Chris Simms Would Play In Dallas, Anywhere Else

A brief article in the Star-Telegram speculates that the Cowboys are in the market for a replacement for Brad Johnson, who is currently serving as Tony Romo's backup. Again, the name that comes up is Chris Simms.

The name that continues to float around Valley Ranch is former Texas star Chris Simms. Simms, 26, is under contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and has told friends he would definitely be interested in signing with the Cowboys.

I'm not sure if "floating around Valley Ranch" means that people in the Cowboys front office are considering Simms or if it's this reporter just throwing his name out there because he's a Simms fan. Either way, it's funny because Simms said he'd be interested in playing for the Cowboys. Simms would have no chance to start in Dallas and Romo's contract runs through 2013, so it's not like he would be next on deck or anything. If he would have just come into minicamp and competed and shown the Bucs that he can do everything he says he can do, he would have had a shot to have the exact same job in Tampa that he would have in Dallas: backup quarterback. But Jeff Garcia's tenure in Tampa is going to be a lot shorter than Romo's in Dallas, so Tampa would seem to be the better scenario for him. Not that it matters now.