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Cowboys QB Tony Romo will start Sunday, play 5 more years then become an offensive coordinator. So says Jerry Jones
By David Moore dmoore@dallasnews.com
7:26 am on November 6, 2014 | Permalink
Not only does owner Jerry Jones expect Tony Romo to play Sunday, but he expects the quarterback to be around another five years in a Cowboys uniform before going on to pursue a career as an offensive coordinator.
That’s the beauty of Jones. A simple question about the quarterback’s status for the game against Jacksonville eventually leads to Jones mapping out Romo’s future.
Let’s start with today. Romo practiced for the first time since injuring his back 10 days ago in the loss to Washington. Jones believes he will take the field at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
“I’m anticipating him playing,’’ Jones said. “I have no reason to think that he won’t.
“Anytime he can play, we want him to play. We’re a better team, to be trite, with him playing. There’s no such thing as holding him out and foregoing the potential chance that we win.’’
Later, as Jones spoke about Romo’s attributes, he again dropped the timeframe he expects No. 9 to be around.
“I think Tony Romo has at least five years,’’ Jones said. “I’m planning on him at least five years of playing at a level that would allow us to be a possible contender.’’
Jones believes this is realistic even though Romo has had two back operations and suffered a pair of transverse process fractures in his back since the end of the 2012 season. He goes on to say that Romo’s age (34) is a bigger concern than his back.
“I’m aware of his back,’’ Jones said. “Only God knows what is in store for his back. I’ve seen backs out there that you wouldn’t believe how they look on the MRIs and how they look on X-rays. Those never impacted careers at all.
“There’s a concern that probably doesn’t exceed anything past his age. If you’re concerned about his future, then look at his age and you might say, boy, you need to be thinking about a time when he doesn’t play.
“I don’t look at it much differently than that with his back, because they’ve been three very different types of injuries that have caused him to miss games.’’
Once Romo’s playing career is done, Jones expects him to stay in the game.
“He has aspirations and stated to me of potentially being an offensive coordinator in the NFL when he grows up,’’ Jones said. “He has great ideas and very sound ideas.’’
By David Moore dmoore@dallasnews.com
7:26 am on November 6, 2014 | Permalink
Not only does owner Jerry Jones expect Tony Romo to play Sunday, but he expects the quarterback to be around another five years in a Cowboys uniform before going on to pursue a career as an offensive coordinator.
That’s the beauty of Jones. A simple question about the quarterback’s status for the game against Jacksonville eventually leads to Jones mapping out Romo’s future.
Let’s start with today. Romo practiced for the first time since injuring his back 10 days ago in the loss to Washington. Jones believes he will take the field at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
“I’m anticipating him playing,’’ Jones said. “I have no reason to think that he won’t.
“Anytime he can play, we want him to play. We’re a better team, to be trite, with him playing. There’s no such thing as holding him out and foregoing the potential chance that we win.’’
Later, as Jones spoke about Romo’s attributes, he again dropped the timeframe he expects No. 9 to be around.
“I think Tony Romo has at least five years,’’ Jones said. “I’m planning on him at least five years of playing at a level that would allow us to be a possible contender.’’
Jones believes this is realistic even though Romo has had two back operations and suffered a pair of transverse process fractures in his back since the end of the 2012 season. He goes on to say that Romo’s age (34) is a bigger concern than his back.
“I’m aware of his back,’’ Jones said. “Only God knows what is in store for his back. I’ve seen backs out there that you wouldn’t believe how they look on the MRIs and how they look on X-rays. Those never impacted careers at all.
“There’s a concern that probably doesn’t exceed anything past his age. If you’re concerned about his future, then look at his age and you might say, boy, you need to be thinking about a time when he doesn’t play.
“I don’t look at it much differently than that with his back, because they’ve been three very different types of injuries that have caused him to miss games.’’
Once Romo’s playing career is done, Jones expects him to stay in the game.
“He has aspirations and stated to me of potentially being an offensive coordinator in the NFL when he grows up,’’ Jones said. “He has great ideas and very sound ideas.’’
