Tony Romo out for the rest of the season
Tony Romo appears to have re-injured his collarbone after taking a hit in Thursday night’s game against the Panthers.
Though there are not yet solid indications from the Cleveland Browns, many believe that this is the end of the road for Manziel, who has still not done enough to cement himself as the team’s starter. The Panthers amassed 129 yards rushing on the day, a pretty incredible stat considering all the short fields and touchdowns they were handed by their defense.
With driving rain drenching the field, Cutler calmly led the Bears on a clock-eating drive in the fourth quarter that kept Rodgers on the bench with Chicago leading 17-13. Though Romo has thrown seven interceptions in four games, he is such an enormous upgrade over Matt Cassel that “hopeless” feels like an appropriate word to describe any games without him. A pristine Romo couldn’t lead this team back to the playoffs this season.
And now they might be worse.
There’s still one more Color Rush game scheduled this season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take on the St Louis Rams in a game featuring red and “yellow-gold” uniforms on December 17th. However, the Panthers provided a first-hand glimpse at what a Super Bowl-caliber team really looks like. His other interception was an over-the-shoulder job on a throw up the seam for tight end Jason Witten, and he even at one point covered Bryant on a deep incompletion up the sideline. On Kuechly’s first interception, he was trying to find Terrance Williams on a crossing route, but Kuechly was sitting in the hole.
Romo’s next pass also found the hands of Kuechly.
The rust Romo showed wasn’t so much physical as it was mental. He suffered a collarbone injury that should result in him missing the rest of the season.
“Playing the position, I was not as adept at some of the things that I have been used to doing”, Romo said. This will allow them to keep their defense fresh, and keep Cam on the sidelines, which is a big key to defeating the Panthers.
Tony Romo shouldered the blame. But by all accounts he was OK physically.
After the game, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said initial X-rays were negative and Romo will be further evaluated Friday. The quarterback explained later he has “diverse dance ability” and this time chose to use some of the ones he breaks out when he wants to get his grandmother up to dance with him. “They’ve stayed on the message and have focused on really, truly making it one game at a time”. “Greg is a person that came in and worked hard, gave everybody everything that he had and a person that you love to watch on Sundays”.
“You’re always chancing it when you come back”, Romo said.
Norman, meanwhile, was in a “dark place” the entire game, he said.
If it is, a source said, he is done for the season. He had been out for seven weeks with a collarbone injury, so there was hope for the season from diehard Cowboys fans. Newton might not be the best quarterback in the National Football League statistically speaking at least, but he is on what may just be the best team. Kuechly’s picks were a highlight, and Newton said later that Kuechly was “a little firecracker” with a “dark side”. “That’s what I did today, and I have to live with that”.