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Injuries limited Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to just four games this season, but owner Jerry Jones believes the 35-year-old signal-caller still has plenty of good football left in him.
In an interview with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas (h/t ESPN.com's Todd Archer), Jones revealed how much longer he believes Romo can play at a high level:
This is not a damn debate, guys. This is not a debate we're having here. Do you know that I don't know if he's got four or five years? You asked me my opinion and I can give you all the reasons why: the back, or I can give you clavicle, or I can give you any other type of injuries that are there.
But you're asking me what I think, and I think we've got outstanding quarterbacking ahead of us for the next four or five years. That's not a downer. Will we be looking to develop and get talent behind Romo? Absolutely.
Romo broke his clavicle twice this season, with the most recent injury occurring on Thanksgiving against the Carolina Panthers. That knocked him out for the remainder of the season, which means Matt Cassel is in line to be the Cowboys' starter for the remainder of 2015.
Dallas is just 3-8 this season, but it is 3-1 in games started by Romo, which speaks to just how important quarterback play is for the Cowboys.
Romo has largely been durable in recent years, having played in all but two regular-season games from 2011-2014 after missing 10 contests in 2010 with a broken clavicle.
Injuries tend to become more frequent when players age, but Jones believes that Romo's late start, only becoming a regular starter at the age of 26, gives him more longevity than the average quarterback:
I think if you look at his playing time, if you look at the years he has actually played, he started late. He really has excellent skill relative to where his skill set began, what his skill set is. He's got the relative skills. More important to anything, from a mental standpoint, and from the things that also mean so much at quarterback, he's at the top of the list. So I think four to five years.
Jones may truly believe that the four-time Pro Bowler has four or five good years remaining in his career, but it could easily be wishful thinking.
As evidenced by Dallas' record without Romo in the fold this season, the organization lacks a contingency plan for when the time comes for Romo to hang up his cleats.
Even though he is confident in what he has with Romo moving forward, Jones must also start to plan for life after Romo, which could come much sooner than anticipated if his estimate turns out to be inaccurate.
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In an interview with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas (h/t ESPN.com's Todd Archer), Jones revealed how much longer he believes Romo can play at a high level:
This is not a damn debate, guys. This is not a debate we're having here. Do you know that I don't know if he's got four or five years? You asked me my opinion and I can give you all the reasons why: the back, or I can give you clavicle, or I can give you any other type of injuries that are there.
But you're asking me what I think, and I think we've got outstanding quarterbacking ahead of us for the next four or five years. That's not a downer. Will we be looking to develop and get talent behind Romo? Absolutely.
Romo broke his clavicle twice this season, with the most recent injury occurring on Thanksgiving against the Carolina Panthers. That knocked him out for the remainder of the season, which means Matt Cassel is in line to be the Cowboys' starter for the remainder of 2015.
Dallas is just 3-8 this season, but it is 3-1 in games started by Romo, which speaks to just how important quarterback play is for the Cowboys.
Romo has largely been durable in recent years, having played in all but two regular-season games from 2011-2014 after missing 10 contests in 2010 with a broken clavicle.
Injuries tend to become more frequent when players age, but Jones believes that Romo's late start, only becoming a regular starter at the age of 26, gives him more longevity than the average quarterback:
I think if you look at his playing time, if you look at the years he has actually played, he started late. He really has excellent skill relative to where his skill set began, what his skill set is. He's got the relative skills. More important to anything, from a mental standpoint, and from the things that also mean so much at quarterback, he's at the top of the list. So I think four to five years.
Jones may truly believe that the four-time Pro Bowler has four or five good years remaining in his career, but it could easily be wishful thinking.
As evidenced by Dallas' record without Romo in the fold this season, the organization lacks a contingency plan for when the time comes for Romo to hang up his cleats.
Even though he is confident in what he has with Romo moving forward, Jones must also start to plan for life after Romo, which could come much sooner than anticipated if his estimate turns out to be inaccurate.
Follow @MikeChiari on Twitter.
Read more Dallas Cowboys news on BleacherReport.com
Continue reading...