If someone you know wants to gauge out their eyes just tell them to watch the Dallas Cowboys' offensive performance in Sunday's 34-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
It was one of the worst offensive displays in Cowboys history. No, that is not an exaggeration. It should, at the very least, put an end to any discussion that Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush are on a similar playing field in terms of talent and being able to run an offense.
Despite Rush's poor showing, which included a dropped shotgun snap that led to an Eagles touchdown, it took until the fourth quarter for Dallas to put in Trey Lance.
While Lance wasn't much better than Rush, the Cowboys have nothing to lose by starting Lance for the final eight games. Despite evidence and logic screaming out to start Lance, Mike McCarthy said after the game that the team isn't quite ready to pull the plug on Rush.
Mike McCarthy says Cowboys aren't ready to start Trey Lance at QB
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said they are moving forward with Cooper Rush as their starting QB
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 11, 2024
The Cowboys are truly a comedy show. Nobody would be clamoring for Lance if Rush sliced and diced the Eagles' secondary in a losing effort. However, Rush was historically bad.
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Rush's 45 passing yards were the second fewest since 2000 - the literal turn of the century - on at least 23 attempts. He didn't complete a pass longer than 10 yards, averaged 2.0 yards per attempt and completed 56% of his passes. His spray chart on Next Gen Stats resembled that of a pee-wee quarterback. We say that without an ounce of disrespect. It's the truth.
After Micah Parsons strip-sacked Jalen Hurts, Rush couldn't turn a 1st-and-goal from the six-yard line (!) into a touchdown.
On Rush's final four possessions, the offense went three and out three times followed by a turnover - another Rush fumble. The Cowboys ran 12 plays during that stretch and put up negative five (!) yards from scrimmage.
While Dallas isn't built in a way for either Rush or Lance to succeed, they have no reason to hand the keys back to Rush. The former No. 3 overall pick has shortcomings in the accuracy and vision departments, but he at least has an NFL-level arm and can make plays with his legs.
What exactly are we missing?