Lance should be the second quarterback

KingCorcoran

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They should come up with a package for Lance as a situational QB where he can use his legs. He’s not a good passer, but the one thing he is good at is running. He had 169 yards rushing during the preseason. They should find a way to use him but not as the primary backup.
By “they” I assume you mean the coaching staff. I believe “they” have a better idea of what Lance can and can’t do than you do. He’ll collect his last 16 game checks, which are guaranteed, and then simply go away. If his pay for this season was not guaranteed, he’d have already been released.
 

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No matter what eventually happens with him - trade, long term backup, future starter etc. - Lance needs snaps in blowouts like yesterday.

Also, he has potential to be useful on special plays and inside the 10.

Cooper Rush can still be the starter in case Dak is injured for a few games. But we don't need to see him hand the ball off and take a knee when we're 26 points ahead In the fourth quarter.

We invested in him. We should use some game time to develop him.
:muttley:We’re trying to win a damn Super Bowl, not develop Lance.:facepalm:
 

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That’s because they’re quarterbacks are going to be used as quarterbacks. Trey Lance is used for trade bait.
How do you feel about the Cowboys from game 1 after you crapped on them all offseason?
 

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By “they” I assume you mean the coaching staff. I believe “they” have a better idea of what Lance can and can’t do than you do. He’ll collect his last 16 game checks, which are guaranteed, and then simply go away. If his pay for this season was not guaranteed, he’d have already been released.
Of course “they” means the coaching staff. If they’re going to keep him part of the 53 they might as well use him for something. If they could come up with a few plays for him as a situational QB, it would be a way to get him on the field to continue to develop him. If he could make a few plays, it might increase his trade value. However, if he did make a few plays it would just cause the Dak haters to scream for him to be the starter. lol
 

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Of course “they” means the coaching staff. If they’re going to keep him part of the 53 they might as well use him for something. If they could come up with a few plays for him as a situational QB, it would be a way to get him on the field to continue to develop him. If he could make a few plays, it might increase his trade value. However, if he did make a few plays it would just cause the Dak haters to scream for him to be the starter. lol
For $60 million per season the quarterback they have should be able to excel in every conceivable situation. Lots of teams carry a QB3 on their 53 man roster. They all hope to never be in a position to have to use them.
 

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For $60 million per season the quarterback they have should be able to excel in every conceivable situation. Lots of teams carry a QB3 on their 53 man roster. They all hope to never be in a position to have to use them.
We made the decision to carry three QBs before Dak signed his extension. We gave up a 4th round pick for Lance so we might as well try and utilize him in a way that could possibly help the team and increase his trade value so we can get our pick back.
 

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We made the decision to carry three QBs before Dak signed his extension. We gave up a 4th round pick for Lance so we might as well try and utilize him in a way that could possibly help the team and increase his trade value so we can get our pick back.
He has no trade value. None. They will not get anything in trade for Trey Lance. Ever. He’s done less for Dallas than he did for SF. A whole new bunch of QBs will be drafted in 2025, and it’s a bad year for college QBs, but all will show more promise than Lance. The Cowboys will likely be a team drafting one in a later round. Every team in the NFL misses on late round picks. Every team. Lance is essentially a fourth round pick to the Dallas Cowboys. It was a “miss”.

Stop trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
 

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At some point, don’t elite QBs carry teams to wins? Is Dak elite. According to many he is.
Elite QBs can carry you over the bad teams but against the good teams you need the QB and players.
 

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No matter what eventually happens with him - trade, long term backup, future starter etc. - Lance needs snaps in blowouts like yesterday.

Also, he has potential to be useful on special plays and inside the 10.

Cooper Rush can still be the starter in case Dak is injured for a few games. But we don't need to see him hand the ball off and take a knee when we're 26 points ahead In the fourth quarter.

We invested in him. We should use some game time to develop him.
ain thappening. Dak's deal ensures Lance is bye bye at seasons end. We dont need to develop him ... why? Is he taking over if Dak goes down? he is only here for a few more months, and Rush is the guy that will get snaps if Dak goes down.
 

