Garrett undecided on Romo's availability for preseason opener

[madinmaryland]

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) -- Jason Garrett was a little bewildered by getting grilled a week early over whether Tony Romo would play in the Dallas Cowboys' preseason opener.

The Dallas coach dodged questions on the topic Saturday, a day after the team's flagship radio station quoted Garrett as saying the Hall of Fame game against Miami next Sunday was "not going to be Tony's game.''

Pressed several times by reporters, about all Garrett would say was the coaching staff hadn't decided the playing rotation.

"I don't want to get into the hypotheticals,'' Garrett said flatly when asked about the comments to the radio station. "We'll talk about how each of our 90 players will or will not play in those games next week.''

The Cowboys have an extra preseason game, and Garrett suggested to the radio station that the starters were more likely to debut in the second game against Oakland.

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Garrett will not make it through the season, unless Tom Landry intervenes.

[MrSlayer]

1. He'd be a fool to play Romo in that meaningless game.

Hell, it's foolish to play your starters in any of the preseason games really. They do it very reluctantly. Nothing worse than losing a guy for the year in a non-counting game situation or practice.

[madinmaryland]

2. Kind of like the Eagles lost Maclin for the season after two practices?

[MrSlayer]

3. Exactly like that.

Things like that really suck.