Cowboys Must Step Up on a Backup Quarterback
by Rafael Vela on Jan 25, 2009 8:15 PM CST
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The Cowboys have eliminated a lot of dead wood in the brief offseason. Adam Jones, Tank Johnson, Bruce Read and Brian Stewart have already been dismissed. More changes are surely in store for a team which cannot stand pat.
One name certain to retire, move up to the coaching staff or be released next month is backup QB Brad Johnson, whose weary arm was a big reason the Cowboys cratered during Tony Romo's three game absence. Johnson's departure raised the question: who will replace him?
Unless a team has a Matt Cassell or a young Danny White on its roster, its backup QB choices usually come in two failure-laced flavors. It can choose a young QB rated as too wild, immature or unstable by its original team -- a Rex Grossman, J.P. Losman or Kyle Boller -- or it can opt for an older veteran, whose saavy may be offset by eroding skills. A quarterback like, well, Brad Johnson.
Of the currently available options, one name intrigues -- one Jeff Garcia. Sure, he's got warts but he also has qualities that make him the ideal backup for this Cowboys squad.
First, Garcia has filled the role. He entered 2006 as Donovan McNabb's backup, after short stops at Cleveland and Detroit. Garcia took over when McNabb tore an ACL and spurred a late, six-game winning streak. His Christmas Day win over Dallas swiped the division from Dallas and his final win knocked the Giants out of the playoffs. He's played in several systems and could certainly adapt to Dallas' playbook.
Garcia's QB ratings have topped 90 in each of the last three seasons. He would represent a legitimate option to Romo on those days, and there are about two per season, when Romo just doesn't have it. Garcia would give Wade Phillips and Jason Garrett the option of benching a flailing Romo without automatically conceding the game.
Lastly, Garcia's style most closely resembles Romo's, among the free agents or free agents to be. He doesn't have a cannon arm, but he has Romo-like mobility, a skill which should not be overlooked. Dallas line pass protects well when healthy, but it's hardly air-tight. Romo makes it look better than it really is because he can side step a broken assignment and make a play.
Opponents sacked Johnson and Bollinger three times more frequently than Romo this year. If Dallas recruits another Bledsoe Brother for the backup slot, the sacks will continue to pile up whenever Romo is out of the lineup.
Jeff Garcia is Steve Beuerlein with wheels, but the Cowboys may never get a chance to pursue him. New Bucs head coach Raheem Morris may choose to keep the 38 year old Garcia as his starter while he drafts and grooms Tampa's future quarterback. But can you imagine the ready-made stories the Metroplex press would inherit if Garcia joined the team? He and Terrell Owens fell out loudly in San Francisco. Has a team ever had a controversy between its star receiver an its backup QB?
And when has a potential circus like this ever dissuaded Jerry Jones?
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1st! The only problem with that scenario is that Garcia wants to play as a starter and I don’t think he would come here as a backup and with TO here as well…
We need a quality backup though for sure.
by kshaw on Jan 25, 2009 8:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I would absolutely love to Garcia come here
He’s a legit player in his own right and little Tony may feel a little heat if he’s on the roster. He’s perfect. Regarding TO, just cut him and that’s the end of that problem.
by StillHateTheGiants on Jan 26, 2009 12:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Our system doesn’t fit Garcia at all— the guy has bombed out every time he has been signed to play in a non-West Coast system. He’s a nice player but I really don’t think he’s a fit for Jason Garrett’s offense.
Larry Allen benched 700 pounds. That is Leonard Davis times two.
by Tim Wilson on Jan 26, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't necessarily agree
I assume you mean the 2 yrs he was in Cleveland and Detroit? I agree his stats were down but that doesn’t mean he bombed. Who were his receivers? How good was the team around him. I’m sure he wasn’t throwing to Jerry Rice and TO. Everybody gets a pass from me for a year spent in hell Detroit. What specifically can’t he do that is required in Dallas?
by StillHateTheGiants on Jan 26, 2009 8:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Go downfield?
His game is made for short West Coast passing systems.
Larry Allen benched 700 pounds. That is Leonard Davis times two.
by Tim Wilson on Jan 27, 2009 12:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think that garcia will have a few starting qb options,
one that comes to mind is Det, they have no real starting QB and he could be a good option for them.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
by cowboy78 on Jan 25, 2009 8:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Question
When you’re 39, and he’ll be 39 next month, do you play just to play,
however crappy the team may be, or do you sign on with a team that
has a chance to make the postseason?
I can see him staying in Tampa, cause they were playoff contenders
this year. But Detroit?
by Rafael Vela on Jan 25, 2009 9:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It all depends on how stubborn he may be when it comes to having a starting role. You
could be right but I just throwing it out there, it’s just a gut feeling that he will probably want to still be a starter, or he could even retire. To answer your post as to whether or not he would be a good fit, yeah he could be a good fit.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
by cowboy78 on Jan 25, 2009 9:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Garcia has already been there, done that
Don’t think his last stint in Detroit was a happy one….
