Make no mistake, Rush is playing for the starting job Sunday

[khiladi]

He was so bad he was top 10 in basically every QB stay out there…just awful.

Dak is arguably the greatest garbage time stat padder in the history of the game..

 

[Diehardblues]

He was so bad he was top 10 in basically every QB stay out there…just awful.

If we would have had 49ers defense last year we at least go to championship game .

Hopefully our defense can play at that level. If they do should be able to carry Prescott and our offense .

 

[khiladi]

How did he do in the 12 games we won?

That’s the thing. While we haven’t been an Elite team with Prescott , we have been a playoff team. And that was without this type of defense .

Let’s see what we can do with him over a span of time with this caliber defense . If it’s no better then we can move on.

0-3 against every team the defense didn’t generate a TO in last year..

Facts are the defense was just as good, if not better last year at this point in the season, because they were generating more TOs by a long shot and the garbage time scoring by Philly and Carolina in the 4th quarter inflated the scoring averages against this defense..

 

[Diehardblues]

0-3 against every team the defense didn’t generate a TO in last year..

That means we were 12-3 against the rest. Not bad.

 

[khiladi]

That means we were 12-3 against the rest. Not bad.

We are 5-0 with Rush, who already had three wins in the bag when the defense generated 0 TOs..

 

[Diehardblues]

We are 5-0 with Rush…

Do you think we are going 19-0 with Rush?

We are excited how well Rush has performed . What a great run. But most I’ve read from who cover the Cowboys closely feel this 27th ranked offense isn’t sustainable once you get deeper in the playoffs and beyond.

 

[Diehardblues]

0-3 against every team the defense didn’t generate a TO in last year..

Facts are the defense was just as good, if not better last year at this point in the season, because they were generating more TOs by a long shot and the garbage time scoring by Philly and Carolina in the 4th quarter inflated the scoring averages against this defense..

And that’s an opinion not a fact. Our defense last year wasn’t as good statistically overall in yards which is the official measurement . While the turnovers were critical without them our defense would have been much more vulnerable .

The fact we aren’t creating as many turnovers and stuffing teams defensively in yards and scoring is a testament to how much better the defense is this year, at least so far.

 

[d3mb0y5]

Cooper Rush for 2022: 118 pass attempts with 0 interceptions

Dak for 2022: 29 pass attempts with 1 interception


If it's easy to not turn the ball over why couldn't Dak do it then?

Interceptions are a part of the game and no QB can avoid them. Furthermore, defenses have film on Dak so they know his tendencies and weaknesses and will scheme accordingly. Yet on 596 pass attempts, Dak had only 10 interceptions last year. Doesn't seem like he's much of a turnover machine to me. Soon enough defenses will figure out Rush and he's not a dynamic enough passer to overcome an effective scheme that exploits his weaknesses. The zero will fall and I wonder where the goalpost will move to then. Providing a little bit of nuance to the first game, we should understand the o-line wasn't solidified, the run game was inconsistent and Dak was rusty without a proper preseason warm-up. He played a bad game for sure but the comparison is lopsided of Dak's first game to Rush's previous four. If you don't like Dak then any favorable stat supporting your disdain will do. I'm happy they're winning games with the backup QB and as a fan I hope they win the Super Bowl, but the backup QB doesn't give us a chance at all.

 

[Floatyworm]

Lol...Jameis Winston, Carson Wentz, and Matt Stafford are turnover machines. It's easy to not turn the ball over when Rush doesn't have to pass it through the first four games because the defense and special teams are playing at a high level. How he handles adversity will truly measure the type of QB he is. So before we anoint him, wait until he is sacked 8 times (Dak v. Atl. 2017) because the o-line can't protect his blindside, or wait until the defense and special teams take a day off and he has to carry them to victory, or wait until opposing defenses breakdown game film and expose his weaknesses for what they are, or God forbid wait until he has to come back from a serious injury and play at a high level. He's just a backup QB that is managing to not lose the game while the rest of the team wins it for him, nothing more, nothing less.

Think we kind of saw that last week...with Donald...and yet we won. Rush stood in...and provided the win.

 

[Floatyworm]

Cooper is not a starting caliber QB or not the quality of QB you would want to expect from a starter.

He’s done a fantastic job of not blowing it.

5-0 record would prove otherwise....

 

[Diehardblues]

Think we kind of saw that last week...with Donald...and yet we won. Rush stood in...and provided the win.

That’s a narrative not a fact. I think most would say Parsons and our defense provided the win.

 

[d3mb0y5]

Think we kind of saw that last week...with Donald...and yet we won. Rush stood in...and provided the win.

They stopped passing because he was getting blown up. Would have been catastrophic if they stuck with the passing game, hence the 102 yards. But hey, you're going to believe what you want to believe even when your eyes see otherwise.

 

[Diehardblues]

They stopped passing because he was getting blown up. Would have been catastrophic if they stuck with the passing game, hence the 102 yards. But hey, you're going to believe what you want to believe even when your eyes see otherwise.

Yea, imagine if our defense couldn't stop the Rams , is Rush capable of putting up some offense ?

Fortunately we haven’t needed that but at some point we will if not until the playoffs and beyond .

We need to be thankful we have a backup who has done an excellent job but we shouldn’t be putting more into it . Rush is not an Elite QB.

 

[Diehardblues]

They stopped passing because he was getting blown up. Would have been catastrophic if they stuck with the passing game, hence the 102 yards. But hey, you're going to believe what you want to believe even when your eyes see otherwise.

I’ve seen guys who believe their big fat ugly girlfriend is hot but we all know it isn’t true. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder .

If we have some fans who believe Rush hangs the moon and we have our new franchise QB so be it but most likely they’re either just frustrated fans with this era or trolling .

 

[G2]

Rush is fighting to keep his back up spot after Prescott returns.

 

[Rockport]

If you ask me both quarterbacks are not the answer..JJ better start finding the next quarterback.
Rush is smart and calm and shows no nervousness or agitation. Dak might be a better athlete with an average quarterback skills but he is inconsistent and the early sudden success went to his head and start believing the hype

Well, no one asked you.

 

[Rockport]

5-0 and no ints or turnover? That is what makes Rush special. No turn overs. Solid play.

You havent’ been watching the games have you.

 

[Them]

"Make no mistake, Rush is playing for the starting job Sunday"

Ppppfffttt!..Ahhh... No He's not!...Unless you think the Boyz can continue winning with one of the lowest Offensive points per game in the League !?!..Get real!

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

5-0 record would prove otherwise....

Yeah the mental gymnastics required to naively look at just his starting record when evaluating Rushs performance is too much for me. Couldn’t be more obvious that the defense is carrying this team in its backpack.

Rush had a 102 yards and the offenses only TD came from a 57 yard Pollard run. 12 possessions and 9 of them were 4 plays or less?

Glad we’re winning and I love to see Rush exceed expectations but we need more at that position.

 

[cnuball21]

Dak is arguably the greatest garbage time stat padder in the history of the game..

Solid comeback backed by thought out analysis and useful data.