OXNARD, Calif. -- Last summer, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo didn't practice more than two straight days while the team was in training camp, because of his surgically repaired back.

The Cowboys will have a plan for Romo's back this summer, but the quarterback will set it.

"Tony did a really good job this offseason; he practiced virtually in all of the OTAs, some days were more full than others, and we'll just kind of watch him," coach Jason Garrett said. "We don't have a plan right now saying he's going to practice two days, be off a day, whatever. But as training camp goes on, we'll develop that plan based on how he's feeling, how he's handling the workload. You'll probably see him practice a lot; you'll probably see him have some off days. There's nothing structured at this point."

Romo was held out of the final day of the June minicamp like a few players as the Cowboys called an end to their preseason.

Romo said on a few occasions this offseason was his best in years because of all the work he was able to put in. He had to play catch-up last summer after a discectomy kept him off the field in the spring. He missed the 2013 offseason after undergoing surgery to remove a cyst from his back.

After throwing three interceptions in the season-opening loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Romo altered his practice schedule, taking Wednesdays off for the rest of the season. He finished the year with 34 touchdown passes and just nine interceptions, while leading the league in Total QBR, passer rating and completion percentage.

"Tony is definitely better than he was in the past," owner and general manager Jerry Jones said. "From the standpoint that physical is not all about your high jump or broad jump, [that] physical is about execution, the taking of what you can do physically, measurably and executing with it, I would say to you that he's physically better at executing than he was a year ago or two years ago. It has everything to do with his savvy, in my mind."