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Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is a relative bargain this season, with a $1.5 million salary. But Romo's contract expires after the year, meaning he's going to cost Cowboys owner Jerry Jones a lot of money soon.Alex Marvez of FoxSports.com reports that Jones said after yesterday's win over the Dolphins, "Tony's not going anywhere." But does that mean Jones is confident that he and Romo's agent are close to a deal on a long-term extension, or does it just mean that Jones won't let Romo get away, even if it means slapping the franchise player tag on him?Matt Mosley of ESPN's Hashmarks blog reports that the Cowboys would like to use the six-year, $48 million contract that Matt Schaub signed with the Texans as a model for Romo's contract, but that agent Ken Kremer "has something a bit higher in mind."

From the Romo camp's perspective, it seems like a no-brainer that Romo should make more money than Schaub. After all, Schaub got his new deal after starting all of two games in his NFL career. Romo has already led the Cowboys to the playoffs once, and he's off to a good start in his second season as a starter.

But it seems unlikely that Jones, who has never hesitated to spend money on players he likes, would take a hard-line stance on the Romo negotiations. If the Cowboys keep playing like they have the first two weeks of the season, Jones will make Romo a very, very rich man some time soon.

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