FILE – In this Oct. 11, 2015, file photo, Dallas Cowboys’ Matt Cassel (16) throws before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Arlington, Texas. Matt Cassel appears on the verge of being named the starter for the Cowboys after Brandon Weeden went 0-3 filling in for Tony Romo. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade, File) The Associated Press
Matt Cassel is taking over at quarterback for Dallas after Brandon Weeden lost all three of his starts in place of the injured Tony Romo.
Coach Jaso
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 K