"Where's Woody? - We need another Darren Woodson
by BoyfromOz on Jan 26, 2009 5:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Bringing Garcia in
just adds to the lazy list of items the media can use to write stories re: T.O. Bringing up all the accusations T.O. made about Garcia, blah blah blah, can they co-exist blah blah blah
by cow_fanatic on Jan 26, 2009 10:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
There is one problem with that...........TO!
Remember TO and Garcia aren’t exactly best buddy’s….
Not happening….Garcia is not coming here because of that reason. Second he is a WC QB and doesn’t have the arm to throw the long ball.
by Boyzfan94 on Jan 26, 2009 11:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If I were him, I'd rather come here as a backup AND let TO give me a wedgie after practice every day than go back to Detroit.
"When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time." -Max McGee
by BigDinSC on Jan 26, 2009 1:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Make Dallas
a possible starting option for Garcia. Yes, he is a good backup, but if Jeff wants to show he can still start, open the competition and make Romo keep the starting spot the hard way — earn it.
I guess if Tony were to lose his spot to the old guy, he would just shrug and say, “Hey, if this is the worst thing that ever happens to me, I’ll have had a pretty good life.”
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
by OskieOskie on Jan 26, 2009 7:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
after the dissappointment we had in 2008….Everybodies job should be up for grabs.
It should be that way anyhow in training camp.
You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach
by TrueBlue24 on Jan 26, 2009 10:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Love it
"I guess if Tony were to lose his spot to the old guy, he would just shrug and say, "Hey, if this is the worst thing that ever happens to me, I’ll have had a pretty good life."
Right on the money
by StillHateTheGiants on Jan 26, 2009 12:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This begs the obvious question
Why hasn’t BJ been cut yet? Furthermore, why wasn’t he cut during the season?
by just4fun on Jan 25, 2009 8:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
because
he was the only person who could in wade phillips’ mind capably hold the ball for nick folk during field goals
"Aw Shucks" - Wade Phillips
by MrMinority on Jan 25, 2009 9:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's actuallly valid.
Wasn’t McBriar the holder before Johnson and Romo? Obviously Romo wasn’t up to the task, so maybe there really isn’t anyone else on the roster that can do it.
by Baked Potato Soup on Jan 26, 2009 4:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm certain Romo is "up to the task"
I’ve been a critic too, but that’s a little over the top.
by StillHateTheGiants on Jan 26, 2009 8:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think you'll see any more moves until February,
What’s the rush? You can’t sign free agents yet. You can’t talk to their agents. Everything is
on hold until the Super Bowl finishes.
by Rafael Vela on Jan 25, 2009 9:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
HELLOOOOOOOO
His contract is up. No need to cut the guy. He signed a 2 year deal.
by TARHEEL PAUL on Jan 25, 2009 10:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I Still Don't Understand Brad Johnson
More to the point, I don’t understand how every talent evaluator on the team missed that the guy couldn’t play anymore. He couldn’t play anymore at all.
by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Jan 25, 2009 9:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I think that during the preseason there were pretty high expectations for this team and offense.
Barber had been signed to a big deal, we have this incredibly Awesome receiver named TO, Witten’s there, and boy, what an OLine!
The feeling was probably that he could step in for 3 games w/ all that “great talent” around him and lead a conservative offense well enough to score 20 points/game.
Of course, with hindsight we want to think we’re so smart. But at the time there was probably an overestimation of the talent on offense, or at least of how well they were going to play this year, and that the team could make up for Johnson’s deficiencies.
by Realist Larry on Jan 25, 2009 9:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It just goes
to show how talented Romo is. Bollinger and Johnson both got beat up during those three games. Bitch about Romo all you want, but it is the line that is truly offensive.
When did I become a Cowboy fan? When my mom told me I was.
by GunsUp on Jan 25, 2009 9:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That was my problem with Brad
You can’t tell me that the coaches didn’t know what they had in this guy. As if he was lighting it up in practice and then just going to hell in the games. No way. They knew what they had IMO and didn’t do anything about it.
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by kameleon_o on Jan 25, 2009 10:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So someone name a guy that you could have had (affordable) last year.
Who were the other options?
I don’t think any of us were clamoring for anyone specific.
Hindsight is 20/20, isn’t it?
by Realist Larry on Jan 26, 2009 12:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not about us Larry
How were we to know that Brad wasn’t going to be any good?? We weren’t in the practices. We didn’t see how Brad looked. The coaches did though. That’s what I’m saying. There’s no way this guy looked like an NFL QB in practice and then just fell apart at gametime. The coaches had to know or they’re even more incompetent than some fans think they are.
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by kameleon_o on Jan 26, 2009 1:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw how Brad looked in the San deigo pre season game
He was aweful…..Against 2nd stringers.
