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Jimmy Johnson: 'Tony Romo should be the best, most talented, most expensive backup in the league'

They got around to the Dak-Tony debate on Fox's NFL pre-game show Sunday morning. And the panelists were unanimous that the Cowboys now belong to rookie quarterback Dak Prescott, regardless of the outcome of the game at the Green Bay Packers.

First Jimmy Johnson, the Super Bowl-winning coach:

" Initially I was for Romo. But watching Prescott against Cincinnati, it's his football team. Romo should be the best, most talented, most expensive backup in the league. Romo can make big plays but sometimes those big plays they are for the other team.

"Lack of practice time, the injury situation those big plays are going to be multiplied for the other team.