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The coach of the Jeans, Mike McCarthy, made an unexpected turn on Monday by announcing that Cooper Rush – not Garrett Gilbert – will be training with the headlines prior to the final game of the preseason. Jacksonville Sunday.
“He deserves this opportunity completely,” McCarthy said. through the Cowboys ’official site. “He was always ready for that opportunity. He recovered from two injuries, in his shoulder and in his back. I think he played well against Houston. He has earned that opportunity.”
If they saw Dallas ’loss to Houston last weekend, they will surely agree with their assessment that Rush was the best in their position. The former Giants practice and former Giants player completed 10 of twelve passes for 97 yards and two touchdown passes in five possessions.
This is the opposite of Gilbert, the alleged favorite to be Dak Prescott’s direct substitute in the first game of the season, who was only able to complete three of five passes for 30 yards, with no scores, in the 20-14 loss.
“I think Cooper made good use of the game,” Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said after the game. according to Athletic. “He had clean plays, played very well in danger plays, and led the team in two marches. I think Cooper had a good quarter and a half of work.
The Cowboys will train again on Tuesday. Unless he ruins his chances for the next 96 hours, Rush will be the one to have the most minutes of play against the Jaguars. After the match, McCarthy will choose the winner of the substitute position after a long competition.
Rush is comfortable on Kellen’s offense
Unlike Gilbert and DiNucci, Rush has an ace up his sleeve that is trust-confidence with offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, the scheme he already knows very well since 2019, Moore’s first year in Dallas. Rush, who joined the Cowboys in 2017, explained the comfort he has with Moore as he tries to be part of the final squad of 53 players.
“I’ve been a part of this scheme for five years now, so I feel very comfortable,” he said of the offensive, through the team’s website. “I already understand his plays, I realize what he wants to do. During work a week, you don’t have to make a big effort to know what you want to do and stuff like that, so that makes me feel very comfortable.
In three season games, in which he played limited in two of those games, Rush completed 25 of 38 passes (65.7%) for 256 yards and two touchdown passes. He did not throw interceptions and did not drop any ball. In addition, it added 16 yards by earth in four shipments.
Only two players fighting for the place?
McCarthy’s favorite option, DiNucci, was a disaster against the Texans, throwing three interceptions that ended up being the difference in a very close game. Even before the game, it seems – thanks to comments made by Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones – that he was no longer in the running for the position of substitute quarterback.
“I think Gilbert and Cooper need to keep working, and now they’re competing to be the first alternate,” Jones said last Friday on 105.3 The Fan, through Todd Brock, of USA TODAY. “Obviously Gilbert has a bit of an edge, but they are both working to be the chosen one.
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