Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is very optimistic about his team's chances for the next few games even after losing star wide receiver Dez Bryant and starting quarterback Tony Romo were to injuries, as reported by ESPN.  

"If we improve within because they're not here and then we have them come back, which will make us better when they do return, then I think we've got a chance to be a better team," Jones told the news outlet.

"That's certainly the way I look at it. But from the standpoint of them not being here and falling off the map, I don't see that at all. The game is not designed that way. There's too many people that have to get on the field and play the game," he added.

Bryant suffered a broken foot in their 2015 season opener against the New York Giants and is out for 10-12 weeks after undergoing bone graft surgery, according to NFL.com. Romo, on the other hand, fractured his left clavicle in their win against the Philadelphia Eagles in week two.

Another ESPN report said that he will miss up to eight weeks and will probably return against the Miami Dolphins on Nov. 22. The Cowboys plan to start backup Brandon Weeden against the Atlanta Falcons in week three and for the coming weeks if he plays well.

Jones praised his backup via NBC Sports, saying, "His passing motion and his arm, frankly, you won't see a more gifted passer, power, accuracy, the entire aspect of it." On the contrary, Dallas is 5-9 without Romo and Weeden has lost eight straight starts, but the owner is still confident about his backup.

"I'm not trying to be defensive or anything like that, but Weeden has put the time in. He's got the reps. He's, frankly, got the experience with us, our system. That's where we want to go. My dream is that he steps in here and really, really has a successful run of it," the billionaire told ESPN.

Dallas did acquire veteran quarterback Matt Cassel from the Buffalo Bills, as per a separate report from ESPN. They also received the Bill's 2017 seventh-round draft pick while they gave away their fifth-round pick in 2017.

The 72-year-old owner also admitted that it will be difficult for the Cowboys in the next few weeks without his two biggest starters, telling ESPN, "That's going to be quite the challenge. I do think that we can win, yes, but competition is going to have a lot to say about it. Not trying to be cute, but no, the team, the Cowboys, we have figure out ways to excel and win, and when we do, it should be inspirational."