Sunday’s injury to Tony Romo put the Cowboys in the undesirable predicament of having to entrust their playoff chances in the arm of backup quarterback Brandon Weeden.
That led to an unhealthy social media debate over possible Weeden alternatives and, inevitably, one free-agent quarterback with a Texas-sized following in particular was posited by the masses, with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott among them.
Ah, yes. Tim Tebow. How creative.
Tebow, of course, was among the final preseason cuts by Chip Kelly and the Eagles, who the Cowboys beat 20-10 on Sunday. The Heisman-winning NFL journeyman actually fared pretty well in training camp and was considered a surprise release in some regards, and in all actuality he probably isn’t much worse than Weeden. But Weeden is at least familiar with the offense and, much to the chagrin of Cowboys fa
Source: Sporting News | Brandon Schlager
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