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Quarterback controversies: 6 you need to know about

By Andrew Hammond

Oct 2, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) and San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) shake hands after the Saints beat the Chargers 35-34 at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) and San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) shake hands after the Saints beat the Chargers 35-34 at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Dallas Cowboys have a quarterback controversy looming. Tell me you’ve never heard that before. 

With Dak Prescott playing so well, it’s going to be awkward and entertaining to see what happens when Tony Romo returns in a few weeks.

So, what happens now? If things go bad with Romo, do you go back to Prescott even if he’s a rookie? That my friends is a quarterback controversy, now you know about Joe Montana and Steve Young but there were some others that you might’ve forgot about.

Troy Aikman vs. Steve Walsh

IRVING, TX - JANUARY 7: Quarterback Troy Aikman
IRVING, TX – JANUARY 7: Quarterback Troy Aikman /

Can you believe this was an actual thing!?!

When Jimmy Johnson first took over the Dallas Cowboys, they drafted Troy Aikman. However, Johnson also wanted one of his guys and got his former quarterback at the University of Miami, Steve Walsh. This seems laughable but there was a time where Johnson was looking to get the right guy for the job, even if it was at the expense of the guy he drafted first overall.

Aikman wound up being the winner and Steve Walsh bounced around the NFL until he retired in 1999.

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