As expected, the Cowboys finally pulled the plug on the Brad Johnson experiment. The aging quarterback was benched when Dallas began the second half of what's turning into an ugly loss to the reigning Super Bowl champion New York Giants.
Johnson's replacement, quintessential journeyman Brooks Bollinger, then promptly threw an interception on his first pass attempt as a Cowboy. The pick, which came from Giants safety James Butler, has just been converted into a Brandon Jacobs touchdown run for a commanding 28-7 New York lead.
Johnson was intercepted twice in the first half and completed just 5-of-11 throws for 71 yards in his latest ineffective showing in place of the injured Tony Romo.
In case you had not heard, a pair of starting signal-callers had to leave their respective games earlier in the day, both because of injuries. Chicago's Kyle Orton was carted off the field after hurting his right ankle late in the first half of the Bears' 27-23 win over Detroit, while Houston's Matt Schaub sat out the second half of the Texans' 28-21 loss at Minnesota with a gimpy left knee.
There's no word yet on the severity of either player's injury, although Orton's certainly looked pretty bad.
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The Cowboys must stop the run and limit big plays from receiver. Offensively, they need to establish the run and make strikes down the field to Terrell Owens and Roy Williams. BTW, saw some cool widgets at statbeast.com. Take a look!
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