The defense has been playing very well lately, the run game has been rolling (not vs Tampa Bay).... and Dak's cap hit hasn't changed.
He was literally the MVP runner-up last year, no matter how much that fact hurts your tiny little feelings.
O line improved last year after Dak was blowing chunks when the 49ers destroyed them. In fact, they were among the healthiest O-lives in the league by mid-season. Dak still sucked against good teams to end the season.
I think everyone knows Dak is more talented but this year when you look at the cap there’s not that much difference it’s sad, but Dak is starting next 3 years unless a new HC has the guts to bench him and we know that’s not going to happen this is what 57.5 a season gets you in Jerry’s world
And it wasn't that hard to decide. It was obvious what needed done.
After taxes? Um....barely!
Ok! Dak is upper middle class and Cooper Rush is broke!
Yep.. Rush just been proving the Dak experiment needs to end. If Rush had an arm, he’d be starting on plenty of teams, but with his noodle arm, he’s not stretching defenses enough to get one deep into the playoffs, even if he had a solid roster.
I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one. Yeah, he was the runner up: who had zero number one votes in the MVP vote. Not one number one. Someone who ranked lower than him even got a number one vote. It wasn't even a close vote. He was a runner up, but to tote it as some accomplishment without specifics is kind of silly since Dak wasn't ever going to get MVP.He was literally the MVP runner-up last year, no matter how much that fact hurts your tiny little feelings.
It "means" that he was terrific in the 2023 regular season. Again, I'm sorry that you're insulted by Dak kicking your teeth in.
Keep crying when he bounces back with another great 2025 regular season. You'll be proven dead wrong about him being "washed."
"B-b-but this doesn't matter, you guys!!
I can't tell what is worse Jerry or our fan base. Maybe they are made for each other.
And it's blatantly obvious if you watch w/ no bias.
I agree with this. One thing Cooper does better than Dak IMHO is throwing with anticipation. Dak usually waits until he sees an open receiver to throw and Cooper will make the throw purely of coverage and anticipation (which bit him on a slant a couple games back when CD got caught up and he threw an INT).
But recency is all that matters in this league. Do you want to start Zeke because he used to be good? People ostracized me last year for saying I thought Martin was just average, but now look at how the OL plays when he ISNT there. Recency matters.
Some of you don’t see the big picture. It’s not necessarily Rush you think about signing. Rush will never be a 4 year 30 million guy, he’s a OK backup. But Dak isn’t a 4 year 200 million guy. If we were paying Dak 30-40 million per year, I’d be fine with it. This forced experiment shows you that you could win with a lower paid QB and then put some quality guys around him with that extra money. Jerry didn’t learn his lesson with Zeke like he should have. He overspends and then watches catastrophe happen.I will ask the question I keep asking ............If you could cut Dak, would you sign Rush to a long-term deal for $38M ( franchise tag ) and make him your starting QB for the next few years?
Just a few games ago, some fans were calling for Lance to start coz Rush was "trash". Now after a few games we are back to Rush but now he's an NFL starting QB.
Are you willing to trust your team/season off such small samples ..........NOT a coach/GM in the league would trust Cooper Rush with their season/team over a healthy Dak Prescott. Yet here are Cowboys talking about not the possibility BUT probability.........
And for those who say players play harder for Rush.......of course, they do, that's nothing new. It's called teamwork ........any coach will tell you when he loses a key player, he going to remind the team all players need to pick it up a notch to help backups. ( Extra effort, block, fight for extra yards ).
"I believe you!"
