Sabin: Exposing Tony Romo to more punishment on the ground would be ‘foolish’

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Quarterback Tony Romo (9) speaks with head coach Jason Garrett in the first quarter of the Cowboys-Jets game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.
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Do you think the offense would benefit from Romo running a little more? Not RGIII type running, but instead of constantly scrambling around looking for a receiver. He almost never runs and I would think that this helps the D because they don't need someone to mark him.

Rainer Sabin: No. I don't think the defense is going to assign a player to spy Romo regardless of how much he runs the ball. Exposing Romo to more punishment would seem to be a foolish idea. You have seen what has happened to Robert Griffin III, who is a much more capable runner than Romo is.


Again, I wasn't talking about RGIII option runs. Merely, when the protection breaks down and he's scrambling. Take a look at many of these plays and there is no one around for 15-20 yards, they are covering the receivers. Pick up the 7-10 yards and then slide.

Rainer Sabin: He could do that. But those gaps that you see are not as big as you may think. They close pretty quickly and Romo seems to be pretty judicious when deciding whether to run or throw the ball away. I think he generally makes the right call.


Is Ratliff around the ranch much anymore? Is he done for the season?

Rainer Sabin: I haven't seen him since he underwent the hernia surgery on Thursday. But they have practiced only once since that operation. So it's hard to answer that question.



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