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It's far too early in the offseason to start crowning teams -- or digging their graves.Still, we can use the evidence we have so far to pinpoint a handful of NFL quarterbacks in better position to succeed in 2015. Dan Hanzus did exactly that on Monday, listing , and among the by the first wave of free agency.Now let's take a look at four quarterbacks we believe were hurt by the handiwork of their respective front offices.Tony Romo, Dallas CowboysDallas finally put it all together last season, scattering opponents with a blistering ground game behind the league's nastiest offensive line. With rumbling for 115.3 yards per game -- 19.5 more than the next best runner -- Romo found himself well-protected in a balanced offense Trent Taylor Jersey that triggered career highs for the pa ser in completion percentage and touchdowns. With Murray now residing in Philly, that ground-control approach is in jeopardy.The went out and signed the milquetoast as a patch, but with and looming as committee-types, Dallas is on the hook to find a starter in the draft. It's an easier void to fill than losing Romo himself, but coach Jason Garrett said at the combine: "I don't like that expre sion, " The grand-slam solution? Wrest away from the , but that's easier said than done. Romo just can't catch a break.Jay Cutler, Chicago BearsCutler's situation in Chicago felt poisonous even before they traded away his favorite target. was no locker-room sweetheart, but dumping a wideout won't help this pa sing game. Outside of bringing in , the have done little to transform an attack that floundered under Marc Trestman last season. The hidden hope is that new play-caller Adam Gase will generate the same sparks he unleashed in Denver, but that boils down to the quarterback. lineman says Cutler "can be every bit of" , Our take: Chicago's biggest free-agent mistake was failing to find a way to move on from this failed experiment under center.Nick Foles, St. Louis RamsCall it the Chip Kelly Effect. of winners after landing with the , while Foles hits the loser's column for landinganywhere else. Nobody is mistaking the for a. We'll cut new play-caller Frank Cignetti some slack, but the name alone sounds better suited for a hard-boiled L.A. crime epic. What Cignetti gets in Foles, though, is a big-bodied pa ser -- 6-foot-5, 244 pounds -- with hints of potential. Still, two seasons removed from his 27-to-2 touchdown-to-pick campaign under Kelly, Foles won't ever come close to those numbers again in St. Louis.Josh McCown, Cleveland BrownsIt was tough sledding for McCown in Tampa Bay. The offer no relief. While Cleveland made a defensive signings on Monday, the front office has failed to improve the offense. Losing tight end to the strips the of their finest playmaker, further hurting an attack that might never again see in uniform. is on Cleveland's radar, but even if he signs, the still lack a true No. 1 wideout. is the only projected starter over 6-foot. We like the offensive line -- so will McCown -- but the remain in need of a serious talent infusion.Wait ... why not Drew Brees?Brees is a wait-and-see for me. Losing is disastrous, but the have two first-round picks and appear well on their way to transforming coach Sean Payton's pa s-happy offense into a clock-chewing, . If anything, that would help Brees, who, at 36, stands to benefit from a more balanced scheme. If and live up to the billing, this backfield could help Brees in the way Murray lifted Romo a season ago.The latest Podcast and analyzes every free-agent move. Find more content on . Deommodore Lenoir Jersey |
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