The company line was he looked bad because he wasn’t playing with the 1st team offense.
I guess we all know that just wasn’t the case. Jerry gambled that Romo would be healthy last year…..He lost.
You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach
by TrueBlue24 on Jan 26, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i can throw further then Johnson
He has a dead arm
by mrichardson70 on Jan 26, 2009 11:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jerry gambled because JG insisted BJ would be fine
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on Jan 26, 2009 7:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Leftwich was available...Culpepper...Me.....Anyone was a better option at back up QB
by CowboysRnumba1 on Jan 26, 2009 1:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hell, Joey Harrington would have been a better option. That's right. Joey Freaking Harrington
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by kameleon_o on Jan 26, 2009 1:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
at the time
I wanted Quinn Gray, I think he was a much better option.
"Protect the Romo, Save the Cowboys!!"
by Wmillion on Jan 26, 2009 10:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Matt Moore
It would have been nice if the Cowboys coaching staff didn’t keep allowing talented young players to go to other teams while holding onto crappy backup linemen that will never see the field anyway and a wide receiver project that will never be better than the team’s #4 receiver.
by Baked Potato Soup on Jan 26, 2009 4:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You got me.
I forgot about him.
Actually, I posted at the time how idiotic it was to let him go.
THAT’S the guy we should have kept!
by Realist Larry on Jan 27, 2009 12:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Competition
The Cowboys need more than a backup, they need someone who will push the out-of-shape Romo. When Romo drifts off to Hollywood land sometime around Thanksgiving, Dallas needs a twenty-something signal caller for whom then bench the Cabo dreaming playboy. The Cowboys need a Byron Leftwich and a Brady Quinn.
2008 was lost because the franchise failed to prepare a contingency plan for the most important position in all of sports. The Cowboys need two additional QBs, one for the future and one who can win at a moment’s notice. How many more seasons can this franchise waste before determining that #9 doesn’t have the makeup to win in the playoffs? Draft/ trade for a QB of the future and bring in Leftwich.
If Brad Johnson were a horse, Tex would have put him out to pasture in the Spring of ’02. How that fossil was the sole contingency plan behind a distractable QB like Romo is beyond comprehension.
by Montecito Tex on Jan 25, 2009 10:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
byron leftwich?
hahaha
"Aw Shucks" - Wade Phillips
by MrMinority on Jan 25, 2009 10:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If Brad Johnson were a horse, Tex would have put him out to pasture in the Spring of ’02.
Maybe you should stick to breeding horses as Johnson won a Superbowl in 2003 and threw for 3800 yards the following season.
by Sean N on Jan 25, 2009 10:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Waiting on Terry's rebuttal. Let the countdown begin...
Celebrity or Imposter?
YOU Decide...
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by silverblue5 on Jan 26, 2009 9:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well the blame for Brad Johnson being the only contingency plan at QB...
falls 100% on Jason Garrett…..and you would think that JG would know SOMETHING about the backup QB position….
by McLovin9 on Jan 26, 2009 10:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't it the GM's job to sign players?
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
by Seanrude on Jan 26, 2009 12:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
are you telling me that had Jerrah known....
how bad BJ was that he wouldn’t of gone out and tried to sign a legitimate backup??? there is no way that JJ knew how bad BJ was…it was up to JG and marshmallow to raise the red flag…and personally – i wouldnt make marshmallow accountable for anything…JG should have known that BJ could not execute his offence if he was called upon to fill in for 3-4 games….no excuses
by McLovin9 on Jan 26, 2009 3:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
JG inisted that BJ would be good in he was needed.
Thats why JJ kept him
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on Jan 26, 2009 7:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've posted this before...
But you can put a price on what BJ has taught Romo. Then again, who knows if he taught him anything. If Romo is such a student of the game, he was probably annoying the hell out of BJ for advice. Anytime a guy wins a Super Bowl, his word’s gotta count for something… Having said that, get his Gerital-popping ass out of Dallas haha. We need youth!!! On top of that, we need to ditch Bubby Brister as the QB coach as well!
by AikmanNailedMySis on Jan 27, 2009 10:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Laugh as you wish. . .
but Tex is right. Cowboys had nothing backing up Romo. NOTHING. It doesn’t have to be that way at the most important position on the team! With a decent backup, we make the playoffs this year perhaps. Frankly, I wish we could draft a QB high in the draft this year or next because I’m no longer sold on Romo myself, and I was a BIG fan of his. Insurance isn’t a bad thing — in fact, most of us blogging have it. Why not spend a high pick to insure Romo’s performance . . . especially if he doesn’t in the end.
by Teacher on Jan 25, 2009 10:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
yea of course we need a good backup
and hell i’ll take byron leftwich as our backup
but no way is he pushing romo and maybe taking the starting role
"Aw Shucks" - Wade Phillips
by MrMinority on Jan 25, 2009 10:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
why not ?...He was a top 10 dirst rounder for a reason...
