Does Rush read defenses and see the field better than Dak?

[DallasDW00ds0n]

No. Rush has not had a game where he performed better than Daks best

 

[Rayman70]

He’s $40M QB1. What should they be asking of him?

just do his job. Nothing more. Same as every other NFL QB.

 

[Rayman70]

100 percent agree.

MM even said this. Agree. Its that Rush just is quicker 2 digest what he is seeing. Then his release is decent.Its that simple.Timing Timing Timing.

 

[RonnieT24]

It's laughable but expected..same posters..not even suprising, ABD crowd will try and sell anyone as its not about team its a bout the feelings for one player..actually funny they always try and Sell team while trying to sell you Rush or Dalton or anyother backup QB in this league..Just think when Dak puts up 40-50 points on these same division rivals they dismiss it instantly but when Rush struggles to 20 its the QB we should be playing..lol not even hiding the ridiculous player feelings...

Yeah this jumping up and down after our offense puts up an average of 22 points against two teams that Dak averaged 40 against last year is a real puzzler. In what alternate reality is it "better" to score half as many points? While completing a lower percentage for a lower yards per attempt.. No one is happier than I that Rush has kept this thing afloat in Dak's absence.. But I am not about to sit here and act like 22 points a game is better than 32 points a game.. That dawg won't hunt.

 

[RonnieT24]

Posts like this are frustrating. How do you know he isn't smart? If you don't think he is a good football player, then fine, has nothing to do with whether he is smart or not.

Post like that are best ignored completely. Unless you know one of these guys personally you have no idea if he's smart or not. And the argument that a QB who wins better than 65% of his games in the NFL is not a good football is a moronic premise and equally unworthy of acknowledgement. We're all unhappy with the inconsistently Dak has displayed over the last 12-13 games.. but the fact of the matter is that even while he was "slumping" last season there were more good games than bad.. I expect Dak to at least get back to that level.. and if he can get back to the level he was at through the first 6 games of last year, we're on our way to the Super Bowl.. I know that's what I'm rooting for.. because as nice a story as this Cooper Rush thing is, we aint gittin to the Super Bowl scoring 22 points a game.

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

I really like Rush. Quintessential game manager that leans on the running game, defense and protects the ball. Smart sound football. Knows the offense and makes great decisions. Not sure he can win a shootout or dig us out of a large deficit but he's legit. The irony is that Dak was once Rush. Is anyone old enough to remember 2016 when Dak was the anti Romo? He leaned on Zeke and managed the game. He didn't gun sling like Romo and always seem to make the correct play. Dak could use his legs and just got better with each game. To everyone on the Rush train, I love it because I'm a Cowboys fan at heart all day. Just remember the small sample size and the fact that the backup is always beloved. Let's not forget Dak led us to 12-5 last year with the #1 offense in the NFL. Not saying Dak is perfect just that he's played long enough to expose all the peaks and valleys.

 

[5Stars]

I’m not even going to bother. He could have a ring and you would still blame him . What about Ezekiel Elliott tripping over his ego on the goal line against the Rams. What about Byron Jones missing the ball from Aaron Rodgers. Come on stop it you just don’t like the guy

Are you confuse, again? A few days ago you were posting that you changed your mind about Dak and that he would never win a SB for the Cowboys, now you are doing a 180. What's wrong with you?

 

[5Stars]

According to YOU just a couple weeks ago Dak isn't capable of winning a ring anyways.

Ha ha...I just posted the same sentiment to him.

 

[KJJ]

A lot of the fans on this board think Cooper Rush does a lot of things better than Dak. You have fans comparing him to Tom Brady, acting like he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. The majority of this board has jumped on his bandwagon. No fan base lives in the moment like this one and at the moment Cooper Rush is the man! The love affair for him will continue until he lays an egg and the Cowboys lose.

 

[5Stars]

I think Rush is doing well at what he is being asked to do. But make no mistake about it.. the coaching staff is helping him a lot. The run/pass ratio has been close to 50/50 in all three of his starts this year.. They have run more 12 personnel than before.. They have made his reads much easier because there has been only two receivers to read and the tight end running to the flat and stopping while the RB blocks then leaks out to the other flat and stops. His completion percentage, 60.8, would be great.. if this was 1992... And it's a lot easier to manage the game when the defense is giving up 15 points a game.. Rush is fine.. he's just not as good as Dak.. A couple of those throws he made Sunday were almost "close your eyes and heave it" throws. That can't go on forever.. At some point Goodell is going to call down to the refs and make sure some of those interceptions get the flags picked up. This team needs a more talented QB to get to the next level. Now if Dak keeps playing as he did against Tampa we aren't getting that next level QB. But if he gets back to normal, he's light years better than Rush and we can ride him and this defense pretty damn far..

Are you saying the coaching staff does not help Dak? Is this another excuse for him, the coaches? But for Rush the coaches are doing their job? Dude!

 

[Blackrain]

If "his guy" is getting open to the tune of a 67% completion rate I would say the looks are deceiving in this instance. But when 70% of his completions are to guys other than the X receiver the notion that he's locked in on the primary just doesn't make sense.

