With free agency starting March 10, it is time to break down the Dallas Cowboys' needs and wants. Teams can start talking with players on Saturday.

Quarterback

What they have: Tony Romo ($17 million base salary), Brandon Weeden ($660,000), Dustin Vaughan ($510,000).

The position: Until 2014, the Cowboys have used a high-priced veteran as Romo’s backup from Brad Johnson to Jon Kitna to Kyle Orton. In 2012, the Cowboys gave Orton a $5 million signing bonus.

Last year the Cowboys rolled with Weeden as Romo’s backup and paid him just $570,000 without a signing bonus. This year, Weeden will make $660,000.

Weeden played in four games in 2014 and finished with three touchdown passes and two interceptions. In his one start against the Arizona Cardinals, he completed 18 of 33 passes for 183 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in a 28-17 loss.

As much as they like Weeden, they will look to improve if possible.

“We know that the backup is key,” owner and general manager Jerry Jones said. “We played a good team in Arizona, we played a good team. But if we’d been better at backup quarterback, who knows? We might have been able to get that game. But let’s give Arizona the credit they’re due. When I look back at the backup quarterback -- where we messed up relative to backup quarterback, I’ll second guess that. On the other hand, you can just go so far with that line of thinking. So when you ask me where we are, what I’m thinking at quarterback, I do think we need to improve what we do if Tony is not in there.”

The Cowboys like Vaughan's development, but he remains a prospect -- not an adequate backup for Romo.

Best available: Ryan Mallett. He is young and showed at least a little promise after his trade to the Houston Texans. At this point in his career, Mallett will want a chance to start, so remaining with Houston is his best bet.

Best Cowboys fit: If the Cowboys want to dip back into their history books, then Matt Moore would be the best option. He signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2007 and had an impressive preseason but the Cowboys were unable to sneak him through waivers. He has spent the last four seasons with the Miami Dolphins.

What they will do: With Romo set to count $27.773 million against the salary cap and more important needs elsewhere, it’s difficult to see the Cowboys making a second financial investment at the quarterback spot. They’ll stick with Weeden.