Dallas Cowboys Update: Tony Romo Still Distracted

Dallas Cowboys Update: Romo Still Distracted

When you bet World Cup games you try to put your money on the teams that seem focused and ready to compete. When you bet on sports like football, you try to narrow it down to teams that have strong and focused leadership. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been in the news lately, but not for football. Romo has been trying to qualify for the US Open Championship of golf, but his dreams were squashed when a rain delay pushed his second qualifying round over into a practice day for the Cowboys.

It is admirable that Romo dropped out of  qualifying for golf’s US Open because of his commitment to football, but this has been an ongoing problem with Romo for a couple of years now. The NFL betting will not soon forget the Las Vegas vacation Romo took two years ago in between playoff rounds, or his habit of choosing time with his girlfriend of the moment over working with his offensive line. Romo is easily distracted and that is not going to help the Cowboys in their quest for a Super Bowl win.

Wide receiver Patrick Crayton announced, through his agent Fred Lyles, that he will participate in the teams tenth and final OTA session this week. Crayton is still not happy about the uncertainty of his role with the Cowboys, but he claims he is excited to get on the field and compete for a starting job. The public display that Crayton has made to this point could make this last OTA session too little, too late if he plans on patching things up with the Cowboys. Jerry Jones has indicated that he has no plans on releasing or trading Crayton.

Right now the Dallas Cowboys are scheduled to split training camp between San Antonio, Texas and Oxnard, California. While it may seem inconvenient to break up camp between two states, Jerry Jones likes the set-up and is in negotiations with the facility in San Antonio to extend the Cowboys’ contract for several more years.

Just like Celtics Lakers betting, there is another part to the Dallas Cowboys’ wide receiver saga. That part is Sam Hurd. Hurd recently recovered from thumb surgery and was able to join OTAs in the middle of last week. Hurd indicates that he is only interested in contributing to the team in whatever way they need him, and he has not mentioned at all how he feels Dez Bryant could impact the wide receiver position for the Cowboys.

The Cowboys are still pondering the question of who their feature running back will be when the season opens. Marion Barber was given the job in 2009, but he proved to be injury-prone and possibly not durable enough to be a feature back. Felix Jones seemed to excel at being the main back, but he too was injured towards the end of the season. The knee injury for Jones eventually cleared up and he went on to average 5.9 yards a carry for a total of 685 yards in 2009. Barber averaged 4.4 yard a carry and finished the 2009 season with 932 yards.

Barber had almost 100 more carries in 2009 than Jones, but Jones’ average per carry is impressive. The Cowboys may have to consider moving Barber back to being the third down and short yardage back, while making Jones the feature back for the 2010 season.