Cowboys’ Romo likely to sit 2 months with broken collarbone

Garrett did not offer a possible timetable for Romo’s return. Romo suffered the injury in the third quarter of Sunday’s win against the Philadelphia Eagles after being sacked by linebacker Jordan Hicks. The biggest problem was the offensive line. The league’s leading rusher in 2014 with 1,845 yards is on pace to have about 170 yards this season, and he certainly isn’t doing his career yards per carry average any favors so far.

What may give the Cowboys hope is how well the defense has played early on this season, and Sunday was no exception, with Sean Lee specifically standing out. Kelly said that wasn’t a concern for the training staff. But Peters, 33, is clearly not playing at the level of the seven-time Pro Bowler that he is.

It’s easy to question those moves now. They’ve struggled along with their veteran linemates.

Romo had tests last Monday, including a Connecticut scan which determined that he does not need to undergo surgery.

But Kelly wouldn’t place the blame on Murray as much as the offensive line, saying Murray doesn’t have enough time to react before a defender is on him.

Cassel has 71 starts in 90 games over 11 seasons, not counting the opener this year when he took the first snap for the Bills with Tyrod Taylor lined up at receiver. He went 10-6 in 2012 with the Vikings.

But the 31-year-old in his fourth season has lost his past eight games as a starter, including Arizona previous year when Romo was out with a back injury. Against the Cowboys he had 13 attempts for a net gain of only two yards. “But we’re confident he can do both those things”. Individually, collectively, we’ve got to make it work. Dark blue jerseys lived in the Eagles’ backfield, and the running game was nonexistent as a result. Governor Abbott sees Tebow as the “savior” of the Cowboys despite having a 2-0 start. There are hard games on the schedule, including this weekend against a Falcons team that appears to be strong. Carolina did it in 2013. Jimmy Clausen figures to start for the Bears (0-2) when they visit defending NFC champion Seattle (0-2) this week, although Fox would not confirm that.

Romo will miss seven games because of the Cowboys’ October 18 bye week.

“We’ve got to get it figured out”, Kelly said. He was hurt in a Week 7 meeting against the New York Giants in 2010. Then Jets will be coming off a short week following Monday night’s game at Indianapolis. He posted on Twitter after Dallas defeated the Eagles that maybe, the Cowboys will sign the former Heisman Trophy victor.