Showed me more heart and desire in his game than Romo ever has.
by CowboysRnumba1 on Jan 26, 2009 1:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
-1
HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!! Remember the BBQ
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on Jan 26, 2009 1:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
aussie have you seen this?
I think this is the heart CowboysRnumba1 is talking about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-jzYMSiNHQ
Game Recognize Game
by pretty ricky on Jan 26, 2009 12:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ok thats pretty tough
I retract my previous -1
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on Jan 26, 2009 7:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it does seem like Garcia is the best of the FA bunch
I see that Patrick Ramsey is available. I didn’t know he was still in the league. He always seemed like he had a good arm but I don’t remember his mobility.
Tex might not like him though. The last time I saw him I thought he looked kind of “pear shaped”.
There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.
by kameleon_o on Jan 25, 2009 11:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I could go for Garcia. He's got a Romo type game, so I don't think
the OL will need to redo their game prep just for him. But, Grossman may be okay also, as his long ball is really great ‘sometimes’.
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by CowboyMan on Jan 25, 2009 11:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Another week until the SB. I can hardly wait. NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m going up to Tahoe and will not have the SB on my mind.
Family, Friends, Cowboys, Beer & BBQ. Life is good!
by CowboyMan on Jan 25, 2009 11:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
WHAT????? THeres' a game next weekend????
You’d have thought I’d have heard something about it!
You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach
by TrueBlue24 on Jan 26, 2009 10:36 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought football ended in December??
Now you guys are telling me that there’s still football?? Yeah right guys. Good one. Almost had me…
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by kameleon_o on Jan 26, 2009 11:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Who is available? What’s the status of Charlie Batch and Frerotte?
by Turbo73 on Jan 26, 2009 12:15 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm a big fan of Batch as a backup.
But I think Pittsburgh is more likely to keep him and part with Leftwich.
by Mandmeisterx on Jan 26, 2009 12:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Garcia would be great but will be out of our price range, don't you think?
there’re teams that would see him as a 1A QB, a fall-back guy like Warner was behind Matt Leinhart in Arizona (remember him?? Bet he’s having fun right now.)
I liked the JP Losman throwout in the article. A young guy who won’t mind being a backup but has some starting experience. He’s shown the ability to play in the NFL. Maybe he sees himself as a starter, though, who knows..
It would be ironic to get the guy taken with our 1st rounder back, though!
by Realist Larry on Jan 26, 2009 12:35 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Is it possible to find a younger backup?
The last time I watched Jeff Garcia he was handing over a win to the Oakland Raiders. I rather have a Kyle Boller type player who can back up Romo for 3 years or so. What about trading for Matt Leinert? He is obviously never going to start for the Cardinals.
by mrichardson70 on Jan 26, 2009 12:44 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Leinhart?
Man, you think ROMO gets abused for the backwards baseball cap and starlet GF?
What would happen if Matt “beer bong” Leinart suddenly became his backup?
by Rafael Vela on Jan 26, 2009 1:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no worse abuse as if Garcia was brought here..
there is no way Garcia would be brought here…i would like him here, but ain’t happening…drama nightmare
by CowboysRnumba1 on Jan 26, 2009 1:27 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Orlovski, Boller, Carr, Losman, McCown, and Leftwich would be my bidding pool.
any would do, and all are better than Bollinger.
by CowboysRnumba1 on Jan 26, 2009 1:30 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Orlovski, Boller, Carr, Losman, McCown, and Leftwich
are all still in the 20’s right? I am on board with any of those guys. Garcia was old when he was throwing up numbers in San Fran. We need to start grooming a back up. Like we did with Romo. OL is where we really help the QB situation, if you can keep Romo upright then the back up QB is mute.
by mrichardson70 on Jan 26, 2009 1:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Carr only signed last off seasno for the Giants
HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!! Remember the BBQ
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on Jan 26, 2009 1:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sign one...any one
Romo needs to feel like he can be replaced.
In-YOUR-endo
by accidental innuendo on Jan 26, 2009 10:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that was the idea with Garrett
I am completely confused on that area as well.
by mrichardson70 on Jan 26, 2009 1:38 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Are Carr, Boller and Leftwich FA's?
Because if they are, then Jerry should sign one of them to a 3 or 4 year contract. Anyone of them would be an improvement over our back up QB’s.
by mrichardson70 on Jan 26, 2009 1:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
All three are FAs
HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!! Remember the BBQ
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on Jan 26, 2009 1:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Happy Australia Day
I am in transit back to Oz – sitting in Singapore Airport so no bbq for me.
I used to like Australia Day more when it coincided with the SuperBowl – although it always seemed a bit ironic.
(BTW – Are you Luke across from BSR? If not, where are you from and how did you end up supporting the Cowboys?)
