The difference was Romo was out for like 10 weeks.
Prescott will only be out 4 weeks max.
If Romo had only been out 4 weeks, he would have been the starter when healthy.
Yes I hear you, but I do think 4 weeks is what Jones and Dak want, not what MDs / Surgeons think or recommend (some say it is a 6 to 8 weeks healing process).
Honestly I don't think it is a "weeks" issue, it is a Team results matter or "W"s if you will, in the case of Romo Dak was on a hot streak (insert the -
dink and dunk passes, Monster Zeke form , Massive Talented Team, weak opponents - reasons here) and the results were there, so Jones thought why move it?. in 2016 on the 4th and 5th games Jones and even Dak were still saying "this is Romo's Team" and Jones saying Romo is our QB.... welp... in hindsight (hypothetically / assuming Romo was healthy) I doubt Jones would have put Romo back on the 6th or 8th game and that's the problem, both Jones and Dak know it and are trying to avoid it now by putting Dak on the field ASAP.
It is a very very long shot, but if Rush/Dallas win vs LA and PHIL Jones will be in the exact same predicament (if it ever was) as in 2016, I know Romo wasn't making $160M or $40M /season, but I do know he was getting paid Millions in 2016 and Dak was getting paid hundreds of thousands that season, and so is more or less the case right now with Dak and Rush, so I doubt money is a guarantee, W's are though.