Sure Dak needs to get better.. but let's not get bogged down with these mindless absolutes to justify our preconceived notions. A lot of times I believe Dak sees these open receivers on the underneath routes just fine.. but he has fallen in love with the big play so he zips right past that guy and is waiting for the bigger play to open up. Mind you I think he needs to cut that crap out but I don't think his problem is not seeing the short throws.. Rather I think his problem is not taking them..

You called it he has admitted to getting greedy at times and trying to go for the bigger play when a smaller sure play is there.
Where earlier in his career it was somewhat the opposite.

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

Are you saying the coaching staff does not help Dak? Is this another excuse for him, the coaches? But for Rush the coaches are doing their job? Dude!

Not sure where you gathered this from my post? Perhaps read it again. The summary is perspective and sample size.

 

[5Stars]

Not sure where you gathered this from my post? Perhaps read it again. The summary is perspective and sample size.

Perhaps you need to read it again because my post was not directed toward you. Sorry for the confusion, but my post was to Ronnie.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Ha ha...I just posted the same sentiment to him.

Made a whole thread just dogging him and now he's acting like anyone thinking Dak isn't great is stupid lol

 

[jaythecowboy]

The Cowboys playcalling is giving Rush easier reads so he can be more decisive. The Cowboys should continue this gameplan with Dak.

 

[Blackrain]

Yeah this jumping up and down after our offense puts up an average of 22 points against two teams that Dak averaged 40 against last year is a real puzzler. In what alternate reality is it "better" to score half as many points? While completing a lower percentage for a lower yards per attempt.. No one is happier than I that Rush has kept this thing afloat in Dak's absence.. But I am not about to sit here and act like 22 points a game is better than 32 points a game.. That dawg won't hunt.

Ronnie please stop last year was last year and and circumstances altered those cases

Cooper Rush played against those teams at full strength this year.

Dak Will most likely have the opportunity to do that this year so we will see how that turns out.
First let's see if Dak can win those games. Then we can analyze by how much

 

[RonnieT24]

Are you saying the coaching staff does not help Dak? Is this another excuse for him, the coaches? But for Rush the coaches are doing their job? Dude!

What I am saying is that this "amazing" stretch of play whereupon folks are acting as if Rush is setting the world afire is barely equivalent of what Dak was doing when he was adjudged to be in a "slump." In fact it's less so because the teams that Rush just put 23 and 25 points up against Absorbed an average of like 35 points in four games against Dak last season. The plain fact is that the offense is more conservative and less explosive with Rush at the helm. And of course the coaching staff is helping Rush more.. because they have to.. He has a smaller toolbelt than Dak does as well as less playing experience. So they are coaching him differently.. They are calling the plays and formations that work best for Rush.. If they weren't then they WOULDN'T be doing their jobs. What they're doing is working.. kinda.. the offense is not moving the ball nearly as well and not scoring worth a damn but thanks to the defense it doesn't have to. I'm not sure why you equate football analysis with "excuse making".. but I guess that's what some of yall do.. You don't agree with my analysis.. fine.. come with your own.. but go play the dozens over the internet with somebody who cares.. I'm not interested.

P.S. if the coaches are giving Dak more leeway to change plays and it was failing most of the time then NO they are definitely NOT helping Dak. However upon closer inspection the offense has been the best in the league most of the last two seasons doing it the way they have with Dak in the lineup.. Now clearly that style is not really made for the playoffs.. but during the regular season it has largely been killin it. They just need to make the necessary adjustments to also be able to play playoff football. And frankly I don't know if they have it in them. Well the style they are playing right now would be ideal.. but will they stick with it once they get their QB1 back is the $40 million dollar question.

 

[RonnieT24]

Ronnie please stop last year was last year and and circumstances altered those cases

Cooper Rush played against those teams at full strength this year.

Dak Will most likely have the opportunity to do that this year so we will see how that turns out.
First let's see if Dak can win those games. Then we can analyze by how much

He also got a quarter against the Bucs .. and that really didn't look all that great.. and as many here will be quick to tell you, the Bucs were in prevent the whole 4th quarter ... We can't analyze the future.. All we have to go on is what we've seen. And what I have seen over the last 6+ years is that Dak destroys our division foes.. His last division loss was in 2019 which was coincidentally the last time a division foe held the offense to under 21 points with Dak playing. I have little doubt that he will continue to feast on them.. so long as they don't rush him back and have him out there either playing scared or playing with less than 100% grip strength. That would be just dumb.. which is why I'm hoping Rush starts these next two games.. I have no desire to see Dak out there at less than 100% I don't care how loaded the Cooper Rush bandwagon gets. The fact is we can afford to lose both of these next two games so long as Dak comes back and plays up to his capabilities 8-3 or 9-2 down the stretch is very doable. 11-6 or 12-5 will do nicely given that this team was left for dead after trading Cooper, releasing Collins and not signing Williams, Wilson and Gregory following by losing Tyron in training camp. The "experts" pegged them a 5-6 win team after all that.

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! (in my best Gomer Pyle!)

 

[BlueStar22]

Prescott is never going to get the credit respect he deserves. Especially after taking over for everyone’s hero Tony. That being said. Rush being just a little bit taller. Maybe you can see the Lane faster. Definitely not better.

They did the same thing with Romo. Romo didn't get love until he was done and these people are still rewriting history.

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

Perhaps you need to read it again because my post was not directed toward you. Sorry for the confusion, but my post was to Ronnie.

Noted. That's on me.