{"id":199200,"date":"2024-11-09T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=199200"},"modified":"2024-11-08T20:49:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T01:49:53","slug":"trey-lance-prescott-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/11\/09\/trey-lance-prescott-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"No Chance for Trey Lance – Why Lance Isn’t Likely to See the Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Dak Prescott likely injured for the rest of the season<\/a>, now seems like the perfect opportunity for Trey Lance to step onto the scene. Sure, Cooper Rush is an obvious backup quarterback, but surely, there\u2019s some space for Lance, right? In order for this perfect scenario to play out, the Dallas Cowboys need major adjustments.<\/p>\n

Trey Lance Not Likely to See the Field Amid Dak Prescott Injury<\/h2>\n

What Mike McCarthy Says About Lance’s Chances<\/h3>\n

Head Coach Mike McCarthy claims that Lance has taken huge steps to being a great passer in football. However, their biggest priority is winning. In order to do that, Cooper Rush, with a 5-1 record as a backup quarterback<\/a>, remains the best option for the team. Mike McCarthy said this in a press conference<\/a> on November 5, about Trey Lance playing this season:<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s young and needs an opportunity to play, but it\u2019s in-season. We\u2019re competing to win games and Cooper Rush is up next . . . let\u2019s be practical here. Cooper, it\u2019s his opportunity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

McCarthy goes on to explain that the ones need to practice together, as a unit. This is a new group of guys who still haven’t meshed together. These past few games with Prescott have been rough<\/a> because there have been so many changes up front. The offensive line performs inconsistently because of the constant injuries. Now adding in a new quarterback only makes it more difficult, which is why McCarthy wants to focus on only having Rush in those live game situations.<\/p>\n

How Trey Lance Differs From Cooper Rush<\/h3>\n

Rush is a consistent passer. He\u2019s going to be more cautious than Prescott down the field but mimics his play style. In fact, when comparing the stats of the two quarterbacks in the Falcons game, they\u2019re highly similar. Rush completed 13 passes for 115 yards. Prescott completed 18 passes for 133 yards. Both quarterbacks got one passing touchdown and even ended the game with similar quarterback ratings\u2013Rush having a 47.8 and Prescott with a 42.5. Even though Rush had fewer completions, they were less about his accuracy and more of a statement about the struggling wide receiver room.<\/a><\/p>\n

However, Trey Lance is a rushing quarterback<\/a>. This style is very different than what the Cowboys are used to. Their packages focus on a quarterback that stays in the pocket and uses the protection to make plays. The problem is that the protection for the Cowboys has been crumbling all season<\/a>. Now is as good a time as any to try anything new. Teams plan for a pocket presence like Prescott. Their same playbooks would probably work against Rush. Yet, those same plays would struggle against a guy with Lance\u2019s talent.<\/p>\n

Another Reason to Let the Young Guy Play<\/h3>\n

Although McCarthy’s concerns center around returning to the Cowboys next season, there\u2019s something the Cowboys haven\u2019t done. They haven\u2019t taken the time to evaluate the product they have in Lance. He could be exactly what the Cowboys need to revive their exhausted offense. Or he could completely be wrong for the Cowboys’ systems.<\/p>\n

The problem is, they won\u2019t know unless they see what he\u2019s made of. That only comes from those same live-game situations McCarthy is trying to avoid. Instead, he should use them to see if this guy is even worth a roster spot at minimum. The Cowboys’ main dreams of a winning season<\/a> are probably over. However, they can still be future-focused and look around the next corner. And that starts by putting Lance on the field.<\/p>\n

Main Image: Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although a 3-5 record seems like the perfect time, Trey Lance still might not get much playing time according to Mike McCarthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5238,"featured_media":199217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54,19],"tags":[9475,302,7422,276,7059],"class_list":["post-199200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","category-cowboys","tag-cooper-rush","tag-dak-prescott","tag-dallas-cowboys-news","tag-mike-mccarthy","tag-trey-lance"],"modified_by":"Drew Crabtree","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}