Should Dallas Start Trey Lance Era?

[Iggloo]

It's rock bottom time in Big D.

Dak is reportedly out for the season with a hamstring that's torn off the bone, CeeDee is dropping balls because he's blinded by the sun rays that Jerry stupidly lets into his stadium, Micah says Mike McCarthy could walk out today for all he cares, and Zeke looks like he's been out to lunch for a very, very, long time, and is possibly living at the brisket rack over at Pecan Lodge.

Should Dallas start Trey Lance and see if the guy can play at all? Time to give the rock to Rico Dowdle a lot more? Where does America's team turn next, now that they clearly aren't going anywhere this season? Other than Sunglass Hut?

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[PnkPanther]

yes, I don't think Lance has a future as an NFL starter, but we know Cooper rush doesnt, see what kid has

 

[Xeliou66]

Yes - they have nothing to lose, their season is over. Lance is a former #3 overall draft pick, let’s see what he can do. If they keep starting Cooper Rush, they must know Lance is god awful.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

yes, I don't think Lance has a future as an NFL starter, but we know Cooper rush doesnt, see what kid has

We already saw that in San Fran. It's not much.

 

[PnkPanther]

We already saw that in San Fran. It's not much.

i mean I don't have high expectations, but is possible he learned something under the brilliant tutelage of Mike McCarthy

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

i mean I don't have high expectations, but is possible he learned something under the brilliant tutelage of Mike McCarthy

 

[PDay8810]

considering all the NFL news after week 10 and all y'all want to talk about is Dallas?
and it gets its own thread?

You guys all own the America's Team tag.
Jerry loves each and everyone of you, and for that Gold Jacket.

I'm out on this topic but let's get the post count up. Darn shame so many have been put on time out recently. Those opinions would be golden too.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

considering all the NFL news after week 10 and all y'all want to talk about is Dallas?
and it gets its own thread?

You guys all own the America's Team tag.
Jerry loves each and everyone of you, and for that Gold Jacket.

I'm out on this topic but let's get the post count up. Darn shame so many have been put on time out recently. Those opinions would be golden too.

 

[Iggloo]

I think the argument for starting Rush was that you could maybe salvage the season and squeak into the playoffs. But that seems incredibly unlikely at this time, and you might as well find out if Lance can play at all. I think we all know he can't, but Dallas needs to give him an extended run to see if he shows any flashes at all before they draft their next QB.

 

[Iggloo]

Thanksgiving is going to be a banger!

 

[Iggloo]

Preach Stephen A Smith! This is clearly what the Cowboys should do:

Start Trey Lance to guarantee the tank, since Rush might be good enough to win a game or two. Then hire Coach Prime and draft his kid to play QB. What could go wrong?

 

[Clayton]

The problem with Lance is that he is so bad that it will be too obvious that youre tanking. I doubt everyone wants to get fired.

 

[Xeliou66]

The problem with Lance is that he is so bad that it will be too obvious that youre tanking. I doubt everyone wants to get fired.

Lance must truly be that awful.
It’s interesting how all of the QBs from that draft class have been pretty terrible for the most part, when that was hyped up as a great QB class. None of them have turned out great.

 

[Robotech]

We already saw that in San Fran. It's not much.

In his defense, Lance has only started 4 games so far in his NFL career (2 as as sub for Jimmy in 2021 and only 2 in 2022 because of the season ending injury after being named the starter). He's never really had much of an opportunity. The chances are low that he'll become a good NFL QB, but the Cowboys might as well see what he's got since the season is over anyway. Plus, I picked up Trey Lance again a couple of days ago in the Sportshoopla dynasty league, so I'm hoping he somehow builds up his value.

 

[Robotech]

Lance must truly be that awful.
It’s interesting how all of the QBs from that draft class have been pretty terrible for the most part, when that was hyped up as a great QB class. None of them have turned out great.

He probably is truly awful, but at least those other QB's from that draft class have had a bunch of starts to fully confirm that they're terrible. Lance has only had four starts, two in 2021 and two in 2022 because of the season ending injury. After that, Purdy took over and he got traded away to Dallas, who has Dak, so it's been impossible for him to start until now.

 

[Iggloo]

Lance must truly be that awful.
It’s interesting how all of the QBs from that draft class have been pretty terrible for the most part, when that was hyped up as a great QB class. None of them have turned out great.

You may be right that they are afraid to play him for fear of ruining any remaining value he might have. They played Lance for a few plays against the Eagles yesterday and he immediately threw a pick.

Edit: I thought they then pulled Lance but I am reading some conflicting info on that so maybe he did finish the game?

 

[Robotech]

You may be right that they are afraid to play him for fear of ruining any remaining value he might have. They played Lance for a few plays against the Eagles yesterday and he immediately threw a pick.

Edit: I thought they then pulled Lance but I am reading some conflicting info on that so maybe he did finish the game?

I don't think there is any trade value right now, so playing can only help it. He did throw a pick, but the receiver also never turned around, so I'm not sure who was really to blame. He did finish the game. They brought him in for 2 plays and put Rush back in, who then promptly fumbled and turned it over to the Eagles. When the Cowboys got the ball back, Lance came back in and finished the game.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

The sooner it starts the sooner it will end.

Fuck it… let’s go.

 

[molsaniceman]

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said Cooper Rush would start for Dallas against the Texans in Week 11.
He did note that the Cowboys are signing a third quarterback. McCarthy said after Week 10’s loss that the team is “not there yet” on Trey Lance becoming the starter. It seems like this could eventually become a quagmire, and the Cowboys have created such limited fantasy value this year that it’s easy to avoid the situation. Lance would have the most fantasy upside of the two as a starter, while Rush is a bottom-end superflex play.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

For reference purposes… Lance’s game against the Chargers scrubs in preseason…