After last week’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams, it was becoming clear that undrafted rookie Cooper Rush should be Dak Prescott’s primary backup in 2017. The former Central Michigan star put together a solid performance in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the same venue in which Dak first showed the world that he can become a star on the NFL level. While Rush’s performance wasn’t as quite as brilliant as Prescott’s was in L.A., it was still impressive nonetheless.
Rush completed nine of his eleven attempts for over 100 yards and a beautiful touchdown pass to tight end Rico Gathers:
While it was against a preseason defense and a team that didn’t make the postseason last year, Rush still looked more confident and poised than the veteran Kellen Moore did earlier in the same game.