{"id":23526,"date":"2025-02-04T08:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T08:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23526"},"modified":"2025-02-04T08:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T08:51:08","slug":"breaking-cowboys-expected-to-swap-qb-for-reliable-new-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23526","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;BREAKING: Cowboys Expected to Swap QB for \u2018Reliable\u2019 New Option!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1350703612-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1350703612-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1350703612-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1350703612-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"526\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1160\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The Dallas Cowboys are being projected to pick up a new quarterback close to head coach Brian Schottenheimer.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>\u00a0are heading into the offseason with a totally new look, and new head coach Brian Schottenheimer will likely shake things up a lot before the first snap of the new season.<\/p>\n<p>Going into the 2025-26 season, Dallas has their franchise quarterback in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/Dak-Prescott\/\">Dak Prescott<\/a>. Unfortunately, Prescott spent much of the past season\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/2577417\/dak-prescott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">out with an injury<\/a>, but he\u2019s expected to be back and raring to go coming September. However, Prescott\u2019s backup quarterback is in question.<\/p>\n<h2>New Dallas Cowboys QB Could Be Familiar With Brian Schottenheimer<\/h2>\n<p>In a January 28 feature for CBS Sports, NFL expert and analyst Cody Benjamin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/2025-nfl-qb-matchmaker-sam-darnold-to-the-jets-kirk-cousins-to-the-browns-plus-15-other-big-name-proposals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">suggests a handful of major quarterback trades<\/a>\u00a0for the offseason. These moves would be in addition to teams scooping up quarterbacks during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/draft\/rounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">2025 NFL Draft<\/a>, and since that class isn\u2019t very strong, it\u2019s not wild to think that a lot of veteran quarterbacks will be in demand during the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral high-profile starters are on track to become free agents in March, and a number of others could also be available via trade,\u201d Benjamin states in the feature, adding that his feature puts 17 quarterbacks with new teams.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Cowboys, Benjamin sends\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/C-J-Beathard\/\">C.J. Beathard<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/jacksonville-jaguars\/\">Jacksonville Jags<\/a>\u00a0to the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMac Jones is better positioned to stick with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a backup for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/Trevor-Lawrence\/\">Trevor Lawrence<\/a>,\u201d he stated. \u201cWhich means Beathard could reunite with Brian Schottenheimer as Dak Prescott\u2019s new No. 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schottenheimer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/SchoBr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">coached Beathard in 2021<\/a>\u00a0when he was the Jaguars\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pro-football-history.com\/coach\/685\/brian-schottenheimer-bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">passing game coordinator<\/a>, and he also became their interim offensive coordinator. While Beathard didn\u2019t have much playing time, Schottenheimer was hands-on with the Jaguars\u2019 quarterbacks during that 2021 season, so he\u2019s familiar with Beathard.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cBeathard has been a consistent and reliable backup behind Lawrence,\u201d NFL writer and expert\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/jaguars\/news\/veteran-jaguars-qb-c-j-beathard-connected-to-nfc-foe-in-free-agency-01jjyh3ygn3x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">John Shipley of Sports Illustrated notes<\/a>\u00a0in a February 1 feature. \u201cHis groin injury in camp settled a competition between him and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/Mac-Jones\/\">Mac Jones<\/a>\u00a0for the backup job, but Beathard then re-joined the team after Lawrence sustained a shoulder injury in Week 9 and served as backup quarterback to Jones during the final third of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shipley adds that it\u2019s totally foreseeable that Jacksonville could want to part with their backup quarterbacks, because the only known is that Lawrence is their main guy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith both Mac Jones and C.J. Beathard set to become free agents in March, the Jaguars are likely entering the offseason with an open mind,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<h2>Cooper Rush May Be a Fit With the Saints<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s more quarterback talk amid the Cowboys, too. In this CBS Sports piece, Benjamin also favors Dallas backup quarterback\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/Cooper-Rush\/\">Cooper Rush<\/a>\u00a0heading to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-orleans-saints\/\">New Orleans Saints<\/a>. Rush saw a lot of playing time last season, due to Prescott\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Orleans\u2019 head coaching search has revolved heavily around Dallas Cowboys connections (see: Kellen Moore, Mike McCarthy),\u201d he notes \u201cDak Prescott\u2019s backup could pair with a potential rookie in the Big Easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Koby Skillern of Sports Illustrated agrees that Rush could go this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCooper Rush, an undrafted free agent, has proven himself as a reliable backup with a 9-5 record as a starter for the Cowboys,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/news\/dallas-cowboys-have-crucial-decision-make-with-cooper-rush-trey-lance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Skillern noted<\/a>\u00a0in a January 16 feature. \u201cMeanwhile,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/Trey-Lance\/\">Trey Lance<\/a>, the former number-three overall pick, has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4383351\/trey-lance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">started just one game<\/a>\u00a0for Dallas, which ended in a loss, leaving him with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LancTr00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">5-7 overall record<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The Dallas Cowboys are being projected to pick up a new quarterback close to head coach Brian Schottenheimer. 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