Jerry Jones thinks Romo can be better without Owens

By Eric Edholm
March 14, 2009

After waiting to make the move to cut Terrell Owens and having publicly wavered on the issue before then, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spoke steadfastly in his belief that Tony Romo will be a better quarterback without Owens to throw to. Speaking on The Fan 105.3, Jones called cutting Owens a “Romo-friendly” move and said he thinks WRs Roy Williams and Miles Austin will improve enough to make up the difference on the field. Jones said: “I do believe where we are at Tony’s options, where to get the ball and where to go, I do think this is going in the direction of Romo-friendly. … That was one of the first things I had at the top of my list was [that] this decision is good for Romo.” Team sources say not having to answer about Owens on a weekly basis most certainly is going to ease the quarterback’s dealings with the media. But Romo also becomes the face of the franchise, meaning more blame will fall on his head when the team loses.