DMN: Sherrington: Weeden would be adequate back-up for Romo

[TrailBlazer]

He can be a decent backup. Not good enough to win games with, hell we can't win with romo yet. I watched him at OSU and he looked pretty accurate. That or Blackmon was superman.

 

[jimmy40]

He can be a decent backup. Not good enough to win games with, hell we can't win with romo yet. I watched him at OSU and he looked pretty accurate. That or Blackmon was superman.

OSU's offense tends to make QBs look pretty good.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

I have no faith in this guy. Better hope Romo stays upright.

 

[jday]

Sherrington: Weeden would be adequate back-up for Romo; Tebow and Cowboys don't mix
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden (3) passes the ball to Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson (33) as Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Victor Butler (57) pressures Weeden during the first half of play at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Sunday, November 18, 2012.

SportsDayDFW.com columnist Kevin Sherrington hosted a chat Wednesday to talk all things sports. Here are some of the highlights:

Question: I would like your opinion of Brandon Weeden. Could he be counted on if Romo were injured? I think he could be with this offense around him.

Sherrington: I think he would be an adequate back-up. But let's face it: Any time you get down to your back-up QB, you're in trouble. There are only a handful of stories in the history of the league — Earl Morrall, for example, who died last month — of back-ups coming in and leading the team deep into the playoffs. That's why the Cowboys are willing to roll the dice with Romo and why they haven't developed QBs. It's not a good excuse, but it's part of the reason.

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In a capless NFL, Weeden would be a terrible decision to have as a backup, based on his track record. Unfortunately, the NFL does in fact have a cap and therefore makes it near-impossible to have two QB's capable of greatness. NFL teams are forced to make sacrifices in back-up positions and sometimes even in starting positions...especially when said teams have a track record of overpaying for other starting positions and/or renegotiating contracts to have a negative impact on the cap for years to come. Therefore, this means good players looking for long-term contracts in Free Agency have to be passed on and guys looking for a second shot, teams like the Cowboys have to take a chance on. Weeden belonged to the latter group, as did pretty much every other free agency acquisition the Cowboys got.

 

[jrumann59]

Id rather have tebow but weeden will be a decent backup.

Tebow is great if you only need 5 yard patterns anything beyond that is a crap shoot, a little hyperbole, Tebow has horrible accuracy.

 

[ufcrules1]

I have no faith in this guy. Better hope Romo stays upright.

I have no faith in either.

 

[jobberone]

I have no faith in either.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I would give any/every UDFA a chance to take the 3 or even replace Weeden. We have seen Weeden's body of work; he is what is @ this point (mistake prone/no pocket awareness). I would scour the last cuts in FA took look for an upgrade if possible.

I think that's a bit unfair for a guy who was just drafted 2 years ago. Yeah, I know he's "old" but "old" has nothing to do with NFL experience. He hasn't taken many hits and he doesn't have much football experience. I'd hardly consider him a finished product.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Weeden had some nice weapons in Cleveland but nothing like what he would have in Dallas if he had to come in. He would have better protection and I think he can be the typical back-up, nothing special but just average.

I can't even really say he had nice weapons in Cleveland. He had their Cameron who was a decent tight end and he had Josh Gordon who managed to put up stats when his team would be down by 20.

 

[tantrix1969]

I can't even really say he had nice weapons in Cleveland. He had their Cameron who was a decent tight end and he had Josh Gordon who managed to put up stats when his team would be down by 20.

Gordon was 1st team all-pro and led the league in receiving yards despite missing 2 games and Cameron isn't a slouch either, Weeden just sucks and was benched for Jason friggin Campbell

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Gordon was 1st team all-pro and led the league in receiving yards despite missing 2 games and Cameron isn't a slouch either, Weeden just sucks and was benched for Jason friggin Campbell

I don't care if he was 1st team all pro. Gordon did his damage when his team would be losing by 20. I'm not saying he's not a talent but let's don't sit here and act like he was playing with Dez, Witten, Terrance and Murray. He had a 3rd stringer as his starting running back. Murray alone would make him a better player.