"Where's Woody? - We need another Darren Woodson
by BoyfromOz on Jan 26, 2009 5:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah mate Im not Luke and Im from Sydney.
I got interested in the NFL during a trip the the states a few years back. My family and I were staying in Dallas at a friends house and we watched a Cowboys-Panthers game. Julius Jones went for almost 200 yards, and there was that really controversial roughing the kicker call on Pepers at the end. Originally I thought it was a pretty ‘soft’ sport if you couldnt even touch the kicker, but Ive changed my mind and now im hooked.
How about you, which part of Oz are you from?
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on Jan 26, 2009 7:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
In Melbourne
For me it was a trip to Dallas at the end of the 1983 season that got me into it.
Struggled through the ’80’s trying to get info – then lived in the status for 4 years, so caught the 93-96 seasons and 2 cowboys Superbowl seasons. Now with Foxtel and the internet its a lot easier to keep uptodate. With this blog I barely go to ESPN or those type of sites now.
Luke was pretty active on the BSR blog and I know he made it over. I think he was from Sydney as well.
"Where's Woody? - We need another Darren Woodson
by BoyfromOz on Jan 31, 2009 9:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well, I think it's well known about my thoughts of getting rid of Garrett as well.
Wade Wilson and Jason Garrett would both be gone in my perfect world.
by CowboysRnumba1 on Jan 26, 2009 1:52 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
FA QB List
Who do you like?
Patrick Ramsey, UFA, Denver Broncos
Charlie Batch, UFA, Pittsburgh Steelers
Kyle Boller, UFA, Baltimore Ravens
Matt Cassel, UFA, New England Patriots
Rex Grossman, UFA, Chicago Bears
Byron Leftwich, UFA, Pittsburgh Steelers
J.P. Losman, UFA, Buffalo Bills
Kyle Orton, UFA, Chicago Bears
Kurt Warner, UFA, Arizona Cardinals
Jeff Garcia, UFA, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Charlie Frye UFA Seattle Seahawks
Brooks Bollinger UFA Dallas Cowboys
Chris Simms UFA Tennessee Titans
J.T. O’Sullivan UFA San Francisco 49ers
Matt Gutierrez UFA New England Patriots
Gibran Hamdan UFA Buffalo Bills
Luke McCown UFA Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brock Berlin RFA St Louis Rams
Shane Boyd RFA Houston Texans
(credit to Boyzfan94 for the list)
by Boundforbeach on Jan 26, 2009 6:22 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Matt Cassel is clearly the best option...
But obviously that one won’t happen…
What about O’Sullivan? He had some good games this year and might even push a little for that starting job. My guess is the 49ers would resign him.
The most realistic possibilities I see on there are either Batch or Leftwich.
0 = The number of Super Bowls the Eagles have won.
by gee-roj on Jan 26, 2009 7:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like Cassel too, but obviously not gonna happen
I like Leftwich (I actually wanted to draft him a few years back, but glad we didn’t). Kyle Orton wouldn’t be a bad option.
by witten82 on Jan 26, 2009 9:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Isnt Orton starting for the Bears?
Why would he want to come here as a back up
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on Jan 26, 2009 7:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
MCown or Boller
Are my realistic favorites. I think Leftwich might get a chance to start some where.
"Protect the Romo, Save the Cowboys!!"
by Wmillion on Jan 26, 2009 10:03 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Um Kurt Warner any one? Although I heard this morning on the radio that Derek Anderson can probably be had for a third rounder i'd jump on that if i were jerrah
Don't believe everything you think.
Your causes are cute!!!
by stoproyce on Jan 26, 2009 10:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone know why we never pulled the trigger on Chris Simms?
by AikmanNailedMySis on Jan 26, 2009 10:57 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
cuase he sucks and has no spleen and he sucks
Don't believe everything you think.
Your causes are cute!!!
by stoproyce on Jan 26, 2009 11:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"Bledsoe Brother" - LOL!
If our system was the WCO, I’d most def be for obtaining Garcia. However, not sure he’d be a great fit with our O being the timing based scheme.
But you make an outstanding point regarding the acquisition of an experienced backup QB who’s mobile… esp with our O-Line.
Celebrity or Imposter?
YOU Decide...
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by silverblue5 on Jan 26, 2009 6:48 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
The 800lb Gorilla in the Room -- Vick
Mobile, fast, strong arm vet who can (like Romo) make something out of nothing.
Please, though. Someone please tell me Jerry’s not crazy enough to consider Vick. It would be a non-stop 24/7 three ring circus if word got out that Vick was even being looked at. Universal disdain from the fourth estate, PETA demonstrations. But hey, we all know he’s not afraid of reclamation projects. He just can’t do it this year. No way. Not after the way the season ended and the discord. Sort of like when Jerry felt he couldn’t draft Randy Moss because he was trying to clean up the teams image after the ‘white house’ years. Just say no.
by Boundforbeach on Jan 26, 2009 7:07 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
You forget Vick has to be reinstated...doubt it happens
Jerry was burned from the Adam Jones experiment I think he lays of the risky signings for a season or two.
by MdFan24 on Jan 26, 2009 9:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought the Cowboys are trying to create positive chemistry?
