Do Dak Prescott's Dallas Cowboys Need to Sign Another QB?
FRISCO - Do the Dallas Cowboys need another quarterback?
The Cowboys are in fine shape atop their depth chart at quarterback with starter Dak Prescott and capable backup Cooper Rush heading up the roster. And they seem to like Will Grier, too. But that is the end of the group of arms presently on the roster. So it is notable that recently, as part of a "street free agent'' search, they hosted seven players inside their team HQ at The Star in Frisco for a workout, as reported by CowboysSI.com ... and among them two QB with name value of a sort ...
Jacob Eason, the former Washington Huskies standout who once upon a time considered a potential first-round pick in the NFL Draft, who last year had a cup of coffee with the Seattle Seahawks, was in DFW for a workout.
So was Bryce Perkins, the mobile and athletic QB who last year played for the Los Angeles Rams and has gotten snaps when Matthew Stafford was hurt.
Eason, 25 and a Washington native, was part of the Seahawks quarterback competition a year ago at training camp. But Geno Smith pulled away on his way to a revelation of a season in helping Seattle to the playoffs, and Drew Lock won the job as the No. 2 guy.
The 6-6 Eason has bounced around both before and after his stint with his home-state Seahawks. He signed with the Panthers in January before being released in May. Before, that, Eason has also had stints with the 49ers and Colts - the team that drafted him in the fourth round Eason of the 2020 NFL Draft following his slide.
Perkins, 26, is 6-3 and 215 and he can move. Though he was undrafted in 2020, he's got a Super Bowl ring (as a Rams backup) and he's got pedigree: His father Bruce played in the NFL. Paul Perkins did as well; he's Bryce's brother. And yes, the Cowboys legend Don Perkins is his uncle.
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy talked before the 2023 Draft about wanting to add a prospect at QB; that did not come to fruition, and Grier is the incumbent No. 3 guy.
Said McCarthy recently: "I really like the progress Will Grier has made. He’s been here the whole time. Obviously, Cooper gives us that veteran presence and everything, so it’s a very healthy room. Having a fourth quarterback is a little bit more of a challenge in today’s NFL than it was years ago. So all those things factor in.”
Maybe that's the end of it. It's possible the workout was just about "checking in'' on guys. But there will eventually be room for a practice-squad QB ... so we will be checking in on that concept as well.
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