Cut Dak Backup Rush? Truth of Cowboys Plan at QB

There is an ultimate rule of brainstorming and problem-solving, and it goes, "There are no bad ideas.''

The Dallas Cowboys are brainstorming and problem-solving ... and we think we just uncovered a violation of that rule.

Cutting Cooper Rush is a bad idea.

Questions certainly remain about whether No. 1 Dak QB Prescott can lift Dallas into true Super Bowl contention, and whether he should get a $60 million APY extension as he approaches the final year of his contract.

Questions also remain about whether No. 2 QB Trey Lance can be developed here from a prospect into a player, and how that might impact his role with one more year left on his contract.

Rush is also entering the final year of his deal, and the guys at Bleacher Report see Rush as expendable, in part, B/R, says, because of the Dak/Lance status.

And they are getting it all wrong.

There is no need to "dump Rush,'' as they put it. Damage would be done to the roster. And there is very little benefit to such a move.

B/R writes: “Dumping Rush would only save $2.3 million in cap space, but it’s an easy cut to justify, and the Cowboys need all the cap space they can muster. Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb are both entering the final year of their current deals and are very likely to receive extensions in 2024.”

With all due respect, point-by-point, here's just how wrong B/R is ...