After a disappointing loss to the Arizona Cardinals in which Brandon Weeden made the start, Dallas Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones is not having any regrets.
After Kyle Orton missed the Dallas Cowboys offseason voluntary program and was eventually fined in the six figures, the team parted ways with the seemingly uncommitted backup NFL quarterback. That left Brandon Weeden ready to take over whenever Tony Romo inevitably suffered an injury, but it didn’t pay off for Jerry Jones and the Cowboys when Weeden and company took the 28-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
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Jerry Jones told reporters that he was not second guessing his decision to get rid of Orton after Weeden’s poor performance after he talked of veteran back up quarterbacks the Cowboys have used in past years including Brad Johnson, Jon Kitna and Kyle Orton last year.
“I don’t second guess that at all because we lost games with those experienced quarterbacks, with the quarterbacks that were more experienced,” Jones said. “As a matter of fact we got knocked out of the playoffs with the more experienced quarterback last year, and so I think it’s all relevant.”
The trifecta of Johnson, Kitna and Orton had a combined 292 starts before starting for the Dallas Cowboys when Romo suffered injuries. They also had playoff experience. Johnson won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002 and took the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings to the playoffs. Jon Kitna took the Seattle Seahawks to the playoffs in 1999 and Kyle Orton took the Chicago Bears to the playoffs in 2005.
Brandon Weeden, formerly on the Cleveland Browns, had just 20 career starts in his belt before Sunday and struggled in the game, completing 18 0f 33 passes for just 183 yards. He threw a touchdown to Dez Bryant but did not complete a pass to the Cowboys’ leading receiver until 1:50 remained in the game. Weeden also threw two interceptions.
If Tony Romo is unable to return from his back injury by Sunday, Brandon Weeden will get the call again for the Dallas Cowboys, this time in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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