The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Cowboys VP Stephen Jones said the team is continuing its discussions with Romo on a contract extension and that he believes they will eventually reach an agreement. Jones acknowledged it would be nice to reduce Romo's very high 2013 salary-cap cost, but he did not indicate any particular deadline or hurry for reaching a deal. "There's never really a start or stop time with Tony," Jones said. "I do think it will get done."

Diehards Line:The Cowboys would like to lock up Romo long-term before his contract expires at the end of the 2013 season. Reducing this year's cap cost by spreading out signing-bonus money from a new deal over future years would be one benefit of that, but that's not the sole motivation. The Cowboys like and believe in Romo as their starting quarterback and want him around for a long time. So it's safe to take Jones at his word in this case.