Vick would have been perfect on last years squad!
by mrichardson70 on Jan 26, 2009 10:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
we'd have made the playoffs
With Micheal Vick as the backup last year.
Of course in the playoffs…it’d have been a dog fight!!!!
You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach
by TrueBlue24 on Jan 26, 2009 10:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
aww dude...terrible but hilarious haha
PETA would have your ass if they could
by AikmanNailedMySis on Jan 26, 2009 10:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Or ...
… hearing “Who let the Dogs Out” blaring over the sound system?
Stop the Madness - Enshrine Bob Hayes
"I played for the world's greatest professional sports team in history. Once a Dallas Cowboy, always a Dallas Cowboy." - Bob Hayes
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com
by Raul Villaronga on Jan 26, 2009 7:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He will easily get reinstated
He brings a ton of money to the league
by rioplayer7 on Jan 26, 2009 10:59 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
he is going to have to sit for awhile
I would think 2010 is more of a reality.
by mrichardson70 on Jan 26, 2009 11:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Time to draft a QB
Get a young guy to groom and bring in O’Sullivan from San Fran. He had some decent games. Garcia is a baller but he is a bit of a drama queen and we don’t need any more of that in this locker room.
by Billito on Jan 26, 2009 9:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ole Jerry
Draft, what draft? Looks like Jerry has something else on his mind.
http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/01/23/jerry-jones-digs-john-legend/
Look at his shirt! lol!
by tyler2 on Jan 26, 2009 10:00 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
hilarious.
"Protect the Romo, Save the Cowboys!!"
by Wmillion on Jan 26, 2009 10:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
jerry's not to worried about the back up qb spot..
by Wmillion on Jan 26, 2009 10:10 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
oh god...somebody please tell me
that this is a cut & paste…..
by McLovin9 on Jan 26, 2009 10:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What's the deal with Romo's scarf?
In-YOUR-endo
by accidental innuendo on Jan 26, 2009 10:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Undershirts
Ever heard of them?
by Mandmeisterx on Jan 26, 2009 12:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Spotted this new mock this morning
New Mock:
51 Dallas Patrick Chung SS Oregon
69 Dallas Percy Harvin WRS Florida
97 Dallas Captain Munnerlyn CB South Carolina
113 Dallas Scott McKillop ILB Pittsburgh
148 Dallas Ray Feinga OG BYU
158 Dallas Chris Baker DT34 Hampton
184 Dallas Brett Helms OC LSU
193 Dallas Stephen McGee QB Texas A&M
210 Dallas Will Davis OLB34 Illinois
by tyler2 on Jan 26, 2009 10:25 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Looks good -- has everything I'd want
Where’d you see it?
In-YOUR-endo
by accidental innuendo on Jan 26, 2009 10:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sign me up for that draft.
"When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time." -Max McGee
by BigDinSC on Jan 26, 2009 10:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Percy Harvin?
I think after the Combine with his speed and the way donnie avery, eddie royal, and desean played he goes a little too high for us
by rioplayer7 on Jan 26, 2009 11:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
whaat?
Harvin is going in the first round. The Cowboys won’t sniff a shot at him.
by Joey2zs on Jan 26, 2009 11:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on Jan 26, 2009 7:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Harvin
I dont know anything about the particular mock being talked about, but my guess is the only way that makes any sense would be injury history. without injury worries, harvin is top 10, forget 1st round. but, take it from someone who watched uf play a lot, the guy is ALWAYS hurt. even when he is running up and down the field racking up 200 all purpose yards a game, chances are he had been “iffy” all that prior week leading up to game time and on the injury report. so, even if he were to fall all the way to 69 or whatever, do you take a chance on someone like that? I love the guy, and even I am not sure what my answer would be …
by Elberraco on Jan 26, 2009 11:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You can't coach pure speed He'd be worth a 3rd round pick
He’d also become our starting punt returner
by AustonianAggie on Jan 26, 2009 1:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
PEARCY HARVIN IN THE 3RD?
ARE YOU ON CRACK? is this real? are they really saying Harvin is a 3rd rounder?
He’s like the fastest guy in CFootball last year. That kind of speed gets you high on draft boards I thought
by AustonianAggie on Jan 26, 2009 12:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sign me up..
I am no draft Guru, but I think Harvin and McGee will go much higher. Looks like a mock draft by a Cowboy fan..
