Amateur Hour

Even in June, the Cowboys' quarterback situation is a laugh riot

Comments (0) By John Gonzalez Thursday, Jun 12 2003

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For their part, Hutchinson and Carter are saying all the right, bland things.

"The only person I can control is myself," Hutchinson says. "I don't read or listen to the media; I just worry about playing football."

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The hot seat: How often will the Tuna be all smiles about his quarterbacks' play? Rarely.

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"Yeah, it makes me feel good to compete for a job," Carter one-upped. "That's what you want, a chance to start in the NFL."

There were large crowds around both of them, the sort of gathering Emmitt Smith would command if he were still around. Neither looked overly concerned or taxed. Whatever. Give it some time. I guarantee you that the pressure builds to the point where one of them spontaneously combusts. Ten bucks says it's Quincy. (Twenty to whoever gets a picture of it for me.)

On the plus side, Parcells keeps the demands on his quarterback simple. Even though he can be hard on his players in practice, when it comes to game stats the man generally doesn't harp on numbers so long as his team wins. He asks that his quarterbacks be sound, not flashy, that they get their team in the end zone and keep mistakes to a minimum.

"Do that, and I'll like you," Parcells says. "Don't do it, and I won't like you."

Uh-oh. It's early, but I don't like the implied odds in that statement.

If this minicamp has taught us anything, it's that this whole situation is going to provide us with endless entertainment. I don't know about you, but I can't wait until the season begins--and not because I expect to see a three-game winning streak.