Jerry Jones: Cowboys open to taking 'some risks' with backup QB

One of the main reasons the Dallas Cowboys will be sitting at home this postseason is because of their lack of a contingency plan if something happened to starting quarterback Tony Romo.

Something did happen to Romo this year - twice, in fact - with two separate injuries to his collarbone forcing Dallas to start Brandon Weeden, Matt Cassel, and Kellen Moore in his stead.

The trio's combined record in Romo's absence was 1-11, and that failure means the Cowboys could be in the search of a backup that has more promise, regardless if that move comes with some risk.

"Well, let's just put it like this: We all would be aware that to bet on (Kellen) Moore for our backup quarterback has elements of risk to it, but I'm not so sure that that's any riskier than anything you would do with a decision in the future," owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan, according to Todd Archer of ESPN. "On the other hand, what would enhance me taking risk is a bigger upside. And if that upside is there, that old risk-reward situation, then, yeah. This is as far as we're going to go here now with this because I don't want to get involved in any type of tampering situation. We'd take some risks."

Those risks could involve looking to add Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III or Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, who both reportedly would desire a move to Dallas after their struggles with their respective franchises.

Jones also confirmed that the Cowboys would be open to taking a quarterback in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft.