Brandon Weeden done with Twitter, kids telling him how to play QB
Brandon Weeden has the unwavering support of his owner, but those beliefs don't extend to a fan base with Super Bowl-or-bust expectations.
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Ryan Wilson
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Brandon Weeden has the unwavering support of his owner, but those beliefs don't extend to a fan base with Super Bowl hopes and dreams.
Put another way: expectations are lofty for the 32-year-old backup who said in August, “God forbid I am forced to play." The implication: for Weeden to see the field it would mean something went horribly wrong with starter Tony Romo.
Romo suffered a fractured clavicle in Week 2 and he's expected to be out some two months. So Weeden is tasked with keeping the Cowboys competitive, and hopefully they'll be in the NFC East mix when Romo and wide receiver Dez Bryant (broken foot, Week 1) return. In the meantime, Weeden's critics should know this: yell and scream all you want on Twitter because he ain't reading.
"I do a good job of blocking everything out, " Weeden said, via DallasNews.com. "I deleted Twitter a long time ago. I don't do any of that crap.
"I just don't listen to it. It's as simple as that. I made some mistakes the other night (in the loss to the Saints). Probably not the same mistakes that people thought I'd made. Is there pressure that comes with this position? Shoot yeah. There's probably not a more pressure packed position in all of sports, maybe other than playing shortstop, backing up Derek Jeter when he was in New York."
Weeden was active on Twitter at Oklahoma State but has tweeted just twice since August 2013.
"I was pretty interactive in college," he said. "I remember everybody that always talked crap, they never had a picture of themselves. It was some cartoon or something, and it was always probably a 12-year-old kid that damn sure never played quarterback, and damn sure never played quarterback in the NFL. I don't need that kid telling me, 'What the hell you thinking throwing to this guy?' I don't need that.
"I'm 32 years old. I don't need a 12-year-old telling me how to play quarterback."
Fair enough. But here's hoping Weeden returns to Twitter at least once a year to honor America. Because this, from July 2013, was pretty special:
It'd only be right to post this on this great American holiday!! Happy 4th of July to everyone!! pic.twitter.com/aYsorQB2Iq
— Brandon Weeden (@bweeden3) July 4, 2013
