The Cowboys signed Mark Sanchez and waived Jameill Showers on Sunday in a swap of backup quarterbacks behind rookie starter Dak Prescott.
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“I studied him really hard coming out”, Kubiak said.
Sanchez has thrown for 15,126 yards in his career with 86 touchdowns and 84 interceptions.
Showers didn’t do enough in that game to give the Cowboys confidence that he could lead the offense if something happened to Prescott during the stretch the rookie will start in place of Romo.
Along with Ioannidis, the Redskins released guard Josh LeRibeus, a 2012 third-round pick, and tight end Logan Paulsen, who has been with the team since 2010 but missed last season with an injury. “You look at the stars for the Pro Bowls on some of these lockers that I will be out there on the field with”.
Romo’s return to health after missing 12 games last year with a fractured clavicle was the foundation of hope for a bounce-back season and playoff run following last year’s 4-12 campaign.
The move on McFadden wasn’t a surprise because rookie Ezekiel Elliott, the fourth overall pick in the draft, is expected to start the September 11 opener against the New York Giants. The ball could have represented the hearts of Cowboys’ fans everywhere, who for a moment thought we were about to see this team fall to 0-1 on the season with an ugly 26-20 loss. Romo would miss the first seven games if he’s on that list, and Sanchez could take that roster spot.
The 49ers announced that Kaepernick, Blaine Gabbert and Christian Ponder will be the team’s three quarterbacks to start their first season with Chip Kelly as coach. They need veteran LB Sean Lee to show the playmaking ability from early in his career.
Weaknesses: Questionable defense didn’t get many answers in offseason.
Thanks to a recent rule change, teams no longer have to designate a player they intend to return to the active roster at the time they are placed on I.R., although teams are still only able to return one player per season. Culliver, recovering from a serious knee injury last Thanksgiving, will be eligible to begin practicing after the sixth game.
This is especially true when you consider that the Cowboys did not put in a single waiver claim following Saturday’s roster cuts, indicating that they are in no rush to open up an extra roster spot.
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It’s not the same uncertainty without Romo as it was a year ago. They came into the league together in 2003. “Doesn’t mean that you don’t live in the reality of where it is”.
