Dan Le Batard passionately explains why, when it comes to the Cowboys, he believes the better quarterback is on the bench. (2:08)

Editor's note: The Cowboys are sticking with Dak Prescott even after he struggled Sunday night, but but is there any reason to start Tony Romo? Cowboys reporters Todd Archer and Jean-Jacques Taylor present a case for both scenarios. Read Taylor's take on sticking with Prescott here.

FRISCO, Texas -- Tony Romo is ready to play again. Will the Dallas Cowboys ever give him that chance again?

On Monday, Jason Garrett threw his support behind Dak Prescott. While he did not make any proclamations that Prescott is the quarterback for the rest of the season, he made it clear he was backing the rookie.

"You can make it as simple or as complex as you want to make it,” Garrett said. "It's pretty simple for us: Dak's going to play quarterback as we go forward."

What if Prescott struggles again Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Is that the time to go back to Romo?

Prescott has been stupendous in his first year as the Cowboys' quarterback. He's exceeded any and all expectations with 20 touchdown passes and four interceptions. Remember, he was the third quarterback at the start of training camp. If you want to claim the 11-2 record as the sole reason why the Cowboys need to stick with Prescott, then you're focusing on the results, not the process.

Is it time for Tony Romo to re-take control of the Cowboys' offense? If Dak Prescott struggles some more, perhaps. Tom Pennington/Getty Images

Garrett has been process-oriented as the Cowboys' coach until that no longer has suited him.

Let's be clear, Garrett and Jerry Jones did not make the decision to stick with Prescott when Romo was fully healthy a month ago.

Prescott made the decision for them by playing so well in the first nine games.

But how does this go from "Tony's team," in early October to him not even being a potential answer to an offense that has converted two of their last 24 third-down chances in the last two games and has scored 24 points? There was a look of incredulity from Garrett when he was asked after the 10-7 loss to the New York Giants if he thought about putting Romo in the game.

His answers Monday seemed to leave injury as the only way the Cowboys would go back to Romo.

Again, Prescott has played great. This is not a knock on him and what he could be in the future. It's about what is best for the Cowboys' present. To say it is ridiculous to even ask the question (yes, Merril Hoge) is, well, ridiculous as well. There is nothing wrong with asking the question. In fact, the Cowboys should ask the question to themselves. It's what they are paid to do.

If Romo wasn't the backup, nobody would be ready to call on Mark Sanchez or Kellen Moore or Matt Cassel or Brandon Weeden or whoever else you want to think about.

But this is Romo, the franchise's all-time leading passer, the quarterback with a 15-4 record in his last 19 games. His experience would allow the Cowboys a better chance to move from what plays were called to what play would be a better solution in the middle of a game.

Romo is not some lucky-to-be-in-the-league backup. He was the biggest reason for hope at the start of the season. The Cowboys drafted Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth overall pick so he could do what DeMarco Murray did two years ago.

Yes, Romo is 36. Yes, he suffered a broken collarbone twice last season. Yes, he suffered a compression fracture in the preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks. For everybody who asks, "What if he gets hurt again?" well, what if he doesn't?

What if he plays like he did in 2014, when he finished second in the MVP race to Aaron Rodgers? What if the passing game finds its legs again? What if that helps Elliott run the ball? What if that helps the defense?

And if Romo does get hurt again, the Cowboys would go back to Prescott. It seems pretty simple.

Prescott has earned the right to get his game back on track. Despite his completion percentage, he struggled against the Vikings, with 56 of his 139 yards passing coming on one play. He struggled against the Giants, too.

In the past he has been able to get himself into a rhythm, but that hasn't happened in the last two games. What if he can't find it against Tampa Bay?

Romo is ready. It's a tough decision, but one Garrett is paid awfully well to make.

Either way, the Cowboys' season could hang in the balance.