Nothing in American sports fascinates fans as much as a quarterback controversy. Even if the controversy surrounds two backups trying to extend their dwindling careers by catching magic in a jar for four weeks.
The Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback change from Brandon Weeden to Matt Cassel isn’t technically a controversy because no one in Dallas (or anywhere else outside of Weeden’s parents’ living room) believes that Weeden can win in the NFL. But is there any tangible difference between Cassel and Weeden?
“I think you want to have substance to change, that’s with scheme, that’s with personnel, that’s at all positions,” Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett told ESPN.