If (when) they lose to the Jets, then I'm all in. I just get the sense Garrett sees him in practice and thinks "Good lord - we're screwed".

The Cowboys are sticking with Matt Cassel — for now. But they’re at least thinking about a change.

According to Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star Telegram, they’ve given some first team reps in practice this week to backup Kellen Moore, who has never thrown a pass in an NFL game.

Coach Jason Garrett described the amount as “a couple,” but said most of his work remains with the scout team.

Moore is kind of a pet project of offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, from their two years together in Detroit. The former Boise State quarterback is in his fourth year, but hasn’t played yet.

“There’s no bigger believer in Kellen Moore than myself,” Linehan said. “There’s probably a few guys back in Boise and some guys back in Detroit, but I believe in him. But in the same breath, I think our rallying cry is that it’s not just the quarterback position even though the quarterback position has to play better. We made the decision this week that we’ve all got to do better for the quarterback position. If we do that we’ll be able to get this thing turned around and move forward. But we’ve got all the confidence in those guys, whoever we have in the game, to do the job.”

Of course, they could also make a change at some point because Cassel has been kind of bad, and it won’t matter much longer, as they have just the slimmest mathematical chance of making the playoffs. But it seems as long as that chance exists, they’re going to ride with the veteran.

The Cowboys also have some pragmatic concerns, as Cassel has incentives built into his contract which could pay him more for certain levels of participation. So if they’re eliminated, giving Moore some looks can be an experiment for the future, and create savings in the present as well.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/12/18/cowboys-give-kellen-moore-some-first-team-reps-in-practice/

I was in that "Start Kellen Moore" boat, and here's why:

After Tony Romo went down, Brandon Weeden was pathetic, so he was benched by Matt Cassel, who just was on the team a few weeks after a trade... Cassel couldn't quite pick up the offense easily, and as a veteran QB, he too couldn't give the offense a spark. I thought Cassel was an improvement from Weeden, who wouldn't take chances, but the chances Cassel took were interceptions that cost us badly.

At the point to where we're done after Thanksgiving, when Romo's done for the year after re-injuring his collarbone, I liked the Kellen Moore idea even more. We saw what we had in Matt Cassel, so let's give Kellen Moore a shot! Kellen Moore was the most knowledgeable in Scott Linehan's system from their time together in Detroit, I've been a Moore fan since his Boise State days, and Moore seems to know how to win. I thought even if he hurt our draft position, we should see what the young Kellen Moore has and if he can be a starter in the NFL. Who knew, right?!


So at the point in early December, there was no reason not to give Kellen Moore his opportunity, one he's been waiting years for in the NFL. We weren't making the playoffs, and even if we did, we would've gotten killed in wild card weekend. So I was fine and supportive of when they said Kellen Moore would play in the games, because you have to know if he had the potential to be your backup for Romo, and possibly his successor!

Now we know we're better off drafting a quarterback on Day 2 or 3 of the draft, and we found out by having no harm on our part.

At least you like the idea of not wasting a 1st rounder on a backup, so that's good... and you don't want Johnny Manziel. LOL

There's a site; bringjohnny2dallas.com --- I signed the petition. And oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Manziels Turrible, nice to meet you Mr. Driftwood.