Cowboys QB Cooper Rush on 'Snowballing'

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Adam Schultz | Last updated Nov 22, 2024 5:02 PM ET

The Dallas Cowboys find themselves at 3-7 with their playoff hopes and season on shaky ground, with the walls feeling like they are closing in on "America's Team."

But while many focus on what is happening on and off the field, there is a delicate balancing act that players must undertake above the shoulders.

Veteran receiver Brandin Cooks spoke earlier in the week about bringing the "joy" back into football for the locker room in the middle of a dark period in the franchise's history; quarterback Cooper Rush has now given his thoughts on the current situation.

And for Cooper, there is a balance between knowing that they play a game for a job and knowing the urgency of needing to win.

“There's a balance for sure,” Rush said. “You want to have perspective, obviously we're playing a game we love and enjoy to do, and get to do it for a living, there's that. I'm there out there with guys you love and care about is fun, and then you just got to get that first win.

"We just need that first win, get it rolling ... and that goes hand-in-hand with the playing free and just keep snowballing that.”

The "snowball effect''? That is an interesting thought. Yes, professionally speaking, the Cowboys are in all sorts of trouble with their form and how things have transpired this season, and the pressure is immense to get things back on track.

But conversely, it is important to know that at the end of the day, this is a game, and for most, it isn't the be-all and end-all - it's a job that players do with friendships forged through times like these.

Of course, that is easier said than done, but the Cowboys appear to be shifting their mentality this week as they try to regain some semblance of form and begin to salvage something from this disastrous season.

And it all might begin with the right perspective. ... so things "snowball'' in a good way.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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