Trey Lance finally satisfies Cowboys fans’ long-held wish.

Since training camp began, Dak Prescott has been blazing hot. Without top receiver CeeDee Lamb, Prescott has not thrown an interception and appears to be in mid-season form. Fans of the Dallas Cowboys have been patiently waiting for Trey Lance to ignite, even while Prescott is blazing hot.

Some rust from Lance had to be expected, considering he didn’t play a snap the previous season while learning the playbook of Mike McCarthy. But Lance, a former third-round selection who dominated the Missouri Valley Conference in college, ought to appear to be a capable quarterback in camp, at the absolute least. Lance barely looked like a backup during the first week. He avoided pressure and deferred to his check down rather than looking downfield for each off-schedule ball he made, or he threw an incorrect pass that was intercepted.

It appears that Lance has turned on a switch throughout the last several practices. Cowboys supporters were raving about one throw in particular on social media. During team exercises, the 23-year-old had a clean pocket and threw a perfect dime to Jalen Tolbert around thirty yards up the sideline.

Cowboys quarterback Trey In training camp, Lance is finally delivering the goods. That is a beautiful thing. Although rookie cornerback Caelen Carson seemed poised to score, Lance’s placement was ideal. He only placed the ball above Tolbert’s back shoulder where he could catch it, and he also hit the receiver in mid-stride. Another important lesson is that Lance almost exploited the sidelines as a shield, working to his advantage. A few days prior, Carson intercepted an almost identical pass that Lance had left inside. Lance threw this one higher, angling it towards the sideline so Carson would have no chance.

It’s promising that Lance corrected his error and went on to throw perhaps the finest pass of any Cowboys quarterback during camp. But Lance has provided more highlights in the last few practices than just that. Another incredible deep pass up the sideline was played by the former No. 3 overall pick. He positioned it in between two Cowboys defenders this time. The pass was dropped even though he struck the receiver in the hands.

A few days later, Lance scored a deep gain on fullback Hunter Luepke. While in single coverage, Lance committed the cardinal sin of throwing across his body, but he saw Luepke coming and wisely stopped the pass short to give the defender little time to respond. Perhaps, after all, Lance needed to shake off some rust. In Oxnard, he has discreetly begun to stack outstanding practices. Lance is finding his rhythm just in time for the first preseason game, which is in just a few days.