How Will The Romo Fallout Hurt Your Team?

When news today hit that Dallas quarterback and fantasy superstar Tony Romo would be sidelined four weeks with a broken pinkie finger, many people made that same fantasy owner face: "Oh no, how will this affect my team?"

This news comes right off a three-touchdown, 321-yard performance that had most owners smiling in their blue and white, but now will have to look at other options still available on the wire. Even after that petty performance against the Chargers, Matt Cassel faces the worst pass defense in the NFL with the Broncos next Monday night. Also, Matt Schaub is up against the Lions, Bengals and Vikings for the next three weeks, so as far as replacements, you could probably do worse.

The thing with the Romo injury is it isn't just the Tony owners that will feel the effects of this. Like a nasty aftershock to an earthquake, owners of some of the other Dallas stars will be closely monitoring this situation. Here are some of the key fantasy players coming out of Dallas and which way their numbers might go over the next four weeks.

Marion Barber -- At first glance a logical person might assume his numbers will decrease. A solid running option for a passing team, Barber tends to get his yards when the defense is keyed up on the big play, something Romo and company tend to favor. So, with Brad Johnson behind center, defense stack the box, right? Well, I believe they take away some of his rushing yards but quarterbacks that are tossed in these type of situations normally take some time to get comfortable with the deep pass. This could spell dump-downs for Barber, who tends to make the best out of a five-yard pass. Look for Barber's numbers to stay fairly level to the pre-pinkie days.

Terrell Owens -- Oh boy, here comes the whining. Romo had a pretty incredible ability to find T.O. right when it appeared he was getting frustrated, but who's to say Johnson will do the same? Obviously nixing the deep ball at least to start, Owens might be going more over the middle and less down the sidelines as he prefers. Yes, if they are in the red zone it is almost impossible not to look his way, but how many quarterbacks can say they have good chemistry with Owens?

Jason Witten -- The superstar tight end can probably bank on more balls as the goal of this offense will be treading water and not going all Phelps-y. Witten is one of the best in the league at catching and holding onto balls that aren't exactly hitting his numbers, so the more reliable the hands the more a substitute will call on you.

Patrick Crayton and Sam Hurd -- How much experience does a backup quarterback and the second- and third-string receivers have? I'd sit both these options until Romo comes back.

Nick Folk -- Already a must-start, drives could stall and force the second-year kicker to boot more balls through the uprights. The good news is, he's pretty good at doing just that.

Cowboys D/ST -- With the Cowboys scoring less points and punting the ball more, the defense will be on the field longer which only means more opportunity for the opposing offense. While they haven't been all that great of an option even with their offense controlling the clock, this seems like the perfect time to sit them.