Could the Cowboys have an eye on a Broncos QB?
The Denver Broncos have three quarterbacks on their roster and the Dallas Cowboys, who suddenly need one, could have thoughts of taking one of them.
The Dallas Cowboys lost their season opener 19-3 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football but they lost a lot more than just the game. Reports right after the game ended came out stating that Jerry Jones said his starting quarterback, Dak Prescott was going to need surgery on his hand which he injured during the game.
ESPN’s Todd Archer has reported that Prescott could miss anywhere from 6-8 weeks, meaning the Cowboys will be looking for another quarterback to start for them for at least half the season.
There are quarterbacks within the Cowboys’ organization already that would be the obvious choices, such as Cooper Rush or Will Grier, but let’s be honest, those are not the sexiest options.
A guy like Jimmy Garoppolo would cost a bit in a trade. But a guy currently on the Broncos’ practice squad, Josh Johnson, is a guy who makes sense and he is on this list of potential replacements compiled by Eric Edholm of NFL.com.
Jones is a proud owner who isn’t going to want to throw in the towel after one game. He knows that Rush is a major downgrade at quarterback but he may not want to pay the price to trade for a guy like Garoppolo.
He could turn to a happy medium and decide on a guy like Johnson who, if he stays on the practice squad, could literally be had for nothing.
Johnson lost the backup job in Denver to Brett Rypien, but the Cowboys would be hard-pressed to find a more experienced passer at this time of the year, as Johnson has played for 14 different NFL teams.
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It would still likely be a longshot that the Cowboys would consider acquiring Johnson as they could see their in-house options being better, but it is an idea that they may toss around in a desperate situation.