Tony Romo is back in the fold, and now the Dallas Cowboys have a decision to make at quarterback.
On one hand it seems easy, Dak Prescott has led them to a 7-1 record while throwing for 2,020 yards with a 12-2 touchdown-to-interception ratio. But Romo is Jerry Jones' guy. He found and groomed Romo into an NFL star and the Cowboys' owner is not going to give up on him easily.
Luckily, Jerry's son, Stephen Jones, the team's executive vice president, is a smart man, who has already helped the team with some intellegent decisions. Stephen thinks Prescott's spot is safe, and Romo won't complain about it.
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"Tony's a competitor and obviously all competitors want to be the very best they can be, they want to play, they want to start," Jones told 103.5 The Fan. "Any athlete who's played a sport they want to contribute and certainly he does.
"At the same time Tony's the consummate team player and I think if it meant, as part of the process with Tony, going into games as a backup, then I don't want to speak for him, but my guess would be that he would."
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Despite returning to practice this week, getting in full sessions Wednesday and Thursday, Romo is not expected to be active Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers as the Cowboys ease him back from the back injury he suffered during the preseason.
Prescott has never had to start an NFL game with someone behind him gunning for his job, so it will be interesting to see how he handles the pressure with Romo presumably ready to play next week.