Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been "razor sharp" ahead of his expected return to the starting lineup Sunday against the Dolphins, owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday.
Good thing, considering the team was 0-7 while he was absent with a broken collarbone, and that the 2-7 Cowboys are still trying to get into playoff contention.
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"He's razor sharp as to the practicing of what we're trying to put on the field with our game plan, so that's just not an issue," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan (via the Dallas Morning News). "He's in it and in it in a big way. He can spend the time really going over where we had opportunities, not second-guessing, but just breaking it down, for what we did against Tampa the other day, what we did or didn't do against Philadelphia.
"He's in it and he's sharp. He's also really moving the ball around good at practice, so all of those things make it feel optimistic to me."
Jones added that if the Cowboys decide to make active only two quarterbacks for the game at Miami — a decision that will be made later in the week with other roster spots in mind — then it would be Romo and Matt Cassel, meaning Brandon Weeden would be the odd man out.
In four games with the Cowboys, Cassel has completed 74 of 119 passes (62.2 percent) for 809 yards and four TDs with five interceptions.
