But on Wednesday, with his old team, the Dallas Cowboys, and their superstar quarterback, Tony Romo, coming to town in mere days, the Dolphins’ interim coach was on his best behavior.
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The Pro Bowl quarterback said he has no intention of playing the role of savior for the reeling Dallas Cowboys, who have lost seven consecutive games in his absence. Weeden, a former first-round pick of the Cleveland Browns, went 0-3 in replacement of Romo before being benched for third-string quarterback Matt Cassel in week six. And yet, somehow, they’re not out of the playoff hunt yet, and Romo will return off IR to start this weekend against Miami. The largest question here is: why play Romo?
As one would expect, Romo expects it’ll take a series or two to adjust to the speed of the game.
The Cowboys quarterback did not practice today but there is no reason to be concerned. Of the 10 best running backs in fantasy (standard scoring), only three of them had an average draft position in the first round prior to the season.
“I think anytime you’re losing in the National Football League, it’s tough on everybody”, Romo said.
With Romo, the Cowboys are undefeated this season. But the most impressive run was the Romo-esque dance he did in the backfield as he scrambled away from defenders before launching it up for grabs in the end zone.
Eagles linebacker Jordan Hicks will miss the remainder of the season with a torn left pectoral tendon, a devastating injury for a rookie who emerged from a reserve role to become one of the most productive players on the team. In two starts this season, the Northern IL product completed 75 percent of his passes, going 54-for-72 in his attempts for 551 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
“I don’t want to put a lot of stock into it”, Campbell said. Since the league went to 16 regular season games, no NFL team has ever gotten into the playoffs after beginning the year so poorly.
One of Tony Romo’s biggest challenges in returning from his broken left collarbone is the schedule. And obviously the results weren’t exactly the way they wanted or anything, but I think when you watch how they play, I think it gives us a great opportunity to still go out and accomplish the goals.
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He just needs the final OK to be on the field. The offensive line struggled early, partly because of a few injuries they had to overcome during preseason, but also because it now seems clear that they are not as good at pass protection as was thought. It’s the longest slide by Dallas since the team lost the last seven games of 1989 to finish 1-15 the year owner Jerry Jones bought the team and hired coach Jimmy Johnson out of the college ranks at Miami.
