Dez Watch Thread...

[Cowboysrock55]

There are exceptions as you have cited but the average is 8 weeks. My guess is they didn't think Romo would have an exceptional recovery time since it had been broken before.

My guess is the first time Romo had this injury, which he didn't have surgery on either, it took at least 8 weeks to heal. The Cowboys are probably just assuming it will be the same time line or worse since he is older now.

 

[L.T. Fan]

My guess is the first time Romo had this injury, which he didn't have surgery on either, it took at least 8 weeks to heal. The Cowboys are probably just assuming it will be the same time line or worse since he is older now.

Yeah. I just accept it they had more information than John Q. to come to that determination.

 

[Genghis Khan]

You are seriously going to argue the difference between 7.3 weeks and 8 weeks? Especially when it concerns a football player that has to be in 100% physical shape to play? Just stop now.

I think the problem is LT said "at least" rather than "average." The latter implies "give or take a couple weeks" while the former implies "no way it's less than 8."

That's a big difference.

 

[Genghis Khan]

For the record I'll trust that they had good reason to IR Romo.

I'm not so sure it's just about the active roster. I think they'd have had to cut someone this week or else immediately install Cassel as 2nd string (which would probably be unwise).

 

[L.T. Fan]

I think the problem is LT said "at least" rather than "average." The latter implies "give or take a couple weeks" while the former implies "no way it's less than 8."

That's a big difference.

It was CowboysRocks this said at least.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

It's a medical consensus that a collar bone has at least an 8 week injury. It isn't really a guess by organization.

No this is what you said LT.

 

[L.T. Fan]

My guess is the first time Romo had this injury, which he didn't have surgery on either, it took at least 8 weeks to heal. The Cowboys are probably just assuming it will be the same time line or worse since he is older now.

Look again.

 

[L.T. Fan]

No this is what you said LT.

This wasn't my opinion it was what the medical spokesman on ESPN said. I was relating it..