Ranking the top 10 Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks of all time

8. Drew Bledsoe (2005-2006)

Regular season record: 12-10

No. 11 All-Time Cowboys Passing Yardage: 4,803

For much of Bill Parcells' short tenure with Dallas, he was looking for a quarterback. After trying out Quincy Carter, Vinny Testaverde, Drew Henson, and Chad Hutchinson, he thought he had his guy in 2005. The Buffalo Bills just released Drew Bledsoe and he reunited with Parcells, who picked him first overall when he was the head coach of the New England Patriots.

Bledsoe had a lot of success with the Pats, even making it to Super Bowl XXXI, although they lost to Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers. With Dallas, he was also reuniting with Terry Glenn as well, another former Patriot.

In addition to Glenn, the Cowboys had Keyshawn Johnson and the strong-armed Bledsoe was expected to have a lot of success with them. He did manage to throw for 3,639 yards with 23 touchdowns but they missed the playoffs despite going 9-7.

The following year, Dallas added Terrell Owens to replace Johnson, and Bledsoe was really expected to succeed with the superstar wideout. However, he threw eight interceptions and just seven touchdowns in his first six starts and was replaced at halftime in Week 7 by Tony Romo — and then Bledsoe retired after the season ended.

Despite the early end of his tenure, Bledsoe brought some much-needed leadership to the position. He made Dallas relevant and it wasn't as if he was benched for a nobody, since Romo wound up holding the job for the next decade.