News: DMN: Babe Laufenberg: What Cowboys can't do if Matt Cassel is their new QB

[JoeKing]

Changing QB's is not something you take lightly. It has huge ramifications throughout the team not only in game planning but also the physch of the team. You have to think about the what ifs like if you put Cassel in and he's no better than Weeden or maybe even worse. Or what if Cassel does great then gets injured and you have to go back to Weeden. Talking about losing the team. That's exactly what would happen. Having said all that with the bye week coming and giving the team 2 weeks to prepare Cassel I'd make the change. It's a gamble and I understand the risk and am glad I don't have to make that decision.

I agree with most of what you said. I see it like this... how much bad luck can one team have in a single season? I think we've had our share and our luck is either going to turn good or the season will be over early. I would gamble on Cassell because we already know what we get with Weeden and it isn't wins. Weeden will be gone next season no matter what so let's go ahead and get a look at what we have in a backup for Romo next season. Romo is gone 4 more games. If Cassell can get us 2 Wins in that time, I believe Romo can take us to the playoffs... and who knows what happens from there?

 

[burmafrd]

It matters for all the reasons I stated. Did you not read it? Apparently not because despite all the reasons I'm for making the change to Cassel.

You think Garrett is not close to losing the team for sticking with Weedon this long? Why don't you think on that. The defense especially has got to be pissed. Frankly your reasons are in this situation BS.

 

[conner01]

Changing QB's is not something you take lightly. It has huge ramifications throughout the team not only in game planning but also the physch of the team. You have to think about the what ifs like if you put Cassel in and he's no better than Weeden or maybe even worse. Or what if Cassel does great then gets injured and you have to go back to Weeden. Talking about losing the team. That's exactly what would happen. Having said all that with the bye week coming and giving the team 2 weeks to prepare Cassel I'd make the change. It's a gamble and I understand the risk and am glad I don't have to make that decision.

Totally agree
To some fans you just do something to be doing something
Bench this guy, cut that guy
But these are serious moves with serious risks
I too would make the move with Weeden but I totally get why they are reluctant to make the move

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

The principle of what Parcells was saying still applies. Once you bench a mentally weak QB it is pretty certain you lose the player.

Weeden has a delicate psyche, no question about it. Once this move is made, they are hitching their wagon to Cassel for the remainder. Garrett has to decide if he is ready to do that.

To us, it is a no brainer. To him, he is probably not sure if Cassel will make a difference and if he does not, it is not like Weeden is going to be a viable option once this is done and that basically means the season.

Not having a QB and having one of them play poorly is not an easy situation. Look at Houston, they are going back to Hoyer. But is Weeden as mentally tough as Hoyer to be able to handle that? I do not think he is even close.

I realize even having him around is a mistake, but they chose this option after having an offseason to get someone else, it is not like they could not have signed Shaun Hill or something if they really wanted to.

Considering we're winless with Weeden who cares? And it's the FO's fault for bringing in a QB with a delicate psyche. If he's that fragile he shouldn't be playing in the NFL especially at the QB position.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Totally agree
To some fans you just do something to be doing something
Bench this guy, cut that guy
But these are serious moves with serious risks
I too would make the move with Weeden but I totally get why they are reluctant to make the move

I just think it's a no brainer and I was one who wasn't as critical of Weeden during the first 2 games. If they wait until we're 2-5 or 2-6 the season will be lost. You can't expect Romo and the regulars to come back and be undefeated.

 

[iceberg]

Totally agree
To some fans you just do something to be doing something
Bench this guy, cut that guy
But these are serious moves with serious risks
I too would make the move with Weeden but I totally get why they are reluctant to make the move

frustration never had to be intelligent.

 

[links18]

Yea, he absolutely can because he turns the ball over.

Say what you want about Weeden, but he has been safe with the football.

Safe with the football, but to what end? Three and out? There is safe with the football and then there is can't do anything with the football. Weeden is the latter.

 

[Bullflop]

There's virtually nothing to lose by replacing Weeden with Cassel. It's obvious Weeden isn't going to produce any wins as long as he's at the helm. By replacing him with Cassel, there's at least a chance of winning against the Giants and those that follow. That possibility is probably non-existent if the FO chooses to stand pat. You can't foster winning by continuing to do the same things that have caused defeat -- simple logic. Change is coming.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Safe with the football, but to what end? Three and out? There is safe with the football and then there is can't do anything with the football. Weeden is the latter.

You must not have seen Cassel's start against New England last year.

 

[Rockport]

I agree with most of what you said. I see it like this... how much bad luck can one team have in a single season? I think we've had our share and our luck is either going to turn good or the season will be over early. I would gamble on Cassell because we already know what we get with Weeden and it isn't wins. Weeden will be gone next season no matter what so let's go ahead and get a look at what we have in a backup for Romo next season. Romo is gone 4 more games. If Cassell can get us 2 Wins in that time, I believe Romo can take us to the playoffs... and who knows what happens from there?

I agree.

 

[Dodger12]

But these are serious moves with serious risks

Like what? We're not going to win with Weeden at the helm. He's just not going to push a magic button and turn it on. He is what he is and he is what he's always been. At this point, bring in Moore. We have nothing to lose.

 

[Dodger12]

You must not have seen Cassel's start against New England last year.

You must not have seen Weeden's play this year.......

 

[Rockport]

You think Garrett is not close to losing the team for sticking with Weedon this long? Why don't you think on that. The defense especially has got to be pissed. Frankly your reasons are in this situation BS.

No idea what you're talking about that because I never said that which makes your post BS. SMH.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

You must not have seen Weeden's play this year.......

I did. Both players have made starts on injury depleted teams against the Pats within the last year. Weeden was bad. Cassel was 10x worse. You throw them both out, you work on getting Cassel up to speed, and you make the judgment in practice. Overreacting to the New England game is stupid.

 

[links18]

You must not have seen Cassel's start against New England last year.

No, but could he really be worse than Weeden? If so, that is strike two against whoever is evaluating back-up QB talent on this team.

 

[Future]

Safe with the football, but to what end? Three and out? There is safe with the football and then there is can't do anything with the football. Weeden is the latter.

And then there is turn over the football, which looks like 19 for 36 with 4 INTs and a YPA of 5.6.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Babe was a scrub...

 

[Dodger12]

I did. Both players have made starts on injury depleted teams against the Pats within the last year. Weeden was bad. Cassel was 10x worse. You throw them both out, you work on getting Cassel up to speed, and you make the judgment in practice. Overreacting to the New England game is stupid.

I don't think folks are over reacting to the (one) NE game as much as they are to 3 straight losses and how Weeden has looked in those losses. Couple that with the fact that he's on a major losing streak and I'm not sure we're going to get a lot more out of Weeden. He's just bad.

 

[Dodger12]

Babe was a scrub...

Sure he was. I rember watching him fill in for Troy when he had a shot at the playoffs and it was pathetic. But we made a move the following year and didn't stick with him.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Weedon is not the long term answer for us at QB. He is the current backup but he will never be the starter full time. While I do have a certain amount of sympathy for Weedon, the bottom line is that we have to find a way to win 3 of these next four games. If you replace him now, you probably will lose him but so what? He's not the future and all that should really matter to us right now is winning games. Also, this notion that Garrett could lose the team is idiotic IMO. Garrett is not going to lose a team that has no Dez, has no Murray, Has no Tony and has been shorthanded on Defense for most of the season. That's idiotic. We need to find a way to win games now and whatever happens to Weedon or Cassell is of little to no concern at this point. Win games now!

The idea is that Tony will be back in another 5 weeks or so but that's not guaranteed. He may or he may not and if he is, we don't know if he's going to be ready to play at a high level. We have to win games in these next 5. We can't be 2-2 over these next 4. The schedule gets tougher after Miami. Carolina, @ Packers, @Bills, Jets and two against the Skins. If we want to have any shot at the playoffs, I think we need to have 10 wins to secure it. I think there is a chance, even with Tony starting, that we drop two of the last 6 and maybe 3. We need to win the games in front of us and .500 won't get it done IMO.