Cowboys’ Jones expects another 4 to 5 years from QB Romo

Jerry Jones became irritated Tuesday morning while discussing the future of his franchise quarterback. When asked during a weekly radio interview about how much longer he expected Tony Romo to be the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Jones quickly replied, “Four to five years.”

“I think if you look at his playing time, if you look at the years he has actually played, he started late,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan’s K&C Masterpiece show [KRLD-FM]. “He really has excellent skill relative to where his skill set began, what his skill set is. He’s got the relative skills. More important to anything, from a mental standpoint, and from the things that also mean so much at quarterback, he’s at the top of the list. So I think four to five years.”

But Jones was then pressed about Romo’s recent injury history. Since October 2010, the 35-year-old QB has fractured his left clavicle three times and has had two back surgeries.

“This is not a damn debate, guys,” Jones said. “This is not a debate we’re having here. Do you know that I don’t know if he’s got four or five years, you asked me my opinion. And I can give you all the reasons why, the back, or I can give you clavicle, or I can give you any other type of injuries that are there.

“But you’re asking me what I think and I think we’ve got outstanding quarterback ahead of us for the next four or five years. That’s not a downer. Will we be looking to develop and get talent behind Romo? Absolutely.”