Jerry Jones noted that the Cowboys have ‘packages’ in play for Trey Lance.
The Dallas Cowboys are going to play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon and are extreme underdogs in their home building. Even with quarterback Dak Prescott under center this season, the Cowboys have been a mostly ineffective offense. Cooper Rush is set to start for him this week and for the foreseeable future, even though many people believe that going forward with Trey Lance is the better overall option.
It appears that the Cowboys plan on using Trey Lance at some point in the game or upcoming games. How do we know this, though? Jerry Jones told us!
Jerry Jones made his standard Friday appearance on 105.3 The Fan and was asked about the state of the quarterback position on the team. He noted specifically that there is a “window” for Lance and that there are “packages” the team can deploy.
The coaches might not like this, but Jerry Jones on Trey Lance to @1053thefan: “Oh there is a window for Trey Lance. There’s packages that we can work on … Let me be clear that’s not just to get Lance some playtime. That’s to bring to the table some offense for us.”
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) November 8, 2024
We have seen Lance play only in the preseason so far for the Cowboys, and while results were not great to say the least through the air, he did show off quite a skillset as far as his abilities as a runner.
Could we see the Cowboys bring Lance in for a snap or two and have him run something like a quarterback draw or RPO? It sounds like that is a possibility. But that kind of thing appears to be extremely obvious in general, let alone with Jerry offering it for the world to know, so there is some risk and reward involved.
Some Cowboys fans have suggested, generally speaking, that Dallas utilize Lance similarly to how the New Orleans Saints have used Taysom Hill in the past. Whatever we may wind up seeing from Lance, it seems it could happen as soon as Sunday.
For what it’s worth, Jerry Jones also spoke on the status of Dak Prescott and the subject of surgery related to his hamstring injury. He noted that part of the delay is that Prescott wants to try and play through things.
Jerry Jones on Dak Prescott’s hamstring injury, whether he needs surgery, when he could go on injured reserve to @1053thefan: pic.twitter.com/cJKtxNQ6ic
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) November 8, 2024
It was reported on Wednesday that Prescott’s hamstring is partially torn and that season-ending surgery may in fact be involved. Whether you believe that Prescott is or is not qualified as a starter for this team, there are certainly many different opinions, risking him in the name of finishing out of the playoffs anyway is a foolish endeavor. Nobody ever enjoys admitting that a season is over, lost or anything like that, but the Cowboys now have a seriously large financial investment made in Prescott. Risking that for nothing makes little sense.
