Romo's back

ThoughtExperiment · Oct 28, 2014

How big a problem do you think this is going to be? Of course we were all relieved it wasn't the disc problem, but just a knee in the back. So you'd think he's going to be okay.

But anyone remember the end of 2008 when we limped down the stretch? It didn't get a lot of attention, but I remember Romo got hurt at the end of the Giants game, deep in our own territory, on almost the exact same kind of play. He saw the rusher coming (think it was a LB or DL that time), sort of turned and ducked, and got a knee in the back. Even though it was "just a bruise", he wasn't the same the next couple of games. And that was when he was a lot younger and had a lot fewer miles on him.

Plus, several reporters last night said Romo could barely get up and down the three-step podium after the game. The ESPN Dallas reporter said he was walking like an 85-year old man.

I'm a little concerned. Not sure he'll be the Tony we've seen all year even with taking a shot.

Doomsday · Oct 28, 2014

They lied about his true back issues for two years including this entire offseason, they'll continue to lie about it now.

So, we'll never really know the deal until after he retires.

But there's a reason they have him so heavily flak jacketed and padded, and have that little custom, rectangular pad over the area in the small of his back where he was cut into. The tissue and muscles in the lower back almost never heal right, after this invasive type of surgery.

He looks like the Pillsbury Throwboy out there, with all the extra flak-jacketing and padding.

ThoughtExperiment · Oct 28, 2014

Even Jesse Holly was saying on the postgame show that after they lied all summer and in camp this year -- plus last year right after he got hurt -- he wouldn't believe what they said about Tony until he saw him on the field against Arizona.

Doomsday · Oct 28, 2014

I have doubts now, more then ever, about how long he can continue to play in the NFL.

cockstrong · Oct 28, 2014

I do know this from my sourced up peeps

No for real. I know people

The Cowboys were deathly afraid prior to season that Romo would not hold up this year

Sheik · Oct 28, 2014

I still have my doubts about if he plays another down this year.

Did he have the MRI yet?

ZeroClub · Oct 28, 2014

Romo played at a very high level over the past several games. If there is an injury related drop off, I think it'll be pretty obvious.

ThoughtExperiment · Oct 28, 2014

cockstrong said:
I do know this from my sourced up peeps

No for real. I know people

The Cowboys were deathly afraid prior to season that Romo would not hold up this year

I totally believe it. I remember when Laufenberg pretty much guaranteed he wouldn't last the whole season.

ThoughtExperiment · Oct 28, 2014

Garrett says more scans are being done. Not clear why the others are done but Romo's isn't.

Anyone who's had an MRI knows it takes about 10 or 15 minutes.

Not saying it means anything... Personally, I bet he's okay.

But a guy on the ESPN noon show said he talked to a spine specialist and he thought Tony got hit in almost the exact wrong spot, right where the disc was repaired and also with his body slightly twisted.

Hoofbite · Oct 28, 2014

It's not going to get better. He'll play through it until his performance drops, there's structural damage, or the pain is just too much to handle.

The team will never say anything but 20 years from now we'll find out it was hurt in like 2011 or some shit and someone will say that Jerry saw how well Peyton played after multiple neck surgeries and never saw the risk.

Hoofbite · Oct 28, 2014

ThoughtExperiment said:
Garrett says more scans are being done. Not clear why the others are done but Romo's isn't.

Anyone who's had an MRI knows it takes about 10 or 15 minutes.

Not saying it means anything... Personally, I bet he's okay.

But a guy on the ESPN noon show said he talked to a spine specialist and he thought Tony got hit in almost the exact wrong spot, right where the disc was repaired and also with his body slightly twisted.

Yep, imaging tests are pretty much ready on the fly.

Saw a doc hustle down from preop to check a head scan on a kid with hemophilia who ski'd into a tree. Dude walks in wearing scrubs and starts talking random shit. Image comes up and he takes a look at it for 15 seconds, scrolling through a series of pics. Goes to talking about previous random shit for a second before, "he's good". Goes into the room where the parents are sitting next to the kid strapped into the machine and tells all three that he's fine. Sprints off back to his previous shit before they take the kid outta the machine.

Midswat · Oct 28, 2014

If nothing else, the psychological scars will be there.

What game was it where he played all jumpy. Hell, might've been last year. But there was a game where he was playing like he heard footsteps every snap and was getting rid of the ball early, not properly setting up plays etc.

ThoughtExperiment · Oct 28, 2014

Very true. Even on that miracle pass to Dez vs Houston, he was bailing out before the rusher even got to him. Probably be worse now.

Sadly, teams may not even stop blitzing now even if we hit some big plays on them. A guy like Bowles especially might just keep coming and try to knock him out of the game or get some easy turnovers because they know he's skittish.

Sheik · Oct 28, 2014

Gotta be something wrong. It doesn't take this long to look at an MRI.

dbair1967 · Oct 28, 2014

Hopefully he will be ok, but IMO they shouldn't have brought him back in last night.

I'd say if there's any doubt he's at least 85-90% or so, sit him until after the bye week.

Cowboysrule122 · Oct 29, 2014

He'll be riding out of the tunnel in a wheelchair if he continues to be hit like that.

LAZARUS_LOGAN · Oct 29, 2014

Cowboysrule122 said:
He'll be riding out of the tunnel in a wheelchair if he continues to be hit like that.

If Garrett would have fucking stuck with the run game and not get cute, and did simple things to neutralize these blitzes... Romo would not be hurt.

Bob Sacamano · Oct 29, 2014

Speaking of; cmd, how's your mom's back?

Iamtdg · Oct 29, 2014

They are saying he is day to day, and Jerry expects him to start on Sunday if he can bear the pain.

ThoughtExperiment · Oct 29, 2014

Watching the replay last night, I'm almost surprised he got hurt as badly as he did. The guy's knee hit right on that pad he wears.

Maybe that pad doesn't really do much?

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