IRVING, Texas – At some point during the Cowboys’ six-game losing streak, you’ve no doubt heard this line of logic:
If the Cowboys are too far behind in the division race by the time Tony Romo returns from his broken collarbone, it makes sense to hold him out. It doesn’t make sense to risk the health of a 35-year-old quarterback on a lost season, and it can only hurt the Cowboys’ draft positioning.
That argument is only going to get louder if the Cowboys continue to lose, but team owner/general manager Jerry Jones didn’t want to hear it.