A collection of blog posts and articles following the Dallas Cowboys offseason including predictions, contract negotiations, training camp, and more.
The Dallas Cowboys are heading into the 2019 season with one goal in mind, to improve and build upon their divisional round playoff loss to the Rams last season. Despite being the defending NFC East champions, many experts are picking the Eagles instead of the Cowboys to win the division. Which team is the better bet to win the NFC East in 2019? This answer to this question will have…
Every year following free agency and the NFL draft. During OTA’s and leading up to training camp, NFL fans get hyped about their teams chances for the upcoming season. Expectations are high and certain players absorb the lions share. Yet every single season, one or more players on any given team surprise us all and fly in under the radar. Here are 5 under the radar Dallas Cowboys players who…
In the NFL today, how much money a quarterback makes does not translate into on the field performance. The best QB’s in the league often do not rank among the highest paid. For example, just because he is likely to earn as much as $30 million per season, that does not make Dak Prescott elite. That dollar figure is determined by what the market price demands and if the Dallas…
The Dallas Cowboys young QB Dak Prescott is up for a contract extension and that has caused some serious debate among Cowboy fans. Already one of the more polarizing players in franchise history, once Dak does get signed to a lucrative long term deal his critics will have more fuel to add to the fire. The expectation based on the current QB market is that his new deal could be…
The Dallas Cowboys have many decisions to make with regards to which core players they will sign to long-term contracts and which players they will be forced to move on from. Signing Demarus Lawrence to a long-term deal represented the first domino to fall and QB Dak Prescott is likely the next man up. What has become apparent for the Dallas Cowboys is that the existence of the salary cap…
The Dallas Cowboys had hoped to secure a long-term deal for DeMarcus Lawrence before the deadline to franchise tag him but the two sides were reportedly too far apart in their negotiations. Now for the second straight year Lawrence was tagged and this time he will not sign the tender. The Cowboys have until July 15th to reach a long-term deal or else D-Law would have the option to skip…
Dallas Cowboys fans across the nation are doing backflips after hearing the news that Jason Witten is back with the team. Jason Witten immediately addresses what was a clear need at the tight end position for Dallas but will his return make the Cowboys a better team in 2019? The simple answer is yes but there is still cause for gloom and doom fans like myself to be a tiny…
The Dallas Cowboys tight end need is considered by many to be the most pressing of the 2019 offseason. Losing Jason Witten to retirement had a huge impact on the offense last season and there is no clear cut #1 guy ready to fill that void. Despite that, the urgency toward upgrading the tight end position may be a tad overblown and here is why. The free agent pool of…
Football is a young man’s game. In today’s NFL, the way the salary cap is structured makes that statement all the more relevant. Players are not rewarded for what they have done in the past but instead are cast aside when their performance dwindles, health deteriorates, a younger and cheaper replacement becomes available, or if the team simply wishes to go in a different direction. In order to remain competitive,…
The Dallas Cowboys reached the divisional playoff round in 2018 but failed to end their 23 year streak of not advancing to the NFC Championship game. Looking to avoid repeating past failures, the Dallas Cowboys front office is poised to be aggressive and try to get over that hump but they should proceed with caution. Here are 5 Dallas Cowboys offseason moves that the team would be better off NOT…