"Protect the Romo, Save the Cowboys!!"
by Wmillion on Jan 26, 2009 3:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
From Wikipedia
(Matt) Moore was not selected in the 2007 NFL Draft, but was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys. Despite completing 21 of 29 passes for 182 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions to generate a 100.1 quarterback rating during the preseason for the Cowboys, Moore was waived on September 1, the Cowboys intending to sign him to their practice squad had he passed through waivers.
Grrrrr.
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
by OskieOskie on Jan 26, 2009 11:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I really would like to give Rex Grossman a shot
He actually has experience in the league and he is not a statue like a David Carr and Leftwich. If not him then definitely McCown.
by rioplayer7 on Jan 26, 2009 11:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
How about Culpeper
he’s got a cannon arm. I guarantee you TO would be getting TDs every single game
by Burt88 on Jan 26, 2009 11:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Correction
I thought Culpeper was a free agent, but he’s still with the Lions. Thought it was a one year deal
by Burt88 on Jan 26, 2009 11:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cannon arm, but he looks like he’s wearing concrete shoes the past 2 years. And he can’t read a defense.
Larry Allen benched 700 pounds. That is Leonard Davis times two.
by Tim Wilson on Jan 26, 2009 11:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He will be.
He’s due a $2.5 million roster bonus come March. Don’t see them paying that. Then again, they are the Lions.
by Mandmeisterx on Jan 26, 2009 12:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Too immobile our line is too big to defend a nonmobile QB
Culpepper used to be mobile but now he is just fat
by rioplayer7 on Jan 26, 2009 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That knee injury killed him
he’s just not the same guy
by Burt88 on Jan 28, 2009 7:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've got to disagree on Garcia
Garcia has never succeeded outside of a West Coast system. He’s had success with Mooch, Gruden, and Andy Reid, all disciples of the same West Coast coaching tree (Holmgren, Shannahan, etc. on there as well) which features a short, high percentage passing game, and he has bombed out in Cleveland and Detroit, where the system did not fit his skill set (those were also less talent-rich teams, but Garcia’s poor performance contributed to that— he couldn’t match Kelly Holcombe’s success in Cleveland).
Jason Garrett’s downfield-heavy offense does not seem like a fit for Garcia, and I think it’s clear at this point in his career that he is a guy who can succeed if you put him in just the right situation— he is not a player with the talent to succeed regardless of scheme or environment.
Also, if TO is sticking around, there’s an obvious chemistry problem there as well. But I’d consider that secondary to the lack of fit with our offensive scheme.
Larry Allen benched 700 pounds. That is Leonard Davis times two.
by Tim Wilson on Jan 26, 2009 11:55 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Can Culpeper move well enough to play behind Dallas' OL?
He’s a little slow isn’t he?
by StillHateTheGiants on Jan 26, 2009 12:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I didn't see him play much this year
But back on the Vikings he moved pretty fast for a big guy. He definitely had above average speed for a quarterback, but again I haven’t seen him really play since his glory days.
by witten82 on Feb 2, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Mobile Man
A backup with some mobility is the key for me. Our O Line is what it is – Garcia is an interesting option – You’ve got to wonder how he would absorb a completely different offense than what he’s run his whole career…..
by Lobsterman on Jan 26, 2009 1:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Why wonder?
No need to wonder— you can just look at his tenures in Detroit and Cleveland. The guy is a West Coast quarterback and cannot succeed outside of that system. He needs to be put in the right system to succeed. He does not have transcendent talent.
Larry Allen benched 700 pounds. That is Leonard Davis times two.
by Tim Wilson on Jan 26, 2009 1:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Jerry
can find a back up QB in a reality show!
by rocj55 on Jan 26, 2009 3:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
TO Reality Show??? NO!!!!!!!!!
MY buddy just got a text alert from ESPN saying TO is gonna be on a reality show on VH1. God let this be a false report.
Game Recognize Game
by pretty ricky on Jan 26, 2009 3:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Say NO to Garthia
A third for Anderson would be ideal, but Tex says no to the idea of Garthia.
PS: Tony Romo isn’t alone on his Oprah Winfrey diet.
by Montecito Tex on Jan 26, 2009 3:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha
She needs 2 belts!!!
You always crack me up Tex.
Game Recognize Game
by pretty ricky on Jan 26, 2009 3:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Belts, hell
she needs a cowbell.
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
by OskieOskie on Jan 26, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Umm, WTF?!
The defense, as always, was, “Even if our QB IS a choker, at least he gets some hot ass!”
Now, there’s NOTHING!!
P.S. I see the beginning of a double chin.
In-YOUR-endo
by accidental innuendo on Jan 26, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase...
this beyotch is loaded (with money, that is haha). give her a month if she wanted to and she’d be smokin hot again. and yes, this is me defending Romo for one of the first times in a looong time…
by AikmanNailedMySis on Jan 26, 2009 3:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
She isn’t that out of shape.. I assume everyone on here is married to or dating a perfect 10!!
