The Dallas Cowboys’ offense is struggling mightily in their first game without Dak Prescott. There’s a vocal minority of Cowboys fans who have always believed that Prescott is holding the team back, and much of their evidence was the way the team played in 2022 when he missed five games early in the season.
Cooper Rush came in and the team won four games in a row with him under center. Despite Rush putting up pedestrian stats and being very lucky to avoid interceptions up until running into a three-pick game in a bad loss to Philadelphia, the narrative was spun. In this iteration, it may be time to see what the third-string QB can do.
Rush finished the first half with just 36 passing yards, no scores and an inexcusable fumble that gifted the Eagles their first touchdown of the game. Rush has shorted several throws and also been lucky not to have an interception.
With Prescott likely out for the remainder of the season, the Cowboys will soon decide what is the purpose of the 2024 season where the coaching staff are almost all on the final years of their deal. Longterm considerations may not win out over trying to prove worth to future employers, making the starting QB decision more complicated than it might need to be.
Lance hasn’t had any regular season action since being acquired by the Cowboys last summer. The former No. 3 overall selection busted out in San Francisco before Dallas acquired him.
Dallas trails 14-6 at the break in Week 10.