BRETT TELLS ROMO TO SUCK IT UP AND PLAY

Though the Ronnie Lott/some guy from some small college we’ve never heard of amputation option isn’t viable for Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and his fractured pinkie, biting the bullet and playing through the injury is. Jets quarterback Brett Favre reportedly has advised Romo to suck it up and play, and Romo was scheduled to try to throw the ball in practice on Wednesday. During this week’s Monday Night Countdown on ESPN, Trent Dilfer was explaining that Romo’s throwing motion will make it harder to play with a broken pinkie, and that quarterbacks who use a different motion wouldn’t be as limited. We’d be more specific, but we were partially hypnotized by Dilfer’s gigantic head. Regardless of whether the quarterback is Romo or Brad Johnson or Brooks Bollinger or Babe Laufenberg, we’re troubled by the addition of Roy Williams to a lengthy cast of skill-position players. Unless the league revises its rules to permit a multiball option, the Cowboys quarterback will have a hard time keeping everyone happy.