw beyond 20 yards including the TD to Witten. Plus he throws off his back foot while setting in the pocket.
He's a rookie and Dallas will have to water down the playbook significantly.
Snacks will be the key to the game trying to disrupt the Boys running game.
But save $5.1m on the cap. Geez, he's scheduled to make 24.7m next year. Of course, Eli made 24.2 this year. (19.7 next)
As far as rookie QBs, to me, the difference between he and Goff/Wentz is that he played a ton of college football. 3 year starter (or close to it, IIRC).
2) Great QB's like Peyton, Elway, Marino, Farve, Eli, and Big Ben, have struggles as rookies. Just because Dak showed well in preseason doesn't mean all that much. Lets see what happens when the bullets start flying. When our starters are in there, when we are disguising coverages and bringing set packages, it will become very hard from him. If we stop their run we should have a good night.
3) What happens if Dak is doing well? Do they bring 34 yr old Romo back in or stick with the potential future?
Ugg... I hate to tell a player to leave money on the table but this man has a family he has to think about. Really sucks. I make fun of Romo but I hate this for him to be in this situation where he can't make his own decision when to leave the game.
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Rapoport noted that Romo "broke a different bone" than in 2014, when he suffered two fractures in his transverse process, and would "likely need an epidural to play." The hope is that Romo will return after the bye for his team's Week 8 showdown with the Eagles, with Garrett saying: "We're confident that he's going to be coming back and playing football for us this year."
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told the Dallas Morning News the team is open to possibly acquiring another quarterback, but added that Romo is intent on not seeing a repeat of 2015 play out.
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Garrett labeled Romo "day-to-day" and refused to give a timetable for his return, but NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported that the quarterback's "best-case scenario" is returning by "mid-season" after suffering a compression fracture of his vertebrae, per a source informed of the situation.
Rapoport noted that Romo "broke a different bone" than in 2014, when he suffered two fractures in his transverse process, and would "likely need an epidural to play." The hope is that Romo will return after the bye for his team's Week 8 showdown with the Eagles, with Garrett saying: "We're confident that he's going to be coming back and playing football for us this year."
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told the Dallas Morning News the team is open to possibly acquiring another quarterback, but added that Romo is intent on not seeing a repeat of 2015 play out.
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Thanks bud.
But he's still going to be a rookie in his first NFL game, and Spagnuolo is going to go out of his way to disguise things, confuse him, and generally force him into mistakes. Generall, also, I feel the Giants are a faster, more athletic team now and have better personnel to face a running QB. Or a passing QB, for that matter.
is looking for a job.
Likely outcome, Matt. The problem as I see it for those Giants fans who shrug and dismiss Prescott as a rookie, susceptible to confusion and mistakes, bowing to the pressure, etc. is that the team we root for has had poor success against mobile, run-capable quarterbacks. Even with the upgrades to the DL and DBs, our LBs remain our weakest unit and a mediocre unit and that is the position that mobile QBs are likely to expose.
Dak Prescott may very well develop into a starting quality QB in the NFL, but he won't be that on September 11, 2016. The chess match between Scott Linehan and Steve Spagnuolo will begin with Linehan already down a queen. No excuses for Spags if he squanders that edge! And I don't care how good the Dallas OL is.