Garrett To Start For Cowboys

	IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Barry Switzer needs a new hero on a team of
All-Stars, and he believes he's found one in Jason Garrett.
	``I believe in fairy tales,'' the Dallas Cowboys coach said
Monday. ``I believe in Disneyland, Tinker Bell and Capt. Hook. I
like situations like this. We could have us a new hero.''
	Garrett, a third-stringer from Princeton, will start at
quarterback for the Cowboys against the Green Bay Packers, while
Troy Aikman and Rodney Peete recover from injuries that doctors
have decided weren't as serious as first feared.
	As insurance, the Cowboys also brought in veteran quarterbacks
Mike Pagel and Tommy Hodson. Team spokesman Rich Dalrymple said a
decision would be made Tuesday on which of the two would be signed
as a backup.
	Pagel, a 12-year-veteran, has played for Indianapolis, Cleveland
and the Los Angeles Rams. He played under Dallas offensive
coordinator Ernie Zampese with the Rams in the early '90s, and last
played in the Arena Football League.
	Hodson, 27, played three seasons for the New England Patriots
before he was cut in August 1993. He signed as a backup for the
Miami Dolphins last season when Dan Marino went on the injured
reserve.
	To make room for the new quarterback and offensive lineman Frank
Cornish, the Cowboys put offensive lineman Erik Williams on injured
reserve and cut defensive lineman Toddrick McIntosh and practice
squad tight end Coleman Bell.
	Aikman, who suffered a left knee ligament sprain in Sunday's
31-7 victory over Washington, walked with a limp around Valley
Ranch on his 28th birthday.
	``I'm still stiff and sore, but it feels better than it did last
night. I'll just have to see what my body tells me on this one,''
Aikman said.
	``I'm going day to day and see how it goes,'' he said. ``It
could be two weeks or it could be five weeks from now. I'd be
shocked if I felt good enough to play on Thursday. I don't see that
as a possibility, but I'm not going to rule it out.''
	Aikman had a sprained knee ligament in 1991 and missed five
games.
	``I was suited up for the second game (after that injury) and
could have played,'' said Aikman, still miffed that former coach
Jimmy Johnson went with Steve Beuerlein into the playoffs. ``It
wasn't my choice, but I could have played.''
	Peete's ligament damage in his right thumb wasn't as severe as
first feared.
	``It won't have to be operated on,'' Switzer said. ``He might be
back for the Philadelphia game on Dec. 4.''
	Switzer said the team has confidence in Garrett, who has been on
the active roster for two years and has completed 10 of 23 passes
for 65 yards.
	``He's an extremely intelligent player like most Princeton kids
are, and he knows our offense as well as any quarterback,'' Switzer
said. ``He has the ability to do certain things. He doesn't have a
lot of arm strength. He's not like Aikman or Peete, who can throw
the deep cuts. But he won't get you beat.''
	The Cowboys picked up Cornish, whom they cut earlier in the
year, because of nagging injuries to the offensive line. Guard
Derek Kennard has a toe injury that could keep him out of the
Packer game.
	``We had to get some help,'' Switzer said. ``We've got a real
depth problem.''
	The Cowboys listed 15 players on an injury list, including
running back Emmitt Smith, who is bothered by a sprained shoulder.
	``The injury is there and it's going to hurt, but I'm going to
play,'' Smith said.