Oct 15th 2008 8:15PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Cowboys, NFC East, NFL Injuries
Maybe Brett Favre should charge NFL teams for his services as a motivational speaker. A day after the Jets quarterback called Tony Romo and told him to try and play with a broken pinkie, ESPN’s Matt Mosley is reporting that Romo told the Cowboys he’ll do just that against the Rams.
Romo did not practice on Wednesday but did throw the ball on the side, and according to eyewitnesses, he was able to throw the ball with good velocity and appeared confident after throwing. The session was not open to reporters.
That would leave the decision about whether or not Romo starts on Sunday up to Wade Phillips and the other coaches on the Cowboys staff. It’s hard to make a judgment about Romo’s status without seeing the man throw a ball but if the above reports are true, the Cowboys are in better position than it appeared earlier this week.
I wonder how much of Romo’s decision was influenced by the reaction of the media and fans to Favre’s call. In short, if Favre would play with an injury, why the hell are you sitting on the sidelines. It’s just the Rams, after all, and Romo can lean on Marion Barber and pick his spots to get through this week without much trouble. If I had to guess, I’d say that if Favre hadn’t gone live with his phone call, Romo would be on the sidelines this weekend.
