The fact that the second card is so loosely restricted, and Force is so universal (and technically hard-castable) makes it playable in any fair blue deck, and so gives a large portion of the format the necessary panic button to discourage super-aggressive combo
The biggest downside to this card is the cost, when can set you back upwards of $240 for a copy of this card.
Still, this dinosaur is cheaper and has a decent body that can engage in combat, so I can see it overperforming in spellslinger decks or decks that run a fair number of combat tricks
With minimal effort you can create several infinite combos with his token generation ability, drawing tons of cards and quickly amassing an army
They have a long history and development going back to the Onslaught MTG set
Rush, who died in 2016, was the original creator of the Black Lotus, as well as illustrating the symbols for MTGs five mana colours and over 100 other cards