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EagleHater: Goodbye, FN said 12/23, 07:44 PM
OK, let me just make this clear on what the title is saying. This is about whether the Cowboys should rest Tony Romo and his skill position players in week 17. Not whether they should rest the defense, or the O-line. Just those guys.

I say they should NOT rest Romo and his receivers. Why? Well, they need to get on the same page!

Normally, this decision would be a cinch. The Cowboys were healthy almost all year, but have been ravaged by injuries the last two weeks. Now that homefield is clinched, rest everyone right?

I say no. If TO were healthy and Terry Glenn had been around all year, I'd say to rest everybody. But not this time. TO is out with an injury, and Glenn will be making his first appearance ALL year. I say to play Romo because these guys need to get on the same page. TO has a high ankle sprain. He SHOULD be back for the Cowboys' first playoff game, but what if he isn't? The Cowboys will be playing: A guy who has yet to play a game this year, a 7th round pick three years ago, and two undrafted free agents from last season.

Instead of blowing the game off, Romo needs this game to get on track with the finally healthy Terry Glenn and his slew of inexperienced backups

EagleHater: Goodbye, FN said 12/23, 08:26 PM
I didn't really mean running back so much, but I think they only have one other back on the active roster outside of Jones/ Barber (that would be Tyson Thompson), so they really have no choice on whether or not to play those two a little.

As for TO, yes, sit him. I was under the impression he was already ruled OUT for the game against Washington, so I assumed he wasn't in it.

I'm talking about, basically, Romo/ Glenn/ Witten/ Fasano/ Crayton.

Really, the key to this whole thing is Tony Romo. Romo hurt his thumb, and really, he has no reason to play this game. However, Owens is no sure thing for at least one round of the playoffs, maybe even longer (though I doubt it). This leaves only Patrick Crayton among the wide receivers with whom Romo has played with extensively this season. Obviously, you DON'T want to go into the playoff game with Witten, Crayton, and the rest of those guys if TO is out. It is to easy. To make things better, Romo needs to play in a real game situation with those guys, just to make sure they know what they're doing.

Having your top WR out is bad enough. If his undrafted replacements struggle and cause a playoff loss due to inexperience, that is just AWFUL

EagleHater: Goodbye, FN said 12/23, 09:22 PM
You got me with the O-line thing. didn't think of that.