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Cowboys’ Stephen Jones: Blame My Family, Not Tony Romo, For Lack Of Titles

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Nov 2, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys chief operating officer Stephen Jones smiles prior to the game against the Arizona Cardinals at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 2, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys chief operating officer Stephen Jones smiles prior to the game against the Arizona Cardinals at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /
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Stephen Jones wants to blame for the Cowboys’ lack of titles placed squarely on him. 

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Stephen Jones, Dallas Cowboys executive vice president, indicated Wednesday that it is not Tony Romo’s fault that the Cowboys aren’t winning championships.

Jones spoke with KRLD-FM 105.3 The Fan via Fox Sports Southwest and NBC Sports Pro Football Talk. He said, “That sits in our laps; Jerry and our family’s lap in terms of the organization. We have to, you know, do better at putting people around [Romo].”

Stephen Jones blamed nearly everyone in the Cowboys organization, including personnel department, coaching staff and Romo’s past and present teammates for Romo’s inability to win a championship.

Co-host of 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, Mike Bacsik, asked vice president Jones why Romo had not gotten the national attention of Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, had they played with the same injury Romo played through this previous Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.

That question sparked this answer from Stephen Jones: “Well, I think the only thing missing is the ring, the championship. And I think that’s ultimately going to come for Tony.”

Jones added, “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.”

This could be a good year for the Cowboys and Romo to win (or at least get to) a Super Bowl. Demarco Murray is having a magnificent season, averaging nearly 124 yards per game. Romo has thrown only six interceptions this season through 10 games and Dallas has a serviceable defense that is forcing turnovers.

With the NFC relatively weak compared to the AFC this year, the Cowboys currently are sitting as the second place team in the NFC East and if the season ended today would have the first wildcard spot in the NFC where they would be matched up with winner of the NFC South. All of those teams currently are under .500 in the NFC South.

This is also the first time since 2009 that the Cowboys have been 7-3 through the first 10 games of the season; a season in which they started 7-1.

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