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Teams that use “special plays” for a QB who is otherwise never on the field generally don’t have QBs. Imagine taking the ball out of a franchise QBs hands so the scout team QB can come on the field for a “special play”. Who does that?
 

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no no no I disagree. We gave him the whole preseason and he was an embarrassment. He had chances and prove himself and he’s not close to ready yet, if he ever will be.
This. Daniel Jones still cant play QB and hes been the starter in NY for five years lol.
 

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He has no trade value. None. They will not get anything in trade for Trey Lance. Ever. He’s done less for Dallas than he did for SF. A whole new bunch of QBs will be drafted in 2025, and it’s a bad year for college QBs, but all will show more promise than Lance. The Cowboys will likely be a team drafting one in a later round. Every team in the NFL misses on late round picks. Every team. Lance is essentially a fourth round pick to the Dallas Cowboys. It was a “miss”.

Stop trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
He certainly has no trade value now. However, if he were to make a few plays as a situational QB that could change. Of course he’s done less in Dallas than he did in San Francisco they handed him the starting job in 2021. If it’s going to be a bad year for college QBs in 2025, then how do you know all of them will show more promise than him? Do you have a crystal ball? He’s not very good but no guarantees any of them coming out next April will be any better. At least he’s shown he can make some plays with his legs. Now that Dak has been extended, I believe the Cowboys would like to unload him for something.
 

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How do you feel about the Cowboys from game 1 after you crapped on them all offseason?
What are you talking about. I wasn’t here all off-season. don’t. confuse me with somebody else.
 

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No matter what eventually happens with him - trade, long term backup, future starter etc. - Lance needs snaps in blowouts like yesterday.

Also, he has potential to be useful on special plays and inside the 10.

Cooper Rush can still be the starter in case Dak is injured for a few games. But we don't need to see him hand the ball off and take a knee when we're 26 points ahead In the fourth quarter.

We invested in him. We should use some game time to develop him.
So you want 3 active QB's so Trance can had the ball off or take snap during the victory formation?
 

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What are you talking about. I wasn’t here all off-season. don’t. confuse me with somebody else.
I’m not. You’ve been here and on their *** all offseason. Maybe you skipped a week to go to “The Cowboys Hater Convention.”
 

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Teams that use “special plays” for a QB who is otherwise never on the field generally don’t have QBs. Imagine taking the ball out of a franchise QBs hands so the scout team QB can come on the field for a “special play”. Who does that?
People wishcasting for Dak to not be the QB. It is same BS over and again.
 

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He certainly has no trade value now. However, if he were to make a few plays as a situational QB that could change. Of course he’s done less in Dallas than he did in San Francisco they handed him the starting job in 2021. If it’s going to be a bad year for college QBs in 2025, then how do you know all of them will show more promise than him? Do you have a crystal ball? He’s not very good but no guarantees any of them coming out next April will be any better. At least he’s shown he can make some plays with his legs. Now that Dak has been extended, I believe the Cowboys would like to unload him for something.
I’m sure the Cowboys would love to unload him for something. But no one trades draft capital for a “situational QB”. No one needs to have a “crystal ball”. Teams will draft QBs in the 4th thru 7th rounds of the 2025 draft rather than sign Lance, who is a free agent on March 12.

There will be another free agent on March 12. His resume has 93 NFL starts, a W/L record of 47-45-1. He has a Super Bowl ring, and may have a second one after this season. He had a shot at the NFL, too. He made the most of it. He is a career backup now. Ironically he played at NDSU, too. The last two teams that acquired him did not have to trade anything for him. And he is being paid less than Lance this season, despite a resume Lance cannot even dream about. That is the QB market Lance will be competing in.

If you did have a crystal ball, what do you think it would tell you about Trey Lance’s NFL future. I don’t have a crystal ball, but I just asked my grand daughter’s Magic Eight Ball about Lance’s professional football career. The response was “Outlook Not So Good. Sorry.
 

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I got a better idea. The boys should cut this scrub and sign Justin Rodgers from the Bengals practice squad.
 
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