Nearly everyone in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is waiting to see whether injured Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo can play in Sunday's regular-season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly, on the other hand, couldn't care less.
During his final news conference Thursday before the NFC East title game on Sunday, Kelly said in no uncertain terms that he was not caught up in the drama surrounding Tony Romo's attempt to make himself available for Sunday's game despite a herniated disc in his back that will require surgery after the season.
In fact, Kelly said it really doesn't matter whether Romo or backup Kyle Orton plays when the two teams meet in Dallas.
"It's not like we have a ticker in our office on who the quarterback is and who the quarterback isn't." Kelly said, according to NJ.com. "It doesn't change their offense much. They are going to stick to what they do."
Kelly's equating Orton with Romo could be due to the teams' first meeting on Oct. 20, when the Cowboys put up just 17 points with Romo at the helm. Dallas still defeated the Eagles, who were without both Nick Foles and Michael Vick, 17-3 in Philadelphia.
"Usually when you see if there's a contrast between the styles of the two quarterbacks, I think Tony has got 20 carries for 39 yards or something, I don't anticipate Kyle coming in and they are going to start running the option up and down the field," Kelly said. "I think they will stick to their plan in terms of what they do and they have got a really good scheme offensively so I don't think it's going to change in terms of what our approach is going to be."
The Cowboys rank just 22nd in the NFL in total offense at 336.3 yards per game. Orton certainly wouldn't have to have a monster game Sunday to lead Dallas to that offensive yardage total, but he doesn't have the same knack to avoid sacks and keep the play alive with his ability to scramble as Romo does.
Apparently, those characteristics don't matter to Kelly.
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