Cowboys' While Dak Prescott is out, Jerry Jones is sure that Cooper Rush can win games for Dallas.

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Jerry Jones is fully aware that the Dallas Cowboys cannot afford to have a 0-2 start, which is why the team is depending on Cooper

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Rush to turn things around while Dak Prescott is sidelined. Jones is optimistic that Rush can make the plays required to

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help the Cowboys win several games, despite the weaknesses at wide out and the offensive line.

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According to Pro Football Talk, Jones said on Friday's episode of 105.3 The Fan, "I think Rush is up to the responsibility of winning ballgames for us,

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and he certainly has had a lot of experience in our scheme." "He and Kellen Moore have been practically attached at the hip for years. So I appreciate who

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we have lined up to start us off right there. "Dak is one of the finest at discovering the available guy and approaching the appropriate guy. Rush is also capable.

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Rush has served as Dallas' backup quarterback twice, the first time in 2017 after being elevated to the position in Week 6 of his rookie campaign

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(as an undrafted free agent). He held that position for three years till Dallas signed Andy Dalton, which led to his release in 2020. He later returned in October of

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that same year after the New York Giants cut him from their practise squad. Rush defeated Will Grier to win the No. 2 position this year and again in 2021.

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