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The Mighty Quinn is Done

With all due respect to Manfred Mann and Bob Dylan:

Come all without, come all within
You'll not see playing from the mightly Quinn

When Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo fractured his 5th metacarpal in overtime against the Arizona Cardinals in October, he received a phone call from his childhood hero, Brett Favre, who told him that if he could play through the pain, he should.

Everyone made light of it, saying that Romo needed shouldn't have needed to be pushed to play, that he should suck it up and play. It was, after all, "only a pinkie."

After trying during the week of practice, Romo and the team determined he couldn't go. That decision was applauded by Capt. Comeback himself.

Last week, Browns once-back-up-now starting quarterback Brady Quinn reported that he broke the tip of his index finger but would play against the Houston Texans last Sunday night. He did, and promptly was ushered back to the location where he started the season - the bench.

Now, according to Jay Glaser at Fox Sports, Quinn is being placed on injured reserve and will miss the rest of the season.

Star-divide

Glaser was told that doctors found the injury to the digit worsened in the process of playing Sunday night. Sources indicated that not only did the break get worse, but there was also tendon damage as a result. If he wasn't placed in the shelf (Editor's note: bench), the tendon could conceivably detach from the bone, which would be even more damaging.

It looks as if the Cowboys and Romo made the correct decision. While the distinction between Quinn and Derek Anderson might not substantial, the dropoff from Romo to Brad Johnson and Brooks Bollinger is, shall we say, more dramatic.

Sunday's game against the 49ers showed that Romo's short-range passing still suffers from the split. He looked find on the long ball, connecting woth Terrell Owens seven times for 213 yards and finishing the day with 341 passing yards.

But the short passes still weren't there. The reason is simple - on the long ball, Romo has time to get a good grip on the ball as he's loading up to go downfield.

But the shorter passes require a quicker release and more zip once the player gets open. This is something that the team found out the week Romo attmpted to throw:

While the pain was tolerable, Romo couldn't take direct snaps. And because of the protective splint on his hand, he needed an extra two to three seconds to get a proper grip before making throws.

- Dallas Morning News

That would explain a lot of passes behind receivers as well as double-clutching and trying to hit the recievers later in their routes.

But not to worry, Cowboys faithful, after Thursday's game against the Seattle Seahawks, the splint will come off of Romo's hand and he should get his timing back.

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A Quinn the Eskimo reference

Nice….

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 25, 2008 10:08 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Showin' our age, my man ...

… just showin’ our age …

Stop the Madness - Enshrine Bob Hayes
"I played for the world's greatest professional sports team in history. Once a Dallas Cowboy, always a Dallas Cowboy." - Bob Hayes

by Raul Villaronga on Nov 26, 2008 6:03 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

yessir...

good decision by romo and the boys. we don’t always make the right call, but we did on that one. what a relief…

quinn continues to try and torpedo my fantasy team. boo!

good might quinn reference. got my boy robert townsend and denzel in that movie.

"They need security in the world, Craig!"

by Tuna Helper on Nov 25, 2008 10:47 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Spencer looks better all the time

Quinn out for the Browns, Spencer making sacks for the Cowboys. Good move Mr. Jones.

by CowboyMan on Nov 25, 2008 10:54 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Actually Keyshawn...

They WERE part of the same class. We have pick #22, trade it to Cle who picks Quinn and receive a 1st the next year. We then have a 2nd round pick that we trade up with Philly to #26 and grab Spencer. We then have our 2nd 1st rounder for 2008, which ends up being Felix and Jenkins

by commoncents on Nov 26, 2008 10:40 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Nice catch ...

True … they were part of the same draft class, but the pick we got from Cleveland was used on Jenkins.

I remember the hoopla last year when Phily traded with Dallas to get Spencer – many were questioning why the Eagles would trade up to allow Dallas to get an OLB that they would have to face twice a year…

Stop the Madness - Enshrine Bob Hayes
"I played for the world's greatest professional sports team in history. Once a Dallas Cowboy, always a Dallas Cowboy." - Bob Hayes

by Raul Villaronga on Nov 26, 2008 11:45 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Oops ...

I meant the pick Jones. The Dallas 1st rounder was used on Jenkins…

Stop the Madness - Enshrine Bob Hayes
"I played for the world's greatest professional sports team in history. Once a Dallas Cowboy, always a Dallas Cowboy." - Bob Hayes

by Raul Villaronga on Nov 26, 2008 11:49 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe another 300+ yard day for Romo?

If the O-line can give him enough time, that is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_cowboys Pretty much required reading for any Dallas fan.

by oneinsider on Nov 25, 2008 11:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

For all those who wanted Romo to suck it up and play

right after his injury, don’t you look foolish now.

Sitting Romo was absolutely the correct decision after he broke his finger.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 26, 2008 4:08 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Quinn fractured his R index finger

And after playing last week has tendon damage to it… the two inuries are not alike

Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old

by Mullin on Nov 26, 2008 3:35 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

not the same finger

but the pinkie finger definitely takes stress during a throw and Romo could easily have made the injury worse if he had tried to play through it like Quinn did. So not the same injuries, but similar enough…

by scottmaui on Nov 26, 2008 3:47 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Most definitely

The Fx could have become displaced thus needing a pin and putting him out for a substantial time

Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old

by Mullin on Nov 26, 2008 3:59 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

However ...

The stories I’ve read indicated that playing did 2 things – it made the fracture worse, and it damaged the tendon.

The bottom line is that if he hadn’t played he would be rehabbing with the possibility of playing in December.

… and ONLY December … =)

Stop the Madness - Enshrine Bob Hayes
"I played for the world's greatest professional sports team in history. Once a Dallas Cowboy, always a Dallas Cowboy." - Bob Hayes

by Raul Villaronga on Nov 26, 2008 4:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

You have to let the Fx heal

The osteoblastic activity needs to take over

Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old

by Mullin on Nov 26, 2008 6:54 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That usually only happens for me

after eating beans. But everyone is different.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 27, 2008 9:46 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Cowboys fan from CT, going to my first game in dallas Sunday Night Football against NY

I was told to go to the Corral pre-game, also, those pictures that were posted the other day of the dude going to the game, he was right at the players entrance when they walked in. Where is that place? How do I get there?

by DieSlowKeyshawn on Nov 26, 2008 7:11 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Around gate 10

From the front of the stadium (Coach Landry’s statue), go to the right. Or, exit the Corral and turn left.

Stop the Madness - Enshrine Bob Hayes
"I played for the world's greatest professional sports team in history. Once a Dallas Cowboy, always a Dallas Cowboy." - Bob Hayes

by Raul Villaronga on Nov 26, 2008 11:52 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That Dude was me....

The players enter just down the way from the Corral, around gate 10. Get there about 3 hours before gametime.

by Brandon Worley on Nov 26, 2008 11:53 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I suspect he's just a body, injury protection

I suspect its protection in case Watkins neck problem/stingers ends his season, and have someone on the practice roster to sign to the roster just in case of an injury..

We would be as thin if we had kept Abram Elam last year instead of Davis. If you have watched any of the jets games this season, Elam is having a very good season…

by Deke on Nov 26, 2008 10:54 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Brady Quinn or Felix Jones?

I’ll take Felix Jones, thank you
and thank you and thank you and thank you.

by DolphDallas on Nov 26, 2008 11:11 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

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