Not that anyone wants any part of the Cowboys offense anyway – especially against an upstart Commanders' defense that will be playing against their new head coach’s former team. Ferguson suffered a concussion on the first drive of the game this past Monday night, and with a short turnaround to play in Week 12 (and another game four days later on Thanksgiving), we could be looking at a prolonged absence for the star tight end. That opens things up for backup TE Luke Schoonmaker, who earned ten targets in relief of Ferguson from backup QB Cooper Rush. The Cowboys' offense has next to no upside whatsoever from a raw scoring perspective, but it’s clear that the Cowboys will be throwing a lot the rest of the way – evidenced by Rush’s 55 attempts against the Texans. That extreme passing volume could carry Schoonmaker to relevance as a streaming tight end, but fantasy managers shouldn’t expect anything more from the second-year tight end than they were already getting from Ferguson. There’s also the possibility that the Cowboys resort to Trey Lance under center as Rush continues to struggle, which could drive down the overall passing volume in the offense with Lance’s escapability and tendency to run. Only the most desperate managers should be heading back to the Cowboys well this week for fantasy starters, even in a week with plenty of byes.
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