News: Cole: Cowboys trade for Cassel

[Jarv]

I guess I don't mind it but I wonder if they could have gotten RG3 for about the same thing.

That would have been nice, but doubt the Skins would give him to us.

 

[Sportsbabe]

It's a sin and I don't like it.

 

[AdamJT13]

We went our fifth-rounder in 2017 and get the Bills' seventh-rounder in 2017.

 

[windjc]

That would have been nice, but doubt the Skins would give him to us.

RGIII comes with a HUGE salary and his mechanics are TERRIBLE. He is a TERRIBLE QB.

 

[pugilist]

barf..

 

[superonyx]

He has a career 80qb rating and people are upset. What do they expect aaron Rodgers for a late 7th pick

This guy can come in and not lose the game.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Check down to our backs.
Could be good for the run without Romo.

That's it.

He's not going to lead a team back after being down by a couple touchdowns– you ask him to do that and he'll just cough up the ball.

But he's going to be very consistent with his short to short-medium throws.

 

[RJ_MacReady]

With Moore going to the 53-man roster, this must mean it's poop or get off the pot time for Weeden. If he stinks it up against ATL and NO, then he is cut and Cassel takes over. Moore isn't going anywhere.

 

[vaturkey]

This sure beats the hell out of sitting on your hands and hoping that Weeden doesn't spit the bit (which he has a history of doing).

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

RGIII comes with a HUGE salary and his mechanics are TERRIBLE. He is a TERRIBLE QB.

RG 3 is done. I doubt he'll ever be a starting QB again and if he is will probably fail.

 

[CowboyChris]

personally i wouldve preferred Terrelle Pryor, but I'm ok with the move to acquire Cassel My question is who backs up Weeden this week? Cassel or Moore?

 

[LandryFan]

This makes sense, and says the team really does think it can still contend. Not sure what people were expecting to get on the QB scrap heap this time of year, but we did our diligence: brought in a couple free agents, didn't like what we saw, so we gave a trivial amount to get the guy we liked best out there. We could do worse than playing Cassel as our third option once he knows the system. The fact that he played in MIN under Turner in 2014 might have been a factor, if there's overlap between his system and Garrett/Linehan's at this point.

Now that's a sensible outlook on the situation. It seems as though some people think we can get a bonafide starter in here as a backup. For all the complaining, I've yet to hear who the complainers think we should have gotten. I swear, we could get Aikman in his prime and some would ***** about it.

 

[conner01]

That would have been nice, but doubt the Skins would give him to us.

They would have to pay me many millions to take him
Why would we want a 16 million dollar backup

 

[conner01]

personally i wouldve preferred Terrelle Pryor, but I'm ok with the move to acquire Cassel My question is who backs up Weeden this week? Cassel or Moore?

probably Moore since he knows system

 

[RunDMC]

Oh, in 2008! Oh gosh, because I thought this was 2015.

Let's forget about every year outside of 2010 where he looked absolutely awful. Again, he's no better than what's on the market right now.

Let's also not forget he's been on garbage teams.

Bottom line is Cassell is the best QB we could've gotten.

 

[xvendettax914]

They would have to pay me many millions to take him
Why would we want a 16 million dollar backup

That's generous.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Now that's a sensible outlook on the situation. It seems as though some people think we can get a bonafide starter in here as a backup. For all the complaining, I've yet to hear who the complainers think we should have gotten. I swear, we could get Aikman in his prime and some would ***** about it.

Matt Cassell is probably the best QB that's available and we went out and got him. I don't know who's better.

 

[reddyuta]

good move,Cassell can find the open guy and actually go through progressions.

 

[Tabascocat]

He is a retread but better than Weeden. No way he starts this week and probably won't at all unless Weeden is a disaster.

 

[DandyDon52]

Matt Cassell is probably the best QB that's available and we went out and got him. I don't know who's better.

yeah seems like a good choice and move.