It's a case of good news and bad news from the Dallas Cowboys offseason.
The good news is that quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson has identified one player as the most improved since 2014. The bad news is that the player likely won't see the field in 2015 unless something catastrophic happens.
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ESPN and the Dallas Morning News reported that Wilson said backup quarterback Brandon Weeden has come a long way in mastering the offense since last season.
A key was that Weeden finally is in the same offense with the same offensive playcaller in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his career.
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"I think he's probably the most improved player," Wilson said, according to ESPN. "He just has a great understanding of the concepts, of the protections, calling the plays, all those things. He's made a big jump this year."
While Weeden appreciates the praise from his position coach, he talks as if he has a chip on his shoulder.
"It's just a comfort thing," Weeden said. "Now I can really fine tune what we're doing because I'm not having to go home to study for three hours just learning plays and calling plays and doing all that. Now I can out and fine tine what I want to do, work on reading defenses, work on understanding everything versus just making sure I don't screw the first part of it up. I appreciate that from Sticks [Wilson]. That's a good comment because I busted my ass. I've worked so hard this offseason, training wise, throwing wise to put myself in position."
Starter Tony Romo has noticed Weeden's improvement.
"Brandon has done a good job," Romo told the Dallas Morning News. "He knows the offense better this year. He's doing good things, his progressions are a little bit faster and he's always throwing the ball really well. I'm really excited about his development."
Dallas had interest in quarterbacks Shaun Hill and Matt Schaub as backups but eventually chose to stick with Weeden.
"I'm not stupid, I understand if they bring vet guys like that in they're probably not as high on me as I need them to be," Weeden said. "So I knew I needed to do something there. But they didn't so that shows that they've got confidence in me."
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