Twitter: Steve Young thinks the Cowboys can learn a lot from Cooper Rush's performance

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Bragging about Dak beating teams in the NFC Least last year and prior is like bragging that you ran faster than the kid in the wheelchair.

it's not bragging when it's the topic of conversation. he simply stated Dak would beat them, and cited his record against them. Don't twist yourself into a pretzel

 

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So, what do you think Dak does better?
I another thread Steve Young seems to insinuate that Dak doesn't know even the fundamentals.

think it was more of a getting back to basics. you ever taught your kid to drive and realized all of the things that you have strayed from?

 

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I don't think anybody thinks Rush is the next great QB, they just think he's a backup QB that produces as much as the $40 million starting QB. Rush knows where he wants to go with the ball and gets rid of it with his noodle arm, and that gets us more than we get with Dak

except he doesnt lol. aside from the elephant in the room that he won the most recent game while dak put up a stinker, rush had 235 yards and a td. winning is all that matters of course, but it's disingenous to say he produces as much. as the sample size expands, id wager the going gets tougher as well.

 

[TwoDeep3]

This is embarrassing considering the contract he has......

If your emotional state is tied to this team to such a degree where stranger's decisions on the pay scale of their players embarrasses you, you have a self esteem issue that needs some serious time on the couch talking out why you feel this way.

 

[Shane612]

think it was more of a getting back to basics. you ever taught your kid to drive and realized all of the things that you have strayed from?

Yes I know.
According to Steve Young, Jerry is paying someone who has forgotten the basics. After 7 years it should be his primal instinct.

 

[Captain-Crash]

I wish these quarterbacks would quit telling us what dak should do. who are these guys?
Let Rush tell him what to do and teach him how to process the defense. Or Romo or buttfumbler, we just need more guys on the team teaching Dak, not these commentators.

 

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Yes I know.
According to Steve Young, Jerry is paying someone who has forgotten the basics. After 7 years it should be his primal instinct.

ehh... not what he said at all. and spoke from his personal (highly decorated) experience. if you heard something else it's because you wanted to. carry on though sir.

 

[USArmyVet]

it's not bragging when it's the topic of conversation. he simply stated Dak would beat them, and cited his record against them. Don't twist yourself into a pretzel

I'm not that flexible but a good soft baked pretzel sounds good right now.

 

[nalam]

I think the same criticism can be said about Burrow. He and Dak are looking for a big play that just isn’t there. Rush just gets it out. When Dak did this people called it Dink and Dak lol. Now it’s great football.

Dink and Dak ( Dunk) is oK , as long as you can do it consistently and get to EZ, Tom Brady has made it into an art.
Also when you do it consistently, you will have opportunities to take shots.

 

[ChronicCowboy]

Dak’s contract isn’t the worst in NFL history but it’s top 5.

 

[nalam]

So, what do you think Dak does better?
I another thread Steve Young seems to insinuate that Dak doesn't know even the fundamentals.

LOL, I have never visualize this , I will be the one defending Dak. My , my , tables have turned.
Me and my big mouth, I was just saying Dak has been a better QB and Rush is limited ( but lucky ? - undefeated LOL) but Dak should not think he is Brady or Peyton or AR and play the game in that style, he needs to have the basic elements always consistently.

 

[atlantacowboy]

So you really think cooper rush has more physical talent than Dak? I’m far from the crowd that wants to claim dak as a top qb in this league, but the Cooper Rush fanatics right now are more dak haters than rush supporters. The fact that so many are threatened by the idea that Dak Prescott is being labeled as more talented than a guy who wouldn’t start for 90% of the league is just crazy to me.

Physical talent ? The QB game is also played between the ears or Jeff George and Jemarcus Russel would be in the HOF. Rush has enough physical talent to make the throws. I think he's better than Dak seeing the field and diagnosing defenses to know where to go with the ball.

 

[tyke1doe]

.. that is embarrassing. $40 million QB, getting schooled with pointers.

Can't imagine what will happen, should Rush beat NYG.

I said this forum would go berserk if Rush beats the Bengals.
Imagine if he leads us to a victory over the Giants.
The Rush for US bus tires are going to deflate with everyone jumping on the bandwagon.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I see. So when someone has an opinion that differs from yours they are considered negative? That is an interesting way to go through life.

