Cowboys 'evaluating all options' following Dak Prescott's injury, team exec Stephen Jones says

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All is not well in Dallas right now, as the Cowboys have to look ahead to the next 6-8 weeks without Dak Prescott under center. 

Stephen Jones, VP of the Cowboys and son of owner Jerry Jones, understands that all options have to be put on the table right now with Prescott out. For Week 2 at least, it’s going to have to be backup Cooper Rush, but after that, who knows? 

"Obviously it’s early on a Monday. Certainly, we’ll be evaluating all options," Jones told Audacy’s 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. "But certainly, Cooper’s stepped in and did a good job for us last year when Dak had to sit out a game. He knows the system; [third string] Will Grier knows the system. We just got to go out and execute and play well. Certainly, we didn’t do it to a standard we need do it to."

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) throws a pass in the second half of a NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

Prior to Prescott’s injury, the Cowboys couldn’t move the ball against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, scoring only three points in their home stadium on the way to an embarrassing loss that got even worse when Prescott suffered a fracture in his thumb that requires surgery. 

"You’re watching the game like we are," Jones said about seeing the injury. "Your eyes are always on your quarterback and knew right away when he threw the ball that you could see by the way he grimaced and what he did to his hand that something was going on there. Ultimately when he came out, Dak doesn’t take himself out of a game ever unless it’s something that’s