Gunzlingr
10-26-2006, 04:52 PM
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Team owner Jerry Jones is disappointed the Dallas Cowboys (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/67043) are turning to Tony Romo (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/142729) at quarterback, although it's not because he lacks faith in his former backup.
"I'm disappointed at the reason we're having to make this change," Jones said Thursday.
The change has forced Jones to lower his expectations for this season. He and coach Bill Parcells frequently said during the summer they thought this team could be "special," their code word for a team that could go deep in the playoffs.
Now?
"I have to be a realist," he said. "I hadn't thought or hoped that we'd be sitting here after the sixth game making these adjustments. ... I did not want to this year go to an inexperienced quarterback. I wanted to have the benefit of Drew Bledsoe (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/70231). It hasn't worked out as of today. It just hasn't worked out. That to me is a step back."
Jones was counting on the Cowboys (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/67043) being a lot better than 3-3 and was expecting Bledsoe to be a big part of their success. Instead, the same problems Bledsoe has long faced - sacks and interceptions - are reasons for Dallas' slow start. Parcells benched Bledsoe at halftime Monday night against the New York Giants (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/67056) and turned to Romo, who'd been with the team since 2003 but hadn't thrown a pass until the previous game.
More... (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6108292?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=5)
"I'm disappointed at the reason we're having to make this change," Jones said Thursday.
The change has forced Jones to lower his expectations for this season. He and coach Bill Parcells frequently said during the summer they thought this team could be "special," their code word for a team that could go deep in the playoffs.
Now?
"I have to be a realist," he said. "I hadn't thought or hoped that we'd be sitting here after the sixth game making these adjustments. ... I did not want to this year go to an inexperienced quarterback. I wanted to have the benefit of Drew Bledsoe (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/70231). It hasn't worked out as of today. It just hasn't worked out. That to me is a step back."
Jones was counting on the Cowboys (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/67043) being a lot better than 3-3 and was expecting Bledsoe to be a big part of their success. Instead, the same problems Bledsoe has long faced - sacks and interceptions - are reasons for Dallas' slow start. Parcells benched Bledsoe at halftime Monday night against the New York Giants (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/67056) and turned to Romo, who'd been with the team since 2003 but hadn't thrown a pass until the previous game.
More... (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6108292?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=5)