Dallas Cowboys management graciously took the blame for the team's failure to get to the Super Bowl during the Tony Romo era. Apparently, Romo isn't going to argue.
At age 34 and in the second year of a six-year, $108 million deal, Romo is playing with two broken bones in his back as he tries to lead the 7-3 Cowboys into the postseason.
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As quarterback of "America's Team," Romo has taken a lot of criticism for his failure to get the Cowboys anywhere close to the Super Bowl, much less a Super Bowl ring.
On Wednesday, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones, son of owner Jerry Jones, revealed the true culprit for Dallas' failures with Romo at the helm.
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"You know, certainly that doesn't sit in Tony's lap," Jones said on KRLD-FM 105.3 The Fan Wednesday morning, as reported by foxsports.com. "That sits in our lap: Jerry and our family's lap in terms of the organization. We have to, you know, do better at putting people around (Romo)."
The response came from a question asking why Romo wasn't being given gladiator status for playing through the pain the way Peyton Manning or Tom Brady would if faced with similar circumstances.
"At the end of the day, all these quarterbacks, more important than any other numbers, any of their accolades, any of their Pro Bowls, any All Pros, is to win championships," Jones said. "...I think the only thing missing is the ring, the championship. And I think that's ultimately going to come for Tony."
Jones' admission that his family should accept responsibility is noble - and to some, perhaps, true because of the reputation Jerry Jones has for wanting his team to be more popular than good.
But then Stephen Jones negated his comments with a rather bizarre assessment on what he felt Romo's response would be to his comments.
According to foxsports.com, "The Cowboys vice president assured Cowboys fans and Romo backers that the three-time Pro Bowler would be the first to agree with Stephen Jones' assessment."
Common sense would dictate that Romo would say he has to play better - not pass the buck to Cowboys management. Even if Romo thinks it's true.
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