Stoerner's fourth interception of the game landed him on the bench. Playing without Emmitt Smith, the Cowboys fell in overtime 27-24 to the Giants after leading 17-0. At 2-4, Dallas still had time to turn the season around. Banks, playing for Washington, threw a touchdown pass but could not get revenge.Īfter a bye week, Stoerner started and Dallas got a 17-3 win over the Cardinals. The Cowboys got three field goals and held on for a 9-7 win at home over the Redskins. (Photo by Richard Paolinelli)īut it was too little, too late as the Raiders sent Dallas to 0-4 with a 28-21 victory. Joey Galloway hauls in a long touchdown pass from Anthony Wright over Raiders' cornerback Charles Woodson in 2001. Wright connected with Galloway for a 40-yard touchdown over Charles Woodson. The Eagles easily dispatched the Cowboys 40-18.Ĭarter started at Oakland but was relieved by Wright after going 1-for-5 for four yards.

Wright struggled on the road, throwing for just 33 yards before being relieved by Clint Stoerner. He also threw three interceptions and the Chargers rolled to a 32-21 victory. Carter was 9-of-19 for 34 yards and two interceptions.Īnthony Wright started the next game at quarterback for Dallas and threw three touchdowns. The Cowboys generated 127 total yards in a 10-6 loss to Tampa Bay to open the season at home. However, Banks was released halfway through training camp and Carter was named the starter. Making matters worse, the Cowboys had signed Ravens' quarterback Tony Banks in the offseason and he had looked good in preseason. Of the nine players drafted none of them were on the roster after the 2004 season.Īs for the quarterback position, four different players would start at least two games at quarterback in the season. The rest of the Cowboys' draft fared little better.

So when Dallas finally made their first pick in the second round in 2001 Jones personally chose Georgia quarterback Quincy Carter. With the departure of both Troy Aikman (retirement) and Randall Cunningham ( free agency), the Cowboys needed a quarterback.īut Jerry Jones had traded the team's first round pick of the 2001 Draft to land Joey Galloway in 2000.Īmong the players the Cowboys missed out on drafting with that pick was quarterback from Purdue named Drew Brees.

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