Monday mornings are spent piecing together the Morning After, which is essentially a collection of about 30 blog posts. That's coming soon. In the meantime, I thought I'd post this quick debate piece I do for NBCSports.com and Sprint on Monday mornings. The debate question today: Is Tony Romo improving or regressing?

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Is this really a question? Going into Sunday, Tony Romo was first in the NFL in yards-per-attempt, passer rating, and touchdowns-per pass attempt. He’s played this well despite playing three games with a splint on his pinkie. He’s also first in all three marks among active players. Give the guy a break with these questions!

The Steelers have a historic defense that is dominating in all phases. They have given up fewer yards-per-play than any team in over thirty years. They have routinely made great quarterbacks look bad, and Romo won’t be the last.

Romo isn’t Dallas’ problem. How long does it take until we realize that quarterbacks aren’t solely responsible for wins and losses? It’s a team game. Teams led by Kerry Collins, Joe Flacco, Jeff Garcia, and Jake Delhomme combine for a 39-11 record this season. Delhomme and Garcia aren’t even playing particularly well. All of their teams would trade their guys and their souls to get a quarterback like Romo.