After Dak Prescott’s injury, the Cowboys can add three quarterbacks…

After Dak Prescott’s injury, the Cowboys can add three quarterbacks to preserve the season

The Cowboys’ Week 1 loss was embarrassing enough, but an ongoing injury to Dak Prescott might force the franchise to look for a lifeline.

Dak Prescott’s preseason injury worried the Cowboys heading into the 2022 campaign, but he recovered in time to start in Week 1.

He was injured again severely before he had even finished one game.

Against the Buccaneers in the second half, Prescott broke his finger. He will now have surgery and be sidelined for “weeks.”

The stand-in for Prescott is Cooper Rush. With all due respect, he is not a strong long-term choice for a team that wants to make the playoffs.

Therefore, to whom can Dallas turn?

After Dak Prescott’s injury, the Cowboys can add three quarterbacks to preserve the season

Garrett Gilbert

Is it really 2020? Thank goodness it’s not. Sadly, the Cowboys are in precisely the same situation as they were back then—they are in severe need of a quarterback due to Prescott’s injuries.

Gilbert is available because the Raiders released him earlier this season.

Is he the Messiah? No, but if Cooper Rush isn’t a good enough replacement, he’s a seasoned stand-in.

The Cowboys’ Week 1 loss was embarrassing enough, but an ongoing injury to Dak Prescott might force the franchise to look for a lifeline.

Dak Prescott’s preseason injury worried the Cowboys heading into the 2022 campaign, but he recovered in time to start in Week 1.

He was injured again severely before he had even finished one game.

Against the Buccaneers in the second half, Prescott broke his finger. He will now have surgery and be sidelined for “weeks.”

The stand-in for Prescott is Cooper Rush. With all due respect, he is not a strong long-term choice for a team that wants to make the playoffs.

Therefore, to whom can Dallas turn?

After Dak Prescott’s injury, the Cowboys can add three quarterbacks to preserve the season.

Garrett Gilbert

Is it really 2020? Thank goodness it’s not. Sadly, the Cowboys are in precisely the same situation as they were back then—they are in severe need of a quarterback due to Prescott’s injuries.

Gilbert is available because the Raiders released him earlier this season.

Is he the Messiah? No, but if Cooper Rush isn’t a good enough replacement, he’s a seasoned stand-in.


Cam Newton

Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers. (Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports)

Cam Newton

Oh, Cowboys supporters. Here you are using the same old backup strategy that the Patriots and Panthers have been using for the past few years. Although Cam Newton could be able to help Dallas, it didn’t exactly work for them.

But he’d probably be superior to Gilbert or Rush.

Among NFL free agent quarterbacks, Newton is 33 years old and possesses a combination of experience and prior success that is difficult to match.

Choosers cannot be beggars.

Jimmy Garoppolo

Ignore it. There are just no “good” options available to the Cowboys. The free agency pool is as small as you might anticipate, and practice squads aren’t exactly brimming with talent.

So perhaps Jerry Jones ought to take a risk and suggest a trade to the San Francisco 49ers for Jimmy Garoppolo, their posh backup quarterback.

Nobody out there is a quarterback as good as Jimmy Garoppolo. The Cowboys wouldn’t need to do nothing but swim. They could even enter contests expecting to win.

Is this in the least bit plausible? Most likely not. Bringing Jimmy G from San Francisco would be extremely expensive, but if anyone were to pull off such a spectacular move, it might be Jones. Read More