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For 20 minutes, he was a football player again. Not a rehab case. Not a disgruntled employee. Not a trading chip. Chris Simms had an entire field in front of him and was anxious to put the past behind. As auditions go, this was a keeper. Simms was effective by most standards, and pretty darned impressive when you consider it was his first extensive playing time in nearly two years. He completed 8 of 10 passes for 60 yards and a 91.7 QB rating on his three possessions, and he drove the Bucs to one touchdown and one missed field goal. For Simms, the results are probably incidental. If he continues to play well, maybe another team is willing to give up a fifth-round draft pick in a trade. (Among the teams with scouts in the press box Saturday night were the Bears and Cowboys, both of whom seem to have interest in Simms.)

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August 11, 2008  08:26 AM ET
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why?? the Bears I can see they have Grossman, but Dallas???

August 11, 2008  08:30 AM ET
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Yeah, vaughn9, the Cowboys don't need him but the Bears do.

August 11, 2008  08:30 AM ET
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Did you see Brad Johnson Saturday night? Has no mobility what so ever. Army strength was OK. Actually, the second string pretty much sucked. As did special teams.

August 11, 2008  08:33 AM ET
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yes Hooah ... I saw that came and after the first string came out ... they stunk ... especially at QB ... Brad ain't it ...

August 11, 2008  08:35 AM ET
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Yes, the Cowboys need to scout ANY QB after what I witnessed Saturday night! If Romo gets hurt WE will be "hurt-ing"!

August 11, 2008  08:45 AM ET
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I defer to the judgment of 3 Cowboy's fans. They seem to think Simms should go to Dallas.

August 11, 2008  08:47 AM ET
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as bad as Brad was ... Chris Simms will not be the answer

August 11, 2008  08:48 AM ET
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but I did like what I saw from Felix Jones and Tashard Choice ... good pickups ... jury is still out on Adam Jones although Jenkins showed some flashes ...

August 11, 2008  08:49 AM ET
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and I'm not one to challange the refs too much ... LOL ... but that fist pass interence call was a crock ...

oh and Danny ... HOLD ONTO THE DAMN BALL!!!!!

August 11, 2008  08:50 AM ET
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who's danny?

August 11, 2008  08:55 AM ET
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bears scouting him i believe, don't buy the boys scouting him.

August 11, 2008  08:55 AM ET
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Simms sucks !!! he was overrated at UT !!!
Cedric Benson, Ricky Williams, etc.....

August 11, 2008  09:01 AM ET
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Chris needs to quit being so cocky and try to play in the NFL. So far he hasn't shown any one he is capable of playing yet let alone being good enough to bad mouth the team he plays for!!!

August 11, 2008  09:03 AM ET
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The guy wants a chance to start. He knows he can only be a back up in Dallas. The Bucs may not want to move him if he plays well enough. Not for a fifth rounder anyways.
I was surprised that the Cowboys did not try to upgrade at the back up QB spot before this. They have problems there.

August 11, 2008  09:19 AM ET
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The Bears could use him...

August 11, 2008  09:41 AM ET
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The guy gave up his spleen to complete a pass. Let's cut him some slack.

August 11, 2008  09:48 AM ET
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The Cowboys need a backup to Romo. Brad Johnson sucked eggs when he played. He is past his prime and we need a a semi compitant back up.

August 11, 2008  09:50 AM ET
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If Romo gets hurt this year, the Boys are in trouble. Johnson looked horrible, and Bartel just isn't ready. I really wish they would have kept Matt Moore last year and let Johnson go. That said, Simms isn't the answer. He'll be just like he was at UT...the other team's best player.

August 11, 2008  09:51 AM ET
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chris simms is jonny u reincarnate..i swear by favres retirement papers

 
August 11, 2008  09:52 AM ET
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