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Same decision here and I'm going with Romo. Divisional foes rarely play the same game twice in a season, so I'm expecting a much more competitive, high scoring affair with the Eagles than the 34-7 beatdown that Philly handed them in week 8.
"Starting to click" against the Dolphins and Jets is a different animal than the Cowboys. Regardless, Cam against the Bucs is an obvious start.
no question, we're talking different levels of offense, my only point was that there seems to be life on defense that wasn't there for months and with the talent they have on that side of the ball (LBs and Safety not withstanding) this could be a real trap game for people expecting Romo to light it up. With the pressure that Babin and Cole bring combined with Nnamdi being used more to his strengths (ie bumping wrs off the line) and Asante being the ball hawk that he is I'd temper my expectations. Of course LBer's are still a joke so assume 7-8 catches and 125/TD for Witten.ETA: Yes, having Cam against TB definitely makes my decision easy. I'd still assume Romo to be top 10-12 this week, just nowhere near his previous couple of weeks.
Same position, I started Romo this week. Stafford had a few more points. They are about equal right now.Staff plays SD at home I believe, Romo at home vs. eagles. I dont think you can go wrong with either.My gut is tellin me Romo is going to have a big game............
Me too.My gut is going opposite. I don't like the Eagles momentum or the success they had last time, even if it was in Philly and just "one of those" games.I'm hoping that both Stafford and Romo come up big in Week 16, so that in reality, the decision won't matter. But if I had to choose right now, I'd be going with Stafford.
Not necessarily true....If the Falcons lose the next two(NO, TB) and Dallas wins vs Philly and loses vs Giants, there is a possibility that Dallas could get in as the 6th seed for the Wildcard. I don't think that under any circumstance should we expect the Cowboys to treat either of the remaining two games as meaningless.
Perfect. All it takes is the possibility of that game mattering to squash any thoughts of packing it in for the Cowboys. Since the Saints/Falcons play on Monday, that should take care of that.*Didn't think it would be an issue anyway, but it's good to know that it definitely won't be one.
good call,IMO.
Cam v. a team that quit, TB..Romo 11 career starts V. Philly: 58% comp , 181 pass yards/gm, 1:1 td/Int ratio ( 11 td,11 int), 78.7 rating.Philly's defense is playing out of this world now, and they MUST win out and hope for help to make postseason.Romo got his 'big' game last week,this is his 'bonehead' game..
yea, I've been leaning towards Stafford with this information. I'm sure Tony wants to attone for the 1st meeting.............but it may not be in the cards. Gotta beat the Giants!
Even if meaningless those NFC East Division games tend to mean quite a bit to the players.
We've been to this rodeo before ... same two teams a few years ago, in Texas Stadium ...Cowboys came in with a 12-2 record, Eagles were 6-8. This was the infamous Jessica Simpson debacle, where she was constantly being shown in that pink Romo jersey'Tanner9919 said:good call,IMO.
Anyways ... Tony went 13-36 for 214 yds and 3 picks ... ZERO td's in that game for Dallas. 
ETA: Philly won 10-6, and the game was every bit as ugly as the score would indicate. 
The Dolphins were playing pretty well, they had won 4 of 5 and just barely lost to the Cowboys by a point.The Jets had just won 3 in a row and had a lot at stake in that game and Philly destroyed them. The Jets beat Dallas earlier this year. That was with Jones, not Murray, and the Cowboys were 2-3 starting Jones.I am not loving this matchup, especially based on the game earlier this year when Austin, Bryant and Robinson were all held in check. Robinson did get a garbage time 70 yard TD bomb but other than that he and the other WRs including Witten all went for around 3/30/0. Plus Jones may be dinged, lame or out. Dallas took off when they found their running game with Murray and then Jones (the one game they faltered was vs Phi when they ran Murray only 9 times) but now that might be gone all of a sudden. If the Eagles have no respect for the run game they will jump all over Romo. Penciling in Moss for Robinson here.http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201110300phi.htmAnd about that Jets/Giants game and its effect, the Cowboys know their season will come down to their game vs the Giants one way or another; playoff scenarios whatever, if the Gians win, the Cowboys can lose vs Phi and still get in by beating them next week (and if the Giants lose the Cowboys can still lose & get in by beating them next week). The Eagles meanwhile are looking at total redemption here with a big performance, salvaging a lot of pride and maybe even a playoff slot (and maybe their coach and their jobs for many) out of what was supposed to be a big year. I just think the Eagles will want this one more.
