The Cowboys’ off-season transactions gave us a grim picture of what to come in the regular season. Unsurprisingly, things are unfolding just as many expected. Week after week, the NFC East team is being dominantly beaten, and the issues are even larger than they appear. The owner of the franchise, Jerry Jones, knows it too.
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Dallas suffered another tough loss today, falling 34-6 to their divisional rivals — the Eagles. And that too, at home. This poor performance naturally didn’t impress Jones, however, he still seems to have high hopes for Cooper Rush.
When asked about Dak’s role on the team, Jones responded to insinuations that the Cowboys lacked their usual strength without their top QB. The Cowboys GM wasn’t about to let the media throw Cooper under the bus, pointing out that the team didn’t look good, even with Prescott. Especially since he held a 3-6 record before the backup took over.
“I don’t want to be sarcastic, but we’ve got the same arithmetic that I’ve got. We won three games with Dak. We weren’t playing well with Dak at all.”
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Jerry has always defended Dak in the past, so not many expected the GM to take shots at his $60 million QB and his winning ability. The Cowboys lost their star QB during the Week 9 loss against Atlanta, and he could be very well out for the remainder of the season.
But even when Dak was lining up at the scrimmage line, the team wasn’t playing well. Replacing him with Cooper Rush wasn’t going to change that.
Jones, therefore, dismissed hypothetical questions during the interview, emphasizing that their success doesn’t hinge solely on Dak’s return. He expected the team to perform better tonight with Cooper Rush filling in at QB1 and hoped the offense would step up—but that didn’t happen.
Jones also noted that he’s seen Rush play better than he did tonight, giving the Eagles credit for effectively limiting their QB2.
Jerry’s words can be hard to interpret. On one hand, they might hint at trouble in paradise, suggesting a strained relationship with Dak and possibly a growing preference for Cooper over his $240 million QB. On the other hand, he may simply be showing support for Rush as he steps into the role of QB1 for now.
