Good article by K.D. ........ our 2025 starting QB could very well be on this list.
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8 potential Prescott replacements and the Penix perpendicularity
K.D. Drummond
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May 8, 2024 7:19 am CT
While it comes across to some that the Dallas Cowboys front office no longer has a plan, rest assured they do. Whether it’s a good plan or not is definitely up for debate. The Cowboys have chosen to not yet open up their wallets for franchise quarterback Dak Prescott, and as such he appears ready to enter his ninth year in the league on the final year of his contract.
There’s still time to make a deal, but it would be foolish to think the front office is not building contingency plans if he should walk in free agency following the season. Part of those plans involve potentially drafting a QB next year, but it also must include considering veteran QBs who could be available next offseason. Much of the focus of Cowboys Nation has been on where Prescott could land next year, but Dallas will have various levels of replacement options to pursue.
Here we’ll look at each, and whether or not they would be considered a bridge to someone else as the team rebuilds, or a franchise quarterback candidate. None of these players are as good as Prescott, but that’s why they’d be cheaper alternatives for the club
QB Trey Lance
It’s assumed Lance will move up to QB2 for the Cowboys this year, getting the majority of the reps not given to Prescott, instead of Cooper Rush. The third-overall pick from the 2021 draft was acquired last offseason for a fourth-round pick, and the team bragged about how he’s the QB they drafted. The problem is he had little collegiate experience, little pro experience and is now on the final year of his contract.
Even if he balls out in the three preseason games that Prescott likely won’t play in, his worth will likely be evaluated by the Cowboys removing Prescott from any blowout victories early enough to give Lance a couple series throughout the season.
Ceiling: Franchise, but most likely bridge
Jaguars QB Trevor LawrenceCow
Many expected Lawrence to take the leap into the elite club in 2023 but that never materialized. The third-year starter couldn’t lead Jacksonville to double-digit wins and regressed from his top-10 MVP campaign of 2022. The Jaguars placed the fifth-year option on him, so he’d have to be put ont the trade market in order for the Cowboys to acquire his services, but if the former No. 1 selection doesn’t turn the corner, he could be available for trade if Jacksonville goes another direction in the draft next year, or he could come free in 2026 if Dallas lands a bridge QB if Prescott leaves town.
Ceiling: Franchise
