Romo ready for first season opener; faces team he debuted against
Associated Press - September 8, 2007 1:15 PM ET
IRVING, Texas (AP) - The last time the New York Giants visited Texas Stadium, Tony Romo was a backup quarterback whose only time on the field had been as a holder and in some mop-up duty.
Still, before that Monday night game last October, coach Bill Parcells had a message for Romo: "Stay ready."
At halftime, the Cowboys were trailing and starter Drew Bledsoe was struggling. Parcells decided he'd seen enough of the old guy and was ready to give the kid a chance. So off went quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer with the news.
Things have been looking up for the Cowboys ever since.
Now Romo is on the verge of beginning his first season in charge. It begins tomorrow night under eerily similar circumstances to his first big outing: Against the Giants, at Texas Stadium, in prime time, before a national television audience, and with recent comments from Tiki Barber giving announcers something else to talk about.
IRVING, Texas (AP) - The last time the New York Giants visited Texas Stadium, Tony Romo was a backup quarterback whose only time on the field had been as a holder and in some mop-up duty.
Still, before that Monday night game last October, coach Bill Parcells had a message for Romo: "Stay ready."
At halftime, the Cowboys were trailing and starter Drew Bledsoe was struggling. Parcells decided he'd seen enough of the old guy and was ready to give the kid a chance. So off went quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer with the news.
Things have been looking up for the Cowboys ever since.
Now Romo is on the verge of beginning his first season in charge. It begins tomorrow night under eerily similar circumstances to his first big outing: Against the Giants, at Texas Stadium, in prime time, before a national television audience, and with recent comments from Tiki Barber giving announcers something else to talk about.
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