The early reports are that the Cowboys will announce tomorrow that they have signed Tony Romo to a six-year $67 million dollar contract including around $30 million in guaranteed money. This would mean the six wins Romo has led the Cowboys to in the past seven games amounted to around 19 million dollars.

That’s right, 19 million, or just over 3 million per win.

Matt Shaub signed a six-year 48 million dollar contract with the Houston Texans this off-season. Tony Romo was often compared to Shaub by the media as far as estimating the type of contract he might receive from the Cowboys had he signed before the season started.

But Jerry Jones decided to take a wait-and-see approach after searching for a quarterback ever since Troy Aikman was forced into retirement. And, after shelling out money to the likes of Quincy Carter, Chad Hutchinson, and Drew Henson, it was probably a good decision, though in the end it was a costly one.

In this instance, Jerry Jones is having the last laugh. Shelling out almost seventy million is a small price to pay if Romo continues to play like he has over the first seven weeks of this season or — crazy thought — plays even better. Remember, this is Romo’s first full year as a starter. Hopefully, he’ll only get better.