 

[tantrix1969]

I don't care if he was 1st team all pro. Gordon did his damage when his team would be losing by 20. I'm not saying he's not a talent but let's don't sit here and act like he was playing with Dez, Witten, Terrance and Murray. He had a 3rd stringer as his starting running back. Murray alone would make him a better player.

Not sure which one game of Clevelands you watched to come up with this but it's false and does not change the fact Weeden was benched for Campbell. His problem in Cleveland wasn't the supporting cast it was he is just bad. I have a friend from Cleveland and end up watching alot of their games, Weeden just sucks and sorry not buying Garrett and Wade can "coach him up" when Norval couldn't

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Not sure which one game of Clevelands you watched to come up with this but it's false and does not change the fact Weeden was benched for Campbell. His problem in Cleveland wasn't the supporting cast it was he is just bad. I have a friend from Cleveland and end up watching alot of their games, Weeden just sucks and sorry not buying Garrett and Wade can "coach him up" when Norval couldn't

It isn't one game. I saw 6 of them lol. There were NUMEROUS games that I PERSONALLY watched where Gordon would have 1 or 2 catches in the 1st half and in the 3rd quarter take off.

Cleveland is a terrible team. The offense was terrible. They little good they did was building that defense. But their offense was terrible. Aside from Cameron and Gordon they had no viable options.

 

[tantrix1969]

It isn't one game. I saw 6 of them lol. There were NUMEROUS games that I PERSONALLY watched where Gordon would have 1 or 2 catches in the 1st half and in the 3rd quarter take off.

Cleveland is a terrible team. The offense was terrible. They little good they did was building that defense. But their offense was terrible. Aside from Cameron and Gordon they had no viable options.

So like Dez then?

As bad as Cleveland was it looked the worst with Weeden..

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

So like Dez then?

As bad as Cleveland was it looked the worst with Weeden..

If you chose to believe Dez's production is based on only putting up stats when the Cowboys are losing than fair enough. I don't see it. As bad as their qb play was their rb play was even worse. How theyt ricked the Colts into giving them a 1st rounder for Trent Richardson is mind boggling to me.

 

[tantrix1969]

If you chose to believe Dez's production is based on only putting up stats when the Cowboys are losing than fair enough. I don't see it. As bad as their qb play was their rb play was even worse. How theyt ricked the Colts into giving them a 1st rounder for Trent Richardson is mind boggling to me.

I'm just saying what part of the game a wr gets all their yards/td in don't have as big of an impact as you're implying(and for the record Gordon didn't just get stats in garbage time,you don't lead the league in yards with only garbagetime stats, if he wasn't an idiot he could be top3 wr). Look I get you're trying to find the silver lining to Weeden but there isn't much of one, he does have a strong arm but that's about it

 

[CyberB0b]

Tebow has horrible accuracy.

Obviously. There is a reason why he's out of the league.

 

[jrumann59]

Obviously. There is a reason why he's out of the league.

I was stating the obvious for the one that would prefer Tebow over Weeden.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I'm just saying what part of the game a wr gets all their yards/td in don't have as big of an impact as you're implying(and for the record Gordon didn't just get stats in garbage time,you don't lead the league in yards with only garbagetime stats, if he wasn't an idiot he could be top3 wr). Look I get you're trying to find the silver lining to Weeden but there isn't much of one, he does have a strong arm but that's about it

2nd Half 52 979 18.8 95 6 36 69.2 15 6

Nearly a thousand of his yards came in the 2nd half of games. It takes nothing away from his talent especially in that offense. In my eyes he was the only threat in that offense. But while he had the best stats of any receiver he's no Calvin Johnson or even Dez Bryant.

Its not even about a silver lining with Weeden. I'm not a fan of him. Never have been. BUT i'm not gonna write him off because he couldn't make a terrible Cleveland offense look competent because i'm not even sure if Romo could.

 

[jrumann59]

I don't care if he was 1st team all pro. Gordon did his damage when his team would be losing by 20. I'm not saying he's not a talent but let's don't sit here and act like he was playing with Dez, Witten, Terrance and Murray. He had a 3rd stringer as his starting running back. Murray alone would make him a better player.

I am worried that Gordons numbers look good like RW11 because of how bad they were losing at times.