BRANDON WARREN
DENVER, CO
Guys, do you view Romo's back surgery in the same light as Peyton Manning's neck surgery? It did take Manning a full year almost to regain the zip on the ball. Should we have the same view of Romo?
Rowan: That’s an interesting thought, but I don’t think we should have the same view of the two. Manning’s greatness in his ability to diagnose and sit in the pocket to throw. He’s not moving around a lot and gets the ball out quick. Romo’s greatness is in his ability to buy time and turn nothing into something. That requires a lot more moving around, which is tough to do with a bad back.
David: That is a great point that, to be honest, I had forgotten about. Manning did take some time to get back to being himself in 2012. I do think Jason Garrett has a point when he says it’ll be a process for Romo to work himself back all the way from the injury. My question is, can he make progress on that during the grind of an NFL schedule, especially if he’s taking new hits every week?
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I think he's on to something here, and something that I never really though about. It took Peyton awhile to get back to himself, and people thought he was done after that surgery. Perhaps the same could be said about Romo.