Naw when someone is negative 100 percent KD the then that makes them negative.

 

[thunderpimp91]

Physical talent ? The QB game is also played between the ears or Jeff George and Jemarcus Russel would be in the HOF. Rush has enough physical talent to make the throws. I think he's better than Dak seeing the field and diagnosing defenses to know where to go with the ball.

As of week 2 2022 I agree 100%, but Rush still needs to prove he can perform week after week when the league has tape on him and is adjusting the game plan accordingly. Dak has played like a 4th round draft pick at times, and he has played like an MVP candidate at times. The league adjusted to Dak, but he also started his career 13-3 and people said the exact same about Rookie Dak as they are saying about Rush now. Cooper Rush came out on fire against Cincinnati, but was 7-13 for about 70 yards in the second half. It got the job done, but the Bengals adjusted pretty quick. Let see what Cooper has over a multiple weeks before we anoint him anything other than a good backup so far. The guy doesn't even have 100 attempts yet. Rush might be the best thing for the Cowboys right now, but I stand by my statement that Dak has the higher ceiling of the two, and if the Cowboys have any true super bowl hopes they are tied to Dak returning to old form, not Rush managing games and avoiding turnovers.

 

[tyke1doe]

Well, there you have it from a Hall of Famer, Super Bowl winner and a quarterback who, from his own mouth, said he had to learn to follow the play. An amazing confession considering Young knew he was more talented than Steve Bono, but Bono played the position better than Young did until he forced himself to master the fundamentals.

Then again Young had Mike Shanahan as offensive coordinator; Dak has Kellen Moore.

I thought it was also insightful for RGIII to say KellMo has to do a better job of calling plays for Dak like he did for Cooper Rush.

Good insight by both of those former quarterbacks. Thanks for posting.

 

[tyke1doe]

P.S., I wouldn't put my trust in Rush just yet. I think some of yall are getting ahead of yallselves.

 

[Captain-Crash]

why does Rush have to prove he can perform week after week? he's not the starter, he's a backup. The starter has proven he can not perform week after week.
I'm serious.
I remember when I was a kid and my hero sucked and I made up every excuse why he didn't suck, I see no difference here except most of these guys who are making up all these excuses are not kids anymore.

 

[atlantacowboy]

As of week 2 2022 I agree 100%, but Rush still needs to prove he can perform week after week when the league has tape on him and is adjusting the game plan accordingly. Dak has played like a 4th round draft pick at times, and he has played like an MVP candidate at times. The league adjusted to Dak, but he also started his career 13-3 and people said the exact same about Rookie Dak as they are saying about Rush now. Cooper Rush came out on fire against Cincinnati, but was 7-13 for about 70 yards in the second half. It got the job done, but the Bengals adjusted pretty quick. Let see what Cooper has over a multiple weeks before we anoint him anything other than a good backup so far. The guy doesn't even have 100 attempts yet. Rush might be the best thing for the Cowboys right now, but I stand by my statement that Dak has the higher ceiling of the two, and if the Cowboys have any true super bowl hopes they are tied to Dak returning to old form, not Rush managing games and avoiding turnovers.

Dak tends to play like an MVP against the really bad defenses of the NFC East that can't get pressure on him. Ouside the warm confines of the NFC East, Dak has been a mediocre QB. Games like the Cincy game against a defending conference champ haven't been the kind of games where Dak has looked particularly good. He needs to have a lot of talent around him playing at peak levels to look good. I wasn't surprised at all about his Tampa meltdown b/c I remember the years before Amari Cooper and games with Tyron Smith out. He seems incapable of overcoming any kind of adversity. So, with the OL and wrs we have now, give me cooper rush.

 

[thunderpimp91]

why does Rush have to prove he can perform week after week? he's not the starter, he's a backup. The starter has proven he can not perform week after week.
I'm serious.
I remember when I was a kid and my hero sucked and I made up every excuse why he didn't suck, I see no difference here except most of these guys who are making up all these excuses are not kids anymore.

Because if he's going to actually unseat Dak he is going to have to. If you have two guys who can't perform consistently you might as well play the guy you paid a ton of money to.