DALLAS COWBOYS Henson must play waiting game

Coach Bill Parcells is waiting the outcome of tests on Vinny Testaverde.
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Drew Henson finally got to play quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. Now he's waiting to find out if he'll start Thursday against the Chicago Bears.
Bill Parcells said Monday that Vinny Testaverde was questionable with a sore shoulder and back, but the Cowboys coach wasn't ready to declare Henson his starter.
Parcells said he was still gathering medical reports on Testaverde and said he could make a quarterback decision today.
Nearly four years after taking his last snap for Michigan, Henson made his NFL debut Sunday in the fourth quarter at Baltimore. He came in the series after Testaverde got hit and had another player land on him after throwing his second interception.
Rough start
Henson's first play resulted in a fumble when a blown blocking assignment let a defender through untouched. But he came back and completed all six of his passes, including a 1-yard TD toss in the Cowboys' 30-10 loss.
"It was nice to get in and start answering some of these questions that I have and the coaches have, and everyone else," Henson said. "It was just a taste of it. At least I know I've been out there, and the newness and having to be the first time, that stuff's behind me."
Until forced Sunday, Parcells had been reluctant to use Henson.
Parcells wanted to give Henson, who spent three years after college playing pro baseball, the best opportunity to succeed. He also was concerned about sending the message to his team that he was giving up on this season.
Now the 41-year-old Testaverde is ailing with a short break before the next game. Plus, the Cowboys have lost six of seven games, four of them by 20 points or more.
But Parcells still believes that Testaverde, if healthy, could be the best option.
"Probably a little bit better chance to get out of this hole that we're in right now, in terms of winning games," Parcells said. "It's hard enough to win them with experienced players where we are right now. But to win with inexperienced players is certainly more difficult."