Cooper Rush Comparison: 'He Looked Like Tom Brady!' - Cowboys Icon Michael Irvin to Stephen A. Smith

"Cooper Rush was doing a Tom Brady imitation the last few plays there!'' Dallas Cowboys homer Michael Irvin claims.

FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys have few greater legends than Michael Irvin.

The Dallas Cowboys also have few greater homers than Michael Irvin, which happens to be a pain to Cowboys haters who see him all over TV ... but a delight to fans of "America's Team'' who share his passion.

Which doesn't mean Michael's passion always follows logic.

"Cooper Rush was doing a Tom Brady imitation the last few plays there!'' Irvin said in a video meant to poke at (and promote his ESPN partnership with) Stephen A. Smith. "And when they got… OH MY GOD! We got a win. Cooper! Rush!

The "we'' offers important context. The iconic Cowboys and Hall of Fame receiver is a supporter of Dak Prescott, who is injured (maybe not for long), thereby giving way to Rush, the QB who engineered the surprising last-second drive to upset the Bengals, 20-17, in Week 2.

The reaction from the always animated Irvin?

"This is why this is America’s Team! When all hope is gone and nobody believes it’s possible, and nobody believes there’s a chance to do anything. Every time somebody has something to do with the team that wears a star on the side of their helmet, and they rise up and they do something great. Did you see that?!''

😳😂⭐️⁦@stephenasmith⁩ pic.twitter.com/pEcdk1FaCj

— Michael Irvin (@michaelirvin88) September 18, 2022

Again, that boldly fun statement contains far too little truth. What Rush and the Cowboys did to even their record at 1-1 has virtually nothing to do with the "America's Team'' nickname. Nor do the Cowboys automatically "rise up and do something great'' with any notable frequency - not in the last quarter-century, anyway.

.@michaelirvin88 has Cooper Rush as his top playmaker of week two 🤔

"He looked like Tom Brady." pic.twitter.com/zTLt37JvCb

— First Take (@FirstTake) September 19, 2022

Stephen A. Smith contends that Week 2 was about Dallas' “lucky asses,'' which is nonsense. 

Damn Lucky Asses! pic.twitter.com/vNpxmkR0Nu

— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) September 18, 2022

Irvin picked Rush as his top playmaker of Week 2, which comes with some sense. But the Tom Brady comp? Truthfully, as Dallas readies for Week 3 at the Giants on Monday night, it might be enough for Cooper Rush to simply be as good as Daniel Jones.

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