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Every week the Dallas Cowboys go out and play football and every week save one, they've come back with a victory. They are 6-1, at the top of the division and getting ready to play the winless Cleveland Browns. Unless they have a major letdown and overlook the Browns, they are probably going to be 7-1 and it is becoming increasingly likely that Jerry Jones leaves Dak Prescott under center regardless of what's happening with Tony Romo.

That may not be the right call and that may change in a week or two weeks or three weeks or a month, but read the tea leaves in what Jones is saying and it's obvious he's becoming more and more OK with Prescott as the quarterback of Dallas' future and present.

Earlier in the year, the Cowboys were Tony Romo's team. On Tuesday, during an interview with CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.3 the Fan, Jones flat-out said Romo would be fine being a backup if that's "what's best for the team."

"Tony has no issue with doing what's best for the team -- absolutely no issue doing what's best for the team," Jones said. "If you really step back and look at it, it has everything to do with our ability to try to have more success than we've had let's say even in Tony's career relative to this year and how this thing might end up. When you've got it going, we know these things can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for everybody involved."

Jones also added the team has "a lot of chemistry going and that's got to be really recognized if you're making that decision."

Jones' position on Romo-Dak has consistently shifted as the Cowboys have won more and more games.

Originally it was a lock the Cowboys would go with Romo when he was healthy enough to go. In early October, Jerry started to lean towards Dak's direction a little bit more. A week later he wouldn't commit to Romo as the starter when Romo was healthy. Now he's just committing to Romo as the backup if he needs to be there.

His opinion has clearly evolved over the past month or so.


As we've said all along, it's not so simple as just picking one player. Prescott wasn't good for most of Sunday night's game against the Eagles, but turned it on in a big way when it came to crunch time. It was the sort of late-game performance that will totally sway a person's opinion on Prescott, regardless of how he looked much of the game.

But a couple bad losses and a couple bad performances from Prescott paired with Romo getting healthy and it could all swing wildly back in the span of a few days.

The Cowboys can also continue to be patient with Romo, allowing him time to heal while Prescott keeps the team afloat. Jones is ultimately right, because it's a good position to be in if you're Dallas.