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Dallas Cowboys Need to Address Quarterback Position This Offseason

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Before all of the Tony Romo haters out there shout for joy, in no way am I supporting your theory that the Dallas Cowboys would be better off without him as the starting quarterback. In fact, it’s the exact opposite; the Cowboys have absolutely no chance of making it to the playoffs, let alone the Super Bowl, without Romo running their prolific offense.

This was made abundantly clear in the one game Brandon Weeden was allowed to start for Dallas and somehow made the offense look like the New York Jets had stolen the Cowboys’ uniforms and helmets for a week; it was a pitiful display.

So as long as Romo is healthy, Dallas is set at the quarterback position; however, the second he goes down, they need to have a capable backup in place who can at least be competent and lead this team for a week or two when needed. Jerry Jones and the coaching staff can’t be fooled by the one long touchdown pass Weeden threw against an Indianapolis Colts defense that had clearly given up at the end of a 42-7 blowout in late December.

They also can’t hope that he will somehow rekindle the on-field chemistry he once had with Dez Bryant at Oklahoma State, and they certainly can’t be fooled by the potential of his big arm.

They need to remember the Weeden who has more turnovers than touchdowns in the league. They need to remember that the Cleveland Browns, an organization that has never won anything, decided to give up on him and go another route in order to find a team leader who actually has talent. Weeden has never been able to properly read an NFL defense, and it appears that he never will.

He had a stout offensive line in Dallas, the league’s leader rusher in DeMarco Murray, an All-Pro tight end in Jason Witten, and an All-Pro receiver in Dez Bryant – and was still unable to move the ball consistently. Somewhere, Vince Young was screaming at the television, “Even I can do better than that!”

They have a project in Dustin Vaughan that they really like, but in reality he is a future backup-in-training. So, it appears that it’s finally time for the Cowboys to invest in a quarterback in the draft who can eventually replace the 35-year-old Romo in case his back gives out or Father Time finally decides to catch up with him. There’s no need to spend a high draft pick on one as Romo seems to be playing better than ever, but they do need to find some good quality in the mid-to-late rounds of the draft.

The last thing the Cowboys want to do is to have to go through another quarterback carousel that includes the likes of Quincy Carter, Drew Henson and Chad Hutchinson before finding their next franchise leader.

Kelly Anderson is a blogger for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @bgipp01 or add him to your network on Google.

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