The Cowboys were actually 12-1 going into that game.The last two games vs PHI the Cowboys have put up a grand total of 21 points (34-7 L, 14-13 W), a total of 2 offensive TDs altogether. Both at Philly though.Since the 10-6 debacle, the three games in Dallas have been more high scoring (24-0 W, 34-14 W, 27-30 L) and the Cowboys have gone 2-1 in those home games.We've been to this rodeo before ... same two teams a few years ago, in Texas Stadium ...Cowboys came in with a 12-2 record, Eagles were 6-8. This was the infamous Jessica Simpson debacle, where she was constantly being shown in that pink Romo jersey'Tanner9919 said:good call,IMO.
My gut is telling me the Eagles are going to punish Romo. Yes I also think Romo will have one of those bonehead games. he's due. Stafford has been more consistent all year with the points. He has the slight edge.
Gotta be Romo. I actually thought to play Tebow last week in what seemed to be a better matchup but went with Demaryius to get part of that scoring.
Well, actually they have both had their up and down weeks, with Stafford having a handfull more points, total.What has me leaning toward Stafford is the fact that he is more likely to throw 50 times, and the Lions will be fighting for a wildcard no matter what else is going on in other games.I think Stafford has a higher ceiling for the reasons stated above.
I agree with everything you said. The numbers back you up. It's nothing more than a hunch on my part that this one is going to be high-scoring with both defenses struggling to contain the offenses. For me personally, it seems like divisional rivals tend to play two distinctly different games against one another each year. Seems like it happens all the time. They play to a 13-7 slogfest in September and they meet again in Nov/Dec. and for whatever reason it's a 34-31 shootout. I'm not pretending to say it makes any sense but the fact that Dallas got blasted by Philly 34-7 a couple months ago makes me think Dallas scores 31-38 here. Makes no sense, but that's just how the NFL seems to work. Plus, I think Dallas has a better sense of themselves now than they did earlier in the year in regards to blending the run and the pass and Romo's making GREAT decisions with the ball. When we look back at the nature of several of the Cowboys 4-6 most recent games, Romo fell shy of 300 passing, not because he couldn't - but because they were nursing 4th quarter leads and went run-heavy (a couple of games to a FAULT which resulted in losses). I think this will be a fantasy bonanza on both sides of the ball and Romo eclipses his season high of 345 yds passing. They'll hit 65+ total points combined.
I think this one will be high scoring too. Both offenses are playing very well right now. My initial plan was to sit all Cowboys for fear of them taking this as a bye if the Giants won the early game. But now I'm realizing they have something to play for regardless. I'll be surprised if both teams don't score a lot of points. Philly, because their speed gives Dallas all kinds of fits. And Dallas, because they are basically healthy (except RB where you can fill in reaonably easily) and Romo has played really, really well the last couple of months.
Same two guys, and i've picked wrong almost every single week.Fortunately they've both done well enough that i'm in the championship game DESPITE these errors.For what it is worth I am starting Stafford, which virtually ensures Romo will have the better game.all the FBG's predictions have Romo higher, but it's a virtual coinflip.I just can't help but think San Diego D is worse as it stands right now than Philly
As a Romo owner who is playing against Stafford, I'm hoping you're right! It may be that I'm just a negative guy, but I think that Stafford has a much better game this week. Romo has had a couple good games in a row, so I think it's about time for him to struggle a bit. The only thing gives me some hope is that the Chargers defense is playing really well right now, so they may be able to make Stafford struggle a bit.
Roll with montana and rice. No doubt.
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lol, no.The fact that he had x rays and no damage and he COULD go back in but isn't makes me angry.
Big time qbs want to play...even if it's a "meaningless" game. If ur hurt and by injured get in there and help ur team...and MY fantasy team!
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medical staffs do not care about your fantasy team.lol, no.The fact that he had x rays and no damage and he COULD go back in but isn't makes me angry.
Big time qbs want to play...even if it's a "meaningless" game. If ur hurt and by injured get in there and help ur team...and MY fantasy team!
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