Mailbag: Is solution at backup QB in place

Dallas Cowboys
16 May 2025, 19:30 GMT+10

byDallas Cowboys Mailbag,Nick Eatman&Tommy Yarrish

(Editor's Note: Time to check the mail! The DallasCowboys.com staff writers answer your questions here in 'Mailbag' presented by Miller Lite.)

Are you satisfied with the backup quarterbacks, Joe Milton and Will Grier? Have these two QBs shown enough that causes you to believe they are as good as or better than Cooper Rush? Right now, I don't think so, but you may have a different opinion. Is the solution to the backup QB position already in place?Bobby Kirkpatrick/Hot Springs, AR**

Tommy:Personally, I'm a believer in bringing in at least one backup quarterback with a lot of NFL game experience so that they can, one, mentor a younger quarterback or two, know what they're being tasked with if they ever need to be thrust into a game. The Cowboys had that with Cooper Rush on the roster, but now they don't with Milton and Grier not being very seasoned in terms of regular season game experience. Does that mean the Cowboys can't win with either of them if need be? Not necessarily, but there's a lot of things we don't know about either one of them. Sure, Joe Milton played very well in the season finale last year for New England, and Grier has shown flashes in the preseason, but that's a lot of potential to bank on from the backup position especially considering Dak Prescott's recent injury history. It'll be a big test for Brian Schottenheimer and QB coach Steve Shimko's development tactics should either one of them need to be put into action.

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