Why do Dallas Cowboys say Tony Romo knew it was 4th down?”
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo (FSY) really can count to four, at least the Dallas Cowboys say so. A video shot on Sunday by KDFW shows Romo holding up three fingers following a fourth-down incompletion that sealed Dallas’ loss to Denver on Sunday. It is an indication he thought there was another down left. The tape shows Romo appearing to tell his offensive linemen to get ready for another play, then signaling to refs that the last play was third down. He is told it was fourth down, and then he swears. The Cowboys had burned their second down by spiking the ball to stop the clock. On third and fourth downs, Romo threw to Sam Hurd (FSY) in the end zone, but Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey (FSY) broke up both tries, denying the Cowboys of a potential tying touchdown. Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said Monday he didn’t know of any confusion Romo might’ve had about the number of downs. But on Tuesday, the team issued a statement to try to explain the quarterback’s confusion. “As Tony was wa
Cowboys: Romo knew it was 4th down (AP) IRVING, Texas — Tony Romo really can count to four, at least the Dallas Cowboys say so. A video shot on Sunday by KDFW shows Romo holding up three fingers following a fourth-down incompletion that sealed Dallas’ loss to Denver on Sunday. It is an indication he thought there was another down left. The tape shows Romo appearing to tell his offensive linemen to get ready for another play, then signaling to refs that the last play was third down. He is told it was fourth down, and then he swears. The Cowboys had burned their second down by spiking the ball to stop the clock. On third and fourth downs, Romo threw to Sam Hurd in the end zone, but Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey broke up both tries, denying the Cowboys of a potential tying touchdown. Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said Monday he didn’t know of any confusion Romo might’ve had about the number of downs. But on Tuesday, the team issued a statement to try to explain the quarterback’s confusion
Tony Romo really can count to four, at least the Dallas Cowboys say so. A video shot on Sunday by KDFW shows Romo holding up three fingers following a fourth-down incompletion that sealed Dallas’ loss to Denver on Sunday. It is an indication he thought there was another down left. The tape shows Romo appearing to tell his offensive linemen to get ready for another play, then signaling to refs… » Full Story on Yahoo!
