The Falcoholic on Cooper Rush
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Rush was as abjectly bad, as you'd expect for a guy who has been a career backup who didn't have a job until training camp and had extremely limited first team reps and reportedly dealt with back spasms on Saturday.
STACKED’s take
Rush's abysmal Week 1 (2 INCs, pick-six, 4 tipped passes) exposed severe limitations.
Rush started Week 1 as a career backup with limited first-team reps, reportedly dealing with back spasms on Saturday, and no job until training camp. He was abjectly bad, missing deep shots, throwing wide on short passes, and throwing two ugly interceptions plus four tipped/batted passes. His one sharp screen pass to Bijan Robinson and intermediate throw to Jahan Dotson were surrounded by misses and a hideous interception followed by a pick-six. The Falcons ran an extremely conservative gameplan to limit his impact, but his poor decision-making and one-dimensional play severely hampered the offense. If forced to start Week 2, he'll need to be light years better to give the team a fighting chance.
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