Cowboys Tony Romo is Fine with Team Drafting a Quarterback

With the regular season over, the Dallas Cowboys are shifting their focus to the offseason already.

The Cowboys, who finished 4-12, have several key roles that they need to fill, particularly the back up quarterback to Tony Romo, who missed the majority of the season due to a broken collarbone. Romo has clearly stated that he is fine with the team drafting a quarterback if that quarterback is the best available option.

Romo said per ESPN.com:

"We're going to evaluate everybody and the organization is going to look at who to take and they're going to take the best player. If the best player there is a quarterback, then that's what our team needs. Our team needs good players. I'm just obviously a player on the football team and I don't have to make those decisions, and I'm glad. My job's is go out and get better and make sure this team wins next year. And I'm going to do everything in my power to ensure that."

Throughout this season, back up quarterbacks Brandon Weeden, Matt Cassel and Kellen Moore combined for only one win out of 12 games. Despite the team's dismal season, Romo stated that they are ready to put it behind them and focus on getting better.

"When you don't play well or you don't play up to the standard of what you set, I think that it should burn inside of each guy really," Romo said reported by Fox Sports. "Our team obviously has got knocked down this year and without performing to expectations, like I said before, it's a very easy time to look at yourself and say, 'I need to get better.' I think everybody on this football team needs to take that approach. And I think everybody will."

Romo, who will be turning 36, believes that he still has what it takes to play at a high and elite level. While general manager Jerry Jones agrees with this assessment, he has stated that the team is interested at the potential quarterback picks in April.

"I'll be a much healthier version going forward actually than I was the last couple of years as my back continues to strengthen and the bone will be healed," Romo said.

"No one really likes or cares to hear that after you got hurt. But the reality of it is that I'll be much stronger moving stronger and having a base."

The last time that the Cowboys drafted a quarterback was in 2009 when they selected Stephen McGee during the fourth round.

In the 2016 NFL draft, the Cowboys have the fourth overall pick.