Brandon Weeden “wouldn’t even bet on” who wins Oklahoma State QB competition

Here’s my general rule on Brandon Weeden: You chat with him any chance you get. I’ve never left an interview with that guy without learning something. And, of course, he’s one of the most talked-about prospects in the NFL Draft.

So I made my first trip to Chickasha Saturday afternoon to visit with the former Cowboy QB while he was signing autographs and taking pictures with fans at Byford Buick/GMC. I used some of the material I gathered at that interview for my Insider piece in Monday’s Oklahoman.

But I also asked him about the quarterback competition at OSU, since, besides Todd Monken and Mike Gundy, probably no one has seen more of Clint Chelf and J.W. Walsh over the past year or so than Weeden. Or better knows what it will take to play quarterback in the Cowboys’ spread offense.

Does Weeden have a hunch on who will replace him as the Cowboys’ starter?

“I’m not a betting man, but if I was a betting man, I wouldn’t even bet on it,” Weeden said. “I have no idea who’s going to take that job. I think these first few weeks of spring ball, (someone’s) going to have to take it and run with it. I think that’s what coaches want to see. I think, either way, we’ve got a chance to win a lot a games.”

Side note: Gundy used the exact same “take it and run with it” comment during his press conference last Monday. Some took that as alluding to that Walsh would be the starter, because he can make a lot of plays with his legs. But both Weeden and Gundy just meant that someone needs to seize that job and keep it. But still, kind of funny that both guys used identical words. I guess that’s why they call that phrase a cliche.

Here’s Weeden’s assessment of Chelf and Walsh: