The Dallas Cowboys are finding it increasingly difficult to allow Tony Romo to return to the field as their starting quarterback with rookie sensation Dak Prescott's historic performance. Owner Jerry Jones' original stance on the issue is that Romo is their number one quarterback and that once he becomes 100 percent healthy the reigns would be handed to him once again. Lately, Jones has been much more vague on whether Romo will be returning to his job insisting that fans will get to see a little of both.
The Cowboys are placed in an issue that makes half the league envious. Jones hopes to utilize both players, but there is growing support for the young Prescott to keep the team. Dallas may try to trade off Romo over the off-season in an attempt to return to the Super Bowl, which they haven't visited since 1995. The only problem is that the Cowboys would have to be willing to eat over 19 million of his contract if he was traded next year. If the team chose to cut him after June 1, they would have to pay 12 million that year, and another nine million the following season.
Dak Prescott has been playing phenomenal as the interim quarterback while Tony Romo recovers from his back injury acquired during training camp this season. He has a given the Cowboys a Division leading 5-1 record and posts a 68.7 Completion Percentage on the year and has surpassed Tom Brady's record for the most pass attempts without an interception at 176, which was sealed after his interception against the Green Bay Packers.
Sports analysts speculate that the Dallas Cowboys may bring Romo back to play in the playoffs. This would be a mistake since he would most likely be rusty and unfamiliar with his wide receivers, giving Romo haters more of a reason to dislike him (even though he is ranked 5th in career Fourth Quarter Comebacks and third in Passer Rating of all active quarterbacks). The only way to know if he's the right choice is to give Romo his team back and see if he can keep the team at the top of the NFC East. If not, then it may be a sign that Tony Romo and the Cowboys were not meant to win a Super Bowl together and his tenure in Dallas has come to an end.
