Let's Not Freak Out Over Tony Romo Watching a Football Game with Jerry Jones

Highland Park quarterback John Stephen Jones led his team to a Texas state championship this afternoon at AT&T Stadium. His grandfather, Jerry Jones, was on hand to witness it and took in the action next to Cowboys backup quarterback Tony Romo. This is a major development, if some of America’s foremost opinion-makers are to be believed.

For instance, the close proximity between the eldest Jones and Romo has Skip Bayless physically ill and concerned for Dak Prescott.

Now, it’s true that the Cowboys have a quarterback controversy bubbling near the surface despite having the best record in the NFC. And it’s also true that Jones has been adding to speculation with his public support for the veteran Romo.

"Jones said the Cowboys “will know it when they see it” if it’s time to switch Prescott with Romo, and also called it a “story for the ages” if Romo would come in and lead the team on a championship run."

Lastly, if Prescott can’t mentally handle Romo and Jones sitting near each other at a football game, the Cowboys have major problems. Replacing a four-time Pro Bowler and face of the franchise was always going to be difficult. Usurping the job from the man with the third-best passer rating in NFL history wasn’t going to be easy.

All of this is to say that maybe some brakes should be pumped. Perhaps Romo went to Jones’ grandson’s football game for “the right reasons” and not as a step in a public coup.