Mike Glennon
Of all the free agent quarterbacks available this year, Mike Glennon is my top backup QB option for the Dallas Cowboys in 2017.
If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hadn’t drafted Jameis Winston a couple of years ago, Glennon likely would have remained the starting QB for the Buccaneers. But, that’s not how things turned out, which could be good news for the Cowboys.
Glennon is more athletic than his 6’6″, 225-pound frame would indicate, which means the Cowboys offense wouldn’t have to change very much if he had to step in for Prescott. He has the ability to execute the hard play fakes and bootleg plays outside of the pocket. His arm strength isn’t as strong as you might expect for a QB of his size, but he’s capable of throwing the ball down the field with ease and accuracy. Glennon is at his best throwing short to intermediate routes and is more than capable of fitting passes into tight windows.
Now, Mike Glennon is probably looking for a chance to be a starter somewhere, but he may be willing to accept a backup role on a short-term contract. It’s unlikely Glennon would accept a backup role with the Cowboys when he can probably get the same kind offer to remain in Tampa Bay — where he currently resides — but the Cowboys would be wise to at least see if he is interested.
Brian Martin: I think we are at the same place with K Moore as we were last year at this time. The Dallas management/coaches decided K Moore was their best option for 2nd team QB, all things considered. Scott Linehan had a lot of confidence in him. I truly believe if he had not got hurt he would have been the starter when Romo went down and would have done fairly well and won a bunch of games. He has a lot of the skills/abilities Dak Prescott has such as poise, QB smarts, accuracy, and game management skills. We would likely be talking about
George, I would be okay with the Cowboys bringing back Kellen Moore. But, I would also like to see them bring in someone to compete with him. Moore personally wouldn’t be my top choice to be the backup QB, but I think he probably could handle the job.
I agree with the idea of competition plus sometimes you want to keep three QBs if you don’t need the third position for someone else on the team.
George, I would actually be surprised if Kellen Moore isn’t back with the Cowboys in some capacity next season.
here’s some craziness-
we take Gar from N.E. for our #2 & a retro $1 Million “if he plays” kinda deal.
Romo could get a ring & never have to play but if Tom goes down for a game Tony has a quick out 2 T,E, deal…. that could work.he already knows Marty B,he’d have J.E.,&then there’s Gronk. I could see nothing better……….
That’s definitely some outside the box thinking. The only problem with that is the only reason Romo wants to leave the Cowboys is because he wants to start somewhere.