IRVING -- When the Cowboys drafted Stephen McGee in the fourth round of last weekend's NFL draft, owner and general manager Jerry Jones mentioned some "nine-ish" qualities the Texas A&M quarterback had in common with Tony Romo, who wears No. 9.

For the first time on an extremely small scale, McGee was able to show those skills at the rookie minicamp, and Jones said he "liked the way he threw the ball."

McGee admitted he has a lot to learn about the Cowboys' offense after running through Friday's morning practice.

"[Romo's] one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, so that's about as good a compliment as I can get," McGee said. "I don't think I'm close to anything that resembles No. 9 right now. I've got a long way to go, a lot of offense to learn. I'm excited to be learning from a guy like Tony Romo. It doesn't get any better than that, and a guy like Jon Kitna, a guy who's played 14 years. That's pretty awesome."

Todd Archer's e-mail address is tarcher@dallasnews.com.