"Protect the Romo, Save the Cowboys!!"
by Wmillion on Jan 26, 2009 4:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OINK
Uh…, if I were a ridiculously rich, famous, young professional athlete (who happened to be QB of the most recognizable pro football team in the world), then yes… I would be dating a perfect 10. E.g., Brady & Bundechen. Romo is a bit goofy looking though…
by Boundforbeach on Jan 26, 2009 4:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
like I said.
She isn’t that far out of shape.. You are talking under a month for her to get her swagger back.. Unless my wife is correct and they are trying to have a little Romo..
"Protect the Romo, Save the Cowboys!!"
by Wmillion on Jan 26, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You're right...
Britney Spears did it. All you need is a nutritionist and personal trainer. Still pretty bad though. Bad look for Romo.
by Boundforbeach on Jan 26, 2009 5:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
oh god...again...
please tell me that is a cut & paste….
i dont know what is more disturbing….JJ with the open shirt or Oprah Simpson…
damn – how long until training camp??? this is going to be a long offseason
by McLovin9 on Jan 26, 2009 3:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Built
for comfort, not for speed.
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
by OskieOskie on Jan 26, 2009 4:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You sailer you..
"Protect the Romo, Save the Cowboys!!"
by Wmillion on Jan 26, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Here y'all. Get the Oprah Simpson pic out of your mind.
by Boundforbeach on Jan 26, 2009 4:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Pear Shaped QB
Unfortunately, the first picture was taken on January 25, 2009 as she performed at the 24th annual Chili Cook Off at CB Smith Park in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
It seems both the divorced “actress” and the Best QB never to win a playoff game, have their best days behind them.
by Montecito Tex on Jan 26, 2009 5:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
You know after she sees that pic
CRASH DIET! Romo on the other hand needs a come to Jesus off season!
by rocj55 on Jan 26, 2009 5:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jessica
For those who suggested she has lots of dough (no pun), she was performing at a chili cookoff in Florida.
(Romo) still gets excited when he buys a new t-shirt at Target for crying out loud
by I_miss_Switzer on Jan 26, 2009 7:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What I found..
Jessica Simpson’s Net Worth
$70-80 Million
Together they are worth $80million, but Nick has contributed a mere $6 million. At the time of their marriage, Nick was wealthier from the Boy Band 98 degrees, since Simpson has shot to superstardom with a net worth of more than $79 million.
"Protect the Romo, Save the Cowboys!!"
by Wmillion on Jan 26, 2009 7:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
People who net out at $79 million
Don’t wear mom jeans and don’t play chili cookoffs. That money must be gone.
(Romo) still gets excited when he buys a new t-shirt at Target for crying out loud
by I_miss_Switzer on Jan 26, 2009 8:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe she was just there for the chili??
by McLovin9 on Jan 26, 2009 9:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Fair comment
I would sing for free chili.
(Romo) still gets excited when he buys a new t-shirt at Target for crying out loud
by I_miss_Switzer on Jan 26, 2009 9:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like she is having
a little too much free chili.
Game Recognize Game
by pretty ricky on Jan 27, 2009 7:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe she was promoting her country album
Larry Allen benched 700 pounds. That is Leonard Davis times two.
by Tim Wilson on Jan 27, 2009 12:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Unless
She was highly invested in the stock and RE market that money isn’t gone..
"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z
by Wmillion on Jan 27, 2009 1:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Does she spend money
Where else would it be invested?
No offense, but those links aren’t really credible. I tend to think most celebrities are worth less than we think – they tend to be spendthrifts with hanger on types around them.
(Romo) still gets excited when he buys a new t-shirt at Target for crying out loud
by I_miss_Switzer on Jan 27, 2009 1:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not that it matters
She could be worth way more than you think or less than I think. We just have no clue what people do with their cash. Some are wise and thrifty, some are fools, and it isn’t always easy to predict which person is which type.
(Romo) still gets excited when he buys a new t-shirt at Target for crying out loud
by I_miss_Switzer on Jan 27, 2009 1:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
told you she was worth more than Romo
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on Jan 27, 2009 12:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you click on the links
I wouldn’t consider them current or reliable.
I wouldn’t doubt she is spending faster than she is earning these days.
(Romo) still gets excited when he buys a new t-shirt at Target for crying out loud
by I_miss_Switzer on Jan 27, 2009 1:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Garcia would never co-exsist with T.O.
T.O. would have to be cut for us to consider Garcia. Always thought of Garcia as a poor man’s Romo, not as talented, doesn’t have as strong as an arm, but gutsy and plays with all heart like Tony.
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on Jan 27, 2009 12:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Garcia
I always thought he would be good to tutor Romo – less gifted, but gutty and kind of an overachiever. Tends to be very heady.
(Romo) still gets excited when he buys a new t-shirt at Target for crying out loud
by I_miss_Switzer on Jan 27, 2009 1:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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