The Cowboys clinched their playoff spot last week. Now, they’re just going through the motions to get home-field advantage all sewn up. When that happens, don’t expect them to rest the starters. Jerry Jones said as much on his Tuesday radio show.
Cowboys insist they’re not going to rest their starters with a playoff spot sewn up
Sorry, Tony Romo, no garbage time play for you.
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That raises the bigger question of whether Tony Romo will get to see the field again this season. On the one hand, reps are good, even garbage time reps. On the other hand, can they really afford to put Romo at risk for injury? If he gets hurt in a meaningless Week 17 game, that leaves the Cowboys on the hook for a lot of money, a lot more money than they’d be on the hook for if they traded him in the offseason.
Teams almost never say they’re going to play their backups once they have their playoff spot locked down, but they usually do it anyway. The best bet for the Cowboys might be to let Dak Prescott cool his heels for a little bit, as well as Romo, and let Mark Sanchez take a few reps.
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