Asset management'' in the NFL is a complicated game, and no team is as scrutinized in that department as the Dallas Cowboys.
Why? Mostly because, at least in terms of perception, Jerry Jones' ownership represents a high-profile and "different'' method of operation.
As part of the game, Cowboys Nation gets to "play GM,'' and that is happening now as it regards the future of Cooper Rush.
To wit, one colleague, Heavy.com’s NFL insider Matt Lombardo, is suggesting the Cowboys trade Rush now.
Another, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, is writing that the quarterback just made himself “a ton of money'' as "he gets offers for backup jobs and cashes some pretty nice checks, too.”
Asset management'' in the NFL is a complicated game, and no team is as scrutinized in that department as the Dallas Cowboys.
competency into a loud headline insisting that Rush told him that "he thinks he’s proven he can be a starter in the NFL elsewhere.''
Let's handle these three angles, item by item ...
1) Trade Rush - With all due respect to Lombardo, Rush's value as a backup QB - one of the most coveted and difficult-to-find
commodities in the sport - is why a trade is, at the very least, counterintuitive.
Matt suggests the Cowboys try to get "a third- to fourth-round pick'' from San Francisco so Rush can become the backup to Jimmy Garoppolo.
Asset management'' in the NFL is a complicated game, and no team is as scrutinized in that department as the Dallas Cowboys.