30-year old Tony Romo’s season ended early due to a fractured collar bone but he’s still the Cowboys’ starting QB without a doubt.  Romo played in 6 games for the Cowboys last season and he completed 148 of 213 passes (69.5%) for 1,605 yards with 11 TD passes and 7 INTs (94.9 QB Rating).  Romo also carried the ball 6 times for 38 yards (6.3 ypc) last season.  Romo has now played in 89 games in his NFL career and he has completed 1,326 of 2,070 passes (64.1%) for 16,650 yards with 118 TD passes and 62 INTs (95.5 QB Rating).  Romo also has carried the ball 136 times for 413 yards (3.0 ypc) with 3 TD runs in his career.

38-year old Jon Kitna replaced Romo in the starting lineup when he was injured and he showed that he still has a lot left in the gas tank.  Kitna played in 10 games for the Cowboys last season and he completed 209 of 318 passes (65.7%) for 2,365 yards with 16 TD passes and 12 INTs (88.9 QB Rating).  Kitna also carried the ball 31 times for 147 yards (4.7 ypc) with 1 TD run last season.  He has now played in 138 games in his NFL career in which he has completed 2,671 of 4,432 passes (60.3%) for 29,658 yards with 168 TD passes and 163 INTs (77.5 QB Rating).  Kitna has also carried the ball 310 times for 958 yards (3.1 ypc) with 11 TD carries in his career. 

27-year old Stephen McGee finally got onto the field last year and he held his own.  McGee played in 2 games for the Cowboys last season in which he completed 22 of 44 passes (50%) for 238 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs (81.4 QB Rating).  McGee also carried the ball 13 times for 74 yards (5.7 ypc) last season.  The Cowboys have to feel pretty good about their #3 QB right about now.

VERDICT:  The Cowboys got a lot of production out of the QBs in 2010 even with the injury to Tony Romo.  The Cowboys hope that Romo can stay healthy in 2011.

The Dallas Cowboys have signed 44-year old Jason Garrett to a 4-year deal to serve as the team’s new head coach, stripping the interim away from his name.  Garrett took over a 1-7 Cowboys’ team that didn’t seem to care and he breathed life into it.  The Cowboys finished 5-3 under Garrett as they outscored their opponents 233-204.  It seemed to me that Garrett was much more aggressive in his play calling after he took over as the head coach and that will need to continue.  I think Garrett will do a solid job for them.

The Cowboys played outstanding defense yesterday and that was the biggest reason for the nice road win.  DeMarcus Ware was unstoppable for the Cowboys yesterday with 5 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 3 sacks, 3 QB hits and a fumble recovery that he returned 17 yards for a TD.  LBs Keith Brooking (8 tackles), Bradie James (7 tackles) and Anthony Spencer (6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 2 sacks and 1 QB hit) also had solid games for the Cowboys yesterday.  CB Terence Newman (2 interceptions) and safety Gerald Sensabaugh (interception) made huge plays in this game for the Cowboys.  The Eagles finished up with 124 yards rushing on 27 carries (4.6 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 36 passes for 120 yards.

Stephen McGee didn’t play too well in his first NFL start but he hit TE Jason Witten with a 4-yard TD pass with only 55 seconds left in the game to give the Cowboys a nice road win.  McGee completed 11 of 27 passes for 127 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs in this game.  McGee also carried the ball 9 times for 55 yards (6.1 ypc) yesterday.  Felix Jones led the way on the ground for the Cowboys in this game with 81 yards rushing on 11 carries (7.4 ypc).  Tashard Choice pitched in with 20 yards rushing on 7 carries (2.9 ypc).  WR Miles Austin (2 rec, 62 yards) and TE Jason Witten (4 rec, 46 yards, TD) led the way for the Cowboys in the passing game.  The Cowboys finished up with 159 yards rushing on 34 carries (4.7 ypc) and they have also completed 11 of 27 passes for 113 yards.  The Cowboys finished up tied for last in the NFC East with the Redskins with a 6-10 record.