It feels like a longshot, but it also feels as though Jones will eagerly explore every available avenue to fix his problem. Would Philadelphia deal him when he’s only making $2.5 million this fall? He’s on the last year of his rookie contract, so there’s some value in trading him for a draft pick if the Eagles have no plans for him in the future. He’s capable of making due in a pinch, though asking him to acclimate to a new offense and roster in a matter of days may be a big ask. He also went 6-6 as a rookie fill-in for a Jaguars team that lost Nick Foles early in ’19 and wound up 6-10 on the season. Minshew is a proficient field-stretching rocket launcher who has completed 44 percent of his passes 20+ yards downfield the last three seasons (Prescott, for comparison, clocks in at 41 percent for his career but 47 percent since 2019). If the Eagles can be persuaded, Dallas would receive a quarterback who ranked 21st out of the aforementioned starting QBs in CPOE+EPA over the past two years. Philadelphia may be hesitant to deal him away, even with Jalen Hurts accounting for 333 total yards in his 2022 debut. Urban Meyer didn’t understand the value that brings in the NFL, but the Eagles probably do. Minshew is a moderately cheap backup quarterback who provides a high floor of play. They’ll be holding out for a proper return for their high value backup - assuming he’d waive his no-trade clause to swap uniforms. As far as plug-and-play options, he’s the best the Cowboys are going to get. Garoppolo’s contract expires in 2023, so he wouldn’t be a long-term threat to the recently-extended Prescott. We’ve seen Jones pay a premium via in-season trade to boost his offense before when he shipped a first round pick to Oakland to acquire a disinterested Amari Cooper from the Raiders. Garoppolo isn’t perfect, but he beat this Cowboys team in Arlington in last year’s playoffs and is 33-14 as a starter in the regular season. That restructuring came with a no-trade clause, but the veteran passer may jump at the chance to restore his value with a string of guaranteed starts - even with a depleted receiving corps and offensive line in Dallas. After trimming his salary down to $6.5 million this season, he’s a reasonably paid one as well.
That leaves Garoppolo as the NFL’s top backup option. That’s unlikely to change head coach Kyle Shanahan’s opinion that he’s the Niners’ QB1 going forward. Trey Lance was awful in his 2022 debut against the Chicago Bears.
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Here’s how Jones can find a temporary fix, either via trade or sifting through the remnants of a picked-over free agent marketplace.
His is absolutely the most impactful, however. Starting left guard Connor McGovern will miss 4-6 weeks with a lower body injury and safety Jayron Kearse left the locker room on crutches. Prescott wasn’t the only significant injury Dallas faced Sunday night. He’s 1-0 as an NFL starter but probably not what Jerry Jones had in mind for his Week 2 showdown with the reigning AFC champions.ĭak Prescott (hand) will be out for a while, according to Jerry Jones. Rush threw 13 of his 63 career NFL passes Sunday night. Prescott’s backup is Cooper Rush, a player the team had no concern about being claimed off waivers at the roster cutdown date. Dallas will likely stare down opponents like the Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Rams and possibly the Philadelphia Eagles without their QB1. That places an estimated recovery period that ranges from four to eight weeks, possibly keeping him out through the team’s Week 9 bye. X-rays showed a potential fracture that will require surgery. Prescott is slated to miss time again after exiting a 19-3 opening night loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a hand injury. That was with a proven veteran backup, Andy Dalton, ready to take the helm in his absence. The last time Dak Prescott suffered a significant injury, the Dallas Cowboys finished the season 6-10.
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