Wednesday, January 28, 2009

DMN Blog: Dolphins offered John Beck to Cowboys

by Tim MacMahon

The Miami Herald reports that the Miami brass has mentioned to the Cowboys that third-string QB John Beck is on the market.

The Dolphins last week again asked the Cowboys if they're interested in John Beck (there was no definitive answer) and made clear the third-string quarterback is available.

Should the Cowboys be interested? We'll assume the Dolphins are asking for a mid- to late-round pick for Beck, who was drafted in the 2007 second round. You could make the case that Beck is better than any QB the Cowboys can get during the second day of this draft, which has a weak crop of passers.

But Beck clearly hasn't impressed Bill Parcells and Tony Sparano. The BYU product is also 27 years old, so he's not a guy who can be groomed to be Tony Romo's successor. Is Beck an upgrade over Brooks Bollinger?