Dallas Cowboys’ backup quarterback needs a backup
The Dallas Cowboys have been rolling the dice with an injury-prone, aging Tony Romo for the past few seasons and were quite lucky up until he sustained a broken clavicle in Week 2.
Since the team has been gambling with Romo, there hasn’t been been much done to prepare for life after the star quarterback. Backup quarterback Brandon Weeden is not the long-term answer by any means, which is clearly evident by the three losses he has recorded since starting.
The Cowboys have Matt Cassel waiting in the wings, but he has been boomeranged all over the NFL the past four seasons and is hardly a source of stability. Unfortunately, while Romo remains sidelined for another several weeks, the Cowboys look doomed to slip further down the rankings in their division. By the time Romo returns, it might be too late to salvage the team.
The Cowboys need to face reality and start the plan in motion to find an eventual replacement for Romo.