Dallas Cowboys QB Brandon Weeden says he’s learning from Tony Romo
By Jack Crosby
The Dallas Cowboys didn’t draft a quarterback in last month’s NFL Draft like many thought they would –or should– but they did go out in free agency and grab a back up for Tony Romo in the form of former first-round draft pick Brandon Weeden after the Cleveland Browns decided the experiment with him at the helm had failed.
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Recently, Weeden spoke with ESPNDallas.com, where he revealed that he’s been learning a lot from his new mentor, and even went so far as to call him a ” very smart guy.”
“But I’m just trying to get a feel for what he thinks, why he does certain things,” Weeden said. “He’s an extremely successful quarterback and a very smart guy. I’d be crazy not to take everything I can from him.”
Weeden only spent two seasons with the Browns after being drafted by them in 2012, and overall it just wasn’t the right fit, and you have to think that as much as the team wasn’t comfortable with him, he wasn’t comfortable with the position he was in neither.
But now he believes, for the time being, he’s in the position that he needs to be in.
“He’s done it for so long that he’s found what works for him, whether it’s footwork or types of throws or reads or whatever it may be,” Weeden said. “He’s got a feel for what he’s good at. I just pick and choose what I think may work for me. One thing about me, I’m going to be an aggressive thrower. I’m going to stretch the field vertically and I’m going to throw the ball aggressively. Sometimes I may get myself in trouble but I think being smart aggressive vs. being dumb aggressive is two different things. ”
Being primarily a backup and learning at the moment is the best thing for Weeden, although with the uncertainty surrounding Romo’s back issues, it might not be long before we see the former Oklahoma State star starting under center once again.