Pat Kirwan: Likely Brandon Weeden will remain the starter for the Cowboys.

[Super_Kazuya]

Kitna was the best we had.

Right. Kitna had juice. When Parcells replaced Bledsoe, I was against the move. I thought we were giving up on the season and Parcells was overreacting and taking Bledsoe's mistakes personally. But even Parcells said that Tony would give us some juice. And he came out and threw 2 TDs (and 3 INTs) in one half of play. We still lost, but stuff happened. We got a jolt. And the rest is history.

Cassel has no juice. He's a boring check down QB with a noodle arm and no personality. Teams will still stack the box, and Devin Street will still drop the third down pass. And that's if Cassel plays as expected. If he plays worse, we could lose one of the few games we have a chance to win. The most ignorant concept going around on this board is that Cassel can't be any worse. Chiefs and Vikings fans laugh heartily at that.

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2012/9/22/3373974/gifd-up-chiefs-vs-bills-cassel-exposed

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

I see we're trying to get the #1 pick in the draft.

 

[DTown214]

I bet Garrett's excuse will be that Weeden didn't have Dez out there to help him out. So Dez will comeback after the bye and Weeden won't be able to get him the ball... and we lose again

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

I think it took 3 QBs to lose 16 straight in 08 for detroit.

Right....11 losses by an NFL starting Quarterback is an NFL Record, Weeden is tied with Kyle Boller.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

I see we're trying to get the #1 pick in the draft.

Lord knows we need another TE

 

[Dave_in-NC]

I bet Garrett's excuse will be that Weeden didn't have Dez out there to help him out. So Dez will comeback after the bye and Weeden won't be able to get him the ball... and we lose again

And Dez will kick his you know what.

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

Right. Kitna had juice. When Parcells replaced Bledsoe, I was against the move. I thought we were giving up on the season and Parcells was overreacting and taking Bledsoe's mistakes personally. But even Parcells said that Tony would give us some juice. And he came out and threw 2 TDs (and 3 INTs) in one half of play. We still lost, but stuff happened. We got a jolt. And the rest is history.

Cassel has no juice. He's a boring check down QB with a noodle arm and no personality. Teams will still stack the box, and Devin Street will still drop the third down pass. And that's if Cassel plays as expected. If he plays worse, we could lose one of the few games we have a chance to win. The most ignorant concept going around on this board is that Cassel can't be any worse. Chiefs and Vikings fans laugh heartily at that.

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2012/9/22/3373974/gifd-up-chiefs-vs-bills-cassel-exposed

thats a huge bummer and let down. how is cassels deep ball? does he take risks? how is his pocket awareness? his vision in seeing routes develop? all the same like weeden?

 

[coult44]

"Brandon will get it done for us" Coach Garrett.

Wasn't it "Weeden, will get it done for us"

 

[Setackin]

We only got 6 points against the Pats. How do you keep the QB who was part of that?

He'll be benched.

I mean the WRs and RBs didn't help him much... but I agree 100%

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Wasn't it "Weeden, will get it done for us"

Probably I was in shock that he even said it.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

I mean the WRs and RBs didn't help him much... but I agree 100%

It was garbage time but he missed a wide open T Will in the endzone. Some thing any thing would have been better than that.

 

[Nightman]

I see we're trying to get the #1 pick in the draft.

Goff threw 5 picks Saturday and Fournette and Chubb can't enter the draft.

Maybe Ezekiel Elliott

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

I'm not sure of what you just said but I agree, I think.

im not too sure either. but even that option would be better than Weeden.

 

[khiladi]

Ouch.

We now have 2 weeks to let this news sink in . (if it's true)

If this is true, hopefully the world will end before the chance to see Weeden start again actually materializes..

 

[Dave_in-NC]

im not too sure either. but even that option would be better than Weeden.

 

[RS12]

"Brandon will get it done for us" Coach Garrett.

Whats that, a high draft pick?

 

[Super_Kazuya]

thats a huge bummer and let down. how is cassels deep ball? does he take risks? how is his pocket awareness? his vision in seeing routes develop? all the same like weeden?

I am not a scout or close to it. IMO, he is the exact same QB that Weeden has been for the Cowboys this year except he is better at reading defenses, has more experience, but with a weaker arm. That does not mean he is any good at those things, just that he's better than Weeden at them. Keep in mind, before Weeden got here he wasn't really thought of as a check down QB. Cassel was already one before he walked on the door.

 

[Avery]

 

[Wrangler87]

It's a difficult choice to make, I'm sure Garrett is having a tough time with it. Replacing a backup with a backup has rarely if ever worked in the NFL. It we had a backup with some juice, someone that's going to move around and do something and give you a jolt, good or bad, it would be a no-brainer. Instead we have Matt Cassel.

Cassel has only had one bad NFL season, that was 2102, on a really bad KC team. He was decent for Minnesota in 2013 and got injured early in the 2014 season. Prior to that, he had two Pro Bowl caliber seasons and lead two different organizations to the playoffs.
So yes, it's pretty fair to say he will be more productive than Weeden, who simply cannot move the offense or win a game to save his life.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Cassel has only had one bad NFL season, that was 2102, on a really bad KC team. He was decent for Minnesota in 2013 and got injured early in the 2014 season. Prior to that, he had two Pro Bowl caliber seasons and lead two different organizations to the playoffs.
So yes, it's pretty fair to say he will be more productive than Weeden, who simply cannot move the offense or win a game to save his life.