Tony Romo spent most of the offseason telling everyone he didn’t need reps with the Dallas Cowboys to be the quarterback they needed him to be. He was taking it easy per the team’s directive and trying not to put too much stress on his back after having offseason surgery on it. After a dismal Week 1 performance against the San Francisco 49ers which saw Romo throw three interceptions in the first half, Romo backtracked some in explaining why things will get better in Big D.
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“I was throwing the ball really well and it’s been good for a while so I’m excited about that, but the game comes down to mistakes,” Romo said per the Star-Telegram. “Over the course of the game, what can happen is you lose certain subtle things that need to continually be there beforehand. Maybe what I found is I needed to get that part of it sharper, and that comes with playing.”
This is especially easy to believe because Romo’s errors came in the first half — his first meaningful quarters of football played in nine months. He only played 48 snaps in all of the preseason so rust as a factor is a legitimate concern for a quarterback who likely had to physically adjust to throwing with a surgically repaired back.
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett had nothing but praise for Romo and expressed confidence that the team’s quarterback would bounce back in Week 2. “Tony is a great competitor, and part of being a great competitor is handling success and handling adversity,” Garrett said. “Now we move forward onto Tennessee.”