Cooper's contract as a starting QB

[leeblair]

You do know the franchise tag is $30M and Dak has an $89M dead cap next year........right?

No I didn't know.
But Dak can't be allowed to drag out another season.

 

[atlantacowboy]

I think he's still viewed as a back-up. More than likely, somebody is going to want to pay him more than Jerry. Cooper went to the NYG when JG left and couldn't unseat the pitiful Daniel Jones. So, I doubt he's got a better chance somewhere else. Every team either has an established highly paid starter or a premium draft pick they are trying to develop. Cooper is one of those guys that needs an injury to get on the field.

 

[Verdict]

I voted for Dak as our starter. So while I'm not the target audience of this thread I'd like to share my thoughts.

Cooper is doing a fantastic job. He's probably the best backup QB in the league right now. Well, maybe just behind Jimmy G. But I doubt he could be the starter for any team and carry them for a whole season. So what team would pick him up as their starter? IF he can win against the Rams and Philly, then probably a few. Otherwise he'll be the backup forever. And what team is gonna pay a huge amount of money for a backup QB?

So if he loses the next two games, resign him for a reasonable amount of money. He has proven himself, seems to be a great teammate and knows the system. As far as I am concerned he can end his career here in Dallas.

If he wins those next two games, he'll just be too expensive. We need that cap money elsewhere. In that case let him go and try Grier next. But the question is: could we do anything to be able to trade him for some picks though? Like resign and then trade? Dunno...

I don’t know that I would say “fantastic”. Rush has thrown several passes that should have been picks. If they were picks he might be 0 and 3 this year. There is an element of luck to these three wins.

Having said that I appreciate what he has done and the fact that we are 3 and 0 with him starting a game and we wouldn’t be 3 and 0 without him.

 

[Verdict]

But Dak isn't the answer. That much has been made clear. The Cowboys are going to eat a big loss; are they going to make it worse by letting him destroy next season, too?
You don't want to have to start all over with a rookie.
The franchise tag on Rush is the smartest move, assuming he proves to be solid the rest of the way. It's gonna hurt, but Jerry should never have given Dak the big contract.
In no scenario can Dak be allowed to waste another season.

No disrespect but unless things change drastically, giving Rush the franchise tag would be an insane idea.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Garoppolo's career/contract...... was Brady's backup for 3 years, starting 2 games. The 49ers signed him to a deal $27M per



https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GaroJi00.htm


https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/jimmy-garoppolo-14472/

Jimmy G was also a second round pick stuck behind Brady who did play well when given opportunity. It was assumed, and not wrongly, that he had learned a great deal from Brady and could lead a team. SF was correct. Jimmy G has steered their bus to a super bowl and 2 NFC title games.

He is not a pro bowl caliber QB who can put a tea on his back, but neither is Dak Prescott. I'd take Jimmy over Dak any day. The problem for us is that Dak doesn't know who he is as a QB. Jimmy G knows what he is and picks his moments to great affect. I think SF was nuts trying to replace him with that small school kid with 8 career college games under his belt.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

You do know the franchise tag is $30M and Dak has an $89M dead cap next year........right?

People just like throwing idiotic comments out.

 

[DandyDon52]

Who do you see chasing him for a starting job? I don't follow other teams enough to have a valid opinion.

well hard to say right now, and it depends on what he does in rams game, and the phil game.
If he were to win both and then dak took over, I can see several teams being interested.

 

[The Fonz]

He is smart QB but limited
Washington would be a good fit

 

[Streifenkarl]

I don’t know that I would say “fantastic”. Rush has thrown several passes that should have been picks. If they were picks he might be 0 and 3 this year. There is an element of luck to these three wins.

Having said that I appreciate what he has done and the fact that we are 3 and 0 with him starting a game and we wouldn’t be 3 and 0 without him.

I hold him to a different standard than Dak. He is our backup QB and took an offense far from being top notch to a very steady (and good enough for winning games) point production. Three wins in a row is more than we'd all expected from him.

Of course he profits from an o line that at least had the pass protection right, but his decision making, ability to read defenses, quick Release and delivery in clutch situations are what I'd call fantastic for a backup QB. I do see your point and of course the defense had a big part in all of that. But him coming out of the gate and taking control of his offense and produce was a fun thing to watch.

 

[jnday]

This is a question for 41% of the fans in the poll that want him starting over Dak. He's a free agent after the season. He's your starting QB......what are you going to do? Keep in mind he has a total of what, NFL games under his belt.

Curious about this, since there is a poll where nearly half of our fans/posters want him starting over Dak and the fact he's a free next season.

• franchise tag......$29
• long-term contract
• let him walk

Rush has been a team leader and he had great , unselfish play. Without greed, Aikman proved to put winning ahead of everything.

 

[jnday]

Unselfish players are non-existent in today’s game when unselfish play. That is the sign of a real leader that put the team , winning and stats above his own selfish play.